This is the alphabet which did not have much option for me. I loved the Spanish Orange Cake, but whatever recipe I chose had loads of eggs. I can substitute two eggs but when it comes to six eggs I have to call Gayathri. This is what I did and even she realized that the…
The alphabet N brings a cake from Australia. The Neapolitan cake. This is a three layered cake, with three different flavors. chocolate, strawberry and vanilla. The cake is sandwiched with whipped cream and topped with chocolate ganache. I made three small cakes , filled them with freshly whipped cream. I tinted the cream with…
M brings us to Mawa Cake from India. I had read the title Mawa Cake many times, but never read the recipe. Now you must be wondering why so ? Well I was always under the impression that Mawa Cake is the condensed milk Mawa , a Mithai that we get in the shops, this…
We are nearly half way through with our Mega Marathon. A – Z Baking around the World has brought us to ‘L’ and for today I have Lamingtons from Australia. These are little sponge squares which are coated with chocolate and are tossed in coconut. These are named after Baron Lamington, who was the governor…
A – Z Baking around the World has been rather challenging. One because we had to bake alphabetically, two country specific bakes, three we could not repeat each country more than twice. Now this could have been easier had I not challenged myself to pick the theme of All Cakes. Any how meeting these challenges…
When I read about Jaffa Cakes, I wanted to make them right away under the alphabet’ J ‘ for A – Z Baking around the World. Jaffa Cakes are biscuit sized cakes with a layer of sponge, a layer of orange jelly and finally a layer of chocolate. These are very popular in United Kingdom…
While making my list for this A -Z Baking around the World, I had problem with just a few alphabets. ‘I’ was one of them. Initially I wanted a proper baked cake but somehow could not find one with it. Ice cream cakes are quite interesting and I made this while my grand kids were…
While making my list for A to Z Baking around the World, I wanted at least one bake from my own country India. When I landed on this Honey Cake I was surprised that this is a special cake from India. It is sold in local bakeries in South. I haven’t had these cakes here…
The alphabet ‘G’ brings in Genoise Cake for A – Z Baking around the World. This is a Italian sponge cake named after the city of Genoa. The cake is also associated with French Cuisine. The is one of the best sponges a person can make, and it can also be piped as lady fingers…
A – Z Baking around the World is an interesting series where I am baking a Fruit Cake with the alphabet F. The earliest recipes of the Fruit Cakes are from Ancient Rome. They would use pomegranate seeds, pine nuts, raisins, and a lot more of other fruits but lot of variations took place subject…