Today is Day 20 of our marathon A – Z Baking around the World , where I have been posting all cakes . This is the last week of this marathon , and now no more breaks, yes, not even for Sunday. So friends keep tuned in till we reach the alphabet Z. Today’s alphabet…
Coming to today’s cake , it is Sacher torte for the alphabet ‘S’ for A – Z Baking around the World.The original Sacher torte is a combination of two layers of soft and light chocolate cake separated by apricot jam and coated with a chocolate icing.This chocolate cake is said to be invented in Vienna…
Red Velvet cup cakes were a rage sometime back,and they are still very popular in the United States. So I decided on these Red Velvet Cupcakes for the alphabet ‘R’ under A – Z Baking around the World. These cupcakes have an interesting history. When foods were rationed during the World War II bakers used to use boiled beet juice to enhance the…
When I chose to bake all cakes for A – Z Baking around the World the only alphabet that I was worried was ‘Q’, but I was surprised that It was a quick search and a awesome one. Years back I used to bake a date cake and this cake reminded me of it. I…
It has been two years since I have been wanting to try Panforte. Finally the A-Z Baking around the World made it happen. Panforte is a traditional Italian dessert which is served for Christmas. It contains fruits and nuts and resembles a fruit cake. We could say it is a cross between a fruit cake, candy and…
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…