December means the festive spirit. From Christmas to New Year celebrations, everyone's schedule is almost packed it plans. Even though every year comes with both good and bad times, in the end, people immerse themselves in enjoying various festivals. For Bengalis, festivals mean food and feasting. While they eat spicy food during other times of the year, however, it has almost become a part of the culture to indulge in trying new cakes near the end of every year.
Even before Christmas, the search begins across the city for good cakes. Not only that, cake shops start witnessing a surge in the number of customers looking for something special. So, before December 25, here's a small list of cakes available in the heart of Kolkata.
Rich fruit cake
Made with dried fruits like raisins, cherries, and various other dry fruits. Besides saffron, nutmeg, and cloves, the cake also has brown sugar, jaggery, and lemon zest. Where can you find this cake in Kolkata?
Walking straight from New Market through Abdur Rahman Street for a bit, you'll spot a yellow-colored house. That's where Saldanha Bakery is located. On one side, fresh cakes are being baked, while on the other side, a variety of cakes are displayed.
Dry fruit cake
Christmas in Kolkata means Park Street. And the oldest, traditional and popular cake destination in this Park Street area is Flury's. Not just dry fruit cakes, but every year during Christmas, the shop comes up with new cakes. Prices start from 70 rupees and go beyond 1000 rupees.
To make dry fruit cake, you need flour, milk/yoghurt, vanilla essence, and various dry fruits (raisins, cashews, almonds, cherries, etc.), baking powder, baking soda, sugar, butter/oil, and eggs. This cake can also be found at New Market Square during Christmas.
Plum Cake
People search through Kolkata's lanes and alleys looking for good-quality plum cake. It is called plum cake because it's made with sun-dried plums. This cake is made with dry fruits, flour, eggs, vanilla essence, caramelised sugar, caramel syrup, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest. Where can you find good-quality plum cake in Kolkata? Good quality plum cakes are available at Nahoum's & Sons, Flury's, and Saldanha.
Chocolate Cake
To make chocolate cake for Christmas, you need flour, cocoa powder, sugar, butter, eggs and baking powder, vanilla essence, spices like cinnamon and nutmeg, and dry fruits. If you want to eat good-quality chocolate during Christmas, you can visit Nahoum's & Sons and Flury's.
Red Velvet Cake
This kind of cake specifically requires red food colour. Besides that, you need flour, sugar, butter, eggs and baking powder, and buttermilk. Cream cheese and butter are added to create the creamy texture. If you want to eat delicious red velvet cake this Christmas, definitely try Park Street's Flury's.
