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Mango cake. Just right for the season.

Right choice for the season. A Mango Cake.

In between transfers and change of job and then having a baby I have started baking again, this time not for orders, but just for the fun of baking. Just to keep learning and growing and baking for my family and friends (not to forget my bundle of joy). There's nothing better than a freshly baked home made piece of goodness. Here's to for life for creativity.

Chocolate Cake for Anniversary

Rich Dark Chocolate Truffle Cake.

Goodness of Alphonso in a cake.
Fresh Alphonso mangoes used in the cake batter, as a filling, in the drip as well as the topping.

Semi circle Chocolate Oreo Cake.

3 kg Eggless Vanilla Cake freshly baked to order.

O yes! You guessed it right. What you see is a corn cupcake, made with frozen corn, half quantity of corn meal and half maida topped with salted caramel sauce. It brings in an unusual surprise to the taste palette and makes you wonder how a savory item can be transformed into a lightly sweetened cupcaky delight. Another recipe that goes well with your evening cup of tea/coffee.

I tasted a banana bread for the very first time in DamDim Tea Estate in North Bengal. It was baked by the DGM's bungalow cook, Ali. He was a veteran, about 74year old when I met him first. He was one of the very few cooks who learnt cooking and baking hands on from the ladies of the colonial times. Until then I had no clue that a ripened banana can be transformed into something classic. Ali was gracious enough to handover his recipe to me, and I passed it on to my cooks in the tea gardens to maintain the colonial tea cuisine going. Taste palletes change with time but somethings are simply timeless. The only change I've bought here is that I've tapered the sweetness.