This Christmas, experience the nostalgia of traditional borma-baked plum cakes in Kerala

This Christmas, experience the nostalgia of traditional borma-baked plum cakes in Kerala

A cake baked in a borma (a traditional coconut shell-fired oven) is the stuff of nostalgia. People from a generation or two ago, when cakes were not as widespread, fondly remember them. Bakeries were few and far between, and those primarily baked bread. Kochi-based baker Tsarina Abrao Vacha’s great-great-grandfather, Ignatius Rozario, is said to have […]

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This Christmas, experience the nostalgia of traditional borma-baked plum cakes in Kerala

This Christmas, experience the nostalgia of traditional borma-baked plum cakes in Kerala

A cake baked in a borma (a traditional coconut shell-fired oven) is the stuff of nostalgia. People from a generation or two ago, when cakes were not as widespread, fondly remember them. Bakeries were few and far between, and those primarily baked bread. Kochi-based baker Tsarina Abrao Vacha’s great-great-grandfather, Ignatius Rozario, is said to have […]

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Visit India’s most iconic bakeries making traditional Christmas cakes

Visit India’s most iconic bakeries making traditional Christmas cakes

Not all plum cakes are created equal — some are redolent with warm notes of cinnamon and nutmeg, some have a touch of honey, and some boast a cornucopia of dry fruits from across the world. Travel with us through iconic bakeries across India to sample time-tested, local Christmas cake recipes. And yes, they deliver. […]

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