Pune on my plate: Metropolis hosts annual cake ceremonies, retains traditions alive | Pune Information

Afan Kazi, proprietor, Empire Bakery in Camp, says, “We have now been on this enterprise for 50 years. In the course of the festive season, plum truffles, mawa truffles, and dry fruit truffles are in demand not simply on Christmas however on daily basis – that’s our specialty. Our plum truffles have raisins and different dry fruits. We take pre-orders, the cake weighs 10 kg and it’s a three-tier cake.”

Throughout Christmas, it’s not simply massive bakeries taking centre stage – house bakers are additionally creating wonderful truffles and treats. Shalini D’souza, a house baker from Hadapsar, says, “I haven’t observed any explicit development until now this yr, however final yr hampers have been in development – including two-three goodies, chocolate fudge, cookies, and rum balls… prospects used to love it…”

Cake-mixing ceremonies at the moment are not simply restricted to five-star motels however commonly held in Pune cafes too. Joravar Sachdev, proprietor of 11 East Avenue Café, says, “We have now been working this eatery for the final 17 years and we attempt to do one thing yearly. This yr we’ve chocolate mud cake, sticky toffee puddings, and plum truffles that sport rum-soaked raisins. We often bake truffles from 200 gram to 1 kg and extra. Additionally, we do take pre-orders.”

A cake ceremony was held at J W Marriott Resort on Senapati Bapat Street final Sunday. On the event, an worker on the Resort stated, “Yearly we do that cake ceremony, we soak the dry fruits and nuts in rum, and after one month we begin the baking course of. Whereas baking the cake, we get the flavors of rum and nuts within the cake. We have now our in-house visitor on the ceremony and it’s a stunning feeling when everyone seems to be round.”