Archives of cakes and sweet bakes

Raspberry & Strawberry Swiss Roll Cake

I made a Swiss Roll Cake today and I’m happy to report that with this cake ends my spate of kitchen mishaps that were a part and parcel of getting acquainted with my new gas oven. I have made over-baked cookies and under-baked cakes that I tried to salvage them in whatever way I could […]
12 years ago

Pistachio, Almond and Chocolate Chunk Cake

I’ve been baking a lot lately: mostly making up for the times I couldn’t bake being stuck with a rickety oven and also in celebration of the fact that I can actually spread my arms out in the kitchen and not hit the wall. I think it’s the cold that’s making me bake loaf cakes […]
12 years ago

Chocolate Chestnut Loaf Cake, TV Appearance and My Orange Kitchen

Seems like whenever I make anything with chestnuts, a post on updates is in order. Here’s an update about a few recent and somewhat unrelated things. ** When I was back home in Bombay in January, I conducted a bunch of baking workshops. Readers from all over the country came over (yes, country! Delhi, Pune, […]
12 years ago

Meringues, Lots and Lots of Meringues

Just when I shot this photo of the little meringue babies, I knew this photo will end up being the opening shot of my feature in this month’s BBC Good Food Magazine. And it was. Here’s the recipe for the versatile vanilla bean meringues. Grab a copy of the Feb ’13 issue to get all […]
12 years ago

Strawberry + Raspberry Eton Mess

One of the best things about summer in Europe is without a doubt the berries and stone fruits. I can alternate berries and stone fruits all summer long and not feel the need to eat anything else. From my visit to the farm over the weekend, I got a punnet of strawberries and raspberries each. The […]
13 years ago

Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding

Need a ultra simple dessert that comes together in a matter of minutes and also doubles up as comfort food? This throw-it-together dessert might help: creamy bread pudding with chocolate.
13 years ago

Upside Down Caramel Apple Cake

Whenever I spot an apple recipe in a book, it gets bookmarked. Especially lately. I’ve been consuming apple desserts as if they’re the only kind available: apple tart, apple strudel, green apple sorbet, apple cake, apple bread. Anything at all made with apple is picked up without a second thought. I’d bookmarked this recipe in […]
13 years ago

Nutella Cake

I have three huge bottles of Nutella sitting on my shelf. My mom would be furious if she knew; but then, that’s my excuse for not making unnecessary trips to the supermarket. After having my fill of Nutella slathered on toast and straight from the jar, I decided I’d bake some of it into a […]
14 years ago

Gianduja Roulade

That’s just fancy talk for rich hazelnut chocolate ganache rolled into a hazelnut sheet cake rich with chocolate and more hazelnuts.
14 years ago