A guide to Christmas cakes in Chennai

Ciclo cafe
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Pumpkin Tales

The team at Pumpkin Tales has curated a wide range of Christmas goodies for the season. They offer assorted cookie boxes (₹550, four pieces) that feature an assortment of Christmas-themed cookies; an assorted cupcake box (₹500) with flavors such as coffee, mixed berry, salted caramel, and vanilla; and a Christmas dessert box (₹1250), a decadent mix of handcrafted treats, including baked chocolate mousse, passion fruit & mango cheesecake, peanut florentine, and pistachio cherry roulade.

Their rich, traditional Christmas plum cake, based on a family recipe with fruits macerated for three months, ensures a deep, luscious flavor enhanced by spices. The plum cake is priced at ₹1145. Also available is the Reindeer Cake (₹4750), which features a fudgy chocolate cake adorned with playful reindeer decorations; the Pistachio Berry Yule Log, made with pistachio sponge and berry compote enveloped in velvety white chocolate frosting; and Panettone (Classic: ₹990; Chocolate: ₹1190), a dome-shaped, light, and fluffy Italian Christmas bread studded with candied orange, raisins, and chocolate.

To place your order, call 99529 96446

Global Theeni

Home baker Smitha Kuttayya is ready with her plum cake range, and the highlight this year is her Royal Plum Cake with a rum-infused chocolate ganache (₹2800 per kilo, ₹250 for a 100-gram slice). She states that her cakes contain no preservatives or enhancers and are packaged in eco-friendly tins.

Global Theeni offers gluten-free plum cake, vegan plum cake, and a range of brownies, catering to a variety of dietary preferences. To place your order call 9444385425. Products are delivered pan India.

Ciclo Cafe

At Ciclo Cafe, their signature plum cakes are made using fruits soaked in spirits for 12 months. This extended soaking period allows the flavors to deepen and mature, resulting in a cake that is rich, moist, and bursting with flavors. Their rich plum cake is priced at ₹1689 per kilogram. They also offer smaller sizes: 500 grams for ₹849 and 350 grams for ₹699.

To place your order, call 9791948113

Pat a Cake

Home baker Patricia Thomas’ Christmas cakes are based on her family’s secret recipe, which has been passed down for five generations. For her signature rich plum cake, the dry fruits are soaked in spirits for two months to ensure a depth of flavor. On request, she also offers cakes made with fruits soaked for one year. The Christmas cakes are available in two sizes: 1 kilogram (₹1850) and 500 grams (₹950).

To place your order, call 98410 79369.