Best Places To Find Christmas Cakes In Kochi
Kochi – famously known for its amazing bakeries that dish out old-school goodies through the year – has also become a place that is markedly made way for cafés to accommodate a more contemporary crowd. This is not to say that the city’s love for cake was diminished in any which way; if anything, it has seemingly grown with time and extended beyond just fruit cake for Christmas. Whether it is the layered torte cake that has netizens going gaga over the richness, or the famed chocolate cake that is on every foodie’s list, Kochi has proven that you don’t really need a specific reason to enjoy some cake.
Kashi Art Cafe
A tasteful space with a focus on art, Kashi Art Cafe in Fort Kochi is known for its salads, sandwiches and a brief selection of local dishes like appam and stew. Frequented mainly by art lovers, the place is home to exhibitions and installations by a different artist every month. Kashi Art Cafe’s patronage includes big names from the Malayalam film industry.
Pandhal Cake Shop
What is possibly one of the most iconic cakes from Kochi, the Pandhal Cake Shop’s Mattanchere spice plum cake is famed beyond compare. A super rich matured plum cake which is known to be one of the best, is a rich, deep brown and surprisingly moist crumb, unlike most other fruit cakes – giving it a characteristic aroma and flavour.
Navya Bake Shop
The unassuming bakery not only bakes enough fruit cakes for the people of Kochi to indulge in each year, but also ships across the country for anyone craving an authentic Christmas experience. This year, the bakery churned out almost 5 lakh cakes from their production unit where cakes are made like clockwork. What’s more? They’re even available for purchase on Amazon!
Palaaram
In what has been an ongoing Christmas tradition, enjoying a piece of Palaaram’s plum cake after a delicious holiday dinner with family and friends is customary. On offer is also a host of other Christmas delicacies done Kerala style – with dishes like tharavu mappas, cutlets, fish moilee and appams on the menu for a grand feast worthy of the festivities. Those interested in getting a taste can pre-order set meals or individual items off of their special menu.
Priya Bake House
This iconic little bakery has patrons making a beeline for its viral 5-layer torte cake – a treat that has gone on to be the season’s dessert, surpassing all fruit cakes. Layered with chocolate sponge, custard and buttercream, and dusted with some cocoa powder on top – this creamy and luscious cake is sure to induce a nap once it has been consumed. Don’t forget to get a bottle of their fresh, cold-pressed grape juice on your visit there.
The Oven
If you thought Christmas cakes could only be one kind of awesome, think again. Located alongside the picturesque promenade of Marine Drive, The Oven is serving up a variety of plum cakes this holiday season. Whether you’re in the mood for just a good ol’ piece of plum cake or want something infused with mocha, The Oven does it all with aplomb! Also coming highly recommended is their brownie donut, for bite-sized sugar cravings.
French Toast
The Kochi-based café, which is on its own a cultural phenomenon due to their ethical culinary practice approach to cooking, bakes a limited number of cakes each year during Christmas. Dhruv, who finds himself to be one among the lucky 178 receivers of the café’s delicious, preservative-free Christmas cake – known as Cake Aux Fruits – suggests that you make a prior booking at least 10 days before they’re ready to sell these precious goodies.
Bread World
This delivery-only establishment churns out eggless Christmas cakes for vegetarians who are interested in enjoying this delicacy during the festive season. With deliveries available all over the city, make sure to not miss out on getting your fill of the holiday treats and share them with your loved ones.
