Christmas 2022: 5 Iconic Bakeries For Plum Cake In India
By Aanchal Mathur
Christmas is incomplete without some really delish plum cake made from candied or dried fruit, nuts, and spices that are soaked in rum. And if you are looking forward to indulging in some, we’ve got the best places to try from across India.
Mambally’s Royal Biscuit Factory, Kerala
Nestled In Thalassery, North Kerala, this bakery is where the first plum cake was made in India, that too with Malabar beer. Now Thalassery has become a place for Christmas cake lovers.
Saldanha Bakery, Taltala, Kolkata
Spiced, rich, and laden with fruit, plum cakes at Saldanha’s Bakery are everything to make you fall in love with them. The Saldanha family has been baking cakes for generations and make thousands of cakes every day leading up to Christmas.
Naidu Bakery, Bengaluru
PV Kuppuswamy Naidu established the PV Kuppuswamy Naidu Bakery in 1888, and since then their famous Christmas cake, and pastries have been making people drool. The bakery is now known as 'Bangalore Connection'.
Nahoum & Sons, Kolkata
This famous Jewish store has been around since 1902 in Hoggs Market (New Market) and has been baking delicious cakes and pastries ever since. There is always a long line for their Christmas cake!
Thom’s Bakery, Bengaluru
The family bakery bakes, packs and ships about 5,000 to 6,000 kg of plum cake every year all over the world. Three months before baking, the plum cakes are soaked in a potent mixture of spices and booze, resulting in cakes that have a delicious, age-old flavor.