Schenelle Dsouza
While there is no superior food when it comes to desserts, we can all agree that cake trumps the rest. Sweet spongy bites covered in delicious creamy delight, what’s not to love. With National Cake Day upon us, here’s your sign to order yourself some cake.
It doesn’t matter whether you like fruit or flowers, chocolate or buttercream. Here are some of the best bakers in town that will design your cake just the way you like it.
Fruit Cakes
Deliciae
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Awarded ‘Best Pâtisserie Mumbai 2020’, Deliciae by Bunty Mahajan offers a sumptuous variety of unique flavour combinations. Her fruit-themed cakes, however, are a class apart, especially the strawberry and mango varieties, that not only look adorable but also taste great, and are made fresh for each order.
Vanilla Beans
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Founded by Rohit Desai, Vanilla Beans initially started out as a small venture but ended up becoming quite popular for their creations; their seasonal fruit cakes being among their more popular picks. One of their bestsellers, however, is the decadent dark chocolate ganache cake with strawberry compote and fresh strawberries that tastes like heaven on a plate.
Floral Themed
Melting Morsels
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A relatively small patisserie, nonetheless, Melting Morsels has an exquisite range of creamy customised cakes that are perfect for buttercream lovers. Their floral themed cakes are a sight to behold! Made in mostly vibrant hues, the cakes are coated in layers of buttercream topped off with edible handcrafted flowers and leaves.
Toujours
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A French-inspired patisserie, Toujours began its decadent journey in 1984, becoming famous for its sweet, indulgent desserts. Specialising in customised cakes, Tujours’ floral cakes look absolutely stunning, wrapped in pastel hues of blues, pinks and purples on a white buttercream canvas, adorned with handcrafted sugar flowers and accents.
Overload Cakes
Elysium Patisserie
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Run by home baker Nishma Palan, Elysium Patisserie specialises in all kinds of customised cakes, from buttercream to ganache cakes as well as cakesicles which is a new concept dessert of cake plus popsicles. Her most popular sellers are, however overload cakes, which are topped with everything delicious, from macaroons and chocolates, to cupcakes and cakesicles.
Vegan
House of Millets by Natasha
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House of Millets is a health-conscious dessert brand in Mumbai, started by Natasha Gandhi, who was among the top five contestants on MasterChef India, Season 6. The vegan brand specialises in simple yet delicious cakes that are extremely healthy as they are free from gluten and refined sugar.
Juhi Pahwa
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A renowned celebrity home baker, Juhi Pahwa specialises in a healthy menu that includes gluten-free, sugar-free and vegan desserts. All of Pahwa’s cakes are made with healthy guilt-free ingredients like jowar, coconut sugar, almond milk, jaggery etc. delivering varieties like fruit cakes, pinata cakes, and for all chocolate lovers, a healthy but delicious chocolate cake.
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