Don’t want to make cakes for a party? Well, you we have just the right alternatives for you. If you are unsure about how many guests will be arriving at your event, then you can switch to these few alternatives, which are as delicious as cakes but are easy to perfect. Plus they can be made in more quantity in one go. Sometimes, a one kg cake might not serve all the guests. So, if you want some alternative ideas then keep on reading…

• Cupcakes/Muffins – If you have a mould, which can bake 20 cupcakes at a time then just imagine how easy will your work be? With cupcakes, you don’t need to garnish or design it too much if you add chocolate chips or colourful ingredients in the batter. Plus, you can just throw in some whipped cream and that is all. Decorating a cake is challenging compared to the cupcakes because if you happen to spoil the design, you will ruin the entire cake! If you ruin one cupcake design, then it is completely fine. You can just eat it off. You can make 40 to 60 cupcakes at a time if you have a big oven and extra cupcake tins. Such an easy and tasty alternative! Cupcakes are basically mini-cakes.
• Brownies – If the event is a casual family gathering or with friends, then brownies are a great replacement for cakes. If it is an over to the top fancy event, then you might have to work on decorating the brownies otherwise they can look too plain and boring. If you have a huge baking tray, then you can probably make tons of brownies in one go. They take about 30 minutes to bake and you can easily place two baking trays at once if your oven has that much space. You can add whipped cream and fruits to one batch as toppings and the other can just have some cream on top. Since you will be cutting them into pieces, you can always first decorate sections and then cut.
• The Oreo Delight – If your event is a small one within the family or just a picnic, then you can try this recipe. If your kids or family members love munching on Oreos, then you are in luck. Prepare chocolate sauce at home and let it warm down. Once it has warmed down (do not cool it off completely, use it when warm), take Oreo biscuits and dip them nicely on both sides in the chocolate. Line a baking tray with baking paper so they do not stick to the container at all and place these dipped biscuits. Now, cover them with clear plastic paper and let it set. You can also pop it in the fridge if you are short of time. Once they are set, just use whipped cream on each dipped biscuit and add some fruit cubes or sprinkler toppings. This delicious and easy recipe always works!

You can always call for cake delivery if you don’t want to make anything at home.

Cakes are one of the world’s most loved and popular food items. These cakes have always been a part of our birthdays, marriages and any other celebrations you can name. When the cakes were first introduced, they were too expensive and didn’t reach to everyone. However, changes came in as the time progressed and today, it’s something which is quite popular among all sections of people. Despite being one of the oldest food items, they have never gone out of fashion. To talk about the types of cakes, they are truly versatile. Check out a few popular types of cakes here under.

• Chocolate cakes: If we have to list out the most loved cakes, undoubtedly, chocolate cake tops the lists. It is interesting to note that traditionally, these cakes are baked at home and in the later days, bakeries have taken that job for us. To name a few types of these cakes, we have chocolate walnut truffles, chocolate orange cakes, chocolate venom cakes and chocolate cherry cupcakes.
• Eggless cakes: If we have to name the ingredients of a cake, you start with eggs. Eggs being the primary ingredient in cakes, vegetarians tend to miss them out. However, the development of eggless cakes has increased the popularity of cakes. There is a misconception about these cakes that, they would miss out the softness and the taste of a regular cake. Eggless cakes taste as good as the other types
• Creative cakes: Do you want to bring in a special cake for your loved ones birthday..? Then, why don’t you try to add your creativity to it…? The toughest task is to select the bakers, who are ready to execute the out of the box idea. Make sure to place your orders only to the bakeries, who have dealt such orders. If possible, check out the photographs of their previous work.
• Custom cakes: Technically, there is not much difference between the creative cakes and custom cakes. Yet, the custom cakes worth to be mentioned distinctly. One of the major distinguishing features of custom cakes is photographs. The customers ask the bakers to print a particular photo on the cake. When you opt for a custom cake, you can have the flexibility of choosing a versatile design of the cake like a cricket ground, boxing ring or others.
• Low calorie cakes: Did you give up eating cakes, because of diabetes, blood pressure or cardiac troubles..? You don’t have to worry any more. Bakers have come up with low calorie cakes, which are baked especially for you. The ingredients are chosen carefully so that they contain less sugar, calories and fat. Fruits occupy a major share of the ingredients in this context.
• Wedding cakes: A wedding cake isn’t just another dessert; it has to carry the significance of that event. In general, it is multi layered and is larger. The cake is so designed to have an attractive shape. Floral designs are widely preferred for wedding cakes. Ensure that the cake is strong enough to withstand the heavy decorations.

So, did you choose the cake, which best fits your preferences…? Order it now..!! It’s time for you to keep waiting for the cake delivery to your home.

Are you planning to start a cake delivery business or are you starting to learn baking? If yes, then you must read this article! Since we love baking and eating cakes, we decided to list down some items every new baker needs to know about. Not just this, but we are also listing down some starting tips you must follow to get the perfect cakes! So keep on reading to know what your baking starter kit requires…

Equipment you need: –

1. Baking tins – If you want to learn or start baking properly, then you need tons of different shapes and sizes of baking tins. You must also invest in ramekins, cupcake moulds, baking tray and few other diverse tins required for making cakes or mini cakes.

2. Baking paper/parchment paper – This is an essential item that you always should have handy in the baking area of your kitchen. You can always use baking paper to line the cake tins if you want to avoid using butter.

3. Measuring cups – If you don’t have measuring cups, then go to the market right away and buy them. You cannot bake without the measuring cups. You can buy them in sets and they are everything you will ever need for baking. They are used to measure correctly how much ingredient is needed in the certain cake.

4. Measuring spoons – Like the measuring cups, spoons too are essential. You need to get the right measurement of the baking soda, baking powder, vanilla essence, etc. ingredients. You don’t want to mess up these little things.

There are several other things you require other than these but start purchasing these few items first.

Expert tips to ace baking: –

1. Measure the ingredients properly – Yes, measuring the ingredients is vital when you are baking. You cannot put anything randomly. You don’t want to end up messing up the cake. This is why measuring cups and spoons are important.
2. Follow a good recipe – Don’t just pick a recipe from the internet to make a cake. If you want the cake to be perfect then pick a trusted recipe from the internet. Try finding a cake which a big chef has written down on their website or in a magazine. They have years of experience in the field and cannot guide anyone wrong.
3. Don’t use cold eggs – Don’t just remove the eggs from the fridge and directly use them. Make sure you bring it to room temperature before you use the eggs. If you want to avoid eggs then find a close alternative to it. Don’t just skip the egg because you want to; try finding something that plays the role of the eggs in the recipe.
4. Use proper equipment – Don’t use random containers or spoons to bake the cake. Invest a little and buy the tools you require to make the cake. You don’t need to buy tons of tins if you are not starting a business. But make sure you have the essential tools.

This guide is everything you need for baking a cake.

What is the first thing that comes to one’s mind when we mention about cakes? Of course, it is birthday. This is the word that has been related to cakes and is going hand in hand for a long, long time. We cannot actually imagine birthday occasions without a cake. Isn’t it? It feels incomplete when you do not cut a cake on your birthday. So, we cannot ignore cakes on this particular occasion. In fact, one cannot deny the extreme happiness they get by cutting a birthday cake on their special day. They cannot ignore the fact that cutting a cake along with friends and family makes them feel special. It makes you feel that though you grow old, you grow to the good.

Birthday cakes have come a long way…

Yes, it really has come a long way. One can even trace the presence of birthday cakes in ancient Greece and Rome. At that time, celebrating a birthday was not a day to day usual event. People at that time used to celebrate an emperor’s birthday or a temple’s birthday. It was used to be a grand event only. At that time, birthday cakes were prepared with honey, grated cheese, flour and olive oil. Some people have a different story to tell though. They believe that in Germany only Jesus birthday was celebrated by making sweet dough, which was shaped like a baby Jesus in shabby clothes. From this concept, birthday cakes took birth. Later, people started to celebrate the birth of every child on earth by cutting a cake on their special day.

Myth goes on…

There are some typical yet amazing stories that revolve around birthday cakes. In 19^th century England, funny things were put into the cake dough like coins and thimbles. After the cake cutting ceremony, when the pieces were distributed, it was seen who got the coin and who got the thimble. The one who the coin would become rich and the other who received a thimble would never marry. Now, these facts are fun which people love to believe when they are having a blast together. Nothing much truth lies into it.

Birthday Flames

When you cut a cake on your birthday, you never forget to blow the candle first and make a wish. Do you? Well, this also has a story within. In ancient times, people used to pray on flames in an open fire. They believed that the smoke carried their wishes up to the God. Now people say that if one can blow all the candles together in one breath, then all their wishes will come true.

Whether you are going to bake a birthday cake or opt for cake delivery, the choices that lie before you are innumerable. The flavours that are available are plenty. One can add more decorations with whipped creams, fruits and other chocolate toys to their birthday cakes to make it look more special. Birthdays are special and so are the birthday cakes.

We all know that there are innumerable recipes and flavours of cakes available these days. But what we eat today as a cake was not the same in ancient world. It was just a sweet bread formation with added honey. Since then cake has come a long way. As history evolved to modern times, cake has also evolved from just bread and honey.

History speaks

Most of the people say that a proper cake was first baked in Europe in the early 17^th century. Due to advancement of technology, invention of oven had happened and we got our first baked cake. But the extra components that were added to the recipe were sugar, dry fruits and flours. Much later toppings over a cake were introduced. At that time, it was made with hot melted egg white.

Cake means…

Have you ever thought what really the word cake means? Well, the answer is here. It is said that cakes were mandatory in all religious ceremonies, which were performed in Italy. People out there used to think that this preparation should be round and circle because it symbolizes the cyclic pattern of nature like sun and moon. As it was round, they named it cake. Some other people say that cakes are round and it has nothing to do with nature. The type of yeast bread, which was previously used to make cakes, was round in shape. That is the cause that we are still following it.

Serves all purpose

In modern times, we do not need a reason to bake or buy a cake and enjoy it. Be it a birthday or a wedding or an anniversary or just a gathering, it is simply incomplete without a cake. Nowadays, there are no ends in varieties that are available. Flavours are also too many to choose from. We can choose from different flavours like vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, mango, coffee or anything else. In fact, we also have a plethora of choices when we look at the type of cakes that are made today. One can choose a plain cake or a plum cake or a Dundee cake or a fruit cake or a pastry— anything. But what may be the occasion, we follow the ancient rituals. That is why we cut the cake before serving to the guests. This is the only thing that has remained permanent from history.

Your favourite dessert

Baking a cake is not a very hard thing to do. One gets the main ingredients like eggs, white flour, sugar syrup and butter easily. Creams and flavours are also available. One can also add whipped cream or fresh fruits after baking a cake. It serves the purpose of dessert in any family occasion. But if you go for cake delivery then also you can browse through various sites and search for the varieties that are available.

Cake is a source of happiness. Share it with your near and dear ones. This will make you happy.