Bakes & Roasts

End-of-year shenanigans

These are some of the things that often bake or roast towards the end of the year for parties and gatherings.

Sweet

Some of these cakes lend themselves beautifully to this season and what's available in the market, for example, the orange-poppyseed cake (a personal favourite) and the steamed carrot and ginger pudding with a cha-sauce! This year, we've also published on the Bong Eats website a much-requested recipe for an alcohol-free Christmas fruitcake that doesn't require a long soak.

Christmas Fruitcake without Alcohol

A festive, rich, spiced cake with dried fruits and nuts

4 hours
kcal

Orange Poppyseed Cake

A tender, moist orange and poppyseed 'pound cake' with a sweet-sour orange drizzle

2258

2 hours
304
kcal

Steamed Carrot & Ginger Pudding

An old fashioned pudding, with tea-custard sauce

7073

3 hours
kcal

Chocolate Cake

A chocolate cake for the ages

32527

1 hour, 30 minutes
kcal

Calcutta Christmas Fruitcake

The classic Calcutta fruitcake—a fixture in many homes around Christmas-time—is a rum-soaked, fruit-and-nut encrusted indulgence.

25149

4-pound cake
331
kcal

Lemon tart

A tart, creamy lime-orange custard in a flakey, buttery pie—includes bonus tricks to a perfect shortcrust pastry shell!

18500

3 hours, 30 minutes
kcal

Rum balls

Decadent, chocolatey, rum-soaked cake pops that are perfect for the holidays and require no baking.

10810

1 hour
kcal

Savoury

The vindaloo, pot roast and ribs are all fairly easy to make and serve at home, or to carry to parties. Besides these you may also want to check out Rahul Mandal's Rannaghare Ke? episode where he bakes mutton patties using the "rough-puff" method.