Buttery pound cake
Pound cakes are often confused with regular sponge cakes, but they are actually quite different in texture.
Pound cakes are often served with a fragrant lemon sauce.
If sponge cake rises thanks to eggs and very little flour, pound cake rises thanks to… baking powder. Pound cake has the same ingredients as sponge cake but the different proportions lead to a difference in taste.
Pound cakes have a buttery aroma. The better the butter, the better the pound cake. Butter goes into cakes a lot, so to get the best flavor, you have to use expensive, high-quality butter.
Pound cake with lots of fruit and whipped cream is perfect for a birthday.
Pound cakes are often chosen for festivals and celebrations. On birthdays, if you do not want to eat cake, you can treat your guests with a pound cake served with fruit jam and hot tea.
Delicious European pudding
Pudding is a popular cake enjoyed by Westerners during Christmas (Christmas Pudding). In ancient times, winter was the time when fresh cream and dairy products could not be produced, so Europeans came up with many types of cakes suitable for the situation.
Close-up of the pudding soaked in brandy.
The pudding is made from flour, sugar, dried fruit and nuts. There are no eggs or milk, so the pudding is dry. The chefs will make the pudding a month or several months in advance of the holiday and each day they will add a little wine to the pudding. The wine will gradually seep into the pudding, fermenting the dried fruit and making the pudding fragrant, expensive depending on the type of wine poured on it.
Before eating, the cake is soaked in wine one last time and burned to eliminate the alcohol and retain the wine's aroma deep into the cake's fibers.
If you want to enjoy this unique cake on your birthday with your family, try making it yourself and soaking it in alcohol according to the available recipes on the internet. Or order the cake from a reputable store. Pudding is often served with lemon sauce, citrus sauce and fresh fruits.
Rich New York Cheesecake
Baked cheesecakes are soft and creamy, and they often contain little or no flour. If you’re tired of flour-heavy cakes, this is a great alternative.
Baked cheesecake is made from the main ingredients of cream cheese, fresh cream, eggs, fresh milk and sugar with lemon juice and vanilla extract. Easy-to-find ingredients, simple preparation combined with the rich, fatty flavor of the cheese inside and the crispy, sweet, burnt surface have turned New York Cheesecake into a famous cake.
Baked cheesecakes have a very fickle texture. They're usually soft and fluffy, like flan.
Try buying a soft baked cheesecake and treat your friends to a birthday treat. Baked cheesecakes are delicious with wine or champagne or simply fresh fruit juice.
S'mores - rich in American culture
In the beautiful United States, there are many types of cakes. Most of them originated from other places and when they came to America, they created a widespread craze. Cookies are a classic example when Americans added chocolate chips and the world had a new and iconic cake.
The American S'mores are no exception. The origin of this cake comes from camping trips, people spontaneously sandwiched marshmallows and milk chocolate between two Graham crackers, creating a unique flavor from raw cereals, milk and cocoa. The raw, fragrant flavor of the cereal base, the sweet flavor of milk chocolate and the characteristic light burnt taste of toasted marshmallows have made those who enjoy it exclaim:
- "Sᴏᴍᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ!!!"
S'more cake is suitable for camping birthday parties or picnics in nature.
The name Smore was born from there, becoming a traditional cake for scouts, students, and college students to eat when gathering for parties or camping. Enjoying Smore cakes on the birthdays of many friends is also a unique choice. Eat them with a cup of hot chocolate and inhale the fragrant flavor of this American-style cake.
Tiramisu - the taste of Italy
In Western cuisine, there are countless types of cakes that have been born and have made a big splash in the world. In the beautiful country of Italy, there is a type of cake so typical that just mentioning its name makes many people salivate. The famous Tiramisu cake with a thick layer of cream is always a cake that wins the hearts of many people.
Tiramisu means "lift me up" in Italian. The meaning of the phrase is that the cake is so delicious that it makes the person who eats it stagger and fall down. Part of the "staggering" comes from the cake's ingredients, which contain alcohol and coffee, making it easy to get drunk if you can't drink alcohol.
Tiramisu means "lift me up" in Italian.
Tiramisu is typically made with a base of “lady fingers” (savoiardi in Italian) dipped in a mixture of Kahlua and Italian espresso coffee, and a layer of ivory cream.
There are two most famous and popular versions of cream: cream cheese - mascarpone (a soft Italian cheese with a very distinctive rich taste) whipped with raw egg yolks and Italian-style whipped egg white mixture - Italia meringue.
The second version is less fatty from mascarpone and whipping cream (this version is... white because the cream cannot be as yellow as eggs). With a real tiramisu, the mascarpone is always the main character. This will help the cake retain its characteristic fatty and fragrant flavor that other cakes will not have.
Tiramisu has a soft, mushy texture so it is often served in fancy glasses. This is coincidentally suitable for high-class parties that require elegance.
Tiramisu has a soft, moist texture and a richness that is perfect for formal birthday parties. Try it with a cup of Italian coffee or be more daring with a glass of strong wine and let the flavors of tiramisu explode.
Travellive hopes that through the above article, readers will have more knowledge about cakes in general and European cakes in particular. These are all types of cakes with beautiful appearance, unique and novel flavors suitable for parties, festivals, birthdays...
Travellive wishes all readers born in January a happy and successful new year.
