Last Saturday, two very good friends of mine, Viji and Kumar, celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary. Another friend hosted the event. I opted to make the cake. Unlike the previous party, my job was only to focus on the cake. I borrowed one of Viji's favorite saris and tried to copy the design from the sari onto the cake. This cake was designed exclusively for the anniversary couple in mind. I want to design the cake with authenticity and seasonal azaleas.
Glowing bride
The anniversary couple having fun blowing out the candle. Congratulations again, guys!
I developed this recipe based on the couples' taste. The cardamom cake is filled with mango butter cream and pomegranate sauce (you can't go wrong with the flavors of cardamom, mango and pomegranates with Indians). This cake was a great hit at the party.
I was honored to make this cake for the most loving and kind couple.
For more memorable centerpieces, tablescapes, and recipes (including gluten free recipes), please check out my book, Entertaining From an Ethnic Indian Kitchen, at my website komalinunna.com.
I am joining Foodie Friday, Cindy for Show and Tell, French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday, How Sweet the Sound, The Charm of Home and Rajee Sood's Tea Party.
Glowing bride
The anniversary couple having fun blowing out the candle. Congratulations again, guys!
I developed this recipe based on the couples' taste. The cardamom cake is filled with mango butter cream and pomegranate sauce (you can't go wrong with the flavors of cardamom, mango and pomegranates with Indians). This cake was a great hit at the party.
For more memorable centerpieces, tablescapes, and recipes (including gluten free recipes), please check out my book, Entertaining From an Ethnic Indian Kitchen, at my website komalinunna.com.
I am joining Foodie Friday, Cindy for Show and Tell, French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday, How Sweet the Sound, The Charm of Home and Rajee Sood's Tea Party.
The cake looks wonderful. Wish I could take a bite too:):)
ReplyDeletegorgeous!! the cake looks far too pretty to cut and eat!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cake. Oh my goodness, cardamom, mango and pomegranate, sounds heavenly. I love the flavor cardamom imparts...I use it in cookies all the time.
ReplyDeleteOh what a beautiful cake, congratulations to the happy couple on celebrating such a milestone of 30 years together!
ReplyDeleteI recently did a Post on some Mendhi inspired cakes by a culinary Artist that I just adored the work of Maryam of ICING DREAMS. Your cake is as beautiful as the work Maryam does! I can only imagine this cake tasted as fabulous as it looked! Thanks for sharing this most special event!
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Your cakes are so gorgeous- I just love looking at them! I think I would love some just to use as a beautiful display on little cake stands- incredible! Thanks for sharing at FNF! :)
ReplyDeleteOoooo.... it was such a lovely cake. Really lovely, and the flowers, excellent!!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, this is so beautiful! And it looks delicious!!!
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That is a beautiful and yummy looking cake! You are very talented! I make cakes too, I will be making a peacock cake for a fundraiser at my son's school, hope to post pictures by the 17th of this month.
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Yummy - This cake is as pretty on the outside as it is on the inside Congrats -- Terri www.morningdewdrops.typepad.com
ReplyDeleteKomali,
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely thing to do for your friends. Your time and attention to what the couple would enjoy makes your cake a very special gift!
It is absolutely beautiful!!!!! ANd the flavors sound mouthwatering! I must be part Indian... those flavors sound amazing!
What an inspiring post!
Yvonne
Komali, that cake is pure artwork to the ultimate. Gorgeous! I would have had a hard time cutting into it.
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TTFN ~
Marydon
If that cake taste as good as it looks, it was heavenly. That was an amazing job on the cake.
ReplyDeleteThat cake is stunning. Wish I could taste some. I am sure this couple appreciated all the love and work that went into you gift of the cake. Happy PS
ReplyDeleteAnother beautiful cake for a loving couple! It is so pretty and your flowers just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYour new recipe sounds delicious and I would love to have had a slice, too!
Happy Pink Saturday!
Jil
What lucky friends and what a pretty cake. I love the ingredents of it sound delish!
ReplyDeleteThat is AMAZING!!! I don't think I could cut something that pretty.
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Absolutely gorgeous! I love pink and yellow together. The happy couple look like newleyweds :-) You did an amazing job on the azaleas.
ReplyDeletegorgeous looking cake, Komali! I am sure it tasted heavenly! Loved the flowers - did you do them yourself?
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Yes Sharon, I made the flowers.
ReplyDeleteThanks Komali ... the cake looks amazing ... love to have this post over at the tea party.
ReplyDeleteWow, such a lovely cake. Too pretty to cut. Happy Pink Saturday!
ReplyDeleteWow, that cake looks stunning! I, too, thought it was too pretty to cut, but then I saw your photos of the slice with mmmmm!!! pomegranate sauce and mango butter cream!
ReplyDeleteJust wonderful!
Happy Pink Saturday!
that is a beautiful cake! love the shade of pink and I bet it was delicious...
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful cake! and so pink...Pinkim from TEXTTrulySimplyPink
ReplyDeleteMmmmm....beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOh My Goodness what a beautiful Pink Cake! I would not want to cut it but the inside looks wonderful also. Happy Pink Saturday. Grace
ReplyDeleteWow! That is gorgeous inside and out!
ReplyDeleteHappy Pink Saturday...Ladies....another week-end traveling the pink highway....God Bless you and remember to hug someone...only if they want it!
ReplyDeleteHi...once again, what a beautiful cake you have created!! It looks like something I would love (the happy colors) and I bet it taste as good as it looks....if you can bear to cut it..simply too pretty!! I saw the turquoise one you showed recently and it was a "jewel" of a cake, too. You are very takented!
ReplyDeleteLucky couples to have such gorgeous cakes baked by you and the decorating is exquisite!!
Francy
What a gorgeous cake! Congrats to the anniversary couple. The cake looks as pretty sliced as it does whole. Just beautiful!
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Sherry
Oh my Oh my you made that cake and those decorations. So gorgeous!!!! Just in love with. Looked so yummmmmmmmmyyy when sliced too.
ReplyDeletesuch a cute cake,..luved the border on it,.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the happy couple! That cake is stunning, so artistic it doesn't look real! Your brass uruli is beautiful with such gorgeous flowers and right from your garden, you're so lucky to have such a Garden of Eden, dear Komaly... you're an artist with so much talent. WOW!
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming by and for the nice and sweet comments. Yes, her cupboard and buffet, (it has two functions) is very unusual, an antique from a monastery of Monks that probably had a use as an altar, or something...maybe you should look around in antique shops, I bet you'll find some beauties!
Hugs
Fabby