All set for Xmas cake mixing in Ooty
Deccan ChronicleOoty: Cake-mixing ceremony at Hotel Gem Park on Thursday evening set the tone for Christmas festive spirit in the hills. It was a ceremony of different sort to see bottles of different kinds of liquors and wine poured over mounds and mounds of dry fruits, nuts and spices to prepare the right mix for producing the cakes with aroma and flavor. Stating that preparations begin weeks in advance and the first step towards making the Xmas cake, called as “Cake Mixing Ceremony”, Mr. A. Ismail Khan, resident director of Gem Park, said this ritual religiously followed world over, had its European origin in 17th century. B.R.Pradeep Kumar, manger, food and beverage section of the hotel said cake-mixing for Xmas is a different kind of culinary art which needs expertise as well as skills to make up the right blend.
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