Edible Gifts for the Festive Season #DiwaliGifts

Ever spent hours in the shops/malls/infront of the computer screens wondering, what to take to someones’ home for Diwali and other festivals?

I always feel that everyone has everything one can possibly imagine these days. However handmade beauties can never be to less. A DIY kit or even a basket full of stuff that one may enjoy can be gifted to them.

Here are my top recipes and gifts this season:

Upside Down cakes- There is something inherently sexy about naked cakes. The best part about the upside down ones is that they have a sheen on them which feels jelly like. This season you may make

• Apple upside down cake

Eggless Upside down apple cake

• Pineapple upside down cake

• a Hazelnut upside down cake. 🙂

Eggless cakes- Since this is a festive season. not many people indulge in eggs, hence try out these beautiful eggless cakes and make it a Diwali gift to remember

• Eggless Zebra Cake

• Eggless Dates and Apple cake with Streusel topping

• Eggless coca cola cake

Whole Wheat Bread- The warm breads fill the homes with warmth and gorgeous aroma. Gift these with some olive oil/butter and no one shall complain.

• Whole Wheat Focaccia

• Herbed Potato and cheese monkey bread

• Khakhras

Biscotti- Biscotti are essentially a twice baked cake. They are crumbly and buttery and oh so delicious.

• Mocha Almond and Chocolate chip Biscotti

• Almond Butter Biscotti

You may make variations to the butter recipe by adding toasted sesame, funfetti etc.

Indian Sweets- Halwas and Burfis are synonymous with festivals. How about making them at home and sharing the joy. This way you can tweak the sugar levels as well.

• Kalakand

• Moong Dal halwa

• Nariyal Laddoo

Desserts- This category can be as wide as sheet cakes to dessert pizzas, fruit cream to custard… World is your oyster.

• Dessert Pizza

• Rose Truffles

• Pistachio Squares

Cake pops- So in case you do not feel like baking a cake from scratch, get a pack of the ready to mix cake batter flour and transform the shop bought delight to cake pops.

• Coca Cola Cake pops

• Orange Chocolate cake pops

Cupcakes- These mini god-sent cakes deserve a podium to make a speech and a medal. They fit in your heart and mouth super easily and also help you make friends. 😉

• Vanilla Strawberry cupcakes.

• Vanilla and chocolate cupcakes

• Red Velvet Cupcakes

• Oozy Caupcakes

• Chocolate Lemon cupcakes with lemon Buttercream

• Laapsi cupcakes

• Orange Fizz cupcakes– Using fanta

Celebrations cakes- These are more elaborate but are totally worth the effort. 🙂

• Black Forest cake

• Sacher Torte

• Many Layer cake/Tree cake
  

• Vertical Layer cake

• Zebra layer cake with frosting

• Coffee Chocolate cake

• Strawberry chocolate cake

• Almond Peanut chocolate cake

• Chocolate cake with peach mousse

• Eggless checkerboard cake

• Devil’s cake with chocolate shards

Cheese cake- How about making your own cheese and then turning it into a gorgeous cheese cake 🙂

• Strawberry chocolate-chip baked cheese cake

Hope you will try to make someone of these and delight the loved ones.

Cheers,