Allahabadi cake
Type | fruit cake |
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Place of origin | Allahabad, India |
Main ingredients | maida, eggs, sugar, marmalade, nuts |
Allahabadi cake (Hindi: الہ آبادی کیک (Nastaleeq), इलाहाबादी केक (Devanagari)) is a traditional Indian rum fruit cake originating and lending its name from the north Indian city of Allahabad.[1][2] It is a popular Christmas cake with maida, eggs, clarified butter, sugar, petha, marmalade, nuts, ginger and fennel as its main ingredients.[2] Allahabadi cake is prepared for consumption during Christmastide by the Christian population of India.[2]
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