Vadodara bakeries all set for Christmas

According to Baqui, Amin sells more than 200 kgs of cake in a period of three days during the season. “The demand has been growing with every passing year. Under normal circumstances, we would deliver an order placed in the morning by evening. But now as the orders are more, we are asking for a day’s time to deliver the wares,” he adds.

At the Cake Shoppe, Fatehgunj, black forest, white forest, marble, plum, walnut and almond cakes figure on the fast-selling list; not to forget the coconut macroons, monty, butterskotch and pista-badam biscuits. Says P S Grover of the Cake Shoppe, “We have not only employed extra staff but also stretched the working hours from 10 am to 10 pm. Kilogram-wise, the cakes’ sale goes into three figures daily.” He adds that of the 30-40 per cent additional quantity of wares sold in the season, 10 per cent were made-to-order. “Starting from a week before Christmas, the season lasts as long as January 15,” he says.

Sugar and Spice, a confectionery shop cum fast food joint at Fatehgunj, is not deterred by the fact that it opened only on Monday. Proving true to its name, the shop promises to tingle the taste buds offering a choice of Moghlai, Chinese, South Indian, Parsi food and delectable desert picks from Goodies. Says proprietor Raj Sinha Roy, “Our Farcha Chicken, a Parsi speciality akin to the Kentucky Fried Chicken, will surely be a hit with the customers. Besides, we’ll have the special roast turkey by Goodies and Christmas sweets such as marzipans, fruit cakes, rum balls, plum cakes and chocolates.” Special Christmas hampers and stockings are also available over the counter here.

At Muffins, Express Hotel, it’s time for mince pies, Christmas stollen, snowballs, plum cake besides the regular pastries and cakes. According to production manager Yazd Umrigar, while a majority buyers preferred icing on their cakes, the demand for traditional Christmas goodies was catching up.

Meanwhile, the Welcomgroup will on Tuesday organise in its lobby, a display cum sale counter stacking plum puddings, tarts, assorted breads. Says Sales Manager, Rajesh Sen, “The sale will go on till the New Year. We have also organised a Christmas carnival on December 24 for children by the poolside.

Students from Navrachana school will sing Christmas carols and perform a play, while on December 25, we have a special Christmas buffet lunch complete with a roast turkey.”