The most popular cakes from around the world
Cake is the perfect celebratory dessert for getting back together with friends and family, no matter where you are in the globe. Cakes come in an enormous array of tastes, shapes, colors, and other variations, so there’s always something new to try.
Check out this list for some of the tastiest cakes from around the world.
Lamington
This chocolate-covered Australian sponge cake is dusted with finely chopped desiccated coconut. The seventh Governor of Queensland, Lord Lamington, is said to have slipped the cake into molten chocolate by mistake, which is how the cake came to be. The purpose of the coconut was to hide the mess, but it worked out really well!
Bublanina
This light sponge cake, a favorite in the Czech Republic, is created with a variety of juicy fruits and is served with a dusting of powdered sugar. It’s usually made at home as a regular dessert, but traditional Czech bakeries also serve it.
Porktokalopita
This classic Greek dessert is made with phyllo sheets layered and combined with a smooth yogurt custard with an orange flavor. It bakes up with a rich, sweet orange syrup pouring over it. It’s also usually eaten with ice cream in the summer.
Chocotorta
This popular Italian tiramisu served cold inspired this no-bake Argentine treat. Three ingredients are needed to make it: cream cheese, dulce de leche, and chocolate biscuits.
Linzer torte
At 1696, this cake—named for the Austrian city of Linz—became the oldest cake in history. The buttery pastry shell, stuffed with redcurrant jam, is flavored with cinnamon, lemon juice, and either hazelnuts, walnuts, or almonds.
Kue putu
Pandan leaves are used to flavor and color the glutinous rice flour used to make this steamed Indonesian cake. The cake is covered with freshly grated coconut and filled with palm sugar.
Boterkoek
Boterkoek is a classic Dutch butter cake flavored with lemon zest and almond shavings. This rich cake is the ideal afternoon treat, especially when served with a cup of coffee on the side.
Saeng cream cake
This tasty Korean cake is ideal for those who don’t have a sweet tooth because it’s light and fluffy and has less sugar than traditional cakes. Garnished with whipped cream and fresh fruit, this dish will have you hankering after another!
Lemon drizzle cake
This citrus cake, a classic British cake and a mainstay of afternoon tea, is a cool treat. Though its exact origins are unknown, it is thought that in 1967, a Jewish woman by the name of Evelyn Rose prepared the first lemon drizzle.
Tres leches cake
This cake, which is well-liked in Central America, is a dense, creamy treat made of sponge cake layered with whole, condensed, and evaporated milk.
Karpatka
Typically, two layers of pâte à choux with a thick covering of rich, vanilla-flavored pastry cream comprise this well-known Polish cream cake. The name comes from the uneven top, which, when dusted with powdered sugar, mimics the snow-covered Carpathian Mountains.
Coca de san juan
This Spanish delicacy, the ideal tea cake, is typically consumed on San Juan’s feast day. The ingredients of the cake are flour, sugar, lemon zest, eggs, butter, milk, and yeast. The toppings include cherries, almonds, and crystallized ginger.
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