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Mawa cakes are served at many South Asian bakeries and pair perfectly with a morning cup of chai. Jump to the recipe! Mawa, also known as khoya or khoa, is essentially concentrated milk solids. It looks similar to paneer, but mawa has a more brittle texture. B. Merwan & Co. and Irani Bakery opened in Mumbai in 1914 and began selling mawa cakes. The treat quickly gained popularity. This is no ordinary mawa cake. I added pistachios and rose syrup to enhance its flavor. My famil

Doolsho is a Somalian cake. It’s a cardamom sponge cake, and its name is inspired by the Italian word: dolce. Jump to the recipe! Doolsho feels like the perfect mix of spice cake and sponge cake. It’s light and fluffy but also packed with flavor. I also saw that Somali Milk Cakes, similar to tres leches cakes, feature a sponge made out of this doolsho recipe. It’s such a versatile recipe, but perfect for a celebration or an afternoon tea. My family has already devoured this c

Karpatka is a Polish cake with layers of puff pastry filled with a decadent raspberry pastry cream. Jump to the recipe! The cake was named by a group of students who noticed that the cake’s rough and textured structure resembled the Carpathian mountain range. I think it’s so fun that dusting the top of the cake with powdered sugar looks just like the mountain snow! This cake is also very similar to kremówka, a similar puff pastry dessert. However, kremówka uses flattened puff