Gastronomy is one of the finest arts like music or fashion, greatly varies from one country or one religion to another. Now you might be wondering to know how these differences exist. Well, it exists because of the ingredients available in a particular country or area and the taste developed throughout the centuries of eating some particular types of flavors.

This article talks about the 7 highly popular traditional cakes from the different parts of the world. Each of these cakes come with the delicious taste and made of high quality of ingredients.

  • France – Galette Des Noise

The English name of this cake would be the “King’s Cake”. Traditionally, this sumptuous cake is eaten after Christmas, during the first week of January, although it has been so much popular that most of the bakeries sell it during the whole months.

This cake is made of layers of buttery puff pastry topped with powder sugar which nicely wrapped around the rich almond cream. Once all the things are prepared in this case, it is baked until the external layer acquires a toasted appearance.

  • Germany – Black Forest Cake

This is a very traditional dessert from South-East Germany, the famous Black Forest region. Although a lot of people still believe it that this cake originally came from Switzerland. Germans have perfected it and made it really popular as it is nowadays.

The cake is basically made of a few layers of delicious chocolates and separated by Cherries and topped by whipped cream. Chocolate shavings and some more cherries are used for the decoration purposes. These days German Black Forest cakes have become so much popular that you can make your loved one’s birthday or anniversary party an ever-memorable event by ordering the Black Forest cake.

Turkey and Greece – Revani (Baklava)

  • The entire Arabic world and particularly Turkey are really well known for the mind-captivating taste of Revani (Baklava). It is a sweet dessert made from dried fruits, layered pastry and honey. However, you will find a lot other types of desserts available in this place but Revani is still considered to be the most popular one. It is a moist cake which is properly elaborated with the semolina, a bit if lemon and definitely orange syrup.
    • Japan – Mochi

    It is a traditional Japanese cake, made with the Rice paste that is specifically prepared for the New Year’s Eve. This rice paste can be molded and combined with a wide range of ingredients. You can find unlimited varieties of Mochi cakes.

    • India – Mawa Cakes

    These are the milk-based cakes that come with the touch of Cardamom and nuts like Almonds or Cashews. It is a solidified milk through the process of cooking the milk in a very slow manner so that the liquid of the cake evaporates. This cake is particularly traditional in Mumbai.

    • New Zealand and Australia – Pavlova

    Named after the Russian famous ballet dancer Anna Pavlova, this meringue cake was created during her visit to New Zealand.This dessert recipe is cooked in different ways and these are garnished with the different type of fruits like Kiwis and Strawberries etc.

Scotland – Dundee Cake

  • It is a traditional Scottish fruit cake made with the raisins and currants. Depending on the recipes, one can use Cherries also in this cake. It comes with a very light texture but rich flavor. To add more flavor and moisture, Scottish people use Scottish whiskey in this cake.