Christmas cakes: 6 Indian cakes that will make your Christmas deliciously merry!

A good holiday is one spent among people whose notions are of better cakes and even better cookies. Here's wishing you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

The Goan baath is a traditional Christmas cake and is created with homemade butter, semolina, and coconut shavings. It is best served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and berries on top.

Calcutta cake is flavoured with orange liquor and infused with tutti frutti, cherries, cashews, nutmeg powder and brown sugar.

India's very own Christmas cake, known as an Allahabadi cake, was developed by the famous Anglo-Indian inhabitants in the city. Almost every Christmas cake has ample quantities of dry fruits and almonds that have been soaked in rum, but what makes Allahabadi cake special is the inclusion of petha, marmalade, and desi-ghee.

In India, the Parsi community does take Christmas, and particularly the cakes, extremely seriously. The Parsi love for Christmas is a dense, moist cake with a slice carved out to hold a wonderful layer of cream blended with candied ginger, orange peels, and cherries in rum.

Vivikam Cake is a delicious treat created with just pure ghee. This rich, boozy cake has a rum or brandy filling and candied orange peel tops that have also been soaked in alcohol. A luscious way to stretch Christmas, for sure!

A fruit cake from Kerala is well known for its flavour, which is enhanced by the addition of spices like cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Although these cakes are typically served without any icing, certain versions now include a beautiful sugar glaze that further enhances the flavour of this beloved Christmas dessert.