With just 2 days to go for Christmas, it's a race to bag the best Plum Cake. The GUIDE goes on a Plum Cake trail across Mumbai to bring you off-the-counter buys and goodies made in Catholic aunties' kitchens
MALAD
Fiesta
Marzipan Plum Cake, Rs 900/kg, Rs 450/1.5 kg; Plum Cake Bars, Rs 85
Call: 28611313
This eight year-old bakery brings in the crowds even though Malad is littered with home-made cake options. Owner Alka D'Souza says their fruit is soaked in alcohol in September, and later baked at their own unit to give the cakes a home-made appeal.
Goan Food Restaurant
Rich Plum Cake, Rs 400/kg
Call: 9820756797/ 9029815274
This family-run business near Orlem Church, run by Misquitta and Gloria Fernandes, makes plum cakes with and without alcohol, and pull every stop to ensure orders are catered to, as loyalists in the area with vouch for.
BORIVLI
Brownie Point
Call: 65272591
Plum Cake, Rs 300/kg
This popular Borivli bakery manages to hold its own and works wonders as the last-minute stop for the Christmas plum cake. It does a fairly good job at recreating it, with a vintage, homely touch.
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