Her grandmother did it, her mom did it and now she is continuing with the tradition.
Her grandmother did it, her mom did it and now she is continuing with the tradition. For Michelle Gafoor, baking cakes for Christmas has been more like a tradition through generations and the process of preparing them excites her till date. 
It all started for Michelle, when she as a child began helping her mother in kneading the dough and decorating the cakes. Now it has been almost eight years since she, now a mother and a housewife bakes for Bangaloreans.
Every year, Michelle whips up traditional fruit cakes from December 1 and continues till December 20, though orders start pouring in from the end of November. Once her husband Aslam Gafoor, a face to reckon with in the city's social circuit, is out for the day, the kitchen starts rustling with three generations of her mother and daughter helping her to bake and pack.
The entire process of baking is more like a ritual for Michelle. She personally picks raisins, mixed peel, apples and other fruits required for the cakes and cuts them into small pieces. After that she soaks the fruit bits in rum for about two months.
On an average every year she prepares around 300 kilograms of fruit cake and sometimes even 14 kilos per day. Michelle says she always follows the age-old recipe as it has its own specialty and thus does not improvise on it.
Each cake has a personal touch as it is wrapped up in red packaging with a bow on the top along with mistletoe to mark the festive spirit. So in case, you've tried and tested your regular confectionaries and want a cake that is homemade you know where to call.
Call: 98450 92630 to place an order
For: Rs 450 a kg.
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