Cake mixing is always fun. Lot of dry fruits in lot of alcohol. Double Tree by Hilton turned this traditional ceremony into a fun-filled event which included mulled wine, Mocktails, shakes, Canapés, salads, and other tit-bits.
We were invited here to attend the cake mixing event. We were welcomed with a glass of warm and flavorful mulled wine and some appetizers like Chicken liver paste sandwich, cheese and spinach tarts different canapes which had mushrooms, bell peppers, watermelon and papaya, salmon. There were also some delightful cupcake and donuts. I especially loved the salmon canapes, chicken liver paste sandwich and chocolate donuts and cupcake.
While we were savoring the appetizers, show coordinator announced a cake decoration competition. Willing cake decorators were divided in 3 teams and were given lots of ingredients to decorate the cake in 5 minutes. It was a total fun and all 3 teams did very good in limited time.
PC: Chinmayi Bhambure
Then came the main event, cake mixing. This ceremony is basically a Step 1 for Christmas Plum cake. To enhance the flavor dry fruits are soaked in alcohols months in advance which will ultimately to into the Christmas cake. Hotel service personnel brought a huge tray with lots of dry fruits arranged decoratively. People were given a chef cap, an apron and gloves. Hotel GM- Aditya Shamsher Malla handed few whisky bottles to us and we started pouring while other people waited to knead the mixture. GM also threw a coin in the mixture and announced that whoever find it will gate a complimentary stay for a day in Hilton, Mumbai. All of us were very keen to find the coin and that itself did the trick. The mixture was kneaded thoroughly. I t was a total fun time.
PC: Chinmayi Bhambure
I completely enjoyed my time there and was thoroughly impressed with hospitality of Hilton.
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