Kek ɗin soso na Hat ɗin Rarrabawa
Kek ɗin soso na Hat ɗin Rarrabawa da na yi wa bikin Harry Potter na ɗana ba shi ne kek mafi daɗi da na taɓa dandana ba. Wannan zai kasance duk abin da kakata ta gasa, ko kuma coffee religieuse da na ci a Boulogne-sur-Mer tare da mahaifiyata. Amma shi ne kek mafi abin mamaki da za a iya ci da na taɓa yin shi – wani girke-girke na Jamie Oliver da ba a bayyana ba tare da cikawa da buttercream da yankan mandarin na gwangwani. Ba wai kawai ya yi aiki ba; ya yi daɗi sosai, kuma bai yi daɗi sosai kamar yadda ake tsammani ba. Abin baƙin ciki ɗaya kawai shi ne na wuce gona da iri wajen ado: ya yi kama da mai ban tsoro a cikin firiji da kallon Hat ɗin Rarrabawa mai sanyi har washegari na manna idanu masu motsi da ƙarin walƙiya. Wannan watakila ya bayyana dalilin da ya sa kowa ya ɗauka cewa kek ɗin emoji na bayan gida ne, duk da cewa bikin Harry Potter ne mai cikakken jigo. Cewa mutane suka yi tunanin cewa da gaske nake son yara su ci bayan gida abin kunya ne, amma har yanzu ya kasance nasarar dafa abinci mafi girma a gare ni. Catherine Shoard
Kek ɗin cika shekaru 35 da aka yi wa bututu daidai
Mafarkina na kek ɗin da ya dace da Marie Antoinette ya zama gaskiya a ranar cika shekaru 35 da haihuwa: wani bene mai launin shuɗi mai haske, bututu mai ban sha'awa na fari da cherries na glace don ƙarin haske mai ban sha'awa. Bayan na kai shi gida a cikin tasi daga gidan burodin Lily Vanilli a London, na nuna shi da alfahari don kowa ya yaba. A ciki, soso na vanilla yana da cikawa da raspberry da buttercream. Ya ji kamar ranar aurena lokacin da na yanka guntun farko. A ƙarshen dare, bayan kowa ya ci abinci kuma na sha kusan gilashin prosecco guda 10, na cika wani mafarki na rayuwa: na fuskantar kek. (To, rabinsa.) Na ci ragowar sukari na kwanaki bayan haka. Hollie Richardson
Kek ɗin orange cream gateau
Kyautar Kirsimeti mafi daraja a gare ni a 1992 ita ce littafin dafa abinci na Hamlyn All Colour. Ko da yake ba na tuna dafa kowane girke-girke na abinci mai ɗanɗano ba – ƙoda da sherry da turkey a aspic ba su dace da ɗanɗanon ɗan shekara 10 ba – babin "kek ɗin da iyali suka fi so" ya bambanta. Na fara da Victoria sandwich na Mary Berry na gargajiya kuma na kai ga kek ɗin chocolate button mai hawa uku. Amma na sami mafi girman sophistication, decadence da daɗi gaba ɗaya a cikin sashen "fancy cakes" na Audrey Ellis: wani ɗaukaka orange cream gateau. Na gasa soso biyu na orange-zest da ƙauna, na haɗa su da buttercream na ruwan lemu, na yi ado da saman da jellied orange da yankan lemo. Ya yi kama, kuma ya ɗanɗana, kamar hasken rana mai tsabta. Rachel Dixon
Kek ɗin pear, pistachio da rose na Nigella
Ƙirƙirar mai girma ita ce kek ɗin pear, pistachio da rose na Nigella, wanda abokina Sian ya sake fassara shi da ƙwarewa. Wannan kek ɗin yana wakiltar muhimman abubuwa uku na cikakken kek. Na farko, wani ne ya yi shi wanda kek ɗinsa koyaushe yake da ɗanɗano kamar yadda yake kama (wanda yake da wahala a cimma), irin mutumin da ya gaji da kowa yana gaya masa: "Ya kamata ka shiga Bake-Off. A'a, amma da gaske, ya kamata." Sian ta cika wannan sharadi sosai. (Da gaske ya kamata ta shiga.) Na biyu, yana cikin babbar al'adar kek ɗin "birthday swim" da za a ci tare da abokai da ƙarfe 7 na safe bayan yin iyo cikin sanyi mai tsanani. Na uku, yana da ƙirƙira ta amfani da kyandir ɗaya don wakiltar lambar "ɗaya". (Kek ɗin cika shekaru 51 ne.) Babu kek da zai iya gasa shi a ɗanɗano, dacewa da taron ko ƙirƙira. Viv Groskop
Kek ɗin gingerbread mai icing
Kafin mahaifina ya mutu, ban taɓa shirya jana'iza ba. Abin da ya fi ban mamaki shi ne zaɓar abubuwa don buffet ɗin jana'iza lokacin da hawaye suka shake ni har na kasa haɗiye. Amma mahaifiyata tana son mu ba da abinci mai kyau don taron bankwana da mahaifina mai son abinci. Na zaɓi iced gingerbread musamman saboda mahaifina yana son ginger. Amma kek ɗin da aka yi wa jama'a da yawa ya yi kama da ba zai yi kyau ba. Ka yi tunanin mamakinmu lokacin da ya zama ɗaya daga cikin kek ɗin da suka fi kama da na gida. Yana da ɗanɗano mai kyau, tare da ɗanɗanon ginger da cinnamon mai daɗi. Abin da ya fi haskakawa shi ne icing ɗin lemo mai narkewa a baki. An bar da yawa, kuma ya ba mu ta'aziyya a cikin kwanaki masu duhu da suka biyo baya. Anita Chaudhuri
Kek ɗin meme na Forg
Kek ɗin Forg mai karimci na Madévi Dailly. Hoto: Ladabi na Madévi Dailly
Kek mafi kyau da na taɓa samu shi ne kwafin sanannen meme na "Forg cake", wanda aboki wanda bai taɓa yin kek ba ya kawo min a ƙofata da mamaki. Ina cikin matsananciyar damuwa kuma an haɗa ni da na'urar auna hawan jini na awa 24 washegari, wanda ya kai ni bakin haure. Don haka wannan aikin abota mai tausayi da karimci ya dawo da bangaskiyata ga abubuwa mafi kyau masu zuwa. Ya yi daɗi kuma: wani kyakkyawan Victoria sponge da ke ɓoye ƙarƙashin icing pastel mai laushi. Madévi Dailly
Kek ɗin cakulan da Swiss-meringue buttercream
Kek ɗin "vintage" a Cafe Lewi, Sydney, Ostiraliya. Hoto: Ladabi na Yvonne C Lam
Ba laifina ba ne cewa ni ba mai son kek ba ce. Lokacin da nake girma, bayan ɗan biki ya hura kyandir, gogaggun yayyena masu tsoron kitse (shekarun 90 ne) suna goge cream ɗin kafin su ba wa 'yan uwana da ba su ji daɗi ba yankan kek ɗin tsirara. Ɗaya daga cikin amfanin girma shi ne kek (da cream) duk lokacin da nake so. A wata rana ba tare da yara ba tare da mijina, mun je Cafe Lewi, wani ƙaramin wuri a Lewisham, Sydney, wanda ke ba da kek ɗin gida da pastries, da abinci da abin sha masu jan hankali. Kek ɗin su na "vintage" abu ne mai kyau: yadudduka na soso na cakulan tare da ɓawon burodi mai arziki, an haɗa su da chocolate ganache da raspberry curd, kuma an rufe su da kauri a kowane gefe da Swiss meringue buttercream fari kamar dusar ƙanƙara, duk wani wanda ya san bututu ya yi ado. Mun ci shi don karin kumallo. Yvonne Lam
Kek ɗin ranar haihuwa na Kirby
Kowace shekara tun ranar haihuwar ɗana ta uku, ina yin kek ɗin fondant mai ban sha'awa bisa ɗaya daga cikin abubuwan da yake so na ɗan lokaci. A ƙoƙarina na farko, lokacin da jigon ya kasance Pokémon, Pikachu na ya yi kumbura da rashin siffa har ɗana ya fashe da kuka. Amma ya bayyana cewa, idan ka yi wani abu sau ɗaya a shekara (tare da ƴan zaman yin ƙirar yumbu) kuma ka kalli bidiyo da yawa, za ka inganta. Wannan kek ɗin, wanda matata ta yi, Victoria sponge ne da buttercream da jam, amma ado – wanda aka yi shi da ƙirar jarumin wasan bidiyo Kirby lokacin da ya juya ya zama mota – ni ne na yi shi duka. Ya ɗanɗana kamar nasara. Joel Snape
Kek ɗin ranar haihuwa na chocolate hedgehog na mahaifiyata
Mahaifiyar Rich Pelley, tare da kek ɗin hedgehog. Hoto: Ladabi na Rich Pelley
Lokacin da nake yaro, ina da kuɗi ɗaya: cakulan. Yawan da ya fi kyau. Babu inda ya ba da mafi kyawun canji fiye da kek ɗin mahaifiyata, musamman kek ɗin ranar haihuwa na chocolate hedgehog: soso na cakulan, maɓallan cakulan don ƙaya da fuskar icing na cakulan. Ya zama mafi kyawun sashe na ranakun haihuwa, har na tsufa da kyandir, na bar gida kuma na yi shekaru 30 ba tare da kek ɗin ranar haihuwa daga Mama ba, hedgehog ko akasin haka. An yi sa'a, na gyara wannan mummunan rashin adalci ta hanyar gaya mata cewa duk 'yan jaridar Guardian yanzu ana buƙatar mahaifiyarsu ta gasa musu kek … kuma ta yarda da ni. Na gode, Mama. Barka da ranar haihuwa gare ni. Rich Pelley
Kek ɗin ranar haihuwa na shekara huɗu guda uku
A watan Afrilu 2000, na cika shekaru huɗu yayin da muke hutu na iyali zuwa Nepal don ziyartar kakannina, waɗanda suke zaune a can. Iyayena sun bayyana cewa mai yiwuwa ba za a sami kek ɗin ranar haihuwa a gare ni ba yayin da muke tafiya. Ga ɗan kusan shekara huɗu, wannan babban bala'i ne, gaskiyar da na gaya wa kusan duk wanda muka sadu da shi. Lokacin da babbar ranar ta zo, ma'aikatan otal ɗin sun ba ni mamaki da wani katon kek da aka yi wa ado da icing kore, ruwan hoda da rawaya. Na yi farin ciki sosai. Ba na iya tuna yadda ya ɗanɗana, amma na san ban taɓa jin daɗin cin kek haka ba. Ƙaramin tunanina ya sake burgewa ba da daɗewa ba, lokacin da ya bayyana cewa kakannina ma sun shirya kek a gare ni. Sannan mahaifiyata ta gasa wani lokacin da muka dawo gida. Ba zan iya yarda da sa'a ta ba – kek ɗin ranar haihuwa guda uku! Na yi farin ciki tsawon makonni. Lucy Knight
Cikakken kek ɗin vegan chocolate gateau
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Kek ɗin vegan chocolate gateau na Anastasia da hannu. Hoto: Ladabi na Ann Lee
Bikin ranar haihuwar abokina Anastasia ne. Muna kallon Eurovision kuma mun gama cusa kanmu da pizza lokacin da ta fito da shi. Kek ɗin cakulan vegan, an rufe shi da furanni purple masu ci, strawberries masu ƙarfi da blackberries masu ruwa, ya fi aikin fasaha fiye da gateau mai sauƙi. Ta gasa shi ta amfani da girke-girke na Nigella (wa kuma?), kuma icing ɗin cakulan mai sheki ya malala a kan farantin. Daga cokali na farko, na san na sami shi a ƙarshe – kek ɗin vegan wanda ba ya ɗanɗana kamar kek ɗin vegan. A matsayina na wanda ke da haƙori mai daɗi sosai wanda ba ya jurewa lactose, na gwada da yawa tsawon shekaru. Yawancin su, suna da kauri sosai, bushewa sosai, ko ɗanɗano mai nagarta sosai don jin kamar abin jin daɗi. Amma wannan yana da arziki, mai kirim, kuma mai ban sha'awa sosai, ko da ba tare da duk dairy ɗin zunubi ba. Na ji daɗin kowane cizo na cakulan. Ann Lee
Kek ɗin lemon drizzle na cafe
Ina ɗan shekara 16 kuma ina tafiyar makaranta zuwa Westminster. A lokacin hutun abincin rana, na ziyarci Caffè Nero, wanda, a farkon shekarun 2000, har yanzu yana da jan hankali na Italiya mai ban mamaki da ɗan sophistication. Cikin gaggawa, na yi sayayya ta kwatsam – yanki ɗaya na kek ɗin lemon drizzle da aka yi wa fakiti. Ya yi daɗi sosai har har yanzu ina tunaninsa bayan duk waɗannan shekaru. Kek ɗin yana da ɗanɗano, tare da candied lemon peel, an rufe shi da fondant icing, kuma yana ɗauke da abin da zan iya kwatanta kawai da fashewar ƙwallan icing sugar na lemo a cikin soso. Ba na iya tuna da yawa game da tafiyar sai wannan yanki na aljannar lemo. Har yanzu ban sami kek ɗin lemo da ya yi daidai da shi ba. Georgie Wyatt
Kek ɗin ranar haihuwa na tarta de galletas
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Esther Gomez (hagu), a ranar cika shekaru huɗu da kek ɗinta na tarta de galletas mara gasa. Hoto: Ladabi na Esther Gomez
Tsawon shekaru da yawa, wannan abin al'ajabi mara gasa ya kasance kek ɗin ranar haihuwa a kowane gidan Sipaniya. Yana da daɗi sosai, mai ɗanɗano kuma an daidaita shi da kyau, tare da yadudduka masu canzawa na biscuits da aka jiƙa da madara, vanilla custard mai laushi da chocolate ganache mafi santsi. Mai sauƙin haɗawa kuma mai jurewa sosai da ma'auni, shine cikakkiyar gabatarwa ga yin kek ga ƙananan mataimakan dafa abinci. Na ji daɗinsa sau ɗari (ina da babban iyali), kuma har yanzu shine abin da na fi so – ba kawai don ɗanɗanonsa mai ban mamaki da laushin sa ba, amma don kyawawan tunanin da ke tattare da kowane cizo. Esther Gomez
Littafi da aka yi da kek
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Littafin kek ɗin Frances Ryan mai ban mamaki, mai iya ci. Hoto: Ladabi na Frances Ryan
Na yi aiki tsawon shekaru huɗu don rubuta littafina na biyu kuma, kamar kowane marubuci, ina neman hankali. Abin da na samu daga mahaifiyata ya fi abin da nake fata: kwafin littafina Who Wants Normal? wanda aka yi shi gaba ɗaya da kek. An sake ƙirƙirar murfin ainihin da icing orange da rawaya wanda aka nade a kusa da shafukan soso, har ma an yi bututu da yabo. Ya yi kama da wancan shirin Bake Off inda masu takara suka yi gravy ɗin abincin dare da cakulan, sai dai wannan ƙwararre ce mahaifiyata ta ɗauka ta gasa. Littafi ne? Kek ne? Ba zan taɓa iya rubuta wani abu mai daɗi haka ba. Frances Ryan
Kek ɗin black forest gateau
Tunanina na farko, lokacin da nake shekara biyu da rabi, game da black forest gateau ne. Babu kek ɗin cakulan da zai shirya ni gare shi. Ya tsayar da ni; wani katon guntu na cakulan mai kauri da kirim mai launin purple tare da cherries na burgundy masu daraja – duk sun fi sophistication fiye da glaces masu ɗanko da na sani daga fairy cakes. Kuma yana kan ƙafafu (trolley na kayan zaki). Na gaya wa ma'aikacin cewa ina son "babban guntu". Ya buga ni a kai ya ce dole in jira. Abin mamaki, tunanina bai kai ga cin shi ba. Wataƙila ya kasance abincin ido kawai. Ko ta yaya, ya kafa ma'aunin kek na rayuwa. Emily Retters
tsallake tallan wasiƙar
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Yi rajista don samun girke-girke daga duk mashahuran masu dafa abincinmu, ra'ayoyin cin abinci na yanayi da bita na gidan abinci. Sami mafi kyawun rubutun abincinmu kowane mako. Shigar da imel ɗinka. Yi rajista. Bayan tallan wasiƙar.
Kek ɗin baklava cheesecake
Kek ɗin baklava cheesecake mai daɗi a Nuba a Vancouver. Hoto: Nuba
Ko da yake ni ba babban mai son kek ba ne, akwai wanda ya saba wa al'ada: baklava cheesecake. Na ɗanɗana wannan abin jin daɗi mai narkewa a baki lokacin da nake aiki a Nuba, gidan abinci na Lebanon a Vancouver. Tushen filo pastry pistachio mai laushi an haɗa shi da cibiyar cheesecake mai laushi. Bayan shekaru uku, har yanzu ina jiran mai dafa kek ɗin ya aiko min da girke-girke. Gabriel Stewart
Kek ɗin shayi na mahaifiyata
Game da kamanni, wannan kek ɗin ba shi da ban sha'awa sosai. Yana da launin ruwan kasa a saman, kuma launin ruwan kasa a ciki. Babu icing, ado ko wuta. Amma yana da ɗanɗano mai ban mamaki. Shi ne kek ɗin da mahaifiyata koyaushe take yi lokacin da nake girma: burodi mai sauƙi tare da sultanas da raisins a ciki kuma, mafi mahimmanci, shayi. 'Ya'yan itacen suna jiƙa a ciki. Ba abin mamaki ba, yana da kyau tare da kofin shayi kuma yana mayar da ni ranakun Lahadi na kuruciyata. Ina tsammanin jin daɗin wannan kek ɗin ya shiga zurfi, domin duk lokacin da nake son ƙarfafawa – kasancewar ba mai yin kek ba – ina kunna kettle. Paula Cocozza
Kek ɗin coconut cream
Kek ɗin coconut cream na Lana Crowe, tare da lemon na ajiya. Hoto: Ladabi na Lana Crowe
Ɗaya daga cikin manyan abokaina ta gasa min kek ɗin coconut cream don ranar haihuwa ta 26. Ba na jurewa dairy, don haka irin wannan abin jin daɗi mai kumfa yakan sa ni rawar jiki a cikin hanjina. Amma ta yi shi vegan ta hanyar maye gurbin duk kayan madara da kwakwa, har ma da amfani da foda madarar kwakwa a cikin icing. Ya kasance mai kama da man shanu, mai ɗanɗano kaɗan, mai sauƙi kamar gashin tsuntsu amma mai cikawa, tare da ɗanɗanon gasasshe da na goro. Shekaru biyar bayan haka, iyalina har yanzu suna magana game da shi. Abokina ta ji tsoro sosai cewa zai zama mummunan abu har ta kuma gasa min kek ɗin ajiya. Kyakkyawar shaida ce ga abota a cikin shekarun 20. Lana Crowe
Schwarzwälder kirschtorte
Shin akwai wani abu da zai fi burge yaro fiye da trolley na kek? Tsammanin yayin da yake tafiya zuwa gare ka, wanda wani ma'aikaci mai wayo da tsauri ya tura, cike da kek ɗin da aka yi wa ado sosai kamar wani abu daga littafin hoto na yara. Ni da 'yar'uwata, duk muna kusan shekara 12, muna tare da mahaifina, wanda ke aiki a Salzburg don bazara. Wata rana ya kai mu wannan babban cafe, duk girman Mitteleuropean na retro da kyawawan ɗabi'a. Na zaɓi black forest gateau, watakila saboda shi ne mafi girma. A gaskiya ba na tuna cin shi ba, don haka watakila bai burge ni ba. Jin daɗin trolley ɗin ne na tuna, kuma – abin da ba kasafai ba ga yaro – iya zaɓar abin da nake so. Ina tuna sunansa: schwarzwälder kirschtorte. Kalmomin har yanzu suna shiga cikin kaina, a maimaita, kamar sihiri. Emine Saner
Kek ɗin popcorn mermaid
Lokacin da nake girma, an ba ni izinin zaɓar kek ɗin da nake so don ranar haihuwa ta kowace shekara. A shekara biyar ko shida, wannan yana nufin kek ɗin mermaid. "Duwatsu" na popcorn mai cakulan sun rufe soso, a saman su akwai (maras ci) 'yar tsana Ariel, ƙafafunta sun ɓoye a cikin kek ɗin kanta da wutsiyar mermaid da aka yi da "ma'auni" da aka yanka da wahala daga icing. Ina tsammanin na tuna cewa tana sanye da rigar bikini mai siffar harsashi na icing. Wataƙila ba shi ne kek mafi sophistication a duniya ba, amma na zaɓe shi daga littafin girke-girke kuma mahaifiyata ta sa ya zama gaskiya. Na yi farin ciki sosai. Leah Harper
Kek ɗin burnt Basque cheesecake
Kek ɗin burnt Basque cheesecake a La Viña a San Sebastián. Hoto: Nathaniel Noir/Alamy
Ina San Sebastián don dare – ko da yake ya ji kamar mako yayin da muke tsalle daga mashaya pintxos ɗaya zuwa wata. Kammala maraice a La Viña, mun shiga layi na mutane 20 don Basque cheesecake daga gidan abincin da ya ƙirƙira shi. Muna zaune a kan matattakalar shago da cocktails Patxaran masu launi mai tsanani a hannu, mun yanka hanyarmu ta cikin guntun. Ya kasance mousse custard mai mafarki tare da caramelised cut-through daga Layer na waje da ya ƙone, yana nutsewa cikin cibiyar da ta fi ruwa fiye da daskararru. Abincin da ba kasafai ba wanda ya ji duka biyu da sauƙi da arziki a lokaci guda. Emma Elsworthy
Kek ɗin chocolate Guinness na Nigella
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Kek ɗin chocolate Guinness na gargajiya na Nigella Lawson. Hoto: Ladabi na Louis Staples
Don ranar haihuwa ta farkon wannan shekara, babbar abokina Alix ta gasa min kek ɗin da har yanzu nake mafarki game da shi (kuma ina malala). Kek ɗin chocolate Guinness na Nigella Lawson yana da abubuwa uku da ke bayyana duk girke-girken ta: yana da jin daɗi, mara girman kai, kuma mai alatu. Soso na cocoa mai ɗanko yana daidaita ɗanɗanon Guinness mai ɗaci kaɗan da zaƙi mai isa ya ba giwa hawan sukari. Kuma ɗanɗanon cakulan mai laushi na soso yana daidaitawa da ɗanɗanon cream cheese mai sauƙi da aka zuba a saman, yana sa kek ɗin yayi kama da pint na Guinness mai kirim. Louis Staples
Kek ɗin Dougal the dog na Bettys
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Kek ɗin Dougal na Yorkshire a Bettys a York. Hoto: Bettys
A York na shekarun 1970, kek ɗin ranar haihuwar yara sun zo da siffa ɗaya (zagaye) da ɗaya daga cikin launuka biyu (rawaya ko launin ruwan kasa). Sannan, wata rana, akwai Dougal. Sigar gidan shayi na Bettys na halin daga The Magic Roundabout ya burge ni – ban san cewa kek zai iya zama mai siffar kare ba. Dougal kuma ya kasance abin jin daɗi: gashinsa mai shaggy an yi shi da ƙwarewa daga buttercream mai sauƙi kamar gashin tsuntsu; cikinsa daga soso na cakulan mai duhu; fuskarsa daga faifan meringue tare da harshen icing mai ruwan hoda mai ban dariya. Ko da yake yanzu an daina shi cikin baƙin ciki, wannan kyakkyawan jagora na cylindrical zai daɗe a cikin zukatan yara da yawa na York. Dougal ya yi tafiya don Colin the Caterpillar ya iya gudu (rarrafe?). Emma Beddington
Kek ɗin grilled banana
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Kek ɗin grilled banana mai ƙauna na Kieran Yeow, a Milk. Hoto: Ladabi na Kieran Yeow
Kek ɗin grilled banana a Milk a Balham, kudancin London, shine hasken dumi da nake nema a hunturun da ya gabata. An haɗa shi da silky whipped halva da pumpkin seed tahini, ya yi aiki da kyau tare da ɗanɗano mai ɗan hayaƙi amma mai laushi wanda ke narkewa a baki kusan nan take. Wa ya san milkshake na ayaba yana zuwa cikin siffar kek? Kieran Yeow
Kek ɗin 'Death by chocolate'
Kek ba ya cikin menu lokacin da nake yaro. Mahaifiyata ta kasance, kuma har yanzu tana, mai adawa da sukari, wanda ya gudanar da yaƙin neman zaɓe na danniya na abinci da kayan zaki. Amma an yi wani keɓaɓɓen keɓe lokacin da nake kusan shekara tara. An gayyace ni zuwa bikin ranar haihuwar aboki a wurin wanka na gida, amma iyayena sun rikice kwanakin kuma sun kawo ni kwana ɗaya a makare. Ba wai kawai na rasa jifar kaina a kan hanyar kai hari mai hurawa ba, amma na kuma rasa damar da ba kasafai ba na samun guntun kek ɗin ranar haihuwa. Na ji an murkushe ni, amma na yi amfani da baƙin cikina don sarrafa Mama ta kai ni wani cafe na gida, wanda ke ba da kek ɗin "death by chocolate" na almara. Wani katon guntu na jin daɗi mai yadudduka da yawa ya faɗo kan tebur. Bayan shekaru na kayan zaki na maye gurbin, na ji sunansa ya kasance gargaɗi na halal. Fudge mai dumi, mai man shanu a saman an yayyafa shi da flakes na madarar cakulan, an haɗa shi da yadudduka na soso mai laushi kamar gajimare, salted caramel mai santsi, ice cream na cakulan, da Layer na ƙarshe na soso da aka jera a saman tushen cakulan mai duhu. Daniel Lavelle
Victoria sandwich na buttercream
Duba hoto a cikakken allo
Kek ɗin Victoria sandwich na Dale Berning Sawa da aka ƙawata sosai. Hoto: Ladabi na Dale Berning Sawa
Lokacin da kek ɗin soso na gargajiya – wanda aka sani da pound cake a Amurka da quatre-quarts (yana kwatanta ma'auni daidai na man shanu, ƙwai, sukari da gari) a Faransa – aka yi shi daidai, babu abin da zai fi shi. Ba zan saba yin icing ba: wannan ɓawon burodi mai kauri (daga amfani da gari mai sauƙi, maimakon mai haɓakawa) ya ƙi ado. Juya shi zuwa Victoria sandwich, duk da haka (kamar yadda na yi wa ɗana tun yana shekara huɗu), kuma duk iskar da ka shafe minti bakwai kana dukawa cikin man shanu da sukari tana sa tunani ya tashi da yiwuwar. Zan gasa yadudduka da yawa, sannan in haɗa su da jam na raspberry. Ina jera su cikin tudu mai tsayi, sannan in shafa duk abin da buttercream (ina son vanilla ko white chocolate Swiss meringue buttercream) kuma in rufe shi da fondant da aka birgima. Wani lokaci ina ƙara abubuwan sassaka – bishiyoyin cakulan da aka yi wahayi daga Matisse tare da ganye masu marmara, guntun gilashin candy, namomin meringue masu siffa mai ban mamaki, gefen cakulan. Zan iya faɗi gaskiya cewa waɗannan su ne kek ɗin da suka fi kyau da na taɓa samu – ba don ina ɗanɗana su ba, amma saboda yawanci ba na ɗanɗana su. Ko da yadda na yanka rabon sirara, kek ɗin yana ƙarewa kafin in sami dama. Dale Berning Sawa
Lemon drizzle da earl grey trayb
