If you like sticking to tradition and gift family and friends in your city traditional Christmas treats, why should loved ones in other cities be left behind? This year, the classic cake and pies can travel with you and spread cheer. From nut bars and gingerbread mug holders to a Tipsy cake and a fruit variant with caramel, we bring you a selection of travelling treats for the season.
Planters Fruit Cake at Taranaki Bakery
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Planters Fruit Cake @ Taranaki Bakery, Kerala
At Mathew Vallikappen’s bakery at his estate in Vagamon, Christmas is the season that brings with it the aroma of spices and vanilla. “The name Taranaki, meaning ‘Luck to the Mountains’, originates from my time in New Zealand, where the lush landscapes and artisanal craftsmanship inspired me to pursue my passion for baking,” says Mathew who did his culinary training in the island country. He is especially proud of the Planters Fruit Cake (₹1,300 for 650 gms), a recipe passed down through five generations and a tradition that began in the early 1900s.
Jam at Taranaki Bakery
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Blending British baking influences with Kerala’s rich produce of fruits soaked in Old Monk rum, spices, cashews, and vanilla grown on his estate, their family’s unique recipe also includes caramel sauce and pineapple. Alongside a chocolate plum cake (₹1,400 for 650 gms) that draws from European techniques, other offerings include shortbread cookies (₹350 for 200 gms), choco-chip cookies (₹350 for 200 gms), almond cranberry granola (₹450), cocoa date granola (₹550) and banana, pineapple spreads (₹450 each).
To order, call 6282673682 or visit vanillacounty.in
Gingerbread aunties at The Hill Station Co.
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Gingerbread aunties @ The Hill Station Co., Bengaluru
Before Vaidika Wadhera founded The Hill Station Co. in 2020, she was a “globe-trotting chef”. After stints at The Oberoi Udaivilas, Gaa in Bangkok, and Kinara in Dubai, she launched her brand in New Delhi and then brought it to Bengaluru in March 2025 with one simple idea: to make food that feels like a gift. “We’re a bakery that loves to have fun with flavour, with a razor-sharp focus on keeping everything genuinely delicious,” she says.
Hot chocolate bombs at The Hill Station Co.
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Her Christmas menu is vegetarian and features gingerbread aunties (₹165 each), sari-clad cookies that are a playful spin on the classic gingerbread man. “We also make tiny gingerbread houses (₹190 each) that perch on the rim of your mug, edible baubles for your Christmas tree (₹500 for a set of three), and mulled wine cake pops (₹400 for four) that pair well with our hot chocolate bombs.” There are also cinnamon apple pies (₹3,200 for a 12-inch pie), a Christmas fruit cake (upwards of ₹700), yule millionaire brownies (₹225 each), a mini panettone (₹165 each), and a Christmas focaccia (₹450).
@thehillstation.co on Instagram
Cakes at Global Theeni, Mysuru
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Kalkals and chivda @ Global Theeni, Mysuru
Smitha Kuttayya has been baking wholesome cakes and other sweet treats for the last 25 years, and recently made the shift from Chennai to her hometown, Mysuru. Her Christmas menu this year includes a royal plum cake (₹2,500 a kilo, and with vegan, gluten-free versions also available), and a range of brownies including Boston brownies, cheese brownies, etc (₹1,000 for half a kilo). “This year I will be working out of a new kitchen and that gives me equal parts of fear and excitement. The Christmas goodies, especially the cake, are very sensitive to the atmosphere and this time for the first time in forever I did a trial run. I also have a range of chocolate bombs this year,” says Smitha, who also has pinwheel cookies, shortbread cookies, gingerbread men, gingerbread cookies, kalkals, nutty chivda (all at ₹300 for 150 gms), and mince pies (₹300 for four) on her menu. All products can be shipped pan-India, and custom hampers are also available.
@global.theeni on Instagram, or call 9444385425/9176190210
Cholo-nola at The Huda Bar
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Nut Jobs @ The Huda Bar, Bengaluru
At this women-owned and run business, promoting healthy, conscious eating has been at the forefront since they launched in 2014 with an energy bar. The product range has expanded since to include granolas, raw honeys, teas, nut butters, and more. “We’re a sustainably-run business and our food is handmade in our Bengaluru kitchen. Most of our ingredients are locally sourced from Indian producers,” says co-founder Pratibha Panth. This festive season, new launches include crackle bites (peanut butter rice crispies at ₹450 for 120 gms), choco-nola minis (chocolate coated mini bars at ₹500 for six), anytime crunch (a savoury trail mix at ₹500 for 250 gms), and Christmas hampers that can all be shipped pan-India. “We also make a range of fresh produce such as hummus, garlic toum, mustard, pesto, and a nut seed bread sold only in Bengaluru,” she says, adding that all products are packed in either 100% recyclable or reusable packaging.
Details on thehudabar.com
A cake at House of Sapor
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English Christmas Cake @ House of Sapor, Bengaluru
Launched in November 2020 by Ashwini Gowra and her daughter Raksha, this cloud kitchen has been popular at birthday parties and events in the city. “During the pandemic, we started making birthday cakes for our neighbours, and people in the neighbourhood, and slowly, through word of mouth, it grew. Today, we run a cloud kitchen and also supply to cafés and restaurants across the city,” shares Ashwini.
Chocolate chip cookies at House of Sapor
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The festive menu this year includes the English Christmas cake (₹750 for a loaf) with raisins, currants, and candied orange, that is aged and soaked in brandy, and pecan-double chocolate cookies (₹1,000 for a pack of six). While these can be shipped pan-India, the moelleux au chocolat (₹1,800 for 650 gms), a molten chocolate cake served with wine-poached pears, and the trifle pudding (upwards of ₹475) are available only in Bengaluru.
@houseofsapor on Instagram, or call 9845350671, 9880773371
Sapa Bakery’s panettone
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Stollen and more @ Sapa Bakery, Mysuru
Dina Weber is back with her trademark stollen (₹2300+ taxes), a rich, fruit-filled German Christmas bread. “Its flavours deepen and mellow as the days go by, making it the perfect indulgence for breakfasts, afternoon gatherings, and festive celebrations,” says Dina, who is also launching a classic vanilla panettone (₹1,400+ taxes), and gingerbread cookies as well. “The latter, called Elisen Lebkuchen, is our take on the classic German treat, featuring a blend of in-house spices and honey, topped with a bright, lemony glaze.” The stollen and panettone can be shipped pan-India, and the cookies are available only at the outlet in Mysuru.
@sapabakery on Instagram
Mexican hot chocolate cookies at Over The Top
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Spiced granola @ Over The Top, New Delhi
A brand born out of founder Tanaya Sharma’s health struggles in 2021, it aims at making indulgent desserts healthy and easy on the body. “Living with endometriosis, PCOS, insulin resistance and pre-diabetic conditions made it difficult for me to find treats that were both delicious and genuinely good for the body. What began in my kitchen as a necessity soon became a purpose: to make nourishment joyful,” says Tanaya who launched the brand with chef-partner Ravi Shukla. Their winter menu for 2026 has festive granola with warm spices, and toasted nuts (₹750 for 250 gms), seasonal brittle (₹500 for 250 gms), spreads (₹450 for 200 gms) with flavours such as apple mince pie, strawberry vanilla bean preserve, strawberry black pepper preserve, and a cookie and berry nut butter. Also available are dog biscuits (₹250 for 100 gms). While these can be shipped across India, for Delhi-NCR residents there are also cookies and cheesecakes.
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A cake at Almond Butter Cakes
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Tipsy Cake @ Almond Butter Cakes, Mumbai
At this homegrown bakery in Maximum City, husband-wife duo Bhavya Srinivasan and Luth have been baking a storm, quite literally. The duo launched the brand in 2020 that specialise in gluten-free almond flour cakes and cookies. “Inspired by our passion for travelling and adventures, our cakes became a part of our high altitude treks and biking escapades. Soon, we received messages from fellow travellers, and that is how our baking journey began,” says Bhavya, of their creations made with almond flour, organic jaggery, dates, and premium chocolates.
Cookies at Almond Butter Cakes
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The Christmas season brings the Tipsy Cake (upwards of ₹2,800 for 500 gms) on their menu that is rich with spiced rum, soaked raisins, and almonds. Other bestsellers (upwards of ₹2,000 for 500 gms) on their menu include the fudge cake, butter cake, coffee date walnut cake, orange almond cake, apple cinnamon cake, and monster cookies (upwards of ₹1,200 for two), that can all be shipped across India and overseas.
@almondbuttercakes on Instagram
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