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This is a list of notable Sri Lankan sweets and desserts. Sri Lanka is well known throughout South Asia for sweets and desserts originating from there. Desserts are usually served as part of main meals, whereas sweets are consumed at tea times. Many Sri Lankan desserts and sweets contain domestic spices, jaggery and kithul (Caryota urens ...
The cake was introduced by the Portuguese but has evolved into a confectionery unique to Sri Lanka. [4] [5] The original recipe of Bolo Fiado dates back to the 16th century, when the Portuguese controlled the coastal areas of the country. [6] Its name has Portuguese origins, bolo is Portuguese for cake, and folhado meaning a leaf or sheet. [7]
Love cake or Bolo di Amor, is a type of semolina cake eaten in Sri Lanka on special occasions. [1] They are often baked for cultural celebrations such as Christmas , [ 2 ] birthdays and weddings, served wrapped in gold paper for guests to eat or take home.
Pandan cake is a light, fluffy, green-coloured sponge cake [5] flavoured with the juices of Pandanus amaryllifolius leaves. [6] [7] It is also known as pandan chiffon.[1] [2] The cake is popular in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, China, and also the Netherlands.
Sri Lanka is historically famous for its cinnamon. The 'true cinnamon' tree, or Cinnamomum verum , used to be botanically named Cinnamomum zeylanicum to reflect its Sri Lankan origins. This is a widely utilized spice in Sri Lanka, and has a more delicate, sweet taste in comparison to Cinnamomum cassia , which is more common in some other ...
A cake made with four milks, [10] similar to the tres leches cake. Cuca: Brazil: A dry, flat cake made of eggs, wheat and butter, with various toppings and fillings. Cucumber cake: Goa: A cake prepared with cucumber as a primary ingredient. It is a popular dish in Goan cuisine. Cupcake: United States: A small cake with various ingredients ...
Kevum or Kavum (Sinhala: කැවුම්) is a deep-fried Sri Lankan sweet made from rice flour and kithul (sugar-palm) treacle, with a number of variants adding additional ingredients. It is also known as oil cake. Kevum is traditionally given and consumed during celebrations of Sinhala and Tamil New Year. [1]
Breudher, also known as Brueder or Bloeder (pronounced as broo-dhuh), is a traditional Sri Lankan Dutch Burgher buttery yeast cake, baked in a fluted mould. [1] [2] [3] A variation, Bleuda, Kueh Bleuda or Kue Bludder is also found in the Malacca Dutch Eurasian community and in Kochi, a city in the south-west of India.