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{{Short description|Indian dessert}}{{Infobox food
| name              = Cumber cake
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| type              = [[Cake]]
| course            = [[Dessert]]
| place_of_origin    = [[Goa]]
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'''Cucumber cake''' is a [[cake]] prepared using [[cucumber]] as a primary ingredient. Additional ingredients may include typical cake ingredients such as flour, sugar, eggs and leavening.<ref name="Shenoy 2016"/> It may be served as a dessert cake,<ref name="mid-day 2016"/> and some versions are topped with an [[Icing (food)|icing]].<ref name="Shenoy 2016"/>
'''Cucumber cake''' is a [[cake]] prepared using [[cucumber]] as a primary ingredient. Additional ingredients may include typical cake ingredients such as flour, sugar, eggs and leavening.<ref name="Shenoy 2016"/> It may be served as a dessert cake,<ref name="mid-day 2016"/> and some versions are topped with an [[Icing (food)|icing]].<ref name="Shenoy 2016"/>


==Tavsoli==
==Tavsoli==
Cucumber cake may be referred to as ''tavsoli'' or ''tausali'', and is a dish in [[Goan cuisine]].<ref name="Awchat 2009"/><ref name="Monteiro 2015"/>  ''Tavsoli'' is prepared using cucumber, and additional ingredients may include rice, coconut, [[jaggery]], [[ghee]], cashews and [[cardamom]].<ref name="Awchat 2009"/><ref name="Monteiro 2015"/> [[Turmeric]] leaves may be placed atop the cake prior to baking, which adds flavor.<ref name="Awchat 2009"/> It may be served as a breakfast dish,<ref name="Aayis 2006"/> and may be prepared in the style of a [[dhokla]]<ref name="Food and Health"/> and [[steaming|steamed]].<ref name="Amit 2016"/>
Cucumber cake may be referred to as '''tavsoli''' or '''tausali''', and is a dish in [[Goan cuisine]].<ref name="Awchat 2009"/><ref name="Monteiro 2015"/>  ''Tavsoli'' is prepared using cucumber, and additional ingredients may include rice, coconut, [[jaggery]], [[ghee]], cashews and [[cardamom]].<ref name="Awchat 2009"/><ref name="Monteiro 2015"/> [[Turmeric]] leaves may be placed atop the cake prior to baking, which adds flavor.<ref name="Awchat 2009"/> It may be served as a breakfast dish,<ref name="Aayis 2006"/> and may be prepared in the style of a [[dhokla]]<ref name="Food and Health"/> and [[steaming|steamed]].<ref name="Amit 2016"/>


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Cucumber sandwich]]
* [[Cucumber sandwich]]
* [[List of cakes]]
* [[List of cakes]]
*[[Zucchini bread]]


==References==
==References==
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<references>
 
<ref name="Awchat 2009">{{cite book | last=Awchat | first=D.S. | title=The Goa Portuguesa Cookbook | publisher=Popular Prakashan | year=2009 | isbn=978-81-7991-482-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IGeoulo2EBsC&pg=PA121 | page=121}}</ref>
<ref name="Awchat 2009">{{cite book | last=Awchat | first=D.S. | title=The Goa Portuguesa Cookbook | publisher=Popular Prakashan | year=2009 | isbn=978-81-7991-482-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IGeoulo2EBsC&pg=PA121 | page=121}}</ref>
<ref name="mid-day 2016">{{cite web | title=Meher Marfatia Column: Crosses, a square and Blue Circle | website=[[Mid Day]] | date=January 10, 2016 | url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/meher-marfatia-column-crosses-a-square-and-blue-circle/16848156 | access-date=January 29, 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="mid-day 2016">{{cite web | title=Meher Marfatia Column: Crosses, a square and Blue Circle | website=[[Mid-Day]] | date=January 10, 2016 | url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/meher-marfatia-column-crosses-a-square-and-blue-circle/16848156 | access-date=January 29, 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="Shenoy 2016">{{cite web | last=Shenoy | first=Sonali | title=Cucumber Concoctions | website=[[The New Indian Express]] | date=January 29, 2016 | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Cucumber-Concoctions/2015/05/14/article2812645.ece | access-date=January 29, 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="Shenoy 2016">{{cite web | last=Shenoy | first=Sonali | title=Cucumber Concoctions | website=[[The New Indian Express]] | date=January 29, 2016 | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Cucumber-Concoctions/2015/05/14/article2812645.ece | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205202306/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Cucumber-Concoctions/2015/05/14/article2812645.ece | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 5, 2015 | access-date=January 29, 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="Monteiro 2015">{{cite web | last=Monteiro | first=Lisa | title=Youngsters prefer eating non-vegetarian food, finds survey | website=The Times of India | date=April 6, 2015 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Youngsters-prefer-eating-non-vegetarian-food-finds-survey/articleshow/46817539.cms | access-date=January 29, 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="Monteiro 2015">{{cite web | last=Monteiro | first=Lisa | title=Youngsters prefer eating non-vegetarian food, finds survey | website=The Times of India | date=April 6, 2015 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Youngsters-prefer-eating-non-vegetarian-food-finds-survey/articleshow/46817539.cms | access-date=January 29, 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="Aayis 2006">{{cite web | title=Cucumber cake (Tausalli) | website=Aayis Recipes | date=September 7, 2006 | url=http://www.aayisrecipes.com/breakfast-or-snacks/cucumber-cake-tausalli/ | access-date=January 29, 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="Aayis 2006">{{cite web | title=Cucumber cake (Tausalli) | website=Aayis Recipes | date=September 7, 2006 | url=http://www.aayisrecipes.com/breakfast-or-snacks/cucumber-cake-tausalli/ | access-date=January 29, 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="Food and Health">{{cite web | title=Tavsoli (cucumber cake) | website=Food and Health | url=http://www.strfri.com/foods/view/Tavsoli+(cucumber+cake).jsp | access-date=January 29, 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="Food and Health">{{cite web | title=Tavsoli (cucumber cake) | website=Food and Health | url=http://www.strfri.com/foods/view/Tavsoli+(cucumber+cake).jsp | access-date=January 29, 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="Amit 2016">{{cite web | last=Amit | first=Dassana | title=Cucumber cake recipe, eggless steamed cucumber cake | website=Veg recipes of India | date=January 11, 2016 | url=http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/cucumber-cake-recipe-tavsali-recipe/ | access-date=January 29, 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="Amit 2016">{{cite web | last=Amit | first=Dassana | title=Cucumber cake recipe, eggless steamed cucumber cake | website=Veg recipes of India | date=January 11, 2016 | url=http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/cucumber-cake-recipe-tavsali-recipe/ | access-date=January 29, 2016}}</ref>
}}
 
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
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[[Category:Cakes]]
[[Category:Cakes]]
[[Category:Goan cuisine]]
[[Category:Goan cuisine]]
[[Category:Cucumber dishes|Cake]]

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Cumber cake
TypeCake
CourseDessert

Cucumber cake is a cake prepared using cucumber as a primary ingredient. Additional ingredients may include typical cake ingredients such as flour, sugar, eggs and leavening.[1] It may be served as a dessert cake,[2] and some versions are topped with an icing.[1]

Tavsoli[edit | edit source]

Cucumber cake may be referred to as tavsoli or tausali, and is a dish in Goan cuisine.[3][4] Tavsoli is prepared using cucumber, and additional ingredients may include rice, coconut, jaggery, ghee, cashews and cardamom.[3][4] Turmeric leaves may be placed atop the cake prior to baking, which adds flavor.[3] It may be served as a breakfast dish,[5] and may be prepared in the style of a dhokla[6] and steamed.[7]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shenoy, Sonali (January 29, 2016). "Cucumber Concoctions". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  2. "Meher Marfatia Column: Crosses, a square and Blue Circle". Mid-Day. January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Awchat, D.S. (2009). The Goa Portuguesa Cookbook. Popular Prakashan. p. 121. ISBN 978-81-7991-482-3.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Monteiro, Lisa (April 6, 2015). "Youngsters prefer eating non-vegetarian food, finds survey". The Times of India. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  5. "Cucumber cake (Tausalli)". Aayis Recipes. September 7, 2006. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  6. "Tavsoli (cucumber cake)". Food and Health. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  7. Amit, Dassana (January 11, 2016). "Cucumber cake recipe, eggless steamed cucumber cake". Veg recipes of India. Retrieved January 29, 2016.

Further reading[edit | edit source]