We know this cake is influenced by the Portuguese because of the puhul dosi used, which is actually a fruit that originated from Portugal. It is said that this love cake was born as a result of the Sri Lankan women trying to win the hearts of the Portuguese contenders. The Portuguese men at that time did not have Portuguese women to marry, so they married the Sinhalese and Tamil women who was the two largest ethnic groups at that time, which was also encouraged by the government in that era. We all eat love cake but do we know where it really comes from? it is said that this cake was an invention when the Portuguese colonised Sri Lanka. Well, she is very protective of her recipe and I am about to give you that secret recipe. So I ended up making 5 cakes to get the perfect texture. When I asked my mum to give me her recipe, she decided to give me new information every time I baked the cake and when I complained that it was not like hers, she would tell me bits and pieces that she would do to get a perfect love cake.
To be honest, I don’t have time to be hand cutting, I simply chop them roughly and grate the lime, probably that’s what’s missing in my cake, that love and passion she puts into her love cake. Then the puhul dosi is also hand cut and she makes a huge batch so you can imagine how many kilos and kilos of cashews, puhul dosi and lime rind gets hand cut. She would start the process about 1 week in advance by hand cutting, not chop!!! but hand cutting the cashew nuts to tiny pieces, then she would hand-cut!!! not grate the lime rind, but hand-cut into tiny pieces.
I still have memories of my mother making this cake, I wait eagerly till the end to lick the bowl and the batter, mind you my mum’s love cake was loaded with brandy, no wonder I was happy as a kid always hahahhaha. Until today when we go home for Christmas, I would ask my mum to make me a huge batch of love cake to take back overseas so I can eat:) although I tell her I am going to distribute it with my friends, I end up eating it all hah hahaha she still thinks I give her love cake to people but how can I when it is soooo good. It’s made with so much love, that even when I make it, I still feel something is missing, and that’s my mothers love that goes into this cake. Am I biased because she is my mother? hmmm, maybe but I also truly understand flavours and can tell you when a love cake is good. My Mum’s Secret Sri Lankan Love cake recipeĪs a child growing up, this is one cake my mum made every Christmas and no one, in my opinion, no hotel, no relative, no catering business could beat her love cake. It’s just so rich & flavourful that it gets quite addictive once you eat it. This cake is specially made during Christmas time, rich in cashew nuts and puhul dosi also known as pumpkin preserve, Sri Lankan spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon, rose water. This is one cake that we can truly call Sri Lankan. Traditional Sri Lankan Love cake recipe, made with love and made for loved ones.
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