What is the cake that the pastry chefs of Thessaloniki thought of especially for the bull run? The sweet of the festivities this year. [εικόνες] | HELLAS

The sweets in the confectioneries of Thessaloniki are like pictures!

Cakes with messages about the love and beauty of the hug, which everyone probably missed in the middle of a pandemic, but also smiles carved with … sugar paste on Christmas trees and reindeer of cookies, wait patiently in the windows of the bakeries y The time has come for them to “come” to the festive table.

Especially at this time, when the coronavirus has turned our lives upside down, pastry chefs and confectioners put their imaginations to work so that this Christmas they have a dose of sweetness.

Sweets with Fondant

In the pastry chef Katerina Tihakova’s workshop in eastern Thessaloniki all the fondant creations, with the bright colors and intricate paintings, are smiling. Even the… Santa’s mustaches on the base of the tripod cake that adorns the window!

“At Christmas I want to believe that this year they will also have a dose of joy. U.S we choose to paint smiles on our candy because the smile is what we no longer see as it hides behind the mask ”, says Katerina Tihakova to APE-MPE and wishes that the new year has health, optimism and a lot of joy.

This Christmas we wanted to give a note of optimism to the world. We bring nature to our showcase. We put natural spruce branches and try to spread smiles to the world, ”adds Efi Konstantinidou, Ms Tihakova’s associate.

Real cookies and empanadas “dressed” with Fondant, in various sizes and designs, is what most people ask for for the holidays, the list of requests from people who, in addition to their palate, also want to satisfy their eyes, is long. since the result of the pastry is like little edible works of art.

Running of the bulls cake

With the “locktown cake”, a raised cake in small size (for 4-6 people), since this Christmas there will be no large groups in the houses due to the pandemic, a renowned bakery in Thessaloniki gives its own “answer” to. .. sweet necessities of the festive table.

«We made something small and beautiful and called it the Locktown cake.“The owner of the Poly Koula confectionery tells APE-MPE and explains that there are already many who choose to send their message with a sweet message to people who miss them. “People want to send a message.” Many do not even see their parents who live in the same city and want to send them their ‘I love you’ fermented with vanilla and sugar, “he explains.

However, what makes locksmith cakes unique are the messages they “carry” and adapt to what we live in. “People entrust us with the message they want to send. Another writes” the kilometers are few and the distance is short “, another” the time to be a hug “, explains Mrs. Koula and with a smile says that one of the cakes that They did in the middle of the confinement was for a wedding and had the characteristic message: “I’m still glad you met me!” (I’m still glad you met me).