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The Celebratory Factor

Naziba Basher
Photos: Kazi Tahsin Agaz Apurbo

The best things in life are worth celebrating. Whether it is a birthday, an anniversary, a promotion or just the fact that you got accepted in your desired university, celebrating with friends and family makes everything a tad bit better than it already is. But no matter how many balloons you have floating around or how well you are dressed for the occasion, nothing says celebrations better than cakes!

Cake has always been an essential part of any occasion. Even though many think that a cake at a party is underrated, they cannot help but feel excited when the cake is for them.

There are countless bakeries around Dhaka city that one can find a good cake in. But there is one bakery that has made a difference for everyone with their special cakes, pastries and other little munchies available Shumi's Hot Cake.

Shumi's Hot Cake is thought of as the best bakery in town by many. It has twelve branches spread all around the city and they have managed to steal the hearts of people in every area that they have opened a store in. Even though, Shumi's Hot Cake is small compared to a lot of bakeries, the warmth you get from the people there is what makes your cake experience better than most.

Shumi's Hot Cake mostly takes orders for the cake of your choice. All you have to do is pick the flavour and give them a design of your choice and according to the amount of time they will take making it; you will have just what you had in mind. Apart from taking orders, there are other readymade cakes you will find in the store for the very 'sudden' celebrations. There is a wide variety of cakes readily made for you and each one of them are absolutely lip-smacking and found at an extremely reasonable price. There are plain vanilla and chocolate cakes that cost Tk 750 per kilogram. The black forest cake, which is the most popular, costs Tk 800. The premium vanilla and premium strawberry cakes will cost Tk 1000 as will the Chocolate Delight. Apart from the cakes, there are other small pastries available in the store for the sweet tooth that needs some chocolaty goodness to munch on. Shumi's Chocolate brownies cost Tk 25 per piece while the cupcakes, Shumi's delights; vanilla/chocolate jam rolls all cost Tk 30 a piece. The chocolate bombs, black forest delights and chocolate/vanilla/nut muffins cost only Tk 20 while the mocha/vanilla/chocolate pastries cost Tk 40 per piece. Biscuits, dry cakes and cookies will cost Tk 100 a packet. Apart from sweet goodies, Shumi's also serves salted and spicy delicacies like shingaras, samosas, beef rolls and more all for a considerably cheap price.

But nobody can deny their love for the cakes at Shumi's Hot Cake. Shumi's has been working hard through out the years to please their customers with quality cakes and prices to love. Whether you are in Banani, Uttara, Dhanmondi or even Badda, Shumi's Hot cake will be ready with delicious cakes to enhance your celebrations and bring a smile to your face along with your close, loved ones. Be it the Shumi's delight or the ever-so-famous black forest cake, Shumi's is undeniably everyone's first option. And if it is not already, it definitely should be. As mentioned above, Shumi's Hot Cake has made a difference. Why? You just have to go find out for yourself!