Bird's Milk Cake

Bird’s Milk, or ptichye moloko, is the soufflé cake that half of Eastern Europe grew up on. A thin layer of sponge carries a tall, pale soufflé that sets soft rather than firm, and the whole cake is finished with dark Belgian chocolate and fresh berries. The name is an old expression for something so good it should not exist, which is roughly the reaction it still gets.

What it tastes like

The soufflé is the point. It is light enough to eat after a long dinner, with the texture somewhere between a mousse and a marshmallow, and the dark chocolate on top cuts the sweetness rather than adding to it. If you find most celebration cakes too rich, this is usually the one to order.

Ordering

The cake is 18 cm and can be finished with berries or written on in chocolate for a birthday. Bird’s Milk needs a little longer than most, so give us at least 48 hours and more if you can.

Baked in Belgravia and delivered across London and Surrey. A larger format for twenty to twenty five people is made to order through our big cakes page.