One cake changed Indian baking. One biscuit travelled with Indian troops across two World Wars. One was perfected over generations on cricket fields. Together, they tell the remarkable story of Mambally’s Royal Biscuit Factory—a story that has been unfolding since 1880.

This carefully curated collection brings together three of our most celebrated creations: India’s first recorded Royal Plum Cake, our Crunchy Cashew Biscuits, and our Barley Biscuits. Each has its own remarkable history, yet all are handcrafted by the fifth generation of the Mambally family using time-honoured recipes, butter, carefully selected ingredients, and traditional wood-fired ovens fuelled by coconut shells.

Whether shared with family, presented as a thoughtful gift or enjoyed over leisurely conversations, this is more than a collection of baked treats. It is nearly a century and a half of craftsmanship, heritage and flavour brought together in one unforgettable box.

THREE ICONS OF INDIA’S BAKING HERITAGE

Royal Plum Cake
First baked in India in 1883, our legendary Royal Plum Cake began when British planter Murdoch Brown challenged Mambally Bapu to recreate a plum cake from England. Rather than simply replicating it, Mambally Bapu reimagined the recipe using local ingredients, Malabar spices and traditional wood-fired baking—creating India’s first recorded plum cake and helping shape Tellicherry’s enduring reputation as the Land of Cakes.

Rich, fruit-laden and deeply aromatic, it remains the cake that started India’s plum cake tradition.

Crunchy Cashew Biscuits
One of the original forty varieties introduced when Mambally’s Royal Biscuit Factory opened in 1880, these biscuits are still handcrafted using the original recipe, refined over generations by members of the Mambally family—including six Ranji Trophy cricketers.

Made with 20% real roasted cashew nuts, butter and carefully selected ingredients, they deliver a deeply nutty flavour and satisfying crunch that has made them one of our most loved biscuits.

Barley Biscuits
Introduced in the bakery’s very first year, our Barley Biscuits travelled with Indian troops during the First and Second World Wars, offering a familiar taste of home far from home. They were also a favourite of Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa, the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army.

Delicately crisp with a subtle roasted barley character and gentle wood-fired smokiness, they remain one of our most enduring classics.

Why Our Heritage Gift Combo Stands Apart

• Three of Mambally’s most iconic recipes in one curated collection
• India’s first recorded Royal Plum Cake, first baked in 1883
• Crunchy Cashew Biscuits made with 20% real roasted cashew nuts
• Barley Biscuits carried by Indian troops during the First and Second World Wars
• Handcrafted by the fifth generation of the Mambally family
• Baked in traditional wood-fired ovens fuelled by coconut shells
• Made with butter and carefully selected ingredients
• No palm oil
• No added preservatives
• No artificial colours or flavours
• Alcohol-free Royal Plum Cake

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Crafted the Traditional Way
Every product in this collection is still baked in the same bakery founded by Mambally Bapu in 1880. Our traditional wood-fired ovens, fuelled by coconut shells, generate a gentle radiant heat that develops richer flavour, satisfying texture and the unmistakable character that has defined Mambally’s baking for nearly a century and a half.

Slight variations in colour are a natural hallmark of genuine handcrafted, wood-fired baking.

Crafted the Traditional Way
We believe exceptional baking begins with exceptional ingredients.

• Butter
• Carefully selected dry fruits, nuts and Malabar spices
• No palm oil
• No added preservatives
• No artificial colours or flavours
• Traditional recipes passed down through five generations

The result is a collection rooted in craftsmanship rather than shortcuts, where every bite reflects nearly a century and a half of baking heritage.

A Gift That Tells Three Remarkable Stories
Few gifts bring together so much history in a single box.

The cake that began India’s plum cake tradition. The biscuit carried by Indian troops across two World Wars. The biscuit refined over generations on cricket fields.

Whether for Christmas, Diwali, Onam, Eid, weddings, anniversaries, housewarmings or corporate gifting, this collection offers something far more meaningful than an assortment of baked goods—it offers a taste of India’s baking heritage.

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As Featured In
The story of Mambally’s Royal Biscuit Factory and India’s first recorded plum cake has been featured by National Geographic, BBC, Lonely Planet, The Times of India, The Hindu, The Economic Times, WION, Malayala Manorama, and Amar Chitra Katha. (These references relate to the heritage of Mambally’s Royal Biscuit Factory and the Royal Plum Cake.)

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Whether you’re discovering Mambally’s for the first time or sharing it with someone special, this carefully curated collection brings together three of our finest creations in one memorable gift—crafted with the same dedication to quality, tradition and flavour that has defined our bakery since 1880.

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