Ore from the mine is processed at Jaduguda into a substance called U308 - commonly known as yellow cake - and then sent to the Nuclear Fuel Complex in the southern city of Hyderabad, where uranium fuel rods are produced.

CNN: NUCLEAR FALLOUT

Occasionally they contain what villagers say is yellow cake - though why so precious and potent a substance should be thrown out has not been explained.

CNN: NUCLEAR FALLOUT

The recipe called for a simple yellow cake to be split and filled with a whipped-cream filling stabilized with cornstarch and mixed with canned gooseberries.

WSJ: The Cake That Steals the Party

Eventually, I got the Hannchen Jansen I wanted: two yellow cake layers, moist and delicate, sandwiching a tart and creamy filling and topped with nutty-brown meringue.

WSJ: The Cake That Steals the Party