India, Sept. 8 -- One day after content creator Ritu Joon alleged that a Theobroma outlet in Bengaluru refused to write "Happy Birthday" on her cake, the bakery chain has acknowledged that its teams have been instructed to not pipe celebratory messages on cakes.

The clarification came after HT.com reached out to Theobroma for a statement on Monday.

On Sunday, content creator Ritu Joon alleged that she went to a Theobroma outlet in HSR, Bengaluru and bought a cake. She requested that the bakery write "Happy Birthday Ritu Joon" on the cake - a request that was turned down.

Instead, a Theobroma employee informed her that she could purchase a "Happy Birthday" cake topper.

"Yesterday we went to Theobroma in HSR for a birthday cake. I asked...