Date Almond Cake
Ingredients •2 C chopped dates •1 C boiling water •½ Tsp baking soda •3 Tbsp butter, softened •1 C brown sugar •3 Tbsp yogurt •2 Tsp vanilla essence •1½ C all purpose flour •¾ C chopped almonds Preparation 1.Place the dates in a bowl. Combine boiling water and baking soda; pour over the dates. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in yogurt and vanilla. Add the flour to the creamed mixture...
Baked Cheesecake
Ingredients Crust Softened butter – 1/4 cup Sugar – 1/4 cup Pure vanilla extract – 1 tsp Unbleached plain flour – 1 cup Baking powder – 1 tsp Filling Ricotta cheese – 500g Softened cream cheese – 500g Fresh lemon juice – 1/3 cup Cups sugar – 1 1/2 Arrowroot powder – 2 tbsp or Cornflour – 1 tbsp Fresh cream – 1 1/3 cups Pure vanilla extract – 1 1/2 tsp...
Cranberry Cake with Golden Sauce
Ingredients Cranberry Cake: • Flour – 2 cup • Turbinado sugar – 1 1/4 cup • Milk – 1 cup • Ghee – 2 tsp • Baking powder – 2 tsp • Non alcohol vanilla – 1 tsp • Salt – 1/2 tsp • Yogurt – 2 heaping tsp • Fresh cranberries, all stems removed – 2 cup The Golden Sauce: • Sugar – 1/2 cup • Half & half – 1/2 cup • Butter – 1/2 cup • Vanilla – 1/2 tsp...
Strawberry Lotus Cake
Ingredients • All purpose flour- 1 1/2 cup • Sugar- 3/4 cup+ 1Tbsp • Salt-1/2 tsp • Baking powder- 1 1/2 tsp • Eno- 1/2 tsp • Vegetable oil-1/3 cup • Yoghurt- 1/4 cup • Milk- 1/3 cup (full fat milk will taste better than low fat) • Strawberries, finely chopped – 1/2-1 cup • Orange-red colour- 1/4 tsp/3-4 drops • Strawberry/vanilla essence- 1/2 tsp For Butter Cream Icing • Vegetable Shortening – 1cup • Confectioners sugar-...
Sponge Cake
Ingredients • Self rising flour( It has baking soda and little salt already in it. Or else- 2 cups maida with 1 tsp baking soda and a pinch of salt) – 2 cups • Sugar – 3/4 cup + 1tbsp • Eno – 1/2 tsp • Oil – 3/4 cup + 1 tbsp • Sprite/Mirinda/orange juice/pineapple juice/milk – 3/4cup + 1tbsp • Vanilla essence – 1 tsp • Fruits like orange/pineapple/strawberry/blueberry/carrob chips/nuts roasted and...
Eggless Christmas Cupcakes
Ingredients • Self raising flour – 450g + Plain flour – 50g • Mixed dried fruits (I used a mixture of dates, apricots, prunes, cranberries, raisins, sultanas and cherries) – 350g • Dark brown sugar (such as muscavado) – 320g • Sparkling water – 250ml • Chopped pecans – 80g • Ground almonds – 100g • Baking soda – 1 tsp • Baking powder – 2 tsp • Ground mixed spice (cloves, nutmeg,...