EGGLESS FRUIT CAKE

EGGLESS FRUIT CAKE

I baked 2 cakes for my son's birthday (December). A chocolate cake and a fruit cake. Below is the recipe for the fruit cake. I usually bake eggless cakes.

Ingredients :

2 cups all purpose flour (maida)
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
50 gms butter
1/2 cup sunflower oil
200 gms condensed milk
1 cup water
150 grams mixed tutti fruti fruits

Method of Preparation:

1. Sift the flour, baking powder and baking soda together.
2. Mix the butter and tutti fruti. Add this to the flour.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients one after another and mix everything well.
4. Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Grease the cake mould.
5. Pour the batter into the mould and bake for 40 mins.

STRAWBERRY CAKE WITH FRESH STRAWBERRY & CREAM TOPPING

STRAWBERRY CAKE

Today is my daughter's birthday. She wanted a strawberry cake. Since strawberries are in season, i got some fresh strawberries from the market yesterday. This is my first cream topping cake. It came out very well and not much work involved at all. My daughter loved it and that is very important for me. I had baked a tutti fruti cake for my son's birthday in december, yet the update the recipe though, will do it along with this recipe, today. 

Ingredients:

for the cake:

1 and 1/2 cups all purpose flour (maida)
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tbsp strawberry syrup (i used Hershey's)
2 drops strawberry essence
50 gms butter + 50 gms sunflower oil
50 ml full cream milk
1/2 cup water
3 tbsp castor sugar (adjust to your liking)

for the cream topping
1 pack whipped cream powder (blue bird)
3 + 1 tbsp icing sugar
1 cup fresh strawberry (cut into very small pieces)
1/4 tsp lime juice

Method of Preparation:

1. Whisk the butter and castor sugar together. Add the strawberry syrup and essence and mix well.
2. Sift the flour, baking powder and baking soda together. Add the butter mix to this and mix.
3. Add milk and water to this and mix thoroughly.
4. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
5. Grease the cake mould with butter and pour the batter in it.
6. Bake for 35 mins in 180 degrees.

Cream Topping:

1. Cut the strawberries finely. Mix this with 1/4 tsp lime juice and 1 tsp icing sugar and keep aside.
2. Whip the whip cream as instructed on the box and refrigerate for 15 mins.
3. After 15 mins, mix 1/4 cream with the strawberry mix and keep 3/4 as is, aside.

After the cake is baked, keep it for cooling. With a fork, poke the cake on the top and pour strawberry syrup. After the cake is cooled, first spread the strawberry cream mixture on the cake and then layer the cream on top.
 

GRILLED CHICKEN AND PEPPERS WITH MINT AND CORIANDER DIP

GRILLED CHICKEN AND PEPPERS WITH MINT AND CORIANDER DIP


I'm on a weight loss diet and have started making suitable recipes for this.... I tried chicken grill for the first time and it came out so well that i decided to post it right away.... I have so many recipes to be posted but just couldn't resist posting this right away. Will have to update my other recipes as well one of these days......

I love red and yellow peppers, they have a slightly sour and sweet taste and is very good when it is just stir fried or grilled (like i did today). Stir fry not to exceed maximum of 4 minutes... overcooked peppers don't taste so good...I sprinkle pepper and salt slightly to this and i can guarantee you will love the yumminess to the last bite.





Ingredients:

300 gms chicken breasts (2 pieces)
3 tbsp curds
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1/4 tsp cumin powder
1/2 coriander powder
a pinch of turmeric
salt to taste
1 tsp oil for grilling
Yellow and red pepper cubes

1. Marinate the chicken with all the above ingredients (except oil) and keep it in the refrigerator for a minimum of 1/2 an hour to maximum of 24 hours.
2. Grill this (i used my sandwich grill) brushing a little oil on both sides. Let it cook on both sides for 4 minutes (Chicken breasts cook fast).
3. Arrange the pepper cubes on the grill simultaneously. When serving, sprinkle little salt and pepper on the peppers.

 Voila! Healthy chicken breasts with peppers ready to serve. My daughter too loved this and i was surprised and her not making a fuss to eat the peppers, which she usually does not eat....