Santa's Wonderland

Santa's Wonderland

Ingredients:

>50g plum cake,

>20g dark chocolate,

>2 scoops of vanilla ice-cream,

>60ml Bourbon/Tennessee Whiskey,

Method:

Blend all the ingredients in a mixer. For garnishing you could use a dollop of ice-cream and a wedge of fresh strawberry. Serve

Glassware:

Chilled margarita glass.

Strwberry Cake Egg-less

STRAWBERRY CAKE EGG-LESS

Ingredients:

Flour -1 1/2 cups

Baking Powder-3/4 tsp

Baking Soda-1/4 tsp

Salt-1/2 tsp

Butter-1/3 cup

Sugar-1/2 cup ( I used 3/4 cup and it was way too sweet)

Strawberry Preserve-1/3 cup

Curd-1/3 cup

Sour Cream-2/3 cup

Vanilla Essence-1/2 tsp

Pink Food Color-a few drops

Butter Cream Icing – 2-3 cups

 

Procedure:

 Preheat oven to 175°C.

Grease and dust two 7, pans and keep them ready.

In a bowl mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

In another bowl cream together sugar and butter.

Add strawberry preserve, vanilla essence and food color and mix well.

Add in the curd and beat to incorporate.

Now beginning with flour mixture, add flour and sour cream alternatively and mix the batter. Finish with flour.

Divide the batter between the two pans and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean.

Remove the cakes from pan and allow it to cool completely.

Cover the cake with cling wrap and refrigerate for at-least 4 hours. I usually leave them overnight in fridge.

The next day, remove the cake from fridge.

Make the butter-cream.

Take 1 cup of butter-cream in a bowl and add 2-3 tbs of the strawberry preserve and mix well. If it is too thin add a little icing sugar to make it thick.

Place one cake on the plate and apply the strawberry filling evenly on the cake with a spatula.

Now place the other cake on it.

Cover the cake with vanilla butter-cream.

With a spatula, make some waves on top.

Applesauce Cake

Applesauce Cake

 Introduction: It is one of my personal favorites. It is so soft. I love baking this because it is so easy. All the ingredients needed are always readily found in any  store.

Ingredients:

: 3cups of all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled,

: 2 teaspoon baking soda,

: 1 teaspoon salt,

: 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon,

: 1 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom,

: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature,

: 2 cups packed light-brown sugar,

: 1/4 cup honey,

: 2 large eggs,

: 2 cups basic Applesauce, or store-bought chunky applesauce,

: Non-stick cooking spray,

: Confectioners' sugar (optional).

Method:

 Step 1- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cardamom and set aside.

Step 2- In another bowl, with an electric mixer, beat butter, brown sugar and honey until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time beating until combined. With mixer on  low speed, gradually add flour mixture; beat just until combined. Beat with applesauce.

Step 3- Generally  coat a non-stick 9-inch tube pan with cooking spray. Spoon batter into pan; smooth the top. Bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean (but sightly wet), 50 to 60 minutes.

Step 4- Cool on a wire rack till 10 minutes. Turn out of a pan onto a cutting board or baking sheet; invert cake on the rack, top side up. Cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving, if desired.

****************************Enjoy with friends, family, colleague***********************

Vanilla Ice-cream

Vanilla Ice-cream

Ingredients:

: 1 tablespoon sugar,

: 1/2 cup milk,

: 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract,

Method:

Step 1- Pour milk, vanilla and sugar into a plastic cup,

Step 2- Place the cup inside the deep freezer,

Step 3- Wait for about 4-5 hours till the mixture freezes and turns into ice-cream,

Step 4- Take out the cup and enjoy your vanilla ice-cream!

Classic Pound Cake

Classic Pound Cake

 

Ingredients:

 : 1 pound (3 1/4 cups) all purpose flour,

 : 1 tablespoon coarse salt,

 : 4 sticks softened unsalted butter, plus more for pan,

 : 2 cups sugar,

 : 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract,

 : 9 large, room-temperature eggs.

Directions:

 Step1: Preheat an oven to 325 degrees. Butter two 5-by-9 inch loaf pans. Combine all-purpose flour and salt in a bowl.

Step 2: Cream butter and sugar with a mixer on a high speed until light and fluffy, for 8 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl. Reduce speed to medium and add vanilla extract.

Step 3: Lightly beat eggs, and add the mixer bowl in 4 additions, mixing thoroughly after each and scraping down sides. Reduce speed to low, and add flour mixture in  4 additions, mixing just until incorporated. Divide batter between pans. Tap on counter to distribute; smooth tops.

Step 4: Bake until a tester into center of each cake comes out clean, about 65 minutes. Let it cool in the pans on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Remove it and let it cool completely on the rack.

Serve with tea and get beautiful compliments from anyone who eats them.

Spooky Drink

SPOOKY DRINK

 

Ingredients:

1) Strawberries {500gm},

2) Lemonade {1 litre},

 3) Rasins {1 cup},

4) Small Berries {1 cup}.

 

Method: 

Step 1: Place the strawberries in a large bowl and mash them with a fork,

Step 2: In a large bowl, mix the strawberries mash and the lemonade,

Step 3: Place some rasins and berries at the bottom of a tall glasses,

Step 4: Pour the strawberry-lemonade over the fruity layer in each glass,

Step 5: Serve this 'spooky juice' to your guests or kids and hear them shriek as they watch the creepy crawlies rise to the top of their glasses.