Madhu's Recipe: Molten lava cake

Ingredients:

1. Butter 1 stick

2. Eggs 2

3. sugar 1/4 cup

4. Dark chocolate (70% cocoa) 100 gms

5. Plain flour 1/4 cup

6 Butter for grasing the ramkins.

Method:

1. In a double boiler, melt chocolate and butter. Double boiler is just a pan with simmering water, on its top holds another vessel, in which the chocolate and butter would melt gradually from the steam. the vessel on top should not touch the water that is simmering.

2. In a medium mixing bowl, beat Eggs and Sugar until light and fluffy

3. Once chocolate is melted, remove pan from heat and add in butter. Mix until the butter melts fully.

4. Add chocolate/butter mixture into the eggs, add all-purpose flour and mix until well incorporated.

5. Butter bottom and sides of ramekins (small glass/porcelain bowls) and pour in mixture about 3/4 way full.

6. Place ramekins on a baking tray and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 C) for 10 – 15 minutes. Shorter for gooey (molten) inside, longer for stiff inside.
7. Serve hot with vanilla ice cream.

Hema's recipe: Eggless Carrot Cake and frosting -- 5Oth POST

I wanted to try out frosting the cake. So when I was searching the net, I came across this recipe in showmethecurry.

This carrot cake is very easy and simple and no one would tell that it is eggless.

So I tried out this cake along with frosting on my husband's birthday. He was so surprised to see the cake and we enjoyed the cake so much that not even a piece was left by that evening.

And one of my neighbour Mrs.Helen, helped me out in decorating the cake. Thank you helen.

This happens to be my 50th post. Celebrating it with a sweet cake!!!!!!!!!!!!!

INGREDIENTS:

BOWL 1:

1) All purpose flour - 2 cups
2) Baking soda - 1 tbsp
3) Baking powder - 1 tbsp
4) Cinnamon powder - 1 tbsp(optional)

BOWL 2:

1) Yoghurt - 1 cup
2) Sugar - 1 cup
3) Brown sugar - 1/2 cup
4) Vanilla essence - 1 tbsp
5) Flax seeds - 2 tbsp

OTHER INGREDIENTS:

1) Grated Carrots - 2 cups
2) Chopped walnuts - 1/2 cup
3) Melted butter - 1/4 cup


FOR FROSTING:

1) Whipped frosting cream - 12 0z(I used betty crocker frosting cream)


METHOD:

1)Mix 2 tbsp flax seeds in 6 tbsp of water and allow it to sit for 10 mins.
This flax seeds is an egg substitute. After 10 mins this becomes like a gluey like thing.

2)Take a bowl and mix bowl 1 ingredients.

3)In the same way, take another large bowl and mix bowl 2 ingredients. Mix well until the sugar dissolves.

4)Add the flax seeds mixture to it and mix well.

5)Now add the bowl 1 ingredients to the bowl 2 and mix well to form a smooth batter.

6)Add in grated carrots, chopped walnuts and melted butter and mix them well.

7)Preheat the oven to 350 F.

8)Grease the baking tray and pour in the batter and bake for about 30 mins.

9)After 30 mins, insert a knife/fork to the cake and it should come out clean. This means the cake is ready.

10)Remove them and let them cool completely.

11)Run a knife around the edges of the cake to loosen and place a flat plate over the tray and turn it over to transfer the cake on to the plate.

12)If you are not doing frosting, you can have the cake immediately.

13)But if you are going to do frosting, allow them to cool completely.


FROSTING:

1)Take the whipped frosting cream and fill them in a ziplock cover.
2)Make a small hole at one end down and press them on the cake.
3)Using a butter spreader, spread them over the cake and see that the sides of the cake are also covered.
4)Now decorate the cake as you desire and enjoy it as we did.

Hema's recipe: Banana-walnut muffins

I have never eaten muffins untill I came to US. Here, in my hotel they keep muffins and I just love them. Just thought why don't I give a try baking these cupcakes by myself.

So I just tried it with banana and to make it crunchy I just added walnuts. It came out really well and the plates in which I had kept muffins were empty in a minute.


Ingredients:


1) Allpurpose flour - 1 cup
2) Medium bananas - 2
3) Baking powder - 1 tsp
4) Baking soda - 1tsp
5) Salt - 1/8 tsp
6) Light brown sugar - 1/3 cup
7) Melted butter - 1/3 cup
8) chopped walnuts - 1/2 cup(Reserve a few for sprinkling on top)



Method:

1)Preheat the oven to 350 F.
2)Sift together allpurpose flour,baking powder,baking soda and salt.
3)Mash bananas and add the brown sugar and melted butter.
4)Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and slightly mix till they incorporate well.
5)Fold in the chopped walnuts.
6)Pour the batter into the muffin tray till three-fourths. Sprinkle a few walnuts on top of each muffin.
7)Bake them for 20-25 minutes. Check with a fork or tooth-pick and it should come out clean.
8)Remove the muffin tray from the oven and let it cool off for few minutes.
9)Serve the delicious muffins.

Hema's recipes - Eggless sponge cake

The cake(after baking)

The cake batter

As we come from a brahmin family we are pure vegetarians and we don't eat eggs. When I came across the eggless sponge cake in vahrehvah i just tried it and it was so delicious and no one can tell it is without eggs.
It is very easy to make and here goes the recipe.

INGREDIENTS:

1) Maida - 2 cups
2) Powdered sugar - 1 cup
3) Butter - 1 cup(melted)
4) Baking soda - 1/2 tbsp
5) Baking powder - 1 tbsp
6) Condensed milk - 1 cup
7) Carbonated water - 1 can(coke, pepsi, fanta)

METHOD:

1) In a bowl, take 1 cup milk, add powdered sugar and mix it.
2) Melt the butter & add it to the sugar mixture & beat until its mixed well.
3) Take the dry ingredients - maida, baking powder and baking soda and mix it well.
4) Pour the mixture of butter, milk and sugar in this maida and just mix it.
5) Now add the carbonated water and mix everything well. Mix it up slowly. It should be like dosa batter consistency.
6) Grease the baking tray with butter or ghee and pour in the cake batter.
7) Pre-heat the oven for 400 F and bake it for 15 minutes. Switch off immediately and let it be in the oven
for next 15 mins. Do not remove them. Let them cook in switched off oven.
8) Insert a knife at the centre of the cake and it should come out clean.
9) Remove them and let them cool completely.
10) Run a knife around the edges of the cake to loosen and place a flat plate over the tray and turn it over to transfer the cake on to the plate.
11) Cut them into slices and serve.

Honey -Date-Walnut Cake

We had a Farewell party , in my house and I tried this Cake for the very first time, and it turned out to be an instant hit .

The recipe is as follows:

Recipe:

1 cup dates
½ cup honey (or 1 full medium size bottle of honey can be used for sweet lovers!!! I used 1/2 cup.)
1 cup walnuts
2 eggs - at room temperature
¼ cup each - milk and butter at room temperature
2 cups - all-purpose flour (maida)
½ cup brown sugar or white cane sugar
½ tsp each - baking powder, baking soda and cardamom powder


Honey, Walnuts and Dates

Dates and Honey: Finely chop dates . Take them in a cup and add honey. Keep the dates soaked in honey for about 30 minutes. This is done to soften and further sweeten the dates. (Extremely sweet and soft Medjool type does not need the honey/soaking part.)

Walnuts: Finely chop walnuts to small pieces

Eggs: Break eggs into a cup and beat with a spoon. For those who do not prefer egg, mashed, ripe banana can be added instead of eggs.

Sift and add flour to a big vessel. Add in sugar, baking powder, soda and cardamom powder. Mix well.Add butter, milk and eggs. Also add walnuts and dates along with the honey as they are soaked in. Combine all thoroughly. If the batter is too thick, adjust the consistency by adding little bit more milk. Pour the mixture into a cake pan. level it evenly.

Preheat the oven to 350 F. Place the cake pan in the bottom rack for the first 15 minutes, and then move the pan to the top rack. Bake for about a total 30 minutes, until a knife inserted into the cake comes out clean.

Remove the cake from oven. Let it cool. Then serve!!