Blueberry CheeseCake

This is a No bake cheesecake.Easy to make and very yummy dessert which can really win the heart of guests.This will be set within 2 or 3 hrs.With the below measurements I got 5 individual cups and a 9 inch size cheesecake also.

Now to the recipe...

Ingredients:

For Base:

1 big packt Digestive biscuits
1tbsp Brown sugar
1/2 c Melted butter

For Cream:

1sachet Dreamwhip powder
1tin Puck cream(plain)
1pkt Cream Cheese (I used Philadelphia cream cheese)
1/2tsp vanilla essence
1/2 to 3/4c Sugar 
1/2c Cold Milk
20grms Gelatine
1/4c Water

For Topping:

1tin Blueberry Topping

Method:

For Base:

1.Powder the biscuits and brownsugar in the grinder.
2.Pour the melted butter with the biscuits and mix well.
3.Now spread this evenly in some glasses or in a spring form pan lined with foil or parchment paper.
4.Keep this refrigerated till we prepare the cream.

For Cream:

1.Soak the gelatine with 1/4c water.
2.Beat the dreamwhip powder with cold milk and vanilla essence till peaks form.
3.Now add the puck cream and beat well.
4.Now add the cream cheese and sugar and beat till the sugar dissolves.
5.Double boil the gelatine and pour the melted gelatine to the cream cheese mixture.
6.Now pour this  over the biscuit base and refrigerate till almost set.

7.After it is almost set pour the blueberry topping on top of the cream.
8.Again refrigerate till everything is set and cooled for couple of hrs.
9.Enjoy the blueberry cheesecake!!!!

Kaya Pola

This is a famous tea time snack in malabar side.Very easy to make and good for kids too.Thisis also called Mutta Marichathu.We can make this on stove top and even bake this.

Ingredients:

2 Large Kerala Bananas
5 medium sized or 4 large Eggs
8 to 10 tbsps Sugar
1/2 tsp Cardamom powder
1/4 c Milk
10 to 15 Cashewnuts broken
1 tbsp Ghee

Method:

1.Cut the bananas in lenght wise not so thick or so thin.
2.In a frying pan heat ghee and fry the cashewnuts and keep aside.
3.In same ghee saute the cut bananas til light golden color.
4.Keep this aside.
5.In a bowl lightly beat eggs,milk,sugar and cardamom powder.
6.Mix the fried bananas to this egg mixture.
7.Pour this to the same frying pan and spread evenly.
8.Put the fried cashewnuts all over.
9.Cook covered on very low flame for 15 to 20 mins or the centre is fully done.

10.You can  also bake this in the oven ,grease a tin and pour the mixture to the tin.
11.Cover the tin with foil.
12.Bake at 180 degree c for 15 to 20 mins or till done.
13.Take out when done and allow it to cool slightly.
14.Cut and serve.

Mango Mousse Cake

This cake is in my drafts for a long time.Don't know why I became so late to post this.Anyway I'm posting this today.Mango mousse cake so tasty dessert.

Ingredients:

For Sponge Base:

3 Large Eggs

1/2 to 3/4 C All purpose flour

1tbsp Cornflour

1/2 to 3/4 C Granulated Sugar

1/2tsp Vanilla essence

1/2tsp Baking powder

2tsp Melted Butter

A pinch salt

For Mango Mousse:

1 1/2 tbsp Gelatine

1/4 c Water

1 pckt Whipping Cream

3 to 4 tbsp Sugar

1 c Fresh Mango puree

1/2 c Mango cubes

For Mango Glaze Topping:

1/2 c Mango puree

10 grms Gelatine

4tbsp Water

Method:

Sponge Cake:

1.Beat the egg and sugar till very creamy and pale.

2.Sift the flours,baking powder and salt and keep aside.

3.Add Vanilla essence to the beaten egg.

4.Now slowly add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and fold in with big strokes.

5.Fold in till all the flour is mixed with the egg mixture.

6.Now add the melted butter and just give some strokes.

7.Grease a cake tin and line with parchment paper.

8.Preheat the oven at 200 degree C for 15 mins.

9.Now pour the batter to the tin.

10.Bake the cake at 165 degree C for 15 mins or till the tester comes out clean.Allow the cake to cool completely.

Mango Mousse:

1.In a bowl beat the whipping cream and sugar till stiff peaks appear.

2.Soak the gelatine in water for 10 mins.

3.Double boil this gelatine and mix this to the whipped cream mixture.

4.Add the mango puree to this cream mixture and mix well.

5.Keep this in the fridge for a while to get cooled.

For Mango Glaze Topping:

1.Soak the gelatine in water for 10 mins.

2.double boil this gelatine till dissolved fully.

3.Now mix the mango puree and gelatine together.

4.Keep this aside.

Assembling The Cake:

1.Cut the cake into two equal parts.

2.Now in a springform pan line a cling film.

3.Now layer one piece of cake in the tin.

4.Now in the whipping cream mixture add the mango cubes and mix well.

5.Pour half of this whipped cream mixture on top of the cake.

6.Now layer the other piece on top of the cream.

7.Now pour the rest of cream mixture on top of this cake.

8.Just tap the tin so that the cream spread evenly to every sides.

9.Keep this refrigerated for sometimes.

10.Now pour the prepared glaze on top of this cake.

11.Keep refrigerated to set for few hours or overnight.

12.Demould the cake from the tin.

13.After setting if needed you can decorate the cake with some plain whipped cream.

14.Slice and enjoy the taste of mango!!! 

Neopolitan Cake

Hi friends!! This is my first post of this year.I know this is a late post.But was busy with many things and health was also not so good.
This is a 3 layer cake with 3 different flavours.Strawberry,chocolate and vanilla flavour.

Now to the recipe..

Ingredients:


For Strawberry Cake:

3/4 c All purpose flour
1tbsp Corn flour
3/4 to 1c Sugar
1tsp baking powder
2 Large egg
3tbsp oil
1c Strawberry puree(I used puree of fresh strawberries)
1/2tsp Strawberry essence
Few drops of red color

For Chocolate Cake:


1/2 c All purpose flour
1tbsp Corn flour
3/4 to 1c Sugar
1tsp baking powder
2 Large egg
3tbsp oil
2tbsp Cocoa powder
1/2tsp Vanilla essence

For Vanilla Cake:


1/2 c All purpose flour
1tbsp Corn flour
3/4 to 1c Sugar
1tsp baking powder
2 Large egg
3tbsp oil
1 tsp Vanilla essence

Method:

Strawberry Cake:

1.Puree the strawberries with little sugar in a blender.
2.Keep it aside.
3.In a bowl sieve the flours and baking powder.
4.In another bowl beat the eggs and sugar well.
5.Now add the flour and fold in well.
6.Now add the oil and fold in well.
7.Now add the strawberry puree and mix well.
8.Add the red color and strawberry essence.
9.Preheat the oven at 200 degree C for 15 mins.
10.Pour this batter in a  greased cake tin and bake the cake at 175 degree C for 30 to 35 mins or till the tester comes out clean.
11.Allow the cake to cool completely.

Chocolate Cake:


1.Sieve the all purpose flour,corn flour ,cocoa powder,baking powder and keep aside.
2.In a bowl beat the eggs and sugar till creamy and increases its volume.
3.Now add the vanilla essence and mix well.
4.Now add the flour mix little by little and fold in well.
5.Add the oil and mix .
6.Preheat the oven at 200 degree C for 15 mins.
7.Grease the cake tin.
8.Pour the batter in the prepared pan.
9.Bake this at 175 degree C for 15 mins or till the tester comes out clean.
10.Allow the cake to cool totally.

Vanilla Cake:

1.Beat the egg and sugar till very creamy and pale.

2.Sift the flour,baking powder  and keep aside.

3.Add Vanilla essence to the beaten egg.

4.Now slowly add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and fold in with big strokes.

5.Fold in till all the flour is mixed with the egg mixture.

6.Now add the oil and just give some strokes.

7.Grease a cake tin and line with parchment paper.

8.Preheat the oven at 200 degree C for 15 mins.

9.Now pour the batter to the tin.

10.Bake the cake at 165 degree C for 15 mins or till the tester comes out clean.Allow the cake to cool completely.

For Frosting:

3 Sachet dream whip powder

1/2 to 3/4 C Cold milk

1/2tsp Vanilla essence

1/2 c Fresh Strawberry

2tsp Sugar

A little red color and 1tbsp cocoa powder for decorating

Method:

1.Cook the strawberries,sugar and little water.
2.Keep this aside to cool.3.In a bowl beat the dreamwhip powder,milk and vanilla essence till fluffy.
4.Once the cakes get cooled spread the whipping cream and layer the cakes.
5.First the strawberry cake,then vanilla cake and lastly chocolate cake.
6.In between the strawberry cake and vanilla cake on top of whipping cream spread some cooked and cooled strawberry puree.
7.Now layer the chocolate cake over the vanilla cake.
8.Now spread the whipping cream all over the cake.
9.Decorate the cake as per ur choice.
10.Keep the cake in the fridge to cool.
11.Slice and enjoy the taste of strawberry,chocolate and vanilla in one slice of cake!!!!!!!

Celebration Cakes Of 2012!!

This is my last post of this year.An advance HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY FAMILY,FRIENDS AND RELATIVES!! 
This is a post of my special cakes I made for my family's special days........

Will start with 2012 new year cake

Tres Leches Cake

Train Cake Made For My Son's B'day

Bouquet Cake Made For My Elder Daughter's B'day

Checker Board Cake For My Hubby's B'day

Mango Mousse Cake For Our Wedding Anniversary

Butterfly Cake For My Little Girl's B'day

Joan's Rainbow Cake For Eid

Finally Pineapple Cake For My B'day

Mocha Brownies

Hi friends!!!! Today i'm posting mocha brownies.Combination of chocolate and coffee which is out of this world.The smell which spreads the home while baking anything with this combo is really amazing!!!!!!!
My all time fav combo.

Now to the recipe.......

Ingredients:

3/4 c Unsalted butter
3/4 c Semi sweet chocolate chips or cooking chocolate
2 tsp Instant coffee powder
1 c All purpose flour
1 c Granulated sugar
2 Large eggs
1/2 tsp Vanilla essence
2 tbsp Cocoa powder
1/2 tsp Baking powder
1/4 tsp Salt
1/2 c Chopped Walnuts

Method:

1.Double boil the chocolate chips,butter and instant coffee till the chocolate and butter melts well.Allow it to cool.
2.Sift the flour,cocoa powder,baking powder and salt.
3.In a bowl pour the chocolate and butter mixture.
4.Add eggs one by one and beat after each addition with a balloon whisk.
5.Add the sugar and mix well.
6.Add the vanilla essence and mix well.
7.Now add the flour mixture and mix well.
8.Now mix the walnuts into this batter.

9.Preheat the oven at 200 degree C for 15 mins.
10.Grease a square baking tin and line it with parchment paper.
11.Pour the batter to the tin.
12.Bake at 180 degree C for 30 to 35 mins.
13.When tested with a tooth pick there should be some crumbs of the brownies on it.
14.Cool it and serve with vanilla ice cream or as it is.
15.Enjoy the brownies!!!!!!!

Adukku Pathiri

Hi friends blogging after many days.Was busy with many things.

This is a famous malabar dish.This is a layered dish.Pancakes flled and layered with chicken masala filling.

Now to the recipe......

Ingredients:

For Pancakes:

1c Maida
1 Egg
Salt
Water

For Filling :

4c Chicken cooked and shredded
1 Onion
1 Tomato
½ tsp Ginger garlic paste
¼tsp Turmeric powder
½tsp Red chilly powder
½ tsp Garam masala powder
1tbsp Oil

For Dipping Pancakes:

3 Eggs
Salt

Method:

1.In a bowl mix the ingredients for the pancakes to a loose batter.
2.Heat a tawa and pour one big spoon of batter and swirl the tawa and cook the pancakes one by one and keep aside.
3.In a pan heat little oil.
4.Add chopped onions and sauté well.
5.Add ginger garlic paste and sauté well.
6.Add the turmeric powder and red chilly powder and sauté well.
7.Now add the chopped tomatoes and sauté well.
8.Now add the cooked chicken shredded and mix well with the masala.
9.Add garam masala powder and mix well.
10.Keep this aside.

11.Now beat the eggs and salt in a plate.
12.Now grease a non stick deep vessel.
13.Now dip one pancake and place in the vessel.
14.Spread some chicken filling on top of the pancake.
15.Again dip the pancake in the egg mixture place on top of the chicken fiiling.
16.Repeat this till the filling and pancakes finish.
17.Top layer should be pancake.
18.Now the rest of egg mixture on top.
19.Close the vessel and cook on very low flame fo 15 to 20 minutes or till the poured eggs  cooked well.
20.Invert this to a plate .
21.Cut into pieces and serve.