Orange Cake

This is my guest post on Razina Javed's blog RaaaZzzfoodlove.She has a lovely blog.
Please have a look at my Orange Cake post on her blog.

Ingredients:

2c All purpose flour
2c Powdered sugar
3 Eggs room temp
1 1/2tsp Baking powder
1/2tsp Vanilla essence
1c Fresh Orange juice
3/4c Butter room temp 

Method:

1.Sift the flour and baking powder and keep aside.
2.Now beat the butter and sugar till creamy.
3.Now add eggs one by one beating well after each addition.
4.Now add the vanilla essence.
5.Now fold in the flour slowly.
6.Add the orange juice also in between adding the flour.

7.Grease the cake tins. 
8.Preheat the oven at 200 degree C for 15 mins.
9.Now pour the batter to prepared tins.
10.Bake this at 175 degree C for 30 to 35 mins or till the tester comes out clean.(And if doing cup cake it will be baked in 20 to 25 mins).
11.Allow the cakes to cool.
12.Enjoy the orange cake!!!

Aval Payasam

This is an easy and very tasty payasam. Here my family and friends liked this payasam.So thought of sharing this payasam with u all on this day.Happy Onam To All !!!

Ingredients:

1c Brown Aval
2 1/2c Milk
1tin Condensed milk
Sugar if needed
1tsp Cardamom powder
Ghee
Broken cashewnuts
Raisins

Method:

1.Heat 1tbsp ghee in a pan and fry the aval till crisp.
2.Boil the milk with 1/2tsp cardamom powder till it reduces and thickens.
3.Now add the roasted aval into the milk.
4.Boil in medium heat till aval is cooked.
5.Now add the condensed milk and if more sweetness needed add sugar also.
6.Mix well and allow to boil for few more minutes.



7.Add 1/2tsp cardamom powder more and mix well.
8.Now heat 1tsp ghee in a pan and roast cashewnuts and raisins.
9.Pour this over the payasam.
10 Enjoy the payasam!!!