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.

Joan's Rainbow Cake

I 'll say this is a celebrity cake.This is the cake from the popular movie Salt And Pepper.When ever my kids and hubby see this cake in the film they keep on asking why don't u make this.I too wanted to make this cake from the time I watched that movie.

Made this cake for eid and the result was tooo good.My family and relatives liked it soooooo much.When the taste of orange,pistha and strawberry came in one piece of cake that was so yummy.My kids too enjoyed it very much.In the movie they r saying u can add dates and raisin in pistha cake but i didn't add anything like that only pistha in pistha cake .I made this cake in 2 days.The first day I made all the 3 cakes and kept in the fridge.The next day gave icing for the cake.

Now to the recipe how I made this cake....

Ingredients:

For Strawberry Cake:

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

For Pistha Cake:

1c All purpose flour
1tbsp Corn flour
1tsp Baking powder
3/4 to 1c Sugar
1 Large egg
1c Pistha
1/2c Milk
2tbsp Butter
3tbsp oil
Few drops of green color

For Orange Cake:

1c All purpose flour
1tbsp Cornflour
3/4 to 1c Sugar
1 Large egg
1tsp Baking powder
3/4c Fresh Orange juice
1/2 to 1 tsp Orange zest
2tbsp Butter
3tbsp Oil
Few drops of orange color

Method:

Strawberry Cake:

1.Defrost the strawberries and cook it with little water and sugar till soft.
2.Keep it aside to get cooled and puree this in a blender.
3.In a bowl sieve the flours and baking powder.
4.In another bowl beat the butter,oil and sugar well.
5.Add the egg and beat well.
6.Now add the flour and fold in well.
7.Now add the strawberry puree and mix well.
8.Add the red color.
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.

Pistha Cake:

1.Soak the pistha in milk for 1/2 to 1 hr.
2.Paste the pistha into very fine paste.
3.Sieve the flours and baking powder.
4.In a bowl beat the butter,oil and sugar well.
5.Add the egg and beat well.
6.Now add the flour and fold in well.
7.Now add the pistha paste and mix well.
8.Add the green color and mix.
9.Preheat the oven at 200 degree C for 15 mins.
10.Pour the 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.

Orange Cake:

1.Squeeze the orange and take fresh orange juice.
2.Sieve the flours and baking powder.
3.In a bowl beat the butter,oil and sugar well.
4.Add the egg and beat well.
5.Now add the flour and fold in well.
6.Add the orange juice and orange zest  to this and mix well.
7.Add the orange color and mix well.
8.Preheat the oven at 200 degree C for 15 mins.
9.Pour this batter to the greased cake tin and bake at 175 degree C for 30 to 35 mins or till the tester comes out clean.
10.Allow the cake to cool completely.

I wrapped the cakes in a cling film after the cakes get cooled and kept in the fridge.

For Icing:

Ingredients:

4 Sachets Dream whip powder.
3/4 to 1 C Cold milk
1tsp Vanilla essence

150 grm Fresh cream
150 grm Cooking chocolate

Method:

1.In a bowl beat the dreamwhip powder,milk and vanilla essence till fluffy.
2.Once the cakes get cooled spread the whipping cream and layer the cakes.
3.First the strawberry cake,then pistha cake and lastly orange cake.
4.Spread the whipping cream all over the cake and put it back in the fridge for some time.
5.Now double boil the fresh cream and chocolate till fully melted.
6.Allow it to cool.
7.Now pour this over the cake .
8.Again keep in the fridge for couple of hours.
9.Slice and enjoy the taste of strawberry,pistha nd orange in one slice of cake!!!!!!!

Carrot Coconut Milk Halwa 150th Post!!!!!!!!

Eid Mubarak To All My Dear Friends.Ramadan was really busy and had a great eid too.....
Posting my 150th recipe post.A sweet dish to celebrate this post.This is a carrot halwa with coconut flavor.

Ingredients:

5 Large Carrots
2c Coconut milk
1/2c Fresh milk
1/2 to 3/4c Jaggery Syrup or as per ur taste
3tbsp Ghee
2tbsp Rice powder dissolved in 1/4c water
Nuts for garnishing

Method:

1.Peel and cut the carrots.
2.Boil the carrots in water.
3.Grind the cooked carrots and milks in grinder.
4.Heat ghee in a non stick kadai.
5.Pour the carrot and milk mixture and jaggery syrup to the kadai and stir well.
6.Add the rice powder dissolved in water to the carrot mixture.
7.Stir till the mixture becomes thick.

8.Pour this to a dish and keep in fridge to set.
9.Garnish with chopped nuts.
10.When cool and set enjoy the halwa.

Banana Jelly Pudding

Hi Friends!!How U all doing?Was busy with kids vacation and ramdan.No time for blogging.
This pudding is and easy one with full banana flavor....

Ingredients:

1packet Biscuit (marie or digestive)
1packet Banana jelly
2 Sachets Dreamwhip powder
1 tin Nestle cream (banana flavor)
1/2 C Cold Milk
2 Bananas
1/4 C Melted butter
10 grms Gelatine
1/4 to 1/2 tin Condensed milk
Nuts to garnish

Method:

1.Powder the biscuit and mix with  melted butter and set this as a base in a pudding dish .
2.Keep this in the fridge for a while.
3.Make the jelly as per the instructions and set the jelly fully.
4.Now in a bowl add the dreamwhip powder and cold milk and beat till fluffy.
5.Add the banana flavored cream and beat well.
6.Soak the gelatine in 4 tbsp water for 10 mins.
7.Add the condensed milk to the cream mixture.
8.Double boil the gelatine and add this to the cream mixture.

9.Now crush the set jelly with a fork.
10.Add the crushed jelly to the cream mixture well.
11.Now cut the bananas into round and keep the slice over the biscuit base.
12.Pour the cream jelly mixture over the bananas and set this in the fridge for couple of hours.
13.After the pudding is set garnish with nuts.
14 Slice and enjoy......