Eggless Chocolate Cupcakes

 

It was my birthday again and this time I made some cupcakes as my husband got a cake .This was an easy peesy eggless cake which was soft and moist .I gave  frosting using nutella which only enhanced the flavour of the cake.

My daughter got her hands on experimenting with frosting and decorating the cakes with sprinkles.She enjoys doing that a lot:)).i recently started trying my hands on frosting and I think I am getting good at it slowly.last month I even baked a birthday cake for my husband .I currently have  very few nozzles.So I can't try more designs

Now to the recipe

INGREDIENTS

Lukewarm milk - 1/2 cup

Oil - 1/3 cup

Coffee powder - 1tsp

Water - 1tbsp

Powdered sugar - 1cup

Vanilla essence - 1 tsp

All purpose flour - 1 cup

Baking powder - 1/2 tsp

Baking soda - 1/2 tsp

corn flour - 2tbsp

milk powder - 1/3 cup

cocoa powder - 1/4 cup

salt - a pinch

vinegar - 1 tsp

HOW TO MAKE

preheat oven at 180 degrees

mix coffee powder with water and keep aside

in a bowl take milk ,oil ,coffee mix ,sugar ,vanilla essence and mix well

mix all the dry ingredients and sieve two or three times

add the dry ingredients to the  wet ingredients little by little and fold using a spatula

once done add 1tsp vinegar and give a final mix

pour the batter till 2/3rd of the cupcake mould

bake for 15-20 minutes at 180 degrees

allow to cool completely

CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE CAKE AND A BIRTHDAY

                               

                                                    This chocolate truffle cake was made on my birthday .Thanks to the lock down ,my husband tried to get a cake in the vicinity ,but failed.And I am happy  that he didn't buy a cake else I wouldn't be making this delicious cake.As it was my birthday  I wanted a fancy cake ,but   I was doubtful about the frosting part..I never get it right for some reason.But this time I got it right,in fact it was perfect.I was very excited for cake cutting

                                            Chocolate truffle cake is nothing but chocolate cake with truffle sauce on top and between the layers.. This is a rich ,spongy,creamy,yummy cake perfect for any special occassion. You can always customize the toppings on the cake.I used Ferrero Rocher  chocolate as the topping which only added the richness of the cake.

                  

                                     

                                       

                                    Let us see how to make this absolutely  yum-yum truffle cake

INGREDIENTS

Maida / All purpose flour - 1 1/2 cup

Baking powder - 1 tsp

Baking soda - 1/2 tsp

Cocoa powder - 2 tbsp

oil - 1/2 cup

milk - 1 cup

sugar - 1 cup

vanila - 1 tsp

vinegar - 1 tbsp

FOR THE CHOCOLATE GANACHE

coco powder - 1/2 cup

sugar - 1 cup (powdered)

cornflour - 2 tbsp

milk - 1 cup

vanila essence - 1 tsp

Amul fresh cream - 1/2 cup

butter - 1 tbsp

Sugar syrup (made by adding  2tbsp of sugar with 3tbsp water and bring to boil)

HOW TO MAKE

preheat oven at 180 degrees for 10 minutes

In a bowl mix oil,milk,sugar,vanilla,vinegar and keep aside for 5 minutes

in another bowl sieve and mix flour,baking soda,baking powder and coco powder

now add the flour mix little by little into the  wet mix and fold gently untill everything is mixed well

your cake  batter is ready

bake the cake at 180 degrees for about 20- 25 minutes or until skewer inserted comes out clean.

allow the cake to cool completely,before you start applying the ganache

MEANWHLIE,let's make the ganache for the cake

take a bowl and add coco,powdered sugar,cornflour,milk vanila and mix well without lumps

now strain this mixture into a pan and start heating in low flame

keep stirring until the mixture thickens

once it thickens,add the fresh cream and mix well

now add butter and mix

switch off the flame and let it cool completely

you can refrigerate once its cooled 

LAYERING THE CAKE

take the cake and cut horizontally into two halves

make the top of the halves even 

place one half of the cake on a plate or cake stand  and apply sugar syrup on the top

apply the chocolate ganache generously on  top

take the other half of the cake and apply sugar syrup and place it on top of the first half of the cake

now cover the cake completely with ganache on all sides 

you can decorate the cake as you desire

slice and enjoy

SPONGY STRAWBERRY CUPCAKES

These were the cupcakes i was talking about yesterday. I had some strawberries left in tte fridge. So when my daughter asked for a Christmas cake i thought of making strawberry cupcakes for a change.

These cupcakes were soft and spongy yummy as well.The whole house was filled with the amazing smell of strawberries while the cupcakes were getting baked.Though these cupcakes look very plain,because i didn't have anything for making frosting.So i added some sprinkles ,chocochips and tutti fruitty in few of them

INGREDIENTS

All purpose flour /maida -1 1/2cup
Butter -100gm
Sugar-1cup
Egg - 1
Vanilla essence - 1tsp
Baking powder - 1tsp
Baking soda  - 1/2 tsp
Milk - 1/4 cup
Fresh strawberry  - 1/2 cup

How to make

Preheat oven at 180degrees for 10 minutes
Add the strawberries in a blender and puree them
In a bowl add the flour baking powder  baking soda , mix well and keep aside
In another bowl add butter and sugar and beat well with hand mixer or electric beater
Now add vanilla essence and egg and beat well
Add in half of the flour along with some strawberry puree and little milk and mix gently
Now add the rest of the flour ,puree and milk and mix well
Grease the cupcake mould and spoon the cake mix
Fill each mould only till half of it
Bake them at 180 degrees for about 20 - 25 minutes
Insert a toothpick or knife at the center of the cupcakes to check whether its done.If it comes out clean the cake is done.
Allow to cool down  and enjoy the soft and spongy cupcakes.

SIMPLE VANILLA CAKE

Heloo guys..i have been looooong absent again from  my fav space...now it's our short vacation time here and got some free time to bake and post...My little one has been planning even before her exams that we have to bake cakes and cookies and so much more during this holidays..Plus my husband also demanded some healthy cookies for his office snacks..so i started the baking marathon today with this simple yummy aromatic  -Vanilla Cake:) ..Will be posting cookies recip

These were the only pics i could take ..Before i could take any photo my daughter started gobbling the cake.I can't blame her because the aroma was soooo tempting and the cake was melting in the mouth.It reminded me of the vanilla sponge cake from Jayaram bakery near medical college, our uncle used to buy for us whenever he paid us a visit..

To the recipe...........

INGREDIENTS

1. all purpose flour - 2 cups
2. baking powder - 1 tsp
3. baking soda - 1/2 tsp
4. butter - 100 gm(1 stick)
5. sugar - 3/4 cup
6. egg - 1
7. vanilla essence - 1 tsp
8. milk - 1/2 cup

HOW TO MAKE

• preheat oven at 180 degrees for 10 minutes
• in a bowl mix flour baking soda and baking powder and keep aside
• in another bowl mix butter and sugar well
• then add egg and mix
• now goes in vanilla essence
• mix well and add this into the flour mixture
• fold in everything
• now add milk little by little and mix well
• transfer this mixture into the greased baking mould
• bake at 180 degrees for about 20 - 30 minutes
• check wether the cake is done by poking the middle of the cake with a toothpick.
• if it comes out clean your cake is ready
• allow the cake to cool
• slice n enjoyyyyyy:)))))))))))00000

Chocolate cup cakes and my first frosting ever:))))))

chocolate cupcake

I am so excited to post this one.Finally I tried icing on the cake..that too on these wonderful looking and absolutely delicious chocolate cupcakes.My husband got me a brand new  blender few days back.I consider it my x'mas gift;).But the very first recipe i tried was not this icing but that of Mayonise....it came really well..Then i tried this frosting with butter and icing sugar.I even made orange juice with my blender..yaaa i looooooove my blender😙

Look at them!!!..aren't they real beauties?I love these many colours here.I  bought these lovely silicon cupcake moulds recently.I am on a baking spree since Christmas.i have baked some cookies, cupcakes, chicken and so on.

INGREDIENTS

All purpose flour -1 1/2 cup
Baking powder -3/4tsp
Baking soda -1/2tsp

Coco powder -1/2cup
Sugar -3/4 cup
Egg -1
Oil - 1/4 cup
Buttermilk - 3/4 cup(i mixed 1/2cup milk with 1/4cup curd)
Vanilla essence -  1tsp

For frosting

Butter -100gm
Icing sugar -200gm
Vanilla essence - few drops
Milk - 2 or 3 tbsp
food colour of your choice a pinch

METHOD
Preheat oven at 180 degrees for 10 minutes
In a bowl mix flour baking powder baking soda and coco powder and keep aside
In another bowl mix sugar and oil well
Add in egg and whisk
Now add vanilla essence followed by buttermilk and mix everything well
Add the wet mixture into the flour mixture and fold gently
Grease the muffin tray or mould and pour in the batter only till 3/4th of the mould
Bake for about 15-20 minutes
 Check whether the cake is done by inserting a toothpick or knife at the center .if it comes out clean your cake is done
while the cake is getting baked we can make the frosting
in a bowl add butter and blend at high speed for 5minutes
add icing sugar little by little and beat
finally add the vanilla essence and milk and beat again
your icing is ready
Allow the cake to cool once baked and apply the icing on the cake
Serve and enjoyyy...:)

PLUM CAKE/X'MAS CAKE

Helloooo folks....MERRY CHRISTMAS to one and all.....Christmas has always been a wonderful time since childhood. Lot of fond memories are associated with Christmas. Of course it was always about  holidays that comes after looong tiring  exams and the last day of examination we used to have x'mas celebrations ...Once i became  Virgin Mary for the nativity scene with a real 7 month old baby in my hands as the baby Jesus:)...i still remember how the baby looked at me in my hands.May be he din't like all those make up in me . He showed his dislike by crying sooo loud..All the guests and audience were surprised to see a real baby .never before or after i have seen a real baby for a nativity scene:)))

Coming to present...I decided to give it a  try on  x'mas cake this time.I hated plum cake or x'mas cake right from childhood ..It was the black raisins i hated the most.It used to give a burnt taste which spoiled my taste buds.But this time i wanted to try a plum cake for x'mas sake  or for "blog" sake:)))....AND i am glad i tried:))))...I loved every bit of this cake....The original recipe called for black raisins..But i was very careful .I used the normal brown raisins.I added more nuts and tutti fruties and cherries than raisins.Plus i skipped  the traditional soaking the dry fruits in rum or so .The color the texture and the taste...everything was perfect with this yummy cake

INGREDIENTS

1. all purpose flour -1 cup
2. butter - 2/3 cup  
3. sugar - 3/4 cup
4.   eggs - 3
5. chopped cashews - 1/4 cup
6. raisins - 1/3 cup
7. chopped dates ,cherries,tutti fruty ,orange peels etc - 1/4 cup
8. cinnamon powder -1/2 tsp
9. clove powder - 1/2 tsp
10. baking powder - 1tsp
11. vanilla extract - 1tsp
12. sugar - 2/3 cup
13. a pinch of salt

for the caramel syrup

1. sugar - 1/2 cup
2. water - 1/4 cup

METHOD

• in a pan melt the sugar slowly in medium heat
• it will first melt and then turn into a dark brown goop.keep stirring and let it turn a deep dark caramel colour
• turn off heat and add about 1/4 cup water
• turn the heat back on and slowly heat the caramel mixture until sugar dissolves
• let this cool aside
• pre heat oven at 180 degrees for 10 minutes
• mix the dry fruits and nuts with around 2 tbsp flour and coat it completely.this is to avoid the dry fruits n nuts to sink to the bottom of the batter 
• in a bowl mix the flour baking powder spices and salt and mix well
• in another bowl mix butter and sugar until fluffy
• add vanilla essence and mix
• next add one egg and beat.now add the flour mixture little and mix. likewise alternatively add egg and flour mixture and mix well
• add the cooled caramel and the dry fruit and nuts and gently fold in
• pour the batter into a well greased pan
• bake for about 30-35 minutes or when a skewer inserted comes out clean
• allow the cake to cool completely 
• slice and enjoy

GHEE CAKE

HELLOOO  one and all.......WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY KERALAPIRAVI :)))))))...Let's celeberate this Kerala Piravi with  a delicious Ghee cake.It's raining cats and dogs here and what better way to enjoy the rain holidays other than this wonderful cake.

This aromatic melting yummy cake was made for my mom who came here for a visit...On a casual conversation she mentioned about the Azad bakery ghee cake which my sister used to buy and send to my mom.Then i remembered trying ghee cake looooong back...I wanted to make that again and surprise my mom...

This is a very very soft but not moist cake.Ghee is the highlight of this recipe.I used pure homemade ghee which my husband's grandmother made.There is nothing that can compete with homemade stuffs.While the cake was getting baked, our house was filled with the heavenly aroma.My mom said it tasted the same like Azad ghee cake:)..My father n little one made sure that it got over within an hour.....Now to the recipe.

INGREDIENTS

1. All purpose flour(maida)-1cup
2. Baking powder-1/2tsp
3. Baking soda-1/4tsp
4. Sugar-3/4cup
5. Eggs-2
6. Milk -1/2cup
7. Ghee -1/2cup
8. Vanilla essence-1tsp
9. sugar - 1tbsp

METHOD

• Preheat oven at  180 degrees for 10 minutes.
• Mix the flour with baking soda and baking powder and keep aside.
• Separate egg whites and yolks
• In a mixer add sugar and powder it.
• Then add ghee and blend well.
• Add in egg yolks one by one and blend.
• Now add the flour and milk little by little alternatively and blend.
• Now in another mixie jar ,beat the egg whites ,vanilla essence and a tablespoon of sugar and beat well till frothy.
• Add this mixture to the flour batter and fold gently.do not overmix at this stage.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared pan. 
• Bake for about 30 -40minutes.
• Allow to cool and transfer the cake to a plate and enjoyyyyyyyyyyyyyy:))

Buttermilk Tutti Frutti Cake

This is one of the easiest cake recipes i have tried.I saw this recipe in one of my favourite blogger nagalakshmi's blog:)..The other day my sister in law was asking why am i not posting any cake recipes. recently she started baking cakes and muffins.So she wanted me to post new cake recipes so that she can also try them.Then i thought i would post this cake which uses buttermilk.

I made this cake long time back and it was waiting in my draft to get it posted.Its a very easy and tasty cake.My husband is not a "sweet" person.But this one cake he loved it and finished it the same day i made.:).It had a very nice texture and taste.i strongly recommend you all to try this cake...To the recipe.

recipe for onebowl buttermilkcake

ingredients

1. all purpouse flour - 1 cup
2. sugar - 2/3cup
3. butter - 1/4cup
4. egg - 1
5. baking powder - 1/2tsp
6. baking soda - 1/2tsp
7. vanilla extract -1/2tsp
8. buttermilk* - 1/2 cup
9. tutti frutti - for topping

how to make

• preheat oven to 200 degrees
• in a bowl mix flour baking powder baking soda and sugar
• to this add butter egg vanilla extract and buttermilk
• put everything into an electric blender and blend well
• pour the batter into a greased tin/pan
• sprinkle on top with tutti frutti generously.

• bake for about 25-30 minutes or until skewer inserted comes out clean.

Notes

• for buttermilk i mixed 1/4 cup of curd with 1/4 cup of milk and kept aside for 10 minutes and then used it in mixing.
• electeic beater would be the best to mix the ingredients..but since i din't have one i went with my electric mixer.the texture of the cake was still sooo good.
• u can customize the toppings with nuts,chocolate chips or anything of your choice.

Mosit Chocolate Cake- Valentine's Day Special:)

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO ALL:)

Another valentine's day.:). I have never celebrated valentine's day.come on its not just about one day;)....For me valentine's day is just another day with so many romantic songs and movies playing on the television and a lot more offers of course.Since i started blogging thought i would post this beautiful and delicious cake i made few days back..I have google searched many recipes for moist chocolate cake  and i tried few times in the past.But it never came out this well.I  saw this yummy moist cake recipe in sangeeta's kothiyavunu.com and immediately bookmarked it..Thankfully this time i got it right,the cake had the right texture i wanted.

WISHING A VERY HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO ALL!!!!............:)

Recipe for moist chocolate cake

Ingredients

• all purpouse flour -1 cup
• sugar -1 cup
• cocoa powder - 3/4 tsp
• baking soda - 1tsp
• baking powder - 1/2 tsp
• egg - 1
• buttermilk(*) - 1/2 cup
• vegetable oil - 1/2 cup
• vanilla essence - 3/4 tsp
• boiling water - 1/2 cup

Method 

• preheat oven at 180 degrees and prepare the cake tin .keep aside
• in a bowl mix the flour ,baking soda and baking powder.
• then add the rest of the ingredients one by one except boiling water
• mix everything well
• then add the boiling water and mix
• pour the mixture into the prepared cake tin
• bake for 25-30 minutes or till a toothpick/skewer inserted  into the center comes out clean 
• remove from oven and allow it to cool
• once cooled completely cut into desired shape and enjoy:)

Notes

• to make buttermilk what i did is mix 1/4 cup curd and 1/4 cup milk(to get 1/2cup buttermilk and kept for 10 minutes