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...:)

WITCH FINGER COOKIES

 My eyes always get stuck in such colourful and creative things.The child in me suddenly awakes.Same happened when i saw this spooky witch finger cookies in yummytummy..There is a kick in making such beautiful cookies .Since the day i bookmarked this recipe;my little one has been nagging me to make them

As a first step i have bought all the ingredients required and kept.but still got busy with other works.But every now and then i used to get the reminder from my little one:)

These creepy looking witch finger cookies ,when i finally made few days back,came out really well.It was crispy and utterly butterly delicious.My little one was absolutely happy and surprised to see how the cookies came infront of her for real finally....I have packed few for my friend's kids and they all were surprised and  loved it.now to the recipe

INGREDIENTS

all purpose flour /maida - 1 3/4 cup
Baking powder -1tsp
Butter -100gm
Icing sugar -3/4 cup
Egg - 1
Almond extract - 1tsp
Vanilla essence -1 tsp
Green food colour -1tbsp
Strawbwerry /mixed fruit jam - as required
Almonds - as required



METHOD

•  preheat oven to 160 degrees for 10 minutes
• In a bowl mix the flour baking powder and keep aside
• In another bowl mix butter and sugar well
• Add in the egg  ,both essences,green colour and mix .
• Now add the flour into the egg mixture and form a soft dough
• Refrigerate for 30 minutes
• Take the dough from fridge and make small balls
• Roll it into long finger shape
• Make indention(small hollow)on one end as on our finger and place almond on it as nail
• make wrinkles on the cookies with a knife or fork as in our fingers
• Arrange in a baking tray and bake for 20 - 25 minutes
• once done remove the almonds and apply some jam there and place back the almonds.
• Allow to cool and serve ..enjoyyy

PUPPY FACED COOKIES

                                                        

These cute looking cookies were made purely upon my little one's request.Nowadays she is making many such requests like..."mama ,i want you to make  me pizza" "please will you make some cupcakes for me!"oh!i love cookies..why don't you make some?"..it goes on..And that's how i resumed my baking.I was damn lazy to try anything new.Thanks to my daughter's continous pleads.                                          

I saw this puppy faced cookies in mummy ka magic by amrita raichand..this one is surely a kid pleaser and very simple recipe too..

Ingredients

1.maida-1 cup
2.baking powder -1/2tsp
3.sugar-1/4 cup
4.butter-1/2cup
5.egg-1
6.vanilla essence-1tsp
7.chocolate chips,chocolate vermicelli and chocos -as required

Method

Preheat your oven at 180degrees for 10min

1.Take butter sugar egg and vanilla essence together in a bowl and mix well

2.Add flour and baking powder to this mixture and form a soft dough

3.form small balls out of the dough and keep

4.fix two chocos on either side as to form the puppy's ears

5.next keep two chocolate vermicelli as the eyes for each balls

6.finally take one chocolate chip and keep it as the nose
And you r done

7.arrange them in a baking tray and bake for 10-12minutes at 180degrees
allow the cookie to cool completely. 

Baked Potatoe Wedges

I remember reading in an article that potatoes are highly misunderstood vegetable.Despite the popular misconception that potatoes are fattening baked potatoes can be used as a part of helathy diet.Potatoes have high nutritional value.But when its fried it has very high calories. Baked potatoes has this fluffy interiors and crispy skin.The best part is that its baked,not fried.And above all it has equally great taste like that of french fries or potatoe chips.

I am a lover of potatoes.I like potatoes in any form.May it be baked, fried ,cooked or curried...i don't mind adding potatoes in chicken curry or egg curry:).If its baked ,then i would be double happy,guilt free snacking is such a sweet option:).I adapted this recipe from cooklikepriya and gave it a try.It came out so well.My husband was a happy person when i said it was baked and not fried:).My little one already had her share before he came from the office.

Recipe of Potatoe Wedges

Ingredients

• potatoes - 2 large
• water - 3 cup
• salt - 1/2 tsp
• hing - a small pinch
• red chilly powder - 1/4 tsp
• turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• pepper powder - a small pinch

Method

• wash and clean the potatoes and slice the potatoes into wedges
• boil water along with salt and add the potatoes into it
• boil for 5 minutes and then drain all the water
• now line the boiled potoates in a kitchen towel to get rid of the water content
• meanwhile preheat the oven at 200 degrees
• marinate the potatoes with red chilly powder,turmeric,hing,oil,salt and pepper powder
• now arrange the potatoes in a baking tray and bake for 15 minutes, turning the sides halfway through

Notes

• you can use different flavourings like oregano etc
• boiling potatoes will reduce the baking time and also the insides will be baked well without raw taste
• you can prick the potatoes  with a fork or knife to allow staem to escape while baking.

Oreo Milkshake

My daughter is a die hard oreo fan.She keeps asking for oreo all the time.and if she forgets to ask, Ranbir Kapoor reminds her about oreo with his cute actions in the oreo ad..hihi;).So for a change i decided to try oreo milkshake.She liked that too.Needless to say me and my husband ended up licking the last drop..It was soooo delicious especially with that crumbled oreo filled to the bottom of the glass.

Since i had some leftover icecream in the freezer i used it only for topping,for an extra punch;).you can use any topping you like.you are the boss;)...This milkshake like any other shake is filling and tasty..enjoy..........now let's make it

ingredients

• oreo biscuits(any flavour)- 3 or 4nos
• frozen milk - one cup 
• sugar - 1tbsp(adjust to personal preference)
• oreo biscuit crumbled - 1( for garnishing)
• chocolate vermicelli -for topping
• vanilla icecream -for topping
• edible silver balls -for topping

Method

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• in a blender add  crushed frozen milk and 4oreo biscuits along with sugar and icecream(if using) 
• blend well 
• take a glass and fill the bottom with the crushed oreo biscuit 
• then pour the shake over that
• top it with icecream of your choice and chocolate vermicelli 
• enjoy this chilled delicious drink...:)

Notes

• frozen milk gives that thickeness to your shake.you can use chilled milk also
• you can increase the sugar as you like
• i even added horlicks for that extra taste since i like horlicks in shakes:)