Lavender Cake 

I am part of a Bake along group, and as a part of the bake along thus recipe was shared. Subhashini who leads this Bake along group was not only sweet the recipe but also shared the Lavender Seeds with all of us so we can also bake and enjoy this exotic ingredient.

This is how the Lavender seeds looks like.

 I believe it is not available in India. However, if you gets your hand on this try this recipe. Even if you don't get Lavender Seeds, you can ignore that and make this recipe, believe me its a Keeper.

Ingredients

Unsalted butter – 115 gms
Granulated white sugar – 1 cup, divided
Eggs – 2
Almond meal/Slivered almonds – 1/4 cup
Dry lavender seeds – 1 teaspoon
Dairy fresh cream – 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons
Vinegar – 2 tablespoons
Pure vanilla extract – 1 teaspoon
All-purpose flour – 1  1/4 cup
Baking powder – 1 teaspoon
Salt – 1/2 teaspoon

Method

• Add 1/2 cup sugar, almond meal and lavender seeds into your food processor.
• Process on medium for few seconds until all 3 have powdered well. Do not process for long.
•  Pre-heat oven to 170 degree C.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Keep aside.
•  Add vinegar to freshcream in a bowl and keep aside.
•  Add butter into the bowl of your electric beater.
• Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes until butter becomes soft and fluffy.
• Add remaining 1/2 cup sugar to the butter.
• Beat on high speed for 5 to 7 minutes until the mixture has become creamy, pale and fluffy
• Add the almond lavender mixture and beat just until combined on medium speed for about a minute.
• Add the eggs one at a time beating for about a minute after the addition of each egg.
• Add vanilla extract and beat for a minute until everything is combined together.
•  Add half of the flour mixture and beat on low speed just until it is combined. 
• Do not over beat.Add the cream mixture and again beat on low speed just until the cream has combined. 
• Add the remaining portion of flour and beat just until combined. Do not over beat. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• Pour batter into the prepared pan and tap to release any air bubbles.
• Bake in pre-heated oven at 170 degree C for 40 to 50 minutes, until the top is risen, soft to the touch and a tooth pick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.

Christmas Cakes 

Christmas is synonymous with Cakes and everyone is a Huge Fan of my Fruit Cake. I have Quite a few versions of them in my blog, do try them.  I have shared some variants of Fruit Cake in my blog, to access other cake recipes click here.

Merry Christmas.

Rich Fruit Cake 

Yummy Fruit Cake 

Chocolate Fruit Cake 

Eggless fruit Cake - No Butter

Super soft and Fluffy Cake in Sandwich Maker 

Who Says you need a Oven or Microwave to make a Cake!! All you need is a Sandwich Maker. Honestly  don't prefer using Pressure Cooker to make a cake as I find the process tiring and then the Cooker does not work well for other purposes. You may not be able to make complicated Cakes in the SW Maker however t will help you to satisfy your Cake Pangs.

Actually I find this method to be quicker as the Cake is ready in 2 minutes. You can take any simple recipe and make this. I used a Egg less Vanilla Cake Recipe. The cake recipes with eggs will come out much better for sure, however, due to the food choice of my family members I did not try it yet.

Ingredients

Maida or APF - 1 Cup
Sugar - 1/2 Cup
Curd- 1/2 Cup
Milk- /4 Cup
Cooking Oil - 1/2 Cup
Baking Powder - 1 Teaspoon
Vanilla Essence - 1 Teaspoon

Method

• In a mixing bowl, add all ingredients except APF and Baking powder and whisk it well.
• Sieve Baking Powder and APF together 2-3 times.
• Now add the sieved Mixture to the ingredients in the mixing bowl and mix till they are all combined well.
• Meanwhile, switch on the SW maker and once its ready, grease it with some oil and pour the prepared batter into the SW maker.
• Close the SW maker and leave it for a minute or 2.
• If required you can flip it and do the other side for like 30 seconds.
• Enjoy Your Cake.

Note: The picture you see above is cooked for a minute on each side on the SW maker. The below picture in when I left it for more time (2-3 minute) to brown well.

I personally liked the 2nd One while my hubby liked the first one so cook it as per your wish. 

Chocolate Fruit Cake

 I have always told about how much everyone in my house likes Fruit cake, This recipe is my another take on this gorgeous cake, yes it is Chocolate fruit cake. For Other Variants of Fruit Cake, Click here.

Ingredients

Maida or APF - 1.5 Cups
Sugar -1 Cup
Cinnamon powder - 1 Teaspoon
Vanilla Essence - 1 Teaspoon
Buttermilk - 3/4 Cup
Cocoa powder - 1/4 Cup
Mixed Fruits and Nuts - 1.5 Cups (Mix with 1/4 Cups of Maida)
Baking Powder - 1 Teaspoon
Eggs - 2 (Large)
Butter - 3/4 Cup

Method

• Grease and dust a baking pan and keep it ready.
• Pre - Heat the Oven at 160 C.
• In a mixing bowl, Cream the sugar and butter well using a whisk.
• Add Vanilla essence to this and mix well.
• Add egg one by one and whisk it well.
• To this add the Buttermilk and whisk it in.
• Meanwhile, sift Maida, Cocoa Powder, Cinnamon Powder, Baking Powder twice and keep it aside.
• Now add the sifted Ingredients little by little into the Whisked ingredients and fold it in.
• To this, add the Mixed Fruits and Nuts and fold it in.
• Now pour this into the greased Baking tin and bake at 160C for 40 Minutes or till it is done.
• Cool this completely before serving.

Eggless Fruit Cake - No Butter

I love fruit cakes, as we dont use any alcohol at home, I usually soak them with Orange Juice for a Day and make these cakes. I will write a seperate post of this some time. Now lets go on with this recipe.

Ingredients
Maida or APF - 2 Cups (Keep 1/4 Cup aside)
Oil - 1/ 2 Cup
Mixed Fruits and Nuts - 1 Cup (Add the 1/4 Cup of Maida kept aside)
Sugar - 1 Cup
Orange Juice - 1/2 Cup
Vanilla Essence - 1 teaspoon
Cinnamon powder - 1 teaspoon
Baking Powder - 1 Teaspoon

Method

• Sift Maida,Cinnamon powder and Baking powder together.
• In a mixing bowl add sugar and Oil and mix them well.
• Now add the Orange Juice to this and Mix well.
• To this add the Sifted flour mixture and mix them well.
• Then add the Mixed Fruits and nuts dusted with Maida to this.
• Pour this to a Baking Pan, which is greased and Dusted.
• Bake this in a Pre Heated Oven at 170 C for 40 -50 Minutes or till done. (Mine took 60 minutes)
• Allow it to cool completely and slice it and serve.

Yummy Fruit Cake

 I have already posted different versions of Fruit Cakes, I had bookmarked this recipe for some time now and wanted to try it.

Do try other Fruit Cake recipes from here.

 Ingredients

Maida or APF - 2 Cups
Mixed Fruits and Nuts - 2.5 Cups (Mixed with 1/4 cup of flour)
Eggs - 3
Baking Powder - 1 Teaspoon
Butter - 1 Cup
Sugar - 1 Cup (I have used 1/2 Cup of Brown Sugar and 1/2 Cup of Regular Sugar)
Vanilla Essence - 1 Teaspoon
Cinnamon powder - 1 Teaspoon

Method

• Sift Maida, baking powder and Cinnamon powder together and keep it aside.
• Grease a Baking pan and dust it with flour and cut and place parchment paper on the bottom and Sides of the Tin.
• Pre heat the Oven at 170C for 15 minutes.
• In a mixing Bowl, Cream Butter and sugar together.
• To this add egg one by one and whisk it well.
• To this add the Vanilla essence and whisk it in.
• Now add the sifted flour little by little to the wet ingredients and fold it in.
• At last, add the Mixed fruits and Nuts and fold it in.
• Pour this mixture into the prepared Tin and Bake it for 50 minutes at 170C or till it is done.
• Cool it completely before slicing it.

Whole Wheat Orange Cake

I had made this for New year Lunch. Orange is in season , so I was looking for a recipe with Orange and Whole Wheat.  Sorry for the Bad picture as I was busy preparing the Lunch that I did not get a decent picture of this. nevertheless The cake was a Hit, so do try this when Orange is in season.

Ingredients

Whole Wheat Flour - 1 Cup
Curd/Yogurt - 1/2 Cup
Cooking Oil-1/4 Cup
Orange juice - 1 Teaspoon
Sugar -3/4 Cup
Cinnamon Powder - 1 Teaspoon
Orange Zest - 1/2 Cup
Baking Powder - 3/4 Teaspoon

Method

• Bring the Orange Juice to a boil and switch off the flame.
• Add sugar to this and stir well. Keep this aside.
• Grease a cake/Loaf tin and pre heat Oven at 180 C
• Now the Orange juice is cooled,add the Oil,Curd,Orange Zest and stir it well.
• Meanwhile, sift Whole Wheat Flour, Baking Powder and Cinnamon together.
• Now using a fork, stir in the sifted ingredients into the wet ingredients.
• Ensure that the ingredients are mixed well, however don't over beat it.
• Now pour this into the greased Tin and bake it at 180C for 25-30 minutes or till done.
• Completely cool the cake before cutting it.

 

Egg less Coffee Cake - With 1 Tablespoon of Butter

I already have the recipe of Mocha Cake on my blog,however I stumbled upon this recipe while I was browsing the Internet and found it interesting and tried it immediately. It was easy and simple and was ready in 30 minutes. As many Coffee Cake, the coffee aroma was fabulous as the cake Matured.

Ingredients

Maida or APF - 2 Cups
Butter - 1 Tablespoon (Melted)
Baking Powder - 1 Teaspoon
Sugar - 1 Cup
Milk - 1.5 Cups
Coco Powder - 1 Teaspoon
Instant Coffee Powder - 3 Tablespoon

Method

• Pre Heat the Oven at 180C for 10 minutes
• Take a baking pan and apply Butter thoroughly throughout the pan.
• Sift the Maida,Coco powder and Baking powder together so they mix well.
• In a mixing bowl, pour the milk and add sugar and mix till the sugar dissolves completely.
• To this add the melted butter and mix well
• Then add the coffee powder and Mix
• Now add the sift flour mixture and whisk it slowly till all the ingredients are mixed.
• Pour the prepared mixture in the greased baking pan and bake at 180 C for 30-45 minutes.
• After the cake is done, allow it to sit on the counter for 5 minutes and then demould it.
• Cool completely before slicing it,

Apple Whole Wheat Cake 

I love Apple based Desserts, and I do have couple of them in my blog. When you find time, do try them. I have made it with whole wheat flour, you can substitute it with 1:1 of Maida or APF and Wheat flour or make it 100% Maida or APF.

Ingredients

Apple - 1 (Medium sized, Peeled cored and Chopped)
Baking Powder - 1 Teaspoon
Whole Wheat Flour - 2 Cups
Cinnamon Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Brown Sugar or Regular Sugar - 3/4 Cup (I added 1 Cup as my Apple was not sweet enough, adjust to your taste)
Refined Oil - 1/4 Cup
Apple Juice - 1 Cup (Can use water , if not available)
Lemon Juice - 1 teaspoon
Vanilla Essence - Few Drops

Method

• Pre heat the oven at 180C and grease the baking tin.
• In a mixing bowl add the Wheat flour, Baking powder, Cinnamon Powder and mix well.
• In another bowl, mix Sugar and Oil and whisk well.
• Now add this to the mixed dry ingredients.
• Then add the Lemon Juice, A pinch of salt, chopped Apples, Vanilla essence and mix well.
• Add water or Apple Juice and mix well, till you get a nice cake batter.
• Pour this into the prepared Baking tin and bake for 45-60 minutes at 180C  
• Cool it completely before slicing it.

Mocha Cake with Coffee Cream Frosting

For my dads birthday i  wanted to do something special, what else can be more special than me baking a Birthday Cake for him.

So I decided to Bake a Mocha Cake for him. He was so happy with my cake and he enjoyed every bite of it. I also did a Coffee Butter Cream frosting. I have a long way to go with the frosting for sure. Anyway it is a good place to start right.

If you are a coffee lover then you must try this cake for sure.

I got the recipe for both the cake and the frosting from Fondbites, Bake Along group.

Ingredients

For the Cake:

All Purpose Flour or Maida - 1 Cup
Unsalted Butter - 60 Grams (Soft at Room temperature)
Salt - A Pinch
Milk - 1/3 Cup
Brown Sugar - 1 Cup
Instant Coffee Powder - 2 Teaspoon
Coco Powder - 1 Tablespoon
Baking Powder - 1 Teaspoon
Curd - 1/2 Cup (If you eat egg you can add 1 Egg)

For the Frosting:
Butter - 1 Tablespoon
Cocoa Powder - 1 Teaspoon
Instant Coffee Powder - /2 Teaspoon
Icing Sugar - 1 Cup
Milk - As required , just to make the mixture into spreading consistency.

Method

For the Cake:

• Pre heat a Oven and Grease the cake tin. 
• In a mixing bowl, place all the ingredients except Maida and mix well.
• Once the ingredients are mixed well, add the Maida and mix it till the maida is incorporated well.
• Now pour this mixture in a greased Cake tin.
• Bake it at 160 C for 30 minutes or till the cake is done.
• Now cool the cake on a wire rack.
• The cake should be Completely cooled before spreading the frosting.

For the Frosting:

• Mix all ingredient except milk and butter them well.
• Add milk little by little till the mixture comes to spreading consistency.

For Assembly:

• Take the completely cooled down cake and using a spatula spread the Frosting prepared to cover all sides.
• I have also used some Chocolate vermicelli on top.

Just 4 Ingredients - Nutella Cup Cakes 

Nutella!!! Yum!!! who does not love Nutella? This recipe is so quick to make with no great techniques to follow. It is a simple mix and bake recipe.

Ingredients
Nutella - 1/2 Cup
Vanilla Essence - 1/2 Teaspoon
Egg - 1
APF or Madia - 5 Tablespoon
Chopped Almonds or Pista - As per taste, I did not add though

Method

• Whisk the egg along with the essence in a bowl.
• To this add the add the Nutella and whisk well.
• Add the Maida or APF and mix till all the ingredients are mixed well.
• Pre heat the Oven at 250C and grease your muffin mould.
• Pour the prepared batter into the greased muffin mould
• Bake at 250 for 10 minutes or till done.

Pumpkin Bread - With Wheat 

After my success with the Pumpkin Soup, I wanted to bake something using Pumpkin but somehow I slipped out of my memory. So this time as soon as I purchased Pumpkin, I headed home and started making this aromatic Bread.

Do try this and I promise you wont be disappointed at all.

Ingredients
Whole Wheat Flour - 1 Cup
Pumpkin Puree - 1 Cup (Refer to Pumpkin Soup)
Maida - 1 Tablepoon
Raisins - 1 Tablespoon
Almonds - 6-8 (Roughly Chopped)
Sugar- 1/2 Cup (I used Brown, bu regular sugar is fine too)
Yoghurt - 2 Tablespoon (Subsitute with Soy Milk for Vegan)
Grated Coconut - 2 Tablespoon (Optional, But believe me this takes the bread to the next level)
Oil - 1 Tablespoon
Baking powder - 1 Teaspoon
Cinnamon Powder - 1/2 Teaspoon
Salt - A pinch

Method

• In a mixing Bowl add Pumpkin Puree, Curd,Oil, sugar,coconut,cinnamon powder,salt and mix well.
• Sift Wheat flour, Baking Soda and Maida together.
• Mix the Sifted Flour to the prepared liquid mixture and lightly mix them.
• To this add the Raisins and Almonds.
• Pour this prepared batter into greased Baking Pan.
• Bake this at 190C in a pre heated oven for 30-40 minutes or till it is cooked.
• Cool it completely and then slice. 

Eggless Mango Cheese Cake - No Bake, No Egg. 

I have already posted the recipe for Mango Mousse with Mango Glaze. Using that on a biscuit base you get this beauty. The only requirement is you need a Tart Tin or spring form pan to make this. 

If not, you can use any tin with loose bottom or line the regular tin with cling Film so that it hangs over the side so it is easy to pull the cake. 

As I was busy with guests that day, I forgot to coer it with cling film and hence the Ice coating on top. Nevertheless, it tasted yum. So remember to cover it with Cling Film. 

Ingredients

For the Base:
Biscuit - 30-40 (I used 1 big packet of Marie)
Melted Butter - 100 Grams

For Mousse:
Paneer/Cottage Cheese - 1 Packet (I used Milky Mist 200 Grams)
Condensed Milk - 1 Tin (I used Milk Maid 400 Ml)
Gelatin - 3 Tablespoon+3 Tablespoon
Mango Pulp - 300 Ml + 300 Ml
Sugar - 2 - 4 Tablespoon (Optional, If your mango is sweet you can skip this)

For Mango glaze
Gelatin - 3 Tablespoon
Mango Pulp - 300 Ml
Sugar - 2 - 4 Tablespoon (Optional, If your mango is sweet you can skip this)

Method

• Powder the biscuit using blender or hand.
• Melt the butter and add the powdered biscuit to it and mix well.
• Take your Tart tin or Spring form pan and using your fingers spread the biscuit-Butter mixture. 
• Press to form a even base and put this fridge for 10 minutes. 
• Soak all (6 Tablespoon) of the Gelatin in little cold water for some minutes till it becomes fluffy. This may take 10 minutes.
• After 10 minutes, mix this soaked Gelatin in hot water and mix well till it becomes transparent. 
• Meanwhile, In a blender add Paneer, Condensed Milk, 300 ml of Mango Pulp and blend it well.
• To this add  half of the prepared gelatin and mix well.
• Take your serving dish and fill 1/2 or 3/4 of the dish with the prepared Mousse. 
• Pop this into the freezer for 10 -15 minutes.
• Meanwhile take the remaining Gelatin and Mango Pulp and mix them together.
• Now remove the Mousse from the dish and pour a thin layer of the prepared mango glaze on top of the mousse. 
• Pop this into the freezer for 10 -15 minutes.
• Meanwhile take the remaining Gelatin and Mango Pulp and mix them together.
• Now remove the Mousse from the dish and pour a thin layer of the prepared mango glaze on top of the mousse. 
• Cover the dish with some cling film and keep it in the freezer for 15-30 minutes or till the Mousse and Glaze is set.
• Serve it chilled.

Whole Wheat Banana Chocolate Marble Bread - Eggless 

I have the recipes for Chocolate Loaf and Wheat Banana Bread in the Blog. As there is so much of Marbled recipes around I decided to try my hand at it.

As it was my first attempt , I did not swirl it too much, but I was quite happy with the result. So I have adapted the recipe from here. 

Ingredients
Whole Wheat Flour - 11/2 Cup
Coco Powder - 3 Tablespoon
Mashed Banana - 1 Cup
Brown Sugar - 1/2 Cup
Chocolate/Vanilla Essence - 1 Teaspoon
Oil - 2 Tablespoon
Milk - 1/3 Cup
Baking Powder -  1 Teaspoon
Boiling Water - 6 Tablespoon
Salt - 1/2 Teaspoon

Method

• Grease and dust your baking pan.
• Pre heat the Oven at 180C
• In a mixing bowl, whisk Milk,mashed Banana,essence,milk and sugar together.
• To this add Wheat flour , Baking powder, salt and mix. Dont over mix.
• Separate 1 cup of this mixture. 
• Meanwhile in a small cup mix 3 Tablespoon of Coco powder and 3 Tablespoons of water and mix vigorously.
• To this add the separated cup of batter and mix well.
• To the remaining batter, mix 3 tablespoon of hot water and mix till the batter is smooth.
• Now alternatively pour the Coco batter and plain batter alternatively and create swirls using a toothpick.
• Bake this at 180C for 40 minutes.
• Cook for 10 minutes, slice and serve. 

Whole Wheat Walnut Cake (Egg-less and Butter-less)

Since I have started baking my mom looks out for Baking recipes and shares them with me to bake. This is one such recipe that I got from my mom.

This is so easy to make and no need of weighing scale or consistency. However, ensure to use the same cup and measure them as  given it the recipe.

Ingredients

Whole Wheat Flour - 1 Cup
Brown/Regular Sugar - 1/2 Cup
Cooking Oil - 1/2 Cup (I used Sunflower Oil)
Milk Powder - 1/2 Cup
Milk - 1 Cup
Baking Powder - 1 Teaspoon
Walnuts - 1/2 Cup (Chopped, add any other nuts and any amount you want)

Method

• Pre Heat the Oven at 180 C
  
• Grease a baking tray with Butter and dust it with wheat flour and keep it aside.
• In a mixing bowl, add all the ingredients and mix them using a whisk until they are all incorporated.
• Pour the prepared batter in the Greased Baking tray.
• Bake it for 20-30 minutes at 180 C.
• Every Oven is different so keep a close watch on the time. 

Whole Wheat Dates Loaf (No egg- No Butter)

As I tend to bake a lot my family has given an ultimatum that I need to bake healthy and avoid use of Maida as much as fine and it is only fair.

So I am into baking with Wheat flour and butter less these dates. This Loaf (can be surely called as Cakes) are healthy, moist and super easy to make.

Ingredients

Dates - 15  (De seeded)
Warm Milk - 3/4 - 1 Cup
Coco Powder - 2 Tablespoon
Whole Wheat Powder - 1 Cup
Brown Sugar - 1/2 Cup
Cooking Oil - 1/2 Cup
Baking Powder - 1 Teaspoon.


Method

• Soak the dates in the warm minutes for some time, maybe for 20-30 minutes.
• Blend the Dates along with sugar and milk to a purée.
• Sift flour,coco powder and baking powder together.
• Place the flour in a bowl and add the oil and Dates purée and gently fold it in.
• Pre Heat the Oven for 20 minutes.
• Prepare a cake mould (Butter and dust them)
• Prepare the prepared batter into the mould and bake for 15-20 minutes or till done at 150C Degree. 

Vanilla Cake - Egg less and Butterless 

I have already posted a egg less Sponge Bake in the blog, however I wanted to try it without and with Oil.

I really tasted awesome and was soft and porous.

Ingredients

Maida/AFP - 1.5 Cups Minus 3 Tablespoon
Corn Flour - 3 Tablespoon
Baking powder - 1 Teaspoon
Curd - 1 Cup
Vanilla Essence -  1 Teaspoon
Sugar-3/4 Cup
Cooking Oil - 1/2 Cup

Method

• In a mixing bowl, whisk oil, curd,sugar together. To this add Vanilla essence and whisk well.
• Sift the Maida,corn flour and baking powder together.
• To the whisked wet ingredients add the sifted flour little by little and mix it well. (Dont beat it, fold it in and mix gently )
• Pre heat the Oven for 10 minutes at 150 C Degree and butter and dust a cake mould.
• Pour the Prepared batter in the Cake mould and bake for 20-30 minutes or till the cake is done.
• Each oven is different so keep a close eyes on the time. 

Whole Wheat Choco Beet Cakes

This recipe is healthy,healthy and healthy completely. No refined flour, No artificial colour or Butter. I got this recipe from here. 

I just applied some whipping cream (just a beginner there , so it is messy, hope to master it with time and practice) and placed some choco rolls on it. This cake is so soft,moist and no one will ever guess the ingredients. :-)

Ingredients

Dark Chocolate - 100 Grams (Broken into small pieces)
Eggs - 3
Brown Sugar - 300 Grams
Cooking Oil - 240 Ml
BeetRoot Puree – 300 Grams (Click here to find out how to make Beet Puree)
Vanilla Extract - 1 Teaspoon
Cocoa powder – 30 gms
Whole Wheat Flour - 100 Grams
All-purpose flour – 75 gms
Cornflour – 25 gms
Baking powder – 1 1/2 teaspoon
Salt – 1/4 teaspoon

Method

• Melt chocolate using the Double Boiler method or in Microwave.
• Sift all flours (Maida,Corn Flour, Wheat Flour) along with Baking powder and coco powder. 
• Mix sugar,oil,eggs,vanilla extract,salt and mix it well.
• To this add melted chocolate, beet puree and mix well.
• To this add the sifted flour and mix well.
• Pre Heat the oven for 20 minutes at 160 C Degrees.
• Pour the prepared Batter into the cake mould (Buttered and dusted) 
• Bake this for 30 minutes at 150 C Degrees or till the cake is done. 

Fruit Cake

It is Christmas time and time for the yummilicious Fruit Cake. They are so many recipes available on this online: With Rum, Non Alcohol, With Caramel Sauce, with Brown Sugar etc.

This recipe I am sharing is easy and pretty simple. We need equal amount of Butter,sugar,Maida and Egg to whip this cake.

This cake will be fluffy inside and crispy outside.

Ingredients

Maida /AFP - 1 Cup
Butter - 1 Cup (AT room temperature)
Egg - 1 Cup
Sugar - 1 Cup
Baking powder - 1 Teaspoon
Vanilla Essence - Few Drops
Mixed Fruits and Nuts - 1 Cup (See notes below)

Method

Pre Heat the Oven at 180C. Take a Baking pan and grease it with butter and dust it with Maida.

Sieve the Maida and Baking Powder together. Sieving them together will ensure that they mixed well together uniformly. If you are a beginner you can sieve it may be 2-3 times.

Take the fruit and Nuts you want and add a tablespoon of Maida to it and mix it. The mixing of Mida will ensure that the Fruit and Nuts don't sink and is spread all over the cake.

In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together. To this add the Vanilla essence and eggs and mix well.

Now add the sieved Maida + Baking powder to the Butter-Sugar-egg mixture and fold it.

Dont beat the batter as it will make the cake so hard. So gently fold the Maida in the wet ingredients. Folding is done to ensure that they is aeration which will make the cake fluffy inside and Crispy outside.

To this add the prepared Fruits and Nuts and gently mix this.

Now pour this prepared Batter into the prepared Baking tin and Bake it for 20-25 Minutes at 180C.

Once it is done, cool it completely and slice them and Serve.

Merry Christmas. 

Note:

The choice of Fruits and Nuts is completely up to you. I have used Cashews,Cranberris,Tutti Frutti,Badam,Walnuts,Fig,Dates,Candied Orange peel, Cake Seeds and Pista.

You can add whatever you want and how much ever you want.

Apple Oats cake

I love apples and always have stock of apples in my pantry. So I also continuously search recipes using apple and found this recipe here. I have already made Apple Roulade with Apple. This is one more apple recipe.

Ingredients

Shredded Apple - 1 Cup
Maida - 1 Cup
Oats - 1 Cup
Buttermilk - 1/2 Cup
Baking powder - 2 Teaspoon
Butter - 1 Tablespoon
Cinnamon Powder - 1/2 Teaspoon

Salt - 1/2 Teaspoon
Brown Sugar - 1/2 Cup

Method

In a mixing boil, mix the sugar,buttermilk and butter well. To this add the apples,Maida and Oats and mix well it is all mixed well. Now add salt,Cinnamon Powder, baking powder and mix till done.

Pre heat the Oven at 180 C. Pour the prepared batter into a greased tray and bake for 30 minutes or till it is done.

Cool it completely and cut into pieces. I baked it in the evening. My take on this cake is that it tasted great the next day for Breakfast rather than having it hot.