34 - Eggless Banana Cake with Butter Cream Icing

"I'm so ripe. Either eat me or I'll burst out of my skin soon....."

That's what a few bananas in my kitchen told me the  other day. :) [ No, I'm not crazy,I'm just trying to write a blog. ] So, back to the bananas.  This was a yucky situation to say the least. I had to do something with them... either use them somehow or throw them away. And , no  I didn't want to throw  them away. So, I decided to bake - Eggless Banana Cake.

Ingredients


1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon sal
1/4 cup + 4 tbsp Vegetable oil
6 ripe bananas
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Preparation

Preheat oven to 170 degrees. Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Puree the bananas in a processor . Mix the oil, vanilla and the puree with the flour mix. Gently fold all the ingredients together. Pour into a greased cake pan. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes , until a  toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool and frost with Butter Cream Icing.

Enjoy! :)

21 - Crunchy & Gooey Bounty Bar/Cadbury Cookies

I just happened to have 1 Bounty Bar and 1 Cadbury Dairy Milk Bar inside my refrigerator. I just happened to be in the mood to bake. So this is what I came up with and it turned out to be absolutely yummilicious Yes, I just made up that word. But that is how I want to describe these cookies.

Try them. I'm sure you'll love them too!

Ingredients 

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vanilla essence

1/2 cup chopped bounty bars

1/2 cup chopped cadbury dairy milk bar

1 cup melted butter

1 egg

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 165 C. 

Beat the egg and butter together in a bowl. 

Mix both the sugars, flour, vanilla, baking soda, and chocolates together in another bowl. 

Pour the butter-egg mix into the flour mix and fold it in.

When it is well combined, place 2 inch balls of this dough on a greased cookie tray. Bake for 10-12 minutes.

Enjoy!! :)

19 - Red Velvet Cupcakes

Red Velvet cakes and cupcakes are a huge hit at any party, especially valentines day! Traditionally they go with a cream cheese frosting , but I went with a dark chocolate frosting and they tasted just delicious!

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter,softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp red color
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
2 tbsp water
1 1/2 tsp white vinegar
1 tsp baking soda

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 170 C. Line muffin pan with baking cups.

In a bowl, combine flour,cocoa,baking powder and salt.

In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Add eggs, color and vanilla. Mix well.

Alternately, add flour mixture and buttermilk to the butter mixture. Add water and mix well.

In another bowl, combine the white vinegar and baking soda and gently stir into the cupcake mixture.

Spoon into the baking cups. 

Bake for 20 mins or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Cool in pan on a cooking rack for 5-10 mins. Remove from pan, and cool completely. Frost with any icing of your choice.

Enjoy!! :)

17 - Pineapple Turnover Cake

This is an charming, delicious sweet treat is something I baked when we had friends over for dinner. It looks all fancy-schmancy, but its a breeze to make. I served it with a slice of strawberry and a dollop of caramel ice cream - one word - "bliss".

Ingredients

1 cup all purpose flour

a pinch of salt

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup butter

1 tsp vanilla essence

1 large egg

1/4 cup low fat milk

For topping

1 1/2 tbsp butter

1/4 cup brown sugar

5 - 6 pineapple slices (tinned and drained)

strawberries, sliced thin.

Preparation

Preheat oven to 175 C. Grease a flour a baking pan.

Melt the butter for topping in a pan. Add the brown sugar. As the sugar melts and foams, cook on medium flame for a minute and pour into the baking pan.

Over this sugar layer, place pineapple slices and keep aside.

Sieve the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. In another bowl, cream butter and sugar to make a smooth, creamy mixture. Add the beaten egg and combine well. Add vanilla essence and combine.

Fold in the flour mixture little by little, alternating with the milk.

Pour this batter over the pineapple layer. Bake in the oven for 30 - 45 minutes or till a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Put the strawberry slices in between the pineapple slices.

Serve , optionally with some caramel ice cream.

Enjoy!! :)

9 - Peanut Butter - Oatmeal - Chocolate Chip Cookies :)

OH MY GOD YUMMMMMMMMMMM ...

These are pretty much the most amazingly flavored cookies you could ever imagine. Soft,tender,sightly crunchy, slightly toasty with the right amount of sweetness.

So if you love peanut butter and chocolate chips, go ahead... try these cookies! You wont regret it :)

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour (maida)
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 dark brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup rolled oats
1 cup chocolate chips ( i used hersheys milk chocolate chips)

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt.
Cream together butter,peanut butter,sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in a bowl with an electric beater on medium speed; for about 3 minutes.
Add the egg and beat.

Slowly add the flour to this butter mixture and beat on low speed until combined.

Stir in the oats and chocolate chips.

Spray a baking sheet with PAM. Drop scoops of the cookie dough on to the sheet, about 2 inches apart.

Bake for about 10 minutes,or until the cookies are lightly golden.

Cool completely on the baking sheet.
Store in an airtight container.

Enjoy!!! :)

7 - Mocha Coconut Cupcakes!

I have been in this baking mood for some time now. Cakes, cupcakes, cookies... :)

Recently I made these - Mocha Coconut Cupcakes!

These are by far the best cupcakes I have made till date!! Soft, chewy, crunchy... yummmmmmmmy! I didnt frost it;  I think they are just delicious even without the frosting, so why bother? :)

Ingredients

2 tblsp instant coffee

1 cup warm water

1/2 cup butter

2 cups sugar

4 eggs

6 ounces chocolate, melted ( preferably unsweetened. I used Hershey's milk chocolate chips)
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1 tblsp vanilla
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 F.
Grease a standard muffin pan or line it with baking cups.
Combine instant coffee with water, mix well and set aside.

In a bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.

Add eggs, one at a time, mix well.

Add the melted chocolate,vanilla and coffee mixture. Mix well.
Combine flour, baking soda and salt in another bowl.
Slowly add this flour mixture to the butter mixture, mix well.
Add the coconut and mix well.
Spoon into the baking cups and bake for 18 - 20 minutes. The centre of the cupcake should soring back when lightly touched.
Cool the cupcakes in pan, on a wire rack, for 5 - 8 minutes. Remove from the pan. Cool completely before using any frosting of your choice.

 Enjoy!!

*Makes about 24 standard cupcakes.

1 - Yumm Tres Leche Cake

First let me tell you what a Tres Leche cake is. A Tres Leche cake is a sponge cake soaked in 3 kinds of milk  - evaporated, condensed and heavy cream. Doesnt that just sound delicious in itself. Just that definition makes my mouth water :) .

So here is the recipe.Its from one of my favourite recipes blogs Chefinyou .

Ingredients

1 cup all purpose flour
1.5 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
5 whole eggs, seperated
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
1/3 cup milk

1 can evaporated milk

1 can condensed milk

1/4 cup cream

Method

Preheat the oven to 170 C.
Spray a pan liberally with PAM or grease it with butter.
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.

Beat together the 5 egg yolks with 3/4 cup of sugar with an electric beater on high speed, until they turn pale yellow.

Stir in the milk and vanilla. Pour this mixture over the flour mixture. Stir this very gently, until combined.

Beat egg whites on high speed until soft peaks form. Add the rest of the sugar into this, keeping the mixer on. Beat until the egg whites are stiff.
*My egg whites werent getting stiff at all. I just beat them for a good 10-15 minutes, and then proceeded with the rest of the recipe. It still tasted heavenly, so who cares??? :p

Now fold this egg white mixture into the batter very gently.
Pour this into the pan and bake until done. This would be somewhere between 30 and 40 minutes. Check if its done by poking a toothpick through it and checking if it comes out clean.
Combine the evaporated milk, condensed milk and the cream in a bowl.
When the cake is cool, pierce it all over with a fork. Now pour in the milk mixture all over the cake, getting as much around the edges as you can.
Allow this to stand for atleast 30 minutes before serving. Enjoy!! :)