Hot Milk Muffin (Old Fashioned Vanilla Muffin)

The Hot Milk Muffin is nothing but  old fashioned vanilla muffin.It is very light and fluffy.It tastes so delicious. It is a velvety,moist muffin for any occasion like birthday,teaparty or any get-together.


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Author -Moumita
Preparation Time-10 Minutes
Baking Time-25-30 Minutes
Servings-8-10 Pieces

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Ingredients
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All purpose flour-1.5cup

Baking powder-1.5 teaspoon

Baking soda-1 pinch

Granulated /Castor Sugar- 1 cup

(If you use normal sugar,then just grind it at low speed one time to make it fine)

Eggs -2 

(Vegetarians people can use 1/3 cup beaten yogurt/ curd /100 gm condensed milk instead of using eggs )(if you are using  condensed milk then use 1/2 cup sugar as condensed milk is also sweet)

Milk-3/4 cup

Butter-1/4 cup

Vanilla Essence -2 tsp


Method
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Preheat the oven to 180 degree C or 375 degree F. 

Grease muffin moulds with butter,if you use silicon Muffin mould or bake and serve Muffin liner then you do no need to grease it.

Take a bowl,  add  eggs or beaten yogurt or condensed milk and beat for 2 minutes or until thick.

Add sugar mix them very well until become a creamy texture.

Take another bowl,add flour, baking powder and baking soda and mix well.

Add the egg sugar mixture slowly into flour mixture,then fold with spatula until the dry and wet ingredients are well combined.

Addmilk and butter in a small saucepan.

Heat this mixture on low flame until the butter  has melted (make sure do not boil the milk butter mixture,just heat ).Add vanilla  essence  and mix.Mix well.

Gradually add this mixture to the cake batter.Fold with spatula slowly until just combined.Do not over mix.

Pour the batter into each muffin mould.

Bake for about 25- 30 minutes,(Baking times vary oven to oven,so please check after 25 minutes,  insert a toothpick of a muffin,if inserted toothpick comes out clean then your cake is ready.

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Tips
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If you bake in OTG,then always bake at TOAST  mode or make sure both the rods are on.

Place the cake pan in the middle rack.

If you bake in microwave,always bake at CONVECTION mode and use the lower grilling rack for baking.

Do not increase or decrease the temperature during baking.

Once baking is complete,then remove the pan from the oven as soon as possible.

Do not open the door of the oven while baking,otherwise moisture will get into the oven and it will harm your cake.

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Fresh Cherry Cake

Few days back,I got a box of fresh cherries from the super market,immediately I decide that after returning home I would not have made anything else except cherry cake.
My family loves to eat any kind of fruit cake.A very common problem may arises when you make your cake batter adding a heavy fruit like cherry,the fruit tend to sink to the bottom of the pan during baking.To rectify this problem,instead of adding the cherries into cake batter,we have to mix it with flour.Mixing the cherries with flour helps stop them sinking to the bottom of the cake.And also before adding the cherries into flour,keep them  on a piece of paper towel to absorb the cherry juices.

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Author-Moumita
Preparation Time- 15 Minutes 
BakingTime-25 Minutes 
Servings -8 medium pieces
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INGREDIENTS 

All Purpose  flour or Maida-1Cup
Granuled Sugar - 3/4 Cup 
Milk (at room temperature ) - 1/2cup
Melted Butter or Vegetable-Oil1/2cup
Eggs-2 (if you want to avoid egg,use 3/4cup beaten thick Yougurt )
Baking Powder - 1 tsp
Baking Soda-1 pinch
Salt -1pinch
Vanilla Essence - 1tsp 
Fresh Chopped pitted cherries-1 cup(around 12 to 14 pieces)

METHOD 

Preheat oven to 350 degree  F or 180 degree C.for 10 minutes. 

Rinse,dry and pit all the cherries.Divide them into equal number or put them into two bowl in equal propertions.

Cut the first portion in half and keep them aside on a paper towel,these will be placed on the top of the cake.


Cut the remaining half in quarter and keep them aside on a paper towel, this will be folded with cake batter.


In a bowl,add all purpose flour, baking powder and first javed cut cherries ,mix them well.

Take another big bowl, add Sugar, Vegetable oil or melted butter, vanilla essence, eggs or beaten yogurt and milk,a nd fold them with a spatula,Do not mix so fast,slowly fold the flour mixture with liquid mixture until you get a smooth batter without lumps . 

Make a hole into the flour mixtures,pour the batter into the flour mixture slowly,mix them very well until the dry and wet ingredients are well combined. 


Lining 9 inch cake pan with grease proof paper Now Grease the paper with butter. Pour the  cake batter into the cake pan and fill the pans about 2/3 full. After putting mixture in the pan and smoothing the surface, hold the pan with two hands and  drop the tin three times to remove air bubbles.

Garnish the top surface of cake with the halved cut cherries.

Bake for 40 minutes  until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Baking  times are vary from oven to oven,so keep checking.

Remove from oven,let it be cool. Turn the cake onto a plate,slice them and enjoy.

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Tips
Adjust the quatites according to the cake size.

Breakfast Muffin (Made with whole wheat and banana,)

Breakfast is the first meal of a day.Breakfast food items vary widely from place to place, but mainly it  includes a carbohydrate-rich food such as grains or cereals,vitamin based food such as fruit, vegetables and a protein-rich food such as milk,eggs, meat or fish.


Bread,egg,milk,fruit like banana ,cereal are common examples of breakfast items through out the World.

What if we can mix flour,egg,milk,banana,oats together in a  bowl, and then put the batter into the muffin pans and bake,we will get a fluffy,spongy muffin called Breakfast Muffin.

As it is the first meal of the day,it should be healthy.To make it more healthier, I used whole wheat flour ,honey and banana instead of all purpose flour /maida  and sugar.

These whole wheat, honey,banana made muffins are so fluffy and moist and they are also healthy compared to other muffins.

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Author -Moumita

Prep time:  5 mins

Cook time:  25 mins

Total time:  35 mins

Serves: 8 muffins
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INGREDIENTS

Ripe or over ripe bananas-2(Medium)
Whole wheat flour/ atta-1 cup
Baking powder-3/4 teaspoon
Baking soda-1pinch
Honey-1/4cup(add more if you want little sweet muffin)
Vegetable oil-1/4cup
Egg-1
Milk-1/2 cup(if you want to skip egg,add 1/4cup more milk)
Vanilla essence-1 teaspoon
Oats-1/4cup(for sprinkle on the top)

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven at 180 degrees C or 350 degrees F. (If using a regular oven,  make sure both the top and bottom rods are on and  for a microwave convection oven, just preheat the oven).
Peel and chop the bananas. add them to a bowl and mash them with a fork. you can also use a blender to mash the bananas.
Add honey, oil ,egg ,milk and vanilla essence,beat them very well so that the all ingredients are combined well.
Add flour, baking soda, baking powder through sieve(Channi)  in the same bowl.
Fold with spatula until a creamy texture are formed.

Grease 8  muffin cups with butter or oil (if you use silicon mold then do not need to require any greasing )

Divide the batter evenly between the 8 muffin cups, filling each cup about two-thirds full. Sprinkle the tops of the muffins with a small amount of oats (about 1 tablespoon)

Put the cupcakes mould on baking tray and keep the tray in centre wrack.

Bake muffins for 23 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean. Remove the muffins from oven.Let the muffins come to room temperature. You might need to run a butter knife along the outer edge of the muffins to loosen them from the pan.

Enjoy muffins with a glass of hot milk or anything else you want.

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Hot Milk Cake

This simple, old-fashioned  Hot Milk Cake tastes so delicious. It is a fluffy, moist cake for any occasion  It is a traditional  cake served in the Southern America.




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Author -Moumita
Preparation Time-10 Minutes
Baking Time-40 Minutes
Servings-8-10 Pieces
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Ingredients
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All purpose flour-1.5 cup
Baking powder-1.5 tsp
Baking soda-1 pinch
Granulated Sugar-1 cup
Eggs -2 (Vegetarians people can use 1/3 cup beaten yogurt/ curd /100 ml condensed milk instead of using eggs )(if you are using  condensed milk then use 1/2 cup sugar as condensed milk is also sweet)
Milk-3/4 cup
Butter-1/4 cup
Vanilla Essence -2 tsp


Method
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Preheat the oven to 180 degree.

Grease a medium sized  cake pan  with  butter.
Start by combining the milk and butter in a small saucepan.

Heat this mixture on low flame until the butter  has melted (make sure do not boil the milk butter mixture,just heat ).Add vanilla  essence  and mix.

Pour  the mixture in a heatproof bowl.

Take another bowl,  add  eggs or beaten yogurt and sugar mix them very well until become a creamy texture.

Add flour, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl and mix well.

Add the milk butter mixture to the egg mixture slowly and beat them  until combined.

Gradually add flour mixture slowly to the liquid mixture, then fold with spatula until the dry and wet ingredients are well combined.

Pour the batter in the greased pan,tap the pan a couple of times so the batter is spread evenly and there are no air bubbles.

Bake for about 40 minutes,or insert a toothpick,if inserted toothpick comes out clean then your cake is ready.

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Hidden Hearts Chocolate Cake

Those cake is the perfect treat for your loved ones on Valentines  day or Anniversary  or any  other day. On the outside, it looks like just an ordinary chocolate cake. But inside, it hides a sweet little heart that will make your loved ones happy. I placed two hearts for my hubby and daughter  to give them surprise. If you wish you can place only one heart.

We take  two small pieces of cake from each slice, so you will have some excess , Don't need to worry,you can make nice cake balls using those  excess . Please  check  the link Cake Balls

If you do not want to use color then skip the red color and keep the hearts white.I made it for valentines  day so used red food color.

The chocolate batter should preferably be a pound cake batter, only then the hearts placed inside will not move and will stand in place.

Making of red cake (heart  portion)

Ingredients 
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All Purpose flour-1 cup
Baking powder-1tsp
Baking soda-1 pinch
Granulated Sugar-3/4 cup
Eggs -2 (Vegetarians people can add 1/3 cup beaten yogurt  or 1/2cup condensed milk instead of using eggs)
Milk-1/4 cup
Vegetable Oil-1/2 cup
Vanilla Essence -2 tsp
Red color - for drops


Preheat the oven to 180 degree C for 10 minutes.
Grease the cake tin with vegetable Oil.
In a large bowl add together all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and mix well.
Take another big bowl, add sugar, vegetable oil, vanilla essence. eggs or beaten yogurt or condensed  milk, milk,mix them very well until become a creamy texture.
Add flour mixture slowly to the liquid mixture, and then fold with spatula . Do the process until the dry and wet ingredients are well combined.Add food color and mix well.
Pour the batter in the greased pan,tap the pan a couple of times so the batter is spread evenly and there are no air bubbles.
Bake for about 40 minutes,or insert a toothpick,if inserted toothpick comes out clean then your cake is ready. Your red cake is ready,  allow to cool it.
Turn onto a plate,wrap with a cling firm and keep in the refrigerator  for 15 minutes.
Take out the cake from refrigerator and cut  into thick slices.

Using a small heart shaped cookie  cutter, cut the one or two hearts from each slice.(save any remaining cake for cake balls ).

How to make chocolate  cake
Preparation  Time-15 Minutes
Baking  Time-45 Minutes

Ingredients of making chocolate  cake
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All purpose flour (maida) - 1.5 cups
Cocoa powder - 1/2 cup
Baking powder - 1.5 tsp
Vegetable oil-1/2 cup
Granulated sugar - 1  cup
Eggs -3 (Vegetarians people can add 1/4 cup beaten yogurt  or 3/4 cup condensed milk instead of using eggs)
Milk-1/4 cup

Method of making  chocolate  cake
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Preheat the oven to 180 C/350 F. Grease and line with butter paper a loaf pan .

In a bowl, beat the oil and sugar until it's light and fluffy.

Add the eggs one  by one, and milk and  beat again.

Sift in the flour, baking powder and cocoa powder in a bowl.Mix well.Then  add  this dry mixture little by little to wet mixture  and fold gently.

Fill 1/4 of the greased loaf pan with the chocolate batter and tap well to even it out.

Now place the hearts next to each other. Pack them close. Leave a bit of gap at both corners for the chocolate batters to flow through.

After the hearts are placed, add the remaining chocolate batter over the hearts and around the hearts.Cover the hearts with chocolate  batter with a spoon .

Fill the pan gently  and tap gently so that the batter flows all around the hearts.

Bake in the pre heated oven for 45 to 50  minutes.

The cake is done when a tooth pick or skewer comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes and then remove to a cooling rack.


After one hour frost the cake with chocolate ganache  and sprinkles if you wish.

How to make chocolate  ganache
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Ingredients  of making chocolate  ganache
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Dark chocolate-100 grams(broken into pieces )
Heavy cream -1 cup
Butte-1 tablespoon


Method of making  chocolate  ganache
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Place the  broken chocolate into a medium bowl. Make sure chop the chocolate into small pieces so it will melt easily.

Heat the cream in a small sauce pan over medium heat. When the cream has come to a boil,  pour over the chopped chocolate, and whisk until melted and smooth.Add butter and mix well.


Allow the ganache to cool slightly before pouring over a cake.

Take a grill rack of oven,put the rack on a big plate,place the cake on the grill wrack.Pour the ganache over the cake,start at the center of the cake and work outward.



Microwave  method of making  chocolate  ganache
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For the chocolate ganache, melt the chocolate on half power  for approximately 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until melted. Add the cream and butter and mix thoroughly until smooth and glossy.

Once the cake is cool, spread over the ganache. Decorate  with sprinkle .

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                             Pictorial  Recipe
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                    Making of red velvet  cake 
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Cut the heart shaped portions  from red cake using heart cookie  cutter
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Method of making hidden heart  chocolate  cake
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Method of making  chocolate  ganache

Roasted Choco Almond Cake

It is very hard to find a person who doesn't love chocolate cake.This time I did not want to make any normal chocolate cake.To make a more beautiful and completely delicious cake I added butter honey roasted almonds in my cake. Like other  chocolate cake this Roasted Choco Almond Cake is incredibly rich and moist. I decorated the cake with chocolate ganache  topped with butter honey roasted almonds.you’ll crave long after the cake is finished. 

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Preparation Time-10 minutes
Cooking  Time-40 minutes
Servings-8 pieces 
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Ingredients for cake
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All Purpose flour-3/4 cup
Almond powder-1/4 cup(grind to make a fine powder)
Baking powder-1.5 tsp
Baking soda-1 pinch
Cocoa Powder-8 tsp
Granulated Sugar-3/4 cup
Eggs -2 (Vegetarians people can add 1/3 cup beaten yogurt instead of using eggs)
Milk-1/2 cup
Vegetable Oil-1/2cup
Vanilla Essence -2 tsp
Butter Honey Roasted Chopped Almonds-3/4 cup

How to make Butter Honey  Roasted Chopped Almonds 
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Ingredients of making butter honey roasted almonds 
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Butter-2 teaspoon
Honey -1/4 cup
Almonds -1cup (soaked, peeled and chopped )

Method of making butter honey roasted almonds
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Heat butter in a pan
Add chopped almonds,fry them until  light brown
Add honey, mix well,cook for 1 minute and switch off the gas.


Method of making cake
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Preheat the oven to 180 degree C for 10 minutes.
Grease the cake tin with vegetable Oil.
In a large bowl add together all purpose flour, almond powder,baking powder, baking soda and cocoa powder and butter honey roasted almonds,mix well.
Take another big bowl, add sugar, vegetable oil, vanilla essence. eggs or beaten yogurt, milk,mix them very well until become a creamy texture.
Add flour mixture slowly to the liquid mixture,add little quantity  at a time and then fold with spatula then again add some more flour mixture  to the liquid mixture  and fold. Do the process until the dry and wet ingredients are well combined.
Pour the batter in the greased pan,tap the pan a couple of times so the batter is spread evenly and there are no air bubbles.
Bake for about 40 minutes,or insert a toothpick,if inserted toothpick comes out clean then your cake is ready.Now allow to cool the cake for 1 hour before doing garnishing .


Final Step (covered  the cake with chocolate  ganache  topped with remaining  butter honey roasted almonds)


How to make chocolate  ganache 

ingredients of making chocolate  ganache
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Dark chocolate-100 grams(broken into pieces )
Heavy cream -1 cup  

Method of making chocolate  ganache
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Place the  broken chocolate into a medium bowl. Make sure chop the chocolate into small pieces so it will melt easily.

Heat the cream in a small sauce pan over medium heat. When the cream has come to a boil,  pour over the chopped chocolate, and whisk until melted and smooth.


Allow the ganache to cool slightly before pouring over a cake.

Take a grill rack of oven,put the rack on a big plate,place the cake on the grill wrack.Pour the ganache over the cake,start at the centre of the cake and work outward.

Garnish the side of cake with butter honey roasted almonds.

Microwave method of making chocolate  ganache


For the chocolate ganache, melt the chocolate on half power  for approximately 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until melted. Add the cream and mix thoroughly until smooth and glossy.

Once the cake is cool, spread over the ganache.

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Christmas Special Fruit Cake

Fruit cake is a rich dense cake loaded with  candied fruit ,dry fruits , nuts and  spices,and  usually made during Christmas. Basting fruitcake with rum,brandy or wine also provides moisture and helps preserve the cake. You add the above mentioned  liquor  to fruitcake both before baking through soaking the fruits and after baking by applying directly to the cake (source-wiki how).But 
 what about those who did not soak dry fruits  into any liquor.  For them  I am presenting   this fruit cake, here I used Rum and caramel syrup.If you want to avoid rum,then you can use orange juice.

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Author -Moumita
Preparation Time-15 Minutes 
Baking Time-35 minutes
Serving -4
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Ingredients 

Tutti Frutti- 1/4 cup
Cashew nuts(chopped )  - 2 tbsp 
Walnuts (chopped ) -2 tbsp
Dried Dates -2 tbsp (Soaked and chopped)
Almonds - 2 tbsp (soaked ,peeled and chopped) 
Almonds -1/4cup (soaked, peeled and sliced)
Golden Raisins - 2 tbsp
Black Current-1/4 cup
Glazed cherries -2 tablespoons +1/4cup (chopped )
Ground Nutmeg-1/4tsp
Ground Cinnamon - 1/4tsp
Eggs-2
All Purpose Flour - 1 Cup+tablespoons
Butter /vegetable oil- 1/2 Cup(softened, not melted)
Granulated  sugar -3/4 Cup
Rum-1/4 cup(if you want to avoid rum,you can use orange  juice in sane quantity )
Caramel syrup-1/4cup
Baking Powder - 1.5 tsp
Baking Soda -1 pinch 

Tips
You  can replace the Dried Fruits and Nuts as per your preference.

Method 
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Preheat the oven to 180 degree C for 10 minutes

Take a big mixing bowl,add eggs and sugar,whisk it properly with hand beater  or electric  beater.

Add rum,butter or oil and caramel syrup into the egg mixture. Mix them properly until you will get a smooth consistency

Sieve flour, baking powder,nutmeg powder and cinnamon  powder in a bowl,mix them properly.

Add all the dry fruits into the flour mixture,fold them properly as all dried fruits gets coated properly with flour.

Add flour mixture into the liquid mixture gradually,and fold them with a spatula.Do not mix so fast,slowly  fold the flour mixture with liquid mixture until you will get a smooth batter  without lumps

Lining the 9"inch cake pan with grease proof paper Now Grease the paper with  butter. Pour the  cake batter into the cake pan and fill the pans about 2/3 full. After putting mixture in the pan and smoothing the surface, hold the pan with two hands and  drop the tin three times to remove air bubbles.

Garnish the top surface  of cake with sliced almonds and cherries.

Bake for 40 minutes  until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Baking  times are vary  because we all use different oven,so keep checking.

Remove from oven,let it be cool. Turn the cake onto a plate,slice them and enjoy.

How to make caramel syrup
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Ingredients 
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Sugar-4 teaspoons
Water -2 teaspoons + 1/4 cup ( warm)

Method
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Take a bowl,add 4 teaspoon of sugar and 2 teaspoon of water and mix.
Heat it on high flame until it starts bubbling.
Reduce the heat till it changes  colour.
Switch  off the gas and pour 1/4cup warm water,mix properly .
Let it be cool and then use it,So it it better your caramel  syrup before.

                             Step by Step Process

                    

Mawa or Khoa Cup Cake (Mumbai's Irani Cafe special Mewa Cup Cake) Cup Cake made using evaporated milk

Mawa cakes are a very popular item sold in Iranian cafes or  bakeries in Mumbai and Pune.These mawa cakes are soft and buttery infused with cardamom flavour.

Mawa (also known as Khoya/ Khoa) is a evaporated milk, made by slowly reducing  full fat milk until all that remain is a mass of slightly milk solids.
You  would love to have  a mawa cupcake with a hot cup of tea or coffee.

You would require unsweetened mawa for this recipe. So either you make them home or purchase from store. Here I made mawa at home.
Making khoya at home is very easy  but it is little  bit time consuming. For getting  fresh homeade mawa one can give that much  time😊😊😊.

First we will learn  how to make mewa at home

Author-Moumita
Preparation  Time of making Mawa-0
Cooking Time of making Mawa-1hour
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Recipe of making Mewa 
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Ingredients of making  Mewa 

1 litre full-cream milk.

Method of making Mewa
Heal milk in a heavy bottomed pan on high flame,when the milk will start boiling,simmer the gas and keep boiling it on low flame till it reduces to ¼ the volume or the milk solids become lumpy.

Using spatula, scrape the milk solids from the sides and add these to the bowl. Switch off the gas and cover the bowl .Let the mewa cool at room temperature,then you can refrigerate it. You can prepare the Mewa a day before of making Mewa Cup Cake.

Preparation Time of making Mewa Cup Cake-10 minutes 
Cooking Time of making Mewa Cup  Cake -30 minutes 
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Recipe  of making  Mewa Cup Cake using  Homemade Mewa.
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Ingredients  of making  Mewa Cup Cake

All purpose flour -1cup
Butter-1/2cup (melted) or Vegetable oil-1/2 cup
Mawa -3/4cup
Castor or granualed sugar-3/4 cup
Eggs-2(you can use 1/2cup beaten yoghurt  instead of eggs)
Baking  Powder-1teaspoon
Baking Soda-1pinch
Cardamom-4 pods(grounded)
Baking powder1-teaspoon
Milk-1/2 cup (at room temperature )
Cashew nuts-10(broken)
Raisins-10 (optional)


Method of making  Mewa Cup Cake

Preheat oven to 350 degree  F or 180 degree C.

Line 12 muffin cupcake moulds with paper liners or if you do not have paper liners then just grease the cupcake moulds  with little  bit butter.

In a bowl,add all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and grounded cardamom ,mix them well.

Take another big bowl, add sugar, vegetable oil or butter,eggs or beaten yoghurt, milk and mawa and mix them very well until become a creamy texture.

Pour the batter into the flour mixture slowly, and just fold with a spatula very well until the dry and wet ingredients are well combined.

Fold in chopped raisins  until just combined.

Divide the batter among the prepared cups topping with broken cashew nuts (they will be filled  upto 3/4th portion of the cupcake mould,as the cakes will rise )

Bake the cupcakes for 25 to 30 minutes or  until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.

Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.

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Your Mewa Cup Cake is ready. Serve it with tea or coffee.

Cabdury Gems Cookies (Eggless,Butterless )

Cadbury  Gems Cookies was  in my to do list for a very long time. I love Gems from my childhood and now my daughter also.We both  love cookies also. So it is the perfect treat to satisfy our both cravings for gems and cookies together. I used  gems, you can replace it with M&M or any other candies too. Me and my daughter both loved these  cookies. Kids will be attracted seeing colourful gems  are sitting right on top of cookies.


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Author - Moumita 
Preparation Time - 15 Minutes 
Baking Time - 25 Minutes  (depending on the oven)
Servings - 20-25 cookies  (small)
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Ingredients 
All purpose flour  or maida - 1 and 1/4 cup
Vegetable oil -  1/4 cup
Milk  (at room temperature )-1/4 cup
Vanilla essence - 1 pinch 
Sugar-1/2 cup
Baking powder - 1/2 tsp 
Gems candies -1/2 cup (crushed ) +1/2 cup
     

Method 
Take a mixing bowl,add the sugar and  milk.Mix properly.Add oil and vanilla essence to the sugar milk mixture and mix. Mix this mixtute  until creamy. 

Add flour or maida,baking powder,salt   and crushed gems candies to the liquid mixture. Mix and make a  soft dough. If you feel the dough is bit loose, you can add 1 tbsp of flour to this and mix again.If dry,then add a few tbsp  of milk and mix again.

Take a  small portion of this dough and make small balls and flatten them a bit with your palms. Arrange the cookies in already greased baking  tray or lined with perchment paper.Decorate the cookies with  remaining gems candies on top.Preheat the oven at 180 degrees for 5 minutes. After that bake these cookies for 20-25 minutes or till the cookies are becoming  light brown  from edges

This cookies will be bit soft when hot. You cool them completely and then transfer it to a airtight box.

Tips 
1)These cookies slightly expand when they are baked. So keep them apart while baking.

2)Baking Times varies from oven to oven so keep an eye while the  cookies are getting  baked

3)Keep the tray in the centre rack,make sure both top and bottom  heating rods are on.


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Strawberry CupCake

My daughter loves strawberry very much.I bought some  fresh strawberry  few days back.My daughter  wanted me to give  something delicious treat  to her  using  these strawberries as her Christmas holidays were going on. I baked some strawberry cupcakes as she is very fond  of tiny cupcakes.


These fresh strawberry cupcakes are made  with real strawberries. Fluffy, moist, and delicious  with strawberry flavour! Here I added strawberry puree along with chopped  strawberries. Top them with whipped cream. The chopped strawberries  blend into the ultra-rich  cake, giving these cupcakes a strawberry flavour .  A cupcake with a strawberry  filling, topped with a sweetened whipped, no one could turn it down.
My family  loved these cupcakes, and seriously

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Author - Moumita 
Preparation Time - 10 Minutes 
Baking Time - 25 Minutes 
Servings - 12
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INGREDIENTS FOR CUPCAKE 

All Purpose  flour or Maida-1Cup
Granuled Sugar - 3/4 Cup 
Strawberry -1cup (fresh) + 12 fresh cherries with stems for garnish
Milk (at room temperature ) - 1/2cup
Melted Butter or Vegetable Oil-1/2cup
Eggs-2 (if you want to avoid egg,use 3/4cup beaten thick Yougurt )
Baking Powder - 1.5tsp
Baking Soda-1/4tsp
Vanilla Essence - 1tsp 


METHOD OF CUPCAKE 

Preheat oven to 350 degree  F or 180 degree C.   

Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.


Take 1/2 cup strawberries,place strawberries in a small food processor; process until pureed.Set aside.

Take 1/2 cup strawberries and finely chopped them.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In a small bowl, mix together milk, vanilla, and strawberry puree; set aside.

In a bowl,add all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda ..mix them well.

Take another big bowl, add sugar, vegetable oil, vanilla essence, strawberry puree, eggs or beaten yoghurt, milk...mix them very well until become a creamy texture.

Pour the batter into the flour mixture slowly. ..mix them very well until the dry and wet ingredients are well combined. 

Fold in chopped strawberries until just combined. 

Divide the batter among the prepared cups (they will be full).

Bake the cupcakes for 20 to 25 minutes or  until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.

Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.


How to make Whipped Cream 

For Whipped Cream Recipe, Please Click HERE


METHOD OF GARNISHING 

Spread the  whipped  the on cooled cupcakes.Top with a strawberry just before serving.

Egg less Liquor Less Christmas Special Fruit Cake

 

Fruit cake is a rich dense cake loaded with  candied fruit ,dry fruits , nuts and  spices,and  usually made during Christmas. Basting fruitcake with rum,brandy or wine also provides moisture and helps preserve the cake. You add the above mentioned  liquor  to fruitcake both before baking through soaking the fruits and after baking by applying directly to the cake .

(source-wiki how)
This year I  soaked lots of dried fruits,candied fruits in rum,have a plan of making  a rich fruit cake on 25 th December .Two days back suddenly  I had a thought  what about my those readers  who are not fond of egg contained  and alcohol soaked fruit cake. For them I baked this fruit cake,it is alcohol  free and egg less also.Here I soaked dry fruits in fresh orange juice.Try it at your home on this Christmas  and give a nice  treat to your loved ones.Do not forget to let me know how it is.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Author - Moumita 
Preparation Time - 15 Minutes +1 day (soaking )
Baking Time 40 minutes 
Servings - 4 People 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------INGREDIENTS 

 Fresh Orange Juice - 1 Cup (From 2 Oranges)
Tutti Frutti- 1/4 cup
Cashew nuts(chopped )  - 2 tbsp 
Walnuts (chopped ) -2 tbsp
Dried Dates -2 tbsp (Soaked and chopped)
Almonds - 2 tbsp (soaked ,peeled and chopped) 
Golden Raisins - 2 tbsp
Black Current-1/4 cup
Glazed cherries -1/4cup (chopped )
Ground Nutmeg-1/4tsp
Ground Cinnamon - 1/4tsp
Salt - 1 pinch
All Purpose Flour - 1.5 Cup+1tbsp
Condensed Milk -1 Cup
Butter - 1/2 Cup(softened, not melted)
Granulated  sugar -1 Cup
Milk -1/4 cup (at room  temperature )
Vanilla Extract - ½ tsp
Orange Zest - 1 tsp (peel the skin of orange)
Baking Powder - 1.5 tsp
Baking Soda -1 pinch 
Icing  or Powdered sugar - 2 tbsp 
Cookie cutter-Star shape and Tree shape (or if you do not have cookie cutter of these shapes..draw some star shapes  and tree shapes on paper and cut them.

Tips
You  can replace the Dried Fruits and Nuts as per your preference.

METHOD 
Mix all the dried fruits,tutti Frutti , glazed cherries  in a Glass Bowl/Container and Cover with Cling wrap and refrigerate overnight .

Just before making the cake, drain the fruits. Keep aside. Dust the fruit and nuts with  1 tablespoon flour so they don’t fall to the bottom of the batter while baking. Shake off excess flour before mixing in the recipe.

Preheat the oven to 180 degree c for 10 minutes

Take a big mixing bowl. ..add butter and sugar ..whisk it properly.

Add vanilla essence, milkmaid and milk into butter...and mix them properly until you will get a smooth consistency

Sieve flour, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl...mix them properly

Add all the drained flour coated dry fruits  and spices  in the flour mixture..fold them properly as all dried fruits gets coated properly with flour.

Make a well in centre of the flour mixture ..add liquid mixture in it...and mix them properly...stir it until a creamy batter is formed without lumps

 Lining the 9"inch cake pan with greaseproof paper or wax paper (it is easily  available at book store in India ) or parchment paper. It is best to use two layers. Now Grease the paper with  butter. Pour the pan and fll the pans about 2/3 full. After putting mixture in the pan and smoothing the surface, hold the pan with two hands and  drop the tin three times to remove air bubbles.

 Bake for 40 minutes  until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Baking  times are vary  because we all use different ovens..so keep checking.

Remove from oven..let it be cool .Put all the star  and tree shaped  paper on cake...and sprinkle icing or powdered sugar through a strainer  on cake...fill the top of the cake  with icing sugar. ..and them remove all these tree and star shaped paper...and see the top of the cake. ..now it looks like a perfect  Christmas cake....slice and enjoy.

Once the cake has been cut, store in a well-sealed container. Do not store in the refrigerator.


In this Christmas, if you want to make more cakes,just click here