Monday 27 November 2017

Eggless Cake - Using homemade condensed milk


INGREDIENTS:
Sweetened condensed milk - 200 ml
Powdered Sugar - 25 gms
Butter - 50 gms
Plain flour - 125 gms
Baking powder - 1 tsp
Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
Essence - 1 tsp
Warm milk - as required

METHOD:
1. Beat condensed milk and sugar till light and fluffy. Add butter and essence and beat well.
2. Sieve flour, baking powder and baking soda. Add it to the condensed milk mixture. Fold gently.
3. Add warm milk little by little to make a dropping consistency.
4. Pour it into a greased and floured baking tray and bake it in a preheated 180° oven for about 30 minutes or untill the cake is done.  

Sunday 26 November 2017

Chinese Muffins


 Recipe adapted from Neetu's

Minimum ingredients... Maximum sponginess... Light n Fluffy...


INGREDIENTS:
Eggs - 2 (45-50 gms each) 
Plain flour - 50 gms
Cornflour - 10 gms
Sugar - 50 gms
Salt - ⅛ tsp
Oil - ¾ tsp
Any essence - ½ tsp
Baking powder - ¼ tsp (optional) 


METHOD:
1. Sieve plain flour, cornflour and baking powder together. 
2. In a separate bowl, beat eggs, sugar, salt, essence and oil using Bain-Marie method. 
3. Beat until it turns pale and fluffy and soft peaks are formed. 
4. Then  gently fold in the sieved ingredients. 
5. Scoop the batter into muffin tray lined with paper cases and bake it in preheated 180° oven for about 12-15 mins.




Saturday 25 November 2017

Vegan n Wacky Cake


Here is a recipe... Totally vegan yet the yummiest cake ever... No eggs, milk or butter. You can make it gluten free using GF flour... So go ahead and indulge in... 


INGREDIENTS :

Flour - 1 ½ cups
Sugar - 1 cup (powdered)
Unsweetened cocoa powder - 1/4 cup
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Baking soda - 1 tsp 
Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
White vinegar - 1 tbsp
Vegetable oil - 5 tbsp
Water - 1 cup


METHOD :
1. Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl.
2. Then add the wet ingredients one by one and mix well until completely combined and no lumps remain.
3. Pour the batter in a greased and lined tray and bake it in a pre-heated 180° oven for about 30 minutes or until the cake is done. 
4. Frost it with your favorite icing and just dive in. 😋. 

My Tip:
1. My 1 cup for this recipe measures 240 ml. 
2. Baking pan size - Round 8 inch. 

Wednesday 22 November 2017

Instant Homemade Condensed Milk for Pennies


After doing a lot of research work with many recipes available on the internet... This recipe is damn good and tastes same like the store-bought condensed milk....just the same.

INGREDIENTS:
Milk powder - 1 cup
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Warm water - 1 cup
Butter - 1 tbsp
Cornflour - 1/2 tsp
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp

METHOD:
1. Add all the ingredients to a mixer jar and blend it well to mix thoroughly.
2. Transfer it to a sauce pan and heat the mixture in low flame. 
3. Keep stirring continuously till it coats the back of the spoon (turns to a slightly thick pouring sauce consistency).


4. Remove from heat and let it cool.
The mixture thickens as it cools.

Homemade condensed milk is ready in a jiffy.

My Tips:
1. Store in an airtight glass jar in refrigerator. 
2. Milk powder, full-cream...the better. 
3. My 1 cup for this recipe measures 240 ml. 
4. This recipe yields approximately 300 gms condensed milk.