Showing posts with label How to make Christmas cake at home?. Show all posts
Showing posts with label How to make Christmas cake at home?. Show all posts

Sunday, 11 December 2011

Egg less chocolate cake in microwave

Ingredients:
  • 1 1/2 cup All Purpose flour / Maida
  • 1 cup Whole Milk
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 3 tbsp Cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tbsp Lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 3 tbsp Oil
Method:
  • Prepare microwave safe dish by greasing it using some oil and line up at bottom using some wax paper or aluminium foil.
  • Mix milk and sugar until sugar is completely dissolved.
  • Sieve maida, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda in milk mixture. Combine everything to make sure there are no lumps of any dry ingredient.
  • Add vanilla extract and oil and again mix well.
  • Finally add 1 tbsp lemon juice and mix everything well.
  • Pour batter in microwave safe dish and microwave over high power for 5 mts.
  • Insert toothpick if it comes out clear cake is ready.
  • Give it a standing time of 5 mts.
  • Then gently transfer cake on a cooling rack.
  • Enjoy with a scoop of cool whip, vanilla ice cream topped up with some chocolate syrup!

Tuesday, 6 December 2011

How to make Christmas cake at home?

Ingredients
  • 2 cups sifted cake flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • Pinch of  salt
  • 1-1/2 cups unsalted butter (3 sticks), at room temperature, plus more for greasing
  • 1-2/3 cups powdered  sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 3 large egg yolks lightly beaten
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Method
  1. Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease and lightly flour a 9-inch tube pan with 3-1/2-inch sides 
  2. Re sift the flour along with the baking powder, nutmeg, clove, cinnamon and salt into a bowl. 
  3. In another bowl, using an electric mixer on high speed, beat the butter until it’s soft and very pliant, about 1 minute (or 4 to 6 minutes by hand with a wooden spoon). Gradually add the granulated sugar and beat on high speed until the mixture is pale and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes (or 6 to 8 minutes by hand).
  4. Add after that slowly add flour and beat it.
  5. shift it to greased pan and bake at 325 degree for 30 mins.