Sunday, 17 February 2013

Valentines day cake


Vanilla cake with fondant icing 



Valentines day is a special day not only for lovers but also for all who wants to share their love and affection with their loved one.So i have prepared a heart shaped cake with fondant icing for my lovable husband and i love him so so much ................................

Ingredients


Maida
100 gms
Sugar
100 gms
Milkpowder
60 gms
Baking powder
1 tsp
Baking soda
1 tsp
Dalda
50 gms
Milk
 ¼ cup
Water
¼ cup
Curd
¼ cup
Vanilla essence
2 tsp

Butter cream icing

Butter
50 gms
Icing sugar
2 cups
Vanilla essence
1 tsp
Fondant
200 gms
Edible food colours
As needed

Method 
  1. Sift all dry ingredients at least  two times.
  2. Cream dalda and sugar .
  3. Shift all the dry ingredients to dalda mixture .Then add milk,water and essence give a good stir in one direction .
  4. At last add curd to the mixture stir slowly and transfer it to the greased mould 
  5. Bake it for 30-35 minutes or when you insert a toothpick it has to come clean.
  6. Let the cake cool down before icing .
  7. For icing mix butter,sugar and vanilla essence till you get a decorating consistency which is slightly thick. 
  8. First apply a fine coat of butter cream icing on the cake and refrigerate for 15 minutes, then roll the fondant into a clean and dry place dusted with icing sugar and decorate your cake as you wish and enjoy.
 
                                                                                         

The Pooh Bear


The Pooh Bear 

   

  I love pooh bear from my childhood .It looks very funny and the colors are very attractive so i started my fondant cake with pooh bear .I know it is not up to the original pooh bear but i have given my best .


Ingredients


Maida
100 gms
Sugar
100 gms
Milkpowder
60 gms
Baking powder
1 tsp
Baking soda
1 tsp
Dalda
50 gms
Milk
 ¼ cup
Water
¼ cup
Curd
¼ cup
Vanilla essence
2 tsp


Butter cream icing

Butter
50 gms
Icing sugar
2 cups
Vanilla essence
1 tsp
Fondant
200 gms
Edible food colours
As needed


Method 
  1. Sift all dry ingredients at least  two times.
  2. Cream dalda and sugar .
  3. Shift all the dry ingredients to dalda mixture .Then add milk,water and essence give a good stir in one direction .
  4. At last add curd to the mixture stir slowly and transfer it to the greased mould 
  5. Bake it for 30-35 minutes or when you insert a toothpick it has to come clean.
  6. Let the cake cool down before icing .
  7. For icing mix butter,sugar and vanilla essence till you get a decorating consistency which is slightly thick.
  8. First apply a fine coat of butter cream icing on the cake and refrigerate for 15 minutes, then roll the fondant into a clean and dry place dusted with icing sugar and decorate your cake as you wish. 
soooooooooooooo yummmy .............................................

Sunday, 27 January 2013

Eggless milk powder cake

Eggless milk powder cake





I love plain cake and i was searching for a simple vanilla cake recipe,then i found this recipe and did few alterations and tried it was very tasty . This vanilla cake is done with milk powder so it has some milk smell but not much .So here we go ........................


Ingrediants 

Maida
100 gms
Milk powder
60 gms
Baking powder
½ tsp
Idly soda
¼ tsp
Dalda
50 gms
Sugar powder
100 gms
Vanilla essence
1 tsp
Water
¼ cup
Curd
¼ cup
Milk
¼ cup


Method
  1. In a bowl cream dalda and sugar well then add all dry ingrediants maida,milk powder,baking powder,idly soda and sugar powder .
  2. Mix it with a wooden spoon then add water ,milk and vanilla essence,beat in one direction at last add the curd and beat well.
  3. Preheat oven 200c.Place a low rack
  4. Grease the aluminum mould with butter and dust it with flour .
  5. Pour the cake mixture in the mould and bake for 20 to 30 mts ot insert a toothpick,if its comes out clear our cake is finished.
  6. Transfer the cake to a wired rack let it cool down .
  7. Serve the cake just like that or do icing and enjoy the milk powder cake.