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1. <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892746283322995228</id><updated>2024-04-28T15:16:37.200-07:00</updated><category term="Easy Food"/><category term="Kerala dish"/><category term="sidedish"/><category term="curries"/><category term="Baking"/><category term="world"/><category term="snack"/><category term="Vegetable gravy"/><category term="Sweets"/><category term="Breakfast"/><category term="Dessert"/><category term="Indian"/><category term="cake"/><category term="cake and Cookies"/><category term="Rice"/><category term="Drinks"/><category term="Juices"/><category term="Juices/shakes"/><category term="Starter."/><category term="Payasam"/><category term="breads"/><category term="Baking Partners"/><category term="Egg"/><category term="misc"/><category term="chocolates"/><category term="soup"/><category term="Awards"/><category term="Chutney"/><category term="Pickle"/><category term="cookies"/><category term="vegetables"/><category term="Flat bread"/><category term="Dry"/><category term="celebration"/><category term="Chaat"/><category term="Photography"/><category term="pizza"/><category term="xmas"/><category term="Healthy"/><category term="Jam"/><category term="main course"/><category term="spices"/><category term="Basics"/><category term="Guest post"/><category term="muffins"/><category term="Bitter gourd"/><category term="For 2"/><category term="Italian"/><category term="Masala powder"/><category term="Raita"/><category term="Rava"/><category term="cheesecake"/><category term="parotta"/><category term="pasta"/><title type='text'>Easy Cook</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6892746283322995228/posts/default/-/cake?max-results=1000'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/search/label/cake'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Reshmi Mahesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04031922006327162890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtORm-D2v3TMTH0Z4GPnXxjHskikLFM8vrYcOcoR1s6XIrsDhiODIQsdWOKT_J_-pq_E_kM5JYNS8qg5n1uozhmGqSalYISxwOI2AaX3PvEuskCS4GcBtHoD0RhKX0EQ/s220/IMG_1253.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>19</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>1000</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892746283322995228.post-2705731963380418214</id><published>2014-06-13T00:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2014-06-13T00:35:13.281-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Baking"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cake"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cake and Cookies"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="chocolates"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="world"/><title type='text'>Double Chocolate Cake</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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3.      Life becomes so busy sometimes that you tend to run and in that race you usually forget/ignore stuffs that is important to you. "It can still wait" goes on until finally you totally forget about it and it remains in a corner unnoticed. Same is the case here...Its been real long time. Now there are a lot of things that I can say to support the absence but its best to move on...<br />
4.    This was a chocolate cake done a little while back. A perefct chocolate lovers cake...Loaded with chocolate. The recipe is from <a href="http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/double-chocolate-bundt-cake-with-ganache-glaze">here</a>. Delicious cake with lovely texture.<br />
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7.  Bittersweet chocolate- 2ounce(chopped)<br />
8. Vegetable oil-3/4 cup<br />
9. Sugar-1 cup<br />
10. Egg-1 large<br />
11. All purpose flour-2 cups<br />
12. Dutch-process Cocoa powder-1/2 cup<br />
13. Baking Soda-1 tbsp<br />
14. Salt-3/4 tsp<br />
15. Coffee-1 cup<br />
16. Buttermilk-1 cup<br />
17. Semi Sweet Chocolate chips-1/2 cup<br />
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21. Method Of Preparation:<br />
22. 1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and dust a 8" pan and 4 cupcake liners or 9" pan or 12-cup bundt pan for baking.<br />
23. 2. Melt the chocoate in a pan/bowl on low heat/microwave. Transfer it to a large bowl and let it cool slightly. Then add the sugar and oil into it and whisk until smooth. Add egg and whisk again.<br />
24. 3.In another bowl mix all the dry ingredients and set aside.<br />
25. 4. Now add half the dry ingredients, 1/2 cup of coffee and 1/2 cup of buttermilk to the chocolate mixture and mix until smooth. Add the remaining dry ingredients, liquids and mix smooth.<br />
26. 5. Add the chocolate chips and fold it lightly to the batter.<br />
27. 6. Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 40-45 minutes or until toothpick comes out with just a few crumbs attached. Cool the cake in pan for 10 mins and then transfer it to cooling rack to cool completely.<br />
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34. For Icing:<br />
35. Semi sweet chocolate-2 ounce<br />
36. Unsalted Butter-5 tbsp(soft)<br />
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38. Method Of Preparation:<br />
39. 1. Melt the chocolate to smooth  in a microwave safe bowl. See that you dont burn up the chocolate. You can do it using the double boiler method.<br />
40. 2. Add butter 1 tbsp at a time to the melted chocolate and mix well.<br />
41. 3. In a large bowl take some chilled water.Place the chocolate butter bowl on top of chilled water and beat till it reaches the spreadable consistency.<br />
42. 4. Pour the chocolate mixture on top of cooled cake and spread it with the help of spatula.<br />
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46. 1. Use good quality cocoa powder and chocolate.<br />
47. 2. The coffee was warm when i used it.<br />
48. 3. Chocolate chips can be omitted.<br />
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58. Semi-sweet chocolate chip-1/4cup<br />
59. Butter-2 tbsp<br />
60. Powdered Sugar-1/2 cup<br />
61. Egg-1<br />
62. All purpose Flour-3 tbsp<br />
63. Vanilla Extract-1 tsp<br />
64. Raspberries, Ice cream,Powdered Sugar to indulge.<br />
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76. Method of Preparation:<br />
77. 1. Preheat oven to 400F<br />
78. 2. Grease 2 ramekins with non stick spray/butter. Place the ramekins on baking sheet and set aside.<br />
79. 3. In a medium microwave safe bowl melt chocolate chips and butter for about 1 and 1/2 minutes  until smooth.Stir every 30 seconds to avoid burning.<br />
80. 4. Add the powdered sugar and mix until smooth.Then add egg and whisk until smooth.<br />
81. 5. Stir in flour and vanilla extract and mix until no lumps remain.<br />
82. 6. Distribute the batter equally into two ramekins and bake them for 12 minutes.<br />
83. 7. Remove from oven and let them rest in bowl for 1 more minute.<br />
84. 8. Then invert into a plate and dust with powdered sugar and serve with a dollop of ice cream.<br />
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118. <i><b>For Crust:</b></i><br />
119. Digestive biscuits/any plain sweet biscuits-11/2 cups(160 gms, crushed)<br />
120. Butter-1/2 cup(100 gms, chopped)<br />
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122. <i><b>For Filling:</b></i><br />
123. Fine sugar/powdered sugar-1 cup(160gms, add more if needed)<br />
124. Thick full fat yogurt-3 cups(800gms)<br />
125. Paneer Cheese-2 cups(400gms)<br />
126. Water-11/2 cups(375ml)<br />
127. Agar Agar/china grass-15 gms<br />
128. Mangoes-2 nos/1 cup(peeled, chopped, pureed)<br />
129. Pure Vanilla Extract-1 tsp<br />
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131. <i><b>For Mango Glaze:</b></i><br />
132. Mango-1 nos/1/2 cup(peeled, chopped, pureed)<br />
133. Water-2 tbsp<br />
134. Sugar-2 tbsp<br />
135. Lime Juice-1 tbsp<br />
136. <br />
137. <b><i>Method of preparation:</i></b><br />
138. Preparing thick yogurt:<br />
139. 1. Place the yogurt in a cheesecloth and let drain to a colander overnight. The quantity will reduce to half (400 gms or 11/2 cup)next day.<br />
140. <br />
141. <b><i>Preparing Crust:</i></b><br />
142. 1. Place the biscuits in a zip lock bag and crush it to powder using a rolling pin.<br />
143. 2. Add this powder and the cubed butter into the food processor and process till the mixture is well mixed.<br />
144. 3. Remove the mixture and press it on to a 8"/9" springform pan.<br />
145. 4. Chill in freezer for 15 minutes or in refrigerator for half an hour.<br />
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147. <b><i>Prepare Filling:</i></b><br />
148. 1. Break and soak the  china grass in 11/2 cup water for 10 minutes until it becomes soft.<br />
149. 2. In a food processor blend the paneer and thick yogurt to smooth and  creamy mixture. Transfer to a bowl.<br />
150. 3. Heat mango puree in a saucepan over medium heat. Do not allow it to boil.<br />
151. 4. In another pan, place the china grass and water mixture and stir on low heat until it melts completely, about 5 to 6 minutes. Do not allow this to boil.<br />
152. 5. Once the china grass melts completely, pour the hot china grass mixture into hot mango puree, stirring all the while.<br />
153. 6. Slowly add mango mixture into yogurt and cheese mixture, stir in the sugar and vanilla extract and beat well with a wire whisk until well blended.<br />
154. 7. Pour this mixture over the prepared crust, level with a spoon and chill in refrigerator for 3 to 4 hours.<br />
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165. 1. Place all ingredients for glaze in a pan and  cook over medium heat.<br />
166. 2. When it begins to boil, reduce heat and cook for 3 to 4 minutes more. Let it cool to room temperature.<br />
167. 3. Spread it on cheesecake with spoon.<br />
168. 4. Allow the glaze to set over the cheesecake for 2 to 3 hours or more before slicing it.<br />
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179. 1. You can use cottage cheese instead of paneer. In that case let the water drain completely before using. The cheese should be dry to get a perfectly set cheesecake.<br />
180. 2. Blend the paneer to puree here.<br />
181. 3. China grass should be completely melted to set properly. Do it on low heat.<br />
182. 4. Break the strands of china grass to small pieces  before soaking it.<br />
183. 5. While mixing the china grass mixture let both the liquids used to mix be hot, so that it sets properly.<br />
184. 6. If china grass sets before u mix to another mixture, then reheat till it melts completely.<br />
185. 7. The sugar mentioned here is just sweet. If you have a sweet tooth then add about 1/4 to half cup more. Applies if your mangoes are sour too. Taste the mixture to check it before setting.<br />
186. 8. You can use the mixer to powder the biscuits too.<br />
187. 9. You can make the cheesecake as individual servings too.<br />
188. 10. I have used graham crackers for the base.<br />
189. 11. I  used 9" springform pan.<br />
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197.   When Abraham Chacko approached me to write a guest post for his space I was very happy to do it and accepted it without second thought said yes. He had given me enough time and wanted it only by the end of march. As many of you know me..I am the last minute person..No matter how much time I get..ok sometimes I do start early but then there will be something that holds me till the last minute..I guess that is how I am programmed by God..Now I don't want to rewrite it..;)..So here too I started with one recipe and finally ended here after editing the pics and knowing that they were horrible...Guess these are tolerable..:)<br />
198.      As the many other friends I have got in fb, he is one among them. Quite an interesting guy with loads of talent. He has a great collection of recipes and a very cute family with two adorable daughters and an all in all great wife Susan..:). <a href="http://chackoskitchen.com/">Chacko's Kitchen</a> is the place where you find their effort..If you have never been there do visit it..<br />
199.     Here is the small treat that I have prepared for them from <a href="http://www.oprah.com/food/Cocoa-Brownies-with-Walnuts-and-Brown-Butter-Recipe">here</a>...This is a perfect fudgy brownie with a crunch of nuts perfect to have with milk. Here instead of butter, brown butter is used and it does taste great. Mixing and making them is quite easy though do not over bake them. Do visit <a href="http://chackoskitchen.com/2013/03/perfect-fudge-brownie/">here</a> for the recipe..:)<br />
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217. I have been saying that feb was a terrible month for me..now why is never told...so here it is...<br />
218.    The month begins with a busy schedule for hubby..which in turn means..early to office and late to home...That is its just me and son through out the day and sometimes night which kept me busy than my husband...:)Those days went on for a week and then hubby gets a dental surgery and a liquid diet for 5 days....Now i should say sick men are worst than small kids..;) To put it in single work I was totally messed up..with a son overactive, a hubby drowsy with medicines and awake with pain..cooking and rest of my routine..<br />
219. Then comes the carpet changing day of the whole house...Luckily divided to 2 days..Now u got to imagine... Me and son in a room with all stuffs...Terrible!!!!<br />
220. Now this very special Valentines day was in between this... I had no plans to do anything crazy..but then empty mind is devils workshop..:) Suddenly on 13th around 11 I feel that I need to bake..Started off with <a href="http://www.ovenloveblog.com/fresh-strawberry-cake-with-cream-cheese-swiss-meringue-buttercream/">this</a> cake as I already had a tub of fresh strawberries. Then start the frosting in between all this rush.. Halving the cake gets messed up as the cake slides and it gets cut slant.The layers get messed up...:) Then when i did the strawberry frosting I felt that it was less and decide to frost the layers with whipped cream...That was another disaster. As I used too much whipped cream the cake started to slip..Now there was a plus point ..the cake was not too sweet.. Then frosting I had a different plan..Anyways that dint work as I thought and then I went with this rose and chocolate bark idea.. Now if I would say this cake can also be mentioned as a disaster cake...:)<br />
221. Texture and taste wise the cake and frosting is excellent...Its only my mistakes that made the cake a disaster..But then its  for my husband and kid who don't see how it is...For them it is only the taste that matters...And I got a thumbs up for that...That makes a happy me...:)<br />
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228. Fresh strawberries-1 cup<br />
229. Sugar-1 to 2 tsp<br />
230. Milk-1/4 cup<br />
231. Egg-6 large whites<br />
232. Vanilla-1 tbsp<br />
233. Cake flour-2 nd 1/4 cup<br />
234. Sugar-1nd 3/4 cup<br />
235. Baking Powder-4 tsp<br />
236. Salt-1 tsp<br />
237. Unsalted Butter-12 tbsp<br />
238. Pink food coloring- few drops<br />
239. <br />
240. Method of preparation:<br />
241. 1. Wash fresh berries and chop them. Add sugar and set aside for about and hour or two until juicy. Place the berries in a food processor and puree it. You can use frozen berries too.<br />
242. 2. Use 3/4 th cup for cake and remaining for the frosting/as filling.<br />
243. 3.Preheat the oven to 350F and grease and dust two 8 or 9 inch pans.<br />
244. 4. In a small bowl combine puree, milk,egg, vanilla and mix with fork till well blended.<br />
245. 5. Mix flour,sugar, baking powder and salt to combine using a mixer.Add butter and continue beating Mix until combined and resembling moist crumbs.<br />
246. 6. Add liquids and beat at high for  about a minute or until evenly combined. Add food coloring and then beat to combine. Scrape the sides.<br />
247. 7. Divide batter into two prepared pans and smooth top.<br />
248. 8. Bake for 25 to 30 mins or until tooth pick comes out clean.Let cake rest in pan for 10 minutes and then on wire racks.Let cakes cool completely before frosting.<br />
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255. Strawberry frosting:<br />
256. <br />
257. Butter-1 cup<br />
258. Icing Sugar-6 cups<br />
259. Vanilla-2 tsp<br />
260. Strawberry puree- 1/3 cup<br />
261. <br />
262. 1. Mix butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl on low speed until light and fluffy.<br />
263. 2. Blend in strawberry puree and vanilla.<br />
264. 3. Add milk one tablespoon at a time, if desired consistency is not achieved. Keep covered.<br />
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266. Chocolate barks:<br />
267. Bittersweet Chocolate pieces-4 squares<br />
268. Parchment paper<br />
269. <br />
270. 1. Melt the chocolate and spread it on a strip of parchment paper. Let it set.You can keep it in freezer for 4 to 5 minutes. cut to pieces.<br />
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272. Whipped cream-as needed.<br />
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274. Assembling the cake:<br />
275. 1. Let the cakes cool. Then cut it to halves.<br />
276. 2. Spread the whipping cream/strawberry frosting.<br />
277. 3. Place the other half and then cover it with the strawberry frosting.<br />
278. 4. Using an open star tip pipe the roses on top.<br />
279. 5. Ten press the chocolate bark on the sides and keep in the refrigerator to set.<br />
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289. 1. I used half the recipe for frosting and cake.<br />
290. 2. Baked a 6" X 2"cake. There was a bit more than 3/4th of pan for first time, so kept the remaining in fridge for the time the first batch was baking. Cooled the pan and then baked the remianing.<br />
291. 3. I have used whipped cream for the inner layer.<br />
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295. Linking &amp;nbsp;this to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zestysouthindiankitchen.com/2013/02/recipes-with-fruits-and-giveaway.html&quot;&gt;Recipes with fruit&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;@ Zesty South Indian Kitchen &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.fr/2013/01/announcing-valentines-day-recipe.html&quot;&gt;Valentines Day event&lt;/a&gt; @ Priya&#39;s Versatile Recipes.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/feeds/3582079346962662246/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/2013/02/strawberry-cake.html#comment-form' title='57 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6892746283322995228/posts/default/3582079346962662246'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6892746283322995228/posts/default/3582079346962662246'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/2013/02/strawberry-cake.html' title='Strawberry Cake'/><author><name>Reshmi Mahesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04031922006327162890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtORm-D2v3TMTH0Z4GPnXxjHskikLFM8vrYcOcoR1s6XIrsDhiODIQsdWOKT_J_-pq_E_kM5JYNS8qg5n1uozhmGqSalYISxwOI2AaX3PvEuskCS4GcBtHoD0RhKX0EQ/s220/IMG_1253.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XcCW9KSppTs/US4twvcIn7I/AAAAAAAAE7o/63384bs5ZGQ/s72-c/DSC_0847.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>57</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892746283322995228.post-1358288316934457246</id><published>2013-01-17T20:38:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2013-02-04T21:06:23.506-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Baking"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cake"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cake and Cookies"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Dessert"/><title type='text'>White velvet Cake with Whipped Vanilla blue Ombre frosting</title><content type='html'>Finally The B&#39;day Cake of my hubby is here...I have been wanting to post this in the first week of jan but due to some or the other work it got postponed..Anyways better late &amp;nbsp;than never..&lt;br /&gt;
296. Usually I bake the cake the day before his b'day when he is at office so that he never knows it and we cut it at night 12..This time b'day came on monday which meant I had to bake the cake on friday to cut on sunday night and keep it. Now that was tough to hide a cake for 2 days when hubby was at home throughout..So i was in a dilema whether to bake or not. Finally at around 3 on friday evening I decided to bake a cake. Now I had to find one. So after searching I loved the ombre cake. Again I knew that hubby wont like many colors in the cake...so the layers need not be colored so I went with a vanilla cake. Initially I thought of baking basic vanilla cake then when I looked into The Cake bible I saw the white cake and went with it. Baked 2 layers on friday evening and kept them covered in fridge. Now  baking on sat and sunday was impossible..so I changed the plan of cutting the(my) cake on sunday night. Had arranged for a cake with hubby's friends and cut that at 12..<br />
297. Now monday after he left to office I baked other two cakes and frosted it. The cake recipe is from The Cake Bible- Rose Levy Beranbaum.<br />
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307. <br />
308. White Velvet Butter Cake<br />
309. Large egg whites- of 41/2 eggs(135gms)<br />
310. Milk-1 cup(242gms)<br />
311. Vanilla-2 1/4 tsp(9 gms)<br />
312. Cake Flour-3 cups(300 gms)(Sifted)<br />
313. Sugar-11/2 cups(300 gms)<br />
314. Baking Powder-1 tbsp+1 tsp(19.5 gms)<br />
315. Salt-3/4 tsp(5 gms)<br />
316. Unsalted Butter-12 tbsp(`170 gms)(must be softened)<br />
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321. 1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease two 9" cake pans and set aside.<br />
322. 2. In a bowl lightly  combine the egg white,1/4 cup milk and vanilla.<br />
323. 3. Combine all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix on low speed for 30 sec to blend.<br />
324. 4. Add butter and remaining milk to the dry mixture and mix on low speed to moisten the dry mixture.Increase the speed to high and beat for 11/2 minutes.<br />
325. 5. Scrape the sides and add the egg mixture in 3 batches, beating inbetween for 20 sec. after each addition to incorporate the ingredients.Scrape the sides.<br />
326. 6. Scrape the batter into prepared pans and smooth the surface using a spatula.<br />
327. 7. Bake for 25 to 30 mins or till a tester inserted near the center comes out clean and cake springs back when -pressed lightly in center.<br />
328. 8. Let cake cool in pan 10 mins and then on wire racks.<br />
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337. Notes:<br />
338. 1. Ingredients should be at room temperature.<br />
339. 2. Cake flour can be replaced with  1 cup minus 2 tbsp All purpose Flour to which add 2 tbsp corn flour and sift 3 times so that the flour gets mixed and aerated properly.<br />
340. 3. When the cake is inverted to wire racks to cool, its best to re-invert with the top facing up to avoid splitting.<br />
341. 4. I used a hand mixer to make the cake if its a stand mixer instead of high use medium speed.<br />
342. 5. I measured the ingredients in grams.<br />
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347. <br />
348. Frosting recipe is from <a href="http://sweetapolita.com/2011/07/fluffy-vanilla-cake-with-whipped-vanilla-bean-frosting/">sweetapolita</a><br />
349. Whipped Vanilla Frosting<br />
350. Unsalted butter-3 sticks + 2 tablespoons (375 grams)(softened and cut into cubes)<br />
351. confectioner's sugar- 3 cups sifted (475 g)  (icing, powdered sugar)<br />
352. Milk- 3 tablespoons (45 ml)<br />
353. Vanilla extract- 2 tsp<br />
354. Salt- pinch<br />
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356. 1. In the bowl  whip butter till it becomes very pale & creamy(approx. for 10 minutes on high speed ).<br />
357. 2. Add remaining ingredients and mix on medium speed for 1 minute, then on high speed for 6 to 7 minutes till frosting is very light, creamy and fluffy.<br />
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363. Assembling the cake:<br />
364. 1. If your cake has dome on top cut and level it.<br />
365. 2. Keep one cake on the base and apply a scoop of frosting on top of it. Spread it evenly on whole cake and then place the second cake on top of it. Continue the process for the four cakes and then apply scoops of frosting on top and sides of the cake to form the crumb coat. After that keep the cake in refrigerator for 30 mins to set.<br />
366. 3. Now divide the remaining frosting into 3 bowls and add a drop of blue to one bowl and two drops to another bowl. Keep one frosting as white. Now mix the colors well and evenly.<br />
367. 4.Attach a 1m open star tip to a pipping bag and fill the bag with the white cream first and then start to decorate wtih rose from sides to center. Now to do rose keep the star tip in the center and with equal pressure lift the tip and move outside. Continue this on top.<br />
368. 5. Then fill the bag with the next light color and start pipping the frosting from the sides in a line. At this point hold the pipping bag perpendicular to your cake. You can do that for two lines and then use the dark color at bottom and continue with the roses.<br />
369. 6. Sometimes there will be little gap between the roses and you can see the crumb coat, then using the same color frosting draw a line in the same direction as rose or just put small stars. At the end those small stuffs wont be visible.<br />
370. 7. If you happen to do some mistake while making the rose then you can scrape it and do it again.<br />
371. 8. The colors should be from base dark to lighter shades of same color. You can use any color of your choice.<br />
372. 9. Refrigerate the cake for some time so the frosting is set. Keep the cake outside for about 15 to 30 minutes before serving.<br />
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377. Notes:<br />
378. 1. My husband is not very much interested of having colored cake layers so I went with a white cake. You can add ombre effect there by adding blue color in dark to light tone in layers.In that case try to match the frosting colors to that.<br />
379. 2. The above measurement for cakes makes 2 9" cakes.<br />
380. 3. To frost the whole cake(4 layered) I used twice the above measured frosting.<br />
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385. Hope everyone around has a good start and your life goes as sweet and soft like this cake which is from <a href="http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2010/08/13/mocha-cupcakes-with-espresso-buttercream-frosting/">here</a>..<br />
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400. All-purpose flour-1 nd 1/3 cup<br />
401. Unsweetened cocoa powder-1/3 cup<br />
402. Baking powder-1 tsp<br />
403. Baking soda- 1/2 tsp<br />
404. Salt-1/4 tsp<br />
405. Whole milk-1/2 cup<br />
406. Strong brewed coffee-1/2 cup<br />
407. Espresso powder-1 nd 1/2 tsp<br />
408. Vanilla extract-1 tsp<br />
409. Unsalted butter-1/2 cup(at room temperature)<br />
410. Granulated sugar-1/2 cup<br />
411. Light brown sugar-1/2 cup<br />
412. Egg-1 no (at room temperature)<br />
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422. Method of Preparation:<br />
423. 1. Mix the espresso powder into the brewed coffee until dissolved; set aside to cool to room temperature.<br />
424. 2. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a muffin pan with paper liners.<br />
425. 3. Mix the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.<br />
426. 4. Beat the butter and both sugars together on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.<br />
427. 5. Then add egg and beat until combined.<br />
428. 6. In a cup, combine the milk, brewed coffee mixture and vanilla. Slowly add the flour mixture, alternating with the coffee mixture, ending with the flour mixture.<br />
429. 7. Divide the batter evenly between the 12 liners. Bake for 17-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting cupcakes.<br />
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439. Espresso Buttercream Frosting(enough for 12 cupcakes)<br />
440. <br />
441. Unsalted butter-1 cup(at room temperature)<br />
442. Powdered sugar-2 nd 1/2 cups<br />
443. Vanilla extract-1 nd 1/2 tsp<br />
444. Espresso powder-3/4 tsp<br />
445. Cocoa powder- to dust<br />
446. <br />
447. Method of Preparation:<br />
448. 1. Mix the espresso powder into the vanilla until dissolved; set aside.<br />
449. 2. Using the whisk attachment of a stand mixer, whip the butter on medium-high speed for 5 minutes, stopping once to scrape the sides of the bowl.<br />
450. 3. Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the powdered sugar a little at a time, waiting until it is mostly incorporated before adding more.<br />
451. 4. Once all of the powdered sugar has been added, scrape the sides of the bowl and increase the speed to medium-high and whip until fluffy, about a minute or two.<br />
452. 5.  Add the espresso and vanilla mixture and continue to mix at medium-high until it is completely incorporated, scraping the sides as necessary.<br />
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459. As for the recipe I had tweaked it little according to our needs. Instead of rum, I have used orange juice. You can use apple juice too.<br />
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469. <i>Fruits Used:</i><br />
470. Raisins- 1 cup<br />
471. Dates-1 cup(chopped)<br />
472. Candied Orange/Lemon Peel- 1/4 cup, sliced thin<br />
473. Orange Juice- 1/4 cup<br />
474. Unsalted Cashew Pieces- 1 cup<br />
475. All Purpose Flour-1 tsp( to mix with fruits)<br />
476. <br />
477. <i>Spices Used:</i><br />
478. Cinnamon Powder- 1/2 tsp<br />
479. Caraway seeds- 1 tsp<br />
480. Ginger Powder- 1/4 tsp<br />
481. Clove Powder- 1/4 tsp<br />
482. Nutmeg Powder- 1/4 tsp<br />
483. <br />
484. <i>For Caramel:</i><br />
485. Sugar- 6 tbsp<br />
486. Water- 3 tbsp<br />
487. Lemon Juice- few drops<br />
488. Boiling Water-1/2 cup<br />
489. <br />
490. <i>For Cake Batter:</i><br />
491. All-Purpose Flour- 2 cups<br />
492. Baking Powder -1 tsp<br />
493. Unsalted Butter- 2 sticks (8 oz) at room temperature<br />
494. Powdered Sugar-2 1/2 cups<br />
495. Eggs- 3 large or 4 medium (separated)<br />
496. Vanilla Extract-1 tsp<br />
497. Rum extract-1 tsp<br />
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509. <div>
510. <div>
511. Method of Preparation:<br />
512. For the Fruts:</div>
513. <div>
514. 1. Soak the fruits and nuts in orange juice in a clean bowl and set aside. Keep it on counter top for a day closed properly with an air tight lid. Then move it to refrigerator and keep it there for 2 days. Before baking take the fruit mixture from fridge and set on counter top.</div>
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516. 2. Heat a pan and add the soaked fruits into it and warm it slightly and set aside to cool.Once cold and juts before mixing with batter add a tsp of all purpose flour to the dry fruits and give it good mix. Helps to prevent the fruits form sinking to bottom.<br />
517. <br />
518. For Caramel:</div>
519. <div>
520. 3. In a small pot, add 6 Tbsp Sugar and 3 Tbsp water and few drops of lemon juice. Swirl pan to mix – do not use spoon.</div>
521. <div>
522. 4. Heat until sugar changes color and becomes caramelized. (approx 7-8 minutes).See that you don't burn it.</div>
523. <div>
524. 5. Add 1/2 cup boiling water and swirl pan again to mix well. Keep aside.<br />
525. <br />
526. For Cake Batter:</div>
527. <div>
528. 6. In a large mixing bowl, combine softened butter and powdered sugar and beat with hand blender.</div>
529. <div>
530. 7. Add one egg yolk at a time to the mix and blend well.</div>
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532. 8. Add Vanilla, rum Extract and blend.</div>
533. <div>
534. 9. Combine all dry spices, baking powder and flour and sift it into the bowl, adding little at a time and blending.</div>
535. <div>
536. 10. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.</div>
537. <div>
538. 11. Lightly coat 9"/10" baking pans by spraying cooking oil or regular oil.</div>
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540. 12. Add caramelized sugar syrup a little at a time into mixing bowl and blend.</div>
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542. 13. Add fruit/nut mixture, caraway seeds into mixing bowl and mix with a spoon.</div>
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544. 14. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until they are fluffy and soft peaks form.</div>
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546. 15. Fold beaten egg whites into the cake batter.</div>
547. <div>
548. 16. Pour batter into greased baking pans and bake for approx 1 hour  30 mins at 325 degrees F. For smaller pans, baking time may vary.</div>
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550. 17. Remove cake from oven and allow it to cool for few minutes in pan and then on rack till it is completely cooled.<br />
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560. <div>
561. Notes:</div>
562. <div>
563. 1. The original recipe used rum which I replaced with orange juice of same amount. </div>
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565. 2. Since rum is not used to mask the egg smell in case it existed I used rum extract. </div>
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567. 3. Caraway seeds are added extra by me. Its optional.</div>
568. <div>
569. 4. To reduce the baking time increase the oven temp to 350 F and bake in middle rack. If top gets cooked earlier use a foil to cover it to avoid blackening of the top.</div>
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571. 5. Mixing the dry fruits with all purpose flour prevents it from settling at the bottom.</div>
572. <div>
573. 6. Be careful while making caramel syrup. It tends to burn easily. So keep an eye on it.<br />
574. 7.  I used a 9" spring foam pan lined with parchment paper.</div>
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576. 8. Cake got delicious as the days went by.<br />
577. 9. Do increase the amount of sugar used to make caramel to get a darker color for cake. In this case reduce the amount of powdered sugar.You can replace half of the sugar with dark brown sugar too.<br />
578. 10. When I baked at 325 F the outer side of cake cooked faster and the center took long time to cook. But still the center cooks perfect without burning the outer.Just that the time is more.<br />
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605. All Purpose Flour/Maida-2 cups/250gms<br />
606. Baking Powder-1 tsp<br />
607. Baking Soda-1/4 tsp<br />
608. Pure Ghee/Clarified butter-250gms/1 cup+1 tbsp+2 tsp<br />
609. Powdered Sugar-250gms<br />
610. Eggs-4 nos(Yellow and White separated)<br />
611. Milk-1/2 cup<br />
612. Sugar-2 tsp<br />
613. Vanilla Essence-1/2 tsp<br />
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629. Method of Preparation:<br />
630. 1. In a bowl sift together APF, Baking powder and Baking Soda.<br />
631. 2. In another bowl, beat together ghee and powdered sugar with an electric beater on medium speed until light and fluffy. Then add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each inclusion.<br />
632. 3. With the beater on low speed, alternately add flour and milk to Ghee mixture, beginning and ending with flour.<br />
633. 4. In another bowl whisk egg whites, then gradually add 2 tsp sugar and vanilla essence and continue to beat until stiff. Fold egg white mixture in to the ghee mix.<br />
634. 5. Pour in to a well-greased cake tin and bake in a preheated oven of 350F for 50-55 minutes, or till a wooden skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.<br />
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647. Notes:<br />
648. 1. Ghee cakes have a strong taste and smell of ghee and that is great.<br />
649. 2. Use a pan which holds the batter upto 3/4 of it.<br />
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666. This is the first post made by the group which is a tribute to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Child">Julia Child</a> on her 100th birthday.We baked Julia's Reine de Saba avec Glaçage au Chocolat which is Chocolate Almond Cake.<br />
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670. Ingredients for  8 inch pan:<br />
671. semi-sweet chocolate - 4 ounce/4 squares/113.4 grams<br />
672. Rum or coffee - 2  tbsp<br />
673. <b>B</b>utter - ¼  lb./1 stick/ 113g(softened)<br />
674. Granulated sugar- 2/3 cup / 134g<br />
675. Eggs- 3 nos ( Yolks and White Separated)<br />
676. Pinch of salt<br />
677. Granulated sugar- 1tbsp<br />
678. Pulverized  (ground) almonds- 1/3 cup/ 65g<br />
679. Almond extract-½ tsp<br />
680. Cake flour- ½ cup/ 57g  (scooped and leveled, turned into a sifter)<br />
681. **Substitute for cake flour: While measuring the cake flour, add 1 tablespoon of corn flour/corn starch and then fill the rest.<br />
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685. Chocolate Icing:<br />
686. Semisweet baking chocolate- 2 ounces (2 squares)/ 56.7 g<br />
687. Rum or coffee-2 tbsp<br />
688. Unsalted butter-5 to 6 tbsp(soft)<br />
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690. <br />
691. Method of Preparation:<br />
692. 1. Preheat oven to 350F/ 180 C.Butter and flour the cake pan/ use a butter paper/parchment paper in the base of the cake.<br />
693. 2. Mix the chocolate and rum/coffee. Set the chocolate and rum or coffee in a small pan, cover, and place (off heat) in a larger pan of almost simmering water, let melt while you proceed with the recipe.<br />
694. 3. Measure out the rest of the ingredients.<br />
695. 4. Cream the butter and sugar together for several minutes until they form a pale yellow, fluffy mixture. Beat in the egg yolks until well blended.<br />
696. 5. Beat the egg whites and salt in a separate bowl until soft peaks are formed; sprinkle on the sugar and beat until stiff peaks are formed (make sure it should have peaks not deflate ones).<br />
697. 6. With a rubber spatula, blend the melted chocolate into the butter and sugar mixture, then stir in the ground almonds, and almond extract. Immediately stir in one-fourth ( ¼) of the beaten egg whites to lighten the batter. Delicately fold in a third  (1/3rd) of the remaining whites and when partially blended, sift on one-third  ( 1/3rd) of the flour and continue folding. Alternate rapidly with more egg whites and more flour until all egg whites and flour are incorporated.<br />
698. 7.  Turn the batter into the cake pan, pushing the batter up to its rim with a rubber spatula. Bake in middle level of preheated oven for 25minutes. Cake is done when it has puffed, and 2 1/2 to 3 inches around the circumference are set so that a needle plunged  into that area comes out clean; the centre should move slightly if the pan is shaken, and a needle  comes out oily and gently set in center and tooth pick inserted into center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, about 20-25minutes. Cool cake in pan 10 minutes.<br />
699. 8. Allow cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of the pan(if using flour and butter to dust pan), and reverse cake on the rack. Allow it to cool for an hour or two (about 2 hours); it must be thoroughly cold if it is to be iced.<br />
700. 9. To serve, use the chocolate-butter icing recipe below, and then press a design of almonds over the icing.<br />
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704.  How to make Icing:<br />
705. 1. A bowl filled with a tray of ice cubes and water to cover them and set aside.<br />
706. 2. Place the chocolate and rum or coffee in a small pan, cover, and set in a larger pan of almost simmering water.<br />
707. 3. Remove pans from heat and let chocolate melt for 5 minutes or so, until perfectly smooth.<br />
708. 4. Lift chocolate pan out of the hot water, and beat in the butter a tablespoon at a time.<br />
709. 5.Then beat over the ice and water until chocolate mixture has cooled to spreading consistency. At once spread it over your cake with spatula or knife.<br />
710. <br />
711. <br />
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714. <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cake slice immediately after applying icing..</td></tr>
715. </tbody></table><br />
716. Notes:<br />
717. 1.Use an 8 inch pan for the above measurements.<br />
718. 2. I used coffee extract(1 and 1/2 tbsp) in place of rum.You can use freshly brewed coffee.<br />
719. 3.The cake is on the lower side for sweetness and is having a bitter taste.Increase sugar to almost 1/4 cup(approx.)<br />
720. 4. I used raw almonds and pulverized it.You can toast, blanch, pulverize the almonds.<br />
721. 5. Use good quality chocolates.I used ghirardelli semi sweet chocolates.<br />
722. 6. Cake took about 18-19 mins to bake for me,so keep a close watch on it.<br />
723. 7. The chocolate measurement here assumes that the chocolate squares are 1 ounce each.Before using check how much each chocolate square weighs.<br />
724. 8.Cake has a strong taste of chocolate and coffee.Basically a chocolate lovers cake.<br />
725. 9. I used APF and cornstarch instead of cake flour.<br />
726. 10. I used Almond flakes to decorate it.<br />
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729. <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cake slice the next day..Icing set properly.</td></tr>
730. </tbody></table>HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY....:)<br />
731. <br />
732. Done By:<br />
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734. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/feeds/814186388757096753/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/2012/08/reine-de-saba-avec-glacage-au-chocolat.html#comment-form' title='44 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6892746283322995228/posts/default/814186388757096753'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6892746283322995228/posts/default/814186388757096753'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/2012/08/reine-de-saba-avec-glacage-au-chocolat.html' title='Reine de Saba avec Glaçage au Chocolat: Chocolate Almond Cake'/><author><name>Reshmi Mahesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04031922006327162890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtORm-D2v3TMTH0Z4GPnXxjHskikLFM8vrYcOcoR1s6XIrsDhiODIQsdWOKT_J_-pq_E_kM5JYNS8qg5n1uozhmGqSalYISxwOI2AaX3PvEuskCS4GcBtHoD0RhKX0EQ/s220/IMG_1253.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wc3mwQS83qk/UCrGudQlT5I/AAAAAAAABwA/AHsnAXv2iZU/s72-c/DSC_1213p.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>44</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892746283322995228.post-4596624358911322612</id><published>2012-06-20T22:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2012-06-20T22:16:48.585-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Baking"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cake"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cake and Cookies"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="chocolates"/><title type='text'>Dark Chocolate Cake</title><content type='html'>Made this cake for my sons birthday...Was super soft and moist.&lt;br /&gt;
735. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mBhDVpsP3UU/T-Kp5AxjrJI/AAAAAAAABhQ/dz3yGcqpsvY/s1600/DSC_104111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mBhDVpsP3UU/T-Kp5AxjrJI/AAAAAAAABhQ/dz3yGcqpsvY/s640/DSC_104111.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />
736. Recipe Source <a href="http://www.hersheys.com/pure-recipes/details.aspx?id=184&name=HERSHEY%27S+%22PERFECTLY+CHOCOLATE%22+Chocolate+Cake#share_modal">here</a> and <a href="http://vidhyas-goodeats.blogspot.com/2011/03/deepdark-chocolate-cake-with-chocolate.html">here</a><br />
737. For the Cake:<br />
738. All purpose flour- 1 3/4 cup<br />
739. Sugar - 2 cups <br />
740. Cocoa powder - 3/4 cup<br />
741. Baking powder - 1 1/2 tsp<br />
742. Baking soda - 1 1/2 tsp<br />
743. Salt - 1 tsp<br />
744. Eggs - 2 nos<br />
745. Milk - 1 cup<br />
746. Vegetable oil - 1/2 cup<br />
747. Vanilla extract - 2 tsp<br />
748. Boiling water - 1 cup<br />
749. <br />
750. Method of Preparation:<br />
751. 1. Heat oven to 350 degree F. Grease and flour baking pan.<br />
752. 2. In a large bowl combine sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.<br />
753. 3. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat on medium for 2 mts. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin).<br />
754. 4. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 30-35 mts, or until a toothpick comes out clean.<br />
755. 5. Set aside to cool completely.<br />
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757. <br />
758. Butter-Cream frosting:<br />
759. <br />
760. Butter - 6 tbs<br />
761. Cocoa - 1/3 cup (for light flavor or you can add up to 1/2 cup for a richer flavor)<br />
762. Confectioner's sugar - 2 2/3 cup<br />
763. Milk - 1/3 cup<br />
764. Vanilla extract - 1 tsp<br />
765. <br />
766. Method of Preparation:<br />
767. 1. Cream the butter and blend in cocoa and sugar, alternatively with milk.<br />
768. 2. Beat to spreading consistency.<br />
769. 3. Blend in the vanilla extract.<br />
770. 4. Makes 2 cups of frosting.<br />
771. <br />
772. Assemble The cake:<br />
773. Once the cake is at the room temperature, frost the cake with the butter cream. Added few cherries and sliced Almonds on top.<br />
774. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LI-hSLttLn8/T-Kp4XnPe7I/AAAAAAAABhI/6Tu-BVywmfM/s1600/DSC_099611.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; src=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LI-hSLttLn8/T-Kp4XnPe7I/AAAAAAAABhI/6Tu-BVywmfM/s640/DSC_099611.jpg&quot; width=&quot;426&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/feeds/4596624358911322612/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/2012/06/dark-chocolate-cake.html#comment-form' title='45 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6892746283322995228/posts/default/4596624358911322612'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6892746283322995228/posts/default/4596624358911322612'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/2012/06/dark-chocolate-cake.html' title='Dark Chocolate Cake'/><author><name>Reshmi Mahesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04031922006327162890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtORm-D2v3TMTH0Z4GPnXxjHskikLFM8vrYcOcoR1s6XIrsDhiODIQsdWOKT_J_-pq_E_kM5JYNS8qg5n1uozhmGqSalYISxwOI2AaX3PvEuskCS4GcBtHoD0RhKX0EQ/s220/IMG_1253.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mBhDVpsP3UU/T-Kp5AxjrJI/AAAAAAAABhQ/dz3yGcqpsvY/s72-c/DSC_104111.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>45</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892746283322995228.post-7575954904925152727</id><published>2012-02-01T06:46:00.002-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-01T19:31:26.996-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Baking"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cake"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cake and Cookies"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="world"/><title type='text'>Whipped Cream Cake</title><content type='html'>I had seen this lovely and delicious cake&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.collaborativecurry.com/2011/11/whipped-cream-cake.html&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;...Her clicks made them so much yummy that I wanted to try it..So finally the day came..and here it is..I halved the recipe and made two small bunt cakes and 3 cup cakes.Making the recipe half is not so easy when it comes to egg, but I succeeded...If any of you want to try...half the recipe at your risk..Cupcakes vanished before I could click..;).&lt;br /&gt;
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780. Sources: <a href="http://www.realbakingwithrose.com/2010/01/whipped_cream_cake.html">Rose Levy Beranbaum</a>, <a href="http://www.collaborativecurry.com/2011/11/whipped-cream-cake.html">Collaborative Curry</a>, <a href="http://magpiesrecipes.blogspot.com/2011/09/whipped-cream-cake-soft-airy-and-cloud.html">Magpies Recipes</a><br />
781. All Purpose Flour-2 cups(sieved)<br />
782. Baking Powder-11/2 tsp<br />
783. Salt-1/2 tsp<br />
784. Super fine Sugar- 1 cup+1 tbsp<br />
785. Heavy Cream-11/2cup<br />
786. Egg-3 no<br />
787. Vanilla Extract-11/2 tsp<br />
788. <br />
789. Method Of Preparation:<br />
790. <div style="text-align: left;">1. Preheat the oven to 350 F if using dark colored tube pan else 375 F(source Beranbaum<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">)</span></span>.Grease the pan and keep aside.</div>2. Mix APF,BP, salt and whisk.<br />
791. 3. Mix egg and vanilla extract lightly in another bowl with a spoon/fork and keep aside.<br />
792. 4. Whip the heavy cream till peak forms. Now add the egg mixture slowly to it and<br />
793. mix on medium speed.<br />
794. 5. Add sugar and mix.<br />
795. 6. Now fold half of  the flour mixture into it and whisk until everything is mixed well.<br />
796. 7. Add the remaining flour and mix until no traces of flour is found.<br />
797. 8. Pour this to the baking pan and run a knife to remove the air bubbles.See that knife doesn't touch bottom of pan.<br />
798. 9. Bake it for 25 to 30 min or until toothpick inserted in center comes clean.<br />
799. 10. Cool cake for 10 mins in the pan and then on greased wire rack and then serve.<br />
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809. <br />
810. Notes:<br />
811. 1. Original recipe used 21/4 cup cake flour,which can be replaced with 2 cups APF, which is what I did.<br />
812. 2. Rose says not to chill the bowl in which the cream is whipped as mixing the egg mixture would be real difficult in that case.She also says that to get finer crumbs use a high butterfat heavy cream.<br />
813. 3. I halved the recipe and used  2 small bundt pan and 3 cupcake cups.<br />
814. <br />
815. Sending this to <a href="http://sravscc.blogspot.com/2012/01/announcing-cooking-concepts-7-dish-for.html">Dish for Loved Ones</a> at Srav's Culinary Concepts and <a href="http://vardhiniskitchen.blogspot.com/2012/02/zesty-palette-series-4-sweet-luv-event.html">Sweet Luv</a> at Zesty Palette<br />
816. <br />
817. <br />
818. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-27tJT9zsq78/TyiiLLQr-II/AAAAAAAABfE/iUiUNshXKtk/s320/CC-Dish+For+Loved+Ones.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;106&quot; src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-27tJT9zsq78/TyiiLLQr-II/AAAAAAAABfE/iUiUNshXKtk/s200/CC-Dish+For+Loved+Ones.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cwZEuciavQU/TyjUPqvQotI/AAAAAAAAHJ8/D6VEjSqUW74/s320/SweetLuv-Med.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cwZEuciavQU/TyjUPqvQotI/AAAAAAAAHJ8/D6VEjSqUW74/s200/SweetLuv-Med.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/feeds/7575954904925152727/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/2012/02/whipped-cream-cake.html#comment-form' title='51 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6892746283322995228/posts/default/7575954904925152727'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6892746283322995228/posts/default/7575954904925152727'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/2012/02/whipped-cream-cake.html' title='Whipped Cream Cake'/><author><name>Reshmi Mahesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04031922006327162890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtORm-D2v3TMTH0Z4GPnXxjHskikLFM8vrYcOcoR1s6XIrsDhiODIQsdWOKT_J_-pq_E_kM5JYNS8qg5n1uozhmGqSalYISxwOI2AaX3PvEuskCS4GcBtHoD0RhKX0EQ/s220/IMG_1253.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KkvUJhYcJeQ/TyhexEnG-CI/AAAAAAAABFA/i5MpeaiOJUw/s72-c/DSC_0379.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>51</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892746283322995228.post-5049648008916017975</id><published>2011-10-19T19:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2012-10-27T19:03:08.742-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Baking"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cake"/><title type='text'>Rose Cupcakes</title><content type='html'>This recipe is from Susanna Tee&#39;s book Cupcakes.A different and delicious recipe...Happy that I tried it out as it came out very good with a very slight flavor of rose.&lt;br /&gt;
819. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OGEW06KxDUA/Tp9zWu130BI/AAAAAAAAAx4/BKoZ4POaG6A/s1600/rosecake1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OGEW06KxDUA/Tp9zWu130BI/AAAAAAAAAx4/BKoZ4POaG6A/s640/rosecake1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
820. Self Rising Flour-11/4 cup<br />
821. Butter-8 tbsp(softened)<br />
822. Superfine Sugar-1/2 cup<br />
823. Eggs-2(lightly beaten)<br />
824. Milk-1 tbsp<br />
825. Vanilla extract-1/4tsp<br />
826. Rose essence-few drops(2 to 3 drops)<br />
827. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VNPXK_R6XGg/Tp9zvSFFPMI/AAAAAAAAAyI/ZNlfK8P5h3g/s1600/rosecake3+%2528650x433%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="423" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VNPXK_R6XGg/Tp9zvSFFPMI/AAAAAAAAAyI/ZNlfK8P5h3g/s640/rosecake3+%2528650x433%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
828. <br />
829. Method of Preparation:<br />
830. 1. Preheat oven at 400F.Arrange the paper cups.<br />
831. 2. Beat the sugar and butter till light and fluffy.Add eggs one by one and beat well after each addition.<br />
832. 3. Then mix the milk, rose &  vanilla essence into it and then fold the flour.Spoon the batter into the paper cases and bake for 12 to 15 mins till risen and golden brown.<br />
833. 4. Take out and cool on wire rack.<br />
834. <br />
835. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q0TEWUnM7J0/Tp9zuJYz7pI/AAAAAAAAAyA/G9z8jMDo9No/s1600/rosecake2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q0TEWUnM7J0/Tp9zuJYz7pI/AAAAAAAAAyA/G9z8jMDo9No/s640/rosecake2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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837. For Frosting:<br />
838. Butter-6tbsp(softened)<br />
839. Confectioners sugar-1nd 1/2 cups<br />
840. Pink food color optional<br />
841. Decoration balls optional.<br />
842. <br />
843. Method of Preparation:<br />
844. 1. Beat the butter till fluffy. add the sugar and mix well. Add few drops of color if using.<br />
845. 2. Spread on the cupcakes once they are cold. Decorate with balls if using.<br />
846. <br />
847. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a6Ugx4Qev8g/Tp9z3UGUERI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/Ks9EA6ayb50/s1600/rosecake4+%2528700x514%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="468" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a6Ugx4Qev8g/Tp9z3UGUERI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/Ks9EA6ayb50/s640/rosecake4+%2528700x514%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
848. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ASdFqZS0BTA/Tp9z5MnaYvI/AAAAAAAAAyY/waQ4aVx40_k/s1600/rosecake5+%2528700x475%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ASdFqZS0BTA/Tp9z5MnaYvI/AAAAAAAAAyY/waQ4aVx40_k/s640/rosecake5+%2528700x475%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
849. Notes:<br />
850. 1. Add very few drops of rose essence for mild smell & flavor. Too much of it makes it very difficult to eat.<br />
851. 2. Instead of pink color I used few drops of rose syrup,Which gave the color to my frosting.<br />
852. 3. The cupcakes are lightly sweet. Along with the frosting its perfect level of sweetness. But if you dont want the frosting increase the amount of sugar in cupcakes.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/feeds/5049648008916017975/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/2011/10/rose-cupcakes.html#comment-form' title='66 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6892746283322995228/posts/default/5049648008916017975'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6892746283322995228/posts/default/5049648008916017975'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/2011/10/rose-cupcakes.html' title='Rose Cupcakes'/><author><name>Reshmi Mahesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04031922006327162890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtORm-D2v3TMTH0Z4GPnXxjHskikLFM8vrYcOcoR1s6XIrsDhiODIQsdWOKT_J_-pq_E_kM5JYNS8qg5n1uozhmGqSalYISxwOI2AaX3PvEuskCS4GcBtHoD0RhKX0EQ/s220/IMG_1253.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OGEW06KxDUA/Tp9zWu130BI/AAAAAAAAAx4/BKoZ4POaG6A/s72-c/rosecake1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>66</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892746283322995228.post-5959317172626711681</id><published>2011-05-09T10:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-09T10:37:41.290-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Baking"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cake"/><title type='text'>Black Forest Cake</title><content type='html'>Hi friends....Many special days came my way last week...so cudnt spend more than 5 mins on blog....First and foremost it was our 3rd wedding anniversary on 4th....which was a very very lucky day for us....a new member joined our family...&lt;i&gt;A Nikon D3100&lt;/i&gt;....:)....I should say that I have got the most loving husband.....Then a small get together and then came Mothers day....My son gave me a cute gift....know what??? He called me &lt;i&gt;Amma&lt;/i&gt;...even though he had been calling me earlier my hubby never agreed that he is calling amma...he wud say that he is just crying...but yesterday he agreed....So that made my day...&lt;br /&gt;
853.        I had wanted to make a cake with frosting this time...I had never done this before...so finally decided to make Black forest for anniversary.....After searching a lot of places I finally made a cake using many recipes from Internet....The base cake is from sanjeev kapoor's site...and then  filling of my own....cake was really good...Learned many lessons while frosting and ya after that too:)...Anyways the cake was successful as the person for whom I made it enjoyed it a lot and was surprised too...:) So here is the recipe...<br />
854. <br />
855. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ef65eWjAh6I/Tcfq6VFe8SI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/r09eaaHCUDg/s1600/BF1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="229" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ef65eWjAh6I/Tcfq6VFe8SI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/r09eaaHCUDg/s320/BF1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
856. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">All purpose Flour/Maida-1/2 cup</span><br />
857. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Cocoa-3 tbsp</span><br />
858. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Baking Powder-1 tsp</span><br />
859. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Eggs-3 no</span><br />
860. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sugar-6 tbsp</span><br />
861. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br />
862. </i></span><br />
863. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>For Filling: </i></span><br />
864. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Whipping Cream-2 cup</span><br />
865. Cherries-1/2 cup<br />
866. Sugar-4 tbsp<br />
867. Water-1 Cup<br />
868. Chocolate Shavings as needed.<br />
869. Sprinkles little.<br />
870. To make sugar syrup, mix water with sugar and cherry and boil for some time. Cool and keep aside. Drain the cherry from syrup and use it for decoration and filling<br />
871. <br />
872. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>For Cake:</i></span><br />
873. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1. Preheat the oven to 350 F, grease a 8 inch pan.</span><br />
874. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2. Sift the flour,baking powder,cocoa thrice and keep aside.</span><br />
875. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3. Beat the egg for sometime,add the sugar and mix till it becomes thick and pale,about 10 to 15 mins.</span><br />
876. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">4. Add the sifted mixture over the egg and fold gently.Transfer the batter to cake pan and bake for 25 to 30 min. or until spongy to touch. Cool in the pan for 5 min and then on the rack.</span><br />
877. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">5. When completely cooled cut horizontally to three pieces or just to half for layers.Take each layer, sprinkle some sugar syrup. Whip the cream till it becomes stiff.</span><br />
878. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">6. Place the bottom piece on a rotating plate or the plate you would be using, apply a layer of whipping cream,and on top of that a few crushed cherries.</span><br />
879. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">7. Place the next layer and do the same thing,finally keep the last layer and apply cream on top and sides,and give a smooth finish to it.</span><br />
880. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">8. Use a piping bag with star nozzle and decorate with curls, place  whole cherries on top and some sprinkles and spread the chocolate shavings on cake.Chill and serve.</span><br />
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884. <br />
885. <br />
886. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;">Tips:</span><br />
887. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;">1. Level the cake before frosting...I dint do that :(.</span><br />
888. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;">2. Dust any cake particles too..</span><br />
889. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;">3. Add little sugar to whipping cream if needed.</span><br />
890. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #15222b; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;"><br />
891. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #15222b; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
892. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/feeds/5959317172626711681/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/2011/05/black-forest-cake.html#comment-form' title='55 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6892746283322995228/posts/default/5959317172626711681'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6892746283322995228/posts/default/5959317172626711681'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/2011/05/black-forest-cake.html' title='Black Forest Cake'/><author><name>Reshmi Mahesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04031922006327162890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtORm-D2v3TMTH0Z4GPnXxjHskikLFM8vrYcOcoR1s6XIrsDhiODIQsdWOKT_J_-pq_E_kM5JYNS8qg5n1uozhmGqSalYISxwOI2AaX3PvEuskCS4GcBtHoD0RhKX0EQ/s220/IMG_1253.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ef65eWjAh6I/Tcfq6VFe8SI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/r09eaaHCUDg/s72-c/BF1.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>55</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892746283322995228.post-7458542754812664980</id><published>2011-04-11T10:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-11T10:31:58.610-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Baking"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cake"/><title type='text'>Red Velvet Cake</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;I got this recipe from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kothiyavunu.com/2011/02/red-velvet-cake-aka-waldorf-astoria_12.html&quot;&gt;Kothiyavunu&lt;/a&gt;...Halved it and baked...Its simply superb...As we dont like frosting I dint do that.&lt;br /&gt;
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896. </div><div style="margin: 0px;">All Purpose Flour - 1 nd 1/4 cup </div><div style="margin: 0px;">Vanilla Extract - 1/2 tsp</div><div style="margin: 0px;">Cocoa Powder -1 tbsp <br />
897. Red Food Coloring - 1 tbsp(I used gel  and about 1/2 tbsp only..so colour is light.)</div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;">Buttermilk - 1/2 cup </div><div style="margin: 0px;">Unsalted Butter - 1/2 cup </div><div style="margin: 0px;">Sugar - 1 cups</div><div style="margin: 0px;">Eggs -1 large</div><div style="margin: 0px;">Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp</div><div style="margin: 0px;">White Vinegar - 1/2 tsp </div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;">Salt - 1/4  tsp </div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br />
898. </div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div><div style="margin: 0px;">Method of Preparation :</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br />
899. </div><div style="margin: 0px;">1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 8 inch pan and set aside.</div><div style="margin: 0px;">2. Mix well the flour,cocoa powder and salt in a bowl. </div><div style="margin: 0px;">3. Mix the red colour gel in buttermilk and keep aside</div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;">4. In a large bowl, beat the butter until creamy and soft. Add the sugar and then beat well for 3 to 4 minutes,until mixed, stopping to scrape down the bowl now and then. </div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div><div style="margin: 0px;">5.  <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Beat in egg and vanilla.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">6. Add one third of the flour mixture to the butter mixture, beat well, then beat in half of the buttermilk. Beat in another third of flour mixture, then second half of buttermilk. End with the last third of the flour mixture, beat until well combined, making sure to scrape down the bowl with a spatula.</span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">7. In a small bowl, combine the baking soda and vinegar and stir well and mix this evenly into the batter.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">8.  </span>Transfer the batter to the prepared cake pan and smooth the tops and<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"> b</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">ake for 25-30 minutes. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;">or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"> </span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;">9. Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes and then on the wire rack.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"> The cake is too soft can break easily,so handle softly.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 22px;">10. Serve with frosting or as it is....</span></span></span><br />
900. <br />
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903. <br />
904. <br />
905. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/feeds/7458542754812664980/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/2011/04/red-velvet-cake.html#comment-form' title='47 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6892746283322995228/posts/default/7458542754812664980'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6892746283322995228/posts/default/7458542754812664980'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/2011/04/red-velvet-cake.html' title='Red Velvet Cake'/><author><name>Reshmi Mahesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04031922006327162890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtORm-D2v3TMTH0Z4GPnXxjHskikLFM8vrYcOcoR1s6XIrsDhiODIQsdWOKT_J_-pq_E_kM5JYNS8qg5n1uozhmGqSalYISxwOI2AaX3PvEuskCS4GcBtHoD0RhKX0EQ/s220/IMG_1253.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k9rnP8eZA50/TZyRwba457I/AAAAAAAAAbY/C-yHM_hgRf8/s72-c/red2.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>47</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892746283322995228.post-187707543724633931</id><published>2011-03-23T16:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-23T16:49:49.227-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Baking"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cake"/><title type='text'>Almond Cake...My 100th post</title><content type='html'>Dear friends its my 100th post today...I&amp;nbsp; had started this blog in 2008 after 1 month of my marriage posted 2 recipes and then I got&amp;nbsp; job...So this blog was shut off...Then now after delivery...I had to spend my whole day at home...so suddenly my hubby told me....why don&#39;t you start a blog...then this one came into my mind...I opened it and saw that it was still there..so I started to write again...Just thinking that its my diary..Then one fine day Rachel&amp;nbsp; dropped in and gave a comment to&amp;nbsp;one of my post...I was so thrilled...my first comment...I thanked her in my blog....and&amp;nbsp;the new phase of my life started...all credits go to my hubby,on whom I try all the recipes:), without whose support I wont have done this&amp;nbsp;and you all..I&lt;em&gt; thank&amp;nbsp; each&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;and everyone&lt;/em&gt; of you for your visits, comments, suggestions, criticisms and what not!!!!&lt;br /&gt;
906. The below piece of cake is dedicated to YOU ALL for your support....:)<br />
907. <br />
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910. <br />
911. All purpose flour/Maida-1/2 cup<br />
912. Silvered Almonds-1/2 cup<br />
913. Powdered Sugar-1 cup<br />
914. Baking Powder-1/2 tsp<br />
915. Egg-2 no<br />
916. Butter-1/2 cup<br />
917. Salt-1/4 tsp<br />
918. Vanilla essence-1 tsp<br />
919. Almond extract-1/4 tsp<br />
920. <em><strong>For Topping:</strong></em><br />
921. Silvered Almonds-1/2 cup<br />
922. Crystal sugar-2 tsp<br />
923. <br />
924. Method Of Preparation:<br />
925. 1. Heat butter in a pan on medium heat for about 2 min,and let cool for 5 min.<br />
926. 2. Finely ground the almonds and keep aside.Preheat the oven to 375 F<br />
927. 3. Beat the sugar and egg till creamy.Add essence and  butter to it and stir again to mix.<br />
928. 4. In a bowl mix APF,Almond powder, salt, baking powder and add this to the sugar mixture.Mix everything together(just until blended).<br />
929. 5. Pour it to a greased 9 in/8 in round pan/square.Top with the silvered almonds and crystal sugar and bake it for 20 to 25 min. or till golden brown(Time varies acc to oven).<br />
930. 6. cool completely, cut and serve.<br />
931. <br />
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933. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EujqHzMCbew/TYqCk_xxtxI/AAAAAAAAAXw/71ERFshOWRU/s1600/a2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="205" r6="true" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EujqHzMCbew/TYqCk_xxtxI/AAAAAAAAAXw/71ERFshOWRU/s320/a2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
934. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--nJ4Ht_o8Eo/TYqCh4EjCKI/AAAAAAAAAXs/UVQ1DhxIC68/s1600/a12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" r6="true" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--nJ4Ht_o8Eo/TYqCh4EjCKI/AAAAAAAAAXs/UVQ1DhxIC68/s320/a12.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I had made this earlier in loaf pan....without the toppings...Both are yummy... and..soft.<br />
935. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ivOvClGWZf0/TYqCyhhhDJI/AAAAAAAAAYA/EvIjG9aRvQ0/s1600/a6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ivOvClGWZf0/TYqCyhhhDJI/AAAAAAAAAYA/EvIjG9aRvQ0/s320/a6.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
936. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-x1tnnv-P-uY/TYqC7FJq5uI/AAAAAAAAAYM/84RzFJlr7hA/s1600/a9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-x1tnnv-P-uY/TYqC7FJq5uI/AAAAAAAAAYM/84RzFJlr7hA/s320/a9.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Tips:<br />
937. 1. To blanch the almonds place it in a bowl and add boiling water to it.Keep for a min and drain,wash with cold water and drain again ,pat dry and slip the skins off.<br />
938. Do not keep almonds in water for long they will lose their crispness.<br />
939. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/feeds/187707543724633931/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/2011/03/almond-cakemy-100th-post.html#comment-form' title='55 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6892746283322995228/posts/default/187707543724633931'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6892746283322995228/posts/default/187707543724633931'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/2011/03/almond-cakemy-100th-post.html' title='Almond Cake...My 100th post'/><author><name>Reshmi Mahesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04031922006327162890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtORm-D2v3TMTH0Z4GPnXxjHskikLFM8vrYcOcoR1s6XIrsDhiODIQsdWOKT_J_-pq_E_kM5JYNS8qg5n1uozhmGqSalYISxwOI2AaX3PvEuskCS4GcBtHoD0RhKX0EQ/s220/IMG_1253.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-gzw7vnMqYl4/TYqCRM2v9VI/AAAAAAAAAXc/8obSPeh5zKY/s72-c/a13.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>55</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892746283322995228.post-1653237219099595422</id><published>2011-03-18T10:06:00.003-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-19T19:15:57.375-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Baking"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cake"/><title type='text'>Grape and Olive Oil Loaf Cake</title><content type='html'>When &lt;a href=&quot;http://usmasala.blogspot.com/2011/03/orange-olive-oil-loaf-cake.html&quot;&gt;aipi&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;[orange cake is still on hold :)]&amp;nbsp; made the orange loaf cake I was so tempted at the pics that I wanted to make it...So after two days,after lunch&amp;nbsp;and grape juice, I decided to make it.. I removed the necessary ingredients from my pantry and then suddenly I felt...Y not grape cake instead of orange cake...Yes the grape juice&amp;nbsp;hang over was still there :)... I had the grape pulp remaining to which I had not added water so..I started with it...Yup during the whole process of making I was sure that the effort was going to be in the bin...[You know positive thinking...he he..:)]By the time I could decide and start&amp;nbsp;it was already 5.00pm and my son had started to come behind me...and my hus wud come in by another 45 min..So overall it was a great time for me...Anyways I kept the cake inside the oven and after 30 min opened and checked it..yesss it had set.. now how wud it taste like..next tension...and my hus came in..Seeing the cake he said...Now you have gone mad baking cakes...anyways is it vanilla cake...I giggled and said no no...a new recipe...just&amp;nbsp;formulated by me..wait for sometime..&lt;br /&gt;
940. After 25 min...you know curiosity to know what happened...I cut the loaf and to my horror a gray coloured cake piece...I had used red grapes..pulp was bright red...cake batter was light red...how come gray cake...:o) Now I was sure ok to the bin...<br />
941. <br />
942. I just took the piece in hand...shud say that it was super soft and fluffy..bit a small piece and wow the cake was superb...Yupeeeeeee.. it was a hit (other than the color :))...<br />
943. <br />
944. <br />
945. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E7VFosBEPlE/TYLGneDn5kI/AAAAAAAAAVw/tN0OsspYGDM/s1600/cake3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" r6="true" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E7VFosBEPlE/TYLGneDn5kI/AAAAAAAAAVw/tN0OsspYGDM/s320/cake3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
946. All Purpose Flour/Maida-1 cup<br />
947. Cornstarch-1/4 cup<br />
948. Baking Powder-2 tsp<br />
949. Baking Soda-1/2 tsp<br />
950. Salt-1/4 tsp<br />
951. Sugar-1/2 cup<br />
952. Yogurt-1/4 cup<br />
953. Red Seedless Grape Juice-3/4 cup<br />
954. Egg-1<br />
955. Extra Virgin Olive Oil-4 tbsp<br />
956. Vanilla essence-1/2 tbsp<br />
957. <br />
958. Method Of Preparation:<br />
959. 1. Wash the grapes,grind it without adding water.It wont be too watery as there would be the skin of grapes,in pulpy form.Keep aside.<br />
960. 2. Combine all the dry ingredients together.<br />
961. 3. Beat sugar and egg till it becomes smooth for 2 min and then add oil,yogurt and beat for a minute.<br />
962. 4. Add the grape pulp,vanilla essence to egg mixture  and mix it with dry ingredients.(don't over mix it)<br />
963. 5. Grease a loaf pan (aipi used this 5x8 in,I dont know wats the size of my loaf pan...it is small,so I baked in two pans).., add batter to it and place it in to a preheated oven at 375 F and bake it for 35 to 40 min. until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean<br />
964. 6. Cool in the pan for 15 min and then move to wire rack and cool completely.Serve at room temperature. <br />
965. <br />
966. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-TuOnvASYhjg/TYLGkrUN76I/AAAAAAAAAVs/3v1TCf40wM0/s1600/cake2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" r6="true" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-TuOnvASYhjg/TYLGkrUN76I/AAAAAAAAAVs/3v1TCf40wM0/s320/cake2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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970. </div>Note: Its my own idea of adding grape pulp..How ever it was a success at my home...I should say, try it at your own  risk.. :)<br />
971. <br />
972. Entering this recipe for below contest<br />
973. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://priyasnowserving.blogspot.com/2011/02/announcing-second-guest-event.html&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; r6=&quot;true&quot; src=&quot;https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-voD98iT6X60/TYVi4-7JMdI/AAAAAAAAAWo/9LqJclcteq8/s200/cake+logo.JPG&quot; width=&quot;148&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/feeds/1653237219099595422/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/2011/03/grape-and-olive-oil-loaf-cake.html#comment-form' title='43 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6892746283322995228/posts/default/1653237219099595422'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6892746283322995228/posts/default/1653237219099595422'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/2011/03/grape-and-olive-oil-loaf-cake.html' title='Grape and Olive Oil Loaf Cake'/><author><name>Reshmi Mahesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04031922006327162890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtORm-D2v3TMTH0Z4GPnXxjHskikLFM8vrYcOcoR1s6XIrsDhiODIQsdWOKT_J_-pq_E_kM5JYNS8qg5n1uozhmGqSalYISxwOI2AaX3PvEuskCS4GcBtHoD0RhKX0EQ/s220/IMG_1253.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E7VFosBEPlE/TYLGneDn5kI/AAAAAAAAAVw/tN0OsspYGDM/s72-c/cake3.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>43</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892746283322995228.post-2854814518233731108</id><published>2011-02-25T19:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-25T19:22:31.621-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Baking"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cake"/><title type='text'>Vanilla Cake</title><content type='html'>Got the&amp;nbsp;orginal recipe sometime back from&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;net. I do not remember the url now to link&amp;nbsp;:(..Anyway,thanks to the orginal author :)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
974. <br />
975. All-purpose flour-2 nd 1/2cup       <br />
976. Sugar-2 cup<br />
977. Eggs-4 no<br />
978. Milk-1 cup<br />
979. Vegetable oil-3/4 cup<br />
980. Baking powder-2 nd1/4 tsp <br />
981. Vanilla-1 tsp<br />
982. <br />
983. <br />
984. Method Of Preparation:<br />
985. <br />
986. 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease cake pan(I used 9-inch square pan) with butter and dust it with little flour.<br />
987. 2. In a large mixing bowl, beat sugar and eggs together until slightly thickened,approx. 1nd 1/2 minute. Then sift the flour along with Baking powder together in a bowl.<br />
988. Add milk, oil and vanilla and beat for another minute, just until the batter is smooth and creamy.<br />
989. 3. Pour batter into the greased baking pan.<br />
990. 4. Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes or until the tops are golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. <br />
991. 5. Cool for 10 mins in the pan and then remove it and cool on cooling rack.Apply frosting after that.<br />
992. <br />
993. My hubby dosent like frosting so I applied it on single piece for me...<br />
994. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CnfELnstKMw/TWbD-078VwI/AAAAAAAAAOo/a95MnUdb4cA/s1600/cake1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="249" l6="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CnfELnstKMw/TWbD-078VwI/AAAAAAAAAOo/a95MnUdb4cA/s320/cake1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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996. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For Frosting:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Icing sugar-1/2 cup</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">cocoa-1/2 tbsp</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Butter-3/4 tbsp</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Milk-1/2 tbsp</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Vanilla-1/8 tsp</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
997. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Method Of Preparation:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Cream the butter,cocoa,milk and vanilla.Then add sugar and mix well till you get a spreading consistency.(use a mixer).Then I placed some dry cherries over that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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1001. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/feeds/2854814518233731108/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/2011/02/vanilla-cake.html#comment-form' title='15 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6892746283322995228/posts/default/2854814518233731108'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6892746283322995228/posts/default/2854814518233731108'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/2011/02/vanilla-cake.html' title='Vanilla Cake'/><author><name>Reshmi Mahesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04031922006327162890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtORm-D2v3TMTH0Z4GPnXxjHskikLFM8vrYcOcoR1s6XIrsDhiODIQsdWOKT_J_-pq_E_kM5JYNS8qg5n1uozhmGqSalYISxwOI2AaX3PvEuskCS4GcBtHoD0RhKX0EQ/s220/IMG_1253.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CnfELnstKMw/TWbD-078VwI/AAAAAAAAAOo/a95MnUdb4cA/s72-c/cake1.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>15</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892746283322995228.post-4431047487386726567</id><published>2011-02-03T13:09:00.002-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-14T15:06:05.426-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Baking"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cake"/><title type='text'>Chocolate Cake</title><content type='html'>Cakes have always been my all time fav.My mom makes them very nicely&amp;nbsp;even in a pressure cooker.Until my marriage I never entered kitchen[never got time:)] So I dint bother to learn it from her.Now that I&amp;nbsp;spend half of my day in kitchen and have an oven I wanted to prepare it.I called her and had noted the&amp;nbsp;recipe long back and prepared it.No wonder it came up to be a utter flop...We could eat it but not like cake but as a biscuit/rusk.Then I just left the plan of making it...&lt;br /&gt;
1002.           After long I again felt to make it.This time I was more careful and finally I got a quality product...A very soft and spongy cake....Finally I did it..<br />
1003. Dear friends I wont be writing any tips for this as it is my first successful attempt.Next time when I prepare cake I would write the tips because I would start experimenting then :).<br />
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1005. <br />
1006. All purpose flour-1/2 cup<br />
1007. Baking Powder-3/4 tsp<br />
1008. Salt-1/4tsp<br />
1009. Eggs-2 nd 1/2( lightly beaten)<br />
1010. Butter-1/2 cup(1 stick)melted<br />
1011. cocoa powder-3 tbsp <br />
1012. sugar powder-1 and 1/4 cup<br />
1013. vanilla extract-1/2 tsp <br />
1014. <br />
1015. Method Of Preparation:<br />
1016. 1. Mix the all purpose flour,baking powder and salt and keep aside.<br />
1017. 2. Mix the butter and cocoa in a bowl and set aside.<br />
1018. 3. Beat together the eggs, sugar and vanilla extract in a bowl.<br />
1019. 4. Mix it along with cocoa mixture.<br />
1020. 5. Sieve  over the flour and mix it along with the mixture.<br />
1021. 6. Preheat Oven to 350F. Grease a cake pan with butter and dust it with little flour.Remove the extra flour after dusting.<br />
1022. 7. Pour this mixture into the cake pan and bake for 20-30 minutes until risen.Insert a toothpick/skewer.If it comes out clear your cake is done.  Let it sit to cool.<br />
1023. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>8. Cut to desired sized piece and serve.<br />
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1031. This is send to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U6OoeeBF09o/TUbnAtYuoII/AAAAAAAAB6w/QpveDTvg7QA/s1600/BEST+WESTERN+DESSERTS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U6OoeeBF09o/TUbnAtYuoII/AAAAAAAAB6w/QpveDTvg7QA/s1600/BEST+WESTERN+DESSERTS.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
1032. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/feeds/4431047487386726567/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/2011/02/chocolate-cake.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6892746283322995228/posts/default/4431047487386726567'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6892746283322995228/posts/default/4431047487386726567'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://funwidfud.blogspot.com/2011/02/chocolate-cake.html' title='Chocolate Cake'/><author><name>Reshmi Mahesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04031922006327162890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtORm-D2v3TMTH0Z4GPnXxjHskikLFM8vrYcOcoR1s6XIrsDhiODIQsdWOKT_J_-pq_E_kM5JYNS8qg5n1uozhmGqSalYISxwOI2AaX3PvEuskCS4GcBtHoD0RhKX0EQ/s220/IMG_1253.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G5YBfIXV8aE/TUsZD3ce1YI/AAAAAAAAAL8/dkor1wgjRVE/s72-c/ca.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry></feed>

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