Eggless Black Forest cake

Preheat the oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit.

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups – maida/all purpose flour,
1 teaspoon- baking powder,
1 teaspoon- baking soda,
1/2 cup- cocoa powder,
1 stick /113 gms-butter, at room temperature,
1 tin/14oz – condensed milk,
1 tsp-vanilla essence,
1 cup – soda(coca- cola/sparkling water)
Cherry syrup
1 cup -water,
3/4 cup- powdered sugar,
8 to 10 count- cherries,
For frosting
1 cup- whipping cream,
3 to 4 tablespoons – powdered sugar,
1/2 teaspoon- vanilla extract
Grated chocolate for garnishing.

Description 
First, Bake chocolate cake–>
Grease the 9*5 inch pan with butter.
Wet ingredients –>
In a bowl,mix butter,condensed milk, vanilla extract and beat well. Keep aside.
Dry ingredients –>
Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and cocoa powder.
Now, add dry ingredients to wet ingredients alternating with soda( sparkling water) till dry ingredients and soda are finished.
Pour the batter into greased baking pan.
Bake for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Let it completely cool.
Cherry syrup–>
Boil water, sugar, cherries until pulp of cherries is completely smashed. Let it cool.
For frosting–>
Beat cream, sugar, vanilla essence until cream becomes thick and forms soft peaks.
Cut the cake into 2 layers.
Pour the cherry syrup generously on both layers.
Spread the whipped cream on top of one layer and add some cherries.close the layer with another layer and cover the whole cake with whipped cream.
Decorate with some cherries and chocolate shavings.
Note– 
* baking time depends on the pan you use. Broader pan bakes in lesser time like 35 to 40 minutes.
*refrigerate the whipped cream frosting till you use.

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Mysore Pak

Mysore Pak is a rich sweet dish prepared in ghee,originated  from Mysore India..with just 3 simple ingredients you can make this melt- in- your mouth sweet Mysore Pak.😋 

Ingredients
Besan/chickpea flour-1 cup
Sugar-1 1/2 cup
Water-1/2 cup
Ghee-1 cup
Oil-1/4 cup
2 Tablespoons oil


Description 
Grease the tray with ghee.
In a bowl,mix 2 Tablespoons of hot oil to flour and mix well in spatula.
Sift the flour and make sure no lumps.
Heat ghee+oil in a pan in low medium heat.
Take a thick bottomed pan , add sugar and water.. Make the sugar syrup string consistency..
Now add besan batch by batch and stir..
When Besan mixture Start’s boiling,Add hot oil (3 tablespoons at a time)into mixture and stir.. Keep on doing this till mixture stops absorbing oil..
Pour into greased container..
Let it cool for 10 min.cut it into desired shape.
Enjoy delicious Mysore Pak 

Note-
* constant stirring of mixture is very important. It should be done without taking any break.
*Use 1 1/4 cup of ghee without oil for smooth and melting Mysore Pak.

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Honey cake


Honey cake is honey sweetened cake. Moist and juicy.. Soaked in honey syrup..yummiest cake to try😋

Ingredients
1 1/4 cup(325gms)-All purpose flour,
1 teaspoon- baking powder,
1/2 teaspoon-baking soda,
1 cup(250gms)- sugar,
3-eggs, at room temparature
1 stick/113gms-butter at room temperature ,
2 Tablespoons-sour cream,
1 teaspoon -vanilla extract


Honey syrup
1/2 cup(125gms)-honey,
1/2 cup(125ml)-Water
Jam syrup
2 Tablespoons – mixed fruit jam
1/2 cup(125ml)- water
Extra 5 Tablespoon jam and Cocunut flakes for decorating.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Description
Grease the 8 inch pan evenly with butter .
In a bowl Sift the flour,baking powder, baking soda.
Now add sugar and mix well.
Add melted butter and beat 3 eggs, one at a time. add vanilla extract, add sour cream and beat the mixture for 3 to 4 minutes.
Pour the mixture into buttered pan and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until the toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
Allow it to cool.
Take half cup of Honey and water in a small pot and warm it to syrup consistency.
Boil half cup of water and add 2 tablespoons of mixed fruit jam and stir it to syrup.
Take a tray with sides, pour honey syrup (warm)and place the cooled cake and poke the cake with fork. Now, pour jam syrup (warm)all over the cake.
Heat a pan , put 5 tablespoons of jam and melt it .

Spread the jam on the cake and sprinkle cocunut flakes.
Delicious Honey cake is ready. Enjoy!!

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Quinoa Dosa

Quinoa Dosa
Quinoa is one of the healthiest food, gluten free,high in protein and fiber. Quinoa Dosa is one method of having it.. It’s tasty.. Try it

Ingredients
1 cup- Quinoa,
1/4 cup- cilantro ,
2- green chilies,
Small piece of ginger,
1 tsp – salt( /according to your taste),

Description 
Rinse and soak one cup of Quinoa for an hour.
With some soaked water grind Quinoa, green chilies, ginger,cilantro and salt into smooth batter(approx 5 minutes).
Heat the non- stick pan and spread the dosa batter in circular way, put some oil on top.
Now flip and cook the other side.
tasty quinoa dosa is ready. Enjoy with yogurt/curd.
Note- No need to ferment the batter as in other dosa recipes.can be used right away.

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Oreo chocolate cheesecake

Cheesecake is a sweet dessert consisting of one or more layers.Bottom layer will be often made of crushed cookies,middle and thickest layer with cream cheese,eggs and sugar.Top layer can be topped with fruit,whipped cream,nuts chocolate syrup etc..

preheat your oven at 350 Fahrenheit and keep ready.

Ingredients 

Oreo cookies(chocolate)-10 count,
2 Tsp-butter(melted),
8 ounces cream cheese,at room temperature,
1/2 cup-granulated sugar,
2 Tsp-sour cream,
1 tsp-vanilla extract,
1/2-lemon(extract juice),
2-eggs at room temperature,
chocolate syrup to garnish

Description

Smash the oreo biscuits into powder by putting it in ziplock or crush it in blender,add melted butter and mix well.
place the baking cups in a muffin tin.put the mixture into cups and press to firm.keep the muffin tin in freezer for about 15 minutes.
In a bowl,add cream cheese and stir good,add sugar and mix ,then add 2 eggs one at a time and mix well. add sour cream,vanilla extract,lemon juice stir good.
with the help of icecream scoop fill(equal amount) the chilled baking cups.
bake for 20 to 22 min or centers are firm.
remove and allow it to cool for 20 minutes.garnish with chocolate syrup.
refrigrate for 4 hours or overnight.

Enjoy!!

Note:its normal for cheesecake to sink little in the middle.

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Banana Bread 

Banana Bread is a quick treat . It can be breakfast item or evening snack, tasty and filling.

Ingredients

1 and 1/2 cup- all purpose flour,
1/2 cup- granulated sugar,
1 tsp-baking powder,
1/2 tsp- baking soda,
1/2 tsp- nutmeg powder,
pinch of salt,
2 eggs at room temperature,
1 tsp- vanilla extract,
2 ripped bananas,
1/2 cup or 1 stick melted butter 
we need..
9in * 5 in- pan,
spatula,
whisker,
measuring cup,spoon

Description 
Smash the bananas with fork.mix all the dry ingredients (flour,sugar,baking powder,soda,nutmeg & salt).slightly beat 2 eggs with whisker. Add vanilla extract and add melted butter(cooled).Add smashed bannanas and mix well.
Now, add dry ingredients batch by batch. Mix well with spatula.dont over beat.. Just mix to incorporate .
keep your oven ready.. Preheated to 350 Fahrenheit.evenly butter the pan..
pour the mixture to pan and spread-evenly. 
Bake for 60 to 65 minutes or until tooth pick comes out clean.banana bread is ready.Allow it to cool down and cut into pieces .

Enjoy !! With cold milk.
Save and Enjoy.

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