Monday 28 July 2014

Magic cake ;)

Prep time -80 min
Serves - 8
Ingredients
1.Eggs- 4 (separated)
2.Sugar- 150 g
3.Unsalted butter- 125 g
4.All purpose flour - 115 g 
5.Milk - 500 ml (warm)
6.Vanilla essence - 2tsp.

Procedure
1. Beat the egg whites till you get stiff peaks
2. In a separate bowl , add the butter , sugar and egg yolks and beat for 2 minutes and then add the flour and beat for a minute .
3.Add the milk and mix until well incorporated.
4.Fold the egg whites with a spatula carefully into the above mixture.
5.Pour the mixture into a 8 inch 8 inch baking dish and bake in a preheated oven at 160 c for 60 min or until the top is golden.
6.Chill for at least 3 hours before serving .





Monday 14 July 2014

White cupcakes

Prep time - 20min
Serves - 20

Ingredients
For the cake
1. Egg yolk - 1
2. Egg whites - 3
3. Confectioners sugar - 1 cup
4. Unsalted butter - 1/2 cup
5. All purpose flour - 1 1/2 cup
6. Milk - 1/2 cup
7. Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
8. Baking powder - 1 tsp
9. Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
For the icing
1. Whipping cream ( chilled ) - 1 cup
2. Icing sugar - 3 tbsp
3. Vanilla essence - 1 tsp

Procedure
1. Beat the egg whites in a bowl until fluffy
2. Add the sugar and mix it until the sugar is well incorporated .
3. Now add the egg yolk making sure that the yolk gets blended well into the mixture.
                                                       
4. Add the essence and butter.
5. Add the flour alternating with the milk making sure that you start and end with adding the flour .
                                                        
6. Add the baking powder and soda and mix the batter at high speed for 3 min .


7. Preheat your oven at 170 ° c.
8. Place the cupcake liners into the cupcake mould and fill 3/4 with the batter and bake for 20 min .




9. Your cupcakes are ready when a tester inserted into them comes out clean ! 



10. Let the cupcakes cool on a wire rack .
11. Now for the icing , whip the cream until you get soft peaks and add the icing sugar and essence .
12. I added 1 tbsp of blackcurrant concentrate for some flavour .
13. Decorate your cupcakes with the icing!!