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Coconut Cake Pic: Priya Q

I had dessicated coconut lying in freezer for sometime. Since non of us are too much in barfi kinda sweets; I didn’t know what to do with it till an idea flashed … we love cakes..so why not a coconut cake! and Voila was it delicious!? Nah, my 1 year old was not the only taster but many other friends who passed that verdict . Do try it!!

Carrot Cake Pic: Priya Q

Starting the first blog of 2012 on a sweet note… Oh well, I need not say anything about this cake except warn you – it is so damn yummy that you might finish it in one sitting especially if your friends and family is around.. Very simple and easy Carrot cake recipe just for you )

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Chocolate Banana Cake Pic: Priya Q

This one is for my friends Akhila and Adheeth….Akhila finally I get to posting the recipe! Adheeth…its quite a simple cake recipe you can use! I will be posting more in the time to come

Ripe Bananas – 3 nos

Castor Sugar – 3/4 cup

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Orange Peach Pudding

Orange Peach Pudding

What best to have on a rainy Sunday lazy afternoon post a heavy biriyani lunch with friends? Am a very much chocolate person; can’t think of a dessert with no chocolate in it, but Orange Peach Pudding is kinda nice change and my friends simply loved it…so here goes!

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Black Forest Cake Pic Credit: Priya Q

I made this cake for my husband’s birthday an year back and everybody had good good things to say

Chocolate sponge cake
Tinned canned cherries and syrup – ½ portion
Fresh whipped cream – 1 cup
Powdered sugar – 3 tbsp
Vanilla essence – 1/2 tsp
Grated dark or plain chocolate

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Sponge Cake used for Black Forest Pic credit: Priya Q

This is fatless version that can be used as a base for many cakes like black forest, white forest, logs, swiss rolls etc

Eggs – 4 nos
Refined flour (maida) – 85 gms
Baking powder – 1 and ½ tsp
Cornflour – 1 tbsp
Sugar powder – 160 gms
Vanilla essence – 1 and ½ tsp
Brandy – 1 tbsp

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Easy Chocolate Cake Pic credit: Chitra Gupta

Thanks Chitra for the easy chocolate cake recipe

All purpose flour (Maida) – 1 cup (heaped)
Sugar – 3/4th cup
Refined Sunflower oil – 3/4th cup
Baking powder – ¾ tsp
Cocoa Powder – 1/4th cup
Vanilla essence- ½ tsp
Eggs – 4 nos

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photo credit: little blue hen

As single even if you have a functional house;  one thing that is a must for you is a microwave and if it is with convection mode, even better! Check out these quick and tasty macaroons

Cardamom seeds (powdered) – 1/2 tsp

Almond Powder – 200gms

Castor Sugar – 200 gms

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photo credit: avlxyz

Drive your Monday blues off with this unbelievably easy to make and yummy to taste Coconut pudding! Thanks Anna for the recipe!

Coconut -1 no
Milk-1litre
Gelatin -3tbsp (add to it 6 tbsp water)
Sugar 1 1/2 cup

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1. Boil milk cool it
2. Extract coconut milk using the milk. (Don’t add water)