Plum Cake

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Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour - 2 cups
Jaggery -2 cups
Curds - 1 cup
Vegetable Oil -3/4 cup
Water- 1/2 cup
Bicarb Soda - 1/2 tsp
Baking Powder - 1/2 tsp
Rum soaked dry fruits (black raisins, almonds, orange peel) - 1 cup
Mix spice powder (cinnamon, cardamom, clove, dry ginger) - 1 tsp


Method:

- Soak all the dry fruits in Rum/wine/brandy a month in advance to get a good, strong flavour. 

- Before you start preparing the cake, soak the fruits in fresh orange juice.
- Mix all dry fruits in a bowl and the soaked ingredients in another bowl and then add jaggery to the bowl containing the soaked ingredients and stir till the jaggery dissolves.
- Line 9" round cake tin with butter paper and keep it ready.
- Mix together the dry ingredients, spice powder and rum soaked fruits.
- Beat this mixture with a blender.
-Pour the cake batter in the mold and place it preheated at 170 c oven for 30 minutes.

Banana Cake

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Ingredients:

Maida - 2 cups
Butter / refined oil - 125gms
Castor Sugar - 1cup
Mix fruit / vanilla essence - 2 drops
Ripe bananas (peeled & mashed) - 2 (medium sized)
Baking Powder - 1/2 tsp
Eggs - 2
Curd - 2 tbsp


Method:

- Sieve the maida and the baking powder together.
- Beat the butter until soft.
- Add the sugar, vanilla essence and bananas, and continue beating till the mixture turns fluffy.
- Add the eggs while beating continuously.
- Gently fold in the maida and the curds.
- Bake at 200 deg celsius for 45 minutes.
- Let cool and then decorate with fresh banana slices and cherries.
- Best consumed immediately.

Royal Iced Fruit Cake

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Ingredients:

Maida - 450 gms
Margarine - 450 gms
Powdered Sugar - 450 gms
Eggs - 8
Dry fruits ( currants, raisins, cashewnuts, plum, cherries, sultanas, candied peel) - 800 gms
Rum to cover dry fruits
Baking Powder - 1 tsp
Mixed spices - Nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamom - 1 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Fruit essence - 1 tsp


Method:

- Clean dry fruits and soak in rum for a week.
- Sieve maida and baking powder, mixed spice, salt.
- Cream margarine and sugar till light and fluffy.
- Beat eggs and essence together.
- Add to creamed mixture gradually beating well.
- Fold in maida adding dry fruits in creamed mixture.
- Pour this in a greased and lined cake tin measuring 10" x 10".
- Bake in preheated oven at 150 deg celsius for about one to one and half hours.


Almond Paste To Top Cake:


Ground almonds - 250 gms Icing sugar - 250 gms
Jam -225gms
Egg - 1
Few drops of almond essence
Cornflour for dusting


Method:

- Mix ground almonds, sugar, eggs and essence and form a stiff paste. 
- Make a ball. Paint cake with jam. 
- Roll out almond paste ball dusting with cornflour. 
- Top the cake with the following icing.

Egg whites - 6
Icing sugar - 1 kg
Juice of 1 1/2 lemons


- Beat egg whites lightly adding lime juice and icing sugar gradually. 
- Beat well to obtain a pouring consistency. 
- Pour icing on cake and allow it to set overnight.

Choco Walnut Brownie

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Ingredients:

2 1/2 tbsp softened butter
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 egg
1/2 cup sifter maida
1 1/2 tbsp chopped walnuts


Method:

- Whip the butter and sugar until the sugar is dissolved. 

- Add cocoa and egg. 

- Stir in the flour, add the nuts.
- Now, use some vegetable oil to grease the baking pan and spread the batter evenly onto the pan. 

-  Bake it for 18 minutes at 350 deg F. 

- Sprinkle with icing sugar. finally cut into squares when cool. 

Apple Cake

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Dry Ingredients:

Flour 3 cups
Powdered sugar 1 1/2 cup
Baking soda 1 1/2 tsp
Baking powder 1 1/2 tsp
Cinnamon powder 2 tsp ( you can reduce the amount if you dont like the strong smell of the spice)


Ingredients:


Butter 200 gms
Vegetable oil 1 1/2 cup
Whipped yoghurt (hung curd) 1 12/2 cup
Medium sized apples (finely grated) 2
Apple juice 1/2 cup

Chopped nuts/ raisins 1 cup


Method:

- In a large bowl combine the dry ingredients and sieve through a strainer. 

- In another bowl combine the wet ingredients except the apples and nuts. 

- Mix the 2 mixtures and whip your hand to get a smooth batter. 

- Stir in apples and nuts. 

- Spread the batter in a greased and floured baking dish. 

- Bake at 350 deg F in a preheated oven for 25 - 30 mins.

- Check in between with a fork to see if it comes out clean.

Moist Loaf Cake

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Ingredients:

Milk 1 1/2 cup
Butter 100 gms
Oil 1/4 cup
Coco powder 1/2 cup
All purpose flour 1 cup
Baking powder 1 1/2 tsp
Egg eaten 1
Baking soda 1/2 tsp
Sugar powdered 1 cup or 250 gms


Method:

- Pre-heat the oven at 180 deg c for 10 minutes before baking. Heat milk, butter, oil and cocoa powder together till the butter melts. 

- Let it cool to room temperature. 

- Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, beaten egg and sugar together in bowl. 

- Into this add the cooled ingredients. 

- Beat it well with electric mixture or hand whisk till it is mixed well. 

- Line the cake tin with parchment baking paper or grease it well with utter. 

- Bake in pre heated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. 

- Serve ice cream.

Dates In Tea Cake

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Ingredients:

Dates 250 gms
Butter 175 gms
Flour 1 cup
Sugar 1 cup powdered
Eggs 4
Black Tea 1 cup (brewed)
Vanilla essence 1 tsp
Baking soda 1 tsp


Method:

- De seed the dates, cut into small pieces and soak overnight in 1 cup brewed black tea with baking soda. 

- Cream the butter and sugar together. 

- Beat eggs ( both white and yolk together). 

- Add eggs and flour a little at a time to the creamed butter and sugar. 

- Add vanilla and dates to the mixture. 

- Pour into the baking pan and bake at 180 deg c until done approx 30 to 40 mins.