BAKING
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Recipe for my Soothing Blue & Green Cake
“My kitchen is a mystical place, a kind of temple for me. It is a place where the surfaces seem to have significance, where the sounds and odors carry meaning that transfers from the past and bridges to the future.” Pearl Bailey SOOTHING BLUE & GREEN CAKE Here’s one I did for my Dad’s birthday. I ran out of ideas; was just browsing around, and saw this design on some linen. My love for the blue-green combo reflects in this cake. The basic cake is from the Hershey’s website, and the icing is of whipped cream with vanilla essence and sugar. Ingredients: The basic cake recipe is Hershey’s Deep Dark…
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CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE-CHIP POUND CAKE
“Chocolate is nature’s way of making up for Mondays.” Anonymous CHOCOLATE & CHOCOLATE-CHIP POUND CAKE Another recipe I tweaked to suit the ingredients available on hand. I have great fun playing around with recipes…and always have eager testers on hand. The daughter is always the first one to check and grade a new experiment, with the son not far behind. This one got a THUMBS UP!!! Ingredients:Butter- 1 cup or 200gmsEggs – 4 (large)Sugar – 1 cup, granularFlour – 1 1/2 cups Whole-wheat flour – 1/2 cupCocoa – ½ cup (dissolved in warm milk to form a pasteBaking powder – 1 tspSalt – 1 pinchChocolate chips – 1/2 cupVanilla Essence…
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CHOCOLATE SNACK CAKE for HUNGRY KIDS!!
“Chocolate is cheaper than therapy and you don’t need an appointment” Anonymous CHOCOLATE SNACK CAKE FOR HUNGRY KIDS… Here’s a chocolate cake recipe I conjured up for the kids for when they come home after school. I was working on a cake without frosting…and while doing the lemon cake, thought I could give it a shot in chocolate. The results were very welcome indeed!! I used big chocolate chips which sank to the bottom…maybe smaller ones will suit this one better, but the kids liked the taste of the big, gooey, chocolate chips at the bottom. Here goes… Ingredients:Butter – ½ cup/100gmsEggs – 3Sugar – 1 ¼ cupsFlour – 1…
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LEMON POUND CAKE SANS SOUR CREAM…my twist to the cake!
one of our favourite 'anytime' cakes…with a tangy, fresh lemon taste and a light crumb. Doesn’t need icing, and is lovely for an evening tea. I've worked on the recipe for a while to find a good substitute for sour cream. This cake always gets me rave reviews.
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CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA …It’s time for ‘BEYOND BAKING’
“The duty of a good Cuisinier is to transmit to the next generation everything he has learned and experienced.” Fernand Point, 1941 CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA Here’s a simple chicken curry …a version of the now famous ‘Indian Butter Chicken’. Increase or decrease the spices as you like . This can be made in stages, and also be made in advance, as it tastes better the next day. Remember to reheat this on low heat because of the cream in it. CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA…An Indian Chicken Curry Recipe (as mild as you like) Ingredients:Chicken – 1 small/cut into pieces ( or boneless if you prefer) 600-750gmsFor Marinade:Thick yogurt- 3Oil – 1…
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CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE-CHIP MUFFINS
“I feel a recipe is only a theme, which an intelligent cook can play each time with a variation” Madame Benoit One of the kids fave muffins. I keep playing around with the combos…sometimes mocha & choc-chip; or brown-sugar & walnuts; or plain vanilla and choc-chips and walnuts. Kids love ’em!! CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE-CHIP MUFFINSIngredients:Flour – 1 1/4 cupsWhole-wheat flour – ½ cupBaking Soda – 1 tspSalt – 1pinchCocoa – ¼ cupYogurt – 2/3 cup/thickMilk – 4 tbspEggs -3 / smallButter – ½ cup (100gms), at room tempSugar – ¾ cupVanilla essence – 1 tspChocolate chips – ½ cup (I like to use Ghirardeli dark chips) Method: Sift flour + whole-wheat…
