No icing on the cake

The battenburg cake The chef in the video moved her hands so deftly . Not a drop of sweat  trickled down her neatly trimmed  brows   . Her designer dress had no crease . Not a lock of  hair  was out of  place . The pots and pans in the kitchen were neatly arranged . The kitchen seemed to be the coolest place for her in the whole world . It was a tutorial on battenburg cake or chessboard cake as she  said . I didn't know whether to look at her and enjoy her facial expressions or to concentrate on the method to make the cake . Rolling her eyes and clicking of her fingers she explained the procedure in detail . I was awed by her voice modulation , facial expressions which changed like a chameleon .  The  agility with which she whipped up the ingredients and made the batter was awesome . I had a tough time keeping my focus on the tutorial . I had to rewind again and again to check out on the missing steps . It was too testing .   ...

SNOW BALLS _ Non fried donuts in paniyarram pan 😋  Delicious cinnamon sugar coated SNOW BALLS ( non fried donuts made in paniyarram pan)☝️   Cinnamon sugar ☝️coated powder  Donuts being made☝️ in the paniyarram pan The non fried donuts ready to be rolled in cinnamon sugar ☝️ Lockdown 4 . Today is 50th day of the Corona lockdown . The world is going through a crisis . A little virus is  strong enough to lock  everyone indoors. 'Prevention is better than cure' . Stay indoor. Stay safe 🙏.     Stay at home 🏡 and let your locked up creative juices flow in lockdown. Today I have made these extremely easy but delicious 'No yeast , No frying , No fermentation ' DONUTS . I have rolled them in a mixture of powdered sugar and homemade cinnamon powder ( made by grating a stick of cinnamon ( dalchini) with my cheese grater. Freshly ground cinnamon powder smells devine .Here goes the recipe Make a thick batter with the following ingredients Multi...

DALGONA COFFEE CAKE Had heard a lot about Dalgona coffee . So out of inquisitiveness googled it up . O M G 😲😃!!I have been doing this for I don't know since when . May be now it has got a new name after a ' phoren' trip😜😜. Pheti huyi coffee is so down market you see . So now it's DALGONA COFFEE 😃😃🤣🤣 How to make it? Simple Ingredients to make the DALGONA COFFEE CREAM Coffee powder 2tsp Sugar powder2 tsp Water 1 tsp Method Beat till it is smooth and fluffy . It takes quite a muscle power . I do it every day to make myself a Cup of coffee . I love my DALGONA COFFEE 😃😜 CAKE Make any of the following cakes _ Banana / chocolate / biscuit / vanilla ( see blog for the recipes ) I have made Biscuit cake ( see recipe#48)  Biscuit cake ( see recipe#48)  Biscuit cake topped with DALGONA COFFEE CREAM Top with the DALGONA COFFEE CREAM as shown in the picture or as per your choice I have sprinkled some chocolate powder as I love it's  taste . Can...

LOCKDOWN ANNIVERSARY 32 nd ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION      32 years of kabhi khushi kabhi gam Par Kasme wade nibhayenge hum Lockdown 32 nd Anniversary today  So made a simple and small  BISCUIT  CAKE as it does not require too many ingredients . Just biscuits of your choice , some sugar powder  ( if you want ) n flavouring . I have used cream biscuits to make the batter after removing the cream . I have used this cream for the topping 😃 . Cream Sandwich biscuits _ about 25_30 (powdered) _ separate the cream and keep aside . Use it for the topping Sugar ( powdered)_ 2 tsp Baking powder 1tsp Baking soda 1/2 tsp Essence, dry fruits Milk to make batter Make batter Bake in preheated oven for 30 _ 35 minutes or till done Cool the cake well Topping To the cream of the biscuits add a little milk and mix Use it to decorate your cake . I have sprinkled some chocolate powder As this is lockdown time, shops are open with restrictions...

It's my son's birthday today . But he is away in USA pursuing higher education . At this critical time of global lockdown he is all alone . Dearest   Neil It is your special day, May all your dreams come true today and always A special person you are to us You deserve the best of everything So may this birthday and the coming years be One that offers you the best that life can bring  Happy birthday Love 💕 u loads 😘😘 Many many happy returns of the day dear Neil 🎂🎈🎂🎈🎂🎂 Stay blessed, stay safe ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Layered Steamed Cake INGREDIENTS Whole wheat flour (Atta) _ 1.5 cups Baking powder_ 1 tsp Baking soda_ 1/2 tsp Oil _ 1/4 cup Sugar (powdered)_ 3/4 cup Vanilla essence, dry fruits Method Wet ingredients Cream oil and sugar till light and fluffy Add essence and mix Dry ingredients Sieve atta, baking powder and baking soda Add to wet ingredients and make a smooth batter Had read n heard that water makes atta cakes lighter than that ma...

MALAI COOKIES IN THE AIR FRYER I had some milk cream / malai in the fridge . I was contemplating whether to bake a cake or few few cupcakes. But while measuring out the ingredients I realized that I had only about 1/3 cup of malai . So I thought of baking a few cookies . After browsing through the internet,I came across a few recipes of malai cookies . I decided to try out this one as I had all the ingredients for it Multi grain flour 1/3 cup Sugar (powdered) _ 1/3cup Malai or milk cream _ 1/3 cup Vanilla essence Cocoa powder for the Chocolate cookies Chocolate powder for the Chocolate lines on the vanilla cookies Milk 1_2 tsp to make dough Preheat airfryer at 180 degree celcius for 5 minutes Mix all ingredients Make soft dough as shown in picture Divide dough into two parts Spoon small balls of dough on greased tray Flatten slightly with fork dipped into Chocolate / cocoa powder ( I dipped in chocolate powder) Keep tray in air fryer and bake for 10_12 minutes Mix coco...

COCONUT JAGGERY MUFFINS The versatile coconut , fresh , desiccated , powdered or flaked can be used in variety of savory and sweet dishes . I  Made these delicious and healthy cutees in my favorite toy . Yes friends ,  you guessed it right . These yummy coconut muffins are just out of the airfryrer. To make them healthier I have used Jaggery ( gur) instead of sugar. This is an oil less, butter less  and eggless recipe . So you can call it a guilt free yet delicious recipe 😉 Atta _ 1/2 cup Maida 1/4 cup Suji 1/4 cup Apple 1 Jaggery_ 3/4 cup grated Baking powder _1tsp Baking soda_ 1/4tsp Coconut ( fresh or dessicated) _ 1/2 cup + 2tbsp for topping  I have used grated dessicated coconut Dry fruits , milk Method Preheat the airfryrer at 180degree celcius for 5 minutes Puree apple in blender Add the jaggery to the apple  puree .  Add some warm milk and blend Pour the pureed apple and Jaggery in the mixing bowl Add rest of t...