Fruit Cake

Cakes are the most delectable breaks from regular meals. Amidst a large variety of cakes available like Chocolate, Pine Apple, Black forest, Mango etc, the most relishing one is a fruit cake. Here is a simple recipe to prepare fruit cake in 25-30 minutes.

Ingredients

• Almond or Vanilla Essence
• 200 g unsalted Butter
• 2 tsp Baking Powder
• 50 g diced Mixed Fruits
• 1 tsp Milk Powder
• 2 tsp Plain Yogurt
• 200 g powdered Sugar
• 250 g Self Raising Flour
• 250 ml Water

Method

1. Switch on the oven and preheat it at 160 C.
2. Take a baking dish and grease it.
3. Prepare the flour mixture by sieving flour, raising agents and milk powder.
4. Mix cream butter, sugar, yogurt and essence together
5. In an alternate sequence, add flour mixture and water. Mix well.
6. Add fruits to the mixture.
7. Be careful that the butter is not too watery.
8. Pour in dish and bake for about 25-30 minutes.
9. Allow cake to cool completely.
10. A delicious fruit cake is ready to be served

Christmas Cake

Jingles of Christmas and chants of carols sets the tone for a memorable Christmas. But the recipe of Christmas Cake completes the celebrations with its enriched taste. Here is an easy recipe to prepare delicious Christmas Cake at home.

Ingredients

• 120 ml Brandy
• 400 gm cooking Butter
• 50 gm Caramel Color
• 500 gm mixed Dry Fruits
• 7 Eggs
• 375 gm Flour
• 120 ml Rum
• 250 gm Sugar
For Marzipan
• 200 gm Almonds
• 1 drop Almond Essence
• 100 gm Milk
• 200 gm Sugar
• 2 Egg Whites
For Royal Icing
• 200 gm Icing Sugar
• ½ tsp Vanilla Essence
• 200 gm stiff White

• Method
  

1. Take a bowl and add all the ingredients into it.
2. Now blend it well.
3. Grease mould with butter.
4. TYransfer cake mixture into mould.
5. Bake it in an oven at 190 degree C for 45 minutes. Be careful to assure that the cake bakes well.
6. De-mould and cool it for 45 minutes.
7. To prepare Marzipan, make an almond paste and add egg whites, milk, sugar, essence, color. Now make leaves and flowers.
8. Prepare royal icing by mixing all ingredients and spread it over the cake.
9. Delicious Christmas Cake is ready to be served.

Eggless Black Forest Cake

Cakes are the most popular bakery products liked all over the world. Amongst the numerous varieties, the Black Forest Cake is the first choice of many people. However in India, we do prefer it to be egg less, so here is an easy recipe for Egg Less Black Forest Cake.

Ingredients

• 125 gms Butter
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• ¼ cup Cherries
• ½ cup grated Chocolate
• 4 tbsp Cocoa Powder
• 200 ml aerated Cola Drink
• 1 tsp Cream
• 225 gms Flour
• 400 gms sweetened condensed Milk

Method

1. Take a bowl and mix the butter and sugar well.
2. Now add all the dry ingredients along with cola drink and mix.
3. Transfer the mixture in a greased plate and cook in an oven on for 3 minutes at high.
4. Turn the power off and allow it to stand for 5 minutes on the same oven.
5. Allow the cake to cool.
6. Slit the cake horizontally.
7. Take a bowl and whip the cream.
8. Sandwich the two layers with the cream.
9. Apply cherries and grated chocolates at the top.