Spice Ur Senses 3rd Year Celebration With Black Forest Cake

With all the support and love from friends and food lovers, today Spice Ur Senses completes 3years. Thanks to all of you for your wonderful comments and feed back which encouraged me to experiment with food and and share with all. Keep supporting me like this. To celebrate this wonderful day i tried to bake "Black Forest Cake". Here are the few picture of my cake, will post the recipe next time :)

Eggless Pound Cake!!! To celebrate Christmas

Pound cake refers to a type of cake traditionally made with a pound of each of four ingredients: flour, butter, eggs, and sugar. This is the way to make a perfect pound cake, but i have not used egg in my pound cake so i don't call it a perfect pound cake. Many people don't prefer egg in their cakes, it is the same case with my hubby also. What ever i bake i keep in my mind to use very less eggs in it. Last night i was just going through some websites there this recipe caught my eyes and i have changed the many ingredient's, but still the result was awesome. The cake was very soft and good to taste... So friends do try this recipe and let know :)

Ingredient's

1+1/2cups all purpose flour

1/2cup butter, room temperature

1/2cups sugar

1cup plain yogurt

1/4cup milk

1tsp vanilla extract

1tsp baking powder

1tsp baking soda

1/4tsp salt

4tbsp dried black grapes.

Baking Method

Preheat oven at 350F/180C for 10minutes. Grease and flour the mini bread loaf tin.

In a small bowl blend together the, milk, yogurt and vanilla extract.

In another small bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, set aside.

Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl until it’s light and fluffy. It will take about 5 minutes. To this mixture, add the liquid ingredients in 3 additions, beating well after each addition.

Now combine the dry ingredients and blend well. Stir in the black grapes.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. I made 6 mini pound cake from this batter.

Remove the pan from the oven and let it cool on a wire rack. You will be able to remove the cake from the pan in about 10-15 minutes. Keep the cake on the wire rack and let it cool completely.

Bundt Cake .. In My Style!!! (Eid Special)

Bundt Cake, this was my dream to bake this cake from a long long time but never had confidence. Last week i was just going through few blogs, from there i got this recipe and i got the confidence to give it a try. I have changed few ingredients and the measurement to this bundt cake original recipe, and it was the best cake i have ever made. Though this was my first attempt to bake this bundt cake, believe me i was shocked by the results. Thanks to the people who made this bundt cake and also gave me the confidence to bake this very difficult cake.. Here is the recipe for you all...

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup unsalted butter, melted

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 large lemon and lemon zest

4 large eggs.

For Glaze on top 

1 cup confectioners' sugar

1 to 2 tablespoons water.

Baking Method

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make the cake. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.

In a large bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, eggs, lemon juice and zest. Whisk until smooth. Gradually whisk in dry ingredients just until combined (do not overmix). Pour the batter in to the prepared bundt cake pan and smooth top.

Bake until a tester inserted in cake comes out clean, about 50 to 60 minutes. Cool in pan on rack 15 minutes, invert onto rack to cool completely.

Make the Glaze. Whisk together confectioners' sugar and enough water to form a thick yet pourable glaze. Set rack with cake over a piece of wax paper (for easy cleanup) drizzle cake with glaze, and allow the glaze to set before serving. Cut into pices and serve with some whipped cream or as it is.

Madeira Cake!!!

Madeira cake is a sponge cake in traditional English cookery. The Madeira Cake has a firm yet light texture, eaten with tea or rarely for breakfast and is traditionally flavoured with lemon. Dating back to an original recipe in the 18th century or 19th century, it is not unlike a simple pound cake or yellow cake. The Madeira Cake is sometimes mistakenly thought to originate from the Madeira Islands; however, that is not the case as it was instead named after the Madeira wine, which was popular in England at the time and was often served with the cake. Nowadays, it is often served with tea or liqueurs. (Source from wikipedia)

Ingredient's

Softened Unsalted Butter - 1 cup

Fine Grain Sugar - 3/4 cup (plus 1 tablespoon for sprinkling)

Lemon - 1 (Grated Zest and Juice)

Eggs - 3 large

Self Rising Flour - 1 and 1/3 cup

All Purpose Flour - 1/2 cup

Baking Powder - 1/4 teaspoon

9 x 5-inch Loaf Pan - Buttered and Lined

Cooking Method

Get all the ingredients at room temperature before starting. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.

Sift the self rising flour, all purpose flour and baking powder, together, Thrice and keep aside. Cream the butter and 3/4 cup sugar using an electric beater. Once they are well creamed, grate in the zest of the lemon. Beat well till it is combined.

Add the eggs one at a time with a tablespoon of flour for each. Beat well after each addition. Once all the 3 eggs are in, and the mixture is well beaten, gently FOLD IN, with a wooden spoon, the rest of the flour in small batches. Finally put in the juice of the lemon. Mix well with the spoon and pour the batter into the prepared tin. Sprinkle the top with sugar as it goes into the oven.

Bake for 1 hour or until a tester comes out clean (mine got done in just under 50 minutes. I suggest you check after 45 minutes to prevent any burns. Remove the tin to a wire rack and let cool in the pan before turning out.

Egg Less Chocolate Cake (Happy New Year 2011)

Happy New Year 2011

Happy New Year to every body. This time i am celebrating my first new year with my husband, and this is the happiest movement of my life. To celebrate my New Year i baked a egg less chocolate cake because this is his favorite cake and i always like giving him surprises and he loves it very much, his happiness makes me happy and feel special. This year we are having a blast :-)

Ingredient's

1 + 1/2 cup (170 g) all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (dutched/dark)
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 pinches salt
1 cup (220 g) sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
3/4 cup (1.8 dl) milk
3/4 cup (1.8 dl) vegetable oil (flavorless) or butter

Baking Method
Preheat oven to 180 deg C
Grease a 9 inch (23 cm) cake tin.
Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, sugar and vanilla essence in a bowl.
Add milk, vegetable oil.
Mix everything together until smooth. If the batter is too runny you may add slightly more flour.
Transfer to bake tin and bake at 180 degrees until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, approximately 30 to 35 minutes.
Remove form the oven and cool it for atleast 2 to 3hr

Then pour the extra chocolate on the cake and decorate with strawberry or anything what u like.

Chocolate Cake To Celebrate My First Year Wedding Anniversary

Yesterday was my First year Wedding Anniversary and to celebrate that first time i baked a chocolate cake to give my husband a surprise as he loves chocolate. First i thought why not to give him chocolate as a gift then i realized it is his wedding anniversary not B'day :) Then while surfing some website how to surprise your husband, from there i got an idea to bake chocolate cake and buy some good gift which he likes. There was no more gifts left what he likes because every thing is with him already, there also i had a problem what to buy, then finely i got gift.... and made him surprise....

He made me double surprised by arranging a candle light dinner in a restaurant. I was really very happy it was like a dream for me, Then we finished a dinner in a restaurant and came back to home, and celebrated again by cutting my sweet little chocolate cake. We enjoyed the day very much .. may god bless me with lot more wedding anniversary like this. with my lovely husband... hehehehehe

To Bake Chocolate Cake You All Need is.

1 + 1/2 cup (170 g) all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (dutched/dark)
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 pinches salt
1 cup (220 g) sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
3/4 cup (1.8 dl) milk
3/4 cup (1.8 dl) vegetable oil (flavorless) or butter
2 eggs

Method
Preheat oven to 180 deg C
Grease a 9 inch (23 cm) cake tin.
Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, sugar and vanilla essence in a bowl.
Add milk, vegetable oil and eggs.
Mix everything together until smooth. If the batter is too runny you may add slightly more flour.
Transfer to bake tin and bake at 180 degrees until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, approximately 30 to 35 minutes.
Remove form the oven and cool it for atleast 2 to 3hr

Then pour the extra chocolate on the cake and enjoy.