Valentine's Day Special.. Double Chocolate Muffins!!!

Last Valentine's day my hubby had surprised me with a very beautiful gift, but this time i will surprise him by baking his favorite muffins and buying him a gift, which actually i have still not decided, will finish deciding it by tonight for gift. I wanted to bake something with strawberry for valentines day and chocolate for my birthday which is on 17th feb. Thinking that i went to buy strawberry in the morning and bought only 1pack and they were so beautiful and tempting i couldn't not control myself and i finished it all except 2 strawberry, which i have decorated my chocolate muffins... This is the best gift i can give to my hubby and i'm very excited to see his reaction.. Happy Valentine's Day to all my friends :)

Ingredients 

1 cup all-purpose flour 

6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 

2 teaspoons baking powder 

2 eggs 

1 large banana 

3/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup choco chips 

1 teaspoon vanilla essence 

1tbsp choco chips (for sprinkling on top)

1/2 cup milk 

2/3 cup (150 g) butter (room temperature)

Baking Method 

Preheat oven to 350 deg F (180 deg C). 

Grease muffin tins (paper muffin bake cups are recommended) or 12-15 medium cups. 

In a bowl mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and choco chips together and keep it aside 

In a different bowl beat the butter with sugar till fluffy, then add eggs and banana. beat for 1minute. Now add vanilla and milk. beat for another 1 minute. Then fold in the flour mixture and mix it nicely. 

Then pour the mixture into a grease muffin tins and sprinkle choco chips on top. Bake at 180c, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 30 minutes for XL muffins, about 20 minutes for medium size muffins. Make a little cream roses and decorate with strawberry. The Chocolate Muffins may be served hot or at room temperature.

Chocolate & Cinnamon Bread Rolls!!!

Chocolate and Cinnamon Rolls. This is my new innovations and it was very good try, i was very happy with the result, and it was looking beautiful and soft. Actually i have used less sugar and less chocolate to have it with honey, i felt this was tasting good with less sugar as it less in calories. Next time i really want to try with little more sugar and chocolate to see how it taste.. I served this for next day breakfast it was just tasting very yummy.. Here is the recipe.

Preparation time- 2h 40minutes

Baking time- 30 to 35minutes

Serve-3

Ingredients.

For the dough

1/2cup Warm milk

1tsp Sugar

1tsp Active dry yeast(I used Gloripan Yeast)

1 1/2cup All purpose flour

1tbsp Butter(soft at room temperature)

2tbsp Milk + a couple of tbsp to brush over the bread.

For the filling

1/2 cup grated chocolate or Choco chip

1tsp cinnamon powder.

Baking Method

In a small bowl, dissolve the sugar and the yeast in the 1/2 cup of warm milk. Keep aside for about 5 minutes till the yeast mixture bubbles up.

Put flour and softened butter in a large bowl mix.

Then add the yeast mixture and the 2tbsp of milk and knead till you have a soft, smooth and elastic/ pliable dough which is not sticky. Add a little extra flour if your dough is sticking, but only just as much as is necessary.

Shape the dough into a ball and place it in a well-oiled bowl, turning the dough to coat it completely with oil. Cover and let it rise for about 1 1/2 hours or until almost double in volume.

Dust your work surface lightly with flour. Deflate the dough, shape it into a square and roll the dough out into a larger square that is about 12’ by 12”. Brush the surface of the square with the melted butter. Evenly sprinkle the chocolate and cinnamon powder.

Then fold the dough slowly from top to end.

Using a sharp knife, cut straight down through the folded dough dividing it into 10 equal pieces (10 round stacks).

Grease and lightly flour the round cake tin. And arrange the rolls in a tin, leaving some space in between.

Cover the cake tin rolls with a towel and allow them to rise for an hour. Lightly brush some milk over the top and sprinkle some sugar from top.

Bake the dough at 180C (350F) for about 30 to 35 minutes. Until it is done and the top is golden brown.

Chocolate and Cinnamon Rolls are ready. Serve as you like.

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.