Chocolate Brownie Milkshake.

Chocolate Brownie Milkshake this is a incredibly delicious milkshake I have ever made. When you have chocolate, brownie, milk and vanilla ice cream in a one glass who will say no to this and worry about calories. So simple and delicious milkshake to have for breakfast and be energetic whole day and feel good about it.. Be it a summer or winter this drink will get a smile on your face anytime.. All you need is few ingredients and a blender, just blend everything together and enjoy your milkshake..

Ingredient's.

1 cup of chocolate brownie

1/2 cup vanilla ice cream

2 cups milk

1/2 cup melted chocolate

1/2 cup yogurt

Few ice cubes.

Method.

In a blender, mix all the above ingredients and blend everything together to a smooth consistency.

Then pour them into the tall glass and serve chilled.

Doughnuts.

Finally, I'm posting one of my favourite recipe after waiting for like ages. Doughnuts are my most favourite and I love to have them anytime of the day. This is a very simple and easy recipe which can be made easily by the beginners also. I have tried this recipe like a hundred times and everytime I got the best doughnuts...

Ingredient's.

1+1/4 cup of all purpose flour, plus a bit more for dough

1/2tsp yeast

1/8cup sugar

1/4+1/8cup Luke warm water or milk (115c)

1/4cup melted butter

1tsp vanilla essence

1 egg

Oil for deep frying.

Ingredient's For The Glaze.

1/2 cup icing sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

Milk, as needed (about a 2tsp of milk)

Cooking Method.

In a small bowl, combine the warm milk and 1tsp sugar, sprinkle the yeast over the top and let it sit for about 5 minutes.

In the bowl mix the egg, milk, sugar, vanilla, melted butter and sugar. Mix till the sugar is dissolve. Then add flour, yeast water and mix. Knead the dough for 5 to 7 minutes or until you have a smooth dough. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and place it in a warm spot to rise for about 2 hours.

When the dough is doubled in size, punch the dough down and roll it out onto a floured surface into 1/2 inch thickness. Using a doughnut cutter, cut out the doughnuts and place them on a counter top and cover them with a kitchen towel and allow them to raise for another 15 to 20 minutes. In a mean time heat a oil in a deep frying pan, once the oil is hot lower the heat.

Now fry the doughnuts to golden brown on a medium flame. Then allow the doughnuts to cool completely before icing.

In a large mixing bowl, mix the icing sugar, vanilla essence and milk. mix everything until you get a consistency runny enough to dip the doughnut in.

Take the completely cooled doughnuts and dip into a glaze and place them on the cooling rack to set. 

You can glaze as you like and decorate the doughnuts as your wish.

Cranberry And Chocolate Cake Loaf!!

Cranberry And Chocolate Cake Loaf!! This is one my best cake, which I can make even closing my eyes and eat even in the mid night without think about the calories. This taste awesome with vanilla ice cream topped with some chopped salted peanuts..

Ingredient's.

1+1/2 cup all purpose flour

1+1/2 cup sugar

3/4 cup cocoa powder

1/2 tbsp baking soda

3/4 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

2 large eggs

3/4 cup butter milk

3/4 cup warm water

1/4 cup cooking oil

1 tsp vanilla essence

1 cup dried or fresh cranberry. (Buy Here -> Cranberry Whole 250g)

Baking Method.

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Butter the baking pan and keep it aside.

Stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder, salt in a large bowl, set it aside.

Beat the oil and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl for few minutes. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. Add the egg and blend for another minute or 2, add the vanilla essence and warm water and give a quick mix.

Now add the dry ingredients and with the speed on low mix together and slowly add the butter milk and just mix everything to combine, making sure not to over mix. Then add the cranberry and mix everything well.

Pour the batter into buttered pan and bake for 30 to 35minutes. Allow it cool before taking out from the pan. Then sprinkle the icing sugar on top and Then cut them into slices and serve with whipped cream or ice cream. 

Serve with Tea or Coffee.

Choco Walnut Cake!!

Choco Walnut Cake and Happy New Year 2017. Let's welcome the new year with a sweet note and put the past behind and look forward for the new beginning.. New year always brings the new thoughts and new things into our life, which gives a chance for everyone to make a new mistakes and wait for the next year to make a new resolution and break it again. hehehe😂. Anyways these things happens in life and I think everyday is a new year if you live your life to the fullest..

Ingredient's.

1+1/2 cup all purpose flour

1+1/2 cup sugar

3/4 cup cocoa powder

1/2 tbsp baking soda

3/4 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

2 large eggs

3/4 cup butter milk

3/4 cup warm water

1/4 cup cooking oil

1 tsp vanilla essence

1 cup chopped walnuts.

Baking Method.

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Butter the baking pan and keep it aside.

Stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder, salt in a large bowl, set it aside.

Beat the oil and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl for few minutes. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. Add the egg and blend for another minute or 2, add the vanilla essence and warm water and give a quick mix.

Now add the dry ingredients and with the speed on low mix together and slowly add the butter milk and just mix everything to combine, making sure not to over mix. Then add the 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts and mix everything well.

Pour the batter into buttered pan and sprinkle the left over chopped walnuts and bake for 30 to 35minutes. Allow it cool before taking out from the pan. You can ice the cake with whipped cream or chocolate ganache. or as you like. 

Serve with Tea or Coffee.

Chocolate Coated Pistachio Biscotti With Pistachio Dust!

Chocolate Coated Pistachio Biscotti With Pistachio Dust! These are my all time favourite biscotti to bake with, they are easy and last long. Make a big batch of them and store in a airtight container and your evening snacks problem is solved. Its home made, healthy and yummy snack to have anytime of the day.

Ingredient's.

2 cups of plain flour

2 large eggs

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1tsp baking powder

1tsp vanilla essence

3/4 cup Pistachio.

For Decorating.

1/2 cup melted dark chocolate

1/4 cup pistachio (grind into a course powder).

Baking Method.

Pre-heat the oven 180c for 10 minutes.

In a mixing bowl add flour and baking powder and mix them nicely. roughly chop the pistachio and mix it with flour and set it aside.

In a large mixing bowl, add butter and sugar beat until light and fluffy.

Add the eggs, vanilla essence and beat for another 2 to 3 minutes

Then mix in the dry ingredients and beat until the dry ingredients are well mixed.

On a lightly floured surface roll dough into a log about 14 inches long and 3-4 inches wide. Transfer to baking tray and bake for 35-40 mins.

Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 10 mins.

Then cut into slices 1/2 inch thick diagonally and arrange evenly on baking tray. Bake for 10 mins on each side (until they are firm). Remove from oven and cool.

Once they are well cooled. dip the biscotti into a melted chocolate and sprinkle the pistachio dust on top and allow them to dry for 20 to 30 minutes. 

Store them into airtight container.

Eggless Red Velvet Cake!!

Eggless Red Velvet Cake. This cake was baked for one of my good friend in my apartment on her birthday. After seeing the cake she was very happy with look and the taste. Since there are few friends in our group are vegetarian and they don't even eat egg, so only I had to bake eggless cake. Otherwise I love the eggs in cakes. The cake had turnout very moist and tasty. I could not cut the piece and take a picture from inside since it was a birthday cake. But its in my list, next time when I bake this cake then I'll take a inside picture and update on my blog. I'm sure when you'll try this eggless cake, will definitely leave you speechless..

Ingredient's.

1+1/2 flour

1+1/2 tbsp coco powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 cup oil

1 cup curd

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup sugar

2 tsp lemon juice/ vinegar

1 tsp vanilla essence

1 to 2 tsp tomato red food color.

Ingredient's for Icing.

100 gram creme cheese

1/2 cup unsalted butter

1 tbsp vanilla essence

1 cup icing sugar

1/4 cup water and 2tbsp sugar (to moist the cake while icing).

Baking Method.

Pre-heat the oven to 180c for 10 minutes.

In a dry mixing bowl, sieve the flour, coco powder, baking soda and salt.

In another mixing bowl, add the oil, sugar and curd, beat them till creamy. add the lemon/vinegar, vanilla essence and food color. beat all together for 3 to 4 minutes. 

Now add the dry ingredients and beat until all the ingredients are incorporated well.

Then pour the cake mixture into a nonstick baking tray and bake the cake for 31 to 35 minutes. Or insert the tooth pick to check, when it comes out clean. Then your cake is baked.

Icing Method.

In a mixing bowl take a creme cheese and beat for a minute. Then add the butter. sugar and vanilla and beat all together until you get a creme consistency. (you can add 1/2 cup more sugar if you like you cake more sweeter) In a small cup take the 1/4 cup water and 2 tbsp sugar, dissolve the sugar and keep it aside.

Cut the baked cake into 2 circular half and pour the sugar mixture on both equally divided. 

Take a star shape nostril and place into a piping bag and pour some of the creme icing and keep it aside. Apply the creme cheese icing onto one piece of cake, then place the other piece of cake on top. Now apply the rest of the icing on to the full cake. (Now its your choice to ice the cake as you like)

Serve at the room temperature.

Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Chocolate Chip Cookies. These crispy from outside and chewy from inside cookies are my all time favourite at anytime of the day with cold glass of milk. I have been following this cookies recipe from many years and I bake many types of cookies with a small changes here and there, I just change the flavouring or few ingredients and I always get a best cookies.. Do try my recipe and let me know. Even you can play with ingredients of your choice.

Ingredient's.

1+1/4 cup all purpose flour

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup butter

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla essence

1/2 cup choco chips.

Baking Method.

Pre-heat the oven at 180c for 10 minutes.

Cream together butter, sugar until smooth, then add egg and vanilla, beat for another 40 to 50 seconds.

Then stir in the flour, baking powder and choco chips, then foam a dough. Make a lemon size balls and place it on a greased baking tray and refrigerate for atleast 30 minutes. Take them out after 30 minutes. Now baking them at 175c for 11 to 12 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.

Store them into a airtight container.

Serve them with cold glass of milk.

(NOTE: Refrigerate is must because it gives the evenly baked cookies)

Mango Ice Cream (Home Made without Ice cream Maker)

Mango Ice Cream (Home Made Without Ice Cream Maker) who will say no to ice cream and that to home made and mango ice cream. I will never!! Mangoes are the fruits which is very versatile and can be use in almost every recipe. Even I cook many dishes using raw mangoes or ripe. I'am a very big mango eater and I wouldn't mind eating them in any forms. To satisfy the carving of mangoes I usually store them in a refrigerator to use when they are not in season.. Do try the recipe and enjoy with your family..

Ingredient's.

2 ripe mango (peeled and pureed)

2 cup heavy whipped cream

1 cup condensed milk

1 tsp vanilla essence.

Method.

In a large mixing bowl. Add the cream and condensed milk and whipped till it becomes thick and creamy. Add the vanilla and pureed mangoes and give a quick mix.

Transfer it to any airtight container and freeze it for about 6 to 8hours.

Serve chill.

Choco Walnut Brownie!!

Choco Walnut Brownie. This is a awesome fuggy and chocolatey brownie which can be made in just 25 to 30 minutes. I have baked brownie many times but this was the best brownie so far and I have taken this recipe from JoyofBaking. With a little changes I think I have mastered this recipe.

Ingredient's.

3/4 cup chocolate

1/2 cup butter

3 tbsp cocoa powder

1 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

3 eggs

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup chopped walnuts.

Baking Method.

Preheat oven to 180c and place the rack in the center of the oven. Butter a 8 inch square pan, and line the bottom of the pan with parchment or wax paper.

Melt the chocolate and butter in a large stainless steel bowl placed over a saucepan of simmering water. Remove from heat and stir in the cocoa powder and sugar . Next, whisk in the vanilla extract and eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Finally, stir in the flour.

Then pour into the prepared pan and bake for about 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a little batter and a few moist clumps clinging to it. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack. Serve at room temperature or Chilled with Ice Cream.

Cinnamon & Dried Plums Breakfast Muffins.

Cinnamon & Dried Plums Breakfast Muffins. This is best muffins to have for breakfast with a glass milk to start a day with lots of energy, since it has all the goodness of dried plums, butter, milk etc. I'm a huge fan of muffins and I really enjoy baking them more then a cake and I bake them quite often with different ingredients. This is a full proof recipe which I follow every time and I always get a best result. Do bake and enjoy..

Yeilds: 9 medium Muffins

Preparation time: 10minutes

Baking time: 20 minutes.

Ingredient's

1/2+1/4 cup all purpose flour

1/4 cup butter

1tsp vanilla essence

1tsp baking powder

1/3 cup sugar

1tsp cinnamon powder

1 egg

1/3 cup milk

1 cup mix dried plums.

Baking Method.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Line muffins tin with liners and set aside.

In a small bowl, mix together the flour and baking powder and cinnamon powder. set aside. 

In a another mixing bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Add the eggs, vanilla and cream together until you get a smooth mixture.

Add the dry ingredients and dried plums, mix together and slowly add the milk and just mix everything to combine. DO NOT OVERMIX! 

Make sure you give everything a good stir with a spatula from the bottom to incorporate any bit that wasn't mixed.

Scoop the batter into your lined muffins tin, make sure it's only filled ¾ of the way up because they will rise. Bake for 20 minutes and let cool for sometime.

Serve for Breakfast with your favourite drinks.

Store them in a airtight container.

Almond Biscotti.

Almond Biscotti. I have tired baking this in India also many times but when I baked the same biscotti again here I don't know some how they taste better and they look better may be because of the different oven. My hubby surprised me by finishing it all in 2days even I ate more then 3 and it was tasting awesome. He was telling me that I have wasted so much of money buying cookies, biscuits from outside, this taste better then that and I would love to have this in my lunch box as a evening snacks... Omg I was on the could nine when he told me that because it is little hard to convince my H when it comes to food.. This yummy and crunchy biscotti which goes very well with tea or a coffee..

Ingredient's.

2 cups of plain flour

2 large eggs

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1tsp baking powder

1tsp vanilla essence

1tsp orange zest

3/4 cup roasted alomnds

1/2 cup black raisin.

Baking Method.

Pre-heat the oven 180c for 10 minutes.

In a mixing bowl add flour and baking powder and mix them nicely. roughly chop the alomonds and mix it with flour and set it aside.

In a large mixing bowl, add butter and sugar beat untill light and fluffy.

Add the eggs, vanilla essence and orange zest beat for another 2 to 3minutes

Then mix in the dry ingredients and beat untill the dry ingredients are well mixed.

On a lightly floured surface roll dough into a log about 14 inches long and 3-4 inches wide. Transfer to baking tray and bake for 30-40 mins. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 10 mins.

Then cut into slices 1/2 inch thick diagonally and arrange evenly on baking tray. Bake for 10 mins on each side (until they are firm). Remove from oven and cool.

Store them into airtight container.