Poornima's Cook Book: Cakes & Bakes

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Wednesday, 13 May 2020

Apple Bundt Cake / Apple Cake

Apple cake is delicious, moist and easy to make. Apples, orange juice, orange zest and with cinnamon makes the cake more flavorful. You can also add walnuts for extra crunchiness!

This yummy cake is perfect to start your day or as evening snack! Try and relish with your loved ones.

PREP TIME

15 min

COOK TIME

TOTAL TIME

50 min

Recipe for Apple Bundt Cake

Recipe type: Cakes

Cuisine: Western

Yields: serves 6 to 8 persons

Ingredients:

All purpose flour – 1 1/2 cups
Apples – 3 to 4 (peeled , cored and chopped)
Orange juice - 1/2 cup
Orange zest - 1 tsp
Vegetable Oil - 1/3 cup
Powdered sugar – 3/4 cup
Eggs - 2
Milk - 1/2 cup
Cinnamon powder - 1 tsp
Salt – a pinch
Baking Powder – 1 tsp
Vanilla essence – 1 ½ tsp

For topping:
Ground Cinnamon - 1/2 to 3/4 tsp
Granulated Sugar - 1 1/2 tsp

Mix both the ingredients and keep aside.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 180 deg. C; grease the bundt tin with butter completely and dust with flour. keep aside.

Sift together all the dry ingredients (all purpose flour, cinnamon powder, baking powder and salt).

In a bowl, beat oil and sugar till it becomes fluffy and light.

Add eggs and beat it thoroughly. Then add vanilla essence, milk, orange juice and orange zest. mix.

Fold in the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients mixture; use a spatula to mix evenly. At last fold in the chopped apples.

Pour the cake batter into the greased cake tin.

Bake on preheated oven at 180 deg C for 30 – 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a cake comes out clean.

Remove from the cake from the oven and just sprinkle it with cinnamon sugar . Leave it in the baking tin itself until it cooled completely.

Remove cake from the pan to Slice and Serve.

Note:

You can also reduce the sugar and add chopped dates.

Thursday, 31 August 2017

Coconut Bun / Dilkush / Coconut stuffed buns / Thengai Bun

This recipe is my entry to the event "Shhh!!! Cooking Secretly" challenge conducted by Mayuri Patel of Mayuri's Jikoni. For the month of August, I have paired with Sujata Roy of
"Batterupwithsujata" and the ingredient given by her is Coconut and Almond.

I planned to prepare Coconut buns which is typically a bread / bun stuffed with sweet filling mainly coconut, nuts, tuitty-fruity, raisins and sugar.

This is in my to-do list since long time and my husband's favorite as well; hence I wanted to try this at home and surprise him. It came out very soft and tasty😋 and the compliments I got made me happy too😃

You should try this delicious bun at home and surprise your loved ones.

Let's check the recipe now.

PREP TIME

2 hrs

COOK TIME

20 mins

TOTAL TIME

2 hrs 20 mins

Recipe for Coconut Bun / Dilkush / Coconut stuffed buns

Recipe type: Breads

Serves: 4 to 6 (approximately)

Makes 1 large bun

Ingredients:
All purpose flour - 2 cups
Instant yeast - 2 tsp
Milk - ½ cup (Luke warm)
Sugar - ¼ cup
Salt - ½ tsp
Butter - ¼ cup
Egg - 1(beaten) Vegetarians can avoid egg and proceed with the recipe.

For stuffing:

Coconut- 1 cup

Sugar - 3 to 4 tbsp

Almonds - 10(finely chopped)
Raisins-10
Tuitti frutti- 2 tbsp

Cardamom powder - ¼ tsp

Directions:

In a bowl, sprinkle yeast, sugar and warm milk; mix and allow it to stay until frothy for about 5 to 10 minutes. This means yeast is active and ready to use.

Take a wide bowl and add all purpose flour, salt and mix thoroughly.

Make a well in the center of the flour and add the yeast mixture , egg (if using ), butter and slowly start mixing until the dough sticks together.

Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth.

Knead by hand for 5 to 7 minutes and shape into a ball and set in a lightly oiled bowl.

Cover loosely with a towel or cling film, and keep it in warm place until doubled in size, about 1 to 1 1/2 hour.

Coconut filling:

Add grated coconut, tuity fruity, chopped almonds, raisins, sugar and cardamom powder in a bowl and mix well. Keep aside. Your filling is ready.

Punch down the dough and divide the dough into two balls.

Using rolling pin, roll them into a circle with 1/2 “ inch thickness and placed it in greased tray. Spread the filling over that.

Cover it with another rolled dough and seal the edges properly so that the fillings doesn't come out while baking.

Place the sealed buns in warm place for another 30 minutes for raising / proofing.

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.

Before baking, brush the buns with beaten egg or butter(for vegetarians) for the glossy finish.

Bake at 180 degrees C for about 20 to 25 minutes, until it is browned evenly.

Transfer to a rack to cool thoroughly before slicing.

Using a serrated knife, cut into slices. Enjoy!

Note:

The baking temperature and time will vary depending on the oven specification and bread thickness.

As fresh coconut is used in this recipe, try to finish it on the same day or keep it in the fridge if there is any leftover. Reheat in microwave oven before use.

You can also use store bought sweetened coconut flakes.

Wednesday, 31 May 2017

Paneer(Indian cottage cheese) Stuffed Braided Bread / Stuffed Braided Bread - Eggless

This recipe is my entry for the event "Shhh!!! Cooking Secretly" challenge conducted by Mayuri Patel of Mayuri's Jikoni. For the month of May, I have paired with Amrita Iyer of

"The Food Samaritan" and the ingredient given by her is Paneer and Flour.

I have used both the ingredients and prepared a delicious Paneer stuffed braided bread. Though I am not an expert in baking breads, I always enjoy the opportunity to try my hands on baking.

Preparing bread at home was quite interesting and my kids liked it very much, especially with their favourite paneer (Indian cottage) stuffing!

Let's check the recipe now;

PREP TIME

2 hrs

COOK TIME

30 mins

TOTAL TIME

2 hrs 30 mins

Recipe for Stuffed Braided Bread

Recipe type: Breads

Cuisine: Western

Serves: 4 to 6 (approximately)

Makes 2 medium sized bread

Ingredients:

All purpose flour - 2 cups
Oilve oil - 2 tbsp
Milk - ½ cup
Warm water - ½ cup
Instant yeast - 1 ½ tsp
Sugar - 2 tbsp
Salt - ¾ tsp
For stuffing:

Paneer - 300 to 400 gms (scrambled)
Capsicum - (1 medium) chopped

Onion - 1 (chopped)

Tomato - 1 (chopped)

Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp

Turmeric powder -

Red chilli powder - 1 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 ½ tsp

Garam masala powder - ½ tsp

Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp(chopped)

Beetroot Chocolate Cake

This is a rich and delicious chocolate cake with healthy addition of beetroot. I just tried adding beetroot for the first time for a healthy bake and to my surprise, it came out very well.

Beetroot merges very well in the cake that no one in my family recognized the presence of vegetable in this cake!

I have already tried Avacado brownies which gave the confidence to try this cake with beetroot.

Don't give a second thought, its worth trying!

PREP TIME

20 min

COOK TIME

30 mins

TOTAL TIME

50 mins

Recipe for Beetroot Chocolate Cake
Recipe type: Baked Goodies

Cuisine: Western

Ingredients:

Beetroot - 1
Dark chocolate – 250 grams
Eggs – 3
Sugar – 1 cup (powdered)
Salt – ½ tsp
All purpose flour - 1 cup
Cocoa powder - ¼ cup
Baking powder - 1 ½ tsp

Baking soda - ½ tsp

Milk - ½ cup (Add if you feel the batter is too thick)

Healthy Breakfast Muffins

This nutritious and tasty muffins are perfect way to start the day! As a mom I feel very satisfied when I send this muffins for my kids lunch box as it has wheat flour, oats, carrots, orange, bananas and dry fruits. I have adapted the recipe from Marthastewart.com and made slight changes according my preference.

Try this healthy muffins and give your feedback!

PREP TIME

20 min

COOK TIME

20 mins

TOTAL TIME

40 mins

Recipe for Healthy Breakfast Muffins
Recipe type: Baked Goodies

Cuisine: Western

Serves: 10 to 12 muffins approximately

Ingredients:
Whole wheat flour – 1 cup
All purpose flour - ½ cup

Oats - 1 cup
Vegetable oil / olive oil - ½ cup
Dark brown sugar - ½ cup
Vanilla essence - 1 tsp

Cinnamon powder - ½ tsp

Raisins - ¼ cup
Baking powder - ½ tsp
Baking soda - ½ tsp
Salt - ¼ tsp
Egg - 1
Milk - ½ cup

Carrots(small) - 2 (grated)

Banana - 1 (mashed)
Orange jiuce - ½ cup

Easy Fruit Cake / Easy Christmas Cake (No soaking, No alcohol cake) - 350th Post

May all the sweet magic of Christmas conspire

to gladden your heart and fill every desire

Wishing all my readers and friends a Happy Christmas

This is a perfect cake for those who are in last minute preparation; a perfect alternative for traditional fruit cake / plum cake. Though this cake doesn't require prior soaking of dry fruits in alcohol, it tastes delicious! An easy to prepare cake, even for beginners!

This recipe is adapted from joy of baking.

This fruit cake is not only for this season, but makes a best tea time snack. Try out this quick and easy to prepare cake that is suitable for all special occasions!

Ingredients:

All purpose flour - 1½ cups
Brown sugar - 1 cup
Egg - 2
Unsalted butter - ¼ cup
Raisins - 2 cups
Tutti frutti - 1 cup
Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
Orange juice - ¼ cup (optional)
Orange zest - 1 tsp(optional)
Dry ginger powder - 1 tsp
Cinnamon powder - 1 tsp
Clove powder - ½ tsp
Nutmeg powder - ½ tsp
Salt - ½ tsp
Baking soda - 1 tsp
Water - 1 cup (240 ml)

Pumpkin Jaggery Cake / Pumpkin Cake - Eggless, Butterless & Sugarless!

This recipe is my entry for the event "Shhh!!! Cooking Secretly" challenge conducted by Mayuri Patel of Mayuri's Jikoni. For this month, I have paired with Priya Suresh of Priyaeasyntastyrecipes and the ingredient given by her is Pumpkin and Jaggery.

I have used both the ingredients and prepared a soft, moist & delicious cake. This is an idea I got from a website with slight changes to suit my preference; the outcome is very pleasing!

You can indulge in this cake without feeling guilty as this is Eggless, Butterless & Sugarless! Sounds interesting isn't!

Try this healthy & tasty cake and give your feedback!

Ingredients:

All purpose flour - 1 ½ cups
Pumpkin - 1 cup (grated)
Jaggery - 1 cup
Oil - ½ cup
Milk - ¾ cup
Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
Baking Powder - 1 tsp
Baking Soda - ½ tsp
Cinnamon powder - 2 tsp
Salt - a pinch

Cakes & Bakes

Here is a collection of mouthwatering baked delicacies which includes puddings, breads, cakes, muffins / cupcakes and cookies. Though I am not a professional baker, my interest in baking insist me to try different baked goodies.

Find the recipe of your interest, try it out and enjoy!