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

Spider Deviled Eggs / Spooky Deviled Eggs / Deviled Eggs - Halloween Special

Let's celebrate this Halloween with this Spooky Spider Deviled eggs (oh! I forgot to put two more legs)!!  This is a perfect appetizer to start the party; I am sure kids will love this.

Ingredients:
Eggs - 3
Mayonnaise -  2 tbsp
White vinegar - ½ tsp
Mustard paste - ½ tsp
Salt - to taste
Pepper powder - to taste
Pitted Black Olives, to decorate eggs - approximately you will need 5 to 6 no.

Mummy Cupcakes (Halloween Special)

Hi friends, this Mummy Cupcakes recipe is for October month's Home Baker's Challenge.

This is my second recipe for Halloween special and I really enjoyed making them.  Chocolate Mummy Cupcakes with vanilla butter cream frosting is a perfect sweet treat for a Halloween party!

Thanks to Priya Suresh for starting the group and Nalini Suresh for hosting this month's event and challenge. To know more about Home Baker's Challenge click here.

Chocolate cupcake and Vanilla butter cream frosting recipes are adapted from Joy of baking.

Ingredients:

For Chocolate Cupcake:

All purpose flour – 11/3 Cups

Sugar – 1 cup (powdered)

Butter – ½ cup 

Baking powder – 2 tsp 

Salt – ½ tsp

Cocoa powder -  ½ cup 

Egg – 2 

Hot Water  – 1 cup
Vanilla essence - 2 tsp

Vanilla butter cream Frosting:

Butter - ¼  cup

Confectioner's Sugar - 1 cup

Vanilla extract - 1 tsp

Milk - 1 tbsp (if required)

Directions:

For Chocolate cupcake:

Preheat oven to 180 deg C. Line the cups of a muffin pan with paper liners.

Spooky Witch Finger Cookies (Halloween Special)

Hi friends, here is Spooky Witch Finger Cookies recipe for October month's Home Baker's Challenge.

This month Nalini Suresh is hosting the event and she has given three recipes Ghost or Mummy Cup Cakes, Pumpkin Cookies and Spooky Witch Finger Cookies as Halloween special.

I really enjoyed making this; cookies came out very crunchy and tasty; an amusing way to celebrate Halloween.  Try this spooky and scary fingers cookies and enjoy with your family and friends.

Thanks to Priya Suresh for starting the group and Nalini Suresh for hosting this month's event and challenge. To know more about Home Baker's Challenge click here.

Yields - 20 to 25 cookies (approximately) 

Ingredients:

All purpose flour - 11/3 cup
Butter- ½ cup
Sugar – ½ cup
Egg - ½
Vanilla essence – ½ tsp
Almond essence - ½ tsp
Baking Powder – ½ tsp
Salt – ½ tsp
Almonds – 20 to 25 pieces

Directions:

Preheat oven to 180 deg. C; grease baking tray or line with parchment paper.