EGGLESS MARBLE CAKE RECIPE | MARBLE CAKE RECIPE

  Marble cake i have seen in many blogs but i always have a doubt whether i could manage to get the swirls and the marble effect on the cake. Actually i planned for  another recipe to post today and even i scheduled it too. But suddenly i remembered it is my co-sister’s birthday today and i made this eggless marble cake to surprise her with a visual treat. So after sending the kids to school i immediately started the process and clicked , edited and finally started writing the post. Please bear with my clicks this time as i was in a hurry to post and i couldn’t wait till the cake to completely cool  and cut that too. The reason for my urgency is  i was hearing some thunder and so i wanted to click before it starts to rain.

The recipe i adapted from Divya's space and many videos from the Google search clarified me in making the marble effect. The original recipe has butter but after started making only i realised i have no enough butter and so i replaced with oil. Still it came out soft and yum.
INGREDIENTS:

ALL PURPOSE FLOUR| PLAIN FLOUR	1 AND 1/4 CUP
MILK POWDER or CONDENSED MILK	3 TBLSP
BAKING SODA	1/2 TSP
BAKING POWDER	2 TSP
ORANGE ZEST	1 TSP
VANILLA ESSENCE	1 TSP
COCOA POWDER	2 TBLSP
HOT WATER	2 TBLSP
MILK	3/4 CUP
POWDERED SUGAR	3/4 CUP
OIL	1/2 CUP

Method:

• In a wide bowl add the flour, baking soda and baking powder  and since i used the milk powder i added it too. If using condensed milk add it to the wet ingredients.
• Sift the mixture to ensure even mixing.
• Add the powdered sugar and oil and mix well in a separate bowl. Mix well. Add milk to this.  If using butter cream the butter and sugar till it becomes fluffy. Add milk to it later and add the vanilla essence too. If using condensed milk instead of milk powder add at this stage.

• In hot water add the cocoa powder and mix well to make a paste and add the orange zest to this.

   

• Mix the milk,oil and sugar mixture to the sifted flour mix.
• Mix well without lumps. Take 1/2 cup of the flour mixture and add it to the cocoa mixture.

• Grease the pan with oil and spread one portion of  of plain batter to this.
• Now add one portion of cocoa batter to this and make swirls with a fork or knife.

• Repeat the same process for another portion too.

   

• Preheat the oven to 160 degrees and bake it for 30 to 35 minutes. Mine got done in exactly 26 minutes. Insert a tooth pick in the center of the cake to check whether it is done or not. If it comes out clean then it is done.

• Cool it in a wire rack. When it is completely cool, cut them into pieces. Else you will get the crumbles.

• It will be better if you keep it in the refrigerator and cut this after 2 hours.
• Orange zest you can skip too if you do not have oranges at home. But i recommend to add this as it enhances the flavor of the cake.

  

WITCH FINGER COOKIES | EGGLESS COOKIES| HALLOWEEN SPECIAL

Recipe updated with Video

My kids were on the back of me to make some cake or muffin for Halloween, but i refused  totally as i am busy with diwali recipes. But after they left for school, though i was packed with lot of work today i made these witch finger cookies , to surprise them tomorrow. I didn’t have any idea of posting this, but Varsha will be very happy if I post this.

I followed my  Eggless Choco Chip  Cookie recipe  and  the method of how to make Witch fingers from this you tube link. You can choose any cookie recipe of your choice.

CUSTARD POWDER COOKIES RECIPE| RECIPE WITHOUT EGG AND BUTTER

When Varsha told me to bake some cookies for Teacher’s day celebration at her school, I was searching for some eggless cookies and my google search ends when i saw these eggless Vanilla custard powder cookies in Sowmya's blog. I like her baking recipes a lot. I loved the recipe as it is doesn’t have butter too. For me taking out the butter before hand and handling them in the measuring cup is a lazy job!!. This recipe has used oil and they turned out totally awesome. No where i could find the oil taste in the cookie.
The place where I did the mistake was i over baked the first batch , though she mentioned in the recipe not to do that, and i got many of them burnt. But the second batch i took out in the right time and they really melted in the mouth.Click here for the original recipe. She used whole wheat flour too but i used only All purpose flour.
Also check out my

• Eggless chocolate cookies
• Eggless chocolate cookies (with pressure cooker baking option)

INGREDIENTS:(YIELDS 40- 45 COOKIES)

MAIDA | ALL PURPOSE FLOUR	2 CUPS
CUSTARD POWDER	1/2 CUP
BAKING POWDER	3/4 TSP
BAKING SODA	1/2 TSP
SUGAR	1 CUP
OIL	1 CUP
VANILLA ESSENCE	1 TSP

METHOD:

• Combine the flour, custard powder(i used Vanilla flavor) baking soda and baking powder.
• If you want for even mixing just sieve them together.

• Combine the sugar and oil and mix this till the sugar gets dissolved.
• I wanted to make it easy and  put them both in a mixer and whipped for a minute.
• Slowly add this to the dry ingredients(flour mixture) and combine well.
• Make it into a smooth dough.

• Pinch small portion of your dough. Make it into a smooth ball and flatten it. I just made lines with fork which is just optional.

• Line the baking tray with Parchment paper(butter paper)
• Place the cookies slightly away from each other. Mine slightly expanded while baking. Bake it for 10 minutes at 170 degree C.
• Take out from the oven and cool them in a wire rack.
• 
• These are the first batch of my cookies which are slightly over baked.
• The cookies were soft when u take out from the oven. Once completely cooled they will become firm and crispy.
• Though these cookies were made with oil, they just melted in the mouth.

NOTE:

• Never over bake the cookies. Take out them when they are soft.
• If the dough is stiff while kneading add a tblsp of cold milk or water to make it a smooth dough.
• Chocolate chips or tutti fruity can be garnished on the top before baking the cookies.
• I used Vanilla custard powder, and i love to try this again with butter scotch flavor too.

EGGLESS VANILLA SPONGE CAKE RECIPE | BASIC CAKE RECIPE | NO EGG NO BUTTER RECIPE

  Few days back when i was talking to my friend who recently got a baking oven, asked me a recipe of a basic cake recipe. I suggested a few eggless baking recipes from my blog . But i wanted to try a a basic eggless vanilla sponge cake too. I already tried this Vanilla sponge cake from here and i thought i will make it again and blog the recipe too.
This cake turned out super soft and moist. I wanted to bake it in a loaf pan, but ended up baking in a round spring foam pan only. I added little tutti fruitty to the cake. You can skip that and bake a plain cake too.
While uploading the pictures i realized that this is my 300th post too.
Thanks Sharmi for the perfect recipe. We enjoyed the cake very much.



INGREDIENTS:

ALL PURPOSE FLOUR(MAIDA)	1 AND 1/2 CUP
YOGURT	1 CUP
SUGAR	3/4 CUP
BAKING SODA	1/2 TSP
BAKING POWDER	1 AND 1/2 TSP
COOKING OIL	1/2 CUP
VANILLA ESSENCE	1 AND 1/2 TSP
MILK	1 TSP
TUTTI FRUITY	1 TBLSP(Optional)

METHOD:

• Cream sugar and yogurt ( use yogurt in room temperature) till the sugar gets dissolved.

• Add baking powder and baking soda to this mixture and mix well.
• Keep it aside for 5 minutes.
• Add vanilla essence.
• Add oil to this.

• In a wide bowl add the flour and slowly add the wet mixture to the flour.

• Mix well to get a creamy texture.
• Add tutti fruity to this and mix well.( if using)

• Pre heat the oven to 180 degree C for 10 minutes.
• Grease the baking pan and dust it with flour.
• Transfer the cake mixture to the baking tin.
• Bake it for 35 –40 minutes at 180 degrees C till the center gets completely cooked. Check it by inserting a tooth pick in the center. If it comes out clean then it is cooked.

• After 20 minutes just brush the top of the cake with milk to get a glaze.
• when it is completely cooled keep it in the refrigerator for 3 hours and cut the cake.
• This step will make it to get perfect pieces without crumbles.
• But i didn’t do as i have to click soon as the weather was getting bad and it was about to rain. (Natural light will work out best for pictures)

Note:

• Never allow the batter to sit for a long time as this will make the cake hard.
• 3/4 th cup of sugar is normally perfect but  i prefer to have little extra and so you can make it as 1 cup also.
• The taste of yogurt will not be felt in the cake so you can move on to try out this recipe without any second thought.

CHOCOLATE MUFFINS RECIPE | NO EGG | NO BUTTER | VEGAN VERSION

I have bookmarked this recipe of chocolate muffins from Here a long time back. It is a very easy and simple recipe and I was waiting for an occasion to make this and yesterday i finally made this chocolate muffins for my daughter Varsha’s birthday and the muffins turned out very soft and moist and the addition of Orange juice adds up an exotic flavor to the muffins.
Also check out my

• Whole wheat choco chip muffins
• Eggless ragi chocolate cake

INGREDIENTS:( yields 16 muffins)

ALL PURPOSE FLOUR	1 AND 1/2 CUP
UNSWEETENED COCOA POWDER	1/3 CUP
BAKING SODA	1 TSP
SUGAR	1 CUP
OIL	1/2 CUP
ORANGE JUICE	1/2 CUP
COLD WATER|SOY MILK	1/2 CUP
VANILLA ESSENCE	2 TSP
LEMON JUICE | VINEGAR	2 TSP
CHOCO CHIPS	2 TBLSP(OPTIONAL)

METHOD:

• Sift the flour, cocoa powder and baking soda for even mixing.
• Keep it in a wide bowl after sifting.

• In another bowl, add the oil, cold water, orange juice,vanilla essence, lemon juice and add the sugar and mix gently till the sugar dissolves.

• When done, slowly transfer the wet mixture to the sifted flour and mix gently without any lumps.

• If adding chocolate chips add at this stage.
• Preheat the oven to 180 degree C and arrange the muffin tray with muffin liners.

• Spoon the batter and bake for 12- 15 minutes.
• Mine got done in 12 minutes.
• Check with a clean tooth pick by inserting it in the middle of the muffin whether it is done or not. If it comes out clean then take out and cool it in a wire rack and  if not just bake for a minute or two .

Note:

• The original recipe if for a cake recipe so you can try a cake also.
• Do not replace baking soda with baking powder, both are not same and the result will not be the same.
• I used Hersheys cocoa powder

CHILLI CHEESE TOAST RECIPE

Recipe of chilli cheese toast with Video
Chilli cheese toast recipe is a quick snack recipe made in a jiffy.  I used to have this in Five star super market ( a chain of stores in Chennai)  when i was working in Chennai . Most of the Friday evenings and during long hours of work we used to go there in the evening and have their sandwich which used be Rs.5, and this chilli cheese toast was Rs.7. Last week when i bought cheese to try out a recipe my hubby reminded me about this chilli cheese toast which we used to have in office, i wanted to try it out. It turned out super yum and i recollected the memories associated with the chili cheese toast.

Chilli cheese toast

  Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 5 Mins |Serves: 2

     Bread slices   2
     Green chili  1
     Bell pepper | capsicum  1-2 tbslp
     Pepper powder   2 pinches
     Grated cheese     3 tblsp
     Salt  to taste
                               Video of How to make chilli cheese toast

                       
     

Method

• In a bowl add the cheese, finely chopped green chilli.

• Add finely chopped bell pepper, pepper powder and salt to taste.
• Mix well.

• Spread this mixture evenly onto the bread slices.
• Preheat the oven at 160 degrees for 5 minutes and bake it till the cheese melts.

• Serve with tomato ketchup.
• This can be made in a sandwich maker also.
• You can make this in Microwave too.
• If making in microwave, toast the bread on tawa with little butter and then spread the cheese mixture onto the toasted bread and microwave for 2 minutes.

Note:

1. Add chili according to your spice level.
2. Deseeded tomatoes can be added to make this more colorful.
3. If making in a pan, cover the bread slices with a lid and cook until the cheese melts. Do in a low flame to avoid the bread getting burnt.

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NUTELLA BROWNIES RECIPE | NO EGG NO BUTTER

   After a long time I wanted to bake something and i have a big box of nutella lying in my kitchen which my friend gave to me while shifting her house. I wanted to utilize this in one shot and i was searching for an eggless cup cakes with nutella and finally i landed up in this Eggless Nutella Brownies recipe which i adapted from Here .

INGREDIENTS:

NUTELLA	1 CUP MINUS 2 Tblsp
MAIDA| ALL PURPOSE FLOUR	1 CUP
COCOA POWDER	1/4 CUP
YOGURT	1/2 CUP
OIL	1/3 CUP
MILK	1/2 CUP
SUGAR	3 TBLSP
VANILLA ESSENCE	1 TSP
WALNUTS/ HAZELNUTS/CASHEWNUTS/ALMONDS	1/3 CUP
BAKING POWDER	1 TSP
INSTANT COFFEE POWDER	1 TSP

• Sift the flour, baking powder, coffee powder and cocoa powder together for even mixing.

• Melt the nutella in microwave for 2 minutes.
• I did it using double boiler method.

• In a wide bowl, add milk, yogurt, oil , vanilla essence and sugar and mix well.

• Add this to nutella and mix well.

• Pour this to the sifted flour mixture and fold gently and evenly.

• Add finely chopped nuts to this, i used cashew nuts and mix gently.

• Transfer this to a greased baking tin ( square tin) and bake in a 190 degree preheated oven for 30 mins.

• Mine took 25 minutes to bake. Bake at 170 degrees. Insert a tooth pick in the center and check whether it is done. If it comes out clean , take out from the oven and cool them for 15 minutes.
• Cut them into squares and if you like to have it warm, just microwave this for 20 seconds and serve .

• I have cut them into big squares and this yielded 11 to 12 pieces.

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