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                                          You can see the moods created on top of the iced cupcake to imply that expressions are unique to us, humans: Cool faces, mild faces, wild faces, glamorous faces with pouting lips, guys with cool glasses, and some sad faces with single tears.  You can set your creative ideas to take over and enjoy doing something unique and beautiful to make yours look special! I used ready-to-roll icing in different colours to make the features.  Delicious homemade butter icing (the recipe given below) is smeared liberally on all the cupcakes. I normally bake the cupcakes on the previous day and let them cool off completely.  The next day, you have all the time and energy to spare for decorating them elaborately.  If you couple both on the same day, you could be too tired to launch yourself into decorating them at your heart’s desire. So, let’s start, You'll need the following ingredients Ingredients      Amounts Let’s make them Set the oven to 180 C . (Tem

The intoxicating scent and sweetness of bananas and the crunchiness of walnuts make this cake the ultimate best you can ever dream of a tea-time cake! In the process of trying to produce something similar to Starbucks’ banana and walnut cake, I ended up creating something far better and simply irresistible.  Adding a generous amount of lemon juice did the miracle of incorporating the tastes of all the ingredients included. Also, drizzling a spoonful of golden syrup out of impulse brought wonders to the flavours! No need of describing the taste and flavours, please do make this gorgeous cake and let me know whether it won over the Starbucks' version. Over-riped bananas with black patches on the skin are the best for this cake. They are high in flavour and moisture, which in turn gives a delicious scent and taste to this cake. You will need the following ingredients to make this delicious cake;   Ingredients          Amounts                            Bananas                        

I can assure you that any kid with fussy eating habits will never say no to this ruby-red beetroot rice! Fill a cup when the rice is still warm, press down and turn over making a dome on a white colour plate. and scatter quarters of boiled eggs around the dome.  Kids will be delighted to see the ruby red rice, usually white in colour in the shape of a dome! The vibrant glossy red colour, the natural sweetness of the beetroot and the most uncomplicated way of making it preserves all the goodness, flavours and colour in the dish.    So, let's get ready to make it; Ingredients you'll need;           Ingredients       Amounts Cooked Rice 1 Beetroot 2 Onion 1 Garlic 3  Oil  1tbsp Butter 1/2tbsp Curry Leaves    Salt  Pepper powder   Let’s make; Grate the beetroot finely (Use a fork to hold a chunk of beetroot and grate it) Heat oil in a wide wok Saute chopped onion Add chopped garlic and stir fry a little Break the curry leaves into small pieces and drop Add all the grated beetroot a

These sweet little crunchy biscuits are called “Linguas de veado” in Portuguese.   Quite interestingly, when translated into English it means; “Butter cookies in the shape of a large tongue”.  However, I made them round in shape so that they are easier to pop into the mouth and crunch away in seconds! Super easy to make and they all will vanish in a jiffy. Ingredients needed; Ingredients        Amounts Egg whites 3 Icing Sugar 120g Plain fl. 120g Butter (melted) 120g Salt- pinches 3 Vanilla Let’s make; Set the Oven to 160 C Cream the batter Clean wipe a wide bowl perfectly dry to beat the egg whites Pour the egg whites and beat until frothy.  This will take  2- 3 mins In a separate bowl beat butter and icing sugar until creamy Now add the butter and sugar cream to the egg whites Add Plain flour Add salt and vanilla Give a good stir and bring it all together using a wooden spoon or a spatula Pipe onto the tray   and stick it in the oven Pour the batter into a piping bag Pipe disc shapes

This glorious rice dish is a traditional Indonesian one which has now been embraced by other countries in the region and is a culinary star in its own right! This is just a one-pot dish with multiple flavours and no wonder that it gained such a huge popularity.  Indonesian mothers used to serve this dish as breakfast by tossing vegetables, leftover cooked chicken and prawns with cold rice from the previous night’s dinner and flavoured with some sauces.  They must have never believed that this simple, hurriedly rustled-up dish would win the hearts of many and become the most sorted dish in the Asian region and beyond. It’s indeed, a very clever way to give the leftover rice a scrumptiously flavourful finish. So, keeping the tradition, I too made my Nasi Goreng using pre-cooked cold rice from the fridge. The benefit of using cold rice is that it does not get overcooked in the process of cooking under a high flame but gives a very appetising texture. Adding prawns to this dish proves to b

                                  Bring extra merriness to your Christmas table with this beautiful festive Chocolate Swiss Roll Yule Log cake The interesting history behind the Yule Log I would like to write a bit about the fascinating history of the Yule Log cake here, before writing down the recipe of it. The interesting story is that many years ago, the custom was, that a large tree would be cut down and bring the bark to the house by the head of the family before Christmas.  One side of it would be placed in the fireplace and lit up while the rest of the log would be lying across the living space. The log would be slowly fed into the fire which gave warmth and a cozy atmosphere for all the 12 days of celebrating Christmas.  Enjoy making this cake and spread joy among family and friends during this festive time! Step by step recipe is given and nothing could possibly go wrong in the process. I particularly loved decorating it, giving it a real Christmassy appearance; The height of

          Spread joy and warmth around, during this festive season with this beautiful cake! The perfect combination of the richness of dates and the sticky sweetness of the toffee sauce make this cake rich, moist, and totally irresistible!  I personally feel this is an ideal cake for Christmas time as it gives such warmth and richness to match the winter weather and the festive atmosphere.   Make this on the previous day, allowing all the flavours and juices to infuse properly.  Serve the daintily-cut, triangle cake pieces with a pool of toffee sauce. Ingredients needed for the cake; Ingredients            Amounts Wet dates              250g Self-raising fl      150g           Brown sugar       150g           Eggs                         2                Margarine               65g              Bicarb powder       1tsp           Water                    1cup           Salt pinches          3           Lemon Juice and Vanilla(a few drops)            For the toffee sauce      Brown suga

This lusciously rich Victoria Sponge cake, topped with creamy butter icing and sandwiched with homemade strawberry jam, is an ideal creation for any occasion. Victoria Sponge, named after Queen Victoria, who was known to enjoy a slice of this cake with her afternoon tea, is now a classic teatime favourite in England.  Traditionally, this cake is round in shape, sandwiched with jam and buttercream icing, and the top is dusted with icing sugar.  Remember to smear butter icing generously on the top to make the cake irresistible! Ingredients needed to make the sponge; You'll need the following items: Ingredients           Amounts Self R. flour       250g Margarine           2 50g Caster sugar     250g Eggs                        4 Milk                    1/4cup Lemon juice     1tsp Vanilla               1tsp Salt                    3pinches Baking p.          1tsp Let’s start   Let’s make it:  Set the oven to 180 C. Cream the batter Cream butter and sugar together until smooth and crea

Make these yummy cupcakes and spread the joy around! It’s indeed a joy to find a cherry sitting on the creamy butter icing, beneath the half-opened flap! Kids will go crazy at the sight of this most inviting delicious treat! No assurance is needed to testify to the out-of-this-earth taste of these. And the good news is that they are super easy to make too! As a matter of fact, this is the same recipe as the classic Victoria Sponge cake which is the most sorted cake in Britain. The only difference is that instead of one cake there are many cupcakes with the same taste. More giggles and more joy to follow with each one of them! So, let’s, begin,  What you'll need; Equipment : You will need some cupcake cases and a muffin tray. To fill the cupcakes, you need to opt for the best strawberry or raspberry jam. Making the buttercream icing to the right consistency is also equally important to achieve the best taste. For the cake Ingredients           Amounts Self R. flour       250g Margar