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Eggless Banana Muffins

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Ingredients Flour - 3/4 cup (100 gms) Banana - 2 big sized (I used moris yellow variety like the ones in the pics) Oil - 1/4 cup (60 ml) - You can replace with butter too Granulated Sugar - 1/4 cup(55 gms) + 2 tbsp Baking powder - 1/2 tsp Baking soda - 1/2 tsp Vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp (optional) Walnut - 2 tbsp finely chopped Eggless Banana Muffins Method:  Sieve maida, baking soda and baking powder atleast twice, keep aside. Peel the skin of the banana and mash them well (I grinded it to a smooth paste). Add oil, vanilla essence and mix well. Fold in sugar and mix well until sugar completely dissolves. Add sieved maida , baking powder-soda mixture and mix well until a creamy mixture is formed. Add the chopped walnuts, reserve little for topping. Preaheat oven to 190 deg C. Meanwhile spoon the mixture in the muffin tray till 3/4th, , add in the remaining walnuts and bake it for 20-27mins. Check in after 25mins and bake accordingly. M...

Eggless Chocolate Muffins

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Ingredients Maida - 1 and 1/2 cups (200gms) Granulated Sugar - 3/4 cup (165 gms) Cocoa powder - 2 tbsp Chocolate Sauce / Choco chips - 2 tbsp (optional) Baking powder - 1 and 1/2 tsp Baking soda - 1 tsp Instant coffee powder - 1 tsp Salt - a pinch Oil - 1/3 cup (80 ml) Milk - 1/2 cup (125 ml) Vanilla essence- 2 tsp  Method:  In a bowl mix maida, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder, coffee powder and salt. Mix well and sieve it once. Keep aside. In a seperate bowl mix sugar, milk and oil together and whip it until the sugar dissolves completely Now add in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, coco powder and coffee powder mixture already sieved with the oil milk mixture and mix well taking care to avoid lumps. Add in vanilla essence, choco sauce/choco chips and mix well until a creamy pouring consistency batter is formed. Preheat oven at 180 deg C for 10 mins. Meanwhile grease the muffin moulds and arrange the muffin liners. Spoon t...

What is Fondant

What is Fondant?  What exactly is fondant? How do you make, and do you have to or can you buy it already made? Fondant is different things to different people. It is the center of piece of a chocolate buttercream candy. It is the smooth, white-as-snow covering of some particularly fancy cakes. It is the gooey juice that gushes out of a chocolate-covered cherry. It is the traditional topping for elegant French petits fours. Fondant, as you can see, is central to the production of some confections. There are also various ways of making it. The standard is to create a sugar syrup with water, sugar and glucose (or corn syrup), which inhibits the sugar’s tendency to crystallize. The mixture is cooked to the "soft-ball stage" (don’t think sports, think 238°F or 115°C), after which it is cooled a bit and then laboriously stirred by hand for 30 to 40 minutes, until it sets up to the consistency of a very thick frosting.  Some slackers, us included, think that processing ...

Homemade Condensed Milk Recipe in 10 Minutes | No Preservatives | 3 Ingredients Only

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Tired of store-bought condensed milk full of preservatives? This homemade sweetened condensed milk takes just 10 minutes and 3 ingredients. Thicker, richer, and way more delicious. Perfect for cakes, kheer, tea, coffee, and Eid sweets! Learn how to make sweetened condensed milk at home with just 3 ingredients. No oven, no hours of boiling. Perfect for desserts, tea, coffee & sweets. Ready in 10 mins! Homemade Condensed Milk Ingredients: Milk powder - 1/2 cup - Use Nestle or Amulya for best taste Icing Sugar/Powdered Sugar - 1/4 cup - Sift it for no lumps  Water - 1/4 cup - Hot water works faster Butter - 1.5 tbsp - Unsalted preferred Method:     Prep dry ingredients: Sift milk powder + icing sugar together in a mixer jar to avoid lumps.  Add butter: Add 1.5 tbsp soft butter to the mixer jar with dry ingredients.   Boil water: Boil 1/4 cup water until bubbles appear. Turn off flame.   Blend: Add hot water slowly to mixer while blend...

How to Mix a Cake Pop Ball

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 If you've ever rolled meatballs or snowballs, you’re ready to make cake balls! Our mixture of crumbled cake and creamy icing holds together to create a perfect round shape. Just bake your cake and let the fun begin (it's also a great way to use cake scraps from other cakes you’ve baked for the party). Have 1/2 cup of creamy icing ready, along with a mixing bowl, spatula, measuring cup and baking pan. Steps: step 1 Cut cake made in a 9 x 13 x 2 in. Sheet Pan in half. In large mixing bowl, use hands to crumble the cake half until no large chunks remain. step 2 Add 1/2 cup of creamy icing. step 3 Blend in icing completely with a spatula until it is completely combined and holds together cake crumbs. step 4 Fill measuring spoon following suggested amounts below. You may need to fi ll more than once, depending on desired size. step 5 Roll back and forth in hands until you create a smooth round ball. step 6 Place cake...

Eggless Custard Powder Cake Recipe - Soft Moist Cake Without Egg

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Make soft eggless custard powder cake with maida, no eggs. Moist vanilla cake ready in 45 mins. Perfect teatime snack cake with step-by-step recipe. Eggless Custard Powder Cake | No Egg, Soft Moist Cake | 45 Mins Prep Time: 10 mins Bake Time: 30-35 mins Total Time: 40-45 mins Yield: 8 slices Tin Size: 7-inch round cake tin Ingredients: All-purpose flour/Maida - 1.5 cups - 200 gms Vanilla custard powder - 3/4 cup - 100 gms Baking powder - 1.25 tsp Sugar - 3/4 cup - 165 gms powdered Butter melted - 2 tbsp - 30 gms Milk - 1.5 cups - 375 ml room temperature Vanilla extract - 1/2 tsp optional Method: 1. Preheat oven to 180C/350F. Grease and line 7-inch tin with parchment paper. 2. Wet mix: Whisk milk, melted butter and vanilla extract if using. 3. Add sugar: Add sugar to milk mixture and whisk till dissolves. Use powdered sugar for faster results. 4. Dry mix: In another bowl, sift flour, custard powder and baking powder. 5. Combine: Add dry ingredients to wet in 2-3 batches. Fold gently til...

Transferring Patterns

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Sometimes the cake you choose may include a pattern design which must be decorated on the cake. To do this, you need to transfer the pattern to your iced cake, so you can follow the lines as you decorate. This can be done easily by using Piping Gel. Steps step 1 Tape pattern to flat surface, such as a cake circle or the back of a cookie sheet or counter top. Place Parchment Paper over pattern. step 2 Using Disposable Decorating Bag or parchment bag filled with Piping Gel and tip 1, trace over pattern. step 3 Turn Parchment Paper over and position pattern on iced cake that has crusted. Using a Decorator Brush, gently trace over gel lines. When completed, lift paper. Pattern will be transferred to cake.