Treasure hunt party which wasn't planned,..

This Friday had planned  a send-off party for Advays friend who is moving to India,Thursday when Advay came back from school he asked for a paper and started drawing something .

 

I thought he is doing the regular sketch so asked him what he is sketching ,he said treasure hunt ,I was like okay but then he said for tomorrow
Me slightly taken back - "for tomorrow ?"
He - "yes for tomorrow party ."
Me -"but it's a send off party."
He-" ya I know but they gonna play too."
Me-" okay what is your plan ?"
He showed me the sketch this is the map and these are the treasures which will be hidden ,he showed me the sketch of the treasure too.

Me bemused smiled at his planning and thought how to execute his plan.
Friday morning after sending him to school thought of creating some banners to go with the theme ,

 

prepared a small bunting for the send off too

 and started with the chores .Morning while checking twitter I saw coconut cream frosting at Kiran Tarun blog thought of doing the same for the chocolate cake .Next time I do this I am going to chill the coconut cream overnight in freeze.

Eggless Chocolate Cake with Coconut Cream Frosting

For the frosting followed the same recipe as given in Kiran Tarun blog instead of vanilla essence added raspberry essence and pin colour whisked everything and spread it on the cake with the help of spatula.sprinkled some sprinklers and kept the cake in freeze .

The cake was devoured by the kids ,next time I am going to try sandwich cake with the same frosting

 

 Recipe of Eggless Chocolate Cake with Choco chips blogged here,I added dried cranberries while folding in choco chips ..
Recipe of Coconut Cream frosting inspired from Kiran Tarun Blog.
that's all for now friends wish you all happy weekend
signing off for a now with a slice of cake ,coffee and the book I am going to read next

and with this pic of happy children, nothing makes me more happy :-)

what's the plan for Mother's day
wish all the gorgeous mothers who read my blog Happy Mother's Day,.
take care and happy blogging,.

 

Baking for kids - Cakes :-)

Last week during swiming class Advay's friend started crying so to console her I told her that I gonna bake a cake for her the next class ,I asked her whether she likes blueberries she said no aunty I dont like blueberries,I like strawberry I said okay will bake the same .
Advay who was listening to our conversation said that Mummy you can't bake starwberry cake because you are not a chef :( I was like okay we will see...

Come wednesday I searched for recipe on the internet and zeroed in for a particular recipe from the internet 

Advay comes back from school and sees the cake ,

Advay -"Mummy you have baked cake for her not for me ."

Me" but you guys can share this cake. "

Advay-" I want to eat chcocolate cake ."

Me-" okay will bake for you next week :-(."

\thankfully he eats the strawberry cake 

two days later again I am searching on blogosphere for chocolate cake  recipe   I bake the cake with my own modifiavtion and ya  the cake was devoured till the last crumb.
sharing with you all both the cake recipe which I have modified

Recipe Name Eggless Strawberry Cake
Recipe adapted from kurry leaves and eggless cooking 
baking time 20 minutes 
baking temperature 110 degree centigrade
Ingredient 
Dry Ingredient
All purpose flour one cup
sugar half cup
salt pinch
baking soda half tsp
Wet Ingredient 
Crushed starwberry /pureed strawberry half cup
oil one fourth cup
vinegar half tbsp
strawberry essence one tsp
Preparation 
preheat the oven to 110 degree centigrade
prepare the baking tray by rubbing few drops of oil ,keep aside .

Procedure 
In a mixing bowl mix all the dry ingredients and keep aside.
In another mixing bowl mix all the wet ingredients .
Add the strawberry mix to the dry ingredients ,gently mix.
Pour the mix into the cake pan and bake for twenty minutes .

Recipe Name Eggless Chocolate Cake with Choco Chips
Recipe adapted from Mery Tummy
baking time 15 minutes
baking temperature 110 degree centigrade
Ingredient
Dry Ingredient
all purpose flour one cup
cocoa powder two tbsp
salt pinch
baking powder half tsp
Wet Ingredinet 
sugar half cup
butter one fourth cup
curd half cup
chocolate chips one tbsp
Preparation
preheat the oven to 110 degree centigrade
prepare a cake pan and keep aside

Procedure
Sift the flour ,cocoa powder ,salt and baking powder in a mixing bowl,keep aside.
beat sugar and butter in a mixing bowl till its frothy
add yogurt and mix further for few minutes
fold in the flour mixture followed by the choco chips
 pour the batter in the prepared pan and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
The strawberry cake was packed for the little girl

Linking this post to 
Lets Cook sweet treats for Valentines hosted by Simply Food.
Kids Delight event hosted by Nivedhanam ,event started by Srivalli .
Theme for this month being After School Snack.
Thats all guys,wish you all happy week ahead.
take care and happy blogging.

If I had a girl,....

If I had a girl ,this is the cake
which I would bake for her special day.

Maybe some two decades back
this is the cake which i would
love to cut on my  birthday.

But just because I don't have a girl
or that I am three decades old
it didn't deter me to bake and decorate

this pinkilicious chocolate cake ,
as this one is for a sweet little girl
of my friend,..

thus, I had a wish   to bake and decorate
something like this for a sweet little  girl
and I am so glad that
I could do,......:-)

I baked this eggless chocolate cake for my friends daughter
iced it with strawberry butter cream  icing
and then deocrtaed with sprinkles,edible silver ball and pink pearl balls.
recipe of the cake is blogged here 
recipe of icing inspired from joy the baker and blogged here
replaced the vanilla essence with strawberry essence and add few drops of pink colour.
with the same  cake as base decorated as Angry Bird Cake 
blogged here and here .

linking this post to
the weekly story week 90 hosted by Colours Dekor.
the kids delight event hosted by  Ribbons to pasta event started by Srivalli 
thats all friends,wish you all happy week ahead,..
take care and Happy Blogging.

Eggless Coconut Cake for the Weekend

For me Friday means
 planning for the weekend
so today i baked this yummy cake
which i had bookmarked few days back
perfect to start a lazy day
with a mug full of Nescafe

Recipe Name Eggless Coconut Cake
Recipe inspired from Paaka Shaale
preparation time 10 mins
baking time 15 mins
Ingredient 
Dry Ingredient
All purpose flour one and a half cup
baking powder one tsp
baking soda half tsp
salt half tsp
dessicated coconut half cup
Wet Ingredient
Coconut milk one cup
oil 5 tbsp
sugar three fourth cup
curd one fourth cup
vanilla essence half tsp
cardamom crushed two
Preparation
preheat the oven to 100 degree centigrade
line a 8 inch cake pan and keep aside.
Procedure
In a mixing bowl strain and mix all the dry ingredients except dessicated coconut ,add dessicated coconut and keep aside.
In another bowl add oil followed by coconut milk,sugar,curd,vanilla essence and cardamom,stir everything together
add the dry ingredient to the wet ingredient and stir everything together,
pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake till a tooth pick inserted comes out clean.

Thats all friends,wish you all Happy Weekend Ahead
take care and happy blogging,..:-)

weekend baking - garlic rolls

Its been so long since i baked bread at home
or worked with yeast ,
but when i saw my sister baking bread almost everyday
in New delhi
i was inspired to bake again
yesterday while Bloghopping i saw

garlic rolls  blogged by Prema 
i had tried them earlier from Raks space

and thus i tried again

and ya i luved them and
will be baking them soon again...;-)
original recipe is from My Singapore Kitchen 
thanks Suhaina for sharing the recipe,..:-)

linking this post to
the weekly story week 75 hosted by Colours Dekor.
thats all friends.take care and happy blogging.

Glazed Eggless Chocolate Cupcakes to feel more loved ;-)

I baked these beauties sometime in January

but i guess today is the perfect day to show off these
these yummy Sweet Heart Cupcakes are perfect for any occasion
as they are yummy,chocolaty ,and filled with lots of luv.
so what are you waiting for,bake these for your luved one
or just for yourself,..:)
Recipe name Sweet Heart Cupcakes
recipe inspired from Echoes of Laughter
bakig temperature 100 degree centigrade
baking time 5 to 7 mins
yield 36 mini cupcakes

I followed the recipe given in her blog ,without any change ,thanks Angie for sharing the recipe,..;-)
These Cupcakes are joining the following parties,..;-)
The Weekly Story Week 67 hosted by Colours Dekor
Chocolate Lover event hosted by Daily Cuppa
this one is for you guys ,enjoy

take care and happy blogging

Iced ginger cookies - to start the year,..;-)

I wanted to share these cookies on chirstmas eve but i couldnt

then i thought i would share them before the year ends but i couldnt
thus today i made up my mind that  this post gonna be the first post of the year
as i wanted to share something sweet and something special,..;-)

recipe name iced ginger cookies
recipe source cook book
preparation time 30 mins
baking time 5 to 7 mins
baking temperature 100 degree centigrade
Ingredient
one cup whole wheat flour
half cup brown sugar
half cup unsalted butter
two tbsp cocoa powder
chopped glaced ginger one tbsp
milk one tbsp
pinch of salt
few drops of vanilla essence
to decorate the cookies
icing tubes red and white colour
sprinklers

Preparation
preheat the oven to 100 degree centigrade
line a baking sheet and keep aside
Procedure
In a mixing bowl cream the sugar and butter ,add salt and vanilla essence
add flour,cocoa and glaced ginger pieces ,adding milk to bind the mixture
knead on a floured surface until smooth
roll out the dough on lightly floured surface to one fourth inch thick
stamp out shapes using cookie cutters and place on baking sheets
bake the cookies for 5 to 7 minutes ,leave to cool till firm
decorate the cooled cookies with icing.

Linking this post to
In the Spotlight - Santa Stories hosted by Colours Dekor
Kids delight - Colour Palette event hosted by Veg Junction and started by Srivalli .
Bake Fest hosted by Pumpkin Farm Food event started by Zesty Palette.
wish all the readers of Asan Khana Happy New Year 2012.

Wholewheat Sugar Cookies with pistachio and ginger - inspired from Sunitas Blog

Most of the time i go for Sugar Cookies ,
but when i saw the recipe of Spiced Wholewheat Sugar Cookies

at Sunitas space i had to try them
i followed the same recipe given in her space
omitted the use of ground cinnamon and ginger
instead mixed glaced ginger in the dough

topped the cookies with pistachio
baked them at 100 degree centigrade
for 4 to 6 minutes.
luved them and will be baking them soon
thanks Sunita for sharing the recipe.

Thats all friends ,take care

See you all soon,Happy Blogging.

Back with Eggless Sponge Cake from Sunitas Space.

I know i just dissapeared from blogosphere,reason being my unexpected trip to India as my mother was sick,last month was preety hard for all of us but thanks to God everything is fine now,she is feeling much better now and got discharged from hospital yesterday.
Coming back to todays post sharing with you all simple cake which i prepared from Sunitas Blog .

Recipe Name Eggless Sponge Cake
Recipe adapted from Sunita Bhuyan Blog
Baking time 10 mins
Baking temperature 100 degree centigrade
Procedure
Followed the recipe as given in her space without any change.
to serve
once baked ,cut the cake into square pieces.
placed thin layer of blueberry preserve in between two pieces
thin layer of cream cheese on the top  and some sprinklers ,
serve chilled.

Linking this post to
Bookmarked Recipes Volume 42 hosted by Priya of Mharo Rajasthan.
Thats all friends,i missed reading your wonderful posts,will catch up with your posts soon,
take care and happy blogging.

Specially for Advay inspired by FB - Eggless Chocolate Cake with Cookies and Cream Icing.

I didnt bake this for myself
this one was baked for my son
as he was craving for one since past few days
but this one was truly luved by me too
truly enjoyed mixing,baking,decorating
and the last part eating this one
with Moroccan mint tea.
it was bliss,....:-)

What inspired me to bake - Chocolate cake pic which Sowmya has posted on her FB page.
Recipe inspired from Chow times and Daily Girl Blog.
Original recipe calls for three cup of flour,have altered the quantity of ingredient.
this is how i baked and frosted the cake

Recipe name - Eggless Chocolate Cake with cookies icing
Preparation time 15mins
Baking time 20 mins
Baking temperature 100 degree centigrade
Ingredient
Dry ingredient
Cake flour one cup
Cocoa powder two tbsp
salt one fourth tsp
baking powder one tsp
Wet ingredient
water water half cup
oil two tbsp
sugar half cup
vanilla essence one fourth tsp
vinegar one tsp
Preparation
preheat oven to 100 degree centigrade
prepare a cake tin and keep aside.

Procedure
In a mixing bowl whisk all the dry ingredients and keep aside
In another mix all the wet ingredients
add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredient
mix to form a smooth mix
pour in the prepared cake tin
bake for 15 to 20 mins.
For the Cookies and Cream Icing
(have altered the quantity of ingredient as per my need)
Ingredient
one fourth cup of sugar
half tsp vanilla extract
one tbsp unsalted butter
one tbsp cream cheese
crushed oreo cookies two
coloured wild flower shaped sprinkles.
Procedure
In a mixing bowl mix butter,sugar,cream cheese and vanilla .
beat till it attains spreading consistency
spread over cooled cake
sprinkle with cookie crumb and sprinklers.

Thats all guys,wish you all happy weekend
Linking this post to
Spring Summer Fest hosted by Keybunch Team.
Tea Party hosted by Rajee Sood.
Fresh Clean and Pure Friday
Friday Potluck
Thats Advay enjoying his piece of cake ,..:-)

Home baked pizza topped with capsicum and cheese

Sometimes inspired from somewhere i tend to do things like this

Then all i have to do is look here

 and I am all set for something fresh like this :-)

Guys this is the pizza which i baked at home for Sunday Lunch,i tried to experiment with the topping result of which u guys can see in the first pic,..so in the second one i omitted egg,...;-)
Recipe name - Curried Pizza with capsicum and cheese
Recipe for Pizza Base - blogged here
Baking temperature 120 degree centigrade
Baking time 5 to 8 mins
Ingredient

curried tomato onion paste one cup
shredded mozarella cheese half cup
capsicum one sliced
corn
dough for pizza

procedure
Bake the rolled out pizza in oven for 4 mins
Assemble the topping on the base
apply the curried onion tomato paste
on the sides place capsicum
in the middle corn ,top it with shredded cheese
bake again for 3 to 4 mins
have published DIY - on how to jazz up plain photo frame in my other blog
Event Entry
Yeast Spotting
Bake Off event at Champas space
Thats all guys cee you all soon ,wish you all happy week ahead,..

Blissful Sunday with dinner rolls

Today was Baking day for me ,for lunch baked pizzas and for evening tea prepared dinner rolls

Now when i have become used to of the oven,i feel like baking more often ;-)

Recipe Name Dinner Rolls

Recipe Source Baking Book

Baking temperature 120 degree centigrade

Baking time 10 to 12 mins

Ingredient

One cup all purpose flour

salt half tsp

sugar one tsp

yeast one tsp

milk powder one tbsp

 oil one tbsp

milk one tsp to glaze

Preparation

Line a baking tray and keep aside

In one cup of warm water mix yeast and sugar and keep aside for 10 mins

Procedure

In a mixing bowl put all the dry ingredients together

make a well in the centre and add oil and yeast mixture

add half cup of warm water and knead to form a soft dough

place the dough in oiled bowl ,cover and leave to rise for one to two hour

knead back the dough by punching it gently ,

turn on a lightly floured work surface and knead for a minute

divide into even portions and shape into rolls

space the rolls apart on baking tray and cover with damp cloth

leave to rise for 20 mins

preheat the oven to 120 degree centigarde

brush the rolls with milk and bake for 10 to 12 mins.

Serve warm

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Say it with Flowers Na

i am linking this post to the Carnival

Wish all the Readers of Asan Khana Happy Ganesha Chaturthi

and a Happy Week Ahead ,cee you all soon...:-)