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Pumpkin Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
After making this cake and literally fighting for a small piece with friends and family to at least figure out what this was all about, I wondered why I haven't made a pumpkin cake before. I seriously wonder! I mean how gorgeous is the combination of brown sugar, spices, cream cheese and salted … Read More
Orange Cupcakes With Cherries
It is so easy to forget that it is winter here in Australia when you gaze at the vibrant summery posts across the blog-o-sphere and certainly when you see lush red cherries and colourful berries on Instagram. Living in Sydney, we are fortunate to have access to every kind of fresh produce at any … Read More
Blueberry Banana Smoothie Bowl
Half way into the year and I am quite proud to say that I have been able to stick to some of the resolutions I made at the start of the year. Health is an area that gets overlooked quite often when we list down our priorities and try to balance between a career, family, expectations and other day to … Read More
Peanut Butter Mousse And Raspberry Chia Jelly Trifle
Peanut Butter and Jelly!! I know you, you and you do it but in my defence, I have not grown up eating peanut butter nor is it very popular in my side of the world. But though I discovered this totally mind blowing, delicious and addictive combo late in life, I just feel now that I should compensate … Read More
2 Ingredient Chocolate Cake
Remember a few days ago I shared an Eggless Chocolate Cake? Things have reversed in this post and now we are talking about the dynamics of the egg. So the 2 ingredient chocolate cake obviously has chocolate and the other ingredient is the egg. The incredible egg! (Actually eggs here). Eggs are powerful enough to provide structure, stability, richness and moisture to baked goods. The yolk and the egg whites separately are used in a variety of desserts because they have very different functions and outcomes. When they are separated and then used together they provide the basis of something unique like this cake. No flour, no leavening agent, no butter, just the incredible chemistry of the egg and the chocolate. Talking about chemistry, did I tell you that I have graduated with that subject? Maybe that's why I enjoy baking and my little experiments so much. You might wonder if the final outcome is a compromise in texture or flavour. Well, not at all! It's stable, luscious, soft and just delicious. At first, it seems like a flan but it's a lot lighter with a melt in your mouth feeling to it. My non-sweet loving husband finished half the cake when I first made it. The 2 … Read More
Earl Grey Cupcakes
When we moved countries a few years ago, the one big lifestyle change that happened to us as a couple was that we gave up drinking Chai. The milk-added version of tea. It's kind of sad. Because tea was one of the first things that was taught to girls in Indian homes when I was growing up, it brings back a great deal of nostalgia. I learnt to make a good cup of chai from my grandmother. Good quality tea leaves with a great milk-water-sugar ratio and a hint of cardamom and ginger is the secret to a rejuvenating cup of tea. Like my Dad would say ' good cup of tea in the morning is a great start to the day'. Alas! In the last few years I became totally Australian in my love for coffee. It all started during our first few months in Australia. Moving out of your comfort zone in to a new country means starting life anew. What we brought with us for the kitchen was minimal and most often, everything was cooked in either in the single frying pan or single saucepan we had with us. So boiling tea the traditional way didn't seem like a good idea when the cleaning was quite a task. So we switched over to tea bags. I experimented with all varieties of tea I could find but never fell in … Read More
Eggless Chocolate Cake
Many times when I go to a gathering, I'm introduced to people who are new to me as the 'one who makes cakes!'. I am pretty sure, if you are a blogger, you can relate. You'll probably be the one ' with a food blog' or the 'great cook' or one who 'knows everything about food'. After that there are so many questions. I'll share the ones I get asked the most. Who eats your creations? Do you sell your cakes? Why don't you? Do you make gluten free, fat free, sugar free, eggless cakes? Well honestly the first few cannot be answered in a word or two. Sometimes I explain, sometimes I just give them a smile. The last one, I am happy to answer. Gluten free, yes, fat-free, yes, Sugar free, never!, Eggless..?? That gets me thinking. I come from that part of the world where being vegetarian or vegan is not uncommon. Though my immediate family is not, throughout my growing up years I have come across people who don't eat eggs. Yet, I was always the one to advocate for eggs in cakes. Cakes need eggs, I would tell myself! Then one day I was invited to someone's house who happened to be a non-egg eater and treated to chocolate cake. 'Try it' they said 'It's quite nice'. I didn't want … Read More
Rose And White Chocolate Mousse
There are few things in life as exquisite as a tall glass of luscious chocolate mousse. It is one of those things that may not really be hard to whip up, but not many would do it at home. Nothing makes my friends more happy than the mention of mousse for dessert. Many years ago I used to dream of owning a mousse shop that would sell every flavour of mousse under the sun. I also set out to test recipes and flavors. The testing continued even as of today but the mousse shop of my dreams was long forgotten. Much the same way the cupcake shop, a cake shop, a handmade chocolate shop, candles, flowers, a store all about cake decorating tools came about existing and then disappeared. In my dreams:-) Who said life doesn't give you options! There are so many to choose from. I tell my husband that maybe some day I'll bundle everything together and open up a store. Even if it doesn't have all of it, mousse is definitely going to be there. Rose flavoured mousse will be on top of my list. If you have been following me on Instagram, you might have heard me ranting all the time about my obsession with rosewater. That bottle occupies a place on the top rack of my cupboard at eye level. The … Read More
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