More Cupcakes . . .

Just last week I bought this little book on Cupcakes & Muffins. It looked really good (at least the photos!) and was not too expensive!! The recipes were easy and do - able.

After 2 day’s of being impatient and wanting to try out at least one cupcake recipe, I finally went to buy the missing ingredients and made a combination of two recipes - the muffin of one and the icing of another

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I did some variations of my own. Added some colour to the icing so that it looked more fun! Sprinkled some decoration

Waiting to try out many more (if not all) recipes from this book…they all seem delicious!! For now here are the photos of the ones I baked 4 days back.

Freshly baked, took them to a friends for tasting. It was no doubt a hit, with the suggestion that I should start taking orders , specially since Diwali is round the corner.

Was a great suggestion. I shall definitely consider it

No Photos, but a Dessert !

Today's sky was pretty cloudy, so therefore there is no Moon photograph for the 3rd of Sept. 2011.
Though  I am loving the weather - the rain and slight cool breeze. Perfect for some yummy dessert. ;)
So I decided to make some :)
Made a Dairy Milk Chocolate Ice Cream. Sounds deadly, I hope the taste does it some justice.
Like the previous recipes, this one is really simple too.

Ingredients:

3 X 100 gms  Chocolate (any chocolate of your choice)
1 tin Condensed milk
500ml Whipped cream
4 eggs

Method:

Separate the eggs, and beat the yolk. Add whipped cream to the beaten yolks, then fold in the tin of
condensed milk and melted chocolate. Add the egg whites beaten to soft peaks.
Freeze & Serve!
:D

Nutella Cheesecake!

Today I tried to make a slight variation to the Strawberry cheesecake I made earlier. Started out with the thought of making a Blueberry cheesecake but since I cudnt get the ingredients in the market, I decided to make do with what I had at home - NUTELLA :D

Here's the recipe for those who would like to make a quick and easy egg-less cheesecake.

Ingredients:

180 gms Digestive biscuits, or any sweet biscuits

90 gms Unsalted butter, melted

250 gms Packed cream cheese

1 can Condensed milk (milkmaid)

1/3rd cup Lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon Vanilla essence

Method:

Crush the biscuit finely. Add butter and mix them well.

Press it into the pie plate/ tin and form the crust/ base.

Put the pie plate in the freezer for 10-15 mins to chill.

In a bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Gradually add and beat in 1 can of condensed milk. 

Add the lemon juice and vanilla essence, mix well and beat until smooth.

Spoon over the mixture into the chilled shell/ base. Make sure the surface is smooth; refrigerate (freezer) for about 3-4 hours  or overnight.

This can be decorated (before serving) with seasonal fruits, grated chocolate, etc. or served as it is! 

I always enjoy making it, for others and myself! ;)