Do you have a blog schedule? I am trying to develop one. According to it, I had another post planned for today. But then, life happens. Yesterday happened to be the birthday of a friend’s sweet little baby boy. So I made cupcakes. And I am posting the recipe now. Because it turned out so…
How To Make A *Bunny Cake*
Easter is almost here! What’s more appropriate than a bunny cake? I am sure you have heard of the famous Betty Crocker bunny cake. I hadn’t… till recently. And when I saw it, I knew it would be a good project for Boy and me. Here is how I made our own version of the ‘Bunny…
Peanut Butter Banana Bread
Banana bread – that ingenious way to use up overly ripe bananas! How I love banana bread and banana coffee cakes! What about the peanut butter version? It has to be good! This recipe uses peanut butter (chunky or creamy) and brown sugar to create a decadent, moist version of the traditional banana bread. You…
Easy Homemade White Bread
There is something about freshly baked bread. A certain kind of comfort and contentment. Bread making, for me, is right up there with meringues, fondant and frosting. Love them all, but they intimidate me. Till I realized there was not much to it. Here is a recipe for a simple white bread. Nothing fancy. I followed this…
Chocolate Beetroot Cupcakes
Who doesn’t love chocolate cake? When making cakes, and chocolate cakes in particular, the aim is always to keep it moist and decadent. There are umpteen ways to achieve this – sour cream, buttermilk, egg white meringues and what not. What about beetroot? The following recipe was a happy accident of sorts. I didn’t set…
Easy Dessert – Strawberry Yogurt Jelly Bites
I love sweets and desserts that are a snap to make. I found this particular recipe on the Kraft Jell-O recipe page. Here is the original recipe and below is my adapted version. It literally takes 5 minutes to make. You will need: (*- Refer notes) Strawberry flavored yogurt cups* – 3, 4-oz each Plain…
Orange Sponge Cake with Orange Glaze
This is my husband’s favorite cake. I made it the past weekend for his birthday! It is made with freshly squeezed orange juice and orange zest. The result is a thick and airy batter and a beautifully risen sponge cake. The cake is not cloyingly sweet and the orange glaze adds a nice finishing touch. I…
Strawberry Cake with Strawberry Whipped Cream Frosting
I have been meaning to make a pink cake for a long time now. And what better occasion than Valentine’s Day, right? I searched high and low on the internet for an easy strawberry cake that still needed real strawberries. That’s right, you can make strawberry cake with absolutely no real fruit in them. A couple of…
