Preeja's cookbook

 Dry Fruits & Nuts Cake Cooking time : 80 minutes Preparation time - 30 minutes Ingredients: Mixed dry fruits  - 600g Orange juice - 250 ml Almonds - 60g Tutty fruity - 150g Chopped pistaachio - 40 g Chopped cashew nuts - 40g All purpose flour /Maida - 225g + 3 Tbsp for dusting the dry fruits & nuts Brown sugar - 225g Unsalted butter - 225 g ( Room temperature) Eggs - 4 cloves - 4 cinnamon - small piece (or cinnamon powder -1/4 tsp) nutmeg - small piece (or nutmeg powder -1/4 tsp) zest of one orange Method: 1. Chop dry fruits into 1 cm chunks. Put the dry fruits in a jar and mix it.  2. Pour orange juice into the jar over the dry fruits. I hadn't add nuts and tutty fruity in this stage. Shut the jar , and live it for 5 hours.  3. After 5 hours, drain the excess juice and keep it aside. 4.The cake batter for 2 kg of cake . I have used 2 loaf tin of 1.5 liter capacity. Butter the inside of cake  tin, making sure to get into all corners. Line the tin with b...

Biscuit Cake without Oven Ingredients: Bourbon biscuit / Cookie biscuit with cream - 240 g / 2 packet Milk - 1 cup Baking powder - 1 tsp Method: 1. Add biscuits into a food processor or mixer. Grind it together . 2. Transfer this into a mixing bowl. Add milk slowly and mix together. 3. Add baking powder and mix well. You will gt a smooth batter. 4. Grease a cake tin and place a baking sheet at bottom. Pour the batter and tap it two to three times to release tapped air bubbles if any. 5. Heat a heavy bottom pan on low heat and layer salt in the bottom of pan. Heat it for 10 minutes. 6. Keep a stand or plate to avoid direct contact between salt and cake tin. keep cake tin on the stand or plate and close the heavy bottom pan with a lid. 7. Bake it on low heat for 35 to 45 minutes. 8. After 35 minutes, insert a skewer / tooth pick into the cake . If cake is baked completely, the skewer should come out clean. 9. Remove the cake ...

 Eggless Microwave funfetti Mug cake | Cake in 90 seconds INGREDIENTS: All purpose flour/ Maida - 4 tbsp Funfetti / Color sprinkler - 2 tbsp + 1 tsp for garnishing Powdered sugar - 3 tbsp Baking powder - 1/2 tsp Sunflower oil  / melted butter - 1 tbsp Milk - 3 tbsp Vanilla essence - 1/4 tsp Fresh cream - 1 Tbsp METHOD: 1.  Take a microwave safe bowl ( minimum 250 ml capacity) and add all purpose flour , powdered sugar, baking powder and funfetti. 2. Mix well. Add oil, milk and vanilla essence. Mix well. 3. Add fresh cream and mix well. It will add extra flavor and richness to the cake. 4. Microwave ( 900 w) it for 90 seconds. The time depends on power set on microwave oven. Adjust the time according to the power of microwave oven.  5. Cool it for 2 minutes. Garnish with funfetti. 6. Ready to serve. Watch Video on YouTube

QUICK MICROWAVE EGGLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE IN 90 SECONDS INGREDIENTS: All purpose flour/ Maida - 3 tbsp Coco powder - 1tbsp Powdered sugar - 3 tbsp Baking powder - 1/2 tsp A pinch of salt Sunflower oil / Coconut oil / melted butter - 3 tbsp Milk - 3 tbsp Vanilla essence - 1/4 tsp Dark chocolate cubes/ grated - 1/4 cup METHOD: 1.  Take a microwave safe bowl ( minimum 250 ml capacity) and add all purpose flour , coco powder, powdered sugar, baking powder and salt. 2. Mix well. Add oil, milk and vanilla essence. Mix well. 3. Add dark chocolate cubes and mix well. 4. Microwave ( 900 w) it for 90 seconds. The time depends on power set on microwave oven. Adjust the time according to the power of microwave oven.  5. Cool it for 2 minutes. Garnish with powdered sugar. 6. Ready to serve. WATCH VIDEO ON YOUTUBE