dessert
Cupcake Decoration Techniques
yes, i know i haven’t posted anything in a while. can searing heat and smothering humidity be cited as a reason for not going near the kitchen? maybe the fact that i have been down with occasional bouts of flu/headache/stomach ache/etc. i see you are not buying my excuses. okay, truth is, i have been [...]
Chocolate-coated Marshmallow Pops
are there times when you see something online, and you have to – just have to – try it out? well, there are many such recipes that i have been coming across that have made me want to jump up and grab my bowl and whisk, but i haven’t been able to do much. why? [...]
Cinnamon Rice Pudding
rice pudding is one of those dishes that is common to several cultures around the world: some make elaborate versions, some just boil stuff together, some garnish with rose water, raisins or nuts, while even others add in an egg yolk (or two) to make it a cream concoction. the rice pudding i am familiar with is from South India – typically made with cooked [...]
Chocolate Cake with Cherry Filling and Chocolate Frosting
think chocolate cake and cherries – and the first image that probably springs to mind is a black forest cake. and that was what i had actually set out to make. using a time-tested recipe for chocolate cake from The Joy of Vegan Baking (which i had mentioned once before in my Chocolate Cupcakes post) i breezed [...]
Cake Truffles
i have been wanting to make cake truffles (aka cake balls/cake bon bons) for ages now. i saw them for the first time as Christmas Truffles at Exclusively Food and then subsequently as uber-cute cake pops in Bakerella’s website. and boy are they tempting! little (or not so little) bites of cake and frosting that are coated in chocolate [...]
Shahi Tukra
i have always been fascinated by urdu. when i was younger, i used to listen to age-old hindi songs that were based on urdu lyrics with my dad translating the words for me. to this day, i feel it is one of the most poetic languages ever created, with even desserts being given such beautiful names as “shahi tukra” [...]
Microwave (Eggless) Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
when i was younger, i used to watch my mum bake and even helped her out occassionally, but didn’t really pursue it as a hobby or otherwise, until a couple of years back when a turn of events led me to realise my latent love for baking – events that involved this recipe. so, this is a special one for me. i might [...]
Chocolate Cupcakes With Orange Buttercream Frosting
you may know of vegetarians who don’t eat eggs. heck, you may be one of them. the big question that intrigues most people who do eat eggs is how those who don’t can give up on desserts and pastries – especially since most of them are made with eggs. here’s your answer – ingenious bakers have created [...]
Gulab Jamuns
this recipe actually has a little story behind it. when deepavali was round the corner earlier this year, i decided that i would try making sweets at home. the reason for such a decision? i wanted to bring in the festive spirit in as many ways as possible. (oh, and i had a pack of ready-gulab-jamun-mix waiting to be used. which [...]
Orange Cake
oranges have a unique flavour—one that makes them so versatile, they can be used in cakes, chocolates, candy, and even in coffee. i have always wanted to make orange cake, and try it out with different frosting/sandwich combinations. this was the first such attempt. i made an orange cake using a recipe from the internet. it [...]
