Bushi's cookery classes! Bake an eggless microwave cake.

Have you ever wondered that you could ever bake a sponge cake in a microwave that too egg-less? Okay, whatever, even if you wondered or not, here is that awesome recipe which is made by Bushi and me!

*It is a lot fun to do!*

Microwave sponge cake recipe-

Ingredients-

Baking soda - 2 teaspoons
Baking powder* optional - 2 teaspoons
Lemon juice - 1 teaspoon
All-purpose flour - 4 table spoons
Milk - 1 cup of 200ml
Granulated sugar or powered sugar- 2 table spoons
Oil* optional (only for smooth texture) - 1 teaspoon
Cocoa powder(if baking a chocolate cake) - 2 table spoons
Banana, papaya or any other fruit if baking a fruit cake - 1 fruit
Chocolate ice-cream, vanilla ice-cream, butterscotch ice cream if baking a ice cream flavored cake- 2 table spoons

Steps!!!

Step 1- Add sugar and milk in a bowl and stir well until completely dissolved.
Step 2- Add the cocoa powder (you can add fruits or ice creams here, too), all purpose flour and baking powder.
Step 3- Stir them well until you get a fine paste and it flows down loose. If it is not loose, you can always add a bit of milk.
Step 4- Add the baking soda **VERY IMPORTANT STEP!**
Step 5- Add oil if needed for good texture and stir well.
Step 6- **Another important step** Add lemon juice and mix very well and FAST. You should observe a bit of foam or a bit of batter raising. 
Step 7- Pat the bowl on the surface to raise the air bubbles.
Step 8- Grease a microwave friendly pan with butter and put a wax paper at the sides and bottom.
Step 9- Transfer the batter into the microwave friendly dish. 
Step 10- Microwave for 2-3 minutes under constant observation.
Step 11- Remove the cake after baking and let it sit for 10 minutes on a cooling rack.
Step 12- Add any icing of your choice or leave it plain.

Tip!! Bake two cakes and make a mixture of warm water and sugar and coat it on top of both cakes. On one of the cakes, spread chocolate syrup or anything of your choice(or even an ice cream). Attach both the cakes and you get a bigger and yummier cake!!

You are done baking your cake! Yayy! Time to taste and fill empty tummy :D

Hope it comes out well.

All this recipe is prepared by Bushi and me and is tried.

Came out really spongy and well. Careful while microwaving!

Good luck and until next time!

Bye-bye!

Cookery classes! Soft chocolate cookies.

Bushi is back with her cookery classes! Yay!! Let us see what she teaches us today.

Soft chocolate cookies! 

Let's get started.

Ingredients-

100 g unsalted butter
450 g dark chocolate
4 eggs
340 g soft brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract 
170 g plain flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
450 g milk chocolate chip

Preparation-

Preheat oven to 170 C. Line a baking tray with non-stick baking parchment.

Place the butter and chopped dark chocolate in a bowl suspended over a pan of simmering water. When melted, remove from heat and allow to cool down.

Place the eggs, sugar and vanilla extract in a bowl and whisk until creamy.

Beat in melted chocolate and butter mixture, then beat in the flour, salt and baking powder.

Stir in the chocolate chip.

Use a tablespoon to place small heaps of mixture on the lined baking tray at least 5cm apart. Bake each tray for 10-15 mins until the cookies are still soft in the center and but set around the edge. 

Allow the cookies to cool on baking tray for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Just a fact! Don't feed you cat or dog with chocolate. It is toxic to them!

Bye!

Bushi the little starts cooking classes!

Yea! Little Bushi agreed to start cooking classes! 



I am so excited. So lets start today's class with Cut out Biscuits!

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Here's how to do them-

Ingredients-

225 gms butter

300 gms sugar

2 eggs (or egg substitute)

1 tsp vanilla extract

225 ml sour cream

625gms gram flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 ground nutmeg

Preparation-

1

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs (If you don't want eggs, add egg substitute), vanilla and soured cream. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg, stir into the creamed mixture until just blended. Dough will be light and sticky. Cover or wrap dough and chill overnight.

2

Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas mark 4. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to .25cm thickness. Cut into desired shapes using biscuit cutters. Place biscuits 2 to 3cm apart onto ungreased baking trays.

3

Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, until biscuits turn a very light brown. Remove from baking trays to cool on wire racks. Decorate with your favorite icing recipe if desired.

Bushi starts cooking classes!!!

 

Bushi grew his stomach and when he saw me, he felt bad because I was not as fast as him (and don't want to be!!). Bushi thinks I want to become fat so he insisted me to post cooking recepies in his blog. By this I drool and tend to eat more (this is his startegy!). I couldn't say "no" to him as this is his blog too and I agreed. So, lets start from today itself! Here's an easy variety vegan recepie.
 
Open grilled veggie sandwich!-
 
Things needed-
 

Whole Wheat Bread or Sandwich Bread – 8

Grated Mozzarella Cheese – 1/4 Cup

Sliced Green Olives – 4 (Optional)

 
Topping Ingredients-

• Red Capsicum/Bell Pepper – 1/2
• Yellow Capsicum/Bell Pepper – 1/2
• Green Capsicum/Bell Pepper – 1/2
• Onion – 1 small sized
• Olive Oil or any Oil- 1 tsp
• Grated Garlic – 1/2 tsp
• Dried Mixed Italian Herbs – 1/2 tsp
• Black Pepper Powder – 1/4 tsp
• Sugar – 1 tsp
• salt

For sandwich topping-

1. Cut the tri-colored Capsicum / Bell Pepper into short thin strips and finely chop the Onions. Keep aside.
2. Heat Oil in a non-stick pan (to achieve good results for caramelize of Sugar, always use non-stick pan). Add the sugar to the Oil and allow it to caramelize (turn golden brown in color) for 2-3 minutes. Then use wooden spatula to mix well with the Oil.
3. Now add finely chopped Onions and fry for 2-3 minutes. Add grated Garlic and mix well with all the ingredients. Then add one by one colored Capsicum / Bell Pepper like Green, Red and Yellow cut in Step 1 and saute on a medium flame for 5-6 minutes by stirring continuously with the help of spatula.
4. At this stage, add Salt, Mixed Herbs, Black Pepper Powder and mix well and saute on high flame for 2-3 minutes. Remove from the flame and divide the mixture into 8 equal portions (one each for the 8 bread slices).

Sandwich preparation-

1. Once the toppings are ready, place a Bread slice on a plate. Spread the topping evenly on the Bread slice and sprinkle the grated Mozzarella Cheese and few slices of Olives. I did not use Olives to prepare the Sandwich, still the Open Grilled Veggie Sandwich turned out very tasty. Repeat this procedure for other Bread slices.
2. Bake the prepared Bread slices in a pre-heated oven at 200 degree C for 5 minutes or till the cheese melts. But I used Microwave Oven to bake the Bread using Grill Mode of Microwave – preheat the Oven for 3 min.
3. Arrange the Bread slices on a high rack grill (at a time 2-3 slices can be arranged) and bake all the slices for 6-7 minutes or till the Cheese melts. Repeat for all the Bread slices.

Thats it and you are done!!