Eggless Marble Loaf Cake

Today's recipe is an eggless marble loaf cake or tea cake,with vanilla and chocolate flavor.Already I have share d a version of marble with condensed milk and oil but this version is slightly different and uses yogurt and milk.
This version is a simple one and uses basic ingredients to make.Here I didn't swirl the entire batter, instead layered the vanilla and chocolate batter and swirled the top only.Also I made two,6 inch loaves instead of making a 9 inch loaf.

                                                                    

                                                            

                                                 Eggless Marble Loaf Cake

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time ~ 15-20 minutes
   Baking time ~ 35 -40 minutes

   Makes ~ 2 (6"x 3") loaf
  

   Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
All purpose flour/maida	1.5 cups
Semi sweetened cocoa powder	1-1.5 tbs
Milk powder	1 tbs
Baking powder	1.5 tsp
Baking soda	1/8 tsp
Granulated white sugar	1 cup
Butter/vennai	1/2 cup
Vanilla extract	1 tsp
Salt	a pinch
Yogurt/thayir	4 tbs
Milk	1/2 cup

   Method

• Take all purpose flour,baking powder,baking soda,milk powder and salt and mix it well.Sieve it for couple of times.Grease the baking pan with baking spray or oil and dust some flour.Keep it aside and preheat the oven in 350 F.

• Now in a bowl take the butter,sugar and whisk in a hand blender or whisker for 30-60 seconds or until creamy.Now to this add yogurt,milk and whisk it well until creamy.Add in the vanilla extract and mix it well.

• To this add in the sieved flour mixture in batches and gently combine it well.If needed add in the milk and mix it well. In a separate bowl,take the cocoa powder and mix it with a tbs of warm water.To this add -5 tbs of prepared batter.

• Mix the batter well with no lumps.Now both the vanilla and chocolate batter is ready.Pour a layer of vanilla the batter into greased pan.Then  scoop some chocolate batter on to the vanilla batter and spread it.

• Again top it with some vanilla batter and chocolate batter.Now with the help of  knife or tooth pick swirl the top of the batter. to get a marble effect.Keep this in a preheated oven,bake it for 35- 40 minutes(mine took 38 minutes) or until a tooth pick comes out clean.Let it rest it for couple of minutes and invert the cake to a wire rack and allow it to cool completely.

• Slice and serve it.

• The sweetness was just perfect with the given measurement.If you want the cake to be on the sweeter side add up to 1.25 cups
• Slice the cake once its completely cool down.
• As the batter raises,fill pan 3/4th with the cake batter.

Enjoy...............................

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3 Ingredient Cookies

3 ingredient cookies are simple and easy to make cookies with 3 simple ingredients.These cookies taste like short bread cookies with a rich buttery flavor with mild sweet.
The preparation takes only few minutes but the dough needs to be chilled for at least 30 minutes to prevent spreading Also I sliced the cookies bit thicker and used the confectionery sugar.The cookies can be made with the regular granulated sugar also.

                                                                    

                                                            

                                        3 Ingredient Cookies

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time ~ 15 minutes
   Chilling time ~ 30 minutes
   Baking time ~ 15-20 minutes

   Makes ~ 1-15 cookies

    

   Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
All purpose flour/maida	1 cup+2 tbs
Butter/vennai	5.5 tbs
Granulated sugar or icing sugar	1/4 cup
Raw sugar (optional)	1 tbs

    Method 

• In a bowl take the butter and powdered sugar.Cream it well with a whisker or spatula,to this add  flour.

• Mix it wit the hand and gently smooth it form a dough.Divide the dough and shape it to a square or round log.

• Now  on a parchment paper sprinkle the raw sugar and roll the log so that the sugar coats on the log.Wrap the logs in the the parchment paper and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

• After 30 minutes take the dough and slice it.Arrange it on a lined baking tray. Pre-heat the oven at 350 F and bake it for 15-18 minutes or until golden.

• Store it in an air tight container after its completely cool down.

• The cookies will be crispy once its completely cool down.Do not bake it more than 20 minutes.
• Instead of icing sugar,regular sugar can be powdered and used.
• Use a sharp knife to slice the dough.
• If salted butter is used then no need to add salt.
• Initially the dough will be crumbly,it becomes smooth while mixing it with hands.

Enjoy...............................

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Kaju Chocolate Cookies /Cashew Chocolate Cookies

Today's recipe is a yet another mouth melting cookies with the flavor of chocolate and the crunch of cashews.
These cookies are rich with a buttery flavor,chocolaty taste with a mild sweetness.Its perfect for gifting as it stays fresh for longer.The dough can be rolled out and cut with cookie cutter or sliced with the knife.Here I used 1 inch square cookie cutter to cut the dough.

                                                                    

                                                            

                      Kaju Chocolate cookies/Cashew Chocolate Cookies

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time ~ 15 minutes
   Chilling time ~ 15 minutes
   Baking time ~ 18-20 minutes

   Makes ~ 22-24 cookies

    

   Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
All purpose flour/maida	1 cup
Butter/vennai	1/2 cup or 1 stick
Cocoa powder	1-2 tbs
Icing sugar or powdered sugar	1/2 cup+1 tbs
Salt	a pinch
Baking powder	a pinch
Milk	1 tbs(if needed)

    Method 

• Mix in all purpose flour,cocoa power,baking powder and salt in a bowl and keep it aside.
• In a bowl take the butter and powdered sugar.Cream it well with a whisker or spatula,to this add  flour mixture.

• Mix it to form a dough.If the dough is too crumbly then add some milk and knead it to a smooth dough.Refrigerate the dough for 10-15 minutes.Now take the chilled dough and flatten it on a floured surface or a parchment paper.With the help of rolling pin roll the flatten dough to 1/4 inch thickness.Sprinkle the chopped nuts on the rolled out dough and roll it gently with the rolling pin.

• Trim the edges and cut it with a cookie cutter.Arrange it on a lined baking tray. Pre-heat the oven at 325 F and bake it for 20 minutes or until golden.

• Store it in an air tight container after its completely cool down.

• The cookies will be crispy once its completely cool down.Do not bake it more than 20 minutes.
• Instead of icing sugar,regular sugar can be powdered and used.
• Use a sharp knife and slice the dough,if you are slicing.Don't slice it too thin.
• If salted butter is used then no need to add salt.

Enjoy...............................

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Osmania Biscuits

 Osmania biscuits are popular in Irani cafes of Hyderabad and these biscuits got the name of the last ruler of Osman Ali Khan. Osmani biscuit,is a short bread kind of cookies with a balance of sweet and salt taste.These cookies are melt in mouth,can be accompanied with a cup of tea.Making these biscuits is pretty simple with the basic ingredients.

My kids love the store bought Osmania biscuits and it has been in my to do list since so long.Finally for the Bake-A-Thon,I tried and it tastes almost the store bought ones.

In some of the recipes saffron infused milk is used for brushing which gives a nice flavor and color to the cookies.But I was not sure about the taste and flavor of saffron in cookies,so I skipped it and brushed wit the regular milk.

                                                                    

                                                            

                                                     Osmania Biscuits

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   Basic Information

   Recipe Source ~ here

   Preparation time ~ 20 minutes
   Chilling time ~ 10-12 minutes
   Baking time ~ 20-22 minutes

   Makes ~ 14-16 cookies

    

  Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
All purpose flour/maida	1 cup
Custard powder	1 tbs
Milk powder	2 tbs
Salt	3/4 tsp
Baking powder	1/2 tsp
Sugar	2-3 tbs
Cold Butter/vennai	1/2 cup or 1 stick
Milk	1 tbs for brushing

   Method 

• Take the cold butter in a wide mouth bowl or plate and smooth it.To this add in all purpose flour and mix it with the finer tips.

• Now the dough will be crumbly.Rub it with the palms until it becomes a smooth dough.Now to this smooth dough add the custard powder,milk powder,sugar,baking powder and salt.Mix it well until a smooth dough is formed.

• Rest the dough in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.Now sprinkle a tsp of flour on a working surface or on parchment paper.Roll the dough using a rolling pin to 1/4 inch thickness.Wit the help of a round cookie cutter cut the dough.

• Arrange in on a lined baking tray.Now preheat the oven at 325 F.Now brush the cut biscuits wit the milk.Bake it for 20-22 minutes or until golden.

• Store it in an air tight container after its completely cool down.

• The cookies will be crispy once its completely cool down.Do not bake it more than 22 minutes.
• The butter should be cold,while working wit hands it would become soft.
• If salted butter is used add around 1/4 tsp of salt.
• I used vanilla custard powder and it has some orange color,that's why the cookies got a orange color crust.

Enjoy...............................

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Eggless Carrot Cake

Starting the 3rd week of December,Bake-A-Thon with an exotic carrot cake.This eggless carrot cake is a soft,moist cake with a cinnamon flavor.The cake itself  tastes so delicious,to make it even more luscious,it can be glazed with cream cheese or any frosting.Finely chopped nuts and raisin would add a nice crunch to the cake.
Coming to the recipe here I have used both butter and oil.I skipped the raisins as my kids like smooth texture of the cake.So used finely chopped almond and pecans.

                                                                    

                                                            

                                                           Eggless Carrot Cake

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time ~ 15-20 minutes
   Baking time ~ 35-40 minutes

   Makes ~ 4 mini bundt cakes or one 7 inch round
  

   Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
All purpose flour/maida	1 cup,minus 2 tbs
Corn starch	2 tbs
Cinnamon powder	1/2 tsp
Baking powder	1 tsp
Salt	a pinch
Finely chopped almonds or  walnuts	1/4 cup
Granulated white sugar	3/4- 1 cup
Olive oil or any neutral oil	1/4 cup
Butter/vennai	1/4 cup
Milk	1 cup
Vinegar	1.5 tbs
Vanilla Extract	2 tsp

   Method

• Take all purpose flour,baking powder,salt,corn starch,cinnamon powder and salt and mix it well.Sieve it for couple of times.Grease the baking pan with baking spray or oil and dust some flour.Keep it aside and preheat the oven in 350 F.Add the vinegar to the milk and keep it aside till it curdles.
• Now in a bowl take the,olive oil,butter and sugar,whisk in a hand blender or whisker for 30 seconds.Now to this,add the buttermilk and whisk it well.

• To this add in the grated carrot,chopped nuts and vanilla extract,mix it well.To this add the sifted flour mixture in batches and gently combine it well.

• Pour the batter into greased pan and keep this in a preheated oven.Bake it for 35-4 minutes(mine took 40 minutes) or until a tooth pick comes out clean.Let it rest it for couple of minutes and invert the cake to a wire rack and allow it to cool completely.

• Slice and serve it.

• The sweetness was just perfect with the given measurement.If you want the cake to be on the sweeter side add up to 1.25 cups
• Slice the cake once its completely cool down.
• As the batter raises,fill pan 3/4th with the cake batter.

Enjoy...............................

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