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Basket Weave Honey Cake

Comments (0) | Wednesday, 31 December 2014

I have made honey cake earlier and its extremely delicious. This time for my husband's birthday 2 weeks back, I decided to make the honey cake with a basket weave lemon butter cream design and decorate it with fresh strawberry roses. I am glad it came out well.

Under The Sea Themed Eggless White Forest Lemon Cake.

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My daughter turned 2 years old last week. She loves sea creatures so I decided to make her an UNDER THE SEA themed cake. I made an Eggless 2 TIER WHITE FOREST LEMON CAKE with 2 layers on each tier with blue colored frosting in-between the layers and marshmallow fondant on top. I tried to make all the sea creatures my little one loves like the sea turtle, octopus, star fish and some tiny fishes. I also made some sea weeds as well to give it a more authentic look. It took me about 14 hours to make it because I am just in the learning phase but all this effort was totally worth-ed for me. I had tears in my eyes with the final outcome. My daughter loved it. She started name calling all the sea creatures on the cake and was so excited. My husband loved it too and the birthday party was a great great hit. It was absolutely a great achievement for me which I will cherish my whole life.

Malai Peda/ Doodh Peda/ Milk Fudge

Comments (0) | Monday, 29 December 2014

For Christmas this year, I wanted to try something new which my daughter can also enjoy. So, I decided to make malai peda/milk fudge. Its very easy to make, requires just 3 main ingredients. Hope you like it.

Healthy Apple Coconut Ice / Apple Cocout Barfi/ Aaple Nariyal Barfi for kids

Comments (0) | Thursday, 18 December 2014

There was a potluck get together in my daughter's play school today for Christmas and I was thinking what to make. I wanted to make a something which is healthier. I usually make coconut ice at home but since I was thinking of an healthier option, I thought of adding apples to this dish.

Apple Coconut Ice is an extremely healthy dessert especially for kids. It has lots of fresh apple and coconut, hence great for their tiffin/ snack as well. This can be a great dessert in get togethers as well. Coconut Ice is popularly known as Coconut Barfi in India. Hope you like it.

Sabudana Kheer for Kids / Tapioca Pudding for Kids

Comments (0) | Thursday, 11 December 2014

My daughter (23 months old) was having vomitting problem and she was not eating anything well. So, I made this pudding for her. Usually, milk is not given when kids vomit but my daughter was eating absolutely nothing so I was forced to make this and thank God she drank the milk in this pudding minus the tapioca pearls and her stomach accepted it.

Gondh Jowar Aata Ladoo for kids / Natural Gum Sorghum Flour Cookies (No Bake) for kids.

Comments (0) | Monday, 8 December 2014

Jowar/Sorghum is a staple food in India. It is used in gluten free baking. It is used to make flat-breads which is very famous as Jowar Roti in India. We can make pancakes, porridge, cakes etc with Sorghum flour. Sorghum flour is a powerhouse of nutrients. It is high in iron, protein and dietary fiber. Hence, I use this in my cooking. I make various kinds of cookies with different flours for my toddler so she gets all the nutrients possible.

I have also used natural gum which is a fantastic ingredient for our health and great especially during winters because it helps build resistance to cold.

I have made these cookies the traditional way we make them in India. Hope you like it. Thank you.

Raisin Cake Rusk

Comments (0) | Tuesday, 2 December 2014

A Cake Rusk is a hard, dry biscuit or a twice-baked bread/cake. In India, it is traditionally eaten after having been dipped in milk for kids and tea/coffee for adults. It is a great breakfast/evening snack along with tea/coffee. Another interesting fact is that it is sometimes used as a baby teething food.