Showing posts with label Cakes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cakes. Show all posts

May 17, 2017

Thomas the Tank Engine Birthday Cake


I was thrilled to make 'Thomas the Tank Engine' cake for my son's birthday. As he is a big fan of 'Thomas & friends' show, I thought of giving it a try. It was quite challenging with a hyperactive toddler around and the birthday lunch preparations. Still, I enjoyed making the cute little blue engine. Cocoa cake slices with whipped cream frosting and marshmallow fondant is used.
My son was extremely happy and excited to see his favorite tank engine as a cake and it made his day 😊 HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my dearest!!!🎂🎉 Prayers for blessed & happy days ahead!

Mar 8, 2013

Pineapple Curd Cupcakes

Pineapple flavoured cupcakes with pineapple curd filling and cream cheese frosting!

Total Time......44 min (Prep - 20 min, Bake- 24 min)  
Yield...............16 cupcakes
Level..............Easy


Ingredients for the pineapple curd 
  • 2 Egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup granulated Sugar
  • 1 cup Pineapple juice(**strained) 
  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Corn starch
  • 1 tbsp Lime juice
Directions:
  1. Beat egg yolks, sugar and butter thoroughly.
  2. Mix in pineapple juice, cornstarch and lime juice.
  3. Take a shallow pan & transfer the contents. Place on a medium flame & keep stirring till you obtain a slightly thick consistency. Turn off the flame and allow it to cool.
** Grind pineapple slices with 1/4 cup of water and separate the juice using a strainer.
Ingredients for the cupcakes
  • 2 cups All-purpose flour(Maida)
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 6 tbsp Butter
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 2 Eggs
  • 2 tsp Pineapple extract
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Salt 
  • Cupcake liners
  • Cupcake baking tray
  • Pineapple slices for decoration

Directions:
  1. Preheat oven at 350 degrees F(176.67 degrees C).
  2. Take a bowl and whisk eggs, butter and sugar thoroughly.
  3. Mix in flour, baking powder and salt. Combine well by adding milk in between.
  4. Add  pineapple extract and mix everything thoroughly.
  5. Take cupcake tray and place the liners. Pour batter in each liners till 3/4th full.
  6. Bake for 22 to 24 min. Insert a tooth pick or a skewer. If it comes out clean, your cake is ready! Allow it to cool and then frost.

Ingredients for the cream cheese frosting
  • 8 oz Cream cheese 
  • 4 tbsp Butter 
  • 3 to 4 cups confectioners(powdered) Sugar 
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Directions
  1. Combine cream cheese, butter and vanilla extract in an electric mixer. Add powdered sugar & beat thoroughly.
  2. Take the cooled cupcake. Scoop out the middle portion (3/4th deep) with a pointed knife and fill with pineapple curd. Place the top of the scooped portion back, to seal it.
  3. Start frosting the cake and decorate it with pineapple slices.

Sep 16, 2012

HAPPY 1st ANNIVERSARY TO ''YUMMY DELIGHTS'' !!!


I still can't believe that 1 year is over after I started blogging (Sep 15, 2011)! It was a thrilling experience to be in the Bloggers World :) I want to thank my family and friends for all the encouragement they have given me. I am really grateful to all my 223 blogger friends for their immense support through their lovely comments, awards and event participation!! Hubby was the one who gave me the confidence to start my own blog & criticized my cooking experiments :) My brother, sister & best friend were the ones who criticized in my food photographs, giving me the best suggestions and support to move forward with more perfection. And last but not the least I thank all my 926 Facebook fans for their support too :) Thanks a million to each and every one of you and I'm hoping that you all will keep on encouraging me :) Given below are some of the major happenings:
As part of my Blogoversary celebration, I made a special cupcake that I got inspired to make when I once had from ''Cupcake Royal'' :) It was so so YUM!! Eventhough I couldn't beat them, I've tried to make something similar ;) Hope you all will love this!!

Total Time....1 hr (Prep - 10 min, Cook- 35 min, Inactive-15 min)
Yield..............5 to 6 cupcakes
Level.............Easy

Ingredients for the Chocolate Cupcake
  • 1 3/4 cup All purpose flour(Maida)
  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 1/4 cup Sugar
  • 3/4 cup Cocoa powder
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 1/2 cup Oil
  • 2 tsp Vanilla essence
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
Directions:
  1. Preheat oven at degrees 350 degrees F(175 degrees C).
  2. Sieve flour, baking powder and baking soda together.
  3. Take a large bowl and mix butter and sugar thoroughly. Then add eggs and whisk.
  4. Make a solution of cocoa powder and milk. Mix in this solution and flour alternatively.
  5. Add vanilla essence, oil and salt. Mix everything thouroughly.
  6. Bake for 15 to 20 min.
Ingredients for the Caramel Sauce
  • 2 Egg Yolks
  • 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Butter
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • 1 tsp Vanilla essence
Directions:
  1. Beat all ingredients and heat in a shallow pan & stir till it boils and become thick.
  2. Allow it to cool.
Ingredients for the Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 8 oz Cream cheese
  • 4 tbsp Butter
  • 1/2 cup Caramel sauce (Prepare as shown above)
  • 1 tsp Vanilla essence
  • 3 1/2 to 4 cups Powdered sugar
Directions
  1. Whisk butter and sugar well. Then mix in caramel sauce.
  2. Add cream cheese, vanilla and whisk thoroughly.
  3. Frost & decorate the cupcakes once they are completely cooled.

Jun 15, 2012

Chocolate Strawberry Cake


This was a surprise cake prepared for my bro-in-law's wedding anniversary :) I was confused with many options but finally ended up in preparing the strawberry cake, as I always wanted to try out & ofcourse strawberries makes the occasion more romantic!!! This is a vegan recipe but beware of the chocolate frosting, chocolate strawberries and the cookies used for decoration, it is not vegan ;) Cake was a bit too sweet with all the frosting but it turned out to be delicious. Hope you will also love it. Give it a try!!

Ingredients for the cake
  • 3 cups self-rising flour
  • 2 1/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 lb organic Strawberries
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • Egg re-placer for 4 eggs
 Directions:
  1. Preheat oven at 350 degrees F.
  2. Puree and strain the strawberries. Keep aside.
  3. Take the flour and sugar in a bowl. Add vegetable oil and mix well.
  4. Mix the pureed strawberries & combine thoroughly.
  5. Add egg re-placer and vanilla essence. Mix everything well and pour in 2 cake pans.
  6. Bake for 25 to 30 min. Insert a toothpick/skewer and check whether it comes out clean else you have to bake for some more time. 
  7. Allow it to cool, prepare the frosting & start decorating!
Ingredients for the frosting and decoration
  • 3 cups powdered Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Earth Balance buttery spread
  • 1/4 cup Soy milk 
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 12 oz Semi-sweet chocolate baking chips
  • Chocolate sprinkler
  • Cookies
Directions:
  1. Whisk butter and powdered sugar. Then add Soy-milk and vanilla extract.
  2. Whisk until the frosting is smooth and fluffy. Spread in-between the 2 cakes.
  3. Use melted semi-sweet chocolate baking chips for  frosting  the sides.
  4. Decorate with chocolate strawberries, chocolate sprinkler and cookies!




Apr 26, 2012

Coconut Cake Bites

I am sure everyone would be enjoying the warm Springtime now! Hence i thought of making colourful cake bites. This is a normal coconut cake recipe and the different colours of the decoration makes it more perfect for the season :) Few weeks back I had a great time experiencing the beauty of Springtime flowers at Tulip town. The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is one of the destination events for the Pacific Northwest, held each year from April 1st- April 30th. During this time, thousands of people come to enjoy the celebration of spring as millions of tulips burst into bloom! The view was simply amazing!! I have shared a photo collage below. Hope you'll like it.  And now onto the recipe:

Ingredients for the Cake
  • 1 1/4cup All purpose flour
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 stick Butter
  • 1 tsp Vanilla essence
  • 3/4 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 cup sweetened Coconut Flakes
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 cup Coconut milk
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Fry coconut flakes slightly & keep aside.
  3. Into a bowl whisk  flour, baking powder and salt together. Set aside. 
  4. 

In another mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. 
  5. Add the eggs, vanilla extract and coconut milk. Mix well. 
  6. Add the mixed dry ingredients, fried coconut flakes and combine thoroughly.  

  7. Bake for 25 to 30 min.
  8. Cool the cake and cut into round shapes using cookie cutter & apply frosting as explained below.
Ingredients for Honey butter cream frosting
  • 2 tbsp unsalted Butter
  • 2 tbsp Honey
  • 1 oz Cream Cheese
  • 1 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
Directions
  1. Beat cream cheese and butter together until light and smooth. 
  2. Add the confectioners sugar  and honey slowly  until thoroughly incorporated. 

  3. Spread on the cake bites & decorate with coloured coconut flakes.
Ingredients for the Decoration
  • Sweetened Coconut Flakes
  • Food colours

Here is a glimpse of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival :)



Mar 27, 2012

Easter Egg Carrot Cupcakes

Easter marks the end of Lent(a forty-day period of fasting and prayer which begins on Ash Wednesday) that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ (three days after his death by crucifixion). It is the oldest Christian holiday and the most important day of the church year. Easter customs vary across the world but one of the oldest & common tradition is to use painted chicken eggs and hide the brightly colored eggs for children to find on Easter morning! But the modern practice is to substitute chocolate/plastic eggs filled with confectioneries. The egg is used as a symbol of the start of new life (just like a new life emerging from an egg when the chick hatches out). So, i thought of baking a carrot cupcake with cream cheese frosting, decorated with coloured coconut flakes & egg shaped candies. This is a common type of decoration but still i wanted to give it a try once :) Isn't that really cute? I used to have shop bought carrot cakes but this was my first trial & i totally loved the homemade taste! Hope you'll also love these :)
And now, I am taking this opportunity to thank all those who entered the giveaway. The winners were chosen through Random.org. The lucky winners of the 'The New Green Smoothie Diet' eBook are:
Congrats all three of you! Hope you will love this eBook. Please mail to yummydelights@hotmail.com with subject as ''Winner of Giveaway'' so that i can mail the eBook to you :) Hope you'll love reading & experimenting the lovely recipes in it! Now coming onto the cupcake recipe:

Ingredients for the cupcake
  • 1 cup all-purpose Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp Salt 
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon powder
  • 1/4 tsp Nutmeg powder
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 3/4 cup Vegetable Oil
  • 1 cup grated Carrots
  • 1 cup chopped Walnuts 
  • 1/2 cup sweetened coconut flakes
  • 1 tsp Vanilla essence
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven at 350 degrees F and fill the cupcake molds with paper cups.
  2. Whisk sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla essence in a cake mixer. 
  3. Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg together. Mix with the above batter.
  4. Add sugar and salt. Whisk until smooth.
  5. Stir in carrots, coconut flakes and walnuts.
  6. Fill 12 cupcake liners 3/4th full and bake for 20 to 25 min.
Ingredients for the Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 3 oz Cream Cheese
  • 1 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla essence
Directions
  1. Whisk cream cheese, butter & vanilla in a mixer.
  2. Then add sugar & blend until smooth.
  3. Spread frosting on the cupcake.
Ingredients for the Decoration
  • Coconut flakes
  • Food colours
  • Egg shaped candies
Directions 
Mix the food colours with the coconut flakes & spread on top of the frosted cupcakes with the egg shaped candies. Sit back & enjoy the pretty & delicious cake :) Wishing you all a Happy Easter in advance!









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Dec 13, 2011

Red Velvet Cupcakes !!


I was very much excited to decorate with my new cake decorating set! Thought of using it first for frosting red velvet cupcakes for my birthday. This was so easy to make & it was a different cupcake recipe with sour cream. In some recipes butter milk is substituted for sour cream.  I had fun frosting the cupcakes and the decorating set was also a cool one!  I used the green & red combo to give it a festive touch :) So this is an X'mas special cake too !!! Here goes the recipe :) :)


Ingredients
  • 2 cups All-purpose flour (Maida) 
  • 1 3/4 cup Granulated sugar 
  • 1/2 cup Cocoa powder 
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder 
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda 
  • 2 cups Sour cream 
  • 8 tbsp Butter 
  • 1/2 cup Milk 
  • 2 tbsp Red Food colour 
  • 2 tsp Vanilla essence 
  • 1/2 tsp Salt 
  • 2 Eggs
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Arrange 24 paper cups in a cupcake baking tray.
  2. Beat egg, butter, sugar & salt in an electric mixer.
  3. Add milk, sour cream, vanilla essence, red food colour & beat again.
  4. Now beat in sieved ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, baking powder & baking soda).
  5. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly & pour the batter to make the paper cups 3/4th full.
  6. Bake for 25 to 30 min. Allow it to cool completely.
  7. Prepare the below mentioned icing recipe & start frosting the cake.

Butter-cream Icing
  • 2 cups Powdered Sugar 
  • 4 tbsp Vegetable shortening 
  • 5 tbsp Butter 
  • 4 tbsp Milk 
  • 2 tsp Vanilla essence 
  •  Food colours
Directions
  1. Take an electric mixer & cream the butter, shortening & vanilla essence.
  2. Add sugar, milk & beat thoroughly.
  3. Transfer in separate bowls & mix with different colours and start decorating your lovely cupcakes !



All set for my Birthday celebration :) :)
 


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Dec 3, 2011

Coffee-Cake Pops


December is my most favourite month of the year. December is always filled with decorations, gifts, cakes, chocolates & my mom's special preparations mainly because of....Christmas,  my parent's wedding anniversary, ending of another year and my birthday too :)  So to start of with the lovely month i made cake pops. This was my first trial. When  i thought of making i had no lollipop sticks in stock but i couldn't resist giving a trial, so i used normal straws. When you have a plan for making this get lollipop sticks in advance coz straws are not firm enough to hold the cake. Hope you'll love this. Gotta try more varieties in cake pops coz i absolutely enjoyed making it. More Christmas delicacies are yet to appear in my blog. Will be up with the next one soon !!

Ingredients
  • 1 cup flour 
  • 3/4 tsp Baking Powder 
  • 1/2 cup Sugar 
  • 2 tbsp Butter 
  • 1 tsp Essence 
  • 1/2 cup Milk 
  • 1/2 tbsp Cocoa powder 
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Coffee powder 
  • 1 Egg 
  • 3 tbsp Chocolate frosting 
  • Sprinklers 
  • Lollipop sticks 
  • Chocolate frosting
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Divide the milk into two portion & dissolve coffee powder & cocoa powder separately.
  3. Whisk egg and vanilla essence.
  4. Add butter and sugar. Beat thoroughly.
  5. Pour in the coffee solution & the cocoa solution.
  6. Sift flour & baking powder together and add to the above mix little by little.
  7. Mix everything thoroughly & pour the batter into a greased pan.
  8. Bake for 25- 30 min.
  9. After the cake cools, powder it in a food processor and keep aside.
Ingredients for chocolate frosting
  • 3 1/4 cups confectioners Sugar 
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder 
  • 1/4 cup Butter 
  • 3 tbsp milk 
  • 1/4 tsp salt 
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
Directions
  1. Beat all the ingredients in an electric mixer till smooth.
  2. Take a bowl & combine the powdered cake with the 3 tbsp or more chocolate frosting for  making small balls and keep aside.
  3. Dip the tip of the lollipop sticks in frosting and pierce into the cake balls.
  4. Now its time for fun!! Dip the cake pop in the remaining frosting & decorate with sprinklers.
  5. Place the pops on a cake pop stand or you can use thermocol to allow it to dry.
  6. Then you can pack in a plastic wrap, tie up with a cute ribbon & serve your guests :)
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Nov 22, 2011

Blueberry Cupcake

Cupcakes are so tasty and really easy to make. You'll enjoy making if you love to bake & decorate. This blueberry cupcake is perfect for a Christmas treat. Enjoy making cupcakes and have a yummy X'mas !!! Here goes the recipe :)

Ingredients

2 cups Flour
2 Eggs
1/2 tsp Salt
1 1/2 tsp Vanilla essence
4 tbsp Butter
2 tsp Baking Powder
1 cup Milk 
1 cup Sugar
3/4 cup Blueberries
Icing (Pastel Colours)

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  2. Arrange 12 cup cake liners in a cupcake pan.
  3. Take a bowl. Whisk egg, butter & sugar well.
  4. Add sieved flour & baking powder.
  5. Mix well with milk and add vanilla essence & salt.
  6. Mix everything thoroughly and add the blueberries. Mix again.
  7. Transfer the batter & fill each cavity to the top.
  8. Bake in the middle oven rack for 20 min to 25 min.
  9. Insert a tester in the center to check whether the cakes come out clean.
  10. Take out from the oven & let it cool for 10 min.
  11. Unmold the cupcakes & decorate with icing (pastel colours). 

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Chocolate Cake with Buttercream Frosting

Cocoa cake frosted with Vanilla Buttercream and Nutella spread.

Ingredients

For chocolate cake:
  • 2 cups All purpose flour(Maida) 
  • 1/2 cup Cocoa powder 
  • 1 1/2 cups Granulated sugar 
  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder  
  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking soda 
  •  2 tsp Vanilla essence 
  • 1/2 cup Vegetable oil 
  • 1/4 cup Hot water  
  • 1 tbsp Butter 
  • 1 cup Milk 
  •  2 Eggs 
  • 1 tsp Salt
For frosting:
  • 1/4 cup Vegetable shortening   
  • 1 tsp Vanilla essence  
  • 1 lb Powdered sugar 
  • 1/2 cup Butter  
  • 2 tbsp Milk
Other:

  • Nutella hazelnut spread 
  • Cooking Spray 
Directions

 For preparing chocolate cake
  1. Sieve flour, baking powder & baking soda together. Keep aside.
  2. Whisk eggs. Add butter & sugar. Mix thoroughly.
  3. Make a solution of cocoa powder with hot water
  4. Add the dry ingredients(1) & the cocoa solution (3) alternatively and mix thoroughly.
  5. Add vanilla essence, milk, salt & vegetable oil. Mix thoroughly
  6. Grease two 9 inch cake pans or one 13 X 9 inch cake pan with cooking spray.
  7. Pour mix and bake for 350 degrees for 35 - 40min.   
 For preparing the frosting
  1. Mix butter & vegetable shortening in an electric mixer.
  2. Add the remaining ingredients & cream till smooth & fluffy.
  3. Apply on cake using a cake spatula.
  4. Decorate with Nutella hazelnut spread. 

    Tips for frosting double layer cake
  • Cool the cake completely & brush off the loose crumbs.
  • Place one layer (top side down) on a cake stand.
  • Spread frosting on top.
  • Place second layer (top upside up) on the first layer.
  • Spread frosting on top & sides of the cake.
  • Decorate as desired.
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Oct 1, 2011

Plum Upside Down Cake


Upside down cakes are mostly prepared with pineapple/peach/plum/cranberry/pear/apple..etc. It is tasty & lovely in appearance. The more we are careful in arrange the fruits, the more lovely the cake would be. Bake and fall in love with decorating !!

Ingredients

3 Plums
1/2 cup Brown sugar
1/2 cup Granulated sugar
1 cup Flour
1 Egg
1 tsp Vanilla
1/2 tsp Baking powder
1/3 tsp Baking soda
1/2 tsp Cinnamon powder
4 tbsp plus 3 tbsp Butter
1/2 cup Milk
1 tsp Lime juice
1/2 tsp Salt
1/4 cup Orange juice 

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Grease a 9 inch cake pan with butter. Cut the  plums & arrange in the pan. The more carefully & creative you arrange the plums, the end result will be more lovely.  
  3. Sieve flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon powder, salt together & keep aside
  4. Take a sauce pan, melt 4 tbsp butter & add brown sugar. Mix until well combined.
    Take off from heat & keep aside for 2 min & then pour evenly in the cake pan & on the arranged plums.
  5.       Make a solution of milk & lime juice.
  6.       In an electric mixer, beat 3 tbsp butter, granulated sugar & egg. Add the milk & lime juice solution (4)  vanilla essence & orange juice into the mixer & mix till smooth.
  7. Add the sieved dry ingredients little by little & beat.  
  8. Transfer the batter evenly into the cake pan.
  9. Keep in the middle oven rack for 30 to 35 min
  10. When its tested with a tooth pick or any testers & it comes out clean, take out the cake pan & allow it to cool for some time.
  11. Place a plate which is more than 9 inch on top of the cake pan & turn it upside down.
    Carefully take off the cake pan and the lovely & delicious plum upside down cake is ready ! 
      

Sep 21, 2011

Anniversary special ! (Plain cake with marshmallow fondant)


It was our  first wedding anniversary & i wanted to gift my husband something special ! So thought of giving a trial on cake with characters! I wanted it to be small, simple & cute. So finally decided to make a plain cake with a cute bride & groom in marshmallow fondant. Loved working on fondant !  It was not perfect enough as i wanted, but still it was really fun working on fondant & was so happy to make my first fondant cake with characters !!





Marble Cupcake


I love trying out different varieties in cupcakes. This cupcake looks really pretty in appearance with the inside marble colour & the outside decorations. A perfect cupcake for holidays. Enjoy baking the yummy treat and make your friends and family happy !!!

Ingredients

2 and 3/4 cups Flour
2 Eggs
1/2 tsp Salt
4 tsp Vanilla essence
8 tbsp Butter
4 tsp Baking Powder
2 cup Milk 
2 cup Sugar
1/2 cup chocolate chips
Red and Yellow food colour

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  2. Arrange 23 cup cake liners in a cupcake pan.
  3. Take a bowl. Whisk egg, butter & sugar well.
  4. Sieve flour and baking powder and add to the bowl.
  5. Mix well with milk, vanilla essence & salt.
  6. Combine everything thoroughly. Transfer batter equally in 2 bowls and add rose colour in one bowl & yellow colour in the second bowl.
  7. Add chocolate chips in each. Mix again.
  8. Transfer the rose colour batter & yellow colour batter alternatively into the cupcake liners kept in pan & fill each cavity 3/4th full.
  9. Bake in the middle oven rack for 20 min to 25 min.
  10. Insert a tester in the center to check whether the cakes come out clean.
  11. Take out from the oven & let it cool for 10 min.

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