Applesauce Cake

Almost every time I buy a jar of applesauce it ends up being spoiled, and so I switched to buying these small one-time-use boxes(it comes in a pack of 6). It is really amazing and easy too..I have ended up adding applesauce to a number of wierd and unthinkable applications. But bottom line is I … [Read more…]

Blueberry Apple Coffee Cake using Pancake mix

I almost always have pancake mix on hand, to make a quick meal for my little one. But, the other day I got Blueberry Pancake mix hoping for some variation. But, that did’nt fly. No one liked it and it was just sitting in the pantry. I figured it had to be put to use, … [Read more…]

Chocolate Mousse

This is probably the easiest chocolate mousse that you could ever make. I’ve made it using gelatine, but feel free to substitute with agar agar if you have it on hand. I made this as a quick dessert for my friends, and we absolutely loved it. The added advantage is that it is fairly low … [Read more…]

Pretty in Pink..Coconut Ladoo

This dessert is inspired by watching the new Food network star Aarti Sequira make coconut burfis on her show ‘Aarti Party’. Sure I have made coconut burfis before..but what stood out to me was the pretty pink color of the burfis she made..Pretty in pink. This recipe is so easy that it can be made … [Read more…]

Steamed Banana Pudding Cake in Chocolate Sauce

Yeah…’steamed’, you read it right. Now, I find it wierd calling a cake a cake, when its not baked in the oven. But I guess being a food blogger, is to break the stereotype notion that we all have of food…and to venture into a more daring..ok! I will stop. I steamed a cake instead … [Read more…]

Ghee Cake/Beurre Noisette Pound Cake/Brown Butter Pound Cake

I’ve said it before..but you can’t beat the French in taking it up an extra notch when it comes to food…..Give them butter to make a cake…and they make it even more richer and nuttier by browning it. They call it ‘beurre noisette’. Although it sounds sexy..it is not entirely a French technique. It is … [Read more…]