Red Velvet Cupcake (Egg less)

I had bakes these cupcakes long back and somehow, couldn't find time to post it in my blog... So, for all my friends, who had been asking for the recipe..... here it comes...

This is an amazing red coloured cupcake and the good thing about these cuties are that, they are not made using any artificial colours. Its the beetroot that is giving them these red-blushing colour. Isn't it great!!!

My kids gulped them, one after the other... Had to keep some aside, so that I could take snaps of these cuties :)

Nothing more to tell about these cupcakes, Yes! the name says it all.... Its red in colour.. of course, and like a velvet...so soft and moist. Its worth a try. So wear your apron and try it today!!!

Enjoy!!!

Ingredients

3/4th cup Beetroot puree 
1 1/2 cup Maida/All purpose flour
4 tsp Cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
1/4 tsp Salt
1/2 cup milk + 1 tbsp vinegar (mixed and keep aside for 5 mins)
1 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
1 tsp Vanilla extract


Method

• To make Beetroot Puree:

Pressure cook 2 beetroots with skin, and when they are nicely cooked, cool them and peel the skin off. Cut into cubes and blend it into a smooth puree. If needed add 4 tbsp. water while blending. Take only 3/4th cup of the puree from it and use in this recipe.

• Sieve maida, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Put this in a bowl. Keep aside.
• Preheat the oven in convection mode at 200 degree Celsius.
• Prepare the baking tin by lining with the butter paper. Keep aside.
• In a bowl, put the milk + vinegar mixture, sugar and oil. Using an electric beater, blend well till the sugar is completely dissolved.
• Add the beetroot puree and vanilla extract. Mix well.
• Now add the dry ingredients (which we had sieved) into this mixture. Mix well.
• Pour the batter into the cupcake molds and bake for 20 - 25 minutes or till the toothpick comes out clean.
• Serve and Enjoy!!!




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Mawa Cup Cake (Egg less)

I had made a batch of khoya/mawa and didn't want to make the usual sweets with them. Wanted to try out something different and that's how I ended up making this yummy soft mawa cupcakes. Some of the cupcakes, I baked in my new Gas Oven Tandoor and some in my oven. Even made a small cake too.

Did I tell you that iam trying my hands on fondant decorations? I wanted to cover a cake with fondant and try some decorations. So used the small mawa cake for that. Will post some pics... Hope you will like it...

Coming back to the cake. Its really soft and rich. Though not a healthy one, but can indulge in this yummy cake once in a while. So, go ahead and bake them. Its worth a try!!!

Ingredients

160 gms Maida/All purpose flour
1/2 tsp Baking powder
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
120 gms Butter
200 gms Condensed milk
1 tsp Vanilla essence
75 ml Milk
150 gms Khoya/Mawa


Method

• In a bowl, sieve maida, baking powder and baking soda. Keep this aside.
• In another bowl add butter and condensed milk. Beat well using an electric beater till it reaches a soft and smooth creamy consistency.
• Add vanilla essence and mix well.
• Now add the maida mixture into it. Mix well. Add milk and beat again till everything is nicely combined.
• Later, add khoya/mawa into the batter and beat again till it is combined properly.
• If baking cupcakes, pour spoonful of batter into the cupcake molds. If baking a cake, pour the batter into the prepared baking tin.
• Pre-heat the microwave oven in convection mode at 180 degree Celsius.
• Place the cupcake mold or cake tin in the preheated oven for about 20 - 25 minutes or till it is done. Do a toothpick test to check whether the cake is baked or not.

Note:

1. You can sprinkle little khoya/mawa on top of the batter after pouring it in the cupcake mold or baking tin.
2. I had baked a batch of cupcakes in my new Gas Oven Tandoor and it came out perfect. So if you have a GOT, you can try this recipe in it. But keep a close watch, as it cooks faster and may burn on top.
3. The khoya/mawa is used in this recipe is a homemade one. You can use store bought ones also.

This is the picture of the cupcakes, which I baked using Gas Oven Tandoor...

 



Some pics of my first ever fondant decorated cake...the cake is Mawa cake.

This is how it looked after cutting :)

Hope you liked the pics... Thanks for watching... Try out the cake and let me know how you liked it.



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Chocolate Cup Cake (Egg less, Butter less)

I was looking for an egg less version of Chocolate Cake and came across this easy recipe. Its really easy...mix all the ingredients in one go and pour in the cup cake moulds, bake and there you go...tasty and yummy Chocolate cup cakes....isn't it simple?

With half of the batter, I made cup cakes and with the rest, I made a small cake. My kids happily enjoyed the cupcakes and as they needed the cupcakes to be frosted, I spread a little butter cream frosting on top. Sprinklers are their favourite, so decorated with little bit of them.

Bake this super easy cupcakes and enjoy!!!

Ingredients

1 and 1/2 cup Maida/All purpose flour
1 cup Warm water
1 and 1/2 tsp Instant coffee powder
1 cup Sugar (granulated)
1/2 cup Oil
1 tbsp. Vinegar
1/4 tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/3 cup Cocoa powder (add more or less as you wish)


Method

• In the warm water add instant coffee powder. Mix well and keep aside.
• Grind the sugar into a fine powder.
• Take a bowl and add maida, salt, vinegar, oil, sugar, warm water + instant coffee powder, baking soda, vanilla extract and cocoa powder.
• Mix the ingredients using an electric beater and make sure that no lumps are formed.
• The batter will be runny and that's the way we want it to be.
• Pre-heat the microwave oven in convection mode at 180 degree Celsius.
• Place the cup cake liners in a cup cake tin and pour the batter in each one of them 2/3 full.
• Place the cup cake tin in the pre-heated oven for about 20 - 25 minutes.
• Check in between using a tooth pick whether it is cooked or not.
• Once done, take off from the oven and let it cool completely.
• You can ice it with a normal Butter Cream Icing or serve just like that and Enjoy!!!

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