Friday with a friend 6th Guest post in Mahaslovelyhome by Sujitha Ruban | Pink Lamington Cake | How to make Lamington Cake with step by step pictures

It`s friday.Time for guest post..A first guest post in new year..Actually,it was the post to share in december.. But,unexpected internet problem changed all my plannings and preparations..Still,Iam feeling quite good to introduce this person who is very close to me..She is non other than SUJITHA RUBAN.. Sujitha is one of the silent,dedicative food blogger who is very active,friendly and co operative.She was one of the person who pinged me daily in fb,when I went through surgery..She was the person who clarified my simple/silly doubts regarding to blogging with lots of patience,when i asked....It shows her true friend ship,helping nature actually.. .I met her through fb,and later we became very close..She is a mom of 3 years old kid who keeps her busy always..Still,she finds time to spend with blog and I really love her neat presentation..She shares each recipe with step wise pictures and I like the way she explains the method of the recipe very clearly...She posts all kinds of recipes,specially I love her baking recipes and sweets..Though the pictures are simple, presentation is so good and attractive..Apart all of these food blog name which she choosed is very easy to catch to all,specially who loves cooking..Yeah..She blogs at SujithaEasycooking.com The name itself shows how much she loves cooking.One more thing I should share here that ,recently she started sharing pressure cook method cakes..Though,I have posted more than 50 cakes recipes never even thinked about pressure cooker method..But,after checking her recipes I got confidence to give a trial..Those recipes are very helpful for people who don`t have oven at home.

This is a special post in baking category also popular too..Lamington cakes recipe method sounds bit long and lengthy but finally the result is awesome..I thank you sujitha for sharing such a wonderful recipe with step wise pictures and excuse me for doing it too late dear..Hope you don`t mind dear suji..:)

Here goes the answers of Sujitha :

1. Abt you few words which we don't know

First of all i thank Usha(Maha) for this opportunity, This sujitha Ruban Writer of sujithaeasycooking, i enjoy experiment with recipes and food.. nowadays i love to make good friends here in blogging.. Mostly I’m a silent writer in blogging..

2. 3 photography tips & kitchen tips Photography Tips:

• Take photos in good natural light(Sun Light) • Make out a plain background with a plain cloth or mat, so that ur dish will have good look.. • Edit your photos using a good software, when adding text with photo choose a contrast combination.. if the background is light blue or pink or white, choose the text color as maroon or Dark blue..

Kitchen Tips:

• Grate the coconuts and store them in freezer, when you want to prepare coconut milk with the frozen coconuts, soak them in warm for 5 mins and grind in a mixer squeeze out the coconut milk.. • I usually Peel Pearl onion, garlic and store it in a airtight container and refrigerate them, in the same way i remove the head cap of the green chili and store them in a air tight containers this make the green chili to be fresh for more than 10 days.. • For cleaning kitchen i use warm water, so that the strains and oily dirt comes out easily, for whipping the kitchen counter i use some soft cotton cloths which are old and unused, so that washing the cloths are easy..

3.How to develop blog n blog page to get more fans n views

Write a good reaching content, maintain a good relationship with other bloggers, improve your network.. this is not the matter, how many bloggers/friends you know, how many bloggers/Friends know you is the important thing, feel free to talk, be ready to help.. 4 How blog changed ur life& how many posts ur doing in a month

Blogging, this is fancy word when i started writing here.. once i involved seriously i breath this blogging in my life.. before blogging i convince my self, okay next time, will prepare better.. after blogging i found some perfection in my life.. Post depends to my mood if i have no travel, I’m okay with the regular schedule i post 12-20 posts per month.. otherwise it goes down below 12..

5. Finally ,few words abt MLH ..

MLH is a lovely space, which i got to hooked her page by fb, Usha is a very good friend of mine.. i love all her recipes, she had lot of Baking, low calorie, diet soup recipes, and she is special in making rice bowl which makes other hungry through her nostalgic presentation.. I’m a regular silent viewer of MLH,

Pink Lamington Cake:

This pink lamington Cake is a delicious one in bake, Lamingtons are of australians preparation.. don't why the name meant to be lamington, usually these delicious squares are dipped with chocolaty icing and rolled out in coconut powder, when Usha asked me for a guest post, suddenly this lamington came to my mind.. This Delicious cake has a wonderful taste.. those who have sweet tooth and biiiiig sweet tooth will vanish the plate with in a hour, here happened the same though my husband doesn't had a sweet tooth.. Here you go with the Simple and easy delicious cake.. Thank you Usha for this Opportunity..

Ingredients:

For the Cake: APF/Maida- 1 cup Butter- 1/2 cup Egg- 2 nos Sugar- 1/2 cup Vanilla Essence- a dash Baking Soda- 1/4 tsp Baking Powder- 1/2 tsp

For Pink Icing: Butter- 1/4 cup Icing sugar- 1/2 cup Pink Food color- 2-3 drops Desiccated coconut- 1/2 cup

Method:

Take the butter and Egg in a mixing bowl beat them till the eggs get foamy texture..

Add in the Vanilla Essence, & sugar, again beat this mix till the sugar dissloves..

Preheat heat the oven to 180 C for 10 mins, Grease a baking tin with butter.Oil and line it with a parchment/butter paper..

Sieve the Flour, Baking soda, Baking Powder to the Mixing bowl, Fold the batter slowly.. dont beat or mix them.. 

gently fold the batter and fill the greased pan, now through this in the preheated oven and bake it for 20-25 mins, or till they done..

All you need here is a pink food color..

Take the butter in a mixing bowl melt them if its not in room temperature, add in the icing sugar and mix them well, Take the pink food color and add 2 drops of pink food color to the bowl, mix them well.. In the mean time the cake was cooled and cut them in to squares..

Now drop the Cake pieces to the bowl and roll the icing over the cake..

Take the desiccated coconut/coconut powder in a small bowl , roll the iced cake to the coconut powder.. and set aside.. refrigerate it for 2 hours and serve this yum yum cake..

Note:

Make sure all the ingredients are in room temperature..

If you have any leftover or store bought cake, just prepare the icing and enjoy the taste..

Is n`t that looking amazing..her step wise clicks are very clear and helpful..Even kids enjoys this cute little cake dolls..Thank you..Thank you so so much dear!!!! It`s a great post to start my guest post series.Very encouraging...I wish you very all the best sujitha dear. :)

Eggless Banana Marble Cake | Wheat flour banana marble Cake | Healthy cakes for kids | Banana Cakes | Wheat flour baking

I have posted lots of cakes recipes in Mahaslovelyhome til now...Also I have shared some egg less cakes,butter less cakes too..Banana is a very good,easy ,healthy ingredient in baking which gives a delicious taste and nice texture in cakes..DH loves bananas and he prefers to eat directly instead of this kind of cakes or cup cakes..heheheh..But..This bad girl (me) always throws all bananas into my baking recipes..I don`t like to bake only one item.So,one day when I placed fish in oven for my kids,oven looked empty...when Iam thinking to bake a cake,bananas attracted my eyes,but there was no eggs in fridge..So,without making late browsed in net and marble cake hooked with me...But,my bad luck,the cocoa which I used is very poor in quality and there was no good difference in between plain and cocoa batters...I was upset with the look,but was happy with the texture and taste...Cake was so tasty,with banana flavor and baked evenly..If you use best brand cocoa cake gives wonderful  look and it`s one of the best cake for kids and egg allergic people :) 

CATEGORY- EGG LESS CAKES |BANANA 
PREPARATION TIME- 15 MINUTES
BAKING TIME- 30-40 MINUTES

WHAT YOU NEED

Bananas ripen- 1 1/2 cup
sugar-1/2 cup
wheat flour-1 1/4 cup
baking powder-1 tsp
salt-pinch
vanilla extract-1 tsp
cocoa powder-1/4 cup
olive oil-1/4 cup

HOW TO BAKE

Preheat oven at 200 degree C...Grease cake tin with oil or butter well..Then sprinkle some flour and coat it in all sides..

Now take oil,vanilla,banana puree,salt,sugar in a bowl and mix until sugar dissolves..

In another bowl sift flour,baking soda,baking powder and add this into wet mixture..

Combine every thing well and separate the half batter into another bowl.Add cocoa to the second mixture and fold it nicely..

Now in the cake tin first plain cake batter with some gaps and in the gaps fill the cocoa batter..Means alternatively add both batter in the tin..

Now with a tooth pick swirl the batter carefully..Bake for 35-40 minutes..Check with tooth pick or knife.If the tooth pick comes out clean cake is ready.

Let it cool for few more minutes and serve with milk...

3 number shape cake without cake tin/How to make number 3 shaped cake/Step by step pictures/Make your number 3 shaped chocolate cake at home/butter cream icing

I know..I know..Iam quite absent in blogging..Even at least once in a week also Iam not visiting your lovely blogs..pardon friends..Even,I too don`t know about my absence dearies....I have around 100 recipes in draft,few pictures in folder to edit..But,still Feeling so much of dull and lazy to sign in...Hope,I will be fine soon..Definitely,once after refreshing my mind  will ping you all with lots of energy...Thanks to all those who are regularly leaving comments and visiting my blog baby...Love you all..

I know..Iam quite late in posting this cake recipe..What to do..laptop is very busy every time with CID shows..hhehehehe...I love suspense,thriller stories allot.I know CID serial from a long time,But recently connected to this wonderful serial...Because of me,kids also started wacthing and Mahadev knows the names of all actors very well ...Hehehehehe..But,what I came to know is,that it`s not good to involve kids in this kind of stories..Finally,I like Daya character very much..Who is your favorite???!!!

CATEGORY-Birthday cakes

PREPARATION TIME- 60 MINUTES
COOKING TIME- 60 MINUTES

WHAT YOU NEED

TO MAKE GREEN COLOR BUTTER CREAM

Butter salt less-220 grams
confectionary sugar-3 cups
vanilla essence-1 tsp
green food color-2-3 pinches

WHAT YOU NEED

Store bought chocolate mix-1

eggs-3

milk-3/4 cup

oil or butter-2 tbsp

beet root pulp-1 cup

HOW TO MAKE BUTTER CREAM FROSTING:

Keep butter in room temperature fro 2 hours....Take a bowl,add butter..Using whisker beat butter..Then add 1 cup suagr and beat once..Now one more cup sugar..Beat it again slowly...Add this time vanilla essence and food color.Beat once again.Finally one more cup sugar...Beat it very carefully.Not in high speed...

HOW TO MAKE CAKE:

 According to cake mix,follow the rules and prepare batter..In this cake mix they mentioned to add milk,eggs and butter..I used oil in the place of butter..

I used only one packet...Also I used rectangle shaped glass bowl..Pre heat oven at 200 degree C.

To make it some healthy I added beet root ground pulp..Around 1 cup..Mix all the ingredients and prepare batter..Apply oil in tin or glass bowl.

Place batter glass bowl in oven and bake for 50 minutes.My cake took almost one hour..Check out with tooth pick and turn off flame...

Remove cake out carefully and cool it on wire rack carefully..

Then take a white paper and write number 3 with pencil.Then cut it carefully..

Now take cake sheet and apply some frost..Then, start frosting cake with butter cream...You should coat it 2 times...Second coat should be soft..So,careful..

If you have piping bag put star shape nozzle and fill frosting..Here I used plastic piping bottle...Start frosting cake....

Once after finishing frosting refrigerate the cake for at least 3 hours..Your cake is done..Enjoy...Have fun...

Egg less spongy chocolate cake/ fluffy chocolate cake with oil and water and/ egg less butter less easy chocolate cake/basic chocolate cake/archive post with new pictrues

Happy sunday every one...Today Iam sharing a simple chocolate cake recipe with you all.It is egg free and butter free.. Chocolate cakes are every one`s favorite,even I also loves to have a big rich cake slice any time.. After schooling my two kids also started loving chocolate cakes and asking me to bake every time.. Almost 4 days in a week I sends chocolate cake slice,with juice bottle and biscuits...I was tired to send with that regular items,but they never complaints me.Whenever I send new snacks to introduce simply they brought  box back as it is. It`s difficult to attract/satisfy kids.. Isn`t it..Last few days back we three tempted to have a cake.While searching in fridge,came to know that there was no eggs.So,searched for eggless cake and got this wonderful recipe..Most of the people loves moist and gooey chocolate cakes I think,But this is very spongy and fluffy..I was admired with the result and cake was so soft and perfectly baked with aromatic cocoa smell..I decided to save this recipe to bake whenever I don`t have eggs in hand..Yes..It may sounds weird I f I says that I never book marks cakes recipes and tries to bake every time new varities,but this is going to be sit in cook-book definitely. we people don't have any issues with eggs,but those who are allergic to eggs can try this with full of smiles. Try this next time and enjoy each bite..

FEW ANOTHER CAKES

BANANA CHOCOLATE  CAKE

DATES CAKE

WHEAT FLOUR BANANA OATS CAKE

BEET ROOT CHOCOLATE CAKE

CHOCOLATE CAKE

WHEAT FLOUR EGG LESS CARROT CAKE

EGGLESS BUTTER LESS CINNAMON,CHOCOLATE,COFFEE CAKE

HAPPY COOKING.HAPPY BAKING..:)

Ingredients

all purpose flour-3/4 cup

sugar-1/2 cup

oil-3 tbsp

water-1/2 cup

baking powder-1 tsp

baking soda-1/2 tsp

lemon juice-1/2 tsp

vanilla essence-1 tsp(I skipped)

salt-2 pinches

cocoa powder-1/4 cup

Preparation

Pre heat oven at 180 degree c.

butter the tin and dust with some flour and keep it aside..........

mix flour,soda and baking powder,soda,cocoa and salt.............

In a bowl add sugar,water,vanilla,oil and lemon juice and beat til fluffy............

combine both dry and wet ingredients and mix well together.................

tip this batter into cake tin..On top i poured few chocolate chips.It`s optional......and bake for 25-30 minutes......

check this by inserting a tooth pick and cool it on a wire rack...........

decorate as per your choice......slice it and serve....

HAPPY WEEKEND :)

Egg free sugar free mango cake/ Egg less mango cake with cardamom flavor and chocolate chips/Archive post with new pictures/Step by step pictures/Egg less cakes

HI..friends....how are you all.By the way how you are going to enjoy this weekend??any plans??Why don`t you think about baking a delicious mango cake?? I tried this mango cake last week and came out good....actually I posted a mango cake a very long time back,which contains egg  with step wise pictures too.Even though that cake tasted good,pictures are not too appealing....So,Iam re posting the old recipe with new pictures.

I searched few blogs for egg less cake recipe.So,along with recipe ingredients, implemented my ideas in baking this cake.like,adding chocolate chips on top of the batter,adding cinnamon powder,orange juice and vanilla essence.orange juice is for flavor and gives good taste.You can replace it with 1/2 tbsp lemon juice..Personally, I like cinnamon powder and it worked out in this recipe too.In some videos(youtube) they added cubed mango pieces.but I added puree here..so,it`s completely depends on your taste.you can try the muffins too with this ingredients list..Iam sure you will like this..If you are a mango lover,or bored with chocolate cake try this n let me know your experience....

MANGO HEALTH BENEFITS:

Prevents Cancer
Lowers Cholesterol
Clears the Skin
 Health for eyes 
Alkalizes the Whole Body
Helps in Diabetes
Improves Digestion
 Remedy for Heat Stroke
Boosts Immune system 

 ABOUT CONDENSED MILK:

Condensed milk is cow`s milk from which water has been removed. It is most often found in the form of sweetened condensed milk, with sugar added, and the two terms "condensed milk" and "sweetened condensed milk" are often used synonymously today. Sweetened condensed milk is a very thick, sweet product which when canned can last for years without refrigeration if unopened. Though there have been unsweetened condensed milk products, they spoiled far more easily and are uncommon nowadays. Condensed milk is used in numerous dessert dishes in many countries.

CATEGORY-BAKING/EGG LESS/FRUITS
PREPARATION TIME-15 MINUTES
BAKING TIME-30 MINUTES

Ingredients

all purpose flour-1/2 cup

wheat flour-3/4 cup

oil-1/4 cup

sweetened condensed milk-1/2 cup(* minus 1 tbsp)

milk-1/4 cup( *minus 1 tbsp)

orange juice-1 tbsp

chopped walnuts-1/2 cup(optional)

 fresh mango puree-3/4 cup

baking powder-1 tsp

baking soda-1/2 tsp
cardamom powder-1/2 tsp or 1 tsp can use*

vanilla essence- 1 tsp (optional)

cinnamon powder-1/2 tsp(optional)

chocolate chips-2 tbsp

HOW TO BAKE

1.preheat the oven to 180 degree C.apply  butter  to tin and dust with all purpose flour all sides.

2.mix oil,cardamom powder,condensed milk,milk,orange juice and vanilla in a large bowl.

3.add in flours,soda,baking powder,walnuts(optional) and mango puree.mix all together...with this,cake batter is ready..

4.pour batter into tin..arrange chocolate chips on top nicely and bake for 30-35 minutes.or til turns to light golden color on top.

5.insert a toothpick if it comes out cleanly off oven.remove cake and let it cool for 15 minutes on wire rack  before serving.........

STEP WISE PICTURES-EASY TO DO

Nutrition of mango  by the Numbers
One cup (225 gms contain) contains the following. Percentages apply to daily value.

• 105 calories
• 76 percent vitamin C (antioxidant and immune booster)
• 25 percent vitamin A  (antioxidant and vision)
• 11 percent vitamin B6 plus other B vitamins (hormone production in brain and heart disease prevention)
• 9 percent healthy probiotic fiber
• 9 percent copper (copper is a co-factor for many vital enzymes plus production of red blood cells)
• 7 percent potassium (to balance out our high sodium intake)
• 4 percent magnesium

THANKS FOR READING..TRY IT THIS SATURDAY AND ENJOY WITH FAMILY

HAPPY COOKING!!!HAPPY BLOGGING!!!

GOOD ONE :)