Banana Walnut Bread

Banana Walnut Bread 

Ingredients : 

1 cup all purpose flour

1 cup sugar 

3/4 cup canola oil / ghee

2 medium size eggs

1 n 1/4 tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 tsp cinnamon powder

1/4 tsp salt

2 over ripe banana

walnuts

Procedure : 

Sift Flour and baking powder,salt n cinnamon powder together for 2 times.

Mix sugar and oil/ghee in a mixing bowl till it becomes homogenuous.Add vanilla extract to it.

In a separate bowl,beat eggs for around 15 mins.

Add this mixture to sugar and oil/ghee n mix lightly.

Divide all purpose flour in 3 parts and mix them one by one.

Mix it well.Add walnuts and mix well.Keep aside few walnuts for decoration.

Pour this mixture in a greased  bread / cake pan.Decorate it with the remaining walnuts.

Preheat oven at 375 degrees for 15 mins.

Bake the cake for 45 min depending on your oven.

Cake is ready when toothpick inserted in it comes out clean.

Remove the pan from oven and keep it for 10 mins.Then remove the cake from pan on a grill.Cut the cake after 5 mins.

Sponge Cake

This is my moms recipe.Simple and Easy to make.

Ingredients :

1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup canola oil
3 medium size eggs
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract

Sift Flour and baking powder together for 2 times.
Mix sugar and oil in a mixing bowl till it becomes homogenuous.Add vanilla extract to it.
In a separate bowl,beat eggs for around 15 mins.
Add this mixture to sugar and oil n mix lightly.
Divide all purpose flour in 3 parts and mix them one by one.
Mix it well.

Pour this mixture in a greased cake pan.
Preheat oven at 375 degrees for 15 mins.
Bake the cake for 20 - 25 min depending on your oven.
Cake is ready when toothpick inserted in it comes out clean.
Remove the pan from oven and keep it for 5 mins.Then remove the cake from pan on a grill.Cut the cake after 10 mins.

Chocolate Cake

Recipe for Cake is as follows  -
Ingredients -

• 2 cups sugar
• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup Cocoa unsweetened
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water

Process - 

1.Mix sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

2.Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla

3.Beat for 2 min in mixer on low settings

4.Mix boiling water 

5.Put mixture in pan which is greased with oil / butter and then sifted with little flour.

6.Bake for 30 min on 350 F preheated oven.

Test  -  wooden pick inserted in center should comes out clean.then the cake is done.Cool for 10 mins.Remove the cake from pan and cool it on wire rack.

Frosting - 

1 stick butter or margarine
2/3 cup Cocoa unsweetened
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Melt the butter.Mix Cocoa.Add sugar , milk , vanilla essence one by one and mix till the frosting consistency.

Caution : After it cools down,it becomes hard.

When the cake is cool enough , spread the frosting on it with the flat spatula.

For Decortions use Strawberries.