tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73707681068515575792025-10-19T12:55:01.980+05:30My rollercoaster ride in the world of baking!!MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370768106851557579.post-91684892393226777012022-02-06T01:43:00.000+05:302022-02-06T01:43:47.455+05:30I love nut butters! And though I&#39;m not much of a fan of PB&amp;J sandwiches, I definitely love PB....and also Jams, but separately....not mixed together. Also, I find cookies are an easy and good way, to feed some extra nutrition to my kid. So a win-win, for both mommy and the kid!! These cookies are crispy and moreish. Addictive is an understatement, coz I am usually churning out batches after batches of these, for my home...as well as when we go to visit family and friends. These are my most requested cookies....and now I feel like I should start taking postal orders for these😂 lolss!<div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEdhW2aWjYO61y5hKvTuled083LMx-kWdzS8cy8VlUzOtZGGwkMpf3hAqriYixFJLlCXM4GrYSgR-nc2MGczJTGKaN3PETaklnbSItKcvCWpwr7Fuax4-7cLLbBgZQ9hKg1WdRXHgZP6_rroXskIHgNkXts1O0Uitvh-LOkZSDKzY7O9gtPJXmsY0e=s320"><br><div><br><span></span></div></div><a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.com/2022/02/crispy-peanut-butter-chocolate-chip.html#more">Click to continue reading »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2013-2019– All rights reserved </p> <a href=”http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in“>Your Blog</a></div>MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370768106851557579.post-60352727103152977672022-01-30T23:28:00.004+05:302022-01-30T23:28:44.581+05:30<div class="separator"><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div><br></div><div>Tutti-fruity is something that is associated with every 80s, 90s born kid.I remember the tutti-fruity cakes we used to get in our school canteen. We also used to get some tutti-fruity biscuits from our favourite local bakery. They were not just visually attractive, but delicious as well....aahhh!!! those were the days!!!! This recipe that I am sharing today, is eggless, as well as without any Baking powder or soda. And believe me, baking powder/soda will not be missed in these scrumptious biscuits. They are flaky, crispy, light and buttery, even without those raising agents. Just follow my recipe EXACTLY, and you won&#39;t mess up, I promise (See the Important Tips at the end of the post)!!</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyFuEagJ1wGOR6Sgj90mcW0ShOtnItYxmg3ucZxeoM0cjlPNr_25VE0TFYJz_sELDeH1g1PugT363aoHw2zZ0DnByXmy7qOqRutATadQGUukt5IZjAYwxoaNXYY2HuTPgHOSFBj1yHuPGlj_x6WVYpdv05G4dAuNjYlMvN_c0UrZHS3NSNKeHlOFYO=s320"><br><div><br></div><span></span></div></div><a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.com/2022/01/eggless-tutti-fruity-biscuits.html#more">Click to continue reading »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2013-2019– All rights reserved </p> <a href=”http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in“>Your Blog</a></div>MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370768106851557579.post-64337779370796218472021-10-10T07:11:00.003+05:302021-10-10T07:25:50.057+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had recently joined Instagram and was floored by all the thick, chunky NYC kind of cookies doing the rounds. Cookies have always been my faaaavorite kind of treats, ever. And it&#39;s something that holds a lot of memories for me too! It&#39;s easy to put together, super easy to eat (no mess) and instantly transports you to heaven ❤️. Believe me, a truly good cookie really holds that power ...it is the KEY to your soul! So after spending days drooling on those pics, I went about whipping up a batch in my oven.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfl9AsywS4Lc-MSd3PFFSi_6mPIudW1fQfHYzg08aBhOrGSShB9Ou28Kl7UHW03Rs6rmq411-ELqdZreKkxQ0Eejyvr2VkvXTLLCvrzrqJCECECSVC0nx9FqJqNLFnuYEWXFFprDDdJZk/s320/PSX_20210607_004807.jpg"></div><span><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br></div><span></span></span></div></div><a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.com/2021/10/chonky-walnut-choco-chip-nyc-cookies.html#more">Click to continue reading »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2013-2019– All rights reserved </p> <a href=”http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in“>Your Blog</a></div>MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370768106851557579.post-68889569717817821612019-05-12T07:07:00.001+05:302019-05-12T08:18:10.066+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Hi friends !! Here&#39;s wishing all the mothers a very Happy Mother&#39;s Day!! Now, coming to my motherhood trauma.....like any other kid, my girl is currently going through a &quot;biscuits-phase&quot;....a phase where all she wants to hog on is, chocolate biscuits whole day. Now being a mommy, it is obviously not acceptable to me...but &quot;No&quot; is unacceptable to her too. So, I have tried making it a bit healthier,  by using wholewheat flour and ragi flour. We as adults loved it too and there was a duel between the daddy-daughter duo for the last biscuit. Needless to say I had to bake a fresh batch that very night to resolve their fight. The nuttiness of the flours added depth to the chocolate flavor, making it more intense and yummier. These biscuits are crisp and buttery.....</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Irresistible and addictive are the only words I can choose to describe them...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="940" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVLZsCsJKGQJ-8_blQfZMXEEKglV-XQWK8s0Lfz8VbjN__4KmslXxEgh-rmyNejPB2uwvT23v_N2Yyy2JXTM3LCWhi5l7IhVIIE5Twc577jRXsbfQUTQB8RdTF7V8dJyAoEh-8XwqSpE/s640/20190511_010116_0000.png" width="640"></div> </div><a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.com/2019/05/wholewheat-ragi-chocolate-biscuits-no.html#more">Click to continue reading »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2013-2019– All rights reserved </p> <a href=”http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in“>Your Blog</a></div>MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370768106851557579.post-85681197480359745542019-04-06T04:56:00.002+05:302019-04-06T04:59:02.468+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> If I tell you that I am an ardent chocolate lover, you won&#39;t believe me...I know!! My fault, I know...coz you won&#39;t find many chocolate recipes on here. But the truth is I test a recipe numerous times before posting it here, and chocolate being my love, requires n number of tests to be passed, before I am really, really satisfied with it....</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> So my quest for the perfect chocolate cake went on and on...some recipes were finicky with mediocre results, some dry, some not so chocolatey...some were really weird....some resulting in such hard outputs, that you can use it as foundation for constructing your house😑😑....until I stumbled upon this one. I tested it multiple times and was totally satisfied every time. This is one recipe that ticks off all the points on my list:</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Easy, simple (heck! you don&#39;t even need to take out your hand mixer, a whisk does the job!!!), fluffy, moistest, almost melts in your mouth, aaaaand as CHOCOLATEY as a chocolate can be!!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="735" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFF34E-39HRNkUUhK9KGxno2RMaTz2-eycP2bOfi5_CAc17TsQctpIOBbbUICdGAZfSFv5k2L7igcLBojapL3iuZPhvmoj3GnlD4DB3ZRbCgHHrglshSpsxBQbBRL9dJN36wBakGImWSc/s640/20190405_002426_0001.png" width="426"></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> </div><a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.com/2019/04/easy-peasy-one-bowl-moistest-chocolate.html#more">Click to continue reading »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2013-2019– All rights reserved </p> <a href=”http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in“>Your Blog</a></div>MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370768106851557579.post-91944888996822187722019-01-20T02:41:00.001+05:302019-01-20T02:42:56.619+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Though I am more of a Tea person than a coffee one, I do enjoy a good cup of coffee every now and then. It really gives you the much required kick when you are ready to throw in the towel....e.g. getting your hyperactive toddler to sleep. Those are the times I wish I could make my coffee with Red Bull instead of water...and give some tranquilizers to my kid, so that our energies balance out and we both can catch some zzzzzs....ohhh so much for the wishful thinking!!!!! (Disclaimer for the child welfare deptt: No kids were harmed/ actually given tranquilizers during the writing of this post).</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Nevertheless, this is one such cake that will please any kind of person ....tea/coffee...any....trust me!!</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdqLVZMRdFKrB6-UdyBXvnQHse_nuwL4q7MODFobN6cVJmhA3icCpt6J9II9Ofm_J4mun-ZHCYPbBf5JdOHMb46OhGuz__Mnb6JYkgTJGCjQWju0EyWZ58Wr9Up819DDlrv-LedIaXQ6A/s320/2019-01-19-18-59-08.jpg" width="320"></div> </div></div><a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.com/2019/01/coffee-walnut-hot-milk-sponge.html#more">Click to continue reading »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2013-2019– All rights reserved </p> <a href=”http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in“>Your Blog</a></div>MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370768106851557579.post-82728709121034061042018-12-21T17:20:00.000+05:302018-12-21T17:20:05.553+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">&quot;HO...HO..HO!! Jingle bells Jingle bells..jingle all the way. Santa Clause is coming to town riding on a sleigh!&quot; Yayyy!! Sooo?? Are you ready to welcome Santa, coming in 3 days 😉😉☺☺...</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">I am ready now...with this Panettone....the new found love here in UK. It is a rich, moist, fluffy, soft and sweet Italian bread which is a kind of cross between a cake and a bread. Sounds yumm, no??!! I know....but wait till you bake your own to relish...THAT my friend, is HEAVENLY 😇😇.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1069" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3D30Qh2x1LUmNydiYY9-IRgj7gDE2cgW2ngVQvD0L8Itg_bzql3hQFHD339JgpJfEIyNXlpjcLcv3MIf1kp-qv4l3-aj-8B5H9j-QWzp30u44pefR996f5euPAeuHiKE30EzKIeG8h0/s320/2018-12-20-00-56-21.jpg" width="213"></div> </div><a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.com/2018/12/merry-christmas-with-panettone.html#more">Click to continue reading »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2013-2019– All rights reserved </p> <a href=”http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in“>Your Blog</a></div>MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370768106851557579.post-91643130984868706252018-11-28T04:27:00.001+05:302018-11-28T04:27:19.518+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br> Happy Winters peeps!! With the temperatures plummeting down to ungodly levels, it is time to bring some summer sunshine back into our home....in the form of this cake...Pina-colada Butter Cake!!<br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-425ZUrA6vK67F6jFF6EtKcd_6Vxn7CDjyo_FQPHmA3yd_LExebPo2FF1O7ywMyZ_q0kiLfr7gUE75WNhErHypz2AWboYaT5Z4Ekxwb4130D3InBgSmwun6qyXcqQM8ztcNydaaLTjOU/s320/2018-11-25-14-26-13.jpg" width="240"></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> </div><a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.com/2018/11/a-summery-delight-pina-colada-butter.html#more">Click to continue reading »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2013-2019– All rights reserved </p> <a href=”http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in“>Your Blog</a></div>MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370768106851557579.post-88703106300364089502018-08-11T22:43:00.000+05:302018-08-12T00:36:53.941+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> Did you know that dark chocolate is exceptionally good for your health? It has loads of anti-oxidants to rejuvenate our body and mood both. And what if it is presented to you in the yummiest possible way (ohh! I know, chocolates are yummy in themselves. But for me brownies are even more yummy😋😋😊😊)....and what if I tell u that it is eggless and free from refined flours...ahhhh!! Got u now😄😄....!! So here are my wholewheat double chocolate brownies...that are hands-down the yummiest and fudgiest brownies EVER!!<br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiViPCnZAef3rHSMtH8CVl6tTL0Lwb8-uxKve80WQ6VCQhBQXkZndwMLdWHT1HReY5X-fAMvqk3QRDneBM-sYQdyqPqF3RdZQKndarjA7q8q_by97rDztcEKGxblEDY_Ai6d8_H80Dk80/s320/2018-08-10-22-46-25.jpg" width="320"></div> <br> </div><a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.com/2018/08/fudgiest-double-chocolate-brownies.html#more">Click to continue reading »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2013-2019– All rights reserved </p> <a href=”http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in“>Your Blog</a></div>MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370768106851557579.post-31417218724415010822018-07-27T03:08:00.000+05:302018-07-27T03:08:01.995+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> Hi friends!! This is going to be the shortest post in my history of blogging. Not because of lack of time, but because a batch of these beauties is in the oven and I need to go check on both...my cookies, as well as my toddler who is waiting patiently at the oven door for the cookies to come out. My kid is also a hardcore naankhatai lover (just like her mom)!! And I am sure you too will become one after trying these out....<br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9KyUbGYzk3505F5VBHPvF1eOPuqifTfzF6vVQbVm63gwWoc6E-QKnP2OjHh7YJYmP-VK_yZFZU4A5Bamse4Vr_XdrSqu7DUbLv6csAqd1ulM1MOQfThWZfebE-pe_KW7HYw6XXRtGuR8/s320/2018-07-25-23-57-42.jpg" width="320"></div> <br> <br> </div><a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.com/2018/07/kesar-pista-naankhatai-eggless-indian.html#more">Click to continue reading »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2013-2019– All rights reserved </p> <a href=”http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in“>Your Blog</a></div>MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370768106851557579.post-79030904295342978622018-06-27T19:04:00.000+05:302018-06-27T19:04:31.083+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> If you are a foodie and you get a chance to travel, you tend to subconsciously pick up certain textures and tastes that linger on long in memory. And they needn&#39;t be something elaborate....usually it is the simple rustic things that stay back with me. So my today&#39;s post is actually dedicated to a slice of Marbled Loaf Cake that I had in Starbucks enroutè Edinburgh. It was light and simple but its texture n taste was simply yummm. I am not intending to replicate it here...but that slice did remind me of the fact that my blog doesn&#39;t have a recipe of this vintage beauty yet!! So here is my recipe of this classic cake. Please note that this is not a copycat recipe of Starbucks cake...but flavour n taste-wise is better than that, as it is homamade with love, and without any added preservatives/chemicals.....hope you will love it as much as we do at our home.....</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdIuSoR7bCZpImVKI-YA9UFvRCmeGVZz3PzDufbGEZ3YF-NEh3SpbZKmXIe2WmV0BciTRjL1ZJXo1r6G1N53UH8bkE5Xuhc1CCXk6ZpJQDX41Mb8-wgWIHhy9AkVjtUQD23LOyGxBkFg/s320/2018-05-07-19-15-31.jpg" width="240"></div> </div><a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.com/2018/06/marbled-loaf-cake.html#more">Click to continue reading »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2013-2019– All rights reserved </p> <a href=”http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in“>Your Blog</a></div>MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370768106851557579.post-71818561132344843052018-06-15T03:27:00.000+05:302018-06-15T03:30:11.168+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="1198" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFshc7IAd6vMPNrbbXqgV98ZqXHtUjfdscjem12Qx_AUaEtlmTmC2oy3aWzuNAhwGcmIMME7-vYlfXqn5tJq2MmBGi8UbflEvvloFPyROi1GlBqgGYCZ3x1d_se5mo9AR-Fsa7nS40oRQ/s320/2018-06-08-17-08-28.jpg" width="260"></div> <br> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">The word &quot;naan-khatai&quot; always rings fond, nostalgic memories for me<span style="font-size: large;">; it being associated with my <i>naani </i>(maternal granny).<span style="font-size: large;">...no....not just literally (&quot;naan&quot; khatai!!) but through her cooking. She used to bake the perfect naan-khatais, and keeping our little hands off <span style="font-size: large;">it was impossible</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">. This was always a featured request <span style="font-size: large;">from us kiddies,</span> on all her visits without fail. Her recipe eluded us a lot after she was gone, as there was no documentation. Somehow after many years, I found her recipe, quietly tucked away in my mother&#39;s recipe diary....and obviously my joy knew no bounds!! So this is my grandmother&#39;s recipe that I&#39;m going to share today.</span></span><br> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></span> <img alt="nankhatai" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEG2K_Bu1khDzWm8kyvcbwn3zGpIrKyAOsjWWp6WBnTXtH6c-V8ZYRoF6Kl85FdKraoaJXI5G74Mvjqxty4mpI5n4O5QzBtQnMJi7xb-uYrfcB3PbVgLcOAE7UDAnMkqUsYZJkbMvDzk/s400/18122012576.jpg" title="eggless cookies" width="400"><br> </div><a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.com/2013/05/naan-khatai-eggless-cinnamon-cookies.html#more">Click to continue reading »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2013-2019– All rights reserved </p> <a href=”http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in“>Your Blog</a></div>MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370768106851557579.post-47580992299185533092018-04-12T05:44:00.000+05:302018-04-12T05:44:36.965+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">An oft asked question to any baker is...what is the difference between a cupcake and a muffin?? They look the same...right?!! Well! not everything that looks same is actually same! Technically speaking, a muffin is a cousin of quick breads...and a cupcake is the cousin of cake. If you look at their crumbs, muffin has coarse texture, unlike the fine smooth crumbs of a cupcake. Their processing is also different. Muffins use the &quot;wet-dry ingredients&quot; method of mixing...cupcakes rely on creaming method. Taste-wise, muffins are drier than cupcakes and definitely need Jam, butter, juice or milk alongwith. Cupcakes are buttery treats...screaming occasional indulgence. But whether it is a muffin or a cupcake...it is loved by one and all. Seriously! who can say no to them.</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">These blueberry muffins are made with Wholewheat and oats flour (no All-purpose flour) and sweetened with Honey instead of Sugar...wholesome and nutritious, with a lot of fibre punch from oats!!</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvK8XZbi4UDR_V3b4jXMLr42qmW1B-tTc4s5n7K7I2ECecLdF3KryH0XixxHS4l-pzqQnIn-nUyXMVs09WOXhlbdhNLv7bCkcIIX_sJyFfDa8iT-S9r-G-QhIbIqbY_QU-jIcub8baCU/s320/2018-04-11-03-23-55.jpg" width="240"></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"></span><br> </div></div><a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.com/2018/04/wholewheat-oats-flour-honey-blueberry.html#more">Click to continue reading »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2013-2019– All rights reserved </p> <a href=”http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in“>Your Blog</a></div>MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370768106851557579.post-84058773256886557412018-03-17T07:22:00.000+05:302018-03-17T07:22:50.541+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">Hii friends! For our Eggless Challenge this month, Gayathri gave us a Pound Cake Recipe...now we all know what a Pound cake is. The main characteristic of a Pound cake is its dense and tight crumbs and rich taste and texture. Getting the same tight crumbs and dense texture, without the cake being heavy and doughy, is a real challenge. All the egg substitutes I tried to replicate the egg based pound cake texture, didn&#39;t really satisfy me. They either turned spongy or had a different taste profile...unlike a pound cake. I tried and experimented to my heart&#39;s content with every possible thing, and finally had my Eureka moment when I hit on this one...quite accidentally!! The credit for this month&#39;s egg-free recipe goes to my toddler...it was while browsing the nutrition analysis of various diets to feed her that the thought of using Nuts as egg substitute struck me...and you can see the result! I am really really satisfied with the taste as well as the texture. This cake wins hands down on all the points. Dense and tight, yet light and moist...and definitely as rich as a pound cake should be...yay!!!! we have a Winner here...</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwiig8gzPPa17NQDqQUOVST-FxDujTxY9lPsYEtC_PdbDb1SiLOwoPIgKVOnz5DcPx9yFhKWd07gTWKtwMN1cEOEvo3SaICb8cU0fflM_Nlz1ZkAI4FupMZj4zVywEE8h19VWVj7Tftw/s320/2018-03-15-12-37-52.jpg" width="320"></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> </div><a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.com/2018/03/baking-eggless-challenge-5-eggless.html#more">Click to continue reading »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2013-2019– All rights reserved </p> <a href=”http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in“>Your Blog</a></div>MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370768106851557579.post-64760330702846221442018-02-25T10:22:00.001+05:302018-02-25T10:28:39.836+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">Sometimes nostalgia hits you so strong that you feel compelled to take a dive in your memory. Yesterday, me and my childhood friend were chatting about the stuff our kids make us do and how pampered their lifestyle is...as happens, the chat swerved from &quot;our kids&quot; to &quot;us as kids&quot;..to school....and eventually, to our tiffins!! She still remembered the naankhatais I would bring to school (we munched them during class😁) and moaned the fact that despite having my recipe she&#39;s unable to recreate the taste. I assured her, the recipe is same, what&#39;s missing is my granny&#39;s love. It was she who used to bake these scrumptious cookies for us...and I guess we will be able to replicate that taste when we become grannys...we both laughed and put the matter to rest. But the naankhatai bug had bit me and I was itching for some baking, so after putting my kiddo to sleep, I went for my round of baking these delectable cookies...but with a healthy twist..Oats flour!!</span><br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4uMA08oDHlGLkLWAsLWsqR-hWtEvX5Bw6QIisPfUp39Pa_QF-XSKfZ7vUGglqTW4uxYyA9_VrJOGU582EbjE5sllklFXo8R8w8uw_J0t9IPFe9Nkyymi2LtdF81BfR1YMl5mt16m9Lc/s320/2018-02-25-01-17-53.jpg" width="320"></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div> </div></div><a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.com/2018/02/eggless-wholewheat-and-oats-flour.html#more">Click to continue reading »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2013-2019– All rights reserved </p> <a href=”http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in“>Your Blog</a></div>MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370768106851557579.post-66734837728553692642018-02-16T20:06:00.002+05:302018-02-24T06:44:07.364+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">So I am back, with successfully completing our first challenge for the month of February, given by Gayathri. This time it was Milk bread, using Tangzhong method, also called &quot;roux method&quot; or, &quot;cooked dough&quot; method. The science behind it is that using roux enables to retain moisture to a larger extent, resulting in softer and moister bread....and it sure does!!! The resulting bread is soooo soft that you would want to sleep in it</span>😉😊</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7370768106851557579" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1600" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YAr-YS46LY_Pyi9nLd1m_ZjiiLGkzXgI-NH11pqXUCirOxq7xs4ex25gD7BNhq_ukPhyphenhyphengphBzJD3sPoftWH1e15wb_BdFQCY88k9YUyF3LzzrVBEUOFw8eGJ8F7Zib3CTMWQMG9RFBY/s320/Fotor_151865709410192.jpg" width="320"></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div></div><a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.com/2018/02/baking-eggless-challenge3-eggless.html#more">Click to continue reading »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2013-2019– All rights reserved </p> <a href=”http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in“>Your Blog</a></div>MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370768106851557579.post-6167007280736930752018-02-05T19:01:00.002+05:302018-02-06T08:42:54.403+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">Phew!! This January flew so fast, the first month of the new year gone in the blink of an eye. A major part of this time was spent in zeroing in for a pre-school for my toddler. Being hyperactive she gets bored pretty quickly....and keeping her wits challenged all the time has become a challenge for my dim-wits 😃😃. She has become extra clingy too!! Her &quot;terrible twos&quot; have started and are giving me one hell of a time. Hence pre-school seemed to be the best option to siphon off her extra energy!! Anyways! back to the topic now...we baked cookies for our first challenge (you can read about it <a href="https://diaryofbaking.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/hi-friends-very-happy-new-year-to-you.html" target="_blank">here</a>), so for the second challenge of Jan. month Gayathri gave us a basic sponge cake recipe, also called Victoria Sponge.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7370768106851557579" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglTGrJbVYoVTREaBbAW7FgE0DLY2pIFayc-GfxmGV4j-iK7ZGMKkKyK6iN-FGZmCPcizZ5KnXZ1fS1yhpVr-BoWmeVul-OM93jpVan9UAQj_LISjDb18hrzq_ZPWLmtiKvf_E0xZcmezQ/s320/2018-02-04-21-13-30.jpg" width="240"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7370768106851557579" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAInMktcnN1Ll6BKKsJzUZDfAhx6UFmzddR7JEC0iLGCz7o6OelsKz-E7G-xN3xQh_qYtyhrfWOlHd8p8g0Ji8mPM0toAnFDG_ms2sOBL8Yq1Bm9hnWIoImTKnCBRe0JwNJJ2rgIzzn4/s320/2018-02-04-20-34-11.jpg" width="240"></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"></span><br> </div></div><a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.com/2018/02/baking-eggless-challenge2-eggless.html#more">Click to continue reading »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2013-2019– All rights reserved </p> <a href=”http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in“>Your Blog</a></div>MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370768106851557579.post-45060083023792639612018-02-03T09:27:00.000+05:302018-02-06T06:27:23.580+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Quatre quart (meaning Four Fourths) is a classic French recipe, akin to a pound cake. It&#39;s called so, as it uses 4 ingredients in equal parts by weight, viz. flour, butter, eggs and sugar. The Brittany region of France, where it is supposed to have originated, doesn&#39;t use anything apart from the basic 4 ingredients. However, as with all other recipes, variations and tweaks have sprung up to cater to the local tastes and produce. Here&#39;s my version, using Mascarpone cheese instead of butter...</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7370768106851557579" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX59OhT29d3ScgyejZ0NEn5ZdX7pM59ckpQFnCL-xIkF1u6s-86Ylyla3rAn9Helc2BfrvqRgw0kAYunNfIZfQK-vl8l4mCNMP9vpztSccPq1iIUzwm5Y0KOQWAUPSw5eRBG_j_igxWIM/s320/Fotor_151753468420123.jpg" width="320"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div> </div></div><a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.com/2018/02/mascarpone-quatre-quart-studded-with.html#more">Click to continue reading »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2013-2019– All rights reserved </p> <a href=”http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in“>Your Blog</a></div>MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370768106851557579.post-47350762482170189462018-01-13T22:44:00.001+05:302018-02-21T23:32:14.098+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">Hi friends!! A very Happy New Year to you all. Hope you all ringed in the new year in healthy and happy spirits. We too had loads of fun celebrating it with our friends and wishing our families back home through Duos and Watsapp. For the baker in me, the New year became extra special when <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GayathriKumarsCookSpot/" target="_blank">Gayathri</a>  announced Season 2 of the Baking eggless challenge.....remember all the fun we had last time??! (you can read about it <a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/eggless-jam-swirled-muffins-baking.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/march-challenge-extra-nutty-dark.html" target="_blank">here</a>). This time she&#39;ll be giving us 2 recipes a month, to convert to eggless....wooow, isn&#39;t it!! </span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">For <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/funwitheggfreebaking/permalink/1155661327901335/" target="_blank">this month&#39;s first challenge</a>, it was the famous Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies. Now these are some cookies that are my family&#39;s absolute favorite, so I was pretty excited, as well as a bit apprehensive, whether I&#39;ll be able to replicate the chewy texture without the egg. But bingo!!! found out egg can be subbed without compromising on the original texture....</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7370768106851557579" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_t0OED_rz5n9DVZh_bAZhT671xmcDcrDJjOETHZITAkugzaDOvbFnPoLY_d37UW0g4Gc1xtsrjcU2geOYY_8Ro5A_tNv-85wEjRNAhVVpH4XVyyyB3EZOsJ65iwyDPiDgt62d9Cmh8yc/s320/Fotor_151565503871570.jpg" width="320"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div> </div><a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.com/2018/01/hi-friends-very-happy-new-year-to-you.html#more">Click to continue reading »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2013-2019– All rights reserved </p> <a href=”http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in“>Your Blog</a></div>MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370768106851557579.post-3555901792906421832017-12-31T02:34:00.000+05:302018-02-06T06:25:52.165+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="1377" data-original-width="1600" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvfQukSlMl4-AIBz39iuCMW_IijHTrJ5yjpTMkQ1wner366vMQCYzBCsVh0L8LevwpSaM4C9G7vrtric3Yt2xRLtUgGQDO5ykuu2zIeqFjigYtnPjA5FEsQ1uX1IzKny_iWwjKJ45sBk/s320/Fotor_151451543883484.jpg" width="320"></div> <br> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">It is christmas week here in UK, and everybody is in a festive mood. The seasons greetings and holiday cheers have filled the air profusely....there is lot of visiting and gifting going on. Get-togethers and menus are being planned and shopping is in full swing. The air itself feels so charged up and magical that you simply cannot escape the positivity of the season...I know my merry christmas is a tad late (it&#39;s almost new year!!) to you guys but still, better late than never....</span><br> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"></span><br> </div><a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.com/2017/12/wholewheat-mulled-wine-fruit-cake.html#more">Click to continue reading »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2013-2019– All rights reserved </p> <a href=”http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in“>Your Blog</a></div>MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370768106851557579.post-46708653162691585052017-11-22T23:47:00.000+05:302018-02-06T06:25:05.843+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">First of all friends, I m really sorry for not having posted anything since long (wayyyy tooo long, I guess). But life with job, home and a hyperactive toddler clinging round your legs (literally) is a real roller coaster...I am sure all the mommies out there will identify with me (yay!! we stand together!!). BUT...but...and but...to more than make up for it, I have come up with a yummilicious...delicious...and equally fantastic looking cookie...</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br> </span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">The Ice-cream cookie....</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7370768106851557579" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSDfoAGsdaZpTqgu9D6E6-CF4Yqa-pWPDWojYWm7HTy20dTU97j6vbnKti6jrZqrmbnYy84qcujLdmrxBRwkKJr1zyllRr9osuyAJq34v3MWwyeP_b2Cr4eCgkoErPiY8ERQ1FsAMWY8/s320/Fotor_151104265094420.jpg" width="320"></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br> </span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br> </span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br> </span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; text-align: left;">Yessss!! these are NOT ice-cream...but Cookies..!!!</span> </span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br> </span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"></span><br> </div></div><a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.com/2017/11/ice-cream-cookies-and-they-are-eggless.html#more">Click to continue reading »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2013-2019– All rights reserved </p> <a href=”http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in“>Your Blog</a></div>MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370768106851557579.post-25998377322291976922015-03-25T21:17:00.000+05:302015-03-25T21:17:12.076+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br> <br> This month&#39;s challenge for our <a href="http://gayathriscookspot.com/baking-eggless-group/" target="_blank">Baking eggless group</a> was extra nutty and fudgy chocolate brownies by <a href="http://joythebaker.com/2015/02/extra-nutty-dark-chocolate-fudge-brownies/" target="_blank">Joy the Baker</a>. The challenge provided an apt opportunity for me to add a fascinating brownie recipe to my repertoire. The original brownie looked seriously delish, and the real challenge for me was to retain its look and texture, while converting it into its eggless avator. For me, anything fudgy is equal to &quot;condensed milk&quot;....oh yes!! what can be fudgier than it?? So I thought of using it instead of eggs. For any brownie recipe to be a success, the taste of chocolate should scream over any other ingredient used. Hence I used chocolate in two forms....chocolate bar and cocoa. Since I enjoy eating Bournville range, I used that. And for the cocoa I rely on good ol&#39; Cadbury!!<br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="brownie" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMbX1e96uIoxXfn_fA2nXKohaFWzBKMx2Lhw_rXN2v4I1KknhhImyIhWT35fplQSPqQufhgnhpGhFdhfWAg3JDgW9BjXShpFPM8ETtrZo3d73Qa4UgnQF9uRX1sEp-vF3vrbA6SEiTNo/s1600/Fotor_142728381160322.jpg" height="360" title="fudgy nutty chocolaty brownie" width="640"></div> <br> </div><a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.com/2015/03/march-challenge-extra-nutty-dark.html#more">Click to continue reading »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2013-2019– All rights reserved </p> <a href=”http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in“>Your Blog</a></div>MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370768106851557579.post-64055895608502613132015-02-20T23:53:00.000+05:302015-02-20T23:53:31.977+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> Life can be tough.....at times, exceptionally tough! But still...it has to be lived. Coz only then will you realise its beauty. And only when you pass through storms, you get to see the rainbow. Past one year had been quite hard for me. But on 31st dec&#39;14, I still hoped for a better year ahead. Why?? Bcoz life goes on....and life goes on in &quot;hope&quot;.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> Caroline Myss had said &quot;The soul knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind.&quot; But then, how can you heal yourself when the soul screams &#39;pound cake&#39;....but the mind says &quot;shut up....there&#39;s no time&quot;. Of course there is always time... for a rich, moist and luscious pound cake!</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="moist rich pound cake" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB98TRuobz-6gf8ARExOFfIxQQkBiMRsnZQijp0a6P5kcSd0WaE3GvPqXptoXPSKNuS6BL7sbBSJa_lQ_vLefYzyLLIzixgo6XRDd7kPGkMsJNidc1zgixcMbQ7WszBDiiJx5tX85QZjo/s640/Fotor_142108714774684.jpg" title="best pound cake"></div> <br> <br> </div></div><a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.com/2015/02/thank-god-there-is-pound-cake.html#more">Click to continue reading »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2013-2019– All rights reserved </p> <a href=”http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in“>Your Blog</a></div>MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370768106851557579.post-91882908028646874932014-11-05T20:53:00.000+05:302014-11-05T20:53:37.138+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had recently bought a mini muffin pan and therefore, was itching for ways to use it. The opportunity finally presented itself in the form of hop-in from friends....and on their popular demand, I baked my usual <a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in/2013/04/buttermilk-tutti-fruity-muffins.html" target="_blank">&quot;Perfect cupcakes&quot;</a>, in a mini-cuppy form....</span></span><br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVE29tEkvjAE71xmlHpNz1cLap0tICl5RdxWvjB_A3_qU-_GwS2_v3w0ca_1Cr9zFx5iT0h2pCyxsAwdAj2H0w0dIEK3zlYfOiaMgiIOmq2AlYFVfkKWhfgQcSqT36dNa6BKxpp8ClIg/s1600/ccmf+cover.jpeg" height="400" width="266"></div> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span> <br> </div><a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.com/2014/11/chocolate-chip-mini-muffins.html#more">Click to continue reading »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2013-2019– All rights reserved </p> <a href=”http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in“>Your Blog</a></div>MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370768106851557579.post-4325810711634374852014-11-04T19:06:00.000+05:302014-11-04T20:51:01.153+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> I had always been fascinated by cookies......ever since my &quot;Noddy&quot; days! Then Enid Blyton further augmented that infatuation, to the point where I used to push my mother daily to make the stuff I read about. After so much pestering, one day her patience finally wore off, and she threatened to stop buying me books. Books are my life and blood. Give me any book.....on any topic....and it is enough to keep me occupied and H.A.P.P.Y!! It is aptly said &quot;Once a reader, is always a reader&quot;.....So I was forced to concentrate on the content and not on menu.<br> Dusting my shelves for the Diwali cleaning, I found my stack of all the Enid Blytons, carefully wrapped away behind the present day crushes of Paul Coelho, Danielle Steel etc. Gleefully I unwrapped them with the thought of just peeking in. However for me, no &quot;peeking in&quot; is complete until I&#39;ve read the whole book....don&#39;t blame me....that&#39;s the charm of old books. And the Diwali cleaning....ahh! yes you guessed it right! It went for a toss. One look at those childhood memories and out came my baking pans and the staples.<br> <br> </div><a href="http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.com/2014/11/meringue-cookies.html#more">Click to continue reading »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p> © copyright 2013-2019– All rights reserved </p> <a href=”http://diaryofbaking.blogspot.in“>Your Blog</a></div>MyBakingDiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03508334625388790932noreply@blogger.com2