Chocolate cup cakes

Ingredients

For Cake 

All Purpose Flour (Maida) - 1/4cup 

Cocoa Powder - 1/4cup 

Powdered Sugar - 1/2 cup

Butter - 1/2 cup (50 gms)

Eggs - 3

Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp

Baking powder -1/4 spoon 

Baking soda little less then baking powder 

Nutrella (optional )

Method 

For the cake

1. Sieve together the all purpose flour (maida) and cocoa powder ,baking powder , baking soda in  a bowl.

2. Melt the butter in the microwave .

3. Beat the eggs in a bowl using a hand blender until it becomes very creamy and frothy.

4. Mix together all the wet ingredients (melted butter, sugar, vanilla essence) along with the beaten eggs.

5. Finally fold in the dry ingredients (flour + cocoa) with the wet ingredients.

6. Mix everything nicely with a wooden spoon until you get a smooth batter.

7. Grease a cup cake mould with butter and dust some flour and cocoa powder on it and keep it ready.

8. Pour the cake batter into the cup cake mould and bake it in a oven preheated to 350 degree F (180 C) for about 10 minutes.( it's better to check after 5 min sometime it takes less time to bake )

9. Check if the cake is done by inserting a toothpick in the middle of the cake. It should come out clean.

10.Switch off the oven and cool the cake before applying the syrup and frosting.

Once it cools down apply nuterella at top and some cherries or chocolate chips 

Dates cake

Date Cake

Wonderfully moist, easy to make, delicious, soft and light date cake, with very little sugar due to the perfect natural sweetness of the dates, goes wonderfully with a hot cup of tea or coffee.

INGREDIENTS

1½ cup all-purpose/plain flour 

150 gm. chopped dates (de-seeded then weighed) (three-quarter cup)

1 cup of very hot water or milk (200ml)

1/2tsp. baking soda

1/2 spoon baking powder 

1 tsp. vanilla essence

2 tbsp. soft unsalted butter 

2 eggs

¼ cup sugar (50gm)

¼ cup crushed nuts (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS 

Put the chopped dates in a mixer add milk and make fine paste 

Grease a baking tray and keep aside

Sieve the flour & baking soda & baking powder together, then add the nuts into them if you are using. Toss together so that the nuts are well coated with flour.

Mix the sugar and butter in another bowl until creamy (you can use a machine or by hand), then add eggs and beat well until well combined. Add the vanilla and beat for a few more minutes. Now add the dates mixture and stir using a spatula or wooden spoon. Add the flours with the nuts, and fold into the mixture until well-combined.

Pour into the prepared pan, and bake in a preheated oven at 180C for about 40 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

Dates eggless cake

Wonderfully moist, easy to make, delicious, soft and light date cake, with very little sugar due to the perfect natural sweetness of the dates, goes wonderfully with a hot cup of tea or coffee.

INGREDIENTS

1½ cup all-purpose/plain flour 

150 gm. chopped dates (de-seeded then weighed) (three-quarter cup)

1 cup of very hot water or milk (200ml)

1/2tsp. baking soda

1/2 spoon baking powder 

1 tsp. vanilla essence

2 tbsp. soft unsalted butter (30gm)

condensed milk,(this vil b sweet soo u can use less sugar) 

¼ cup sugar (50gm)

¼ cup crushed nuts (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS 

Put the chopped dates in a mixer add milk and make fine paste 

Grease a baking tray and keep aside

Sieve the flour & baking soda & baking powder together, then add the nuts into them if you are using. Toss together so that the nuts are well coated with flour.

Mix the sugar and butter in another bowl until creamy (you can use a machine or by hand), then add the condensed milk and mix until well combined. Add the vanilla and beat for a few more minutes. Now add the dates mixture and stir using a spatula or wooden spoon. Add the flours with the nuts, and fold into the mixture until well-combined.

Pour into the prepared pan, and bake in a preheated oven at 180C for about 40 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.