by Samyukta
Vanilla Cupcake with Ermine Frosting Prep Time: 15 mins Bake Time: 20 mins Oven Temp: 170 C Yields: 12 medium sized cupcakes Level: Beginner I have always been more inclined towards baking cakes than cupcakes. I tell myself that it is so because my husband prefers slices of cakes to cupcakes but the real reason [...]
Chewy Choco Chip Cookies Prep Time: 10 mins Bake Time: 25 mins Oven Temp: 170 C (pre-heated) Yields: 27 cookies Level: Beginner I have been giving Intermittent Fasting (IF) a shot and have been following the 16:8 plan (because it is the easiest to follow!). For the uninitiated, it simply means that you don't eat [...]
Pound Cake Prep: 20 mins Bake: 50 mins Oven Temp: 180 C (pre-heat) Yields: 1 Loaf Level: Beginner My weekends nowadays are spent experimenting with various types of cakes and cookies and since every week there is a tsunami of baked goods of very low shelf life produced in our household, it is my husband [...]
Speculoos or Speculaas Biscuits Prep: 10 mins Bake: 35-40 mins Oven Temp: 175 C (pre-heated) Yields: 30 biscuits Level: Intermediate I visited Belgium in May 2018. I still remember the first day we landed at Brussels airport, took a train to the Central station and walked into our AirBnB apartment. It was drizzling and it [...]
Scottish Shortbread Prep: 40 mins (includes refrigeration time) Cook/Bake: 25 mins Oven Temp: 170 C (pre-heat) Yields: 14-16 pieces Level: Beginner I have a special place in my heart for Scotland. The culture, the people, the music, the cuisine and of course the accent - I adore it all but my favoritest thing about Scotland [...]
Pepper Garlic Irish Soda Bread Prep: 10 mins Cook/Bake: 25 mins Oven Temp: 170 C (pre-heat) Yields: 1 loaf (8-10 slices) Level: Beginner During this Covid-19 induced lockdown, many a grocery items that do not qualify as "essentials" have been in shortage including yeast. Either everyone has been baking bread at home or there really [...]
Simple and Easy Beginner Friendly Bread Prep: 10 mins Cook/Bake: 25 mins Oven Temp: 170 C (pre-heat) Yields: 1 loaf (8-10 slices) Level: Beginner I have always loved bread in all forms - from the humble white everyday bread to sweet buns to focaccia to kulcha bread, bagels and even Koulouri - I am a [...]
Today I am baking my everyday, very simple and very quick chocolate cake. This is a basic recipe and one can build on it by adding nuts, raisins or even rum; you can frost it, you can pour flavored sugar syrup - the possibilities are endless...
