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I made these cupcakes for my office for a team activity. Food sure does play a trick when getting work done by your team.We had successfully completed a major task required for a software release at work using these.Preparation time50 minutesServes16Serving Size1 cupcakeCalories Per ServingApproximately 450 per servingDifficultyDifficultIngredients:2 cup all purpose flour2 cup sugar1 cup... Continue Reading →
This dish is a very simple yet nutritious breakfast I wanted to share with you.This is super quick to make and is especially time saving for those who are in the software and other busy professions and are struggling to get their daily vitamins and minerals in your diet.This is our regular breakfast in summer... Continue Reading →
Heres the another cake out of my 6 Safari Theme Cake series.The cake is a pistachio cake with pistachios iced with a pistachio buttercream frosting, green sugar and a fondant monkey and tree topper.Preparation time60 minutes+time to decorateServes12 slices, 2 6 inch layer cakesServing Size1 sliceCalories Per ServingApproximately 160 per serving without the icingDifficultyDifficultIngredients:1 cup... Continue Reading →
Heres the another cake out of my 6 Safari Theme Cake series.The cake is a Apricot cake with Almonds iced with a Vanilla buttercream frosting, fondant teddy.Preparation time60 minutes+time to decorateServes12 slices, 2 6 inch layer cakesServing Size1 sliceCalories Per ServingApproximately 293 per serving without the icingDifficultyDifficultIngredients: 1 cup granulated sugar 1 stick of unsalted... Continue Reading →
Heres the first cake out of my 6 Safari Theme Cake series,posting this first since it was the best seller of the night, there was only one slice of the cake left at the end.The cake is a pumpkin cake with pecans iced with a pumpkin buttercream frosting and a fondant animal accent.Preparation time60 minutesServes12... Continue Reading →
Heres the another cake out of my 6 Safari Theme Cake series.The cake is a Lavendar cake iced with a Vanilla buttercream frosting and fondant zebra accents.Preparation time60 minutesServes12 slices, 2 6 inch layer cakesServing Size1 sliceCalories Per ServingApproximately 114 per serving without icingDifficultyDifficultIngredients:1 cup all purpose flour2 tablespoons cornstarch1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder1/4 teaspoon... Continue Reading →
Heres the another cake out of my 6 Safari Theme Cake series.The cake is a Strawberry cake with strawberries iced with a Strawberry buttercream frosting, pink sugar and pink candy balls.Apologies I could not get all the pictures of the process, was crunched on time.Preparation time60 minutesServes12 slices, 2 6 inch layer cakesServing Size1 sliceCalories... Continue Reading →
Heres the another cake out of my 6 Safari Theme Cake series.This cake is my personal favorite, a Lemon cake with raspberries iced with a Lemon buttercream frosting and Fondant Accents.Preparation time:60 minutesServes: two 6-inch round layers.Ingredients:1 cup all purpose flour1 cup sugar1/2 cup butter2 eggs1 teaspoon lemon extract1/4 cup sour cream/buttermilk1 teaspoon baking powder1... Continue Reading →
I always look for some sort of gravy when I make Biryani,so yesterday my husband asked for Egg Biryani and when thinking about what curry to make to go with it I decided to go for Vegetable Khorma,I used an array of vegetables like carrot, peas, potato,cauliflower,capsicum and plantain to make this delicacy.This came out... Continue Reading →
During my short visit to India this year, I had the privilege to eat the seasonal fresh corn roasted on coals and also corn based dishes like this one.My mom always makes these when we visit during the rainy season in India.This is my moms version of the recipe which I love,hope you enjoy it... Continue Reading →
Prathima Koneru 