Sinful Curry

Why is there just a tiny piece of cake in the picture? Because, that’s all there is left from what I baked last night! I confess, I ate most of it, my little boy some of it ,and my husband didn’t touch it. R, has a small problem, for a lack of a better word, when it comes to food. He’ll eat anything as long as he is oblivious to what’s in it. The moment you tell him what it is made of, and especially if they are healthier alternatives for the actual ingredients of the recipe, he will find a million reasons for why it doesn’t taste as good. In this case, the fibrous whole wheat apparently scoured his sensitive throat while he tried to gulp it down, or at least that is what I assumed, was happening when he said, he found it hard to swallow * eyes rolling *. My experiments with whole wheat flour for cakes, began for my best friend K, who lives in Boston with her 2 adorable boys and husband (he’s adorable too). She has been an avid reader of my blog, and though she is a thorough vegetarian...

Why is there just a tiny piece of cake in the picture? Because, that’s all there is left from what I baked last night! I confess, I ate most of it, my little boy some of it ,and my husband didn’t touch it. R, has a small problem, for a lack of a better word, when it comes to food. He’ll eat anything as long as he is oblivious to what’s in it. The moment you tell him what it is made of, and especially if they are healthier alternatives for the actual ingredients of the recipe, he will find a million reasons for why it doesn’t taste as good. In this case, the fibrous whole wheat apparently scoured his sensitive throat while he tried to gulp it down, or at least that is what I assumed, was happening when he said, he found it hard to swallow * eyes rolling *. My experiments with whole wheat flour for cakes, began for my best friend K, who lives in Boston with her 2 adorable boys and husband (he’s adorable too). She has been an avid reader of my blog, and though she is a thorough vegetarian...

This mouth watering cake is very similar to my chocolate cake except that I folded caramel sauce into the batter and stuck in toasted hazelnuts into the frosting. This slight twist made a world of difference to the taste and texture of the cake.   Hazel Caramel Chocolate Twist   Ingredients for the Cake 13/4 cups of all purpose flour 1 1/4 cup butter 1 cup milk 3 eggs It is essential for the butter, milk and eggs to be at room temperature 13/4 cups sugar 3/4 cup cocoa powder 3 heaped tsp baking powder 5 -6 drops of good vanilla extract 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp of instant coffee powder Ingredients for the frosting 3/4  cup  butter 2/3 cup Cocoa powder 2 cups powdered sugar 1/2 cup milk 5- 6 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 tsp instant coffee powder 1 cup finely chopped toasted hazelnuts Ingredients for Caramel Sauce 1/4 cup of sugar 2 – 3 drops of vanilla extract 3 Tbsp butter 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream Directions for the Caramel Sauce Heat sugar on high heat in a heavy-bottomed pan with a...

My best friend V doesn’t do cake in any other form but chocolate. Though she lives thousands of miles away she insisted I bake a chocolate cake for sure. And like I always do for her ;), I complied  and whipped up my Naked chocolate delight in her honor. This one is for the God Mother of my son- Rustic Naked Chocolate     Ingredients for the Cake 13/4 cups of all purpose flour 1 1/4 cup butter 1 cup milk 3 eggs It is essential for the butter, milk and eggs to be at room temperature 13/4 cups sugar 3/4 cup cocoa powder 3  tsp baking powder 5 -6 drops of good vanilla extract 1 tsp of instant coffee powder Ingredients for the frosting 3/4  cup  butter 2/3 cup Cocoa powder 2 cups powdered sugar 1/2 cup milk 5- 6 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 tsp instant coffee powder Directions for the cake In a bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at time. Add in the vanilla. Sift together flour, baking powder, coffee powder , cocoa powder and salt u...

This mouth watering cake is very similar to my chocolate cake except that I folded caramel sauce into the batter and stuck in toasted hazelnuts into the frosting. This slight twist made a world of difference to the taste and texture of the cake.   [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="483" caption="Hazel Caramel Chocolate Twist"] [/caption]   Ingredients for the Cake 13/4 cups of all purpose flour 1 1/4 cup butter 1 cup milk 3 eggs It is essential for the butter, milk and eggs to be at room temperature 13/4 cups sugar 3/4 cup cocoa powder 3 heaped tsp baking powder 5 -6 drops of good vanilla extract 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp of instant coffee powder Ingredients for the frosting 3/4  cup  butter 2/3 cup Cocoa powder 2 cups powdered sugar 1/2 cup milk 5- 6 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 tsp instant coffee powder 1 cup finely chopped toasted hazelnuts Ingredients for Caramel Sauce 1/4 cup of sugar 2 - 3 drops of vanilla extract 3 Tbsp butter 1/4 cup heav...

My best friend V doesn't do cake in any other form but chocolate. Though she lives thousands of miles away she insisted I bake a chocolate cake for sure. And like I always do for her ;), I complied  and whipped up my Naked chocolate delight in her honor. This one is for the God Mother of my son- [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="435"] Rustic Naked Chocolate[/caption]     Ingredients for the Cake 13/4 cups of all purpose flour 1 1/4 cup butter 1 cup milk 3 eggs It is essential for the butter, milk and eggs to be at room temperature 13/4 cups sugar 3/4 cup cocoa powder 3  tsp baking powder 5 -6 drops of good vanilla extract 1 tsp of instant coffee powder Ingredients for the frosting 3/4  cup  butter 2/3 cup Cocoa powder 2 cups powdered sugar 1/2 cup milk 5- 6 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 tsp instant coffee powder Directions for the cake In a bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at time. Add in the vani...