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Strawberry Milk Cake Pudding (Eggless)
Jul 8th
Strawberry Milk Cake Pudding
It all started with trying to make a Tres Leches Cake. When I looked up the recipes, all of them called for eggs. Since I wanted to make an eggless dessert, I thought maybe this time I should just make a milk cake pudding. The pudding is not ‘Tres Leches’ as Tres Leches would mean ’3 types of milks’ but it certainly uses 2 types of milks: Condensed milk for the base cake and Evaporated Milk for soaking the cake slices in. Not quite ‘Tres Leches’ but came out very delicious. Bonus: it is an eggless dessert, so More >
Dates and Raisins Cake (Eggless)
Mar 23rd
Dates and Raisins Cake
Few weeks ago my neighbor baked this kind of cake and brought some for my family. I absolutely loved its rich velvety texture and natural sweetness. Moreover, it had a refreshingly different flavor from the regular chocolate or vanilla cakes. I asked for the recipe and decided to give it a try. The only thing I changed in the recipe was to add some raisins, Craisins and Vanilla extract.You need:
1/2 lb chopped dates (Khajoor) 3/4 cup milk 1 tsp Vanilla extract 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup all purpose flour 1/2 cup oil, I used Canola 1 tsp More >
Pineapple Cake with Assorted Fruit Toppings
Dec 17th
I have made this type of cake several times, for family as well as friends. I make fresh pineapple sauce for the cake layers and drench the cake layers in fruit juice reserved from the pineapple chunks can for added flavor. This cake reminds me of ‘Pineapple Pastries’ we used to get in India. Always brings back happy memories!
You need:
1 box cake mix – I prefer White cake mix for this cake (Betty Crocker/Pillsbury) 1 tub whipped cream topping 16oz (thawed) I can mandarin oranges, fresh strawberries, pineapple chunks – any or all of these to decorate. For the one in More >
Pumpkin Spice Cake with Pecans (eggless)
Dec 13th
Here is one more in the spirit of holiday season. Ever since I started making the ‘basic eggless cake’, I rarely use boxed cake mixes anymore. I find the eggless recipe more flavorful and less sugary. So far I have tried several variations with different juices and fruit purees and they have all turned out great. Today I tried with pumpkin puree and spices to make this pumkin pecan spice cake. By the way, my son loved the cake batter. He kept coming back for another bite until I put the mixing bowl in the kitchen sink.
You need:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose More >
