Crunchy Christmas Nutty Cake

Christmas is here. There will be Christmas carols and the snowy yet vibrant celebration all around in a few days. Hope you liked my blog Low-calorie Christmas Muffins. I was listening to the song, Miss Fogarty's Christmas Cake and then decided to prepare a crunchy cake. Crunchy cake? Yes, a nutty cake. This cake would be filled with goodness and richness of Brazil nuts, walnuts, pec-pec pecans, almonds and mild flavor of vanilla. Everyone is gonna love it. The best part is that it can be made before hand. Your family can munch it throughout the Christmas holidays.

Ingredients:-

4 Eggs,

125 grams Flour,

3/4 teaspoon Salt,

450 grams Brazil nuts,

200 grams caster sugar,

225 grams  walnut halves,

225 grams  pecan halves,

1 teaspoon baking powder,

2 teaspoons vanilla essence,

675 grams blanched whole almonds.

Preparation Method:-

1. Preheat oven to 140 D. C. Line a large round cake tin with baking parchment and lightly grease.

2. Combine the almonds, Brazil nuts, walnuts, pecans. Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Combine with nut mixture and mix well.

3. Beat eggs and vanilla, add to nut and flour mixture and mix well. Add into cake tin and bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Check with the knife.

4. Set aside for 5 minutes and remove from tins. Garnish with nuts for the Christmas treat.

Enjoy the Yummy Cake

Valentine’s Day Special - Chocolate Layer Cake

All you need is love but a little chocolate, now and then, does not hurt. A lovely quote for all those people in love!! Traditional layers of chocolate cake, sandwiched together with sweet chocolate icing, is designed to please any of the occasions or fests. Chocolate layer cake is not one of the best, but it is the best dessert that can be prepared on the auspicious occasion of Valentine’s day. The heart shape will make the feelings stronger still and we’ll ask for more and more. Since the cake is prepared in advance, you can spend some real quality time with your love. Dedicated to my love exclusively, here is the relishing Chocolate Layer Cake with the overdose of nutty chocolate.

Ingredients:-

For the cake:-

 

220 grams all-purpose flour,

350 grams granulated sugar,

95 grams unsweetened cocoa powder,

1 teaspoon baking powder,

2 teaspoons baking soda,

1 teaspoon salt,

240 ml buttermilk,

120 ml vegetable oil,

2 large eggs,

1 teaspoon vanilla extract,

240 ml freshly brewed strong hot coffee

For Milk Chocolate Frosting:-

290 grams unsalted butter,

480 grams powdered sugar,

95 grams unsweetened cocoa powder,

5 tablespoons heavy cream,

1 teaspoon vanilla extract,

3/4 teaspoon salt,

15 oz chocolate chips

Preparation method:-

1. Preheat oven to 350 D. F degrees. Take two, 9 inch round cake pans, and apply nonstick spray.

2. For the cake, sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium sized bowl.

3. Set aside. Blend buttermilk, oil, room temperature eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients with the mixer on low. Add the coffee. The batter will be very thin, which is fine.

4. Pour the batter into prepared baking pans and bake for 27 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool before frosting.

5. For the frosting, cream the butter with a hand mixer on medium speed for 4 minutes. Add 3 cups of powdered sugar and 3/4 cup of cocoa powder. Mix on low.

6. Add 3 tablespoons of heavy cream and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Add more cocoa powder if the frosting is not chocolatey enough.

7. Place 1 layer, flat side up, on a plate. With a knife, spread the top with frosting. Place the second layer on top, rounded side up. Add the third layer too. Spread the frosting evenly on the top and sides of the cake.

8. Decorate with chocolate chips or as desired. The heart shape cake will melt your love.

Enjoy the Valentine’s treat!!!

Sweet Snowy Strawberry Ice Cream Cake Recipe

About the recipe:-

The rich and creamy strawberry cake gets more mushy and enticing, with the ice-cream blend. Home baked strawberry sponge cake, filled with strawberries, and at last covered by vanilla ice-cream plus garnished with even more strawberries, gives ultimate satisfaction to the sweet tooth. 

Strawberry flavor itself lights up the festive spirit whether it’s Christmas or New Year. The dreamy spongy ice cream cake is gonna be like a dream come true with addition of raspberry jam. So here we go with the savory recipe of Strawberry Ice Cream Cake. 

Ingredients:-

10 tablespoons unsalted butter,

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour,

1/2 teaspoon salt,

1/4 teaspoon baking powder,

1/4 teaspoon baking soda,

1 cup sugar,

3 large eggs,

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract,

1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk,

1 cup fresh chopped strawberries,

1 tablespoon raspberry jam,

3 pints vanilla ice cream softened. 

Preparation Method :-

1. Preheat oven to 350 D F. Apply melted butter and sprinkle flour an 8-inch round cake pan. 

2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, chopped strawberries, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.

3. With an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. 

4. Mix in vanilla extract. Combine all the mixture and whip well with hands.

5. Add mixture to the pan. Bake for 40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. 

6. Cool 15 minutes in pan, turn cake out and let cool completely. Using a long serrated knife, halve the cake horizontally.

7. While cake is cooling, combine strawberries and jam in a medium bowl.

8. Add the jam mixture in between the cake halves with butter knife. Cover the entire cake with vanilla ice cream.

9. Spread remaining jam strawberry mixture on the cake. Again add ice cream scoop if desired. 

10. Smooth top with the butter knife, and freeze until firm, at least 6 hours. 

11. Cover with plastic to avoid the cake from frosting. Garnish with sliced strawberries.

12. To serve, remove plastic from pan, unmold cake. Cut slices in triangular shape.

Enjoy the New Year Treat!!!