VANILLA CAKE/வெனிலா கேக்/CAKE BASE

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This is a 👌  fabulous turn out vanilla cake I made during lock down days. 

This pillowy soft crumb-cake is with the outstanding Vanilla flavour, I ever relished.

This rich vanilla cake is made in Indian method.

Made with basic ingredients that are available in Indian super markets.

It is so versatile base for making so many twists of creamy layered cakes.

One more important point we have to remember, to beat the eggs atleast 10 minutes until soft peaks.

Another important matter is, make sure to sift the flour along with baking powder and cooking soda four or five times.

Let's make :

Ingredients:

Ghee one spoon

Parchment paper 8 inch

All purpose flour 175 gms

Corn flour 3 tbsp

Baking powder 1.5 tsp

Cooking soda 1/2 tsp optional

Powdered Salt 1/4 tsp

Country eggs I used 4 pcs

Powdered Sugar 

Vanilla essence 1 tsp

Powdered Sugar 175 gm

Hot Sunflower Oil 40 ml

Boiling Water 60 ml

Procedure:

Smear ghee all around cake mould of 8 inch.

Sprinkle all purpose flour and rotate the mould to spread the flour all over the sides.

Place the parchment paper. Set ready.

Sift the all purpose flour+Baking powder+cooking soda and Powdered Salt together five times.

This is important direction to make the cake soft and airy.

Set ready.

Pour egg yolks in a dry mixing bowl and beat using an electric blender until fluffy with stiff peaks.

Add Powdered Sugar and Vanilla essence and beat to blend well.

Add dry ingredients in two batches and mix and fold well to incorporate.

Heat Sunflower Oil for 2 seconds and mix with boiling water.

Pour the Sunflower Oil contents and mix again.

Fold and beat with a spoon to lock the air inside the mixture of batter.

Preheat the oven @180°C for 10 minutes.

Pour the batter to the cake mould.

Place the cake mould over the stand in the oven.

Bake for 36 minutes at 180 °C.

Take out.

Set aside to cool down.

Vanilla cake is ready.

Enjoy with Tea.

 

BANANA HALWA/வாழைப்பழ அல்வா

Have you ever taste the Halwa made with Red Banana?

Here is the Traditional recipe of Red banana halwa.

It can be cooked on special family occasions and festivals.

So sweet and chewy and mouth melting and tempting.

We can just add jaggery replacing sugar.

It will be more delicious.

Ingredients:

Red Banana 5 pcs fully ripen

Sugar

Crushed Cardamom seeds

Fresh Desi Ghee

Cashew bits

Saffron Strands 15-20 pcs

Edible Camphor a tiny bit

Procedure:

Peel the bananas and blend them until smooth paste.

Add blended banana puree in Ghee heating in a pan on medium flame. 

Lower the flame and saute in Ghee.

Heat the non stick pan with 2 tbsp Fresh Desi Ghee. 

Add roughly broken Cashews and fry until golden brown on low heat.

Collect the fried Cashews in a dry bowl or plate. Set aside.

 

Fry until no water remains and Ghee separates.

Add 2-3 tsp Ghee at intervals.

Keep on stirring on low heat. 

Add Sugar and start stirring.

Now the Sugar dissolves and the contents turn loose. 

Slowly the contents thickens.

Add crushed Edible Camphor 

Add one pinch of Saffron Strands. 

Constant stirs should be given on low heat to prevent burning.

The Banana contents got thickened and non stick texture.

Add fried golden Cashew bits.

Add crushed Cardamom seeds coarse powder.

Turn off the heat.

Transfer the contents to the Ghee-smeared tray.

Level it.

Set aside to cool down.

Check the ball consistency. 

Enjoy.🥰