Achu's Recipes

Chocolate and Vanilla - Caramel Cake is made by me as per the request of my daughter for her birthday. As I prepared it for birthday party, the cake was weighing around 2.5Kg. You can half the ingredients and make it as small cake. Caramel Syrup Ingredients Sugar - 1 cup Butter - 1 tbsp Hot Water - 1/4 cup Preparation Method Add sugar to a wide bottom thick pan and spread evenly. Keep the flame medium and cook till the sugar start to melt and the color changes to golden brown. Reduce flame to low, add butter and mix well. Slowly pour in the hot water, mix well and make sure that there is no sugar crystals; remove from flame and keep aside to cool down. Chocolate Caramel Cake Ingredients All Purpose Flour  - 1 and 1/4 cups Coco Powder - 1/4 cup Baking powder - 1/2 tsp Eggs - 3 nos Sugar - 3/4 cup (powdered) Unsalted butter (in room temperature) - 100 gm Salt - A pinch Vanilla essence - 1/4 tsp Milk - 1/4 cup Caramel Syrup - 2 tbsp Preparation Method Preheat oven to 350 degree F (180...

Tres Leches cake is a sponge cake soaked in three kinds of milk: evaporated milk, condensed milk, and heavy cream. Ingredients For Cake Maida / All Purpose Flour - 200 gms. (2cups) Corn Flour - 2 tbsp Oil -  100ml  Condensed Milk -  200 ml Milk - 200 ml Sugar - 100 gms. (powdered 1/2 cup) Baking Powder - 1 tsp Baking Soda - 3/4 tsp Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp For Soaking and Decorating the Cake Condensed Milk - 100 ml Evaporated Milk - 100 ml Double Cream - 100ml Whipping Cream - 300 ml Icing Sugar - 3 tbsp Vanilla Essence - 1/2 tsp Preparation Method Grease and dust a 9 inch square baking pan and keep aside. Preheat the oven to 180degree C. Sieve all-purpose flour, corn flour, baking powder, soda all together two times and keep aside.  Take sugar and oil on a large glass bowl and beat them well for 2-3 mins:. Add condensed milk and milk to the mixture and combine well.  Gradually add sieved dry ingredients into the batter and mix together (lumps should not be forme...

Butterscotch Cake is the combination of cake base, whipped cream, butterscotch syrup and butterscotch granules which is also known as praline. Ingredients For Cake Base All purpose flour (Maida) - 1 1/4 cups  Corn Flour - 2 tbsp. Baking powder - 1/2 tsp Eggs - 3 nos: Sugar - 3/4 cup Unsalted butter (in room temperature) - 100gm Salt - A pinch Butterscotch Essence - 1/2 tsp For Whipped Cream Whipping Cream - 500 ml Icing Sugar - 5 tbsp. Butterscotch Essence - 1/2 tsp For Sugar Syrup Sugar - 5 tbsp. Hot Water - 5 tbsp. Butterscotch Essence - 2 drops (optional) For Butterscotch Syrup Granulated Sugar - 1 cup Unsalted Butter - 3 tbsp Fresh Cream - 2 tbsp For Butterscotch Granules or Praline Granulated Sugar - 1 cup Water - 1/4 cup Unsalted Butter - 3 tbsp Cashew Nuts - 1 cup (finely chopped) Preparation Method Cake Base Preheat oven to 350 degree F (180 degree Celsius). Grease a 8 inch baking tray with butter, dust with flour and keep aside. Mix together all-purpose...

The moist and spongy cake made with fresh orange and lemon.  Ingredients For Cake Orange Juice - 120 ml Lemon Juice - 50 ml Vegetable Oil - 100 ml Orange Zest - 1 tsp Lemon Zest - 1 tsp Egg - 3 medium size Sugar - 1 cup All-purpose Flour - 1.5 cups Corn Flour - 1/2 cup Baking Powder - 1 tsp Baking Soda - 1/4 tsp Salt - a pinch For Icing Orange Juice - 1/4 cup Lemon Juice - 1/4 cup Corn Flour - 2 tsp Castor Sugar - 5 tbsp Whipping Cream - 300 ml Orange Zest - 1 tsp Lemon Zest - 1 tsp Preparation Method Cake Grease a 9 inch cake tin with butter and dust with flour and keep aside. Pre-heat the oven at 180 degree C for 10 mins: Sieve together all-purpose flour, corn flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; keep aside. Add eggs to a large dry glass bowl and whisk till it become creamy (you can use electric beater or whisk. I used whisk). Add sugar and whisk till sugar dissolve completely. Add orange juice, lemon juice, oil and whisk till it become smooth. Gradually add the dry ingre...

Ingredients Digestive Biscuit - 12 nos: Unsalted Butter - 50 gms: Blueberry (Fresh) - 500 gms: Sugar - 8-10 tbsp Double Cream or Whipping Cream - 250 ml Gelatin / Agar Agar /  China Grass - 10 gms: Preparation Method Wash, clean, and pat dry the blueberries and keep aside. Powder the biscuits using mixer or rolling pin and transfer to a large bowl. Melt the butter and add to the powdered biscuits. Using a spoon mix the biscuit and melted butter till the entire biscuit powder cover in butter. Evenly spread the biscuit-butter mixture to the base of a 8inch spring form pan. Level the mix with a spatula and using the back of a spoon or small bowl, press down the mixture and refrigerate for 30 mins: Add gelatin to 100ml cold water and keep aside (soak the gelation as per the instruction given  on the packing). Add blueberries and sugar to a thick bottom pan and keep the flame on high. When it start to boil, keep the flame in medium and cook for about 15 mins (till the skin of the b...

Ingredients Banana Robusta (ripe) - 2 nos: Maida / All-Purpose Flour - 2 cups Vegetable Oil - 3/4 cup Sugar - 3/4 cup Baking Powder - 1/2 tsp Baking Soda - 1/4 tsp Salt - a pinch Chocolate Chips - 1/2 cup Preparation Method Preheat the oven at 200 degrees for 10 mins: Grease 9-inch baking tray with butter or oil and dust with flour and keep aside. Sieve together maida, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; keep aside. Add bananas to a mixing bowl and mash well with a fork. Add oil and sugar (I used brown sugar) and with the help of a whisk mix well till the sugar dissolve completely. Gradually add dry ingredients (maida mix) to the wet ingredients and with the help of a spatula combine well. Add 1/4 cup chocolate chips to the batter and mix well. Pour the batter to the prepared baking tray and tap the tray twice to remove the air bubbles. Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips on top of the batter. Bake the cake at 180 degrees for 25-30 mins (prick the cake wit...

Battenberg or Battenburg is a light sponge cake held together with jam. The cake is covered in marzipan and, when cutting in cross-section, displays a distinctive two-by-two check pattern alternately colored (source: Wikipedia ) Ingredients All-purpose flour (Maida) - 1 1/2 cup Baking powder - 1/2 tsp Eggs - 3 nos: Sugar - 3/4 cup Unsalted Butter - 100 gms: (in room temperature) Salt - A pinch Vanilla essence - 1/4 tsp Lemon juice - 1/2 tsp Cocoa powder - 3 tbsp Milk - as required Mixed Fruit Jam - 4-5 tbsp Whipping Cream or Fondant - as required Preparation Method Grease a 9x9 rectangular baking tray with butter and dust with flour. Using aluminum foil, divide the tray into 2 equal parts, and keep aside. (I used 2 identical small bread tray).  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees Celsius). Beat the eggs using a handheld electric mixer in a large bowl. (Use glass bowl for more soft cake) Add sugar and beat till stiff peaks are formed. Add b...

Ingredients Banana Robusta - 3 (ripe) Whole Wheat Flour (Atta) - 1 cup Cocoa Powder - 1/4 cup Vegetable Oil - 1/2 cup Sugar - 3/4 cup Milk - 1/4 cup Baking Powder - 1/2 tsp Baking Soda - 1/4 tsp Salt - a pinch Preparation Method  Sieve together wheat flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; keep aside. Preheat the oven at 180 degrees for 10 mins: Line baking tray with butter paper and keep aside. To a mixer jar, add banana, vegetable oil, sugar, and milk; blend without any lumps. Transfer the banana mixture into a mixing bowl. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the banana mixture; combine using a spatula and prepare a smooth batter. Transfer the batter to the lined baking tray and tap the tray 2-3 times. Bake the cake at 180 degrees for 25-30 mins (insert a toothpick to the cake; if it comes out clean the cake is ready, otherwise, bake for another 5-10 mins). Remove the cake from the oven and keep on a wire rack and allow it to co...

Christmas - the time of Carols, Christmas Tree, Christmas Star, Santa. Gifts and of course the super most and delicious Rich Plum Cake. Rich Plum Cake was in my 'To Bake' list from many years; but was doubtfull about how it turns out. This year I decided to give it a try and I am glad that it was great success.  My friends and family loved the cake. The aroma of cake, especially the dry fruits while baking the cake is beyond words.. .. Wish you all Merry Christmas... Ingredients To Soak Cashew Nuts  - 1 cup (chopped) Almonds - 1 cup (chopped) Cherry - 1 cup (chopped) Walnut - 1/2 cup (chopped) Dates - 1/2 cup (chopped) Raisins - 1 cup Tutti Fruity - 1 cup  Rum - 2 cups Add the dry fuits to a large glass bowl and mix well. Add rum ; mix well and keep tightly closed. Soak the dry fruis for atleast for 2 days. If you can soak for 1-2 weeks, the cake will be more tasty. Open the lid and mix the dry fuits once in 2 days. To Powder ...

Ingredients All purpose flour(Maida) - 1 1/2 cups Baking powder - 1/2 tsp Eggs - 2 nos Sugar - 3/4 cup Unsalted butter (in room temperature) - 100gm Salt - a pinch Vanilla Essence - 1/4 tsp Pineappale Essence - 1/4 tsp Tooti Footi - 100 gms: Preparation Method Preheat oven to 350 degree F (180 degree Celsius). Grease the baking tray with butter. Transfer the tooti-footi to a bowl and add 2tbsp maida, mix well and keep aside. Sieve together maida, baking powder and salt and keep aside. Beat the eggs using a hand held electric mixer in a large bowl. Add sugar and butter and mix at the lowest speed again for a 2-3 mins (till the sugar and butter dissolves). Add maida mix little by little to the egg-sugar-butter mix and blend at a medium speed for 4-5 mins. Add vanilla essence and pineappale essence,  blend for 1 more min. Gently fold in the tooti-footi using a wooden spatula. Pour the batter to the tray. Bake in oven for 40-45 mins at 350 degree F(180...

Apple Upside Down Cake- I bet you are going to love it. The aroma of apple and cinnamon, that fill in the entire house, while you bake this cake is simply irresistible. Enjoy.....  Ingredients All purpose flour (Maida) - 1 1/2 cups Baking powder - 1/2 tsp Eggs - 2 nos Sugar - 3/4 cup Unsalted butter (in room temperature) - 100 gms Salt - A pinch Vanilla essence - 1/4 tsp Apple - 2 medium (remove the skin and cut into thin slices) Apple Puree - 1/2 cup (I used 2 apples)  Cinnamon Powder - 1/2 tsp Dusting Sugar - as required (optional) Preparation Method Swift together maida, baking powder and salt and keep aside. Saute the apple slices in 2 tbsp of butter and keep aside. Beat the eggs using a hand held electric mixer in a large bowl till soft peaks are formed. Add sugar and butter and mix at the lowest speed again for a 2-3 mins.  Add maida mix little by little to the egg-sugar-butter mix and blend at a medium speed for 4-5 mins. Add vanil...