carrot beet wheat honeycake(Eggless butter less,sugarless)

Eggless butter less,sugar free carrot beetroot cake is a excellent healthy cake for everyone.When I  first decided to bake the cake immediately thought to bake an egg less version.So,for a change first time tried honey instead of sugar. Truly I haven't expected a tasty cake.To my surprise to was yummy even my kids loved it.First Aarini( daughter) said mummy I don't want to taste it.Then I said first taste it and then come to the conclusion.She tasted soon after baking and said mummy it was good. Aaryan(son) too loved it.Sharing this recipe in my blog as follows...

Ingredients:

• wheat flour 1cup(250 ml)
• carrot and beetroot grated(1 cup)
• Honey 1 cup
• Oil 1/4 cup( vegetable or olive oil)
• curd 1/2 cup( home made yogurt)
• cinnamon powder 1 1/2 tspn
• salt a pinch 
• Baking soda 1 tspn
• Baking powder 1/4 tspn
• Vanilla extract 1 tspn
• Almonds chopped 2 to 3 tbspn

Procedure:

• Sieve dry ingredients,baking powder,baking soda,salt,cinnamon powder( flour in a bowl and mix it well.
• In another bowl mix wet ingredients oil,honey,curd,vannila essence.whisk it nicely until honey mixes well.
• Add grated carrot beet mix to the dry ingredients  i.e flour mix.
• Slowly mix wet ingredients in the flour and fold it nicely until everything mixes well.
• Arrange a baking tray,greased with oil.Pour entire mixture in the baking tray and sprinkle some chopped almonds on top of it.
• Preheat oven to 350F and bake around 40 to 45 mins or until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean.

Naan khatai

Naan khatai is a wonderful and a authentic cookie with cardamom flavor and seasoned with nuts.Till now I baked many cookies but I don't know how I forgot to post this recipe in my blog.Coming to this recipe..This is me and my husband's favorite cookie and love munching each bite.Last weekend when my daughter demanded chocolate chip cookies then I thought why shouldn't i try Naan khatai for myself.I baked both one after the other .Both came out really nice and yummy.Naan khatai can also be prepared with gram flour or besan. But,I tasted only maida or allpurpose flour in Naan khatai.So I tried exactly the same as here..This week I signed Mini baked goodies under BM#73.Here is the recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1cup and 2 tbspn of all purpose flour( 1 Cup+ 2 tbspn)
• sooji or semolina 2 tbns
• salt a pinch
• baking soada 1/4 tspn
• unsalted bitter 1 stick or 1/2 cup
• powdered sugar 1/2 cup
• cardamom powder 1/2 tspn
• Finely chopped nuts 2 tbspns

Procedure:

• Mix all dry ingredients all-purpose flour,sooji,salt, baking soda in a bowl.
• In another bowl cream butter and sugar mix it well.
• using a hand mixture whisk until smooth.Then add cardamom powder mix it well.
• slowly add dry mixture to the creamy mixture and mix well,make a dough using hand.
• preheat oven to 350F.
• Take small amount of dough,just press light between your palm and arrange it on a baking tray.
• sprinkle some-chopped pistachio on top,and bake around 15 to18 mins or until thebottom is little golden color.
• when completely cools down enjoy yummy cookies.Later store remaining in a air tight container.
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Vanilla cup cakes

Vanilla cup cakes  very simple, easy recipe with a great moist texture and awesome in taste.Vanilla flavor loved by all my family members.I haven't prepared cupcakes till now as I'm worried about frosting. I don't like to eat cupcakes with frosting always,but my kids love to have frosting, so I Tried finally. so thought about a try.These are my first cup cakes with frosting.Vanilla cup cakes with perfect  vanilla cream cheese frosting.,a perfect cupcakes with great taste.My kids loved my cup cakes and keep asking me more..Here goes vanilla cup cakes and vanilla cheese cake frosting recipes.
This week I'M posting kids recipes inspired by kids stories or tv shows.Here goes one of the popular tv show Max and Ruby in Nick junior..This television series gives kids a sense about how these two siblings resolve their conflicts in a humorous and entertaining way.
 My kids used to watch when they are in preschool..Now it is different situation both of them wanted to watch different cartoons..But they loved to watch each and every episode of Max the Ruby.Ruby always wanted to bake cupcakes..So my inspiration came from this TV show.I followed recipe in food network. .It came out well.Here goes yummy vanilla cup cakes.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups of all purpose flour( 1 cup +1/4 cup)
• 1 1/4 Tspn baking powder
• 1/2 tsp of baking soda
• 1/2 Tspn salt
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 Tspn vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup buttermilk

Procedure:

• Preheat oven 350F and line a muffin/cup cake pan with liners.
• Take a bowl,whisk together flour,baking powder,baking soda and salt.
• In another bowl beat eggs using hand blender or electric mixer until fluffy.( around 20 sec)
• Add 3/4 cup sugar and continue to beat on medium speed around 30 sec.
• Now add vanilla extract, vegetable oil, beat another one more minute.
• Add buttermilk slowly and flour alternatively.Beat until just combined and smooth.
• Pour batter into a lined muffin pan.Fill about 1/2 full.
• Bake around 12 to 15 mins at 350 F.Mine done around 15 mins.Cool it for some time and enjoy.

Vanilla cream cheese frosting

•   cream cheese softned 8 oz packet( mine is Philadelphia cream cheese original)
• 1/2 cup butter,softened
• 2 cups confectioner sugar(powdered sugar)
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract or  vanilla essence

Method: 
In a bowl cream together  cream cheese and butter until creamy.Mix in the vanilla essence,then gradually stir in confectioners sugar.Store in the refrigerator after use.When the cupcakes completely cools down spread cream cheese and sprinklers on top.Yummy cupcakes are ready.

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