Wednesday 19 February 2014

How Easy and Attractive can be Your Cake Recipes?



The best thing that suits every special occasion is a cake. Everyone wants its recipe to be quick and easy. There are numerous easy cake recipes which you can consider for making your birthday, anniversary or baby shower celebration more special. The baking process of these recipes is mostly easy and their ingredients are available without any problem. The list of ingredients is less than your expectation and can be bought at low rates. Preferably this recipe making process will save you great deal of time which you can spend with your family in those special days. Most of the ingredients you need to make cakes are widely used in home cooking. So, you won’t have to go out for bringing them. Things like butter, egg, flour and sugar are used in most of the cake recipes; no matter how different is their shape and flavor.  

When you want to make a beautifully designed cake in the simplest way, you will have to take a note of all possible ingredients. Baking an easy recipe like carrot cake won’t be possible and make you feel upset if you come to know that there are no carrots in your home. So, try to know about the ingredients much before you decide to make a cake of your choice. Chocolate is another favorite thing you may not have in your home and you may get stuck in the mid way of baking a Chocolate flavored cake.

Easy cake recipe will need some simple things and can get completed in a few steps. It will be usually single layered and any extra recipe may be rarely needed to provide it with icing. Most of easy cake recipes will have limited baking time which is clearly mentioned on the guide or book along with the temperature required to be maintained in the oven. A simple method to make sure that the core part of a cake is really baked is to poke it with a small toothpick. It is a time tested method which every cake recipe maker can try to check the status of the cake batter baked in a tray. It helps the makers to conclude that the recipe is thoroughly baked without feeling the need to actually cut a tiny piece from it and spoil the look.

You can find easy cake recipes at anywhere including the magazines, cooking books, internet and the friends who often come to your home for sharing their recipes. And you will end up making delectable cakes by putting in less effort. These recipes are easy to make and you won’t face any difficulty in getting the ingredients in right amounts. The easiest thing would possibly be baking ready made cake mix available in the store. You will have to pour it in a bowl, put it in a pre-heated oven and bake it up to required time.  Easy and fast as you have thought your cake recipe to be!

Thursday 9 January 2014

Some Interesting Ideas on Cake Recipes

Most of us like to make tasty cakes at home. Some of us think that it requires more efforts and experience to make good cakes at home. But you can still manage without giving more efforts or having great experience. If you are able to find out an easy and simple cake recipe from magazines or online guides then making it will no more be difficult. There are plenty of cake recipes available online and you can access them with just a single mouse click. Below are given some easy and interesting ideas on how to make cake recipes without burning it or losing its original taste.  



Points to note
Before you decide to make a cake recipe, try to know its baking time and ingredients that are provided along with the recipe picture and instructions. It the baking time is more than one hour, you can skip it and find another which takes less time. Try to focus on the cake recipes which can be made in less than an hour. It will save you great deal of time. Since time is precious, select from those recipes which need less time. Read the guidelines properly. If each step is clearly mentioned and you are comfortable with them then you can proceed with the same. The next important thing is to prepare the cake mix. The best method is to put the ingredients together in a single bowl and use a blender or spatula to mix them all. 



Use ready-made cake mixes
If you are unable to make a cake mix on your own then you can use quick mix that is available on the market these days. It will save you from the hassle of preparing the mix or from the risk of following the wrong method or making a mistake. You can try a little variance at the time of preparing a recipe and give it a personal touch. The outcomes will be pleasing. For example, you can fetch quick mix from the market and decorate it in your desired way. Whether you choose to make a simple fruit cake or a complex chocolate cake, you can avoid spending more time by using ready-made mix and do the frosting in its own way.



Involve your children and other family members
The joy of making a cake recipe can’t be realized without involving your children or other family members in the process. Especially your kids like to be a part of the process of making and decorating cakes. You can ask them to decorate the cake with cherries and cream or icing. It will make your cake delightful and memorable. In this way, you can share the joy with your children and get closer to them as well as give them tasty cakes to eat. Don’t you find all these ideas interesting?

Tuesday 24 December 2013

What are Basic Ingredients for Making Easy Cake Recipes?

Cakes make a special treat for every kind of celebration. Delicious, attractive, and easy to make and bring a smile, they are available in various shapes and sizes. If you don't have much time but want to make an easy and delicious cake recipe, you need to look for certain ingredients in your house at first. They are flour, baking soda, sugar, bananas or eggs, butter or vegetable oil and some additions or flavoring. With these basic ingredients, you can prepare a cake recipe very easily.


Flour
Flour helps build the structure of a cake. Two of the most widely used kinds of flour in making a cake are whole wheat flour and white flour.


Sugar or liquid sweetener
Sugar not only makes cakes sweet but also retains moisture in the cake when it gets baked.White granular sugar is commonly used in cakes. If you have it in your kitchen, then you could make cake recipes without the need of any other kind of sweetener.

Baking Soda/Baking powder
Baking powder or baking soda can be used to make the cake swell and become soft. If you are using baking soda, then a little amount of salt should be added to the cake recipe.

Liquid
Liquid like plain water, soy milk or milk should be used for keeping the moisture and giving the flavor to a cake after being baked. They also add to the softness of the cake once it's cooked.

Butter or vegetable oil
Butter or vegetable oil is used to keep the cake moist and tender.
If there is margarine or butter in your freezer, or you have vegetable oil in your store cupboard, you don't any other fat items to make a cake.

Common flavors like lemon extract, almond extract or vanilla extract can be used in a little amount to give your cake recipe a wonderful touch. You can also use any other special addition or flavorings like orange, banana, chocolate or mint to make a brilliant recipe.




Sunday 24 November 2013

The Quickest Method For Making Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cakes and cookies have been easily the most popular desserts but preparing them has been anything but easy. Desserts mostly signify the end of a meal and the plan is to end with a sweet or unique taste that will linger long after. To add to the appeal most of the cakes or desserts can be made healthier along with increased taste. The age old formula that healthy eatable needs to be boring taste wise don’t work anymore. Now you can make your own healthy as well as tasty cakes and cookies by checking out for cake recipes, etc. online.

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The most popular cookie recipes have to be the chocolate chip cookies. They are sought after by cookie lovers irrespective of age and this is mainly due to its ingredients and make that plays the most important role in popularising them. These delicious cookies are crunchy on the outside and covered with a spattering of chocolate chips but bite down and you will reach for more of the chocolate chips inside. Below is the complete recipe for making chocolate chip cookies that will make you a huge hit both among your kids as well as the adults.