Plain Cake

Alright I know I am overdoing it for a day but I  have a friend and a reader who has admonished me for not doing my job here regularly. so this one is for her.....Another favourite which has been done to death and this time a little girl has asked me to bake for her .
PLAIN CAKE
Ingredients
Flour/maida                            1 cup                Eggs          2       
Castor/powdered sugar        3/4 cup            Salt            a pinch
Butter                                       3/4 cup           Vanilla essence         1 tsp
Baking powder                        3/4 tsp            Soda bi carbonate / baking soda    1/4 tsp
Milk                                            1/4 cup          Tutti fruity                       1 Tbsp candied
Raisins and cherreis                  1 tbsp
METHOD

• Grease a loaf tin.

• Sieve flour with salt ,baking powder and baking soda a couple of times.
• Separate egg yolks from egg whites .

     

• Beat egg whites until soft peaks consistency.
• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

• Add yolks to the above mixture and beat.

• Add essence,milk and sieved flour little by little and mix gently with a wooden spoon.
• Fold in beaten egg whites.
• Add tutti fruity ,cherries and raisins.(Optional)
• Mix well and bake in a preheated oven for an hour at 180 degrees C or until brown on top.
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ANZA COOKIES

Hi there !

I am really sorry.To all my readers ,my sincere apologies .How much ever I tryI end up neglecting this blog and this one gets the step motherly treatment.

So here goes the recipe of one of my family's hot favourite cookies.The recipe is pretty simple and it yields around 20 cookies but it won't appear so because they will be polished off within minutes.

Anza Cookies

INGREDIENTS

Dessicated coconut              1 cup                                          Cold water     2tbsp

Oats                                        1 cup                                         walnuts crushed lightly 1 cup     

Flour                                        1 cup

Sugar                                        1 cup

Butter                                      200 gms

Golden syrup                             4 tbsp

Baking soda                              1 tsp

METHOD

• Melt butter and golden syrup in a pan.
• Mix the rest of the ingredients.
• Mix water and  baking soda in a small bowl.
• Mix all the above ingredients.
• Grease a baking tray and pour small spoonfuls on it.(Remember to pour small portions because on baking these cookies spreadout and may stick to each other.)
• Press the poured mix with fork to flatten slightly.
• Bake for 12 - 15 minutes at 180 degrees C.
• After the cookie is baked ;with the help of a spatula immediately try lifting the cookie and loosen it . If you wait till it cools down then it may stick to the tray and break.this step is very important.

Hope that was simple enough. now go you cookie makers ...go bake.

Hugs

P.S.If you don't get Golden syrup don't fret I tried honey ...works out same.and golden syrup can be obtained by liquifying caramalised sugar.