Chocolate Fruit Cake | Chocolate Christmas Cake Recipe

This year I made a boiled fruit cake for our prayer group and then I had to bake some other cake for my family and neighbours. But unfortunately I did not have any soaked fruits! Instead of sulking about it, I decided to go ahead and bake a cake. So I chopped my fruits and nuts and soaked them for about 18 hours and then I baked this cake. And I soaked with grape juice only!

This is such a fabulous cake! You don't really get the chocolate flavor but the chocolate definitely enhances the overall flavor of the cake. I'm sure if I had soaked my fruits longer or if I had used alcohol, this cake would have tasted even better!

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The cake is moist, soft and full of fruits and nuts. I did not soak the fruits ahead and I did not bast the cake with alcohol. I didn't even wait for 24 hours to cut this cake (which is what I normally do with fruit cakes), I cut this cut within 20 minutes of taking it out of the oven and still it tasted awesome! Ideally, the fruits for this cake should be soaked days earlier and the cake baked few days ahead of Christmas and then bast the cake with alcohol until you cut the cake. You will love the burst of flavor! 

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Butter Cake | Easy Butter Cake Recipe with Buttermilk

It's so relaxing for me to bake a simple vanilla cake for tea time. And my family loves this cake, they love the simplicity of this cake the most. My family's most favorite cakes are this vanilla cake, my walnut cake and my carrot cake. If I give them a choice, then they keep choosing these three cakes over and over again!
This cake is so delicious, soft and moist. The buttermilk makes it extra soft and moist. If you're looking for a simple yet delicious cake then this is the one for you!

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KitKat Cupcakes

Ever since I saw these cupcakes in Subashini's Fondbites, I have been tempted to bake these cuppies. These cupcakes look so tempting and it's so delicious! And of course, the salted caramel ganache that I used to frost these cupcakes with, made it even more delightful! 
I was waiting for an opportunity to bake these and finally made it to take it to a friend's house. We loved it, they loved it and you will love it too!

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Eggless Carrot Cake

Carrot is one of my most favorite vegetable. Even when I was young, carrot was a vegetable that I ate without cribbing. I think I must have eaten only drumsticks, potatoes and carrots as a child! I love adding carrots to my bakes, I have already posted lots of recipes using carrots and the carrot cake that I have posted already is one of my most favorite cakes, only next to chocolate cakes! 

This time I wanted to try out an egg free version of carrot cake and I must say, you can never go wrong with carrots. The flavor is pretty deep and intense especially with the cinnamon and nutmeg. I love to bake my carrot cake a day in advance and let it rest for 24 hours and then all the flavors seep in and infuse making it delightfully delicious!

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Surprise Inside Heart Cake | Hidden Heart Cake

I wanted to make this cake for Valentine's cake this year but ended up making these cute edible chocolate cups with strawberry mousse instead! Then I wanted to make this cake for our wedding anniversary but again ended up making this rich and moist quadruple chocolate cake instead!
So finally I made this cake when there was no occasion to celebrate but then again, you don't need a special occasion to celebrate love!!  

The best part about this cake is that, no one can tell there is something hidden inside the cake! The surprise on my husband's face when I made him cut the cake, was very satisfying for me! 
The only thing I did not like about this cake, was that, there is too much of wastage! Almost half of the cake baked for the heart shape goes waste. You can choose to make cake pops or truffles.

And if you're not big on using colour's then skip the red color and keep the hearts white. The white hearts will still stand out against the dark brown chocolate cake. Or you can use a little less red color and make it a pink heart. 

One of the concerns in baking this cake is that, since the heart cake is baked twice, it can get a bit dry. But this is a good pound cake recipe and if you don't over bake, then it will not go dry. I adapted this recipe from my chocolate chip pound cake recipe.

The chocolate batter should preferably be a pound cake batter, only then the hearts placed inside will not move and will stand in place. Otherwise, by the time the cake is done, the hearts will be in some corner of the pan.

This recipe is for a 9*5*3 inch loaf pan. If you use a smaller pan, then your batter will overflow.

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Slutty Brownies | Fudgy Brownie Recipes

You must be wondering why these brownies are called slutty brownies! Well, I'm guessing because they are so sinfully delicious and rich! When I found this recipe I simply had to try it! I have made many brownies and this has become one of my favourites!

This brownie has 3 layers, a cookie dough layer, a sandwich cookie layer (like oreo) and an outrageous brownie layer on top. If you want to indulge, then this is the recipe for you!

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Chocolate Pistachio Loaf

Baking is so therapeutic to me, I simply love it! I love everything about baking, starting from lining my pans up to cleaning the mess!! And when I'm baking beauties as this loaf, I am even more serene and happy!
Ever since I saw this recipe I have been wanting to bake it and I have been waiting for an opportunity to bake this lovely loaf. And I finally made it for my cousins this week and we really loved it! So rich and divine! I was wondering why I waited so long to bake it! The texture of this loaf is more of a brownie and the ganache makes it even more delicious!

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Best Vanilla Cupcakes

I have been looking for a good vanilla cupcake recipe and I have finally found it! Soft, moist and super delicious! These cuppies are perfect. I made these for a family get together with some friends and these were perfect. I made these cupcakes and eggless chocolate mousse.
I was supposed to bake 30 cupcakes but I had to bake more since every time I took a batch out of the oven, everybody in my house would just eat a few, it is soo good!

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Victoria Sponge Cake

The Victoria Sponge Cake is one of the most traditional, old fashioned cakes, basic cake. It's such a soft, rich buttery cake that it literally melts in the mouth! 

It is believed that Queen Victoria usually has a slice of this cake with her evening tea every day. It is traditionally sandwiched with raspberry or strawberry jam or cream but I did not do that since I made this for my kids and I was not sure if they would care for a filling.
This is such a basic cake that if you are a beginner in baking, you can start off with this cake.

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Chocolate Chip Pound Cake

I love pound cakes, they are so rich and dense, it's an old fashioned traditional cake where a pound of each ingredient is used to bake the cake. If you notice the ingredients of a pound cake, there is no 'liquid' ingredient added other than the butter and eggs, unlike other cakes where we add milk, buttermilk, yogurt, sour cream, water, fruit juice etc so this cake this a very dense cake and not a moist one and the batter is also a thick one. Also traditionally the pound cake is baked it a loaf pan or a bundt pan and when baked in a loaf pan, it cracks right on top!

I baked this cake for one of my cousin's birthday and this was well received by everyone. Although it's dense, the taste is awesome and the chocolate chips add to the crunch and taste of the cake. What everybody loved about this cake is the beautiful brown crust it forms, simply delicious! 

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Brownie Butter Cake

I baked this cake ages ago but just did not have time to post. It all happened on a day when my kids started hogging a store bought cake that some one had dropped off in our house. Me being someone who loves baking, just could not stand to watch them eat store bought cakes! Hence I set off to bake something for them and I had to satisfy both of them. My son likes chocolate and my daughter does not prefer chocolate so I made this cake and it worked like a charm!! 

This is truly a delicious cake with the best of both worlds! I love brownies, they are my weakness and who doesn't like a perfectly delicious butter cake! To have them both in the same piece of cake is simply divine! The brownie in this cake is so fudgy, just the way I like it and the butter cake is soft and moist making this combination utterly delicious!

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Lemon Cake

We wanted to try a tangy cake, normally I am not a huge fan of tangy cakes but it was a long time since I had one so decided to try this recipe. It turned out great, I loved it! Although I should say, my husband did not like the tangy flavor in a cake! If you like a tangy cake then this is a must try!

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Oreo Brownies

My next recipe with oreos are these brownies. Although I am not a huge fan of oreos, I find that most kids love these cookies so when another niece of my mine was coming home, I decided to make these for her. This brownie tastes extraordinary! So simple and yet so rich and yum! 
If you don't like oreos, you can just skip that or replace with any of your favorite biscuits, like bourbon maybe! But do try it and you won't regret it.

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Eggless Marble Cupcakes

I participated in a bake sale in my husband's office and I was pretty thrilled since this was my first bale sale. I was asked to bake some marble cakes but my husband felt cupcakes would be better than cakes so I made these cupcakes and they were well received and was sold off very quickly! I frosted these cupcakes with ganache and these cuppies turned out to be so delicious, so yum!

There are some other marble cakes that I have already posted, chocolate and vanilla marble cake (with eggs) and an eggless chocolate and mango marble cake and a Zebra Cake.

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Oreo Cupcakes | Cookies and Cream Cupcakes

A kid's favorite recipe on Children's Day! Every child is Oreo crazy, so are my nieces. So every time I visit them or they visit us, I make sure I make some sort of an oreo dessert for them. This time I made these delicious oreo cupcakes. 

I had first seen these cupcakes in my friend Nicole's fb page, Salmela Family Cakes. She makes some beautiful cakes and cupcakes and this recipe caught my attention since it's easy and simple to make and obviously a kid favorite recipe!

So here's wishing all the kids a very Happy Children's Day with this delightful Oreo Cupcakes!! { For those who don't know, Children's Day is celebrated on November 14th in India, on the birthday of our 1st Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who loved children}

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Banana Chocolate Chips Muffins

This is one of my most favorite and special muffin recipe since this is the first muffin that I tried after I started baking. I remember, at that time, hoping secretly that no one would want these muffins so that I can have them all for myself!! It was that tasty! So soft and moist and yum! And this time when I made it again, I was left secretly hoping for the same thing!!
The flavor of banana with chocolate and cinnamon is absolutely divine. Do try it out if you have over ripe bananas at home.

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Date Walnut Cake

I like to add something healthy in my bakes and dates and nuts definitely qualify as healthy! There are many ways to make a date cake, you can add chopped dates or blend the dates and then add. In this recipe, I chose to blend the dates and make a puree and add to the batter. My family loves nuts so I add lots of it to the batter! This made an awesome soft, moist nutty cake!

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Eggless Whole Wheat Carrot Muffins

I have been on the look out for some healthy moist and delicious carrot muffins and these little muffins fit the bill perfectly. These are soft and moist and healthy, that you can bake for your family and friends and enjoy a guilt free snack.
I made these for my family to snack on as we went on a long drive to another city and these fabulous muffins made the journey pleasant and enjoyable!

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Chocolate Mousse Brownie

Today I have a happy indulgence baking! This is one of my most favorite recipe! Chocolates are my most favorite food (yes chocolate is a food to me!) and I love brownies, they are my weakness! When I was little, you could have probably kidnapped me with a good, fudgy chewy brownie! Them fudgy ones are my preference! 

This recipe makes an already lip smacking brownie even more insanely irresistible! 

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Double Chocolate Brownies

This is another one of my favorite brownie...rich, dark, chocolaty and fudgy! The very thought of it makes me want to have some right away! I made these for some of my husband's friends and they all loved it too! If you love fudgy brownies then this is a must try!

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