Lemon bundt cake with a lemony vanilla drizzle

Lemon bundt cake

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
21/2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
4 eggs
1 cup butter unsalted
3 tbls canola oil
1 tsp vanilla essence
1/4  tsp sea salt
Zest of two lemons
Juice of two lemons
1/4 cup or more of milk or half and half


Directions


Preheat oven to 350 degrees,butter and flour a bundt pan.

In a bowl whisk together the butter and sugar,cream till light and fluffy crack in the eggs one at a time add the zest,juice of lemon and the canola oil beat till the eggs gets incorporated.


Now add the flour which has already been whisked with baking powder and salt.

Mix both together at the lowest speed till everything is combined.Add in the milk or half and half beat till light...and combined.

Pour the batter into the bundt pan,bake for 40 minutest until a toothpick comes out clean in the center.

Enjoy this moist lemony bundt!

BANANA CRAN-NUT BREAD

BANANA CRAN-NUT BREAD

Best Banana Nut Bread Ever!!!!

Ingredients

3 Very Ripe Banana's mashed

2 cups Bread flour

1/2 cup Canola oil or 1 stick Butter

1/4 Cup Milk or a little more

2 Eggs beaten

1 cup Sugar

1 heaped tbs Brown Sugar

1 tsp Vanilla Essence

2 tsp Baking Powder

Pinch of Baking Soda(optional)

1/4 tsp Salt

Handful of Chopped Walnuts or Pecans

 Handful of Cranberries

Directions

• Cream Sugar,Oil or Butter,Eggs together.
• Add the mashed banana.
• Add the dry ingredients alternating with the milk beat till it all comes together.
• Add the Vanilla essence,beat and fold in the nuts and cranberry.
• Bake in a greased and floured pan at 350 degree F for 60 minutes approximately.

Quick Mango and Coconut Milk Cup Cakes

mango and coconut milk cup cakes

Ingredients

Mango Pulp- 1/2 cup
All Purpose Flour- 2 cups
Sugar-3/4 cup
Baking powder- 2 tsp
Oil -1/2 cup
Coconut Milk- 1/2 cup
Shredded coconut -1 tbs
Pinch of Salt


Whisk the oil,sugar and pulp into a creamy paste
Mix the flour,salt and baking powder in another bowl.
Add some coconut milk and the flour alternate it till the flour is used up.
Just whisk it until it all comes together.

Preheat oven to 350 F,line the muffin pan and spoon the batter into it ,bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Mango Loaf Cake -No Dairy,No Eggs!!

Mango Loaf Cake - Can be made vegan by substituting honey for maple syrup.

Ingredients

All purpose flour- 2 cups
Sugar-3/4th cup
Honey or Maple Syrup - 2 tbs
Baking powder- 2 tsp
Olive oil-1/2 cup
Mango pulp -1/2 cup
Coconut milk-1/2 cup or more

Easy Method

Whisk the oil,sugar and pulp into a creamy paste.
Add the baking powder ,followed by the all purpose flour alternating with the coconut milk.
Whisk till it all comes together into a smooth creamy batter don't over beat it spoon into a loaf pan.
Bake at 350 F for 20 minutes or till a stick comes out clean.
Moist and yummy to the crumb!!

OPTIONAL

Use some cranberries and slivered almonds instead of mango pulp.
Use Vanilla essence and make it a plain cake.
Use some chocolate chip. 

Cinnamon Raisin French Toast

Cinnamon Raisin French Toast

Ingredients

Cinnamon Raisin Bread - 8 slices
Eggs-2
Milk- 1/2 cup
Orange juice- 1/4 cup
Nutmeg powder - 1 pinch
Sugar- 2 tbs or Honey-2 tbs
Butter or Smart Balance- 3 tbs

Method

• In a wide bowl add the milk,eggs,sugar,nutmeg powder and orange juice whisk till it all blends together.
• Dip the bread slices on both sides,using some butter pan fry the bread till it turns golden brown on both sides.
• Serve the toast  with some maple syrup,whipped cream and some fruit !

If you don't have raisin cinnamon bread you can use the regular white, wheat or grain bread just add 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder and some extra sugar or honey to taste.

I sometimes sweeten using just plain old honey..it comes out perfectly sweet,make sure to warm the honey in the microwave for 20 seconds!

Walnut Coffee Cake lightened with Agave Nectar

Coffee Cake lightened with Agave Nectar

I enjoyed baking this evening tried some low sugar coffee cake made with agave nectar.You can bake using a mixture of all purpose flour and  wheat flour...good combination to get some extra fiber!

Ingredients
2 Cups Flour(1 Wheat & 1 All purpose)3 Eggs1 stick Butter or use 1/2 cup oil and 2 tbs apple sauce1/2 cup Sugar1/4 cup Agave Nectar1/2 cup Milk or a little more2 tsp Baking powderPinch of Salt1 tsp Vanilla essencePinch of Nutmeg 1/2 cup WalnutsOil to spray the pan

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees ,spray the  pan liberally dust with some flour.

• Separate the eggs in 2 Bowls

• Take a bowl cream the butter,egg yolks,agave nectar and sugar till nice and fluffy stir in milk and vanilla essence

• Combine the flour ,baking powder and a pinch of salt and nutmeg  fold in the fluffy butter mixture 

• Add the egg whites ,gently stir and pour into the greased pan

• Add chopped walnuts dusted with some flour liberally on the cake and bake approximately for 35- 45 minutes...or until a tooth pick comes out clean.