French Vanilla Cake

Nowadays, you can make a cake without much difficulty, as you can buy cake mixes which are available in different flavors and types. However, if you want to prepare a cake from scratch, it will take some time as well as skills to make the end product perfect. Vanilla cakes have always been popular as they are easy to make and offer a rich flavor. If you want a delicious vanilla cake that is easy to prepare, then try the French vanilla cake recipes that are given below.

How to Make French Vanilla Cake?

You may find various brands of French vanilla cake mix in the market. You may either purchase any one of them or make the cake on your own. As vanilla is a flavor that goes well with other ingredients, like fruits, chocolate, coffee powder, almond extract, etc., you may incorporate them for different flavors. The following are some French vanilla cake recipes that can be prepared easily.

Using French Vanilla Cake Mix

Ingredients needed

    * French vanilla cake mix - 1 packet (18¼ ounces)
    * Water - 1⅓ cup
    * Eggs - 3
    * Vegetable oil - ⅓ cup

Method of preparation

Take a large bowl and combine the cake mix, along with the other ingredients. Once the ingredients mix well, beat the mixture for at least 3 minutes. Pour the batter into greased and floured baking pans (13 x 9 inches). Place the pans inside the oven that is preheated to 350°F. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes and your French vanilla cake is ready. Cool well before applying frosting.

French Vanilla Cake Recipe from Scratch - I

Ingredients needed

    * All purpose flour - 2½ cups
    * Eggs - 4
    * Sugar - 2 cups
    * Milk - 1 cup
    * Vegetable oil - ¾ cup
    * Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon
    * Baking powder - 2 teaspoons

Method of preparation

Take the sugar and eggs in a large bowl and beat them together till the mixture thickens. Add the remaining ingredients and beat the mixture for 1-2 minutes. Now the batter is ready to be transferred into the baking pans that are already greased and floured. Once done, bake them in the oven that is preheated to 350°F. It will take around 30 minutes for the cake to get baked. Once baked, allow the cake to cool before applying frosting.

French Vanilla Cake Recipe from Scratch - II

Ingredients needed

    * All purpose flour - 3 cups
    * Eggs - 4
    * Sugar - 2 cups
    * Milk - 1 cup
    * Unsalted butter (soft) - 1 cup
    * Baking powder - 2 teaspoons
    * Salt - ¾ teaspoon
    * Vanilla extract - 2 tablespoons

Method of preparation

Sift the flour, along with baking powder and salt. Take a large bowl and beat butter in it, till it turns fluffy. Add sugar and beat for another 3 minutes. The next step is to add the eggs, one by one. Make sure to beat the mixture for at least a minute, after adding each egg. Add the sifted flour in small batches. After adding each batch of flour, add some milk and combine everything well. Once the flour and milk are mixed well with the egg-sugar mixture, add the vanilla extract. Combine well and pour the batter into greased and floured pans. Bake them in the oven (for 25 to 30 minutes) that is preheated to 350°F. Once done, remove from the oven and cool the cake before frosting.

The above said are a few recipes for making French vanilla cake at home. If you have shortage of time, it is better to opt for ready made cake mix. Others who wish to bake the cake at home and surprise their loved ones may try one of the above explained recipes to prepare this delicious vanilla cake.

Pandan Chiffon Cake Recipe

Chiffon cakes have always been loved for their light and fluffy texture. Today, we have different versions of this moist cake and pandan chiffon cake is one among them. As the name rightly suggests, pandan leaf extract is one of the indispensable ingredients of this cake. Though, it is an Asian version of chiffon cake, it is truly delicious with the sweet fragrance of pandan leaves. If you are interested in making this cake, then you may use the following pandan chiffon cake recipe.

How to Make Pandan Chiffon Cake?

Before starting with the recipe, let's note the pandan chiffon cake recipe ingredients. Now you know that pandan leaves are essential for making this cake. You may either use freshly squeezed pandan juice or pandan paste with artificial flavor. As in case of any other type of chiffon cake, this version too does not use butter. Instead of that, oil is used in pandan chiffon cake recipes. Even coconut milk is an ingredient for making this cake. Another ingredient is eggs that have to be the freshest. This is because fresh eggs whip well, as compared to older ones. Use caster sugar instead of regular sugar, for best results. So, get the right ingredients and start preparing your pandan chiffon cake.

Ingredients

    * Cake flour - 100 gm
    * Eggs (large) - 5
    * Caster sugar - 80 gm (20 + 60)
    * Coconut milk – 100 ml
    * Olive oil - 3 tablespoons
    * Pandan juice - 2 tablespoons
    * Baking powder - 1 teaspoon
    * Cream of tartar - ½ teaspoon

Method of Preparation

❖ First of all, separate the egg whites and the yolks. Take the egg yolks in a large bowl and beat them well with 20 grams of caster sugar. As the sugar dissolves completely, add the coconut milk and pandan juice.

❖ You may use either fresh or frozen pandan leaves to squeeze out the required amount of juice. All you have to do is to cut the leaves (around ten) into small pieces and crush them in a blender with 1½ tablespoons of water. Now, transfer the crushed leaves into a small cloth bag (made of muslin or cheesecloth) and squeeze out the juice.

❖ Some people add 2-3 drops of pandan essence to the cake batter, so that the cake gets a light green color. This is because, cakes made with pandan juice are found to have a light yellow color. However, use of this essence is optional.

❖ Now, sift the cake flour and baking powder together and add them to the egg yolk mixture, along with olive oil. Combine well and keep aside.

❖ Take a clean bowl without any trace of water or oil in it. Now add the egg whites to this bowl and beat them (with an electric egg beater) till bubbles appear.

❖ Add cream of tartar and mix well with the egg whites, before adding one-third (20 gm) of the remaining caster sugar. Beat the mixture well and add the remaining caster sugar in two batches.

❖ You have to continue beating the egg white-sugar mixture, till it forms stiff peaks. Now, gently fold in the fluffy egg whites to the flour-egg yolk mixture. Make sure not to use force while combining both.

❖ Once they get combined, pour the cake batter into an eight inch round tube cake pan and bake the cake in the oven that is preheated to 340°F. Bake for around 30 to 40 minutes and your homemade pandan chiffon cake is ready.

So, now you have a fair idea about making pandan chiffon cake at home. You may come across other such recipes with slight variations. But, the basic method remains the same. You can prepare this cake without much difficulty, if you know the right methods and have the required ingredients. Apart from providing a sweet flavor to the cake, pandan juice is healthy too. So, try this recipe and enjoy the goodness of pandan chiffon cake.

Quinoa Breakfast Cake Recipes

Wheat, barley, rice ... these are well-known and very popular grains used in everyday cooking. For a healthier and different seed to add an exotic flavor to your dishes, have you tried quinoa? This Peruvian grain or pseudocereal is actually the seeds of a type of goosefoot plant. Pronounced as "keen-wa", quinoa is a staple ingredient in South American cuisine and was treasured as the "mother of all grains" by the Incas. Indeed the health benefits of quinoa rank it as a veritable treasure chest of nutrients, especially when compared to other cereals and grains. To add to its appeal, its use is not restricted to South American dishes and quinoa as a cooking ingredient can be found in many recipes. In this article, we look at some quinoa breakfast cake recipes for a healthier breakfast snack or dish alternative.

Quinoa Breakfast Cake Recipes

Gluten-Free Quinoa Breakfast Cake
Ingredients:

    * 1½ cups quinoa flakes
    * ½ cup sorghum flour
    * ½ cup tapioca starch
    * ¾ cup almond meal flour
    * ½ teaspoon sea salt
    * 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
    * 1 cup organic light brown sugar
    * 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
    * 1 teaspoon baking soda
    * 2 large eggs, organic (egg substitute can also be used)
    * ½ cup light olive or safflower oil
    * ¼ cup sorghum molasses or raw organic agave
    * 2 teaspoons bourbon vanilla extract
    * 1 cup grated carrots
    * ½ cup grated coconut, sweetened
    * ½ cup seedless raisins
    * ¼ cup orange juice

Method:

   1. In a bowl, whisk the 2 types of flour, the quinoa flakes, starch, soda, salt, gum and cinnamon
   2. In a separate large bowl, beat the eggs, oil, sugar, molasses, extract and orange juice
   3. Mix together the contents of both the bowls and beat well. To this mixture, add the carrots, coconut and raisins, stirring well with the addition of each ingredient
   4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a 10x13 inch baking pan, place greased foil or parchment. Leave the cake batter to rest
   5. Pour the cake batter into the baking pan. Make sure the batter is spread uniformly in the pan
   6. Bake for 25-35 minutes. Check if cake is ready, by inserting toothpick into cake center. The center should be quite firm to touch, not gooey or sticky
   7. Leave cake to cool, then cut into 15 pieces and wrap in foil. Store them in a bag and refrigerate for later use

Spicy Apple Quinoa Breakfast Cake
Ingredients:

    * 2 cups cooked quinoa
    * ¼ cup whole oats
    * ½ cup agave nectar
    * 2 whole apples, medium sized with skin, cored and grated
    * ½ cup raisins
    * ½ cup sunflower seeds
    * ½ cup any light oil (sunflower, safflower)
    * 1⅓ cups whole oat flour
    * 2 teaspoons chia or flax seeds, finely ground
    * 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
    * 2 teaspoons cinnamon, ground
    * 1 teaspoon cardamom
    * 1 teaspoon ginger, ground
    * 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
    * 1 teaspoon baking powder
    * ½ teaspoon baking soda
    * ½ teaspoon salt

Method:

   1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Use a 9 inch square pan for baking and grease or line it with parchment
   2. Mix the apple, agave nectar, oil, flax or chia seeds, quinoa, vinegar, vanilla, sunflower seeds and raisins in a bowl. Keep aside
   3. In another bowl, sift the oat flour, baking powder and soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt and cardamom. Add oats to this bowl and mix well
   4. Add the contents of the wet mixture bowl into the first bowl and stir well. A thick batter should be formed
   5. Pour the batter into the baking pan and spread evenly. Make sure the top is smooth. Bake for 30-40 minutes. You can test if the cake is ready, by inserting a toothpick into the center. If it comes out clean and dry, the cake is ready. Remove cake from oven and leave to cool. After it has cooled completely, cut into slices

Quinoa Cakes for Breakfast with Apple Sauce
Ingredients:

    * 1 large apple, chopped
    * 1¼ cups quinoa flour
    * ¾ cup maple syrup
    * ½ cup oil
    * 1⅓ cup applesauce
    * ¼ cup rice bran
    * ¼ cup almond or hazelnut meal ( you can use ¼ of quinoa flour instead)
    * ¼ cup arrowroot powder
    * 1 tablespoon flax seed, finely ground
    * 3 tablespoons warm water
    * 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    * ½ teaspoon baking soda
    * ½ teaspoon salt
    * ¼ teaspoon cloves
    * ¾ teaspoon baking powder

Method:

   1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a baking pan or loaf pan
   2. In a bowl, mix flax seed and warm water, keep aside
   3. In another bowl, mix the quinoa flour, arrowroot, hazelnut meal, rice bran, cinnamon, baking soda and powder, salt and cloves
   4. In a different bowl, mix the maple syrup, oil, flax-water mix and applesauce
   5. Add the apple pieces to the quinoa flour mixture (dry mixture) and stir. Then add the maple syrup mixture to this bowl and stir well. A batter with apple chunks is formed
   6. Pour batter into pan and spread evenly. Bake cake for 55 minutes to 1 hour. Allow cake to cool before slicing

Quinoa lends a unique and flavorful taste to food, with a granular texture. It has a very high protein content, especially among vegetables and fruits. Such nutritional qualities make quinoa an ideal protein source over meat and a useful substitute for wheat and rice in different foods. So next time, for a sweet yet healthy breakfasting food, try out the above quinoa breakfast cake recipes to whip up a delicious, fragrant and nutritious cake!

How to Make Cake Pops

Correct me if I am wrong, cakes are one of those things relished by all, may it be kids, adults or grannies. They are wonderful and super delicious to taste. But, when the same cake is presented in a more innovative and creative way, they are little pieces of heaven called "Cake Pops". They are perfectly sized and great for any occasion. It's the best Christmas recipe. In fact the cake pops recipe top the carte at birthday parties, bridal baby shower or wedding parties, you name it. You can just make these cake pops without there being any occasion and binge on them when your tongue tickles for something sweet. Let's see how to make cake pops, since we have been talking about how yummy they are. So here you go.

How to Make Cake Pops

OK here we go, the recipe to the yummy cake pops will be revealed now. So get the ingredients ready and follow the mentioned instructions, to make the yummiest cake pop you friends and family have ever had.

Ingredients

    * 1 box of cake mix
    * 1 tub frosting
    * 1 packet candy coating (white or chocolate)
    * Sprinkles
    * Lollipop sticks
    * Styrofoam (to stand the cake pops in)
    * Butter paper
    * Other decorating material like colored ribbons, beads, etc., if you wish to decorate them further.

Procedure

   1. Bake the cake as directed on the cake mix box.
   2. Once the baked caked cools down break it into fine pieces in a large bowl. See that you process it to absolutely fine crumbs.
   3. Now, mix ¾ of the frosting tub in the bowl. Mix it with hands until a soft dough is formed.
   4. This mixture is just perfect, to roll into golf size balls.
   5. Place this balls on a plate covered with butter paper to prevent the sticking.
   6. Refrigerate them for an hour or until these cake balls hold their shape.
   7. Now, melt the chocolate as per instructions on the packet. Dip the tip of the lollipop stick into the melted chocolate and insert it into the cake balls, place them aside to harden, so that the lollipop sticks hold the cake balls properly.
   8. Once this is done, dip these pops into the melted chocolate, be carefully while you do this, because, "how to make cake pops smooth" is a question posed by many, dip until the entire pop is covered and hence, will ensure a smooth layer.
   9. Immediately dust them with sprinkles and place them in the Styrofoam block to harden.
  10. Once the chocolate sets in, it's time to gorge on these delightful cake pops.

Tips

    * Bake the cake a day before you start to make the cake pops, so that it cools down properly.
    * You can use colored candy coating. They not only come in white and brown, but all different colors.
    * Dip the pops completely and carefully into the melted chocolate to have a smooth layer.
    * The cake pops look just as cute even without the lollipop sticks.

Cake pops can be given any shape to make them look tempting and suit the occasion, and they can be tried out with different cake recipes too. One can make a turkey shaped cake pop on Thanksgiving. A Christmas cake pop recipe can be like a Santa Claus cap, bells, or they just can be used to decorate the Christmas tree. Some naughty kids prefer the cake pops with monster heads some others like the smiley faces. Heart-shaped cake pops during Valentine's day serves the perfect mushy surprise for your loved one. An egg-shaped cake pop on Easter Sunday seems perfect and unusual.

Now that you know how to make cake pops, go ahead, brush up your confectionery skills and enjoy the scrumptious cake pops. Cake pops are the stars of every event and simply delicious.

Dump Cake

Delicious delight… a description that insinuates you into the world of perfect harmony that spells taste in every molecule. A dump cake does just that! It makes you drool and drown into the reservoir of the delectable and soft munch. However you may think that the name dump cake does not suggest any ingredient that screams appetizing nor does it have a name that evokes interest. The name might just suggest how disloyal it is to serving your taste buds, by being subjected to the dumps! Well, to your sheer surprise and to my subservient relief, I have the opportunity to explain that a dump cake is contrary to what its name suggests. It is indeed a cake that your tongue generously testifies to.

What is a Dump Cake

Names are supposed to be a tad bit mysterious and deceptive, if not then what is the fun in experiencing something exciting. This dessert to everyone's surprise is coveted to be a real relish with it being the most easiest cake that one may concoct. The Delicious dump cake can be made by anyone. From kids beginning to learn the art of cake baking to a new bride trying to impress her mother in law with her cake making prowess, the elementary dump cake recipes serve one and all. You may ask, what is dump cake all about. Well, a dump cake is a successful concoction of fruits preferably canned, with a layer of cake mix accompanied with toppings to add that extra smack. Cherries, pineapples are amongst the preferred and the most demanded by 'platter holders'. Nevertheless, you could also enjoy making and eating a dump cake that has other fruits as its base. Apples, pumpkin, peach are also among the top runners to make the cake all the more savory and mouth watering.

Canned fruits are predominantly used in preparing dump cakes, however, you are free to experiment with fruits that you prefer. You could also resort to using fresh fruits as your base in the baking bowl. There are modification in the recipe of this cake that can make it all the more tempting and special. Strawberry gelatin is a popular choice with all those who don't wish to conform to the ordinary and the mundane. If you have a sweet tooth demanding a lot more 'sweet nothings' from you, all you could do is coat the fruits in sugar or dip them in sugar water, allowing them to macerate in their own juice. In case you have to rush for an important but have promised to keep a delicious dump cake ready for your son when he gets back from school, all you need to do is use a canned pie filling or any variety of fruit pie and serve your son with a sweet platter.

Easy Dump Cake Recipe

Here is an easy dump cake recipe for one and all. Here we go.

Ingredients

Equip your kitchen counter with the required ingredients such as:

    * 1 Stick of Butter
    * 1 pkg of Canned Fruit
    * 1 pkg. Cake mix

Instructions

   1. Place the canned fruits on the bottom of the baking bowl. Ensure that you place the fruits evenly. The caned fruit could be your choice in entirety. Peach, pumpkin, pineapple, apple, cherries, you could make the dump cake with regards to the flavor you prefer to be dominant. If your favorite fruits is cherries you could resort to make a cherry dump cake or you could resort to reviewing a pineapple dump cake recipe to make the pineapple dump cake.
   2. Pour the cake mix (yellow or white) on the fruits. Stir this mixture gently.
   3. If the cake mix forms granules while the mixing process is in action, do not smoothen out. You could let them be the way they are as they deliver crunch to the cake.
   4. You could now apply butter or margarine to the sides if the baking dish and pour the mixture into the dish while you pre-heat the oven.
   5. Coat the cake with a layer of butter and sprinkle a few cashews on top to give a rich feel to the cake.
   6. Now, is the time to place the cake preparation into the pre-heated oven.
   7. Bake until you see the color of the crust turning golden brown.
   8. The dump cake is ready! You could serve it with whipped cream.

Having known what is dump cake, you could experiment, concoct and come up with flavors to cater to your taste buds. A dump cake is, indeed a budding cake-concocter's delight. Eat it to believe it!

Cake Balls on a Stick

Who doesn't love cake? Chocolate or lemon or strawberry? So many frosting options. Another great thing about cakes is that you can do so many things with them. Cupcakes are a popular idea. A new trend for cake is cake balls. Bite sized treats, cake balls are balls made of cake and frosting, dipped in coating. You can have them plain or put them on a stick. Cake balls on a stick are also called cake pops or cupcake pops. They make great party food, as you don't need dishes to serve them and they are easy to eat. People even throw cake ball parties, where you come with the undecorated cake balls on a stick and then decorate them with different dipping chocolates and toppings. In this article, learn how to make cake balls on a stick along with different flavors and ideas for them.

Simple Cake Balls on a Stick Recipe

Ingredients

    * 1 cooled cake - any size, any flavor, unfrosted
    * Scraps of different cakes can also be used
    * 1 can of prepared frosting or any home made frosting
    * Melted chocolate (amount varies based on number of balls made
    * Toothpicks or lollipop sticks

Directions

Cut the cooled cake into large pieces and place in a bowl. Use a fork and crumble the cake into crumbs. Run through the crumbs with the hands or a fork to make sure all pieces are crumbled. Mix in frosting to make a paste. Chill crumb mixture for at 2 hours. Use the hands or a melon baller to roll out balls from the crumb mixture. Stack the balls on top of each other, with waxed paper sheets in between, on a platter or tray. Place the tray with the cake balls in the freezer for 6 hours. Remove the tray from the freezer and stick a lollipop stick into each cake ball. One ball at a time, roll the balls in the melted chocolate. Make sure the entire ball surface is covered. Set on waxed paper to drip off.

Tips for Easy Cake Balls on a Stick

    * Make sure the cake balls aren't frozen solid before dipping
    * Try to make small balls, as they are easier to dip and eat
    * Keep the dipped balls at room temperature
    * Dip the balls in small batches, keep both coating and the balls in the freezer until you need them
    * Store the undipped cake balls in an air tight container sealed with both the lid and plastic wrap
    * Add sprinkles immediately after coating the cake balls on a stick. If the coating hardens, then the sprinkles won't stick to the balls
    * Use a styrofoam block to stick the cake balls on a stick into, while drying up the coating

Cake Balls on a Stick Ideas

The best thing about cake balls on a stick is that there are gazillions of frosting and coating options! Mix and match any cake and frosting combination to make a multitude of cake balls. You can use sprinkles, funfetti and jimmies for a festive touch, and get creative with decorating gels, mini candies and colored frosting. For sports fans, make cake balls with white coating and use green frosting at their base, to make golf balls on a stick! For the 4th of July, make cake balls from red velvet cake mix with vanilla frosting. Roll the balls in white chocolate and sprinkle with red, blue and white sprinkles!

A festive, homemade gift idea is to make cake balls on a stick for Christmas. A box of cake balls on a stick, decoratively wrapped, is sure to bring yummy, Christmas cheer to your loved ones. For that extra touch, make Christmas tree cake balls - plum cake mix, green frosting and icing balls and stars, in the conical shape of a tree. Or just plum cake mix, with differently colors of frosting, to make decorative cake balls on a stick. Cartoon character ideas too can be implemented for kids' parties, they would just have a ball.

Cake Balls on a Stick Flavors

    * Red velvet cake with cream cheese icing and vanilla or chocolate coating
    * Chocolate cake, milk chocolate icing, dipped in chocolate bark
    * Chocolate cake, butter cream icing, and dark chocolate coating
    * Fudge cake, mixed in peppermint chips and fudge frosting with dark chocolate coating
    * Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, dipped in white chocolate bark
    * Strawberry with vanilla frosting, dipped in chocolate
    * Lemon cake, lemon frosting and chocolate chips, dipped in white chocolate
    * Fudge mix, peppermint or chocolate chips, fudge frosting, dipped in dark chocolate
    * French vanilla cake with white chocolate almond icing, dipped in chocolate
    * Cherry chip cake mix and cream cheese frosting, dipped in white chocolate

Cake balls on a stick are a popular treat for parties and occasions. Kids love every step of making them, from licking the icing bowl to decorating the cake balls. It's a great way to use leftover cake too. So try making cake balls on a stick and enjoy eating them!

Olive Oil Cake Recipe

oden spatula. Pour batter into the cake pan and smoothen top. Bake olive oil cake for 35 minutes and check for doneness. Allow it to cool down for 5 minutes, and while serving sprinkle cake with confectioners' sugar.

Rosemary Olive Oil Cake Recipe

Ingredients

    * ¾ cup spelt flour
    * 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
    * ¾ cup sugar
    * 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
    * ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
    * 3 eggs
    * 1 cup olive oil
    * ¾ cup whole milk
    * 1 ½ tablespoons fresh rosemary leaves, finely chopped
    * 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped into pieces
    * 2 tablespoons sugar for top crunch

Directions for Preparation

In this easy olive oil cake recipe, the richness of olive flavor is complemented with rosemary herb. Preheat oven to 350°F, and line a loaf pan with a parchment paper. Keep this ready and work on the batter preparation part for olive oil cake with rosemary. Sift the dry ingredients - spelt flour, all-purpose flour, sugar (¾ cup), baking powder and kosher salt in a bowl. Whisk the eggs in another large bowl, and stir in olive oil, whole milk and rosemary. After even mixing, add more than half of the chocolate pieces. Pour this batter in the loaf pan and smoothen top.

Add remaining chocolate chips sparingly on top of the batter, and then sprinkle 2 tablespoons sugar. Bake olive oil cake in the preheated oven for 40 - 45 minutes, or until the top portion become golden brown. See to it that the cake is baked properly. Or else, insert a knife and check whether it comes out clear or not. With this, you can finish off your cake recipe. But if you prefer having caramelized sugar on top, put it in the broiler for 1 minute or so. Then, leave the cake on a cooling rack for some time before slicing.

This way, bake olive oil cake to satisfy your cravings for sweet foods. You can serve it warm on the same day, or cover the cake with plastic wrap for chilling in the refrigerator. Enjoy it after 2 days, so that the flavor of the ingredients mellow in the cake perfectly. Either way this cake is delicious and makes a healthy dessert for everyone.

Sponge Cake Recipes from Scratch

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How to Prepare

Take a saucepan and add the milk, along with two tablespoons of butter. Heat the milk on low heat. In another bowl, beat the eggs (on high speed) with two cups of sugar, for around ten minutes or till the mixture gets fluffy and increases in volume. Now, lower the speed of the beater and slowly add vanilla and lukewarm milk that is heated with butter. Mix well and keep aside. Now, combine the flour with baking powder, cocoa powder and salt and sift the mixture two to three times. The next step is to add the flour into the butter-sugar batter. Beat the mixture thoroughly, till the batter acquires a marbled texture and glossy finish. Use the remaining butter to grease the cake pan, into which, you have to sprinkle some sugar, before adding the cake batter. Now, bake the batter for around thirty minutes, in the oven that is preheated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Let the cake get cool for ten minutes, before serving.

The above said recipes are easy and simple, and can be prepared easily. Once you get comfortable in making these cakes, you may collect other such best sponge cake recipes from scratch and try them too. So, why wait? Try these recipes and enjoy the delicious homemade sponge cake.

Cherry Dump Cake

Want your taste buds to bless you for treating them to a delightful cherry dump cake? Want a sweet platter that has the knack to tickle your sweet tooth? Alright, enough of temptation talk! Let us move on and change the scenario a tad bit. Before this article arms you with the cherry dump cake recipe, you might like to read and rev up your knowledge about what a dump cake is.

What is a Dump Cake?

According to your olfactory senses, the name dump cake might not sound the most appetizing item on the sweet list. However, what's in a name? It is indeed a dessert that people love to devour. This cake, unfortunately suffers from an identity crises, as majority prefer to call it a version of the cobbler cake. Surprisingly, the dump cake is popular not only for its delicious morsels, it is also coveted with the 'quick cake to make' tag. Now, that feature just does not make you wait for its arrival in your mouth!

Dump cake is made by combining canned fruits. Pineapple and cherries are some of the most predominant fruits added to the recipe. The fruits are drained and placed at the bottom of the baking dish. The next step is to add white or a yellow colored cake mix on top of the fruit layers. The cake is then baked and a scoop of butter is poured on top of the cake mix. When baked, the butter forms a crust that melts in the mouth coupled with a layer of canned sweet fruits. Dump cake is the easiest to make, simply because it has no ingredients that you need to measure and add. Instead of using canned fruits you could also resort to using fresh cut fruits. You are free to use your imagination and make wild concoctions that spells specialty in every bite. You could experiment with a variety of canned pie filling or allow the canned fruits to macerate for a while in its own juices and see the sweetness get all the more sweeter!

As far as experimenting with flavors is concerned, chocolates go far in ranking high on the chart of cake makers and cake eaters! Chocolate recipes are here to stay and get you hooked to the delicious dump cakes. Instead of pouring white or yellow cake mix, you could switch to using the chocolate cake mix. You could make a black forest cake by simply pouring the chocolate cake mix over the cherries placed at the bottom of the baking dish. You get a cherry dump cake with a chocolaty twist, cherries soaked in chocolate - a thorough lip-smacker indeed!

How to Make a Cherry Dump Cake

This is the section that will equip you with a cherry dump cake recipe that spills magic in your mouth. Here are the ingredients to get you on board.

Ingredients

    * 1 large can of crushed pineapple
    * 1 can of cherry pie filling
    * 1 can of yellow cake mix or white cake mix
    * 2 sticks butter
    * A can of flaked coconut

Directions

   1. For a pineapple dump cake recipe coupled with cherries, place crushed pineapple into the pan.
   2. Don't discard the juice, pour it along with the crushed pineapple.
   3. Spread it evenly, continuing with the same activity of spreading with the cherry pie filling over the pineapple.
   4. Now is the time to pour the cake mix (yellow or white, your choice!) over the cherries.
   5. You will notice that the cake mix has a granular texture. Well, if you want a crusty and creamy morsel then don't mash it and make it even and smooth. Let it be the way it is.
   6. To give the cake a coarse flavoring, you could sprinkle some dry coconut powder. Ensure that the coconut is not finely powdered. Sprinkling coconut powder that has tiny pieces of coconut intact, will add a different twang to the cake all together.
   7. Garnish it with some cashews to make the cake look and feel rich.
   8. Melt butter in a pan and pour it all over the cake.
   9. Place it in the oven at 320 degrees and see the cake turn crusty from the outside and soft and melt-y inside.
  10. You could serve it whipped cream. Viola! a cherry dump cake with coconut is ready for you.

Still here! I thought with this cake recipe at hand, you must have rushed to prepare your kitchen counter with all you need to make the cherry dump cake. Go now and enjoy the flavors!

Bundt Cake Recipes

Bundt cakes are extremely delicious, irresistible, yummy cakes that make me smile every time I have one. The best part about these cakes is that they are so easy to make and can be decorated so well that anyone would find it hard to resist. A perfect cake for tea time or after meals. Here are a few bundt cake recipes for you to try at home. These cake recipes from scratch are quite easy to follow and make amazing desserts .

Bundt Cake Recipes from Scratch

Chocolate Bundt Cake
Ingredients

    * Softened Butter - ½ cup
    * Sugar - 1 cup
    * Eggs - 2
    * All purpose flour - 1 ½ cups
    * Milk - ½ cup
    * Baking powder - 1 teaspoon
    * Vanilla - 1 teaspoon
    * Salt - 1/4th teaspoon
    * Chocolate syrup - 1/4th cup
    * Baking soda - 1/4th teaspoon

Method

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease the bundt pan and cover it with a little flour. Remove the excess flour. You could also sprinkle the pan with a little cocoa powder. Take a large bowl and add the cream, butter and the sugar. Beat it till the mixture begins to look a little fluffy. After this add one egg at a time and keep beating the mixture. Add the other ingredients, except the chocolate syrup and the baking powder to the mixture. Once these are mixed well, take one fourth of the batter in a small bowl and add the chocolate syrup and baking powder to this and then mix it well. Add the white batter to the chocolate batter using a spoon, in the greased bundt pan. Bake this batter for around 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven. Before you take the cake off from the pan let it cool for 10 minutes at room temperature. A frosting of fruit syrup or an ice cream topping goes well with this cake. This cake recipe makes eight servings.

Blackberry Jam Bundt Cake
Ingredients

    * Butter - 1/4th cup
    * Eggs - 2
    * Baking powder - 1 teaspoon
    * All purpose flour - 2 cups < /li>
    * Cocoa powder - 1 teaspoon
    * Ground Cinnamon - 1 teaspoon
    * Buttermilk - 1 cup
    * Salt - ½ teaspoon
    * Ground allspice - ½ teaspoon
    * Blackberry jam - 1 cup
    * Ground sifted sugar - 1 cup
    * Granulated sugar - 1 cup
    * Softened butter - 1 tablespoon
    * Vanilla - ½ teaspoon

Method

The oven must be preheated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease the bundt pan and add some flour to it as well. Take a bowl and mix the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cocoa and the allspice. In a larger bowl add ¼ cup of butter, cream and sugar, mix this till mixture becomes light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time to the bowl and beat it well. Add the flour mixture to the cream mixture by alternating it with buttermilk. The first and last part of the addition must be the flour mix. Add the blackberry jam to this. Pour the batter in the pan and bake it in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Once you cool the cake you can top it with powdered sugar in milk, with a tablespoon of butter and vanilla, mixed until it is smooth and thick. This bundt cake recipe can make 12 servings.

Lemon Bundt Cake
Ingredients

    * Butter - 1 cup
    * Sugar - 2 cups
    * Eggs - 4
    * Lemon extract - 1 ½ teaspoon
    * Vanilla extract - 1 ½ teaspoons
    * All purpose flour - 3 cups
    * Baking powder - 2 teaspoons
    * Salt - ½ teaspoon
    * Milk - 1 cup
    * Grated peels of lemon - 1 tablespoon
    * Lemon Juice for glaze - 1/4th cup
    * Water - 1 tablespoon
    * 3/4th cup sugar ( for glaze)

Method

Preheat the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Take a mixing bowl and add cream, butter and sugar to this, beat it until its fluffy. Add the flour, baking powder, salt to the creamed mix, alternating it with milk. Add the lemon peels to this. Pour this mix into a floured and greased bundt pan. Bake this for 50 minutes. While the cake is a little warm, take another bowl and add the glaze ingredients that is the lemon juice, water, 3/4th cup of sugar, mix it well and slowly pour it all over the warm cake. Your glazed lemon bundt cake is ready that serves 12. This is one of the easiest bundt cake recipes.

These easy bundt cake recipes will surely make a lovely and quick dessert for a party. You could also decorate the cake using some cake icing tips available on Buzzle. Bundt cake recipes are so simple that you could also teach your kids this, as a fun activity, of course under supervision. A yummy treat that always leaves you asking for more.

Easy Funnel Cake Recipe

Funnel cake is a regional delicacy, which is said to have originated in the Pennsylvania Dutch region of the United States. It is common dessert in this region and is also available in carnivals, fairs and festivals that are held across the country. Even though, the delicacy is known as funnel cake, it is not made through baking of the cake batter. If you are interested in preparing this delicacy, then, this try this quick and easy funnel cake recipe.

How to Make Easy Funnel Cakes

As we all know, funnel cakes are not made by baking, but, the cake batter is fried in hot oil. A special pitcher with a funnel-like spout is used to pour the cake batter in oil. The batter is poured in circular motions, so that the dish gets its characteristic shape and design. While, some people do not use leavening agents in the batter, others add baking powder. However, yeast is not normally used. Funnel cakes are served with jam, powdered sugar, fruits and other toppings. Now, you have a basic idea about the preparation of funnel cakes. The following is an easy funnel cake recipe that can be used for making this dish at home.

Quick and Easy Funnel Cake Recipe
If you have very little time and you want to prepare funnel cakes, then, this recipe can be really beneficial. In order to prepare this recipe, you need, pancake batter (ready made mix can also be used), powdered sugar (for garnishing) and oil for frying. All you have to do is to prepare the pancake batter and fill a cup of that batter in a gallon-size resealable plastic bag. The next step is to seal the bag and make an ¼-inch wide hole on one corner. Now, squeeze the plastic bag, and pour the batter into the hot oil. You must pour the batter in circular motions, so that it forms a round-shaped web in the oil. Once it turns golden brown in color, turn and fry for another three to four minutes or till the other side turns brownish. Remove and place the funnel cake on paper towels, so that the excess oil gets drained. Serve this dish, after dusting it with powdered confectioner's sugar. Read more on homemade pancake mix recipe.

Delicious Funnel Cake Recipe
Now, you know how to make easy funnel cakes. This recipe requires little more time and efforts, as compared to the previous quick and easy funnel cake recipe. So, try this one, if you have enough time to spare.

Ingredients

• Flour - one cup
• Eggs - five (large)
• Butter - six tablespoons
• Sugar - one tablespoon
• Salt - two pinches
• Vegetable oil (for frying)
• Powdered sugar (for garnishing)
• Water - one cup

Directions

Take a saucepan and add water, sugar, salt and butter in it. Boil the contents and add the flour to the solution. Mix it well till all the ingredients combine well and form a ball. Allow it to cool. Once the dough gets completely cool, transfer it to the bowl of a standing mixture. The next step is to run the mixture at the lowest speed. Add eggs to the dough, one by one and run the mixture till the ingredients form a smooth batter. Once the batter is ready, fry it in hot oil. The method of frying this batter is the same, as stated in the above mentioned recipe. After frying, dust them with powdered sugar and serve.

Now, you have a basic idea about funnel cake recipes. Some people use baking powder or baking soda in this recipes or else, go for self rising flour. In one such easy funnel cake recipe, four cups of all-purpose flour is sifted with one tablespoon baking powder and is combined with two cups milk, ⅓ cup sugar and ½ teaspoon salt to form the batter that is fried in vegetable oil. So, try these easy funnel cake recipes and enjoy this delicacy at home.

Brown Sugar Cake

Apart from being a slightly healthier alternative to white refined sugar, brown sugar adds to the taste and texture of the final product when used in baking cakes. When you prepare a brown sugar cake, and compare it with a cake made with white sugar, you will notice that the brown sugar cake has a richer flavor and a more moist texture than the cake made with white sugar. This is why brown sugar cakes have been gaining more popularity in the world of baking. So that you can experience the richness of this wonderful ingredient, here's presenting the brown sugar cake recipe, along with the recipe for brown sugar cake icing.

Brown Sugar Cake with Caramel Frosting

The brown sugar cake with caramel frosting recipe is very popular and making it is not so difficult. In fact, it is so delicious, you are going to have to keep a watch on yourself and refrain from eating all of it!

For the Cake

• All-Purpose flour, 3 cups
• Eggs, 5
• Milk, 1 cup
• Baking Powder, ½ teaspoon
• Vanilla Extract, 1 teaspoon
• Dark Brown Sugar, 2¾ cups
• Sugar, ½ cup
• Salt, ¼ teaspoon
• Butter, softened, 1½ cups (3 sticks)

Procedure

1. Preheat the oven to a temperature of 325° F. Take a 9" x 5" loaf pan, and grease it with butter. Sprinkle a little flour on the pan and set it aside.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, salt, and baking powder. In another container, put the vanilla extract in the milk, and let it rest.
3. In a large bowl, using an electric whisk, beat the butter till it becomes fluffy.
4. Now add one-third of the brown sugar and beat the butter. Next add another one third of the brown sugar and beat the butter further. Finish off with the addition of the last portion of brown sugar.
5. Add in the white sugar, and beat the entire mixture thoroughly.
6. Add in the eggs, one at a time, while beating continuously.
7. Reduce the speed of the whisk and add in half the amount of the flour, followed by half the amount of the whisk. Only when these ingredients blend into the mixture well and add the remaining portions.
8. Pour the batter into the greased pan and let it bake in the preheated oven for about an hour. You will know the cake is done when it browns at the edges, and when a skewer inserted in the cake comes out clean.
9. Allow the cake to cool in the pan itself, for about 30 minutes. Then flip over the pan so that the cake comes out easily. Flip it over and let it rest on a wire rack so that it cools completely.

For the Caramel Frosting

• Light Brown Sugar, 1 cup
• Confectioners’ Sugar, 4 cups, sifted
• Evaporated Milk, ½ cup
• Butter, ½ cup (1 stick)
• Vanilla, 1 teaspoon

Procedure

1. In a saucepan over medium heat, mix together the butter and the brown sugar, until both melt for about 2 - 3 minutes. This should result in the formation of a smooth sauce.
2. Stir in the milk and allow the mixture to come to a boil.
3. Remove the icing from the heat and allow it to cool slightly. Now, add in the vanilla and milk and beat it with an electric whisk. This will cause the icing to become thick.
4. Immediately pour it over the cake and let it set (sets immediately).

Your brown sugar cake with caramel frosting is ready to be served! For some more yummy cakes, take a look at these other cake recipes.

Brown Sugar Cake Frosting with Cream Cheese

Apart from the above mentioned caramel frosting, this cream cheese frosting for a brown sugar cake makes for an excellent choice, whether you use it for a whole cake or for cupcakes. The cream cheese in this recipe gives the frosting a rich, smooth and fluffy texture and makes it wonderfully delicious!

Ingredients

• Light brown sugar, 2 tablespoons
• Unsalted butter, 2 tablespoons
• Cream cheese, softened, 1 (8 ounce) package
• Honey, 1 tablespoon
• Almond extract, 1 teaspoon
• Vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon

Procedure

1. In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Once it melts, remove it from heat and allow it to cool.
2. Beat together cream cheese, brown sugar, butter, almond and vanilla extract in a large bowl with an electric whisk.
3. You will notice that the mixture is starting to stiffen. Stop beating at this point and pour in the honey.
4. Resume beating the mixture till it becomes fluffy. Don't overdo it or the frosting will spoil.
5. Pour it immediately on the brown sugar cake and allow it to cool in the refrigerator for a while.

To learn how to prepare a variety of other frostings and icings, take a look at these icing recipes.

Treat your family to it, or enjoy it alone, or prepare it for a potluck. This yummy cake cannot be missed by anyone and its lasting flavor is going to be relished for days together!

Sponge Cake Recipe

Sponge cakes are very well known for the soft, light and fluffy nature. These cakes are porous, like, sponge, and hence the name, sponge cakes. Basically, sponge cakes are made of eggs, flour and sugar, but, there are numerous versions that may require other ingredients too. In general, sponge cakes do not require shortening or butter as an ingredient. In some sponge cake recipes, you may come across such requirements. Sponge cake texture is derived from the eggs, used in it. Preparing sponge cakes is not a messy task, but, knowing the the right method can help you in making a perfect one. Let us take a look at some of the easy sponge cake recipes.

Sponge Cake Recipe from Scratch

As mentioned above, there are numerous versions of sponge cakes. In order to prepare this basic sponge cake recipe, you need 150 grams of plain flour, 225 grams of caster sugar, three large eggs, 75 ml warm water and one teaspoon baking powder. Preheat the oven to 375 °F. Now, separate the egg yolks and beat it with sugar for around two to three minutes. Make the mixture fluffy, by adding the warm water and beat it for another ten minutes. Keep it aside and sift the flour along with the baking powder for two to three times. The next step is to combine the mixture with the flour, which has to be added in batches. Now, whisk the egg whites, till firm peaks are formed. Gently fold in the egg whites to the flour mixture and pour it to a non stick baking pan. Bake it for around thirty minutes. You may also add one teaspoon of vanilla extract to enhance the flavor.

Lemon Sponge Cake Recipe

Lemon sponge cake is one of the popular version of sponge cakes. This sponge cake recipe is also easy to prepare, if you have all the ingredients handy.

Ingredients

• Plain flour or cake flour - 150 grams
• Caster sugar - 200 grams
• Medium-sized eggs - 3
• Baking powder - 1 teaspoon
• Lemon juice - 1 tablespoon
• Lemon extract - ½ teaspoon
• Milk (warm) - 6 tablespoons
• Salt - ½ teaspoon

Procedure

Preheat the oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Start the process of cake making by sifting the flour with baking powder and salt. Keep the sifted flour aside. Take a bowl and beat the eggs, till it get fluffy. Add the sugar, lemon juice and lemon extract to this mixture and combine well. The next step is to add the sifted flour in batches and blend the mixture. Once the mixture gets blended well, add the warm milk gradually and mix them. Transfer the mixture to a non-greased cake tin. Bake it for around 45 to 50 minutes. Before removing the cake from the oven, make sure that it has turned golden brown and has also become firm. Keep the cake tin in an inverted position, till it gets cool. Remove the cake, once it becomes cool. Read more on:

Now, you have a basic idea about some sponge cake recipes from scratch, which can be prepared easily. You can serve the cake on its own or it can be used as a base for some desserts.
 

Dump Cake Recipe

When we hear ‘dump cake’, it may not sound very appealing. Hence, I am sure you would want to know where does this cake get its name from. Dump cake gets its name from its recipe. Yeah, you heard me right, as all the ingredients are dumped into a baking pan and then baked. The over all presentation is not like a cake, but is like a cobbler, therefore it cannot be categorized under fancy baking. Children can also bake this cake, as there is no mixing. Not only are the kids fond of this recipe, but adults also love it. Take a look at different dump cake recipes.

Cherry Dump Cake Recipe
Cherry dump cake is a delicious dessert to be made for holidays or also great for a backyard picnic. They are easy and inexpensive at the same time.

Ingredients

• Cherry Pie Filling 1 can
• White Cake Mix 1 box
• Butter (sliced) 1 stick

Method

• Pour the cherry pie filling into the baking pan.
• Spread the filling evenly, so that it covers the entire pan.
• Pour dry cake mix over the cherry filling.
• However, do not break the lumps and leave them intact, as they are going to form the "crust" of the cake.
• Place slices butter on top of the dry mix, but do not mix it.
• Bake the cake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit, until the cake is golden brown in color.
• It will take approximately 30 to 45 minutes, but different ovens may require different time.
• Remove from the oven, cool for about 30 minutes and slice it evenly and serve warm.

Pumpkin Dump Cake
You may want to give this recipe a try during the holiday season.

Ingredients

• Pumpkin (15 ounce can) 1
• Evaporated Milk (12 ounce can) 1
• Eggs 3
• Nutmeg 1 teaspoon
• Ginger ½ teaspoon
• Cloves ½ teaspoon
• Salt ½ teaspoon
• Sugar ¾ cup
• Yellow Cake Mix 1 packet
• Walnuts 1 cup
• Butter Sticks (melted) ¾ cup

Method

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, as you get the baking pan ready.
• Grease the cooking pan lightly and combine pumpkin, evaporated milk, eggs, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, salt and sugar together and pour the mixture into the baking pan.
• Sprinkle the cake mix on the pumpkin mixture and gently pat down with spoon.
• Now sprinkle in the nuts and drizzle butter on top.
• Bake the cake for 50 minutes till golden brown.
• Remove from the oven and cool, before you cut it into squares.

Apple Dump Cake Recipe
This makes for a delicious apple cake, which children relish a lot.

Ingredients

• Spice Cake Mix 1 package
• Apple Pie Filling 2 cans
• Ground Cinnamon 1 teaspoon
• Ground Nutmeg 1 teaspoon
• Ground All Spice 1 teaspoon
• White Sugar 1 tablespoon
• Butter ¾ cup
• Chopped Pecans 1 cup

Method

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, while you ready the cake mix.
• Grease a baking pan and pour apple pie filling into the pan.
• In a small bowl, mix together cinnamon, nutmeg, all spice and sugar and sprinkle it over pie filling.
• Now pour the dry cake mix over the apple filling.
• Dot it with butter pieces and scatter nuts on top of the dry mix.
• Now bake the cake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about an hour, until the cake is golden brown in color and bubbling on the sides.
• Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream.

Peach Dump Cake Recipe
Personally this is my favorite dump cake recipe. I like to eat this with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients

• Peaches in Heavy Syrup 2 cans
• Yellow Cake Mix 1 package
• Butter ½ cup
• Ground Cinnamon ½ teaspoon

Method

• The oven is to be preheated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Grease a baking pan and empty peaches along with the syrup into it.
• Cover the peaches with dry cake mix and press down gently.
• Dot with cut butter pieces on top of the cake mix and sprinkle cinnamon powder.
• Bake the cake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for about 45 minutes to an hour, until the top is golden brown in color.

In the same way, there is also pineapple dump cake recipe, which you can make use of. I am sure now you will end up making dump cakes more often as compared to the regular cakes and that there will be cake mania in your house. After reading all these ridiculously easy dump cake recipes, why are you still here? Go on, bake a cake, eat, drink, and be merry!

Basic Cake Recipe

With the advent of commercial cake mixes, people stopped making cake from scratch. However, these days, there seems to be a re-awakening and appreciation for baking desserts and cakes from scratch. Since the time I came across a basic cake recipe, I have not used pre-packaged, preservative-packed mixes, which were so popular for a long time. There are some tips I would like to give you before we actually turn towards cake recipes from scratch. The most important tip is to pay attention to the exact measurements. If you miss or make any mistake with the measurements, chances are high that the cake may not turn out to be the same way as you had expected it to be. The next important step is to follow the recipe to the T. Any changes in the process may end up making the cake similar to a brick. Sifting the flour before you use it in the batter will give the batter lightness. If you do not want to use shortening, then you can substitute it with either margarine, butter or applesauce. This will help in preserving moistness and richness, but remove some of the weight and bad fats from the cake. Now we will turn towards basic cake recipes.

How to Make a Basic Cake Recipe from Scratch

Ingredients

• All Purpose Flour 1 cup
• White Sugar ½ cup
• Shortening ¼ cup
• Milk ½ cup
• Baking Powder 2 teaspoons
• Salt ½ teaspoons
• Vanilla Extract 1 teaspoon
• Eggs 2

Method

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour the baking pan. Click to read on vanilla cake recipe from scratch.
• Mix together sifted all purpose flour, baking powder and salt.
• Sift the flour mixture and keep aside.
• In a large bowl, mix sugar and shortening together. Whip till it is light and fluffy. Read on homemade cake recipes.
• Add one egg at a time and beat thoroughly till the mixture is fluffy and light.
• Add flour mixture alternately with milk and mix well, so that no lumps are formed. Make sure the batter is soft.
• At last, stir in vanilla and mix well.
• Transfer the batter into the baking pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 40 to 45 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the cake should come out clean.

Basic Cake Recipe with Plain Flour

Ingredients

• Butter 2 sticks
• Sugar 1 2/3 cups
• Eggs 5
• Plain Flour 2 cups
• Vanilla 1 teaspoon
• Lemon 1 teaspoon

Method

• In a bowl mix together butter and sugar, till light and fluffy. Read on yellow cake recipe from scratch.
• Add one egg and continue to whisk, so that the mixture is fluffy.
• Gradually add plain flour to the egg and sugar mixture and keep whipping, so that the batter is soft.
• At last add vanilla and lemon and mix well. Click to read on chocolate cake recipes from scratch.
• Grease and flour a baking pan and transfer the batter into the pan.
• Place the baking pan in a preheated oven and bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes.
• When the cake leaves the side of the pan, understand the cake is ready and remove it from the oven.

Basic Cake Recipe - No Eggs

Ingredients

• Flour 1½ cups
• Sugar ¾ cup
• Baking Powder 2 teaspoon
• Salt ¼ teaspoon
• Milk (Soy Milk) ¾ cup
• Vanilla 2 teaspoons
• Egg Substitute for 1 egg

Method

• Grease and flour the baking pan and preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Read on white cake recipe.
• In a bowl sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together.
• Add the remaining ingredients and beat till the batter is soft without any lumps.
• Pour the batter in the baking pan and bake the cake for 30 minutes, till a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.

These were just the basic cake recipes. You can add other ingredients like cocoa, fruit chops, nuts, etc. to change the flavor of the cake. I hope you do enjoy baking as much as I do, and till next time happy baking!

Yellow Cake Recipe from Scratch

Yellow cake is a spongy, moist cake, which is sure to make anyone's mouth water! It is also one of the most basic cakes. So anybody who is learning to make cakes, should first start with a simple yellow cake. Once you learn to make this cake, you can proceed further by adding different flavors to the same cake! The following are some yellow cake recipes, the first one being a classic yellow cake recipe from scratch followed by flavored yellow cake recipes.

Moist Yellow Cake Recipe from Scratch
Ingredients

• 3¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 2½ tsp baking soda
• 3 eggs
• 1½ tsp vanilla extract
• 2½ cups buttermilk
• 1 cup butter
• 2½ cups white sugar
• 2¼ tsp baking powder

Process

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, also anoint two, 9X13 inch pans. Take a big bowl and sift baking powder, flour and baking soda in it and set aside. In another large bowl, add butter, cream and sugar. Cream together until fluffy and then beat in eggs, one at at time. After the eggs are done, add in vanilla. Beat well and then add buttermilk mixture along with flour mixture, mix only until incorporated. Pour this batter into the prepared pans and bake for about 35 - 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out complete clean. Allow the cake to cool and then serve. This was one basic yellow cake recipe from scratch with butter. Read more on moist yellow cake recipe.

Yellow Cake with Strawberry Filling and Buttercream Frosting
Ingredients

For Cake

• 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
• 4 large eggs, at room temperature
• 2 cups buttermilk, well-shaken
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 cups plus 2 tbsp cake flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 ½ tsp baking soda

For Strawberry Filling

• About 2 cups of confectioners sugar
• 2 tbsp of softened butter
• ⅓ jar of strawberry jam

For Buttrcream Frosting

• 3 cups confectioner sugar
• ½ cup half and half
• ¾ cups cocoa powder
• 1 stick butter - room temperature
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Process

First make the cake followed by the frosting and filling. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and also grease two 9 inch round cake pans. Line those pans with parchment paper and butter the paper. Take a bowl and sift baking powder, flour, salt and baking soda in it. In another mixing bowl, add sugar and butter, blend it in a mixer at medium speed, until the mixture is fluffy and pale. Now add in vanilla along with egg, one at a time. Beat well after each addition. When all the eggs are added, pour buttermilk and blend at low speed only to combine. In the end, add flour mixture gradually, until the entire mixture is well incorporated. Spread this cake batter on the prepared pan. Drip the pan from two inches up to discard any bubbles. Bake for about 35 - 40 minutes, and then cool in a pan for at least ten minutes. After the cake has slightly cooled down, run a knife at the edge and invert the cake into a rack. Let cool for about 1 hour.

For buttercream frosting, beat butter in a bowl until fluffy, for about 2 minutes. When the butter gets soft, add vanilla and cocoa powder, mix to incorporate. Add confectioner's sugar along with half and half, alternatively. Mix until desired consistency. Add in sugar as per as your requirement. Read more on cake decorating

For strawberry filling, add butter and jam in a large bowl and mix until smooth. Gradually add in confectioner's sugar and continue mixing until it becomes thick and spreadable. Now place the cake on a plate and slice the top of the cake with a knife, until the surface is completely flat. Spread lots of strawberry filling on the cake and then press down the removed layer on top of the strawberry filling and press down gently. Spread the buttercream frosting on the entire cake, including the sides. Let set for about 20 minutes and then serve. Read more on cake frosting recipes.

Yellow Orange Cake from Scratch
Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
• 4 eggs
• 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin orange segments

Process

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Flour and anoint two 9 x 13 inch pans. Add mandarin oranges with juice, cake mix, oil and eggs in a large bow and beat until smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake for about 35 - 40 minutes. For the topping, beat whipped topping, pineapple with juice and dry pudding in a large bowl and mix until blended. When the cake cools, spread this topping on the cake. Read more on yellow cake mix recipe and cake recipes from scratch.

These were some of the easy yellow cake recipes. Do try all of the above recipes and then decide the best yellow cake recipe from scratch for yourself. You can also add any of your favorite flavor to the cake. However, remember to keep the base same. Bon Appetit!

Homemade Waffles

Waffles are often a big hit with people of all generations. They make for a satisfying breakfast on a cold winter morning. However, they can also be served as a part of hot lunch or dinner. At the same time, they also make for wonderful desserts any time of the year. It is important that the waffles are golden brown in color and lightly crisp on the outside. They should be baked to the consistency of a light moist cake inside. Let’s see how to make homemade waffles from scratch.

How to Make Homemade Waffles

There are a number of easy homemade waffles recipes which you will come across. Here are some of the simple ones. With these recipes, you can make the waffles with ingredients regularly available at home.

Buttermilk Waffles
With this recipe, you will be able to serve 4 people for breakfast. You may want to read on how to make waffles.

Ingredients

• Flour 2 cups
• Salt 1 teaspoon
• Baking Soda ½ teaspoon
• Eggs (separated) 2
• Buttermilk 1¾ cups
• Melted Butter 4 teaspoons

Method

• While you make the required preparations, heat the waffle maker.
• Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl and keep aside.
• In another bowl beat the egg whites, till they just start to hold a peak, but make sure you do not beat the eggs till they are stiff.
• Now whisk the egg yolks, buttermilk and butter together.
• Add the buttermilk mixture to the dry ingredients and mix well with a spatula.
• However, you should not beat the batter; leave some lumps in the flour, which will disappear when the waffle is baking.
• Gently fold in beaten egg whites.
• The batter will be thick in consistency. Pour the waffle batter onto the preheated waffle maker.
• The baking time is often 3 to 4 minutes.
• Serve them hot with butter, jam, jelly or with any fruit topping.

Apple Waffles
Of all homemade waffles, I like apple waffles the best, as I am fond of German apple pancake recipes. Don’t they say an apple a day keeps the doctor away, then why not utilize the maxim and make some delicious tasting waffles.

Ingredients

• Eggs 2
• Milk 2 cups
• Pancake Mix 2 cups
• Apple (finely chopped) 1
• Melted Butter ¼ cup
• Cinnamon 1 teaspoon

Method

• Place the eggs, milk, pancake mix and melted butter in a large bowl.
• Beat all the ingredients till the batter is smooth in consistency.
• Stir in chopped apples.
• Pour the batter on preheated waffle maker and let it bake till the steam stops.
• Serve hot with toppings of your choice.

Cornstarch Waffles
This recipe is a little different than the other recipes, due to the use of cornstarch in it. Nevertheless, the taste is just as great as all the other types of waffle recipes given here.

Ingredients

• All Purpose Flour ¾ cup
• Cornstarch ¼ cup
• Baking Powder ½ teaspoon
• Baking Soda ¼ teaspoon
• Salt ¼ teaspoon
• Sugar 1½ teaspoon
• Whole Milk 1 cup
• Vegetable Oil 1/3 cup
• Egg 1
• Vanilla Extract ¾ teaspoon

Method

• In a large bowl mix flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Then gradually add milk, vegetable oil, egg, sugar and vanilla and whisk all the ingredients well.
• Let the batter sit for 30 minutes, till then preheat the waffle maker.
• Bake the waffles as per the instructions on the waffle maker.

Belgian Waffles
Belgian waffles are a hot favorite with a number of people, and are easy to make as well.

Ingredients

• Dry Yeast 2 teaspoons
• Warm Milk 2 cups
• Eggs (separated) 4
• Vanilla 1 teaspoon
• Flour (sifted) 2½ cups
• Salt ½ teaspoon
• Sugar 1 tablespoon
• Melted Butter ½ cup

Method

• Sprinkle the yeast over the milk and stir till the yeast is well dissolved in the milk.
• Beat egg yolks well, then add vanilla to it.
• Add the beaten egg yolks to the milk.
• Sift flour, salt and sugar together and add them to the milk and whisk well.
• Now add melted butter to the mixture and mix well.
• Beat the egg whites separately and carefully fold it into the batter.
• Let the mixture stand in a warm place till it doubles.
• Pour the batter on the waffle maker and savor pipping hot waffles.

There are different recipes to make freezing homemade waffles, however I will leave it for some other time. You can try these recipes and check which one is the best according to you.

Eggless Cake Recipe

It is a popular conception that eggless cakes do not taste as good as cakes with eggs! Any of the following eggless cake recipes will make you realize that there is no difference between the taste of an eggless cake and a cake containing eggs. With the help of these cake recipes, even vegetarian people can enjoy the unique homemade flavor of cakes! Read more on cake recipes without eggs.

Eggless Chocolate Cake Recipe
Ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup white sugar
• ⅓ cup vegetable oil
• ¾ tsp baking powder
• ¾ tsp baking soda
• 1½ cups cake flour
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup water
• 1 tbs distilled white vinegar
• 3 tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tbs butter

Process

Anoint and flour a 8×8 inch square pan, also preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Take a medium sized bowl and sift flour, baking powder, 3 tbs cocoa, sugar, baking salt and 3 tbs cocoa in it, mix well. Make a space in middle of the mixture to pour vinegar, water, oil and vanilla in it. Beat well until smooth, when done, pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for about 30 minutes. For frosting, add condensed milk, ½ cup cocoa powder and butter in the top half of a boiler. Cook until thick and spread over cooled cake when warm. Read more on chocolate cake recipes.

Eggless Fruit Cake Recipe
Ingredients

• 12 tbs hot water
• Flaked almonds
• 1 cup butter
• ¾ cup dried mixed fruit
• 2 cups self raising flour
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• ½ level tsp nutmeg
• ½ level tsp bicarbonate of soda
• ½ cup sugar

Process

Take a medium-sized saucepan and put nutmeg, water, mixed spice, sugar and dried mixed fruit into it. Boil the mixture over medium heat, until the butter melts completely, simmer for about 3 minutes. Let stand until lukewarm. When done, add bicarbonate soda and stir, set aside. In a small bowl add flour, make a well in middle for lukewarm water. Add the dry fruit mixture into it and mix well. Pour this mixture in a greased cake pan. Smooth the surface of the batter and sprinkle few flake almonds, in the desired quantity. Bake for about 1 hour 15 minutes at 365 degrees F. Let stand in the oven for 5 minutes before moving to wire rack for cooling. Read more on birthday cake ideas.

Eggless Vanilla Cake Recipe
Ingredients

• 225 gm (8 oz) plain flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 4 tbs yogurt
• 1 tsp baking soda/sodium bicarbonate
• 2 tsp good quality vanilla extract
• 110 gm/1 stick butter
• 200 ml (7 fl oz) milk
• 1 tin/400gm sweetened condensed milk

Process

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F also anoint and line the bottom of a 9 inch round cake tin with a baking parchment or butter paper, set aside. Take a bowl and add baking powder, flour and baking soda in it, sieve to mix. In another bowl, add condensed milk and butter, whisk well to mix, for about 5 minutes. Now mix both the mixtures with a spoon or a hand mixer. Beat until there are no lumps and the mixture is completely smooth, but do not beat so much that the batter becomes stiff! Pour this batter into the prepared tin and bake at 300 degrees F, for about 1 hour. Read more on vegan cake recipes.

Eggless Cake Recipe Using Cake Mix
Ingredients

• 10 oz cola, any flavor, not diet
• One box cake mix, any flavor

Process

Take a bowl and mix cola and cake mix in it, blend well. Pour this mixture into a greased cake pan and bake as per the instructions on the box. This is one of the easiest classic homemade eggless birthday cake recipe. Read more on egg substitute in cake.

These were some of the best eggless cake recipes from scratch. You can try any of the above eggless cake recipes, when you do not have eggs at home or have a vegetarian friend visiting, everybody is sure to love these simple recipes!

Poppy Seed Cake from Scratch

Poppy seeds make wonderful ingredients for many recipes. Not only do not they add taste to the recipe, but also benefit you with a number of health benefits. These kidney shaped seeds are actually harvested from opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) and they are high in various useful vitamins and minerals. Poppy seeds are extensively used for baking cakes, cupcakes, chicken salads, etc. So, do you want to learn a recipe to make poppy seed cake from scratch? Then, here are some various flavors to make poppy seed cake recipe from scratch. Read more on cake recipes.

Poppy Seed Cake Recipes

Orange-Pumpkin Poppy Seed Cake Recipe from Scratch

Ingredients

• Poppy seeds - 2 tablespoons
• Pure pumpkin - 1 (15 ounce) can
• Orange cake mix - 1 (18.25 ounce) package
• Eggs - 3
• Orange juice - 2/3 cup

Procedure

First preheat the oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit. Take a 9 inch cake pan and grease it with cooking spray. Then, in a medium sized mixing bowl, combine cake mix, orange juice and eggs. Beat the mixture properly with help of an electric mixer on low speed. Beat until the mixture moistens completely. Now, increase the speed to medium and combine pumpkin to the mixture. Then, add the poppy seeds and finally pour the cake batter into the greased pan. Divide the batter properly and bake it in the preheated even. Bake the cake for 28 to 30 minutes and then leave it to cool on wire racks.

Cream Cheese Poppy Seed Cupcakes Recipe from Scratch

Ingredients

• Softened butter - 5 tablespoons
• Flour - ½ cup
• Salt - 1/8 teaspoon
• Powdered unrefined cane sugar - ½ cup and one teaspoon (for dusting)
• Large egg-1
• Egg yolk - 1
• Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon
• Cream cheese (room temperature) - ¼ cup
• Poppy seeds - 1 teaspoon, ½ teaspoon

Procedure

To prepare this poppy seed cake recipe from scratch, first preheat the oven to 325 degree Fahrenheit. This recipe yields 4 cupcakes, so, place the cupcake papers into 4 ramekins or 4 muffin tins. Take a medium sized mixing bowl and combine flour and salt. Then combine butter with help of electric mixer. Add ½ cup powdered sugar and continue creaming the mixture with electric mixer. Blend the mixture until it becomes soft and fluffy. Then, add egg, egg yolk and vanilla one by one. Lower the speed of the mixer and combine poppy seeds to the flour mixture. Your cupcake batter is ready, spoon this into the cupcake cups and divide the batter evenly into all the cupcake cups. In a small bowl combine 1 teaspoon of powdered sugar and cream cheese. Blend them properly to attain a smooth texture. Then, spoon this cream mixture over each cupcake and then sprinkle poppy seeds. Bake the cupcakes for 25 minutes and cool them for 5 minutes after baking. Dust powdered sugar over them while serving.

Almond Poppy Seed Cake Recipe from Scratch

Ingredients

• Sugar -1¼ cups
• White shortening - ½ cup
• Eggs - 2 large
• All-purpose flour - 2 cups
• Baking soda - 1 teaspoon
• Salt - ¼ teaspoon
• Buttermilk - 1 cup
• Almond extract - 2-3 teaspoons
• Vanilla - ½ teaspoon
• Poppy seed - 1/3 cup
• Sliced almonds - ½ - ¾ cup
• Butter (softened) - ½ cup
• Cream cheese (softened) - 1 (8 ounce) package
• Vanilla - 2 teaspoons
• Whipped cream - 2 tablespoons
• Confectioners' sugar - 3½ cups
• Frozen whipped topping (thawed) - 1 cup

Procedure

This recipe makes almond poppy seed cake with fluffy cream cheese frosting. Preheat the oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit and then grease a 9 by 13 inches baking pan. Take a large mixing bowl and combine shortening and sugar. Beat the mixture for about 2 minutes and then add eggs, almond extract and vanilla extract. Beat the mixture properly at high speed. In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Add this mixture to the mixture in large bowl along with buttermilk. Combine the ingredients until they are just mixed and then add poppy seeds. Bake the batter for 30 to 35 minutes in preheated oven. To prepare the cream frosting, combine butter, vanilla, whipping cream and cream cheese in a medium sized bowl. Beat the mixture to attain light and fluffy texture. Add in confectioners' sugar and again beat the mixture. Then add the whipped topping and blend the mixture completely. Spread this topping over the baked cake and garnish with chopped almonds.

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffin from Scratch

Ingredients

• All-purpose flour - 2 cups
• White sugar - 3/4 cup
• Poppy seeds - ¼ cup
• Baking powder - 2 teaspoons
• Baking soda - 1 teaspoon
• Salt - ½ teaspoon
• Eggs - 2
• Lemon flavored yogurt - 1 cup
• Vegetable oil - ¼ cup
• Grated lemon zest - 1 tablespoon
• Lemon juice - 1/3 cup
• White sugar -3 tablespoons

Procedure

Preheat the oven to 400 degree Fahrenheit and then grease a muffin tin with cooking spray. Take a large mixing bowl and add flour, poppy seeds, baking powder, baking soda, salt and ¾ cup white sugar. Combine the ingredients properly. In another bowl, combine eggs, yogurt vegetable oil and lemon zest. Blend the mixture properly and mix it with flour mixture. Mix the mixtures until just combined and see that you do not over-mix. Now, spoon this batter evenly between the muffin cups and bake the muffins in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. In small bowl combine lemon juice, 3 tablespoons of white sugar and stir to dissolve sugar completely. When the muffins are baked, pierce their tops with toothpick several times. Then, gently pour one tablespoon of lemon juice over each muffin. Let the lemon poppy seed muffins cool in the baking pan for 10 minutes. You can prepare poppy seed cake with lemon filling in similar manner.

Sugar Free Cake

I love dessert. Although this may not come as a surprise to those who know me, but for the readers who don't, I'd like to say that I simply cannot live without having dessert after dinner. It's something about taking that one bite and being delivered into sweet heaven. Perhaps I'm tempting you to have something sweet at the moment, but not everyone can be fortunate in that department. I'm talking about those who are advised by doctors to be on a sugar free diet. It sucks when you can't have sugar but crave for something sweet. Doesn't it make you want to raid your refrigerator and eat anything and everything you can get your hands on? Although I tend to do that sometimes for the heck of it, you don't need to follow suit. You can easily have sugar free desserts whenever you want. How? By making the following sugar free cakes, that's how. Would you like to find some mouthwatering sugar free cake recipes from scratch? Then what are we waiting for? Let's get going.

Sugar Free Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 2 ¼ cups Splenda
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 oz unsweetened chocolate, shaved
• ½ cup canola oil
• ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Sugar Free Chocolate Icing

• 4 tablespoons butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
• 3 cups Splenda
• 2 tablespoons whole milk
• 2 tablespoons buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

To prepare this sugar free chocolate cake recipe, preheat the oven at 350º F and grease 2 round 9'' cake pans. In a bowl, mix eggs, milk, vanilla, and oil together. In a separate bowl, mix baking soda, baking powder, flour, Splenda, and cocoa powder together. Add the wet ingredients in and with a hand blender, mix everything for couple of minutes. Slowly add the water in as you mix. In the end, add the shaved chocolate as well. Pour the batter inside both pans and place in the oven for 30 to 35 minutes. Do a quick toothpick test to see if the cakes are ready. Remove from the oven and let them cool on the side. Till then, we will make the sugar free cake icing.

To make the chocolate icing from scratch, in a blender, mix flour and buttermilk together. Place a pan on stove and pour the mix in it. Let the mixture turn thick and then set it aside to cool. Once slightly cool, add Splenda, cocoa powder, butter, and vanilla in. Add milk in the end and beat again with an electric blender. When you get a smooth consistency, use this icing on the sugar free cake.

Sugar Free Carrot Cake

Ingredients

• 6 egg whites
• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 2 cups raisins
• 2 cups carrots
• 2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup apple juice concentrate
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ⅔ cup vegetable oil
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• ¼ cup water

Sugar Free Cream Cheese Frosting

• 16 packets Equal
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 ½ cups cream cheese, room temp.
• 1 ½ tablespoons butter

Directions

To prepare the sugar free cake mix for our carrot cake recipe, first, preheat the oven at 350º F. In a bowl, mix eggs, apple juice, oil, and water together. In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together. Mix the ingredients of both bowls properly. Take a pot of warm water to keep the raisins in. Till that is happening, grate the carrots and grease 2 round 9'' cake pans. Drain the raisins, fold them in the cake mix along with the carrots. Pour the cake mix into the pans and place in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Later, reduce the heat from 350º F to 325º F and bake for another 10 to 12 minutes.

To prepare the cream cheese frosting, mix cream cheese and butter first with a blender. When the consistency is smooth and creamy, add Equal and vanilla inside. Blend again and use this creamy frosting on top of the sugar free cake.

I hope that after making these sugar free cake mixes, you're not going to miss the real sugar. I know that Splenda and Equal can't take its place, but we've got to try, right? Apart from these cake recipes, we've got more sugar free desserts that will fill up your dessert table. Here are some articles you can go through: Once you've tried these sugar free cakes, try making more sugar free recipes to help you stay on your diet program. Till the time sugar is forbidden, we just have to make due with these sugar free desserts!