Zebra Cake

Hello everyone......when I saw this cake for the first time I was really surprised that how these strips came in cake???? Then I thought it must be very complicated to make......but I was wrong....baking zebra cake at home is very easy and tasty too.         whenever I bake this cake my kids really enjoy this cake.                    
                               Bake this cake and enjoy with your family or Friends.

Ingredients :

All purpose flour/maida : 1 1/4cup
Powdered Sugar : 1 cup
Melted butter/oil : 3/4cup
Baking powder : 1 tspoon
Eggs : 3
Vanilla essence : 1 tspoon
Cocoa powder : 1/4 cup
Warm milk : 3/4 cup

 take 8 inch cake tin and grease with oil or butter and dust with some flour and keep it a side...... Preheat oven in 180 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes

 break eggs in a mixing bowl and start whisking for few seconds

 now add powdered sugar

 and start whisking......whisk well till it changes into pale yellow color

 now pour oil

 Add vanilla essence

 whisk for 1 to 2 minutes

 take a sieve add flour and baking powder sift it

 Add sifted flour to egg mixture

 gently fold it

 pour milk and mix gently without lumps

 Now divide this cake batter into two equal parts

 sift cocoa powder into one part of cake batter

 mix gently without lumps

 Now our chocolate batter and vanilla batter is ready

 take cake tin drop 2 table spoons of vanilla batter and leave for 1 minute

 now pour chocolate batter in the middle of vanilla batter as shown in the figure and leave for few seconds to spread it

 Repeat the same process till your batter is done

 now bake in 180 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes or bake till it's done ( if you insert tooth pick it should come out clean)

 after baking let it cool completely and run a knife around the cake and demould it

 Enjoy yummy zebra cake!!!!!

Tomato Pasta

Hi......there are so many pastas in world.......though it is Italian, we also love pasta,I'm going to post different varieties of pastas in upcoming posts and today our recipe is tomato pasta.
                      This is very simple recipe,easy to make and yummy in taste.this is perfect for dinner,breakfast,lunch box and even evening snacks for kids,i always prepare for my kids as evening snacks.so,let's get started!!!!!!!

Ingredients :

Pasta : 250 grams
Tomatoes : 250 grams
Chopped onions : 1 (medium)
Finley chopped garlic : 2 tspoon
Olive oil/veg oil : 1/4 cup
Tomato sauce : 2 table spoons
Chilly flakes/chilly powder : 1/2 tspoon
Oregano : 1/4 tspoon
Fresh parsley/dried parsley : 1/4 tspoon
Salt to taste

Recipe source : varevah.com

I have made some changes to make more easy and tasty...in original recipe they added cheese if you want you can add grated cheese.

 first take a big vessel pour water and boil it,add salt and pasta

 Cook for 6 to 8 minutes and drain water and spread it in a plate

 while boiling pasta blend tomatoes

 make a fine paste

 Now heat oil in pan add chopped garlic

 fry for 1 to 2 minutes

 Add onions and saute for 3 to 4 minutes

 now add chilly flakes and saute for few seconds

 now add tomato puree

 Add salt and cook Tomato puree well

 Now add oregano

 Add parsley

 Add tomato sauce

 saute for few seconds (don't over dry tomato mixture)

 now add boiled pasta

 saute well for 2 to 3 minutes

 your yummy pasta is ready to serve!!!!!!

Coconut Cookies

Hi,coconut cookies have a nice aroma and yummy taste if you follow the  same recipe they just melt in mouth.....my whole family enjoyed by eating these cookies....whenever I make cookies at home my kids Finish whole plate with in an hour!!!!!!
                         give it a try and let me know how they turned for you.

Ingredients :

All purpose flour/maida : 2 cups
Powdered sugar : 1 cup
Butter : 100grams
Vanilla essence : 1 tspoon
desiccated coconut : 1 cup + 1 table spoon
Milk : 1/4 cup or as required
Pinch of baking powder

 take your ingredients

 bring butter to room temperature and cream it nicely

 Add powdered sugar

 mix well till it changes into pale yellow color

 add vanilla essence

 pour milk

 mix well

 add flour/maida and baking powder to butter cream mixture

 add desiccated coconut

 mix and combine all ingredients well if dough is too hard pour some more milk and mix( don't knead like roti dough...just mix all ingredients)and put the dough in refrigerator for 15 minutes

 now on clean surface sprinkle some flour

 

 roll the dough with the help of rolling pin and sprinkle some desiccated coconut on top and slightly roll it

 Cut into squares or as per your wish

 Now arrange them in lined baking  tray.....preheat oven in 180 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes and bake for 15 to 18 minutes in 180 degrees Celsius

 after baking let it cool completely and enjoy!!!!!!