Orange and Chocolate cake.

The original recipe called for eggs ... but being an eggless freak I twisted the ingredients a bit to get this eggless version. Suits me....

Ingredients :
Kinnu / Malta Orange - 1
Atta - 150 gms
Oil - 100 ml
Sugar - 175 gms.
Yoghurt - 200 gms
Milk Powder - 125 gms
Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
Baking soda 1/2 tsp
Cocoa Powder - 3 tbsps.
Salt - a pinch

Method :
1. Steam the kinnu orange for 20 minutes till it becomes soft and pulpy.
2. Remove it, cool it and cut into pieces and juice it. Strain the juice. Add a bit of the strained rind.
3. In a bowl mix oil yoghurt and sugar and whisk well to combine.
4. Add milk powder and blend well.
5. Add orange juice mix well.
6. Pre heat the oven at 160 degrees
7. Add the sifted cocoa powder, atta, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
8. Mix well to get a smooth batter.
9. Pour in a greased cake tin and bake at 160 degrees for 40 minutes.
10. garnish with icing sugar.

OATS AND BUTTERMILK MUFFINS

One of my recent experiments for the health conscious.....

Ingredients
Butter -  75 gms
Oats  - 50 gms
Buttermilk - 150 ml(1/2 milk and 1/2 yougurt)
Flour /Atta - 200 gms
Raisins - 100 gms
Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
sugar - 100 gms
Vanilla Essence - 1/2 tsp.

Method :
1. Mix the oats and butter milk for about 1/2 an hr.
2. Sift atta, baking powder and baking soda.
3. Cream butter and sugar till fluffy.
4. Add soaked oats and buttermilk to this mixture and add vanilla essence
5. Preheat the oven at 180 degrees
6. Fold the atta into the butter mixture.
7. Add the raisins, mix the mixture well.
8. Spoon the mixture into muffin tins and bake at 180 degrees for 25 minutes.
9. Garnish with truffle cream icing.

Truffle cream Icing :
Fresh Cream - 200 gms
Dark chocolate - 100 gms
Butter - 1 tsp.

Method :
Melt the chocolate by adding warm cream. Mix butter and whip the three together to make a smooth paste. Spread it over the muffins.