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Chocolate Beetroot Cupcake

Chocolate Beetroot Cupcakes   #highlandbakes A  Sinfully rich Chocolate Cupcake infused with flavour of Beetroot and topped with home made  frosting. A scrumptious cake which melts in mouth. An ideal Afternoon dessert. Prep time : 30 min Total time:  55 min Serves : 12 Ingredients (For  the Cupcakes) :     1 Cup all purpose flour     7 Tablespoon cocoa powder( Use best quality )     11/2 teaspoon baking powder      ¾ cup granulated sugar     Pinch of salt     1 beetroot medium peel and grated plus 2 tablespoon for decoration     1/3 cup beetroot juice     2 eggs at room temp     ½ cup vegetable oil     1 teaspoon vanilla essence     ¼ cup chocolate grated (any plain  chocolate would do) For Cream Cheese Frosting : ·     1 cup full fat cream cheese frosting either store bought or home made for this recipe. I have used home made  (Recipe below)      ½ cup melted butter      5 - 6 tablespoon icing sugar      1 teaspoon vanilla essence You wil

Pink Salt Chocolate Tart

Pink Salt Chocolate Tart #highlandbakes Ingredients (For the Base) : • 300 gms – about 27-28 chocolate cookies, I have used Oreo (it work best) • 100 gms –   Melted butter • 50 gms – bitter sweet chocolate (chopped ) or any plain chocolate (Dairy milk /Nestle would do) Ingredients (For The Filling) • 200 ml – full fat cream • 250 gms- dark chocolate chopped • 50 gms –butter • ½ teaspoon Himalayan pink salt • I teaspoon – good vanilla extract (I have used Madagascar vanilla) • 100 gms - raspberry flavour mini chocolate ball ( I have used brookside) Method. (For the Base) • Blitz cookies into crumbs using food processor or by smashing  them in a ziplock bag with rolling pin. Mix melted butter and chopped chocolate. Blitz until chocolate is incorporated . • Pour the biscuit mix into a 9 inch /23 cm cake tin or loose bottom tin. (I have used loose bottom tin for the recipe). • Use your hands or back of a spoon, to ensure mix is evenly lined and smoot

Lemon Yogurt Cake

Lem on  Yogurt  Cake #highlandbakes This delicious super moist cake is extremely easy to prepare, packed with all the goodness of tangy lemon. A family pleasing dessert to serve for brunch or you can enjoy it Just like that. Prep time: 20 min Total time : 1 hr  Serves : 10 / 12 Ingredients :        1 1/2 cups all purpose flour       2 teaspoon baking powder        ½ teaspoon Pink Salt       1 cup plain yogurt or fresh thick Dahi       11/3 cups white granulated sugar, divided       3 large eggs at room temp      1 Tablespoon lemon rind finely grated       ½ teaspoon lemon extract      ½ cup vegetable oil     1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (juice of 3 large lemons)      For the Glaze  3/4 cup icing sugar 2 Tbsp lemon juice   Method 1      Preheat the oven to  350 deg F or 180 C.  Grease and flour the 9 inch cake pan or bundt pan. 2      In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the dry ingredients flour, baking powder and salt and keep a

Choco Vanilla or Marble Cake

  #highlandbakes Choco –Vanilla  or Marble cake This Moist and tender marble   cake is a good combination of   vanilla and chocolate cake   swirled together. This great cake is perfect with a cup of   coffee or tea and you can have it just any time of the day. An easy cake which you will end   up making   often. Total : 1 Hr       Prep : 20 Min  Ingredients : 2 Cups all purpose flour 2 Teaspoon baking Powder ½ Teaspoon Salt 1 Cup White Sugar granulated ½ Cup butter (Softened) or Canola oil 2 Eggs at room temp 1 Tablespoon good vanilla extract 1 Cup milk at   room temperature 2 Tablespoon good quality unsweetened cocoa powder Method 1      Preheat oven to 350 degrees/ F 170 deg. Grease and flour a 9 inch round   or square pan. For this recipe I have used butter cup cake pan   for six. if you don’t   have same, it can also be made in any round or square pan. 2      In a large bowl sift together dry ingredients flour, baking powder, salt and