Happy Recipes Old

Ingredients: FOR THE SPONGE CAKE Self-raising flour or plain flour 315g Sugar 250g Corn flour 1 1/2 tbsp Baking powder 2 tsp 2 1/2 tsp if plain flour is used Bicarbonate of soda powder 1 tsp Cocoa powder 1/4 cup or 30g Salt 1/4 tsp Eggs 6 Vegetable oil 1/2 cup Nescafe 2 tbsp Hot water 1/2 cup Lemon juice 1 tsp FOR THE FROSTING Heavy cream/Double cream/ Whipped cream 2 cups or 300ml Icing sugar 1 cup or 150ml Dried milk powder 1 tbsp Vanilla essence 1tsp FOR THE SUGAR SYRUP Water 10 tbsp Sugar 10 tbsp FOR DECORATION Morello cherry 1 bottle Dark chocolates 1 bar It was indeed a dream come true; the thrilling experience I had while admiring my gorgeous Black Forest Cake was beyond description. This felt like quite a daunting task, some months before. However, after a few days of dreaming about making this beauty, I later realised, that it is just a matter of making two simple chocolate sponge cakes, soaking them with sugar and cherry syrup, cover with whipped cream frosting, and pat with ...

If you have not tasted this divine drink before, do not let this summer pass without tasting it. Or else you will miss a great chance to experience the utmost joy of this silky smooth, icy cold, velvety drink that slithers through your throat, rejuvenating your whole self with an instant effect. I must say that your summer joy is not complete if you have not sipped a glass of Lassi! So, hurry up, buy a thick, full-fat tub of plain yoghurt or just Greek yoghurt and go home and make Lassi! Spread the joyful news! Stay cool, stay happy throughout the summer! Lassi, widely used in the Indian subcontinent during the hot summer months, is the most refreshing, smooth yoghurt drink you can think of. Getting the proportions right is the key to achieving the right consistency of this amazing drink. When added too much water, for example, the silky smooth texture vanishes. If you do not add ice cubes into the blender jar, the churning will not give the right chill. It should all come togeth...

Let’s start Make these yummy cupcakes and spread the joy around! It’s indeed a joy to find a cherry sitting on the creamy butter icing well, beneath the half-opened flap! Kids will go crazy at the sight of this most inviting delicious treat! No assurance is needed to testify to the out-of-this-earth taste of these. And the good news is that they are super easy to make too! As a matter of fact, this is the same recipe as the classic Victoria Sponge cake which is the most sorted cake in Britain. The only difference is that instead of one cake there are many cupcakes with the same taste. More giggles and more joy to follow with each one of them! Please click the link below for the full step-by-step recipe for Victoria Sponge cake : Victoria Sponge cake Equipment :  You will need some cupcake cases and a muffin tray. To fill the cupcakes, you need to opt for the best strawberry or raspberry jam. Making the buttercream icing to the right consistency is also equally important to achi...

The oil prices rise steadily and despite the falling demand, especially in the West due to strict lockdowns. At the moment two crude oil benchmarks, WTI and Brent, have hit above crucial $50 mark. It goes without saying how food prices are going to be affected by the rising oil price during these troubling times. Since the transportation of goods by roads, both national and international level, the prices of essential items are already being subject to inflationary pressures. The rise in oil price is only going to make it even worse at a critical time. In addition, the air transport has collapsed by a significant percentage and it will add more pressure to sellers to raise the prices. Farmers are going to feeling the pinch too: with rising oil price, they cannot afford to use machinery in an optimum capacity – for obvious reasons. If the rising oil price forces consumers to turn to alternatives such as biofuels, the price of essential items could even go higher than the current v...

Hello chilli lovers, let’s meet every pantry must-have taste enhancer! This special spice and chilli blend will instantly enhance the flavours of fried rice, noodles or any stir-fries! We know that dried shrimps have a distinct flavour and in this recipe, it is being roasted in oil and blended with dried chillies and onions along with sauces in perfect proportions to win everyone’s taste buds! Now, this will be a piece of good news for all the healthy eaters; While experimenting on this great taste bud winner, I came across a superb way to minimize the amount of oil used in it.  Instead of deep-frying all the ingredients as everyone usually does, I stir-fried, using only four tbsp of oil, while keeping the taste perfectly intact! Wonders of wonders, really! Surprisingly,  the taste was supreme, despite not being drenched in oil like many available brands on the shop shelves.  I am pretty sure that if you taste this delicious chilli paste once...

I am not surprised if you feel too lazy to take out all the necessary equipment to fix a cake sometimes, worrying about all the washing and wiping would be waiting! So, why not try this recipe to save your day! Just call this, a ‘lazy cake’ because you don’t have to use the electric mixer or the mixing bowl at all. Instead, you just have to cook all the ingredients in a pan. The batter comes out creamy and silky smooth and bakes a super moist and incredibly delicious cake ever! You don’t have to ice this cake because it is perfect as it is. This cake cannot go wrong, so do not worry. Just relax and fold the ingredients together and pop the batter into the oven. I baked this cake under 160C instead of the usual 180C given the fact that the batter is a little too runny and also to achieve a more moist texture in the cake. Tip: If the top of the cake is already browned and the middle is undercooked, cover the top with a baking sheet or just a blank she...