Red Velvet Cupcakes

Ingredients
3 eggs
3/4 cup butter
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
2-1/4 cups sugar
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1-oz. bottle red food coloring (2 Tbsp.)
1-1/2 cups buttermilk
1-1/2 tsp. baking soda
1-1/2 tsp. vinegar
Small chocolate heart-shaped cookies (optional)
Powdered sugar (optional)

Method:

Directions

1. Let eggs and butter stand 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 28 2-1/2-inch cupcake pans with paper liners; set aside.

2. In medium bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, and 3/4 tsp. salt; set aside. In large mixing bowl beat butter on medium-high 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until combined. One at a time, add eggs; beat on medium after each. Beat in food coloring on low.

3. Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk to egg mixture; beat on low to medium sped after each just until combined. Stir together baking soda and vinegar. Add to batter; beat just until combined.

4. Spoon batter into prepared pans, filling each about two-thirds full. Bake 15 to 17 minutes. Cool in pan on wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from pans. Cool completely. Top with small chocolate cookies, if desired. Dust with powdered sugar. Makes 28 servings.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories 172,Total Fat (g) 6,Saturated Fat (g) 3,Monounsaturated Fat (g) 2,Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0,Cholesterol (mg) 36,Sodium (mg) 124,Carbohydrate (g) 28,Total Sugar (g) 17,Fiber (g) 0,Protein (g) 3,Vitamin C (DV%) 0,Calcium (DV%) 2,Iron (DV%) 4,Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Strawberry Heart Cake Recipe

Ingredients:
4 Eggs
1/2 cup Cold Water
1/3 cup Vegetable Oil
1/2 cup Butter (softened)
3 tbsp All-Purpose Flour
3 ounces Strawberry Gelatin
5 cups Confectioners' Sugar
Red-Hot Candies (optional)
18.25 ounces White Cake Mix
10 ounces Frozen Sweetened Strawberries (thawed)

How to make Strawberry Heart Cake:
Take a mixing bowl and add cake mix, gelatin and flour to it. Add oil and eggs to it and mix properly.
Set aside 1/2 cup of syrup for frosting.
Drain strawberries; add berries and water to the egg mixture batter and mix properly.
Now place the batter evenly in the two waxed paper lined 8 inches baking pans, one square and one round.
Bake the cake for 30 to 35 minutes in the square shaped baking pan and for about 35 to 40 minutes in the round shaped baking pan at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Allow them to cool for about 10 minutes.
Transfer to the wire racks and let the cakes to cool completely.
Take a small mixing bowl; add butter and 1/2 cup of reserved syrup to it.
Combine sugar with it and beat for about 2 minutes, till the mixture is light and soft.
Place the square cake on a 20 x 15 inches covered board and rotate the cake so that it seems to be a diamond.
Now make two semi-circles from the circle cake.
Set the semi-circles on the top two sides of the diamond to create a heart shape.
Decorate the cake with butter-syrup mixture as well as with red-hots candies if desired.

Pineapple Whip Recipe

Ingredients:
300 ml Canned pineapple juice
600 ml Pineapple jelly packet
140 ml Water
Sugar

How to make Pineapple Whip:
Dissolve the jelly in 140 ml water.
Stir it in the remaining water and pineapple juice.
Add sugar if needed.
When it becomes cool, whisk until a thick froth is formed.
When there is a trail formation in the froth, put it quickly into a glass dish.
Pineapple Whip is ready.

Peanut Butter Marshmallow Squares Recipe

Ingredients:
1 Cup peanut butter
3-1/2 Ounces miniature marshmallows
1/2 Cup butter
1 pkg Butterscotch chips
1 Cup flaked coconut
1 Cup chopped walnuts

How to make Peanut Butter Marshmallow Squares:
In a double boiler, pour water halfway to top and bring it to boil.
Minimize the heat to a boil. In the top of double boiler, melt butterscotch chips, butter, and peanut butter and then remove from the flame.
Stir in walnuts, coconut and marshmallows.
Mix the mixture in a buttered pan. Cool it and cut into squares. If desired store in refrigerator.

Orange Jelly Recipe

Ingredients:
1-1/2 tbsp Gelatin
1/4 cup Cold Water
1/2 cup Boiling Water
1/2 cup Sugar
1/4 tsp Salt
6 tbsp Lemon Juice
1-1/2 tsp Grated Orange Rind(optional)
1-1/2 cups Orange Juice
Cream or Custard sauce

How to make Orange Jelly:
Take gelatin and soak it cold water for 20 minutes.
Now dissolve it in the boiling water.
Add sugar and salt and stir until dissolved.
Add lemon juice, orange rind, and orange juice.
Pour the jelly into a wet mold, refrigerate until it becomes firm.
Unmold it and serve it with Cream or Custard Sauce.

Heart Shaped Cake Recipe

Ingredients:
For Cake
18.25 ounces White Cake Mix
3 ounces Red Jell-O Powder (Strawberry, Raspberry, or Cherry flavor)
1 cup Milk
3 Eggs
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/2 cup Butter (melted)
3 cups Buttercream Frosting

For Buttercream Frosting
1/2 cup Butter (softened)
4 tbsp Milk
3 - 3/4 cup Confectioner's Sugar (sifted)
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
Liquid Food Coloring (optional)

How to make Heart Shaped Cake:
For Buttercream Frosting
Take a big bowl and beat butter in it with an electric mixer for 30 seconds. Keep the speed low.
Combine sugar, milk, and vanilla with it and now beat for one minute on low speed.
Now raise the speed of the mixer to medium and keep beating for another one minute till frosting is fluffy.
Now add food color to it. Just put few drops at a time.
Keep beating till the desired shade is reached.
If frosting is thin, add more confectioners' sugar and if it is thick, add milk.

For Cake
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Grease a 9 inches round cake pan and one 9 inches square cake pan properly. Dust uniformly with flour, keep it aside.
Take a big mixing bowl and add cake mix, Jell-O powder, milk, butter, eggs, and vanilla.
Now beat for one minute with an electric mixer, keeping the speed low.
Raise the speed of the mixer to medium and keep on beating for about two minutes, till the batter is soft and properly blended.
Now place the batter evenly in the two prepared pans.
Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, till the light brown color is reached as well as a toothpick placed in the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow the cakes to cool on wire racks for about 10 minutes.
To make a heart shaped cake, rotate the square cake so that it seems to be a diamond.
Now make two semi-circles from the circle cake.
Set the semi-circles on the top two sides of the diamond to create a heart shape.
Use buttercream frosting and decorate the cake.

Eggless Cake Recipe

Ingredients:
1 Cup grated mixed fruits / 1 Cup mashed banana with little lime juice
1 Cup water
1 Cup sugar
2 Cups self-rising flour
1/4 Cup milk
125 gms Butter
1 tsp Soda bicarbonate
Vanilla essence

How to make Eggless Cake:
Heat water, sugar and butter together till the butter melts.
Let the above mixture cool completely.
Add soda bicarbonate to mixture.
Mix flour, fruit and milk in a bowl.
Mix both the mixtures.
Add Vanilla essence according to the amount of cake.
Pour the whole batter into a greased pan.
Bake it at 180 C for one hour.
Eggless cake is ready.

Choco Roll Recipe

Ingredients:
1 Tin Condensed Milk
1/2 cup Cocoa Powder
1-1/2 cups Grated Coconut
3/4 cups Crushed Nuts
1 cup Crushed Marie Biscuits

How to make Choco Roll:
Mix together all the ingredients in a pan.
Heat it on medium heat ,stirring frequently.
When it starts thickening and comes in a lump, turn off the heat.
Make cylindrical shaped rolls out of the mixture.
Wrap each roll carefully in cling film.
Keep the wrapped rolls in refrigerator for about an hour.
After the due time, take the rolls out of the fridge. Remove the cling film from them and cut each roll into slices.
Choco Roll is ready to serve.

Yellow Cake Recipe

Ingredients:
3-3/4 Cups all-purpose flour
2-1/2 Cups buttermilk
1 Cup butter
2-1/2 Cups white sugar
1-1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
2-1/4 tsp Baking powder
2 -1/2 tsp Baking soda
3 Eggs

How to make Yellow Cake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease and flour the two 9x13 inches pans.
Mix the flour, baking powder and baking soda, keep aside.
Take a big bowl, cream together the butter and sugar till light and fluffy.
Beat in the eggs one at a time and then stir in vanilla.
Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, mixing just till incorporated. Now pour the batter into prepared pans.
Bake in the preheated oven for about 35 to 40 minutes or till a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
Cool the yellow cake.

Vanilla Cake Recipe

Ingredients:
1 Cup sugar
6 Eggs
Vanilla extract
1-1/2 Cup cake flour
2-1/2 tsp Baking powder
1/4 tsp White vinegar
1/4 tsp Salt
1/3 Cup oil
1/3 Cup milk

How to make Vanilla Cake:
Mix the cake flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
Then, mix the egg yolk, 1/2 cup sugar, Vanilla extract and milk in other bowl.
Add oil to the mixture of egg yoke, sugar, Vanilla extract and milk and mix well.
Mix the mixtures of both bowls.
Mix the egg white, remaining sugar and vinegar separately till it becomes fluffy.
Add the mixture to the previous one and mix them well.
Preheat the oven at 375 degrees.
Bake the mixture for 25 minutes in preheated oven.
Vanilla Cake is ready.

Strawberry Cake Recipe

Ingredients:
1 Package(2-layer size) white cake mix
1 Package (3 ounces) strawberry-flavored gelatin powder
4 Eggs, lightly beaten
1 Cup vegetable oil
3/4 Cup mashed strawberries
Strawberry Icing
1/2 Cup butter
1 Pound confectioners' sugar
1/4 Cup water

How to make Strawberry Cake:
Take the cake mix and gelatin powder in a big bowl.
Beat in oil, eggs, water and strawberries.
Pour the mixture into greased and floured cake pans.
Bake it for 30 minutes at 350 F.
Stop baking when a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Beat the butter and confectioner’s sugar together for icing.
Spread Strawberries between cake layers and frost top and sides.
Cool and frost with Strawberry icing.
Strawberry Cake is ready.

Pumpkin Bites Recipe

Ingredients:
1 Cup canned pure pumpkin
2 Cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp Allspice
1/4 Cup melted butter
1 Cup packed brown sugar
1 Egg
1 tsp Baking powder
1/2 tsp Baking soda
1/4 tsp Salt
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Ginger
1 Egg white
1 tsp Vanilla

How to make Pumpkin Bites:
In a bowl, add baking powder, baking soda, flour, cinnamon, ginger, salt and allspice.
Taking another large bowl, beat sugar, egg, butter and vanilla, egg white and pumpkin.
Stir baking powder, baking soda, flour, cinnamon, ginger, salt and allspice mixture into wet ingredients until just blended.
Drop spoonfuls of dough an inch. Then bake it for 15 minutes. Then remove it from cookie sheet to a cooling rack and serve.

Pastry Apple Bars Recipe

Ingredients:
10 Apples (peeled, cored and sliced)
2-1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
1 tsp Salt
1 cup Butter
1 Egg Yolk
2/3 cup Cold Water
1 cup Cornflakes Cereal
3/4 cup White Sugar
2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
1/2 cup Confectioners' Sugar

How to make Pastry Apple Bars:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
In a large bowl, combine flour and salt.
Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
In a cup, beat egg yolk, stir the cold water into the yolk.
Gradually stir the egg mixture into the flour mixture until dough can be packed into a ball.
On a clean dry surface, roll out 1/2 of the dough large enough to cover the bottom and sides of a 9x13 inch pan.
Lay the dough in the pan and place the cornflakes over the dough in the pan.
Arrange apple slices over the top of the corn flake layer.
Sprinkle the sugar and cinnamon over the apples.
Roll out the second half of the dough to cover the entire pan.
Lay over the filling and pinch the edges of the two crusts together.
Beat the egg white until foamy, and brush onto the top crust.
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown.

Heart Shaped Cookies Recipe

Ingredients:
2 Eggs
1/3 cup Milk
1 -1/4 cups Sugar
1/2 cup Butter (softened)
1/4 cup Shortening
3 cups All-Purpose Flour
1/2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
2 tsp Fresh Lemon Juice
1 tsp Grated Lemon Rind
Green and Orange Liquid food Colors

How to make Heart Shaped Cookies:
Beat butter and shortening with an electric mixer on medium speed till soft. Combine sugar with it and mix well.
Add eggs and milk and keep beating till blended properly.
Take a bowl and combine flour baking powder, baking soda and salt properly.
Add this with butter mixture and beat at low speed till well blended.
Add lemon rind and juice.
Fragment the dough into 4 equal parts and wrap each portion in plastic wrap.
Allow to cool for about 2 to 6 hours.
Roll a dough part on a lightly floured surface to a 1/4 inch thickness.
Cut it with a 3 inch heart-shaped cookie cutter and keep on lightly greased baking sheets.
Repeat the method for other dough parts.
Now bake them at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 8 to 9 minutes till light brown colour reached on bottoms.
Allow them to cool on baking sheets for about 2 minutes.
Transfer to wire racks and let them cool for 20 minutes.
Put green food color on 1/4 cup Icing and spread it on tops of cookies.
Put orange food color on reserved 1/4 cup Icing and put that into a zip-top plastic bag. Pierce 1 corner of the bag to make a small hole and pipe dots on cookies.
Heart Shaped Cookies are ready to serve.

Fast Food Biscuits Recipe

Ingredients:
1/3 cup Buttermilk
2 cups Baking Mix
2 tbsp Butter
1/4 cup Lemon flavored Carbonated Beverage
How to make Fast Food Biscuits:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F and grease it with a baking sheet.
Mix buttermilk and soda into a bowl and stir in baking mixing until dough pulls together.
Now knead the dough until smooth.
Then flatten the dough and cut it into 6 rounds.
Put the biscuits on pan and smear with melted butter.
Now bake in the oven until it turns golden brown.
Allow it to cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Chocolate Mousse Pie Recipe

Ingredients:
1 Milk –Chocolate bar with almonds
1-1/2 cup Marshmallows
1/2 cup Milk
2 cup Heavy Whipping Cream (whipped)
A 9 inch Baked Pastry Shell
How to make Chocolate Mousse Pie:

Take a heavy saucepan, pour milk and heat it over low flame.
Add the candy bar and marshmallows and cook until the chocolate is melted.
Stir constantly until the mixture is smooth.
Put off the flame, allow to cool.
Fold in whipped cream; pour into crust.
Refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
Chocolate Mousse Pie is ready to serve.

Chocolate Bread Recipe

Ingredients:
8 Ounces chocolate chips
2 pkg Dry yeast
1 1/2 Cups flour
2 tbsp Honey
3 tbsp Butter
1 Egg
1 Cup water warm
1 Cup water lukewarm
4 Cups flour

How to make Chocolate Bread:
Whisk yeast flour, water and honey in medium bowl and cover with a plastic sheet.
Let it stand for 1 hour.
Stir sponge and blend in milk-butter-salt mixture.
Now, mix in the flour to prepare soft dough. Knead until it is no longer sticky.
Put dough, turning to coat entire surface in a greased bowl.
Cover bowl with a plastic sheet until the size and the volume doubles.
Grease the loaf pans. Knead the dough until deflated.
Remove from the pan and cut into 8 even pieces.
Smear chocolate on each of the cut pieces and cover the surface with tea towel.
Spread loaves with egg glaze.
Later sprinkle with sugar and bake until light brown.
Immediately remove from the pan; and allow it to cool on racks for ten minutes.
Serve loaves hot.

Cherry Cookies Recipe

Ingredients:
1 Cup cherry flavored chips
1 1/2 Cups flour
1/2 Cup rolled oats
1/2 tsp Baking soda
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1Cup butter
1Cup powdered sugar

How to make Cherry Cookies:
Heat oven to 300 degrees F.
Mix vanilla, powdered sugar and butter.
Beat the mixture until it turns fluffy.
Add baking soda, flour and oats. Mix well.
Add flavored chips to it.
Drop the mixture with a teaspoon onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Fatten them lightly with fingers.
Bake it for about 10 minutes.
Cool on a wire rack.
Cherry Cookies are ready.

Caramel Cake Recipe

Ingredients:
3 Cups, sifted cake flour
1-3/4 Cups white sugar
3 tsp Baking powder
1/3 Cup hot water
1/2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Vanilla extract
2/3 Cup milk
3/4 Cup butter
3 Eggs

How to make Caramel Cake:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Line two 9 inch pans with parchment paper and sift flour, baking powder and salt together 3 times, keep aside.
For caramel syrup heat 1/2 cup of the sugar in a heavy skillet, keep stirring.
Continue to cook and stir till melted sugar turn into dark brown.
Remove it from the fire.
Add hot water to it and stir till dissolved, keep aside to cool.
In a large bowl, cream shortening with rest of the sugar till light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time to it, beating thoroughly.
Combine vanilla and 3 tbsp caramel syrup.
Add flour mixture and milk alternately to it and beat till soft.
Pour the mixture into two 9 inch pans.
Bake it in the preheated oven for about 25 to 30 minutes till a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.

Blue Cheese Dip Recipe

Ingredients:
2 cups Sour Cream
1-1/2 cups Mayonnaise
1/2 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp White Pepper
100 gm Crumbled Blue Cheese

How to make Blue Cheese Dip:
Combine sour cream, mayonnaise, salt and white pepper in a bowl; stir well.
Add blue cheese; stir gently. Chill blue cheese dip for at least 1 hour.
Serve as a topping for baked potatoes.