As usual I was very enthusiastic to bake a cake for Christmas. First I baked a Strawberry Sponge Cake and then converted that to a lovely celebration Strawberry pastry. A perfect way to end the year!
Ingredients:
2tbsp Cocoa Powder
1 Cup Plain Flour / Maida
½ tin Condensed Milk
½ Cup Warm Milk
½ Cup Melted Butter
1tsp Baking Powder
1tsp Cooking Soda
1tsp Vanilla Essence
Method:
Sieve Cocoa Powder, Plain Flour, Baking Powder and Cooking Soda. In a mixing bowl mix Butter, Milk, Condensed Milk and add the mixed flour and fold in.
Ingredients:
3 Cups Flour/Maida
2 Cups Black Raisins
1 Cup Pistachios
2 Cups of Water
2 Cups of Sugar
3/4 Cup of Unsalted Butter
1½ Cup Yogurt/Curd
1/5 tsp Baking Soda
1tsp Salt
2tsp all Spice powder (Cinnamon + Cloves + Peppercorns + Saunf/Aniseed)
1tsp Vanilla Essence
Method:
Deseed the Raisins and chop very finely. Sieve Flour with Soda, Salt and Spices and keep it aside.
Heat water and boil the Raisins in it until all the water is absorbed. Add Butter stir for 2 minutes. Remove from fire.
