Mom's Cakes

30/12/2019

Tis' the season, but why is a plum cake known by that name, when it doesn't really use plums as the main ingredient? Have you ever wondered?

The term 'plum cake' and "fruit cake' have become interchangeable. Since dried fruit is used as a sweetening agent and any dried fruit was earlier described as 'plums'.

Many plum cakes and plum puddings do not contain the plum fruit. (Plum pudding is a similar, richer dish prepared with similar ingredients, cooked by steaming the mixture rather than baking it.)

The term 'plum' originally referred to prunes, raisins or grapes. Thus, the so-called plums from which English plum puddings are made were always raisins, not the plump juicy fruits that the name suggests today.

16/12/2019

Chocolate truffle cake with nutella filling and nutella frosting. Made healthy with a combination of wheat flour and maida, and stevia + sugar.

07/11/2019

For most of human history, the main rising agent has been yeast. As these finicky little fungi grow and divide, they breathe in oxygen and release carbon dioxide like we do. Mix them into dough and they’ll eventually fill it with the familiar bubbles of carbon dioxide that make baked goods rise—a process known as leavening.

Before baking powder hit the scene in 1856, making cake was not a piece of cake

29/10/2019

Wholewheat no-sugar fruitcake!

04/04/2017

Chenna Poda, made with jaggery, not sugar, for a healthy treat! It's an Oriya sweet dish, baked, crusty and sticky on the outside and fluffy on the inside.
It's really delish!!!

15/09/2016

Revani: Turkish semolina cake, topped with almonds and pistachios.

13/09/2016

Banana bread with coconut for extra crunch. Made with nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla. Topped with cashew, raisins and coconut powder!
Half whole-wheat and half maida for a healthy experience!

13/09/2015

Apple, banana, cashew and raisin cake, topped with dark chocolate!

13/09/2015

Apple, banana, cashew, raisin cake, topped with dark chocolate!

23/08/2015

Chocolate brownies with raisins and cashew nuts, drizzled with chocolate sauce.

04/03/2015

Pineapple cake with honey and fresh pineapple pieces!