Romantic Love Cake With Vanilla

Ingredients Quantity

Semolina
375 gm
Soft sugar 115 gm
Butter 180 gm
Cashewnuts 375 gm
Egg yolks 12
Egg whites 3
Rose water 15 ml
Honey 45 ml
Grated nutmeg 1
Lemon rind as needed
Powdered cinnamon a little
Vanilla 2 tsp

Methods to Prepare:


  • Soften butter with semolina and set aside in a warm oven for a few minutes.
  • It should not be oily. Butter should be well soaked into semolina.
  • Cream egg yolks with soft sugar unti very light.
  • Add all the the spices and essence, add semolina and butter mixture.
  • Add cashewnuts minced or finely chopped.
  • Pour into a cake tin lined with 2 layers of paper and bake at 150 degree celcious (300 degree farenheit approx.) until done.
  • If a nice crust is desired, sprinkle a thin layer of icing sugar and serve.

Walnut Cake With Dates

Ingredients Quantity

Dates
450 gm
Soda bicarbonate 1 tsp
Warm water 200 ml
Soft sugar 225 gm
Butter 170 gm
Refined flour 225 gm
Eggs 4
Chopped Walnuts 115 gm
Baking powder 1 1/2 tsp
Vanilla 2 tsp

Methods to Prepare:


  • Wash, stone, chop and soak dates in water mixed with soda bicarbonate, overnight.
  • Chop walnuts. Sieve flour with baking powder.
  • Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy.
  • Beat eggs seperately and add gradually to mixture, beating well.
  • Add essence, fold in flour alternating with dates.
  • Put into lined tin and bake at 150 degree celcious (300 degree farenheit) for about 45 minutes.

American Queen Cakes

Ingredients Quantity
Refined flour 55 gm
Sugar 55 gm
Egg 1
Shortening 55 gm
Baking powder 1/4 tsp
Milk 15 ml
Raisins 30 gm

Methods To Prepare:
  • Wash, pick stone and dry raisins.
  • Sieve flour with baking powder.
  • Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy
  • Beat eggs and add gradually beating mixture all the time.
  • Add raisins. Add flour and mix lightly using milk if necessary to get soft dropping consistency.
  • Bake in paper cases at 205 degree celcious (400 degree farenheit) for 15-20 minutes

Cocoa Chocolate Boats

Ingredients Quantity (For 12 boats)
Refined flour 100 gm
Cocoa 15 gm
Baking powder 1/4 tsp
Butter 60 gm
Eggs 2
Milk if necessary
Sugar 115 gm
Vanilla essence a few drops
For Icing:
Icing sugar 115 gm
Butter 55 gm
Colouring and flavoring as needed

Methods to Prepare:
  • Sieve the flour, baking powder and cocoa together twice.
  • Cream butter and sugar. Beat eggs and add eccence and beat into mixture gradually.
  • Fold in dry ingredients and milk if necessary.
  • Grease and flour boat tins well and half fill with mixture.
  • Bake in hot oven at 190 degree to 205 degree Celsius (375 degree to 400 degree Fahrenheit approx) for 15 - 20 minutes and cool.
  • Prepare icing in two colours. Spread with one colour, pipe other colour with a writing nozzle.

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