Don’t you love the smell of freshly baked cakes and cookies in your kitchen? While you are looking down in your home, baking can be an excellent way to spend time.
Not only is it a fulfilling experience, but it is a great way to de-stress a well. Just imagine all those tasty pastries and bread that can sit on your table right now. So we have put down some easy to make baking recipes just for you!
Are you ready to put on your apron?
Chocolate Pastry
For this, you need the following items:
- 150 g of Oreo biscuits
- One tablespoon baking powder
- ½ cup milk
- 3-4 chocolate cubes
- One tablespoon oil for greasing
- Gems and candies for decoration
- Toothpick
- Knife
Directions for preparation:
- First, separate the cream from the biscuits
- Next, grind the biscuits to form a powder
- Add the baking powder to this powder
- Now add the milk gradually to this mixture and beat until the texture of the batter has no lumps in it
- In a separate bowl take the scooped out oreo cream and the chocolate cubes and melt them
- Refrigerate the molten chocolate
- Grease a pan with oil and pour the batter into it
- Cover the pan with a lid and bake in medium flame for 8-10 mins
- Check after time is up, with a toothpick to see if the baking is complete
- Wait till completely cool and then turn it out on a plate
- Cut it in a square shape around the edges
- Now take out the refrigerated chocolate mix and spread a bit of it even on top of the cake
- Cut the cake in half
- Put one half on top of another and make sure to sandwich the layer with the chocolate mix
- Decorate the top with some more chocolate mix and some gems or candies
Your home-made pastry cake is now ready to be served!
Sponge Cake
To make this cake, you will need the following:
- Four eggs
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- One tablespoon baking powder
- ¼ the tablespoon salt
- ½ cup melted butter
- ½ tablespoon vanilla extract
- One tablespoon oil for greasing
- Chocolate syrup
- Toothpick
Directions to make:
- Beat the eggs in a bowl
- Add powdered sugar into the bowl and mix well
- Next add flour, baking powder, and salt to the mixture
- Mix until no lumps are left
- Now add the molten butter followed by vanilla extract
- Mix well to get a lump-free and smooth consistency in the texture
- Grease a cake container with oil and pour the batter
- Preheat the oven for 5 mins and then bake for 10-15 mins at 180-degree Celcius
- Use a toothpick to check whether baking is complete
- Drizzle some chocolate syrup on top for garnishing
Your sponge cake is ready for tasting!
Cinnamon Rolls
For this recipe, you need the following ingredients:
- 2 cups of flour
- ½ teaspoon table salt
- Four tablespoons of melted butter
- 3/4th cup of milk
- One tablespoon of fresh yeast
- One tablespoon of sugar
- One tablespoon brown sugar
- One tablespoon cinnamon powder
- Two tablespoon raisin
- One teaspoon icing sugar
Directions for preparation:
- First, add milk (at body temperature) to sugar
- Now add the yeast to this mixture
- Mix it well, cover it, and leave it to rise
- Now take a bowl and add the flour and salt
- To this add the yeast mix which has risen by now
- Knead the mixture into a dough
- Add melted butter to the dough and knead some more
- Cover the dough and let it rise for 15-20 minutes
- Roll the dough on a buttered surface that has been sprinkled with cinnamon powder and brown sugar.
- Sprinkle some more cinnamon, brown sugar and butter on top of the rolled out dough
- Add some raisins
- Roll it up
- Now it cut the roll evenly into smaller pieces
- Put them on a baking tray and bake in the oven at 140-degree celsius for 20 mins
- Sprinkle some icing sugar on top once the baking is complete
Your delicious cinnamon rolls are ready to eat!
Final Words
Put on your chef’s hat and try out these lip-smacking dishes today!