Sunday, March 16, 2014

Marble Cake

Ingredients
  1. 2 sticks of butter
  2. Sugar-1 1/2 Cup
  3. 1 Cup milk or orange juice
  4. 4 Eggs
  5. Baking Pwd-2 1/2 Tsp
  6. Orange Zest (1  or 2 )
  7. All Purpose Flour-2 cups
  8. One pinch Salt
  9. 6 Table Spoon Coco Pwd
  10. 1 Table Spoon Vanila
Method:
Put Butter and sugar mix it well with a good mixer.Then add eggs one egg at a time.Add vanila .
Mix all the ingredients except the coco pwd.
Make 2 halfs of the mixed ingredients.
Mix Half of the ingredients with coco pwd .
Marinate the pan with butter.
Add the plain mixture first and then add the coco mix...follow the procedure .
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nce done take a spoon and give it a twirl ,this gives nice shape to the cake.
Preheat the oven to 380
Bake the cake mixture for 45-55 Min

Kourampiedes/Greek Cookies


Ingredients:
300gr butter (unsealed) 120 almonds 110 gr powdered sugar + extra for the food styling 25 gr brandy or rum
vanila-2tsp
All purpose Flour-4 cups
2tsp Baking Pwd
cloves to decorate


How to Prepare:
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degree and roast the almond for 3-4 min.
  • Beat Room temp butter and powdered sugar for nearly 10-20 min,until its soft and smooth.
  • Add vanila,continue to fold everythign together
  • Add little by little the all purpose flour and the baking powder into it.
  • Add Rum
  • Make small balls of the mixture and put a clove on top
  • Put the oven to 360 and bake it for 18-20 min