CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

• Ingredients

Soft margarine                    -100gm
Caster sugar                       -225gm
Big eggs                             -2
Full fat yoghurt                   -150ml
Milk                                  -5tbsp
White flour                        -275gm
Soda Bicarbonate             - 1tsp
Dark chocolate chips        -175gm

• Preparation method

Preheat the oven to 190C.Keep paper cases in muffin tin.Cream margarine and sugar in a bowl with a  spoon till it becomes light and fluffy.Beat in eggs, milk and yogurt until combined. Sift together flour and soda bi carbonate and add to the mixture with chocolate chips.Stir until just blended.Spoon the mix into muffin cases and bake for 25min.

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DATE CAKE

• Ingredients

Dates (chopped)      -1cup
Egg white                 -1
Powdered sugar       -1cup
White flour               -1 2/3cup
Baking soda             -1tsp
Butter(melted)          -1/2 cup
Egg yolk                   -1
Vanilla essence         -1tsp
Hot water                -1/2 cup
Chopped nuts         -1/2 cup

• Preparation method

Preheat oven to 350degree F. Beat egg whites, till it become fluffy. Beat again after adding the powdered sugar.Sift flour with baking soda. Mix separately egg yolk and butter and pour this mix into the flour. Fold well. Then fold in the egg white mixture. Soak the dates in hot water for 10 min. Strain the dates and add the dates and nuts to the cake mix. Fold again. Pour the mix to a greased cake tin and bake for 1hr. Its a delicious cake.

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TEA CAKE

• Ingredients

White flour           -250gm
Baking pow         -1tsp
Milk                    -1/4 cup
Powdered sugar  -250gm
Butter                 -250gm
Egg yolks           -4
Orange rind        -1/4tsp(grated)
Lime rind            -1/4tsp(grated)
Egg whites          -4
Vanilla essence   -1tsp
sugar                  -2tbsp

• Topping

Butter                 -2tsp
Cinnamon           -1tsp
Caster sugar       -1tsp

• Preparation method

Pre heat oven to 400 degree F.Sift together flour and baking powder. Soften the butter. Cream together butter, sugar and yolks slowly so that it becomes a fluffy mixture. Add the orange and lemon rinds to it. Fold in flour alternatively with milk in two batches.Whisk together egg whites, essence and sugar.Fold this into the cake mix.. Butter the base of round cake pan. Pour the mix. Bake for 35-45 min or until the skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.Let the cake cool in pan for 5 min.Reverse the cake so that the top is upper most.When cake is still hot spread butter and sprinkle sugar and cinnamon. Topping is optional. Slice and serve. As the name suggests, an excellent companion for tea.

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