Happy Sankranti - Peacock rangoli design

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Happy Sankranti - Peacock rangoli design.

Black Forest Pastry - Happy New Year 2014

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Started my New Year 2014 with Black Forest Pastry. Thanks to my friend Ramya for the recipe.

Ingredients:

Maida : 1 cup
Coco Powder : 3 spoons
Blended Sugar : 1 Cup + 5 Spoons
Eggs : 4
Salt : 1/2 Spoon
Milk Cream/Cooking unsalted cooking butter : 50gms
Condensed Milk : 100gms + 1 Spoons
Iceing Sugar: 100gms
Instant Wipped Cream powder: 100gms
Vanilla Essence : 1 1/2 Spoon
Cherries : Few
Bournville Chocolate : 1
For Eggless: 1 spoon baking powder + 1 spoon baking soda

Cake Preparation:

1. Using a mesh filter 1 cup maida, coco powder 3 spoons, 1 cup blended sugar, 1/2 spoon salt in a bowl. So that it mixes evenly.
2. In another bowl add 4 egg content, 100gm condensed milk, 1 spoon vanilla essence. Beat is thoroughly with egg beater for 6 mins atleast.
3. Optional: If eggless along with baking powder add hot water and mix it. So it should come like dosa consistency.
4. Mix the above 2 mixtures and beat it again for 6 more minutes.
5. In a bowl apply oil on all side and sprinkle little of rice floor on all sides.
6. Pour the cake mixture in the bowl. Preheat microwave for 5 mins at 170 degrees.
7. Microwave it for 30mins at 170 degrees. With toothpick check whether cake is baked fully. If not baked microwave it for 5 more minutes.

Cream Preparation:

1. In a bowl add 1 spoon condensed milk, 2 spoons cooking butter or milk cream, and 1/2 spoon vanilla essence. Add iceing sugar.
2. With egg beater...beat it thoroughly for some time and leave it aside. It should not be very liquid. It should be in medium consistency.
3. In little amount of prepared cream add food color. So it can be used for decoration.

Whipped Cream Preparation:

1. To the 100gms whipped cream powder add 90ml of chilled water.
2. With the egg beater whip it for 6-10mins.
3. Re fridge it for 15mins.
4. Whipped cream is ready.

Sugar Syrup:

1. Add 6 spoons of sugar with 3 spoons of water. And stir it till it dissolves completely.

Final Black Forest Preparation:

1. Once the cake comes to room temperature.
2. Slice it horizontally as layers.
3. Place the first layer. Apply sugar syrup on it.
4. Apply cream on it.
5. Add small pieces of the cut cherries.
6. Place the next layer of the cake and repeat all.
7. In the final top layer. After adding the cream. Apply the whipped cream on all the side of the cake.
8. Decorate with cherries. Pour the colored cream in a cover with hole and decorate the cake of your choice.
9. Grate the chocolate and decorate it on cake.
10. Place the cake in the refrigerator for 30mins atleast
11. Cool Black forest pastry is ready.