Spice 'n Sugar

Tiramisu Servings: 9 Cook Time: 45 minutes Difficulty: Easy Print Tiramisu is a classic Italian no bake dessert. It has ladyfingers dipped in strong espresso coffee and layered with mixture of whipped cream and mascarpone cheese topped with cocoa powder. It is a subtly sweet dessert with an excellent flavor of coffee as well as cocoa. Usually, the egg whites as well as egg yolks are added while making Tiramisu. However, I have not added egg in this recipe. Ingredients Ladyfi

Brownies are all time favorite delicacies. These are the most decadent fudgy and chewy brownies! Fudgy Brownies Servings: 16 Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 30-32 minutes Difficulty: Easy Print The most decadent fudgy and chewy brownies Ingredients Unsalted butter – 175 gms at room temperature Semi sweet chocolate – 115 gms (chopped coarsely) Granulated sugar – 400 gms Eggs – 3 at room temperature Vanilla essence – 2 tsp Unsweetened cocoa powder – 85 gms Flour – 125 gms Salt

Lemon Cheesecake with Blueberry Topping Servings: 8-10 Time: 8-10 hours Difficulty: Medium Print Creamy & Lemony Cheesecake Ingredients For Base – Digestive Biscuits        -2 packs (150 gms each) – Salted Butter               -140 gms (at room temperature) – Granulated Sugar         -50 gms For Cheesecake – Cream Cheese            – 600 gms – Granulated Sugar       – 200 gms – Cornflour                   – 2 tb spoons – Fresh Cream               – 180 ml – Lemon Zest       

Strawberry Mousse Servings: 7-8 Time: 4-5 Hours Difficulty: Easy Print Light and airy strawberry mousse Ingredients – Strawberries – 250 gms – Gelatin powder – 3 tsp – Powdered sugar – 100gms – Whipping cream – 200 ml Directions In a small bowl take 4 tbsp of water. Sprinkle gelatin powder on top and keep it aside Blend strawberries. Add 50 gms of powdered sugar and mix well Add gelatin mixture in blended strawberries and keep aside Take whipping cream in a glass bowl and whi

Fresh Fruit Tart Servings: 8 slices Time: 90 minutes Difficulty: Easy Print December has already started and it is the season for fresh strawberries. This weekend, I decided to make Fresh Fruit Tart. I considered using fresh strawberries, mulberries, kiwi and dragon fruit for the topping. Ingredients For Pastry Crust – Maida (all purpose flour) – 200 gm – Unsalted Butter – 150 gm – White sugar – 50 gm – Salt – 1/8 tsp – Egg – 1 – Cold water – 2 tbsp For Pastry Cream – Milk –

Donuts / Doughnuts Servings: 12 nos. Time: 90 minutes Difficulty: Medium Print Tasty and light donuts Recently I have been hearing about many outlets selling donuts in Bangalore and people going “mad over donuts” :-)…..So, I decided to try making these donuts which turned out to be relatively simple. There is no baking but deep frying involved in this recipe (of course we can make baked donuts as well but I deep fried them). Donut can be termed something in between bread and

Pavlova Miniatures Servings: 9-10 Time: 90 minutes Difficulty: Medium Print Meringue based dessert topped with whipped cream, jelly and fresh fruits...so delicious..... Yesterday, I had been for lunch at a restaurant and they had Pavlova as one of the many options for dessert. Pavlova is meringue based dessert having delicate but crisp crust and soft marshmellowy center. It is typically served by decorating the top with whipped cream and fresh fruits like Strawberries, Kiwi,

Coconut Milk and Mango Panna Cotta Servings: 12 nos Time: 30 minutes preparation 4-6 hours to set Difficulty: Easy Print Italian dessert with sweetened cream thickened with gelatin. It can be made in various combinations or with solo flavor. Can be served in glasses or can be plated as well Ingredients For Coconut Milk Panna Cotta Layer – Coconut milk  : 200 ml – Heavy cream : 300 ml (I have used Amul Fresh Cream) – Granulated Sugar : 8 tbsp – Vanilla essence : 1 tsp – Gelati

Dulce De Leche Servings: 1 can Time: 30 minutes Difficulty: Easy Print I came across Dulce De Leche when I was looking for recipe of Banoffee Pie. The most basic recipe for this “milk toffee” calls for slowly simmering milk and sugar together stirring continuously for long hours until the mixture thickens and caramelizes. At home, usually Dulce De Leche is prepared by boiling an unopened can of condensed milk for 2-3 hours. But there is also a simpler or faster way to make it