Red Cake

Ingredients:

Eggs- 2

Cocoa powder- 1/2 cup

Red food coloring- 1/4 cup(2 ounces)

All-purpose flour(maida flour)- 2 1/4 cup

Salt- 1/2 tsp

Unsalted butter- 1/2 cup

Sugar- 1 1/2 cup

Vanilla extract- 1 tsp

Butter milk- 1 cup

Baking soda- 1 tsp

Vinegar- 1 tsp

Jelly bear-20 to 25 for decorations

Chocolate chips- 10 to 15 for decorations

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F.

2. Grease 2 round cake pan with a little butter and set it aside.

3. In a small bowl ,mix together cocoa powder and food coloring and keep it aside.

4. Take another small bowl,mix together flour and salt and keep it aside.

5. In a big bowl,beat butter on medium speed for 20 to 25 sec using hand mixer.Then add sugar and vanilla extract,beat until combined.

6. Then add, 1 egg at a time,beating on medium speed until everything is combined well.

7. Then add cocoa mixture,alternatively add flour mixture and buttermilk.Beat it nicely.

8. Finally add baking soda and vinegar,mix it nicely until everything is well combined.

9. Now spread the batter evenly into each cake pan.

10. When oven is preheated,keep the cake pan into the oven and bake for 30 to 35 minutes (or) until toothpick inserted comes out clean.Cool the cake for 10 to 15 minutes.

11. Frost the cake with creamy frosting.

Creamy Frosting:

1. In a medium sauce pan,whisk 1 cup milk into 3 tbsp of all-purpose flour.Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly.

2. Switch off heat, stir for 2 minutes. And set it aside for few minutes.

3. In another bowl,beat together 1 cup butter,1 cup sugar and 1 tsp vanilla extract, using hand mixer on medium speed until light and fully.

4. Then add 1/4 cup cooled milk mixture at a time to the butter mixture,beating on low speed until smooth and creamy.

5. Split the cake layer into half of both the cake,take one layer and keep it in the cake stand,Now spread the layer with creamy frosting evenly.

6. Repeat this step with all the other layer.Finally spread creamy frosting evenly on the top of the final layer of the cake.

7. Finally decorate the cake with the chocolate chips and jelly bear.

Note:

* You can use any cake decoration item for decorations of the cake.

Handvo

Ingredients:

Rice flour- 300gm

Besan- 100 gm

Buttermilk-4 cups

White gourd(dhudi)-200 gm shredded

Turmeric powder- 1 tbsp

Bakig soda- 1 tbsp

Jaggery-1 tbsp(opt)

Red chilli powder- 2 tbsp

Green chilli & Garlic paste- 3 tbsp

Salt to taste

Seasame seeds for garnish

Fenugreek Seeds- 3 tbsp

Seasoning:

Oil- 3 tbsp

Mustard seeds- 2 tbsp

Cumin seeds 2 tbsp

Seasame seeds- 2tbsp

Hing- 1 tbsp

Method:

Note: Soak fenugreek seeds for 3 to4 hours

1. Take a bowl add rice flour and besan mix it well,then add butter milk and whisk it nicely,no lumps should be formed. If its too thick add little warm water and whisk it nicely.

2. Cover the bowl and keep it a side for 8 to 10 hours (or) overnight for fermentation.

3. After its fermentation add shredded white gourd,green chilli & garlic paste,turmeric powder,red chilli powder,fenugreek seeds,little seasame seeds and salt,mix it well.

4. Then add baking soda mix it nicely and keep it a side.Handvo batter is ready

5. Now preheat the oven for 400 degree F.

6. Meanwhile take another pan,heat oil in it,when oil is heated add all the seasonings.

7.When they starts to splutter switch off the gas and remove it and add to the prepared batter,mix it nicely.

8. Now pour this batter to a baking tray.

9. When oven is preheated,keep this tray in to the oven and cook for 40 to 45 mins (or) until small tooth pick is inserted in the center and comes out clean.

10. Turn off the oven and remove it and sprinkle with seasame seeds.

11. Serve with masala curd.

Recipe for Masala Curd:

Ingredients:

Curd - 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Red chilli powder- 1/2 tsp

Jeera powder- a pinch

Method:

1. Take a small bowl add curd,red chilli powder,jeera powder and salt.

2. Whisk it nicely and check for salt.

3. Masala curd id ready.