Category: Desserts & Sweets
Mexican Chocolate Cream Pie
| January 29, 2012 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Bakes, Baking, Cook Books, Crumbles, Pies, Desserts, Desserts, Desserts & Sweets, Event Entries |
For the finale of the marathon, I thought of making molten lava chocolate. It has been on my to-bake list for a long time and that was the first recipe I listed down when I decided on chocolate theme for this marathon. 3-4 days ago I went to Whole Foods to pick up some pizza… more
Chocolate Canapes
| January 26, 2012 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Baking, Desserts, Desserts, Desserts & Sweets, Quick and Easy Recipes |
Today was a disastrous day in the kitchen. I had planned on making chocolate pizza for day 4 of the marathon. I bought pizza dough yesterday and I was all set to bake this afternoon. I made myself a veggie pizza for lunch with half of the dough and for my dessert, I planned chocolate… more
Fruit Salad with Chocolate Custard
| January 25, 2012 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Apples, Desserts, Desserts, Desserts & Sweets, Event Entries, Grapes, Oranges, Pineapple, Quick and Easy Recipes |
After 2 days of rich, sinful chocolate decadents, I wanted to make something light and healthy. I wanted to make something with fruits and was not sure what to make. Then I thought about fruit salad or custard sweet. When I was growing up, fruit salad was a very common sweet. Fruit salad or the… more
Sweet Punch: Banoffee Pie & Fruitoffee Pie
| January 9, 2012 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Apples, Banana, Condensed Milk, Cream, Crumbles, Pies, Desserts, Desserts, Desserts & Sweets, Event Entries, Grapes, Oranges, Pineapple, Vegetarian |
Hello my dear readers, I am late in wishing you all a Happy New Year! I got back from my vacation 3 weeks ago and wanted to do a recap of year 2011. I never got around to doing it and will start off the New Year on a sweet note. Sweet Punch team chose… more
Microwave Cooking – Kalakand
| August 17, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Desserts, Desserts & Sweets, Event Entries, Ricotta Cheese, Sweets, Vegetarian |
Microwave Kalakand has been making rounds in the blogosphere ever since I started blogging, little over three years ago. I have heard and read a lot about this kalakand but never made it at home nor tasted it. Last Diwali, my cousin invited us to her house, as it was her first Diwali in her… more
Microwave Cooking – Carrot Halwa
| August 8, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Carrots, Desserts, Desserts & Sweets, Event Entries, Sweets |
When growing up, whenever the vegetable market was flooded with carrots, my mom use to make carrot halwa. I remember it was a lengthy process; peeling the carrots, hand grating them, roasting the grated carrots in ghee (clarified butter) and then simmering it in milk until the milk is evaporated. The laborious process kept me… more
Pound Cake for Sweet Punch
| July 11, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Bakes, Baking, Cakes, Muffins, Desserts, Desserts & Sweets |
I am late posting this month’s sweet punch. For the month of July, sweet punch went back to the basics to bake a simple pound cake. The recipe is from The Cake Bible. According to Rosie, this cake is tight and comes out like the Sara Lee pound cake. I totally agree with her. The… more
Aamras
| June 16, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Desserts, Desserts & Sweets, Sweets, Vegetarian |
I was very busy the last few days traveling and entertaining family. I don’t like to cook and take pictures when people are around and hence did not update the blog. Also, we ate out a lot and did not cook much either at home. When Valli announce the 6th edition of marathon last week,… more
Indian Cooking Challenge: Vatteppam
| April 15, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Desserts, Desserts & Sweets, Event Entries, Sweets, Vegetarian |
ICC recipe for the month of March is Vatteppam, steamed rice cake/pudding from Kerala. Shn was kind enough to let us use her recipe for this challenge. The recipe was lengthy and looked complicated but I knew right away, it would not be as complicated as it appeared to be and I was right! I… more
Sweet Punch: Blueberry Cake With Spiced Apple Syrup
| February 7, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Bakes, Baking, Blueberries, Cakes, Muffins, Desserts, Desserts, Desserts & Sweets |
This month’s sweet punch is black currant cake slices with spiced apple syrup. I did not have sufficient time to shop around for fresh black currants hence substituted it with blueberries. I assumed we need to use fresh currants and substituted it with blueberries. Looks like I was suppose to use dry currants (raisins). … more
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