Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cake

Rich dark chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream and fresh raspberries

I am just back from a vacation in Bhutan. The place is beautiful and mesmerizing. I would love to tell you more about it in a separate post. But for now, this Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cake is delightful enough to be talked about in detail!       With just a day left until Christmas eve, I needed something quick yet rich to bake for the festival. Christmas and Diwali are equally loved and celebrated in our house. Our huge Christmas tree is all decked up since a month! If I wasn’t really pressed for time, I would have made […]

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Minion Cupcakes

Minion Cupcakes

I hope you love minions as much as I do :). I so wish, they were for real and we had one at home staying with us! These Minion Cupcakes are as cute as those adorable guys and they are so delicious too! My cousin had sensed my minion madness and gifted me these cute minion cupcake toppers. I have been brooding over them for months. There are so many random baking ideas that keep cropping up in my head that I never got the time to plan these Minion Cupcakes. But I am glad that I could finally make […]

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Perfect Chocolate Cake

Perfect Chocolate Cake

Chocolate is the answer!! Who cares what the question is :P. This Perfect Chocolate Cake recipe is apt to bake for your love, this Valentine’s! We already have several chocolate cake recipes up on the blog, but this one is a classic and a keeper. I have previously made it on several occasions and the Perfect Chocolate Cake never disappoints. You can use this recipe for layer cakes, for cupcakes or for sculpting. The results are moist and delicious every time. It’s lovely to receive gifts from your beloved on the Valentine’s day. But it’s even more special if the […]

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Black and White Cake

Black & White Cake

I have been very lazy in writing lately 🙁 Lots of posts need to be written because I keep experimenting with new recipes. Baking is the only thing which liberates me!! And the net is full of inspiration. My pinterest feed is overflowing with  drool-worthy bakes. This Black and White Cake was baked for my mom’s birthday in august. It was so  rich and sinful.  It comprised of a vanilla cake between two chocolate cakes sandwiched with a creamy buttery condensed milk frosting and topped with dark chocolate ganache.   A slice of this Black and White Cake is nothing […]

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Pastel Layer Cake with White Chocolate Buttercream

Pastel Layer Cake

Pastel Layer Cake with White Chocolate Buttercream Hello folks!! How is it going?? Full fledged summers are finally here with the temperatures rising everyday. Phew!! My mother thinks that I am going to bake less often now as the weather is so hot and sultry. But she doesn’t know, baking has nothing to do with the weather. You just need an idea to pop in your head to ignite the baking expedition. Today’s idea- “A Pink and Blue Pastel layer cake with white chocolate buttercream” sprung in my head because of my recent impulsive baking shopping 😀 On my recent […]

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Chocolate cake with Caramel Buttercream and Roast almond Filling

Chocolate Cake Caramel Buttercream

We all get so comfortable with the things we know that we stop trying new stuff and taking risks. Like, I haven’t ventured into any new recipe for so long :(. But on insistence of a friend, I finally tried my hands at making Caramel. I have read the process several times earlier, but the technicality, the need of a candy thermometer and the bubbling hot cream technique are enough to scare anyone. I also read the condensed milk caramel, also called Dulce de leche. This did interest me but I didn’t have condensed milk at hand. So I started with what I had, […]

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