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Mug cakes for a lazy, cozy day …

PREPARATION TIME: 5-10 mins

INGREDIENTS
• 4 tbsp of cake flour ()
• 2 tbsp of cocoa powder (Anods Cocoa Sri Lanka])
• 3 1/2 tbsp of sugar
• 3 tbsp butter (.sl)
• 1 egg
• Vanilla essence ()
• Chocolate chips or buttons (Anods Cocoa Sri Lanka])

RECIPE
• Mix flour, cocoa powder, sugar,
• Melt the butter and mix in until it’s well combined
• Beat the egg and mix well with the mixture in the mug
• Add in the vanilla essence and fold in the chocolate chips
• It’s ready to go in the microwave! Keep the mug in the center and put the microwave at highest and microwave for 1.5 to 2 mins
Tip: if you like, you can also put it in the oven at 225C for approx. 25 mins.

Chicken and sausage pies to celebrate 6 months of a special little girl coming in to this world!

How about a bite of these yummy brownies?
Baking and trying out new recipes has become my kind of meditation since the start of this pandemic which has really helped ease my week. This is a new brownie recipe that I tried out, and safe to say I’m in love with it!
Ingredients:
* 200g of cooking chocolate chopped to small pieces (I went for )
* 125g of unsalted butter (I used salted butter for this since I couldn’t get hold of unsalted butter. Just keep in mind that if you use salted butter, you can skip adding salt)
* 1/4 teaspoon of salt
* 1 1/2 cups of granulated sugar (brown sugar was used for this)
* 3 medium sized eggs
* 1/2 cup of all purpose flour
* 1/4 cup of cocoa powder
* 1 teaspoon of Vanilla essence
* Cashew and chocolate chips per your liking to mix in to the batter and to decorate the top
Steps:
1. Melt the chocolate together with the butter until it’s all mixed well. You can do this by putting the chopped chocolate + butter in the microwave for 30-45 seconds, take it out and stir well. Repeat until its well mixed. Alternatively, place the bowl with butter and chocolate in a hot water bath while stirring it continuously.
2. In a separate bowl, mix the sugar and eggs well. When mixing, add eggs one by one, and make sure each egg is mixed well with the sugar before adding the next.
3. Add vanilla, chocolate + butter mixture and mix well.
4. Sift the flour and cocoa powder together in to the batter and fold in until it created a creamy batter.
5. Preheat the oven to 185 Celsius.
6. Prepare a pan with parchment paper lining and butter,
7. Mix the cashew and chocolate chips in to the batter, and then pour the brownie batter on to the pan. Don’t forget to gently shake the pan to even out the batter to the same level before putting it in the oven to bake.
8. Bake the brownie for 20 - 30 mins. You can check if the brownies is baked well by inserting a toothpick to the center of the brownie - if it comes out dry with some crumbs, your brownie is done!

Vanilla and chocolate cake with lemon buttercream and chocolate ganache
Another very special birthday cake for a very special mom.
The vanilla cake and chocolate@cake recipes were both from , so as the buttercream recipe with my own lemon twist to it.

Mixed berry pancake for Mother’s Day
A quick and easy one to make for a hearty breakfast!
Pancakes Inspired by
Here’s the link: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/45396/easy-pancakes/
Top it up with your favourite topping. I went with blueberries and raspberries this time.

Here’s another twist to the 6 inch chocolate cake recipe by - I call it the chocolate explosion!
I used the same recipe as Sally has given for the cake batter, but I did double the quantity to make two layers of the cake.
For the multiple layers of chocolate topping that you see there, I tried out something different. For the lighter brown melted chocolate layer, I mixed melted chocolate with fresh cream. For the top most layer of melted chocolate, I mixed it with a little bit of milk.
To make it look a little prettier, I added cashews and a little bit of white chocolate chips on top
Have you tried out this recipe?

Wanna have a piece of this blueberry cheesecake?