Plain Butter Cake

Ingredients

All purpose four (Maida)      1 cup
Egg                                       4 nos.
Butter                                  2 sticks (1 cup)
Sugar                                   1 cup
Baking powder                    1 tsp.
Vanilla Essence                    1/2tsp.
Raisins                                  10 nos

Procedure

• Powder 1 cup of sugar in a blender(mixie).
• In a big vessel mix 1 cup of butter with the powdered sugar. Mix well to get a paste like consistency.
• Beat 4 eggs well using the blender(mixie).
• Add this egg to the butter and sugar mixture and  mix well.
• Add 1tsp. of baking powder, raisins and 1/2 tsp. of vanilla essence  with the above and mix well.
• Add all purpose flour little by little and mix well until it becomes smooth.
• Transfer the mix to the baking pan.
• Meanwhile set the oven to 350 F.
• After 10 minutes keep the pan into the oven and bake for 45 to 50 minutes.
• Note: Do not open the oven now and then. Check only after 40 minutes.
• Allow it to cool and then serve.

Enjoy the cake…. Do let me know if you tried my recipe….

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Idiyappam

Ingredients

Rice flour   1 cup
Water         1 and 1/2 cup
salt              1/2 tsp.

Procedure

• Roast 1 cup of rice flour in a pan (keep low flame) for 5 minutes.
• Note: Don’t roast until it becomes brown color.
• Boil 1 and a half cup of water in a vessel with 1/2 tsp. of salt.
• When it comes to a boil, switch off the flame and add the flour and mix with a spoon.
• Allow it to cool down. When it is hot enough to touch knead the flour to get soft dough.
• Insert a portion of the dough into the idiyappam maker (It gives dough in the form of noodles).
• Press the dough into the idli moulds. Sprinkle some grated coconut. Again prees the dough using idiyappam maker on the grated coconut.
• Similarly fill all the moulds.
• Steam cook the idiyappam for 10 minutes.

 Serve with kadala curry or chicken curry.

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