Blackberry sponge cake

So heres what you need to bake an amazing and scrumptious blackberry cake ! :
Prep time - 40 min  Ingredients:

For the sponge 
1. Unsalted butter- 170 gms
2.Sugar - 230 gms
3.Eggs- 4 
4. All purpose flour (Maida) - 200 gms
5. Vanilla essence - 1/2 teaspn
6.Baking powder - 2 teaspn
7. Buttermilk - 50 ml(optional) 

For the filling :
Blackberries - 200 gms
(You can also use blackberry or any other fruit  preserves which can be found at any super market )

Procedure :
1.Take a large bowl and place the butter in it . Now grind the sugar into fine powder .

 2. Add the sugar into the bowl with the butter .Mix the sugar and butter to get a creamy texture as shown below. 

 3.Fold the eggs and the flour into the mixture.
  
4.Add vanilla essence, baking powder and buttermilk and mix well . 

 5. Your batter should look quite runny as shown below.

                                                      
6. Grease a baking tray( here i have used a cake mould) and sprinkle it with some flour so that the cake doesn't get stuck to the bottom. Pour the batter into the tray such that only a quarter of the tray gets filled.

12. Now place a layer of the blackberry preserve on top  and cover it with some more batter and swirl it with a spoon to have an appealing look as shown below. Make sure the tray is 3/4 filled (not more than that) with the batter.
                                     

                                             
 13. Pre heat the oven at 200 c  . Now place the tray in the centre rack and bake at 150 c for 30 - 35 min.

14.When the cake leaves the sides of the tray, it is ready to be served !!

WHY IS BUTTERMILK USED IN BAKING ??
A.  Buttermilk brings a pleasant tang to cakes while adding very little fat. It gives baked goods a softer texture and more body. If you use buttermilk  as a substitute for milk in baking , you'll need to change the amount of baking powder due to higher acidic content in buttermilk. For every 50 ml of buttermilk used instead of milk you will want to use 1 teaspn less baking powder . Here in the above recipe , you can use 50 ml of buttermilk with only 1teaspn baking powder.

NOTE:
It is important in baking that the ingredients are placed in the order on the recipe. 

Yummy caramel custard :)

It's simple and of course yum ! This easy-to-make pudding is popular all over India . You go to a restaurant and order this pudding and realise how mouth watering this dessert is ! Imagine you making that custard at home !! This is how :

Serves 6-8 people 
Prep time- 45 min 
Ingredients :

1.Eggs- 3 

2.Milk - 500 ml 

3.Sugar( for caramelising) - 3 tbspn 

4.Condensed milk-1 tin 

5.Corn flour- 1 tbspn 

6.Vanilla essence- 3 drops 

Procedure :

1.Boil the milk and keep it aside 

2. In a container beat the eggs . Next mix in the condensed milk .

3. In a smal bowl take some(2 tbspns)of the boiled  milk and mix in the corn flour . Make sure that there are no lumps . 

4.Stir the corn flour mix into the egg mixture .

5. Now mix the remaining milk to the above mixture.

6. Add the vanilla essence .

7.Take a medium sized bowl and keep it aside . Now caramelise the sugar and spread it on the bottom of the medium sized vessel .

8. Pour the above mixture into the bowl covered with the caramelised sugar. 

9. Now cover the the bowl containing the mixture with a lid and put it in a water bath . Make sure the water is not too much or too little .  

10. Place this arrangement in a pressure cooker without the whistle and cook for 30 minutes approx. 

11. You can also place it in an oven and bake at 140ºC  for 25-30 min. 

12.Chill the pudding for at least 3 hours before serving .

13. Just before serving cover the mouth of the bowl with a plate. Quickly turn the bowl over on to the plate and remove the bowl .With the caramelised top serve immediately !

NOTE : 

.If you want to add a touch of coffee flavour to your pudding , heres what you should do:

1.Take 75 ml of water and heat it until boiling hot . 

2. Mix 2 tablespoons of instant coffee powder( it could be of any company) into the boiling hot water .

3. Now mix 4 tablespoons of the above solution into the mixture of eggs , condensed milk , and milk.

4. Repeat the above procedure as it is.

                                                                         

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