I love baking with plums and I love working with lavender but this is the first time that I’m using both these ingredients in a recipe together. I use lavender extract from SPRIG in the filling of this plum lavender tart. That’s not it! I also fold a generous amount of plum curd in the…
8 THINGS NOT TO DO AS A FOOD BLOGGER
I get asked a lot about my journey as a food blogger. Where did I start, what are the challenges I faced? This article on ‘8 things not to do as a food blogger’ is for all of you who want to start a food blog. While food blogging may look fancy and glamorous, a…
HEALTHY GLUTEN FREE QUINOA BROWNIES
You guys love the fudgy chocolate brownies on the blog and some of you have also been asking for a healthier take on brownies. These healthy gluten-free quinoa brownies are equally delicious but do not call for refined flour. Instead, I use super grain- quinoa to make these yummy brownies. Quinoa is gluten-free, high in…
ORANGE CAKE WITH MASCARPONE FROSTING
I clearly love orange cakes. There are so many orange cake recipes on the blog and I really love them all. And now we have another addition to the long list of orange cake recipes on the blog. This orange cake with mascarpone frosting is fluffy, flavorful and very simple to make. The recipe uses orange…
How To Make The Perfect Butter Cream Frosting
Not that a cake is any less delicious naked, but the perfect frosting adds that oomph that will take your cake from an eight to a perfect ten! A well frosted cake is the star of every party and is surprisingly not even that difficult to whip up! In this article, I’ll share with you…
PEAR AND ALMOND UPSIDE DOWN CAKE
Have you baked an upside down cake before? I personally love baking them. Baking them is as simple as a regular cake but they’re so much cooler! This pear and almond upside down cake is an absolute delight to bake and eat. The best part is that it’s dairy free. I use almond milk in…
Eggless Banana Chocolate Upside Down Cake
This eggless banana chocolate upside down cake has a beautiful layer of bananas and a delicious eggless chocolate sponge. I have made an upside down banana cake but that didn’t have any chocolate. Banana and chocolate cake form such an incredible combination and I love them together. Also, have you made my triple chocolate banana bread…
HOW TO BECOME A BETTER BAKER
The kitchen has always been a magical place for me. Its amazing how you can create such scrumptious dishes from few basic raw ingredients that are easily accessible. All cakes have three basic components- flour, fat and sugar. It is how you use these ingredients and what you add to it that determines what comes…
