Apple- banana (eggless) whole wheat mini cakes

I don't have step by step pictures for this recipe as this was a spur of the moment idea that I instantly implemented.

At the bottom of my fruit basket laid ignored apples and forgotten bananas. The moment I saw them, I felt love and guilt at the same time. Love for all that they give us and guilt for ignoring them for so long. I had to use them immediately.

So I took:

Apples- 2 (washed and grated with skin)
Banana- 1 (mashed well)
Yogurt- 1 cup
Brown sugar- 1 cup
Aata/ whole wheat flour- 1 & 1/2 cups
Baking powder- 1 teaspoon
Sunflower oil- 1/2 cup
Walnuts or any nuts of your choice- chopped.

Process:

Mix it all together. Pour in a oiled baking dish/cup cake mould of your choice and bake for 45 minutes at 160-180 degrees Celsius.

The result is delicious.

Note: Since they are whole wheat, they are softer or soggier than the regular cakes.

Eggless Key Lime Pie

I love Key Lime pie.  It is tangy and sweet and simply delicious. With or without egg doesn't matter to me but my guests that day did not have eggs so the eggless version came into existence. It is not my original recipe. I checked for the recipes on the internet, read a few and eventually created my own version. Here's what you need:

Ingredients:

For the pie shell:

White Flour - 4 tablespoons
Butter (cold)- 1 tablespoon
Sugar - 1 tablespoon
Milk- 1 tablespoon

For the filling:

Sweetened Condensed milk- 1 tin (I prefer Nestle, milk made)
Butter- 2 tablespoons
Fresh key lime juice from 3-4 key limes depending on the size
Key lime zest/rind from 1 key lime
Fresh juice from 1/2 a lemon

Process:

Mix together all the ingredients for the pie shell and make a firm ball. Refrigerate for 15 minutes and then roll and set it in your pie dish. Make sure it is a thin layer. I did not have a pie dish so I used the lid of one of my Borosil containers and put foil on it, so that the shell comes out easily.

Bake for 20-25 minutes at 180 degree Celsius.

Once it is baked, keep it aside and let it cool completely.

In the mean while, in a dish take condensed milk and add butter to it. Now using a hand mixer beat it for 4 to 5 minutes.

Next add the key lime juice, lemon juice and zest and beat again for another 3 to 4 minutes.
* You may also add a few drops of green food colouring if you desire.

Now take this filling and pour it into your prepared pie shell.

Refrigerate the pie over night or at least 6 hours. Decorate as desired and serve.

  

Eggless Apple Cinnamon cake

A few friends were coming over to my clinic for a pot-luck lunch. One of them, Niharika, who is a superb cook had got this delicious cake. Took the recipe from her and have made it zillions of times since then. The best part is that it is easy. Just mix all ingredients and bake. Here's how:

Ingredients: 

Grated Apples- 1 cup
White flour- 1 cup
Baking powder- 1 teaspoon
Sugar- 3/4th of a cup
Curd- 1 cup
Oil- 3/4th of a cup
Cinnamon powder- 2-3 pinches
Lemon juice- a few drops.

Process:

Grate the apples and add the lemon juice to them. This way they will not turn dark.

Sieve the flour and baking powder together.

In a bowl, mix in all the ingredients in no particular order and bake at 180 degree Celsius for 20 minutes.

Your Apple cinnamon cake is ready.

This cake is usually more moist than the other cakes. Also, if you are using a microwave to bake your cake, you would have to reduce the quantity of oil. The best is to use your own estimate of oil in that case.