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Baking Bites

Baking is something I enjoy thoroughly.. It is just therapy. My dad being in the armed forces, I spent most years of my childhood in places that were so remote that even our  food supply was limited to the monthly ration. In case we needed additional veggies, the nearest village/ market was at least 10-15 kms away.  So bakeries were out of question. If we did manage to have one in the base, it was luxury. As a result, baking cakes for my birthdays was done at home and YESS, I would help.. I would lick all the left over batter once the cake went into the oven.. :P.. Fast forward many years, my sis and I took to it and making chocolates, baking cakes  became "tradition" atleast once a year when my cousins visited. So although Im not a fan of cooking (AT ALL.. !!)  I can spend hours baking and experimenting on a variety of things.. We made it all- Custards,cakes,cupcakes, tarts, mousse, puddings- basically DESSERTSSS!!! 

 After my post on some creative experimenting on forms of chocolates, other than the baskets that were instantaneously consumed, the rest went on to some freshly baked cupcakes.

Vanilla cupcake
Cakes are one of the easiest thing to bake. I SO don't rely on the instant mixes- the best is to make your own batter and trust me.. even if you dont have a kitchen aid or a hand mixer, the end result is worth all the effort taken to incorporate all the ingredients.. It wins hands down- however good the cake mix is.

One of the best cupcakes I made so far ( my husband also says so) was Pumpkin cupcakes with butter cream frosting for Halloween 12'. The cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves gave an awesome flavour and till I made this, I never knew spices would taste so yummy in cupcakes.


Chocolate-Coconut rolls and chocolate mousse are also something everyone in my family loves. Technically, both dont fall under the category of "baking" but they are the easiest to make both in terms of ingredients and time taken to get them ready... and of course they look and taste delicious. 


Im not a chocolate fan and I do not have a sweet tooth AT ALL!! But  I love a lot of tangy stuff  so my most recent one was lemon tart.  Tried and tested this long back with sis, and Im glad I made it again..



Assuming that I have successfully tempted and watered your mouths enough, I shall leave the rest of the pics for future posts and instead try and post out the recipes soon!!! In the mean time if you do want to taste them, you're welcome any day, any time :) The pleasure is all mine :)









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Location: Fremont, CA, USA

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