Red Velvet Cake (vegan)

A vegan take on the classic red velvet cake

Jam Cookies

One of the best things about cookies is their versatility. They are a perfect accompaniment to a cup of tea, can easily pass off as a quick and easy dessert and are handy when you want a sugar kick during your day. To top off the awesomeness of cookies, you have jam – a lovely…

Masala Chai cake with Lemon and Mint Icing

I’m sure many  will agree that there is hardly a better way to make friends than over a cup of tea. The bond that you build only grows stronger as the tea brews and before you know it, several cups of tea have been happily sipped and you end up with a great friend. That…

Sweet and Salty Cumin Cookies

As my parents are visiting for a few weeks, I’ve been making different cookies so that they have a fun accompaniments to their morning cuppa. While I have made them the super easy ginger cookies and chocolate chip cookies (recipe to follow soon!), the fist recipe I want to share is of these delicious sweet…

Checkerboard Cake

This week, for Amru’s birthday I wanted to bake a cake with the theme requested by the birthday boy  – almonds. Amru apparently doesn’t usually cut a cake on his birthday – since I was making him cut one, I had to make sure that the cake was spectacular enough to get him to change…

Rainbow Cake

What do you do when it is the birthday of the cutest housemate ever? Bake a cake? Yes, but just that isn’t enough. Bake two cakes? Still not enough! For the lovely P, I figured nothing short of 6 cakes (or, to be accurate, one large rainbow cake with 6 layers) would be good enough…

Vegan Dark Chocolate Brownies

While I am a vegetarian for ethical reasons, I must admit that I find it quite difficult to be vegan and imagine myself struggling without milk and all its associated products. But, even though I haven’t found the courage to give up cheese yet, I have seen that it is increasingly easy to try and…

Scones

If you love tea as much as I do (and I love tea a lot!), you will understand the constant need for a companion for your tea. Don’t get me wrong, tea on its own is great, but tea with a little something on the side is SO MUCH BETTER! And thus came the idea…

Raspberry and Lemon Cheesecake

As the temperatures are finally rising, and we bid adieu to winter, the time has come to bake with delicious summer fruits! This weekend, I had the lovely Danielle visiting and per her request, I was making a cheesecake. I also was having a few close friends over for dinner, so the occasion seemed perfect…

Lavash (Mediterranean flatbread)

Going with the relatively healthy things I have been baking off late, this week I decided to make lavash – a crunchy and wholesome Mediterranean flat bread. Made with wholewheat flour and oat bran, it goes really well with hummus or tapenade, so is perfect snack for when you feel peckish! The other healthy aspect…