Simple Cooking Ideas

Cakes and Pastries

How to make a Honeycomb Cake

Would you like to bake this cake for your children to eat? The texture looks liked a behive. For this cake, you need 1 can condensed milk. You need caramelized sugar syrup for the color of the cake.

Ingredients:

1 can condensed milk
250 gm castor sugar
500 ml water
250 gm butter
250 gm self-raising flour
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
7 eggs

Method:

Make caramel by heating sugar in a stainless steel saucepan until golden brown. Remove sauce pan from heat and pour in water slowly. Return the pan to simmer until caramelized sugar dissolves. Leave aside to cool.

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Basic Pizza Dough

Would you like to make your own pizza dough? Do try this basic pizza dough recipe. You can add any pizza sauce of your choice.

Ingredients:

4 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose white flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup warm water
2 packages dry yeast
1 1/2 cup warm water
1/4 cup olive oil
2 teaspoon light soya

Method:

Measure 1/2 cup warm water into a 2 cup container and stir in the brown sugar. Disslove the 2 packages of dried yeast in the water and set it aside for 5 minutes. It will become frothy. ( for about 2 cups worth!)

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How To Make American Cheesecake

Pizza with Beef filling

No doubt pizza is a fast food, but it is nourishing to eat. It can be prepared at home in a fast manner. Pizza dough can be bought in supermarkets and fillings can be prepared at home whenever you want to eat.

Ingredients:

6 pizza dough
300 gm minced beef
1/4 cup minced onion
1 can tomato paste
3 tablespoon steak sauc
1 tablespoon Italian herb seasonings
2 cups sliced mozzrella cheese
grated parmesan cheese
1/4 cup sliced green onion

Method:

In a medium skillet, cook and crumble meat until no longer pink and drain. Add onion and cook until soft. Mix … read more

Caramel Cake

This cake is simple to make. You need a baking time of 20 minutes. The cake will be spongy and soft. Busy mothers can have a try. This baking method needs caramel. You have to be careful of your hands when you add water to caramel because of the steam will hurt your hands.

Ingredients:

1 cup wheat flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
4 eggs
3/4 tin condensed milk
1 tablespoon butter

Method:

Sieve flour and baking soda together. Put aside. To make caramel, use a small pot, pour sugar to boil. Keep … read more

How To Make Traditional Mince Pies