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Pound Cake

Makes: 8-10 servings

 

1 cup flour

¾ cup sugar

½ cup whole milk

½ cup melted butter

1 tbsp baking powder

1 tbsp vanilla

1 egg

 

1.      Preheat oven to 200*C (400*F).

2.      Whisk all the ingredients together until the butter is fluffy and light

3.      Pour into a lightly greased baking dish and bake for half hour, or until done (when a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean).

 

Soufflé

Makes: 6 servings

 

2tbsp unsalted butter, melted1/4 cup granulated sugar for ramekins (oven-proof bowls)

1 1/3 cups whole milk

2-3 drops of vanilla essence

3-4 drops of orange or green food colour (optional)

1/3 cup plus 1 ½ tbsp regular granulated sugar

1/3 cup flour

1 ½ tbsp unsalted butter, softened

4 large eggs, separated powdered sugar

 

1. Preheat oven to 180*C (350*F).Grease six ramekins with butter Out the granulated sugar inside each ramekin and toss to coat. Refrigerate to chill ramekins.
2. Keep 1/3 cup milk aside. In a saucepan, pour remaining 1 cup milk and add vanilla essence and food colour (if using). Heat just to a boil, turn off the heat and set aside.
3. In another bowl, whisk 1/3 cup granulated sugar, flour, and the reserved ½ cup milk. Add a little hot milk and whisk to combine.
4.  Stir in flour mixture into the hot milk mixture in the saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat, whisking sometimes, Simmer just until thickened. Turn off heat.
5. Add butter, stir, and cover, set aside 15 minutes. Whisk in egg yolks.
6. Using an electric mixer or whisk, whip egg whites in a clean dry bowl until soft peaks form. Add 1 ½ tbsp sugar and whip until stiff and glossy. Fold into the milk mixture.
7. Pour into ramekins, filling up to ¾ of each. Use your thumb to make a shallow “channel” around the inside rim; dust with caster sugar.
8. Bake 20-30 minutes or until puffed and golden. Don’t open the oven door while baking.

 

 

 

 

Punch

Makes: 8-10 servings

 

1 ½ cup orange juice

1 ½ cup lemon juice

½ cup pineapple juice

2 cups sugar

1 cup boiling water

500ml ginger ale

Ice cubes according to taste

Slices of orange

 

1. Stir the sugar into the boiling water until melts. Cool.
2. Pour in orange, lemon and pineapple juices and blend well.
3. Now stir in the ginger ale and add ice cubes to it.
4. Garnish with slices of fruit and serve chilled. 

 

Virgin Mojito

Makes: 1 serving

 

10-15 pudina leaf

1 tbsp sugar

3 tbsp fresh lime juice

3 tbsp sugar syrup

Ice cubes

½ cup ginger ale, chilled

 

1. Bruise the pudina leaf with the back of a steel glass along with sugar, lime juice and sugar syrup.
2. In a shaker, put the pudina mixture along with ice and shake well. Pour into a tall glass, topping up with ginger ale.