Pull Me Up Cake#Foodieextravaganza

Pull Me Up Cake is also famously known as a Tsunami cake. The pulling of the sheet and chocolate falling upon the cake in slow motion makes you want to dig into it instantly. The fascination is all about the tickle and tumbles effect of frosting over the cake. 

That’s the reason my hubby wanted this cake, he is a chocolate lover. Which chocolate lover wouldn't want to have a pull me up cake for a birthday celebration. This cake made him so happy and it's vegan, used non dairy whipping cream.

Ingredients 
For the Cake Batter
1½ Cup All purpose Flour
¼ Cup Dark Cocoa powder
1 Teaspoon Baking powder
1 Teaspoon Baking soda
1 Cup Water - Lightly warm ( or a tablespoon or two more)
½ Cup Vegetable oil
¾ Cup Caster Sugar
½ Teaspoon Vanilla powder
For Moistening The Cake / Simple Syrup
¼ ​Cup Sugar 2 Tablespoon Water
For The Cream Filling
¾ Cup Whipping Cream - whip till stiff peaks
For the Lava/Ganache
250 Grams Dark Chocolate - chop finely
250 Ml Whipping Cream 
½ ​Cup Milk - I have used soy milk
Method
Grease and line the bottom of a 5" tall round cake tin and dust the pan with flour. Keep the pan aside.

Sieve all the dry ingredients. In a bowl add the water oil and sugar, whisk well, till the sugar is melted , then add in the the dry ingredients in batches, alternating with the water , whisking it lightly with a whisk so that no lumps are formed, till all the flour and water is incorporated. The batter should be ribbon consistency. Pour the batter in the prepared cake pan. Bake it in a pre heated oven at 170°C for 30 - 35 minutes or till a skewers comes out clean. Cool the cake overnight.

The next day un mold the cake and remove the parchment paper and cut it into three layers.
For the Simple Syrup

Add the sugar and water in a sauce. Mix it well at low heat. Make a slurry that is not too thick nor too runny. You will need to cook it for at least 4 - 5 minutes or till the sugar is completely melted .

For the Lava/Ganache
Heat cream and milk stirring on medium heat till it starts to scald take off flame, add the chocolate and mix well till it melts. Let it cool it will thicken.

Moisten the first layer of the  cake with simple syrup.
Fill a piping bag with whipped cream. Place one layer and drench it with simple syrup then 

pipe it on the cake one centimeter away from the edge with whipped cream then place second layer on the top part and again pipe it with whipped cream, 

now place the third cake layer and on that do not add cream. Now lift the cake into a deep edge platter. 

Tent the cake all round with a acetate sheet / transparent plastic sheet and create a boundary/wall around the cake. Basically, the sheet should cover or enclose the cake properly/tightly. Seal the edges with tape.
Slightly warm the lava and pour over the cake inside the sheet. Do it slowly and gradually. 

Pull the sheet up and tada-tada!!! Your pull up cake fantasy/tsunami cake sweetly comes true!!

Dust it with cocoa powder.

Enjoy!!

Labels: Eggless, Healthy, Foodie Extravaganza Party, Cakes, Chocolate, Whipping Cream, Birthday cake, Pull Me Up, Vegan

Foodie Extravaganza Party - January 2022

Food Lust People Love: ​​Cheesy Creamed Leeks 
Karen's Kitchen Stories: Chocolate Truffle Cakes with Cappuccino Whipped Cream

Palatable Pastime: Havarti, Egg & Dill Breakfast Quiche
Faith, Hope, Love & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice: Oven-Baked Au Gratin Potatoes in a Pie Dish
Sneha's Recipe: Pull Me Up Cake
A Day in the Life on the Farm: Raspberry Parfait
Pandemonium Noshery : Vintage Icebox Cake

Caramel Bread Surprise - No Bake#Improve

An Easy Caramel Bread Surprise makes the perfect dessert. You have to prepare this a day in advance if you want to serve it for a party. It has to set/chill in the refrigerator, then only, you will be able serve it in slices, as this a not bake dessert.

Ingredients

For The Caramel

190 Grams Homemade Dulce De Leche
1/3 Cup Milk
4 Large Bread Slices - trim off the sides 
For The Cashew Caramel Crunch
½ Cup Cashew Nuts
¾ Cup Granulated Sugar
1 Teaspoon Butter
For The Caramel Cream
2 Cups Whipping Cream
2 Tablespoons Homemade Dulce De Leche

Method
Dry roast the cashew lightly.
For The Cashew Caramel Crunch

Take a nonstick pan add the sugar and on low flame let is melt do not stir, when the sugar completely melts and starts to 

caramel then stir till it turn light golden, add the butter and switch off the flame

add the cashew and give it quick mix.

Pour this on a greased plate and let it cool. Then break this into pieces and place it in a zip lock bag, crush it with a rolling pin till coarsely powdered.

Keep aside our caramel crunch is ready.
For The Caramel Cream

Whip the cream till it forms soft peaks, add the Dulce De Leche and whip it for a minute or till well blended, if your want a dark color then add more Dulce De Leche. Keep aside
For The Caramel

To make the Dulce De Leche spreadable. Add the Dulce De Leche with the milk and cooked it on low flame till it becomes a little thick but spreadable caramel consistency. Switch off the flame and let it cool.

For Assembling The Bread Surprise
Lightly butter a 6" Pyrex dish.

Pour little thin caramel on the base, arrange bread slice

with a spoon spread the caramel on it then sprinkle the crunch.

Then whipped caramel cream mixture
Again bread slice with a spoon spread the caramel on it then sprinkle the crunch. Again whipped caramel cream Mixture. Drizzle a caramel , sprinkle the crunch on top. 

Cling wrap it and let it chill in the refrigerator over night so that is sets well.

Serve this chilled. 

It's super delicious, enjoy!!
Labels: Improv Cooking Challenge, Caramel, Cashewnuts,No Bake Desserts, Whipping Cream, Dulce De Leche, Bread Slices, Eggless, No Gelatin

 Improv Cooking Challenge

Caramel & Cashew

• Vietnamese Caramel Chicken by Pandemonium Noshery
• Cashew Caramel Cookies by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Caramel Falooda by Magical Ingredients
• Caramel Bread Surprise - No Bake by Sneha's Recipes
• Vietnamese Caramel Beef an Cashews by Making Miracles

Caramel & Orange Cake Pudding Trifle#Foodie Extravaganza

Trifle easy , tasty, with layers of cake, vanilla pudding and caramel chilled to perfection, looks so beautiful and tempting!!

Ingredients
300 Grams Olive Oil Fresh Orange Cake
½ Cup Caramel Sauce
1 Cup Whipped Cream
1/2 Cup Homemade Ready Vanilla Pudding Mix
500 Ml Milk
1/2 Teaspoon Gelatin + 2 Tablespoons Water
Ingredients for Quick Caramel Sauce

30 Caramel Toffees  - break in small pieces 

100 Ml Fresh Cream

¼ Cup Milk

Method

For the Caramel Sauce In a sauce pan cook all the ingredients together till the toffees melts and forms a thick caramel sauce. Cool and use.

For the Vanilla Pudding

In a saucepan whisk the milk and pudding mix till it forms a smooth mix. Place it on medium low flame and stirring continuously, cook it till it becomes thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Keep this aside. Dissolve the gelatin in water and cook it till melts (do not bring it to a boil).  Mix this with the pudding and whisk it well.

 To Assemble the Dessert 

Spread the cake in shot glasses or  in a Pyrex serving dish, drizzle a little simple sugar syrup on the cake 

drizzle the prepared caramel sauce

Now pour the prepared pudding let it set in the refrigerator. 

Then only drizzle a little of caramel sauce. 

Whisk cream till it starts to stiffen now add 2 tablespoons caramel sauce and whisk till stiff peaks form. 

Pipe the caramel cream on top.   Serve chilled.

Just waiting to dig into it.. irresistible isn't it!!

Labels: Orange, Cake, Caramel, Vanilla Pudding Mix, Whipping Cream, Sweets & Desserts, No Bake Desserts, Foodie Extravaganza Party

Foodie Extravaganza: Caramel

Your favorite bloggers from #FoodieExtravaganza have gathered some of their favorite caramel recipes into one spot to kick off the fall baking season. Don't these all sound amazing!

Posting day is always the first Wednesday of each month. If you are a blogger and would like to join our group and blog along with us, come join our Facebook page Foodie Extravaganza. We would love to have you! If you're a spectator looking for delicious tid-bits check out our Foodie Extravaganza Pinterest Board! Looking for our previous parties? Check them out HERE.

Caramel & Orange Cake Pudding Trifle by Sneha's Recipe
Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls by Karen's Kitchen Stories
Caramel Butter Bars by Making Miracles
Caramel Stuffed Brownie Bites by Food Lust People Love
Disney's Caramel Shortbread by Simply Inspired Meals
Easy Caramel Modjestkas by Palatable Pastime
Galaxy Cake by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
Hopjesvla (Dutch Coffee Custard) by Tara's Multicultural Table
Salted Caramel Mudslide by A Day in the Life on the Farm

Mocha Bundt With White Chocolate Glaze#BundBakers

For bundt bakers event  -  our theme this month is  

“Dress up your Bundt” and our host is Sandra of Sweet Sensations.   

Made this mocha bundt with white chocolate glaze.  

This cake is dry so a frosting or glaze is a must.   This is also a no fuss bundt, just  hand whisk mixing and it's done.

Ingredients   

1 Cup All Purpose Flour
¾ Cup Caster Sugar
4 Tablespoons Level Coco powder
2 Tablespoons Level Instant Coffee
½ Teaspoon Baking soda
½ Teaspoon Baking powder
¼ Teaspoon Salt
¾ Cup Milk
1/3 Cup Oil
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Essence
1 Large Egg
For the White Chocolate Glaze 

100 Grams Grated White Chocolate
40 Grams Unsalted Butter
1 Cup Whipping Cream
Sprinkles for decoration

MethodFor the White Chocolate Glaze 

Melt grated chocolate with butter on a double boiler, remove from heat, add in whipping cream. Mix it well, then again heat it on a double boiler to make it a pouring consistency. Keep this aside
For the Cake Grease a 7" bundt pan.   Mix  the instant coffee in 2 tablespoons hot milk and keep it aside.

In a mixing bowl mix flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, soda and salt, add milk, milk mixed with coffee, oil, egg and vanilla, beat with a hand whisk till well, it forms  a smooth batter.

Pour batter into prepared pan, bake in a pre heated oven for 30 - 35 minutes at 180°C.  Cool it overnight.  

The next day un mold it 

Pour the white chocolate glaze over cooled cake. 

Decorate it with hundreds and thousands sprinkles.

Let the chocolate set, slice it.

Enjoy with your cuppa or tea or coffee.

Labels : Bundt, Bundt Bakers, Chocolate, Coffee, White Chocolate, Whipping Cream, Sprinkles
See the other bakes of “Dress up your Bundt” event.

Boozy Orange Ginger Bundt from Passion Kneaded
Candied Meyer Lemon Almond Bundtlets from Food Lust People Love
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bundt Cake from Making Miracles
Million Dollar Bundt Cake from Sweet Sensations
Mocha Bundt with White Chocolate from Sneha's Recipe
Triple Oreo Bundt Cake from Simply Veggies
Whipped Cream Bundt Cake from I Love Bundt Cakes
White Chocolate Mocha Cake from Patyco Candybar



#BundtBakers is a group of Bundt loving bakers who get together once a month to bake Bundts with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all of our lovely Bundts by following our Pinterest board. We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient. Updated links for all of our past events and more information about BundtBakers can be found on our home page.

Eggless Red Velvet Cake With Whipped Cream Frosting#FantasticalFood

Made this Eggless Red Velvet Cake for my hubby's birthday.   
Makes One 6" Round Tin Sponge
Ingredients
For The Red Velvet Sponge
100 Grams All Purpose Flour
1 Teaspoon Cocoa Powder
¼ Teaspoon Salt
½ Teaspoon Baking Powder
½ Teaspoon Baking Soda
150 Grams Condensed Milk
80 Grams Butter
50 Ml Milk
75 Ml Water
1 Teaspoons White vinegar
1 Teaspoon vanilla essence
1–2 Tablespoon Red Gel Color or to achieve desired  color

For The Frosting
2 Cups Whipped Cream
Method  
For The Red Velvet Sponge

Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda well. Keep aside.

Grease and line a 6" round tin. Preheat the oven to 175°C.

Mix the milk , vinegar and water .

In another large bowl cream the butter and condensed milk. Add vanilla essence and mix well. Now fold in the flour mixture a litter at a time alternating with milk mix.

Pour this batter into the prepared tin and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or unless a toothpick inserted comes out clean. 

Allow the cake for cool down in the tin for 10 minutes. De-mold and cool overnight on a the rack.
For The Frosting

Beat the cream till stiff peaks.

Cut the cake into 2 parts and wet it with water or sugar syrup.

On one layer spread a good amount of whipped cream.  

Keep the other layer on top of this a lightly press it. Sprinkle sugar syrup on it and crumb the top  and sides with whipped cream.  Keep this in the refrigerator to set.  

Fill a piping bag with whipped cream and with a star nozzle pipe flowers .  

Decorate it with chocolate garnish and some cake crumbs,  chill it in the refrigerator.  

Slice

Enjoy.  

Labels : Cake, Red Velvet , Whipping Cream, Birthday cake, Eggless, Delicious, Fantastical Food Fight