Craving something sweet? Wanting to wow your family or friends to a stunning and tastiest treat of healthy cakes and desserts. From Churros to Orange flavoured cake, these sweet dishes can make your day better.
Academy of Pastry & Culinary Arts brings to you the easiest recipes that you can prepare at your home just in simple steps.
Recipe 1st
Recipe Name – Churros
Chef Name – Ila Sarwate (Alumni APCA Mumbai)
You tube link – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vspnzs3yixM
Ingredients –
For Churro Paste
- Water – 320Gms
- Butter – 25Gms
- Salt – 05Gms
- Caster Sugar – 20Gms
- Flour – 260Gms
- Eggs – 100Gms
For Cinnamon Sugar
- Castor Sugar – 300Gms
- Cinnamon – 05Gms
For Chocolate Sauce
- Dark Chocolate – 100Gms
- Cream – 100Gms
Method –
- In a saucepan, bring the water, milk, salt, sugar &, butter to a boil
- Once the mix comes to a boil add in the flour & mix well
- Mix well till it forms a thin skin at the bottom of the pan
- Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl
- Gradually add in eggs one at a time till fully incorporated
- Pipe sticks on a tray & freeze
- On the side, heat oil in a deep pan
- Fry the churros sticks in hot oil & then roll in cinnamon sugar
- Dip in chocolate sauce & enjoy
Recipe 2nd
Recipe Name – Almond Orange Cake
Chef Name – Poonam Aggarwal (APCA Alumni)
You tube Link – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG-0jR-O80k
Ingredients –
For Orange Puree
- Orange Malta (Medium Size) – 02 nos
For Cake Batter
- Caster Sugar – 225Gms
- Honey/Invert Sugar – 20Gms
- Almond Flour – 300Gms
- Eggs (Whole) – 06Nos
- Salt – A Pinch
For Sugar Syrup
- Sugar – 100Gms
- Water – 100ml
- Rosemary Sprig – 01 no
- Lemon Juice – 01no
- Orange Juice – half
Method –
For the orange puree
- Pierce the whole oranges with a knife
- Blanch the oranges in water 5 to 6 times
- Then simmer the oranges in sugar syrup of 250gms sugar & 250gms water for about 2 hours
- Remove off the heat & let cool
- Grind into a paste
For the sugar syrup
- Bring all the ingredients to a boil
Cake batter
- Whip the eggs & sugar till light & fluffy or till ribbon stage
- Whisk in the honey
- Mix in the orange puree
- Fold in the almond powder & salt
- Pour into the mould & bake at 160°C for 20 ins or till golden brown
- Remove from the oven & soak in the sugar syrup
- Let cool. Garnish with oranges slices
Recipe 3rd
Recipe Name – Eggless Carrot Cake
Chef Name – Kanak Soneja (Alumni Gurgaon)
You tube Link – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC56flLEasE
Ingredients –
For Cake
- Oil – 75 ml
- Milk – 50 ml
- Flour – 70Gms
- Brown Sugar – 85Gms
- Baking Soda – 02Gms
- Salt – 01Gm
- Cinnamon – 02Gms
- Grated Carrots – 90Gms
- Walnuts – 25Gms
For Cream Cheese Filling
- Cream Cheese – 62Gms
- Vanilla Essence – 07Gms
- Sugar – 22Gms
- Whipping Cream – 20Gms
- Lemon Zest – ½ no
- Lemon Juice – ½ no
- Butter – 25Gms
Method –
For the cake
- Mix together all ingredients except carrots & walnuts
- Mix well
- Then add in the grated carrots & walnuts
- Pour into the mould & bake at 160°C for 45 mins
For the cream cheese filling
- Cream together all the ingredients except whipping cream
- Whip the cream separately & fold into the cream cheese mixture
- Pipe into the centre of the cake
- Serve chilled
Recipe 4th
Recipe Name – Banoffee Pie
Chef Name – Janhavi (Alumni APCA Gurgaon)
You tube Link – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kovDmjA1r2M
Ingredients –
For the Base
- Digestive Biscuits – 250Gms
- Salted Butter – Melted – 125Gms
- Caster Sugar – 100Gms
For the Caramel
- Salted Butter – 100Gms
- Caster Sugar 100Gms
- Condensed Milk – 400Ml
For the Topping
- Medium Bananas cut into 1 CM slices – 03Nos
- Whipping Cream – 400Gms
- Dark Chocolate – 01 Square
Method –
For the base
- Crush the digestive biscuits & mix together with melted butter & sugar
- Line the mould with the base & keep in the chiller till it solidifies
For the caramel
- Bring the condensed milk to a boil
- Mix in the sugar & butter & let the mixture caramelize
- Remove from heat. Let the mixture cool down
- Filling the base of the lined mould with the caramelized mixture
For the topping
- Arrange banana slices on top of the caramel
- Pipe whipping cream on top of the bananas
- Lastly, garnish with chocolate flakes. Serve chilled.
Recipe 5th
Recipe Name – Mini Baked Alaska
Chef Name – Pratyay Keny (Pastry Chef APCA Bangalore)
You tube Link – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ieCmCw-IAk
Ingredients-
For Mango Ice Cream
- Fresh Mango Pulp/Puree – 100Gms
- Whipped Cream – 150Gms
- Milk Powder – 30Gms
- Condensed Milk – 50Gms
- Salt – A pinch
- Vanilla Essence – as per Taste
For Raspberry Ice Cream
- Raspberry Puree – 100Gms
- Whipped Cream – 150Gms
- Milk Powder – 30Gms
- Condensed Milk – 50Gms
- Salt – A pinch
- Vanilla Essence – as per taste
Eggless Vanilla Sponge
- Oil – 50ML
- Water – 100ML
- Milk – 50ML
- Flour – 130Gms
- Sugar – 120Gms
- Baking Powder – 2.5Gms
- Baking Soda – 01Gm
Italian Meringue
- Sugar – 60Gms
- Water – 30Gms
- Egg Whites – 90Gms
Method –
For the sponge
- Mix all the ingredients together
- Spread on a tray & bake at 180°C for 10 mins or till golden brown in color.
- Remove from the oven and let cool
- Line the sponge along the shape of the round mould.
- Keep in the freezer
For the Mango Ice cream
- Blend together the Mango puree, milk powder, condensed milk, salt & vanilla
- Fold in the whipped cream into the blended mixture
- Fill the lined mould half with Mango Ice cream & keep to freeze
For the Raspberry Ice cream
- Blend together the Raspberry puree, milk powder, condensed milk, salt & vanilla
- Fold in the whipped cream into the blended mixture
- Fill the remaining of the mould with Raspberry Icecream and seal with Vanilla sponge
- Keep in the freezer till fully frozen
For the Italian Meringue
- Cook the water & sugar to 116°C
- On the side, whip the egg whites to soft peak
- Pour the sugar syrup slowly till it is fully incorporated into the egg whites
- Whip till stiff peaks
- Once the Ice cream is fully frozen, demould & pipe Meringue on the top
- Caramelize the meringue with a torch & serve immediately
Recipe 6th
Recipe Name – Tiramisu
Chef Name – Deeksha Dhingra
Ingredients –
For Ladyfinger Sponge
- Egg Whites – 120Gms
- Caster Sugar 63Gms
- Egg Yolks – 80Gms
- Honey – 63ML
- Flour – 125Gms
For Coffee Syrup
- Water – 120ML
- Sugar – 80Gms
- Nescafe Powder – 10Gms
For Mascarpone
- Mascarpone – 250Gms
- Whipped Cream – 250Gms
- Caster Sugar – 120Gms
- Egg Yolks – 120Gms
- Gelatine – 05Gms
- Cold Water – 15ML
Method –
For the ladyfinger sponge
- Whip the eggwhites & sugar till it forms stiff peaks
- Then on slow speed whisk in the egg yolks & honey
- Lastly fold in the flour
- Spread the batter on a tray and bake at 190°C for 10 mins
For the coffee syrup
- Bring the water, coffee & sugar to a boil
- Let cool
For the Mascarpone cream
- Make a sabayon of egg yolks & sugar on a double boil
- Once done, mix in the mascarpone carefully as Mascarpone cheese splits easy
- Add in hot melted bloomed gelatin
- Lastly, fold in the whipped cream
Layering
- Alternate layers of Mascarpone cream & coffee syrup soaked ladyfinger sponge
- Serve chilled