ndulging in warm and decadent desserts in winters with a cup of piping hot coffee or tea on the side feels nothing short of heavenly. Maybe for the same reason, this holiday season is famous for sweet treats – right from Christmas plum cakes and ginger cookies to rum chocolate cakes. Whether you are in the mood for holiday treats, or just want a mouthful of decadence to help you tide over the gloomy, dark afternoons, we bring to you some of these gorgeous winter dessert recipes. Talk about soul foods!
The Great
Indian Bake
Ingredients
4 – Eggs
2 cups – Flour
1 cup – Milk
Base – Good day biscuit
5 slices – Mascarpone cheese
4 – Rasgulla
4tsp – Sugar
Method
* Whisk egg white.
* Mix flour with milk, sugar, cheese and egg yolk.
* Take butter paper and place the biscuits on it. Pour this mixture above the biscuit and then place the rasgullas.
* Serve fresh.
Rum Cake
Ingredients
To Soak
1/2 cup – Rum
1 cup – Dry fruits and nuts (combination of raisin, dark raisin, seedless dates, almonds, cashewnuts and walnut)
1 tsp – Orange zest
For the Cake Batter
1 cup – Maida (all-purpose flour)
2 – Large eggs, at room temperature
1/2 cup – Brown sugar
1tsp – Honey
1tsp – Baking powder
1/2tsp – Salt
1/2tsp – Cinnamon powder
1/4 cup – Olive oil/vegetable oil/canola oil (or) 6 tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2tsp – Nutmeg powder
Method
For Soaking
* Finely chop all the dry fruits and nuts and mix with orange zest. Take a jar or wide glass bowl. Combine rum and fruits and nuts mixture. Cover it well to use it the next day.
* Whisk brown sugar and honey using hand whisk or electric beater till smooth. Add one egg at a time and whisk it again. Now, add the vegetable/olive oil and beat it.
* Sieve maida, salt, baking powder, nutmeg powder and cinnamon powder. Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture slowly and combine well.
* Finally add soaked fruits and nuts.
Chocolate Brownies
Ingredients
1/2 cup and 2tsp – Salted butter, melted
1 cup – Granulated sugar
2 – Large eggs
2tsp – Vanilla extract
1/2 cup – Melted milk chocolate chips
3/4 cup – All-purpose flour
1/4 cup – Unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2tsp – Salt
1 cup – Milk chocolate chips
Method
* Preheat oven to 170 degrees C. Pour melted butter into a large mixing bowl. Whisk in sugar by hand until smooth, for 30 seconds.
* Add in eggs and vanilla extract. Whisk for a minute. Add melted chocolate until combined and smooth.
* Use a rubber spatula to stir in flour, cocoa powder, and salt until just combined. Stir in whole chocolate
chips.
* Pour into prepared pan and smooth out.
* Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Let it cool in the pan for 30 minutes before slicing.
