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CAKES
Manique Abayasekara
4 days ago2 min read
Dark Fruit Cake
Ingredients 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 1 cup brown sugar 4 large eggs 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp cinnamon...
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Manique Abayasekara
Dec 91 min read
Apple and Cherry cake
Ingredients 2 Apples a box of Cherries (around 20) 3 eggs 100 g unsalted butter 120 g sugar 1/2 tsp salt 230 g flour 1 Tbsp baking powder...
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Manique Abayasekara
Oct 61 min read
Coconut Cake
(Bibikkan) - Sri Lankan Ingredients 225 g jaggery 225 g coconut 50 g semolina 100 g dates ½ teaspoon fennel 1 cardamom...
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Manique Abayasekara
Oct 41 min read
Rainbow Cake
Ingredients 2 ½ cups Flour 2 cups Sugar 2 ¼ tsp Baking powder ½ tsp Salt ¾ cup veg Oil 4 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup milk Red colour food...
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Manique Abayasekara
Oct 11 min read
Nescafe Cake
my sister Kissan’s method Ingredients 300 g Flour 1tsp baking power ½ tsp baking soda Salt a pinch 200 g butter 2 eggs 225 g sugar 2 tsp...
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Manique Abayasekara
Sep 301 min read
Chocolate Vanilla Marble cake
Marble cake is a cake with a streaked appearance (like marble) achieved by very lightly blending light and dark batter. It can be a...
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Manique Abayasekara
Sep 81 min read
Microwave Chocolate Cake
Ingredients 130g flour 20g chocolate powder 2 tsp baking powder 150g butter 150g eggs (around 3 medium) 150g sugar Method Sieve flour,...
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Manique Abayasekara
Jul 281 min read
Mango Cake another method
Ingredients Either a chocolate cake, butter cake or sponge cake Fresh mango or tin of mango slices in syrup or stewed mangoes Mango Puree...
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Manique Abayasekara
Jun 181 min read
Brownies - another way
Ingredients 375g soft unsalted butter 375g best quality dark chocolate 6 large eggs 1 tbsp vanilla extract 500g caster sugar 225g plain...
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Manique Abayasekara
May 171 min read
Fresh Apricot Cake
Apricots over ripe or going to waste?? Ingredients 550 g fresh Apricots (its ok if it is less) 1 Tbsp lemon juice 1/2 cup butter 3/4 cup...
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Manique Abayasekara
Apr 21 min read
Easy Banana cake – for those very ripe bananas – serves 10
Ingredients 125g butter 150g caster sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 egg, beaten 2 very ripe bananas, mashed 190g self-raising flour...
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Manique Abayasekara
Mar 261 min read
Fruit cake
Ingredients 180g Butter 150g Sugar 1/4 tsp Salt 3 Eggs 180g Sultanas 75g orange peel 75g Lemon peel 75g candied cherries 40g dried...
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Manique Abayasekara
Mar 71 min read
Sponge cake for Swiss Roll
Ingredients 5 large eggs 100 g sugar 20 g milk 20 g vegetable oil 100g cake flour or all purpose flour Method Pre-heat the oven to 180...
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Manique Abayasekara
Dec 9, 20232 min read
Italian Sponge Cake
Ingredients 120 gm granulated sugar 4 extra large eggs at room temperature (each egg should weigh approx. 70 gms) A pinch of salt 1 tsp...
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Manique Abayasekara
Nov 16, 20231 min read
Steamed Chocolate Cake – on stove top
Dry Ingredients 1 Cup Four 2 Tbsp Cocoa Powder 1 tsp Baking Powder ½ tsp Baking Soda ¾ cup Powdered Sugar Wet ingredients ¾ Cup Milk ¼...
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Manique Abayasekara
Nov 15, 20231 min read
Sponge Cake another method
Ingredients 4 large Eggs 1 cup Granulated Sugar 1 cup all-purpose Flour 1 tsp Baking Powder 1/4 tsp Salt 1 tsp Vanilla extract few drops...
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Manique Abayasekara
Oct 20, 20231 min read
One dish Apple Cake
Ingredients 2 eggs 1 and 3/4 cups sugar 2 heaped tsp powdered cinnamon 1/2 cup oil 6 medium Gala Apples 2 cups all purpose flour 2 tsp...
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Manique Abayasekara
Oct 15, 20231 min read
Chocolate Cup Cakes - another method
makes 12-14 cupcakes Ingredients 125 g all purpose flour 40 g cocoa powder 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 baking soda 1 large egg 200 g sugar 120 ml...
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Manique Abayasekara
Sep 20, 20232 min read
Mini Chocolate Cup Cakes
This makes 36 mini cupcakes Ingredients 250 g all-purpose flour 330g caster sugar 1 cup milk 3 eggs 225 g butter ½ cup cocoa powder 1 ¼...
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Manique Abayasekara
Sep 19, 20231 min read
Vanilla Cupcakes
makes around 22 to 24 cupcakes Ingredients 18 tablespoons (2 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature 3 cups sugar 6 extra-large...
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