One Bowl Fruit Cake - my way!

Let's start with the disclaimer first. This is not your traditional, fully loaded fruit cake. This recipe does not involve rum, soaking, a few more time consuming steps and is not too rich either. It can be put together in one bowl in a few simple steps, tastes absolutely fabulous and looks festive with all the holiday colors. For those of my readers that have had similar growing-up experiences as I have, this cake will surely remind you of the plain old tutti-frutti cake from the local bakery that we so enjoyed. I always thought making this cake must require a complex process and machines that only factories have. So we never even tried to make it at home. Plus the fact that ovens are not a common fixture in most kitchens in India. A part of the 'factory machines' and 'complex process' in that the tutti-frutti must require some specialized machines. But the fact that they sell the tutti-frutti mix ready-made in the stores makes this cake a very easy do. A simple twist to the basic vanilla sponge to give it a holiday twist. A fun variation to the traditional cake recipe that is so popular in my family.

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Nutella Brownies

 

If you've read some of my previous posts you'll know I love nutella :)) and it is also not a secret that I am chocoholic. I just can't have enough of this yummillicious spread. My hubby sometimes teases me that nutella should be my middle name he he. In fact as I am writing this, another nutella recipe is coming to my mind :D I can't help myself as I always think nutella is, quite frankly, one of the best culinary creations out there — a mixture of chocolate and hazelnuts that almost defies words... too good! Well, I love brownies too. The dense fudgy squares are just irresistible. So one day I decided to attempt to incorporate one of Earth's best chocolaty spreads into brownies. And these are eggless and I used no butter and very little sugar.. is very easy to make and it consists of my most fav things nutella, dark chocolate and coffee mmmm... can't write anymore... here goes the recipe -

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