a to z Challenge 2017 - Twinkling Tina Cooks

Zebra Cake Recipe

The Zebra Cake is an easy sponge cake with vanilla and chocolate batter that has beautiful dark stripes all over. made with cocoa powder and a basic sponge cake recipe this is simple and yum.

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So it’s the finale post of A to Z Challenge – 30 days of madness, 30 days of desserts. I started the A to Z Challenge with the idea that I I’ll go by the basic Alphabet book – I am teaching my son alphabets these days and all I can think is A for Apple and B for Banana. He says A for Aappol! While I started off the challenge with an Apple Hand Pie I planned to end the challenge with the typical Z. Yes absolutely its Z for Zebra in here and here’s my Zebra Cake. I baked this one for my son’s 21^st month birthday, but he’s in a hunger strike mode. So he didn’t want to taste it forget about having it! Oh how I wish I have those good eating days back! Anyways, the Zebra cake is another form of marble style cake where you can see these beautiful white and chocolate stripe patterns. Continue reading Zebra Cake Recipe

Yogurt Partfait | Strawberry Yogurt Parfait | No Bake Dessert Recipe #AtoZChallenge

This strawberry yogurt parfait recipe is the easiest parfait recipe you can find. This no-bake dessert is made with hung curd and cream giving it a smooth texture.

You know it by now, how I love the little jars and glasses of desserts which doesn’t require baking or too much time. I am all for quick desserts which require less of my effort and things are done in the fridge! This strawberry yogurt parfait recipe is just that kind of recipe which hardly requires any work and is a super creamy and smooth dessert. Continue reading Yogurt Partfait | Strawberry Yogurt Parfait | No Bake Dessert Recipe #AtoZChallenge

Xtra Chocolate Ice-cream Float #AtoZChallenge

The xtra chocolate ice cream float is anything that a chocolate lover can wish for. Cocoa powder, chocolate syrup, chocolate chips, chocolate shaving and a big scoop of vanilla ice-cream makes it perfect for anyone on earth!

Chocolates and desserts are my weakness point. When nothing goes right you always have a chocolate to fall upon! I love my hot chocolates, cold chocolates, chocolate syrups on food, chocolate chips in everything. Just yesterday I got my son a chocolate syrup. He isn’t too fond of chocolate yet – thankfully, but has turned out to be a picky eater. So I am okay, if he’s having chocolate laced milk! This Xtra Chocolate Ice-cream Float is loaded with chocolate – in almost every form. There’s cocoa powder, chocolate chips, chocolate syrup, chocolate shavings and vanilla ice-cream. So if you are a chocolate lover – this is definitely for you. Continue reading Xtra Chocolate Ice-cream Float #AtoZChallenge

Watermelon Sorbet – 2 Ingredient dessert | #AtoZChallenge

Make this easy 2 ingredient , no sugar Watermelon Sorbet just under 5 minutes and you don’t even require an ice-cream maker. The Watermelon Sorbet is a perfect frozen dessert for the summers.

It’s super-hot in Bangalore this year with no rains yet. I am in a water guzzling, ice-cream digging mode currently because I can’t bear this heat. The days I have to go out I curse myself. Watermelon is a wonderful fruit for the summers. It’s hydrating and obviously tastes better than plain water – 1 watermelon has 92% water – that makes it perfect for all the heat. Watermelon is also rich in vitamins C, A and B6 and has loads of lycopene, antioxidants, and amino acids. This Watermelon Sorbet recipe has watermelon in it’s own state – no added sugar or any other thing to alter the goodness of the fruit. Continue reading Watermelon Sorbet – 2 Ingredient dessert | #AtoZChallenge

Vanilla Chocolate Pudding | No Bake Dessert | Duet Pudding #AtoZChallenge

The Vanilla Chocolate Pudding is an easy dessert recipe with home-made creamy pudding. It can be served warm or chilled. The Vanilla Chocolate Pudding is a great make ahead party dessert.

On a day when you have to write something with V I cannot just skip the beautiful Vanilla – even if it’s just a plain Jane vanilla, can I? I am in love with vanilla because it has such a subtle taste and you can use vanilla in almost everything. I was very tempted to do a Vanilla Pudding Trifle today but then I thought can anything beat the vanilla and chocolate combination – no right? Hence, here is me enjoying a Vanilla Chocolate Pudding, and I would like to call it Vanilla Chocolate Duet Pudding. That name sounds cool right? Continue reading Vanilla Chocolate Pudding | No Bake Dessert | Duet Pudding #AtoZChallenge

Ultimate Chocolate Chip Mug Cake – 60 second eggless mug cake in microwave

This chocolate chip mug cake is easy, eggless, requires just a few ingredients and 120 seconds – 60 to whisk 60 to bake!

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If there was a mug cake bug flying around it definitely has bitten me, and how. I am thinking, dreaming, sleeping mug cakes. I might as well change the A to Z Challenge theme into the 26 Mug Cake Recipe theme. But no, this is the last mug cake of April, I promise. I love the mug cakes because they are so quick and easy. This chocolate chip mug cake is super easy and super quick and needs just a few ingredients. It is even eggless, so my vegan friends you have one more cake recipe to make yourself happy. Continue reading Ultimate Chocolate Chip Mug Cake – 60 second eggless mug cake in microwave

Tea Infused Cake Recipe

This Tea Infused Cake Recipe is for tea lovers who love a soft bite of tea cake with their evening tea. This is perfect for a tea party or just to enjoy yourself.

You must have heard of tea cakes – the simple sponge or fruit cakes that you enjoy with your evening tea, that you serve at your tea party. But then if you know me, you know I like experimenting in the kitchen. And I love it when they turn out great. The man in the house is a tea addict and has numerous cups of tea throughout the time he’s at home. When he said he wanted something to go with his tea and wasn’t quite interested in biscuits, I thought of coming up with this Tea Infused Cake Recipe. It is made with a very strong cup of tea and there isn’t any other flavoring in it. Continue reading Tea Infused Cake Recipe

Strawberry Center Filled Cupcake

This Strawberry Center Filled Cupcake are fresh, moist and ooze fresh home-made strawberry filling. They look gorgeous and taste super yum.

I haven’t done a cupcake post in a long time. Can my dessert a day challenge get over without a cupcake? Hell no! Strawberries are one of my favorite fruits because they are full of anti-oxidants and I sometimes enjoy them just like that out of the box. I like how tangy they are. I also enjoy fresh strawberries in desserts. You get strawberries only for a month or so in India so I made good use of it and made several things with strawberries. In case you don’t have fresh strawberries, you can use strawberry preserves too for this Strawberry Center Filled Cupcake. Continue reading Strawberry Center Filled Cupcake

Rasgulla Recipe | How to Make Rasgulla Recipe | Spongy Rasgulla Recipe

Rasgulla or Roshogolla is a spongy Bengali dessert made from milk solids. This Rasgulla Recipe is easy to follow. Learn how to make soft spongy rasgulla.

A dessert challenge without a Bengali dessert doesn’t do justice, does it? Bengalis are known for their love for fish and dessert. What comes to your mind when you think of any Bengali person – a rasgulla of course! We call is roshogolla yes with all the imaginable Os in between. It is almost synonymous with Bengalis. We visit people with a big pot of roshogolla on any given occasion – wedding, festivals, new year. Roshogolla is omnipresent in a Bengali household. Making the perfect rasgulla at the first go is a difficult task. I have made it a few times and faltered before perfecting it finally. This rasgulla recipe has all the tips and tricks that will give you soft spongy rasgulla easily. So let’s see how to make rasgulla recipe. Continue reading Rasgulla Recipe | How to Make Rasgulla Recipe | Spongy Rasgulla Recipe

Quick Banana Bread Mug Cake – Gluten Free, Vegan 2 minute microwave mug cake #AtoZChallenge

This Quick Banana Bread Mug Cake is perfect for a dessert and you can even have it for breakfast. This vegan, gluten-free, sugar-free dessert is packed with health.

What happens when you are having desserts every day? You want to find out ways to add healthy stuff in your dessert to have some mercy on yourself! I am in a mug cake mode lately because they are so quick and easy. I thought let’s make something healthy, quick which tastes awesome. So why not make a banana bread mug cake – which is gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy free and completely vegan. That’s good news for the ears right? Continue reading Quick Banana Bread Mug Cake – Gluten Free, Vegan 2 minute microwave mug cake #AtoZChallenge