(H)ap(p)y 3rd B'day Apy Cooking!

Apy Cooking turns three today. And as it always happens, I was taken back to my very first post.  My most favourite dessert. Something I could eat all day, everyday, if my metabolism worked overtime like Jughead's. So I thought of mentioning this delicious dessert yet again along with two others that I made to celebrate the earlier birthdays of Apy Cooking.

Tres Leches

Is this cake? Nope, it's heaven's delight. Take a bite and feel the burst of sweetened milk dancing on your palate. 

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Tiramisu

Coffee at it's best. Coffee and cream. Coffee and cake. Coffee and chocolate. Layers of happiness. "Pick me up"? You bet!

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Doll Cake

Every girl likes dolls. Imagine one made of chocolate. And hazelnut spread. And wrapped in delicious pink fondant. With purple beads.  A cake that will make any girl squeal with delight. 

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I absolutely enjoyed every tiny moment I spent on making these beauties. Specially when I poured the three milks all over the cake when making tres leches. And when I made the different layers of tiramisu. And when I rolled the fondant to make the doll's dress. And I enjoyed all the little trials and errors that went into making every single post on Apy Cooking. Happy B'day Apy Cooking and thanks to all my dear readers!

Super Easy 5 Minute Eggless Microwave Oreo Biscuit Cake

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Hungry for a cake, but lazy to make an elaborate one? Here's a quick and easy recipe for a semi-homemade cake, so to speak.

Ingredients :
1 large packet and 1 small packet of oreo biscuits (19 pairs. 38 biscuits in total)
1 cup milk (240 ml)

¾ tsp baking powder OR ¾ tsp Eno

3 tbsp sugar


Method:
Crush the biscuits roughly.  [Do not remove the cream]. Transfer to a blender. Add the other ingredients and blend into a smooth paste.
Grease a microwave safe dish liberally with butter, oil or ghee. [You can also line the base with parchment paper/ butter paper to get a clean top while inverting. Please use good quality parchment paper. I first greased the bottom and sides and placed the parchment paper like so:









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Transfer the cake batter into the dish. Microwave for 5 minutes [in regular microwave mode]. You will see some moist spots on the top and sides. That's fine.
Do not touch the cake for atleast another 15 minutes, you want to let it cook with the heat trapped inside.

[If you wish to invert the cake, let it cool for 30 minutes. Check this post for more tips. If you have used parchment paper to line the base, you can invert it in lesser time. ]

You can top the cake with sugar powder. Just take some powdered sugar in a strainer and splash it all over the cake.

Perfect for a last minute (oops last 5 minute) snack! Happy New Year!

Update : Made this with Oreo orange creme biscuits.  Loved the subtle orange flavour. This time, I used baking powder instead of eno. And the lines on top - that's Nutella!

Thanks to the internet for letting me know you can make cakes with biscuits! I experimented with my favourite Oreo cookies and now I have a quick cake recipe.

A couple more eggless microwave cake recipes -
Eggless Microwave Chocolate Cake
Eggless Microwave Coffee Cake