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Hello reader, this time I am back with a recipe post. In the previous recipe post – Vanilla sponge withbuttercream frosting I had mentioned my backup cake. Well, the back up was just as light and delightful as the genoise and it was bursting with mangoness. I had asked Marley to buy me half a dozen ripe mangoes that were ready to eat. I refrigerated them to chill completely before I transformed them into a delightful disk of cheesecake. I had previously made an Oreo cheesecake and Litchi Cheesecake in one I had used curd in the other fresh cream. I wanted to retain the primary flavour of mangoes and a hint of salty-cheesy flavour from the cream cheese. Therefore, I decided to completely skip any additives to add volume to the cake. I could have passed this cake as a completely natural cake if I had used a setting agent that wasn’t gelatine. Here’s what you need to make a mango cheesecake: Ø 160gms of biscuits (any, but after using digestive biscuits I found that t...

I have a slight obsession with Japan and all things Japanese. This fascination of mine has lead me to some very exclusive websites where I can read and watch mangas and animes to my heart’s content. It was on the comment section of one particular anime called ‘Food wars’ that we all got discussing how intricate the Japanese are with their desserts. It was from there that I learnt to get the smoothest slices of cheese cake. This person told me that if I follow the recipe I will not be eating a heavy dense cheesecake but a soft fluffy piece of cloud. The recipe might look intimidating but if you have a good playlist you shouldn’t feel too daunted. I will now pass on this wisdom to you. Litchee/Lytchee/Litchi – Are all the same. Ingredients: 100 gms litchi flesh finely chopped/minced (room temperature) 180 gms cream cheese (room temperature) 200 ml Fresh Cream (Frozen in the freezer for 3 hours then moved to the refrigerator 1 hour before...

I wanted to make a dessert for M because he was in town for his birthday. My microwave-oven is still out of order and I have no intentions of getting it fixed. Hence I have been preparing a varied set of ‘no bake’ desserts. The first in this attempt was a Cheesecake. I was skeptical about the taste and its fluffiness. As I had never made a ‘no bake’ version, I was really worried about the end result. IMHO it was just  okay.  M on the other hand was very impressed with it. Without further ado for all those looking to indulge in some easy to make desserts here is what you need to make this Cheesecake! Ingredients: 30 Oreo biscuits without the icing Cream Cheese – 180g Set curd – 450g Gelatin powder -10g Powdered Sugar – 100g Melted Butter – 50g Method: 1. Take 20 Oreo biscuits and remove icing. Crush the biscuits and once powdered add butter to it and mix it well. 2. Line butter paper in a serving dish and spread the Oreo mixture to form the crust of the cake. Make sure you pres...