Eggless Cake with Boxed cake mix

 What do you need

1 box cake mix any flavor(15.25 oz)

water-as mentioned on the box

oil-as mentioned on the box

1/4 cup regular plain yogurt(not greek yogurt)

1/4 cup plain/ all purpose flour

What you need to do

• Preheat the oven to 350 deg F.Grease a cake pan.
• In a large bowl,mix in the yogurt,water and oil.
• Add the cake mix and flour in small batches and mix till well combined.
• Pour the batter in the prepared cake pan and tap the pan twice on the counter to release any air pockets.
• Bake as directed on the boxed mix.
• Cool for 15 mins before unmolding.
• Let it cool completely before frosting.

Vaangi bhat

 What do you need

5-6 small eggplants,sliced to half moon shape.

3 tsp oil

salt to taste

2 tbsp peanuts

a pinch hing

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

2 sprigs curry leaves

1/2 tsp tamaring pulp

1-2 tsp jaggery

for masala powder

1 tbsp channa dal

3/4 tbsp urad dal

1/2 tbsp coriander seeds

1/2 inch cinnamon

10 red chillis

1 tbsp dry coconut powder

What you need to do

• Cook rice in 2 cups of water.Spread the cooked rice on a plate and drizzle 1 tsp of oil over it.
• Dry roast all the ingredients under masala powder for 2-3 minutes and after it cools grind it to a powder.
• Add 2 tsp oil in a wok and add the peanuts and roast till they are light golden.Drain the peanuts and set aside.
• Add mustard seeds and hing.When the mustard seeds crackle ,add the curry leaves,eggplant slices,turmeric,and salt.Cover and cook till the eggplants get soft.Add tamarind and jaggery and cook for another 4-5 mins.
• Add these cooked eggplant,masala powder,peanuts and 1 tsp oil to the rice.Mix gently and set aside for 30 mins before serving.

Cranberry Cake

 What do we need

for the cake

2 cups All purpose flour

1.5 cups sugar

3/4 cup butter,at room temp

3 large eggs

1 tsp almond extract

2 cups (12 oz) fresh cranberry

pinch of salt

for the glaze

1 cup powdered sugar

2 tbsp orange juice

1/4 tsp orange zest

What you need to do

• Pre-heat the oven at 350 deg F.Grease a 9 x 13 pan.
• In a large bowl,beat the eggs and sugar together until the mixture is light and fluffy and almost doubles in size(about 5 mins).
• Add in the butter,salt, and almond extract and beat it for another 2 mins.
• Gently fold in the flour and then the cranberries.
• Pour in the greased pan and tap the pan couple of times to release the air bubbles.
• Bake for 40-45 mins or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the middle of the cake.Let the cake cool for an hour.
• For the glaze-Mix in all the ingredients until smooth.
• Drizzle the glaze over the cake.
• Enjoy.