Recipe Book

Ingredients

• 2 large eggs
• 1 stick (8 tbsp, half cup) butter
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1-1/2 cup all purpose flour (maida)
• 1/2 cup sour cream (or greek yoghurt)
• 2 overripe bananas
• 1 cup coarsely-chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup sweetened coconut flakes
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder (and remove 1/4 cup flour from base recipe)
• 1 large lemon
• 1 tsp lemon essence
• 2 tsp poppy seeds
• 5 tbsp powdered sugar
• 1 small beetroot (not canned)
• 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
• 12 cardamom pods
• 1/3 cup powdered jaggery
• 1/3 small can ground pumpkin
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp cloves, freshly ground
• 2 tsp ginger, freshly grated
• 1 cup coarsely-chopped pistachios
• 2 tbsp white sugar
• 1 tsp cardamom freshly ground