Babs Projects
Recipes & Crafts for all
Explore our diverse collection of cake and bread recipes including traditional and classics such as puris, chapatis, fugia, banana bread etc.Whether you’re a seasoned baker or a beginner there is something for everyone.
Eggless Fugias are fermented, light, airy, deep-fried small bread, similar to Zeppole. The meaning of Fugia translates to a balloon. Since these deep-fried small, round bread look like balloons, they are named as such. Fugias are made during Easter, Christmas and other important events like weddings, etc., by the East Indian community of India. It …
Sticky Date Coconut Cake is a recipe that combines the sweetness of dates with the crunch of coconut to create a rich, chewy, and uniquely decadent cake. (This post contains some affiliate links and I may receive a small commission if you chose to purchase through them). I found this recipe for Sticky Date Coconut …
Malvani Rice Vade is a fried flatbread made of rice flour. It is a specialty in the Konkan region of Maharashtra. This post contains some affiliate links and I may receive a small commission if you chose to purchase through them. Rice Vade is served with either chicken or mutton curry. The recipe itself is …
Guri Appa is a traditional Mangalorean breakfast recipe. It looks very similar to the Danish pancake ball, but the taste is different because the main ingredients are rice, coconut, jaggery, and fenugreek seeds. Mangalore is a coastal town and as such most of the breakfast recipes include coconut and rice as main ingredients. Guri Appa …
Chocolate Chip, Almond and Cranberry Cookies is made with whole-wheat flour and includes chocolate chips, chopped almonds and dried cranberry. This post contains some affiliate links and I may receive a small commission if you chose to purchase through them. While browsing through ‘Self’ magazine (December 2012), I came upon the recipe for Chocolate Chip …
In honor of Valentine’s Day, I made red velvet cupcakes yesterday. I had never made them before and had eaten it only twice. I had seen the different versions of the red velvet cupcake featured in cooking shows many times before, but I frankly did not understand all the hoopla surrounding it. So I decided …
Indian Rum Cake is the Indian version of Christmas Fruit Cake that combines spices like cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg with candied fruits to give this fruitcake a unique Indian flavor. (This post contains some affiliate links and I may receive a small commission if you chose to purchase through them). I searched for this recipe …
I am not a huge fan of bananas, but I do understand their nutritional value and try to have one may be once a week :). I came across this recipe for Banana Bread couple of years back. It was printed on Domino sugar packet. Let’s just say, I no longer throw away ripe bananas. Over …
Couple of months back I came across a recipe for this One-Slice Chocolate Cake in the Good Housekeeping magazine.I was intrigued and set out to try it. Fortunately I had all the ingredients in my pantry. Well, after it was done and after I had eaten it I was simply in chocolate heaven. This recipe …
