Easter Dinner Cake Recipe

Easter Dinner Cake is a   traditional  Easter Recipe.Its beautiful blend of yellow and white cake batters make a wonderful floral appearance.Learn how to prepare Easter Dinner Cake

Ingredients for Easter Dinner Cake

For White Part

Flour – ½ cup

Granulated Sugar – ½ cup

Cream -- ½ tsp

Sugar – ½ cup [powdered]

Egg Whites – 6

Vanilla – ½ tsp

For Yellow Part

Egg Yolks – 6

Granulated Sugar – ½ cup

Powdered Sugar – ½ cup

Cold water – 2 tbsp

Lemon Juice – 1 tbsp

Baking Powder – ¾ tsp

Cold Water –1 tbsp

Salt – 1 pinch

Method of the Preparation of Easter Dinner Cake-- White Part

Sift the ½ cup flour and ½ cup powdered sugar. Repeat it three times.

Beat the egg whites, till it becomes stiff.

Add cream of tartar, vanilla and salt and beat well.

Gradually beat in ½ cup granulated sugar. Sift a fourth of the flour mixture at a time over top, fold in.

Method of the Preparation of  Easter Dinner Cake Yellow Part

Beat the egg yolk and mix the juice and water well.

Sift the flour with baking powder.

Gradually add the granulated sugar, sift a fourth of the flour mixture at a time over top, and fold in.

Pour the batter in a greased baking bowl and bake in a preheated oven at 350⁰F for 40—45 minutes.

Invert and  cool.

Finally dust the dinner cake with powdered sugar.

Easter Lamb Pound Cake Recipe

Easter Lamb Pound Cake is a popular recipe.  Lamb Pound Cake is a most famous and preferred cakes on this Holy Festival or Lamb is a prominent symbol of   Easter. Learn how to prepare Easter Lamb Pound Cake.

Ingredients for Easter Lamb Pound Cake

All Purpose Flour – 3 cups

Butter – 1 pound

Eggs – 6 [separated]

Sugar – 3 cups

Vanilla Extract – 2 tsp

Almond Extract

Bourbon – 1/3 cup

Chopped Pecans – ½ cup

Method of the Preparation of Easter Pound Lamb Cake

Preheat the oven to 350⁰F

Mix the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until it becomes soft and fluffy.

Add egg yolk one by one and beat well.

Add flour into the sugar mixture and mix gently.

Add vanilla extract, almond extract and bourbon and whisk the mixture till it becomes creamy.

Add 1 cup of sugar into the egg whites and beat till it becomes stiff.

Add egg whites mixture into the flour mixture and add pecans. Mix well.

Pour the batter into lamb shaped pound cake mold and bake the batter for 1 ½ hours.

Allow the cake to cool for 10 --15 minutes.

Decorate with spices and serve.

Chocolate Easter Egg Recipes

 Chocolate Easter Egg is a popular Easter Recipe. Learn how to prepare Chocolate  Easter Egg in this easy way.

Ingredients for Chocolate Easter Egg

Chocolate – 325 gms

Unsalted Butter – 50 gms

Vanilla Extract – 1 tsp

Icing Sugar – 450 gms

Method of the Preparation of Chocolate Easter Egg

Mix the butter, cream cheese and vanilla extract well.

Gradually add the icing sugar and blend gently. Refrigerate the mixture for 2 hours.

Take the small portion of the mixture and roll with your palm and refrigerate again for 1 hour.

Melt the chocolate in an oven. Using a large tooth pick, dip each egg shaped cream in the melted chocolate to coat all over.

Put into a waved paper in a tray and keep aside for harden the eggs.

Duck Roast [Tharavu Roast] Easter Recipe

Duck Roast [Tharavu Roast] is a popular Kerala Easter Recipe. Learn how to Prepare Dust Roast in this Easter

Ingredients of Duck Roast

Duck – 1

Coriander Powder – 1 tsp

Chili Powder – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Pepper Powder – 1 tsp

Onion – 1 [chopped]

Onions – 2 [sliced]

Potatoes – 2 [peel and sliced]

Cloves – 4

Cinnamon sticks – 2

Oil – 1 cup

Salt to taste

Method of the Preparation of Duck Roast

Clean and cut the duck into 8—10 pieces.

Add coriander powder, chili powder, pepper powder, turmeric powder, Cloves, cinnamon and salt and mix well. Keep aside for 10 minutes.

Cook the marinated meat turns tender. Remove the meat and set aside,

Heat oil in a pan and fry the sliced potatoes and sliced onion separately. Remove and keep aside.

Add the duck pieces in the same pan and fry. Drain the duck pieces and put into the gravy and cook for 5 minutes.

Remove from the heat and serve hot with fried onions and fried potatoes.

Easter Lamb Cake Traditional Recipe

Lamb Cake is a authentic recipe symbolizing peace and fertility. Lamb Cakes  are symbols of spring season. It is a traditional Eastern European dessert .[ Easter Lamb Cake known as Agnuszek or baranek Wielkanocny in Polish.]  Learn hoe to prepare Lamb Cake in this Easter days.

Ingredients for Lamb Cake

Flour – 3 ½ cups

Egg whites -- 4

Baking Powder – 2 ½ tsp

Butter – 1 cup

Sugar – 2 cups

Water – 1 cup

Vanilla Essence – 1 tsp

Method of the Preparation of Lamb Cake

Mix butter and sugar well. Add water to it.

Add flour, baking powder and salt and mix gently.

Fold the creamed batter and mix vanilla essence to it. Stir softly.

Beat the egg whites in a separate bowl until it turns stiff.

Add the beaten eggs into the mixture and mix well.

Pour the mixture into a well greased floured lamb mold and bake the cake in an oven on 350⁰F for 45 minutes.

Karimeen Varuthathu Easter Special Recipe

Karimeen Varuthathu

Karimeen [Pearl Spot] is a fresh water fish. It is a popular recipe of God's own country Kerala.It is also known as Green Chromide.Karimeen Vruthathu, Karimeen fry and Karimeen Mappas are delicacies of Kerala.

Ingredients for Karimeen Varuthathu

Karimeen [Pearl Spot] – ½ kg [4 nos]

Kashmeeri Chili Powder – 1 tbsp

Ginger garlic paste – 2 tbsp

Red chili powder—  ½   tsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Coriander Powder – 1 tsp

Black Pepper powder –1 tsp

Lemon juice – 2 tsp

Oil for frying

Salt to taste

Method of the Preparation of Karimeen Varuthathu

Remove the eyes, scales, and fins of the Karimeen and wash thoroughly.

Make gashes on both sides of the fish.

Mix all ingredients except oil and make a good marinade and apply it to the fish liberally.

Heat oil in a pan and fry the fish until brown and crisp.

Garnish the Karimeen Varuthathu with sliced tomatoes, sliced onions and wedge of lemon.

Pork Vindaloo Easter Recipe

Pork Vindaloo is a popular recipe. It is a delicious Pork dish. Learn how to prepare Pork Vindaloo in this Easter. How does  it gets its name? Vin is for Vinegar and Ahlo means Garlic in Portuguese. But in India Aloo means Potatoes, so the dish is called Vindaloo.  

Ingredients for Pork Vindaloo

Pork – 1kg

Cloves – 3

Potato – 4 [peel and cut into cubes]

Green cardamom – 3

Onion – 2

Black Pepper Corns – 4

Sugar –1 tsp

Vinegar –1 tbsp

Cinnamon sticks –2

Cumin seeds –1 tsp

Coriander seeds –1 tsp

Turmeric powder –1/2 tsp

Red chillies –6

Green chillies -- 4

Garlic flakes –3

Ginger – ½ tsp [juliennes]

Salt to taste

Oil –2 tbsp

Method of the Preparation of Pork Vindaloo

Heat oil in a pressure cooker and add potato cubes and fry until it become light brown. Drain and keep aside.

Make a fine paste of coriander seeds, cumin seeds, ginger, garlic flakes, cloves, red chillies and cinnamon by adding vinegar.

Fry sliced onions, cloves, chopped green chillies, pepper corns, cardamoms, till the onion become transparent.

Add the ground paste and fry for 5 minutes or until oil leaves the sides of the pan.

Add the Pork and pressure cook until almost done.

Open the lid and add the fried potatoes, salt and 2 cups of water and cook for 10—15 minutes on low flame.

Add little vinegar and cook for 5 minutes.

Transfer into a serving bowl and garnish with fresh coriander leaves.

Pork Vinadaloo is ready to serve.

Leg of Lamb Easter Recipe

Lamb leg is a popular traditional  recipe. Learn how to prepare lamb leg for this easter.

Ingredients for Leg of Lamb

Lamb leg – 1

Garlic flakes – 2

Pepper powder to taste

Fresh rosemary – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Juice of 1 lemon

Basil --1 tsp [chopped]

Method of the Preparation of Leg of Lamb

Pre heat the oven to 325⁰F. Placing the lamb leg into a pan, its fat side is placed up and cut slits in surface of lamb leg. Insert the garlic flakes into the slits

Squeeze the lemon juice over the lamb leg and rub its surface with lemon juice.

Sprinkle the lamb with pepper powder, Chopped basil, rosemary and salt.

Now lamb is ready for roasting, so place it in a preheated oven and for 20-25 minutes for pound or meat thermometer registers 150⁰F for medium rare, 160⁰F for medium or desired degree of doneness.

Serve garnished with fresh parsley if desired.