Cakes are delicious desserts that can be baked on a special occasion to add to the spread and conclude the meal on a sweet note. Also, these can be baked whenever your kid is craving for something special, but you don't want them to eat junk outside. Encouraging your kid to participate in baking a cake at home has many advantages. Baking may enhance a child's motor skill as they get involved in measuring different ingredients, mixing them together to make a fine paste, and setting the right temperature for the cake to be baked properly. Additionally, it also teaches the child some basic concepts related to math and science. These are weights, proportions, the nutritional value and importance of various ingredients and different scientific reactions that help a cake bake properly. This hands-on learning activity is also a wonderful opportunity for parents and kids to bond and exchange culinary ideas.
Here is a list of some delicious cake recipes for kids that can be easily baked at home.
This maida-free cake is a vegan dessert option that has an enticing flavor and melts in the mouth, right from the first bite. Here is the list of ingredients that you would need to make this cake at home. You would need 2 mashed bananas, 1 cup wheat flour, 1 tablespoon vanilla essence, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 tablespoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, and ½ cup almond milk
In a bowl, you may mix one cup of wheat flour with almond milk and two mashed bananas. Whisk everything properly to ensure there are no leftover clumps. Add vanilla essence, honey, baking powder, and baking soda in the prescribed quantity. Give everything a gentle mix before putting it in the microwave for 20-25 minutes at 180°C. Keep checking the cake in between as well. The resultant will be a moist and decadent banana cake that's easy to make and is also really delicious.
While you might have used chickpeas to make a lot of savory snacks, it's also possible to make a succulent sweet dessert from chickpeas. In a bowl, mix the mashed chickpeas with milk, and coconut flour. Add the remaining ingredients such as honey, flaxseeds and grated beetroot. Make sure that there are no lumps in the mixture and finally add the chopped pieces of dates. Put this in the baking tray and let it sit in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes at 200°C.
Combining the goodness of ragi with the freshness and sweetness of plum is a great way to bake an easy yet satisfying dessert at home. You would need ½ cup ragi flour, ½ cup wheat flour, ½ cup grated powdered jaggery, ¼ cup olive oil, ½ cup chopped nuts, 1 tablespoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ cup orange juice and a teaspoon vanilla essence (optional)
First, preheat the oven for 15 minutes at 180°C. Simultaneously prepare the mixture of wheat and ragi flour and mix it with baking powder and baking soda. Sieve the whole mixture before mixing it with grated powder jaggery, orange juice, and vanilla essence. Now add the olive oil and give everything a gentle whisk before putting the chopped nuts in it. Transfer the mixture into a baking tray and bake the cake at one 180°C for 25 to 30 minutes.
If you're bored of eating the regular all purpose-flour or wheat flour cakes, then sooji cake can be a great new addition to the list of your favorite desserts. Also, the recipe is not very complicated, which makes it ideal for your child to learn and bake at home. The ingredients you would need include 1 ½ cup sooji, 1 ¼ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, 1 cup milk, ½ cup fresh curd, ¼ cup softened butter, ¼ cup oil, ½ cup powdered sugar, and ½ cup curd. In a bowl, add sooji, curd, and milk. Give everything a good mix. Keep this mixture aside for at least 30 minutes to rest. Now after 30 minutes, you may add oil, butter, powdered sugar, baking powder, and baking soda in the prescribed quantity. Gently mix everything to ensure that there are no lumps in the mixture. Simultaneously preheat the oven at 180°C for 15 minutes. Once the mixture is ready, transfer it into a baking tray and bake it for 30 minutes at 180°C. Keep checking the cake in between as the time required may vary from oven to oven.
Eggless cooker cake is a light and spongy dessert that gets prepared in a very less time and is the perfect cake recipe to try making with your kid. You would need 1 cup all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ½ cup unsalted butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla essence, ½ cup condensed milk, 3 tablespoon sugar, and ½ cup water. To make the cake, start by mixing all-purpose flour with vanilla essence. Simultaneously, prepare your cooker oven by adding one cup of sea salt and spreading it evenly. Put it on low flame and remove the rubber ring from the lid of the pressure cooker. Now to make the batter, add half cup of unsalted butter on a pan along with condensed milk.
In this mixture, add 3 tablespoons of sugar along with half a cup of water. Pour this mixture over the mix of all-purpose flour and vanilla essence. Transfer the cake mix into a baking container and put this in the cooker oven that you just prepared. Remove the vent whistle from the lid of the cooker and bake it for 30 to 40 minutes.
These cake recipes are not just delicious and easy to bake but also use nutritious ingredients. While baking these cakes at home, the child will learn how to use each of these ingredients in different ways and learn to differentiate between their flavors.
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