Coffee Chiffon Cake

This Coffee Chiffon Cake looks so delicious, makes me want to have a Tea-Time / Coffee Time Break More Often😜.  Thanks to Sheila M, for sharing on this recipe.  Save this one, it will make a perfect baked treat for your family, over the holiday season soon😉

Coffee and Cremora Chiffon Cake 

4 eggs separated
¾ cup boiling water
3 Tablespoon Coffee
2 Tablespoon cremora (Coffee Creamer)
¾ cup sugar
1/2 cup oil
1 teaspoon vanilla essence 
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup flour sifted

~ Separate the egg yolks from the whites. Reserve. 
~ Dissolve the coffee and the cremora in the boiling water. Reserve until cool.
~ Beat sugar, egg yolks, vanilla until light and fluffy. 
~ Add the oil. Beat. 
~ Alternate the sifted flour with the coffee mixture to the batter, mix well. 
~ Beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff. 
~ Add baking powder to the batter and fold in the egg whites. 
~ Pour into a pan and bake in a moderate oven (180deg) for 30 to 45 minutes or until done. ~ Let it cool. 

Meanwhile prepare the syrup:
~ Make a caramel with 1 cup sugar. 
~ When done, add 2 tablespoon butter, 6 tablespoon milk in which you dissolved 2 teaspoon coffee, 6 tablespoon fresh cream, vanilla essence.
~ stir all well.
~ when the cake cools, unmould and pour the syrup over. 
~ Decorate with nuts
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Apple Fritters

If you enjoy a sweet treat every now and then, then this Apple Fritter, may just tickle your tastebuds.  This recipe and picture was kindly shared by Fathima Bassa, Who is also one of our WATALOTWEGOT Administrators on the Facebook group.  WE HEART IT, Take a look at her recent write-up for this post, and do share your comments and feedbacks with us.

Ever heard the quote "An Apple a day keeps the doctor away"...  
Is that true ?
Do you know what makes an 🍎so special? Apples have Vitamin C , which helps to boost your immune system...Great 👍 and you can also whip up some delicious..."Àpple Fritters"😂Crisp,Fruity,Soft & fluffy...Hmmm

APPLE FRITTERS 
Recipe Credit: Fathima Bassa (Watalotwegot)
2 cups flour
1/4 cup + 2 Tablespoon sugar 
2 teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup milk
2 Large eggs
2 Tablespoon melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
2-3 sweet apples, peeled, cored & chopped (3 cups)

METHOD
~ Sift together dry ingredients in a bowl.
~ Whisk wet ingredients separately & 
~ Gently fold into flour mix until just combined.
~ Then fold in cubed apples.
~ Fry on medium heat till light to golden brown. 
~ Cool, dust with icing sugar. ...ENJOY

Carrot Halwa

Using a common Vegetable to make a sweet dessert, is very common in many Indian Homes. Today LUBNA shows us how easy it is to make this delectable Sweet Treat,  CARROT HALWA. 

This is a perfect treat for a special occasion, but many would advise to try your hand at this, to get more practise, and to perfect it. 

Thank you Lubna for sharing with us your Pic and Recipe used 💕

CARROT HALWA 
(Kindly shared on by Lubna Ticklay - Watalotwegot)

1kg grated carrot boil with
1 litre fresh milk
1 tin ideal milk
1 tin condensed milk
~ Cook till gets dry then add

1 cup ghee
1 cup milk powder
Little saffron
Little Red or orange colour
~ add chopped badam and pistas...
~ cook till the ghee separates. ..
~ decorate as desired. 
* Check for sweetness..*If you want it more sweet, add more condense milk.
LUBNA TICKLAY

JALEBI

Jalebi is one of many Sweet delicacies that can be found in the Indian 'Sweetmeats' range.  This is usually a very time consuming product to make, but today Madina Mukadam shared with us an easy and fuss free way to make these sweet treats.

A perfect treat to munch on, or take along to a function, like Madina had done recently, when she had to attend a Mendhi/Henna ceremony. These Crunchy and Syrupy Jalebis, must have been a hit Madina, Thank you for sharing with us, and we LOVE it 💕

I think I am going to give this one a try...someday soon :-), HOW ABOUT YOU???

Jalebi Recipe 

kindly shared on by Madina Mukadam 💕- (Watalotwegot)

1 cup white flour
1/4 cup gram flour
A pinch of orange food colour
1 Tablespoon yoghurt
Mix all together with enough water to make batter as for pancakes
Before frying add 1 tsp of ENO (the original one) to batter and mix well
Oil for frying
Squeezy tomato sauce bottle for batter

Syrup
2 cups white sugar
1 cup water
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
A few saffron strands
Boil all together till you get one string consistency, Lower heat and keep on low flame to keep syrup warm

Heat oil for deep frying in pan, using bottle with batter, make rings starting from centre going out, when crisp on one side turn over and fry on other side.
Remove from oil and immediately put into sugar syrup, after a few seconds turn over so that both sides are coated...
Remove from syrup and serve
Enjoy 

Donuts

Treats are most welcome anytime, and that is exactly what Zakia Gafoor had ready for her a kids to enjoy, A DONUT for treats. 

This delicious, and easy to follow recipe was kindly shared on by Zakia, a HUGE THANK YOU to her for taking time to share her pic and recipe used with us. 

Just one look at this pic, will have you heading to your kitchen, to whip up a batch too.  How divine do these donuts look😍.

DONUTS - (KINDLY SHARED ON BY ZAKIA GAFOOR) 

WATALOTWEGOT

2 eggs

1 cup milk

1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
1 cup sugar
Beat all this till light and fluffy

Now Add:
4 cups flour
3 teaspoon baking powder

Add to egg mix and form a dough
If sticky add little more flour.

Leave for about 5 minutes to stand. Roll out, to about 2cm in thickness and cut dough using a donut cutter, and deep fry.

Dip quickly Sugar syrup (must be a little weak, Normal syrup mix.) OR roll in Cinnamon Sugar

Sugar Popcorn

"Sugar popcorn.. strawberry, bubblegum and peppermint an awesome combination". - as quoted by Jamilah, shukran for sharing your pic and recipe used for this sweet treat💕💕💕

Sugar Popcorn by Pebbles and Piggytails, which I made a small change to by adding flavouring.

2 cups unpopped popcorn seeds
1 1/2 cups white sugar
4 Tablespoon water
1 Tablespoon butter
Food colouring and flavour drop of your choice

Pop seeds according to your choosing, I used a large thick base pot with very little oil and popped one cup at a time. You can air pop or pop in microwave.

In a saucepan add the sugar, water, butter, colour and flavour. Bring to boil, while stirring constantly. As soon as it boils, pour it immediately over popped popcorn, stir it around until all the popcorn is covered. Let it stand for a few minutes. The popcorn does not stick together. Just shake it around if you find it sticking..

Now since I did different flavours and colours I used 1 cup of unpopped popcorn seeds for every colour, which means I halved the recipe.
(💕Jamilah Mehtar-Mangerah💕)

Horse Shoe Pastry (aka Pixies)

We have some amazing lovelies on our Watalotwegot group on Facebook. And one such sweet lady is Bibi Ayesha.  Whilst she  runs her home deftly, she takes pride in her kitchen.  We have been blessed by her sharing her culinary skills with us and most times Bibi Ayesha would share with us her 'Step by Step' pictures of a recipe she has been making for ages.

Being a bit of a sweet tooth myself, this one caught my attention, and I love these baked pastries. Shukran for sharing this with us Bibi Ayesha💕.
I have compiled, some of the images shared, into a collage but the Instructions are as received by Bibi Ayesha👌.  It seems rather easy to follow and I do hope we have lots of you rushing to give this one a try. We look forward to all your feedback.👍

Horse Shoe Pastry
(Bibi Ayesha Kadwa - Watalotwegot)

Pixies..or Horse Shoe Pastry
sweet and simple..
~ roll out pastry..thick
~ dab on water..sprinkle castor sugar properly..fold as per picture (1 + 2)..
~ dab on water..sprinkle castor sugar again..fold as per picture (3).
~ keep in freezer to chill.
~ slice and Dip only one side in castor sugar picture (4).
~ place that side up and open out ears. picture (5)
~ preheat oven 180 degrees Celsius and bake...
~when pink remove tray and immediately remove onto rack to cool.
~ leave in oven to crisp😀..enjoy..

Tip of the Day
* ALWAYS SPRINKLE MAIZENA (Corn Starch) WHEN ROLLING BUTTER PASTRY *

Mini Rainbow Pavlovas

How awesome do these Mini Pavlovas look😍.  Spreading a little colour, is Sharona Dada, with these Rainbow Pavlovas. We love it. Thank you for sharing on this recipe💕

Mini Rainbow Pavlovas

Inspired by Donna Hays
Adapted by Sharona Dada

4 egg whites
1 cup (220g) caster (superfine) sugar
3 teaspoons cornflour (cornstarch)
1 teaspoon white vinegar
Gel food colours
whipped cream and fresh fruit, to serve

Preheat oven to 150°C (300°F).
Place the eggwhites in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat until soft peaks form. Gradually add the sugar, beating well until the mixture is glossy. Sift the cornflour over, add the vinegar and fold through.

Divide the meringue into 3 bowls and colour each one with a couple of drops of gel food colouring. Use a toothpick to add one drop at a time. Fold the colour in using a spatula.
Spoon the meringue into a piping bag and pipe as desired.

Place in the oven, reduce the heat to 120°C (250°F) and cook for 45 mins. Turn the oven off and allow the meringues to cool in the oven.
To serve, top with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

Jalebi

Now this is a fabulous, syrupy sweet treat. Especially for those with a sweet tooth😍

Razia Thank You stax for sharing your recipe with us💕.
No more excuses lovelies,  now you too can make this sweet at home👍

JALEBI BY RAZ💝
1 cup cake flour
2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 Tablespoon ghee
1/2 cup inkomazi(yoghurt/maas)
Yellow or orange colour

SYRUP:
1and 1/2 cup sugar
1cup water
2 teaspoon lemon juice
Bring to the boil until syrup string forms or to the touch when you feel it's sticky enough.
Mix all ingredients..
Form spiral shape directly into hot oil...fry..
dip in syrup and serve...
enjoy.

Watermelon Sorbet

Zahira has been a regular contributor here on Watalotwegot for many years. Here is another delicious make she treated her family too last week. Great for a balmy warm weather👌

Shukran for sharing this with us Zahira💕

WATERMELON SORBET 
(ZAHIRA SALEJEE)

6 cups deseeded melon
3/4 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
3 tbsp fresh lime juice

Bring sugar n water to the boil for abt 6-8 mins, then lower to a simmer. Switch off n leave to cool for an hour.
Blitz melon n lime juice together, add in sugar syrup and blitz till combined.
Freeze in container and give it a stir every hour, till its frozen. Then enjoy.

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Koeksister

There are always a few recipe requests that ladies are looking out for, and the Best shares would be ones that have been Tried and Tested.
Like these Koeksister...Doesn't these look divine😍. Yet another of many South Africans favorite sweet treat.
Special thanks to Sajida Rasool for sharing on her pic💕 and this is the recipe she had tried. Old family tried and tested recipes are simply the best👌

Koeksister (By Fatima Sydow)
My moms Koeksister recipe

Ingredients

4&1/2 cups of cake flour

1& 1/2 cups of lukewarm water

1 tsp of baking powder

1  sachet of Instant yeast

1 tablespoon of sugar

3  tbsp of butter( melted)

1 tsp of salt

1 cup of soft mashed potatoes

3 teaspoons of grinded or finely chopped dried naartjie peel

1&1/2 tablespoons of freshly grated  Ginger ( makes all the difference )

1 teaspoon of mix spice

1 teaspoon of aniseed

2 teaspoons  cinnamon

1/2 a teaspoon of freshly grounded cardamon seeds

Oil for deep frying

Sugar and stick cinnamon for sugaring

Fine coconut

Method

Mix all ingredients together with warm water ( add water until you get a sticky dough ) dough must be very soft/ almost wet .Knead dough for 10 minutes using a little oil on your hands to stop from sticking, rub some oil over dough , cover with cloth and allow to rise for an hour or when double in size  . Roll out into little ball shapes and fry in  oil on medium to high heat until dark brown . Sugar and cover with fine coconut .

Sugar water
Boil 3 cups of sugar with 3 cups of water and a few cinnamon sticks for about 35 minutes on high heat ...then simmer when sugaring the koeksister.

Makes about 40 koeksisters

Please note - Its very important to not have a dry and tight dough . It must be almost sticky - if your dough is tight your yeast won't have anywhere to expand , resulting in a dense and dry  koeksister .

Delicious

Vanilla Cupcakes with Caramel Cream

A Yummy Sweet Treat for Tea Time.  Kindly Shared on by Billy Desai💕

Vanilla cupcakes with Caramel Cream:
2 and half cups flour, 2tblsp baking powder, 2 cups sugar, 2 tsp vanilla essence, 1 cup water, 1 cup oil, 8 egg's separated.
Method: sift flour, baking powder, sugar together, add the oil and water and beat until well combined. Add in vanilla and egg yolks and beat well. In another dish, beat egg whites until stiff peaks, then fold into batter. Fill 2/3 ccupcake cases and in preheated oven at 180degreed until done, takes about 10-15mins. Place on wire rack to cool.

Caramel Cream:
1tin caramel treat, 500ml fresh cream, 2 Tblsp icing sugar, 1tsp maziena. Caramel cream: beat cream until soft peaks form, den add 2Tblsp of icing sugar and 1tsp maziena and beat until stiff( beat about a minute or less after maziena is added or until stiff, bt dnt over beat). Leave in the fridge for 1hour. Then add 1 tin of caramel to the cream and fold it in a few tyms, u want it swirled into the cream. Pipe onto cupcakes. Optional: Spoon a little caramel in the middle of the cream. I filled the cupcakes with a little caramel by filling a syringe wit caramel and inserting frm under the cupcake.
Enjoy. Billy Desai.