New Year Cake

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups white sugar
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 6 eggs
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup blanched slivered almonds
• 2 tablespoons white sugar

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease a 10 inch round cake pan.
2. In a medium bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light. Stir in the flour and mix until the mixture is mealy. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Combine the baking powder and milk, add to the egg mixture, mix well. Then combine the lemon juice and baking soda, stir into the batter. Pour into the prepared cake pan.
3. Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove and sprinkle the nuts and sugar over the cake, then return it to the oven for 20 to 30 additional minutes, until cake springs back to the touch. Gently cut a small hole in the cake and place a quarter in the hole. Try to cover the hole with sugar. Cool cake on a rack for 10 minutes before inverting onto a plate.
4. Serve cake warm. Each person in the family gets a slice starting with the youngest. The person who gets the quarter in their piece, gets good luck for the whole year!

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Newyear Sweets

Ingredients:

Milk (1 lt)
Condensed milk (1/2 Cup)

Makhana (100 gm)

Sugar (3/4 Cup, or to taste)

Almonds (2 Tbsp)

Cashews (2 Tbsp)

Pistachios (2 Tbsp)

Chironji (2 Tbsp)

Kishmish (2 Tbsp)

Cardomum Powder (1 Tsp)

Method:

1. Heat a pan and roast makhanas till they are crispy and no need to use any oil for roasting them.
2. Now put them in a food processor and grind them while pulsing the food processor. They should be coarsely ground. Keep aside.
3. In a large pan, bring the milk to boil and add coarsely ground Makhanas in it with cardomum powder and condensed milk . Simmer for almost 2-3 hours on a low flame.
4. Keep on stirring in between making sure that it doesn't burn from the bottom of the pan.
5. Coarsely chop all the dry fruits accept Kishmish and Chironji. Keep aside.
6. Now add sugar to the milk along with all the dry fruits, keeping 1 tbsp of coarsely chopped mixed dry fruits aside for garnishing later on. Simmer for another 20-30 minutes.
7. Serve hot or cold garnished with varq (silver foil/leaf) and dry fruits.

Mashed Potato Casserole

Ingredients:
1. Potatoes- 10 (about 3 1/2 lbs).
2. Cream cheese- 1/2 lb.
3. Butter- 1/4 cup.
4. Green onions- 1 cup, chopped.
5. Sour cream- 1 cup.
6. Fresh parsley- 1/2 cup, minced.
7. Marjoram- 1 pinch, dried.
8. Fresh breadcrumbs- 1/2 cup, coarse.

Also needed:
1. Salt and
2. Pepper.


Instructions:
1. In a large pot full of boiling water, cook potatoes for 20 minutes or until tender but not drippy.
2. Drain and let cool slightly. Then peel.
3. With a potato masher, mash until smooth. Then, without using an electric mixer, blend in cream cheese and butter until melted.
4. Mix in onions, sour cream, parsley, marjoram and salt and pepper to taste.
5. Transfer to a 8 inch (2 L) baking dish having a smooth top.
6. Sprinkle with crumbs, (Casserole can be prepared to this point, covered and refrigerated for up to 2 days or frozen for up to 1 week. Let it dissolve for 24 hrs in refrigerator. Add 10 minutes to baking time.) Bake in 400 degree oven for about 20 minutes or until heated through and the top is lightly golden.