Harveen's Baking Affair

Here in the Carolinas, we still have a few weeks of summer left before school stands and the dreaded  daily grind begins. For now we all enjyoing the laz y routine and spending all the  extra time with our kids making special memories , but have to admit that keeping them creatively engaged and unelectronically (just created a new word)occupied is always a challenge . The parents of our community were ready for the challenge  , so we got together  and putting on our thinking hats , came up with the idea of a summer club  where each one of us would take turns teaching the kids something that would be a break from the serious academic stuff taught at school . Be it applying henna or designing basic web pages , we would try our best to enhance their creative summer .  Today as you might have guessed  was my turn and much as I wanted to try something different , my baking reputation intervened and the kids started asking me expectantly as to what...

The word "Custard" is like a time portal for me. Any mention of it and I am transported back to my childhood where I can see myself relishing the chilled fruit custard served at countless parties and formal dinners. It was my favorite dessert and I could gorge on it without feeling any remorse as to how many calories were consumed . Life was much simpler without the constant calorie watch . So, imagine my excitement when I came across this custard cake recipe . Of course, my excitement was doubled when I found it was eggless . Almost daily there are requests for eggless bakes and now was my chance to oblige. This is a great recipe with minimum preparation time , handful of ingredients and a dump all in a bowl approach. Only a few things need to paid attention to .Just remember to have your milk and butter at room temperature. Sieve your flour and custard powder and do remember to grease the pan . I forgot to do so ..honestly..still was lucky enough that it conse...