Mini Cheesecake

1 Pkg gingersnap cookies(You can use chocolate chip cookies or oreos)
260 gms cream cheese-softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp. vanilla essence
2 large eggs
15 muffin paper cups


Preheat oven to 160 C.

Place paper muffin cups in a muffin pan.


Place single cookies in each muffin cups as the base for the cheesecake.



Beat together the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and eggs. Pour the mixture equally into the muffin cups about 3/4 level.



Bake it in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Cool it.



Top it with melted chocolate or whipped cream.

To make it more colourful sprinkle some hundreds & thousands. ENJOY ;)




Ain't they looking beautiful !!!!

Carrot Cornmeal Muffins

1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup raisins or currants
1/2 cup grated carrot, about 1 medium carrot
1 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
¾ cup Cornmeal
¾ cup all-purpose flour, stir before measuring
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon


Preparation:

Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners. Heat orange juice in microwave, add raisins or currants. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, beat sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla until well blended. Combine the dry ingredients and add to first mixture, mixing just until ingredients are moistened. Add raisins and carrot into the batter, fold it lightly.
Fill muffin cups about 2/3 full and sprinkle grated carrot ; bake in preheated 180° C oven for 18 to 2o minutes, or until the muffins bounce back when lightly touched with a finger.

Makes 12 muffins.

Orange Muffins

1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1 egg
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 tspn baking soda
3/4 tspn baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup raisins
2 caramel chocolates cut into 4 pcs each.

Add the orange juice in a mixing bowl. Add the egg, oil and sugar and beat until blended.
In a separate bowl, stir dry ingredients together and then add to orange mixture and stir with an egg beater untill its combined. Stir in raisins and spoon into 12 greased muffin tins. Sprinkle 1 pc of caramel chocolate over the spooned batter. Bake @ 200 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.