Imma's kitchen memories

"Mummy I want cake, please make cake for me." That was all I kept on hearing for some days. My son is a lover of cakes but quite selective from my observations. I can go to an Eatery to get cakes for him and he ends up rejecting them most times. Till I actually tasted some of the cakes and understood why he kept on rejecting them because not everybody is good at baking a good cake. This is a cake you can make in the house for family consumption and also bake for icing which is optional. I've made this cake previously for my son's  4th birthday recently and now I said I can't leave you all out of this lovely cake recipe because everybody kept on asking for more.  Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour(250g)  1 tsp baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt ( if you are using unsalted butter but if using normal Nigerian butter/margarine don't add this ingredient)  2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1  cup granulated sugar (200g) 1 tsp baking soda 1 cup unsalted butter (250g) (room

This year has been very inspiring so far. With the Corona virus pandemic and lock down in different parts of the world, it made most people realise something they've been lacking or something they had but didn't use. I've always loved cooking and trying out new recipes but I never really thought about food blogging. Now I love it .  The Nigerian meat pie is a snack found in almost every eatery in nigeria. It's made up of a pastry with a filling that comprises of carrots, potatoes and minced beef. Course: Snack Keyword: Meat pie Serving:  12 Recipe Cuisine:  African   Durations : 1 1/2 hrs Ingredients The dough 500g all pu rpose flour 1 tbsp sugar (optional) 1/2 tbsp baking powder 2 large eggs (1 for dough  and 1 for egg wash) 200g butter  (room temperature) 1/4 cup water (room temperature) 1/2 tsp salt         The Filling 400g minced beef 1 tbsp oil  salt to taste  bouillon cubes to taste  1 cup water  1/2 tsp ginger  1 clove garlic (ground) 1/2 tsp thyme  1/2 tsp curr