X'Mas Feast

Gather your friends and family, and relish some good old Christmas delicacies. M&B brings to you recipes curated by sous chef, Anshul Grover, The Leela, New Delhi

- Chef Anshul Grover

Mini Cupcakes

YOU NEED:

100 gms Butter

80 gms Sugar

110 gms Flour

Two Eggs

Three gms

Baking Powder 20 ml

Milk Three ml

Vanilla Essence

ICING

80 gms Whipped Cream

20 gms Chocolate

20 gms Small Candies

25 gms Cream Cheese

YOU MUST

Preheat oven to 180ºC. Beat the butter with an electric mixer until smooth. Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy.

Further, add eggs and mix well. Add the refined flour, milk and vanilla, and beat until smooth.

Place paper baking cases in a cupcake mould. Add the cupcake mixture into the mould with the help of a spoon.

Bake for 20 minutes until golden. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

ICING AND PRESENTATION

Mix whipped cream and cream cheese into a bowl. Beat the mixture until light and fluffy.

Pipe mixture over cupcakes and top it up with candies and chocolate garnish.

Christmas Cookies

YOU NEED

100 gms Butter

50 gms Icing Sugar

150 gms Flour

One Egg Five gms Ginger Powder

Two gms Baking Soda

Two ml Vanilla Essence

ICING

100 gms Fondant

One packet Gems

10 gms Coloured Sugar Balls

20 gms Chocolate

YOU MUST

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth.

Beat in eggs and vanilla essence. Stir in the flour and baking soda.

Cover and chill the dough for an hour.

Preheat oven to 170ºC.

Roll out dough on floured surface (one-fourth to half an inch thick).

Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter (star, heart shape or round).