I love baking! More than a hobby, baking is like meditating for me, it is so therapeutic and transcending.
I used to experiment with a lot of pastry, brownies, and cake recipes when I just started off. Ever since my kids came along, I have had to become a pro at baking since their dessert demands are unceasing and well, I enjoy the activity thoroughly!
I initially started with a few basic chocolate recipes and later moved onto the more complicated ones (like lemon tart). What’s more fun? My kids love assisting me and playing the sous chefs in the kitchen, running around to get the ingredients in place, mixing the batter constantly, and occasionally licking the ladle itself (honestly, who doesn’t?)
My love for baking is what inspired me to write about my favourite baking recipes for kids, that are sure to hit all the right spots.
Note: I have limited the recipes in this post to chocolate only since they are the easiest to put together – come back next month for more of my epic baking recipes.
The Good Old Chocolate Cake (serves 4-5)
Irrespective of the occasion, the good old chocolate cake (the universe’s greatest gift to mankind) continues to make a monthly appearance in my house and there are no left-overs, ever!
Ingredients
- Eggs
- Refined flour
- Milk
- Unsalted butter
- Castor sugar
Recipe
- Preheat the oven at 180C.
- Mix 3 eggs, 130 ml of milk, 100 gm butter, 1 cup each of castor sugar and refined flour in a big mixing bowl.
- Take extra care with the batter, make sure it gets a lot of air so that the resulting cake is soft and fluffy. It is a better idea to use a whisking spoon to beat the batter.
- Grease the baking tray (I use an aluminium tray at home) with butter or use butter paper and sprinkle some flour before laying out the batter on it.
- Bake for about 30 minutes and prod the centre of the cake with a fork to check if it is done!
- Serve your hungry goblins the best chocolate cake ever.
Chocolate Cupcakes
I baked a batch of chocolate cupcakes for my daughter’s fundraiser event and the response was overwhelming!
Ingredients
- Unsalted butter
- Eggs
- Baking soda
- Vanilla essence (3 drops)
- Fresh cream
- Sugar
- Milk
- Flour
- Cocoa powder
Recipe
- Preheat the oven at 180C.
- Beat the sugar, vanilla essence, butter, and fresh cream with a whisking spoon till it becomes fluffy and loses all air bubbles.
- Add the eggs thereafter and continue beating thoroughly.
- Add the milk, cocoa powder, and baking soda.
- Mix well.
- Pour the mixture into the cupcake tray.
- Bake for about 20 minutes and serve hot!
Chocolate Chip Cookies
The evergreen choco-chip cookies are extremely close to my heart and luckily my family is obsessed with them!
Ingredients
- Castor sugar
- Vanilla essence
- Unsalted butter
- Flour
- Eggs
- Salt
- Choco chips
Recipe
- Preheat oven at 180C.
- Add the castor sugar, unsalted butter, and vanilla essence in a mixing bowl. Beat it thoroughly.
- Add the refined flour, eggs, and salt thereafter. Mix well again.
- Throw in the chocolate chips.
- Make small balls out of the batter and place on the baking tray.
- Make sure to leave ample space between two cookies, as they tend to spread out once the baking commences.
- Bake for about 12 minutes and serve with a warm glass milk to wash it down!
White Chocolate Cheesecake
This recipe won all hearts during my son’s 10th birthday party! I even received a special order from my neighbours later that week which made my family beam with pride.
Ingredients
- Unsalted butter
- Biscuits/crackers
- Castor sugar
- Cream cheese
- Vanilla extract or essence
- Thickened fresh cream
- Melted dark chocolate (you may use regular chocolate also)
Recipe
- Blend the unsalted butter and biscuits together in a grinder to get a crumbly mixture. Refrigerate this for at least 5 hours.
- Add the sugar, cream cheese, thickened fresh cream, vanilla extract, and melted chocolate in a bowl and mix thoroughly with a whisking spoon.
- Beat till the mixture turns into a smooth paste.
- Pour this mixture on the biscuit base and add the chocolate chips.
- Refrigerate your cheesecake for at least 4 hours to impart a cheesy, crumbly taste.
I am in love with these easy-peasy baking recipes for kids. If you have kids who are dessert-loving munchkins, then these will be a major hit!
