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Chocolate and vanilla layered pudding

  So my aunt loved to collect recipe magazines. There is one Sinhala magazine she always used to read. And when she left for Australia she asked me to collect them and kee them with me until she came back. So since I was curious, I decided to get two copies the first time: one for her and one for myself. And I was HOOKED. These magazines had so many simple but unique recipes. Since they were written by Sri Lankans, most ingredients were available and affordable as well. SO I decided to keep buying these magazines for myself as well. And today, I will be sharing a recipe from one of those magazines. The chocolate and vanilla layered pudding is a bit harder to make, compared to let’s say…cakes and brownies. But of course, that is expected since it's a pudding. I love this recipe because it requires a small number of ingredients and is very VERY tasty. So let's see what it is. Ingredients: Biscuit layer 20-25 biscuits of your choice (it is better if they are not TOO sweet) 2 or 3 ...

Brownies: a snack for anyone, anytime, anywhere

So my brownies are pretty famous among my friends and family. I’ve made them countless times for birthdays, trips, sleepovers, family gatherings, and even simply because I want to eat them. They’re kind of like “Lilly’s special”. So I thought, why not share the recipe here so that anyone can make and taste them!  Ingredients: One 8x8 inch tray  55g of plain flour 225g of sugar 2 medium-sized eggs  3 tablespoons of cocoa powder 55g of butter or margarine 170g of cooking chocolate chopped into pea-sized pieces ½ teaspoon of baking powder (NOT soda) Some icing or powdered sugar to put on top Steps: Preheat the oven to 190 ° C and line the tray with parchment paper Heat the butter/ margarine in low heat until it’s partially melted, and set it aside. Sift flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda into a bowl. This makes sure that there are no chunks of flour and that all the dry ingredients are mixed well. Set this bowl aside In another bowl, mix sugar and butter using an electr...