SLS33-From My kitchen To Your Plate Week#3 Kids In The Kitchen[Delicious Pound Cake]

_{Hҽʅʅσ ҽʋҽɾყσɳҽ. I αɱ @mueeinislam
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Assalamu Alaikum, I hope you are all well, Alhamdulillah I am also healthy and well. I am very happy to participate in the Third week of Steemit Engagement Challenge Season 33. This week's theme is "SCS-33 "From My Kitchen To Your Plate" Week #3 Kids In The Kitchen" And a big thank you to @suboohi ma'am for organizing such a beautiful competition. The kitchen is not just a place to cook; it is a wonderful classroom for small hands to learn big things. When children join us in the kitchen, it not only increases the joy of work, but also helps them grow in creativity and confidence. But today, with the great encouragement and cooperation of my elder brother's son, I made a perfect and delicious pound cake. It feels great to share this beautiful moment of cooking together and our experience with you today. So let's get started...!!

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^{𝙏𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙣𝙖𝙞𝙡 𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙚}

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Required materials.

A nice and organized list of the ingredients needed to make a delicious pound cake is given in table form below:

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Serial No.	Ingredient Name	Quantity
1	Flour	2 cups
2	Eggs	4 pices
3	Sugar	As per quantity
4	Butter	2 teaspoons
5	Baking powder	1 teaspoon
6	Corn flour	1 teaspoon
7	Vanilla essence	As per quantity
8	Liquid milk	4 teaspoons
9	Powdered milk	2 teaspoons

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Step 1: Prepare ingredients and start cracking eggs

✔ Among the main ingredients for making delicious pound cake, my elder brother's son took the bowl of eggs in his hand and confirmed his participation in the kitchen with utmost joy. Then we carefully cracked 4 eggs and put them in a large glass mixing bowl. After taking the eggs in the bowl, we started beating the eggs very well with a hand whisk or mixer, so that the yolk and white parts mix and form a nice and smooth mixture. Involving children in such small tasks in the kitchen not only gives them joy, but also increases their interest and creativity in cooking.

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Step 2: Mixing liquids and other ingredients one by one

✔ Now I added a little vanilla essence to the egg mixture to give it a nice aroma. Then I added the butter pieces that were softened at room temperature to the mixture in the bowl. I also added a little sugar to the bowl to keep the sweetness of the cake. Now I added a little liquid milk to make the mixture very smooth and the right consistency. Finally, with the help of a hand whisk or mixer, I beat all the ingredients very well to create a creamy and smooth textured batter. My elder brother's son participation in the kitchen doubled the joy of our cooking.

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Step 3: Sifting and preparing dry ingredients

✔ At this stage, I prepared the required amount of flour in a bowl. I added powdered milk and baking powder, cornflour, and salt to the flour one by one. Then I put all the dry ingredients together in a sieve and sifted them very well, so that the cake would be very soft and fluffy. While sifting these dry ingredients through the sieve, my elder brother's son helped me a lot by stirring them with a spoon very happily. After sifting these dry ingredients well, our dry cake mixture was completely ready.

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Step 4: Mixing the dry ingredients and making a smooth batter

✔ I now started pouring the previously sifted dry ingredients into the liquid mixture little by little with the help of a spoon. My elder brother's son happily helped me in adding the ingredients with a spoon at this stage. Then I started mixing the ingredients very gently and in a clockwise direction with the help of a hand whisk or mixer, so that there were no lumps in the batter. Now, after all the ingredients were mixed well, the cake batter became very smooth, creamy and of a beautiful texture. All in all, our main cake batter is now completely ready, which is ready to be poured into the pan for baking later.

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Step 5: Preparing the cake pan or mold

✔ At this stage, we arranged clean and suitable sized loaf pans or molds on the tray for pouring the cake. Then, with the help of a brush, we brushed the inside of the pan well with oil and greased it, so that the cake could be easily removed from the pan after baking. The task of brushing oil on this pan was done by my elder brother's son with great joy and enthusiasm. By applying oil evenly to the pans, our preparation for pouring the cake was completely completed.

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Step 6: Pour the batter into the pan and prepare to bake.

✔ I poured the smooth cake batter evenly into the greased loaf pans or molds with a spoon or spatula. The batter was set neatly inside the pans so that the cake would rise properly while baking. Then the tray of the batter-filled pan was carefully and happily held by my elder brother's son and prepared to be taken to the oven. All in all, our cake batter is now completely ready in the pan and it is completely ready to be baked in the oven.

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Step 7: Place the pan in the oven and bake.

✔ First, I placed a stand in a large pan and preheated it for about 10 minutes. Now, I carefully placed the cake pans filled with batter on the stand inside the preheated pan. Then, I closed the lid of the pan tightly and left the cake to bake for about 40-50 minutes on medium to low heat. By baking in the oven in this manner, our cake will rise very nicely and have the perfect texture.

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Step 8: Checking the cake and final serving

✔ After a certain time, I opened the lid of the pan and saw that the cakes had risen beautifully and had a nice golden color. Then, to check whether the cake was cooked well from the inside, I inserted a toothpick into the cake and checked it. At this stage, the toothpick came out clean, so I was sure that our cake was baked perfectly. So, after taking the cake out of the oven and letting it cool, my elder brother's son presented the tray of delicious pound cake he had made with great joy and pride in his own hands. In a word, the entire process of making this delicious pound cake was successfully completed.

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Step 9: Remove the cake from the mold and slice it.

✔ After the baked delicious pound cake cooled down, I carefully inverted it from the mold and took it out. Now I placed the cake on a black serving tray and prepared a knife next to it for cutting. Then I cut the cake into beautiful slices of equal size with the knife. Finally, our delicious pound cake is now completely ready to serve.

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Final presentation of my recipe

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✅ Alhamdulillah, our delicious and soft pound cake was finally sliced ​​and served on a beautiful large white plate after it cooled down. It was as beautiful to look at as it was delicious and perfect to eat. The whole experience of making this cake with my elder brother's son was a great joy for me.

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I personally find involving children in the kitchen to be a very positive and wonderful initiative. Because from this whole experience of making delicious pound cakes with my elder brother's son for this competition, I realized that the kitchen is not just a place for preparing food; rather, it is a great classroom for children to learn and grow.

Here are some of my specific opinions in favor of getting children to help in cooking:

• Increases creativity and confidence: In preparing any recipe at home, small tasks such as measuring the ingredients, mixing the batter or arranging the cake pan give great joy to the minds of children and help them increase their creativity and confidence.

• Awareness of food: By cooking together in the kitchen at home, children easily become aware of where food comes from and the importance of nutritious homemade food.

• Strengthens family bonds: These times spent in the kitchen deepen our family bonds and create a sense of responsibility towards work in them from an early age.

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While working with children in the kitchen is fun, their safety should be a top priority. Here are some of the precautions I personally follow while cooking with my older brothe's son:

• Keep away from sharp objects and glassware: It is important to always keep things like knives, scissors, or glass bowls out of the reach of children and at a safe distance, especially in the kitchen, so that there is no possibility of any kind of accident.

• Be careful with hot stoves and ovens: Children should always be supervised when the stove is on or when baking cakes, and not left alone near the oven or hot pan.

• Be careful when using electronic devices: Especially when using electrical or sharp devices like hand mixers, adults should be responsible for turning the plug or switch on and off, so that children do not fall into any risky situations.

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✅ Present your recipe beautifully with your name card with date.

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It's also a pleasure for me to see the recipes of other contestants participating in this competition and encourage them. However, the links to the two posts I commented on are given below:

Engagement link:👇

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• https://steemit.com/fmktypw3/@mueeinislam/tizogu
• https://steemit.com/steem-for-pakistan/@mueeinislam/tizo8m

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I want to invite my friend @jimiaera02 @dove11 @ngoenyi @aviral123 @oswaldocuarta @sualeha @wirngo @chantto join this contest.

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Thank you very much for taking the time to read my post. May you all always be well and healthy by the grace of allah. I end here by wishing you all a long life.

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