Mosaic Cake (Mozaik Pasta)

1 lb Petit Beurre or Social thin tea biscuits
10 tbsp brown/white sugar
7-8 tbsp butter/margarine, melted
½ cup milk
½ cup walnuts/pecans/hazelnuts, crumbled
1/3 cup raisins (optional)
1 tsp vanilla extract/ 1 package vanilla
3-4 tbsp cocoa, heaping
1 egg, beaten (optional)
Coconut flakes/white chocolate chips for garnish

In a bowl, mix all the ingredients but the biscuits. Then crumble the biscuits and mix with the other ingredients evenly. You can use aluminum foil, plastic wrap or cake pans to give it a shape you like. I’ve used a cake pan. Place plastic wrap over the bottom of pan and put the cake mixture inside (plastic wrap will help to get the cake out of the pan). Then press down on the cake mixture to fit the pan. If you are using aluminum foil or plastic wrap, wrap the mixture and give the shape you like (e.g. a log, square or triangle). Finally, leave it in the fridge for 2 hours.

Sprinkle some coconut flakes/white chocolate chip on top and slice. You can serve it with whipped cream or ice cream on top.
ENJOY
P.S: Keep the Mosaic Cake in the fridge to be safe, because it contains raw eggs.

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TURKCE
450-500 gr Petit Beurre ya da cay biskuvisi
10 kasik esmer/beyaz seker
½ su bardagi sut
7-8 yemek kasigi tereyag/margarin, eritilmis
½ su bardagi ceviz/findik/pekan cevizi, ufalanmis
1/3 su bardagi kuru uzum (istege bagli)
1 tatli kasigi vanilya ekstrakti/1 paket vanilya
3-4 yemek kasigi kakao, tepeleme
1 yumurta, cirpilmis (istege bagli)
Suslemek icin hindistan cevizi/beyaz damla cikolata

Bir kasede biskuvi haric butun malzemeleri karistirin. Biskuvileri istediginiz buyuklukte ufalayin ve karisima ilave edin. Guzelce karistirin. Aluminyum folyo, strec film ya da kalip kullanarak pasta karisimina istediginiz sekli verin. Ben kalip kullanarak yaptim. Isterseniz kek kalibi ya da farkli sekillerde kaplar da kullanabilirsiniz. Kalibin icine strec film serin, uzerine malzemeyi koyun (boylece malzeme kaliba yapismayacak ve kaliptan kolay cikacaktir) ve kalibin seklini almasi icin bastirin. Eger aluminyum folyo/strec film kullaniyorsaniz, pasta malzemesini sarin ve elinizle istediginiz sekli verdikten sonra buzdolabina koyun. En az 2 saat kadar bekletin.
Dolaptan cikarinca, isterseniz uzerine hindistan cevizi/beyaz damla cikolata serpin ve dilimleyin.
Isterseniz uzerine krem santi ya da dondurma koyarak servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN
NOT: Mozaik pastanin icinde cig yumurta oldugu icin, pastayi buzdolabinda muhafaza edin.

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Double Coloured Cookies (Iki Renkli Kurabiye)

250 gr butter/margarine, softened at room temperature
½ cup canola oil
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla powder/extract
1 cup starch (any kind)
1 ½ cup all purpose flour
3-4 tbsp cocoa

Combine margarine/butter with powdered sugar and knead with your hands. Stir in canola oil, vanilla and starch. Continue kneading and add flour. You’ll get a soft cookie dough. You do not have to use all the flour if you already got the softness in dough.
Separate the dough in two pieces. Then, add the cocoa in one piece and knead the dough well enough to dissolve cocoa evenly.
Flatten both of the dough pieces with roller. Make two pieces of flat and long dough. Then, place them on top of each other and roll them up, so you’ll get a long roll. Cut walnut size pieces from the roll and make ball shapes with your palms. Place them over a greased oven tray leaving some room in between. Store them in the refrigerator for 5-10 minutes.
Bake them in a preheated 325-340F (160-170C) oven for about 25 minutes. Take them out before getting pink.
Let them cool over a cooling rack and serve.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
250 gr margarin/tereyag, oda sicakliginda yumusak
½ su bardagi kanola yagi
1 su bardagi pudra sekeri
1 tatli kasigi vanilya
1 su bardagi nisasta (herhangi bir cesit)
1 ½ su bardagi un
3-4 yemek kasigi kakao

Once margarin/tereyag ile pudra sekerini iyice elinizle yogurun. Kanola yagi, vanilya ve nisastayi ilave edin. Guzelce yogurun ve unu ilave edin. Yumusak bir kurabiye hamuru elde edin. Eger un fazla gelirse, un miktarini azaltabilirsiniz.
Hamuru iki esit parcaya ayirin ve hamurun bir yarisina kakaoyu ilave edin. Kakao hamur ile iyice butunlesinceye dek yogurun.
Her iki hamuru da oklava ile uzunca bir sekilde acin. Hamurlari ust uste koyup rulo sekilinde sarin. Sonra rulodan ceviz buyuklugunde parcalar koparip elinizle yuvarlayin. Yaglanmis firin tepsisine aralikli olarak dizin. Buzdolabinda 5-10 dakika bekletin.
Onceden isitilmis 160-170C (325-340F) firinda yaklasik 25 dakika pisirin. Uzerleri pembelesmeden cikarin.
AFIYET OLSUN

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Flower Cookies (Cicek Kurabiye)

1 cup sugar
250 gr (~2 sticks) margarine/butter, at room temperature
2 tbsp cocoa
1 egg
½ tsp baking powder
1 package vanilla/1 tsp vanilla extract
1 ½ cup starch
1 ½ -2 cups flour

In a large bowl combine sugar and soft margarine/butter. Then crack the egg in. Start kneading and add starch, baking powder and vanilla. Then add flour slowly while kneading. Form a soft lump of cookie dough.
Divide ¼ of the dough and add cocoa in it. Knead until the cocoa dissolves and the dough becomes even. Garb hazelnut size pieces and round them in your palms. Continue till both the plain and cocoa dough are used up. Then, place one cacao in the center and 5-6 plain balls around it. Then press gently them to stick together and form a flower.
Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C) and arrange the cookies over an oven tray with parchment paper, making some room between each other. Cook for 15-18 minutes. Make sure they do not get pink. They should remain white. Take them out and cool over a cooling rack.
This recipe makes 25-30 Flower Cookies.
ENJOY
P.S: You can use food coloring to make different colored cookies.

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TURKCE
1 su bardagi seker
250 gr margarin/tereyag, oda sicakliginda
2 yemek kasigi kakao
1 yumurta
1 paket/1 cay kasigi kabartma tozu
1 paket vanilya/1 tatli kasigi vanilya ekstrakti
1 ½ su bardagi nisasta
1 ½-2 su bardagi un

Genis bir kasede once seker ve margarine/tereyagini guzelce karistirin. Ardindan yumurtayi ilave edin. Nisasta, kabartma tozu ve vanilyayi ilave edin ve yogurun. Sonra yavas yavas unu ilave ederek yumusak bir kurabiye hamuru elde edin.
Sonra hamurun ¼ unu ayirin ve kakaoyu ilave edip, kakao esit olarak dagilana dek yogurun. Hamurdan findik buyuklugunde parcalar alip elinizle yuvarlayin. Hem beyaz hem de kakaolu hamuru yuvarladiktan sonra; bir kakolu topun etrafina 5-6 tane beyaz gelecek sekilde cicek yapin ve birbirlerine hafifce bastirarak yapistirin.
Firini onceden 180 C (350 F)’ye isitin. Yagli kagit serilmis firin tepsisine kurabiyeleri aralikli olarak dizin ve pembelesmelerine izin vermeden 15-18 dakika pisirin. Firindan cikarin ve sogumasini bekleyin.
Yaklasik 25-30 tane kurabiye cikiyor.
AFIYET OLSUN
Not: Degisik renkte kurabiyeler yapmak icin gida boyasi kullanabilirsiniz.

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Wet Cake (Islak Kek)

3 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup oil/8 tbsp butter (130gr)
1½ cup milk
4 tbsp cocoa
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract /1 package vanilla
Coconut flakes or crushed nuts for garnish

In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar, till they become foamy. Then beat in oil or melted margarine, cocoa, milk and vanilla.
Then put aside 1 cup from this mixture to use it later. Mix in flour and baking powder to the remaining mixture.
Preheat the oven to 350F (180 C).Grease the baking tray and pour the cake mixture evenly. Bake for 25-30 minutes. To check whether the cake is ready, insert a toothpick in the center and pull it out, if it comes out clean, your cake is ready.
Slice the cake and pour the mixture (you put aside before) evenly. Let it cool and garnish with coconut flakes or crushed nuts before serving.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
3 yumurta
2 su bardagi seker
1 su bardagi sivi yag/8 yemek kasigi (130 gr) margarine
1½ su bardagi sut
4 yemek kasigi kakao
2 su bardagi un
1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu/ 1 paket kabartma tozu
1 tatli kasigi vanilya ekstrakti/ 1 paket vanilya
Suslemek icin hindistan cevizi ya da kiriklanmis ceviz/findik/badem

Genis bir kasede yumurta ve sekeri kopuk olusana dek mikser ile cirpin. Sonra sivi yag ya da erimis margarine, sut, kakao ve vanilyayi ilave edip karistirin.
Bu karisimdan 1 su bardagi alip, daha sonra kekin uzerine dokmek icin ayirin. Kalan karisima un ve kabartma tozunu ilave edin ve guzelce karistirin. Yaglamis oldugunuz firin tepsisine dokun ve onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda 25-30 dakika kadar pisirin.Kekin orta kismina kurdan batirarak, pisip pismedigini kontrol edebilirsiniz. Eger kurdan temiz olarak cikarsa kekiniz pismistir.
Firindan cikardiginiz keki dilimleyin ve uzerine onceden ayirmis oldugunuz karisimi esit olarak dokun. Soguduktan sonra uzerini hindistan cevizi ya da ceviz/findik/badem ile susleyerek servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

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