Anyone have an eggless basic cookie or cake recipe?

No shortening, baking powder, its really hard for me to get to the shops but i want to bake!





so very basic kitchen ingredients if possible, oh and im from australia, shortening isn't as readily available here... but things like oil, butter etc i have.....





:) much appreciated.Anyone have an eggless basic cookie or cake recipe?
I found this recipe and honestly, I have never made it before, but from the reviews and the ratings seems to be a delicious one;


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===============Anyone have an eggless basic cookie or cake recipe?
Hot Fudge Pudding Cake





During the baking a cake layer forms on top and a rich chocolate sauce appears on bottom. Serve with vanilla ice cream or whip cream.





1 cup Bisquick or biscuit/pancake mix


1 cup sugar


3 tablespoons plus 1/3 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder


1/2 cup milk


1 tsp vanilla


1 2/3 cup hot water


Powdered sugar (optional)





Mix bisquick, 1/2 cup sugar and 3 tbs cocoa in a greased 8 inch square baking dish. Stir in milk and vanilla until well blended. Sprinkle evenly with remaining 1/3 cup cocoa and 1/2 cup sugar. Pour on water. Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 40 minutes or until top is firm. Dust with powdered sugar. Serve at once in bowl with sauce spooned over cake. Make 6 servings.



1 c. sugar


1 c. sour milk


1 tsp. salt


Flour


1 c. shortening


1 tsp. baking soda


1 tsp. baking powder


1 tsp. vanilla





Cream together sugar and shortening. Add salt and baking soda to milk and dissolve. Sift 2 cups flour with baking powder. Add milk mixture alternately with flour mixture. Stir in enough flour to make dough stiff. Turn out onto a well floured surface and knead in flour until dough is not sticky.


Shape into balls of about 1 cup of dough. Roll dough to about 3/8'; thickness and cut in desired shapes. Bake at 425 degrees until edges of cookies begin to brown. Remove from cookie sheet and cool on a clean towel.











I know it has shortening but you could substitute with butter and it should work.
Try this?





Chocolate Gingerbread





Ingredients


100g molasses


1 tablespoon butter (melted)


1 tablespoon cooking oil


100g brown sugar


1/4 teaspoon ginger


1/4 teaspoon cinnamon


1 teaspoon soda (mix with 200 ml sour milk)


Flour


1 tablespoon sweet chocolate (melted)





Action


a. Blend all the ingredients together thoroughly.


b. Stir in soda mixture and flour to stiffen.


c. Bake in a preheated 180掳C oven for 20 minutes.








Cheese Tart (8 servings)





Ingredients


250g sweet digestive biscuits


125g butter (melted)


250g cream cheese


400 ml sweet milk


1 teaspoons orange rinds


80 ml orange juice


1 teaspoon agar agar powder


1 tablespoon water





Action


a. Mash the cookies to fine crumbs and mix with the butter.


b. Spread and press this over the bottom of the baking dish.


c. Cover it and set in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.


d. Meantime, beat the cheese to a smooth paste.


e. Stir in the orange juice, orange rinds and milk.


f. Mix well to a smooth batter.


g. In a bowl, combine agar agar powder and water,


and set the bowl in a pot of boiling water.


h. Stir till the agar agar is dissolved.


i. When it is cool, mix it into the cheese mixture.


j. Pour this mixture over the crust and set the tart in,


the refrigerator over night.


k. Serve with whipped cream.





Note:


a. You may replace agar agar powder with gelatin when desired.


b. You may replace digestive cookies with other sweet cookies.


c. You may replace orange with lemon.


d. You may sprinkle chocolate flakes on top before serving.


e. You may garnish with cherries or jam.


f. You may serve without whipped cream, when desired.


g. You may top with ice cream.





Happy Baking!