Many people usually get their Mayonnaise from the store, however, you can easily make your own Mayonnaise at home.

All you need are;

• Blender
• Raw Eggs ( 1 or 2)
• Lemon or lime juice( about 2 tablespoon)
• Vegetable oil. (½ litre)
• Little bit of salt and sugar (2 cubes) to taste.

Procedure.

Set the blender to low speed.

Put the eggs, lemon juice, salt and sugar and blend to a smooth consistency.

With the blender still set to low speed and the blended mixture still inside, start the blender again. Open the cover of the blender jar at the top and very slowly pour the vegetable oil as the blender is mixing.

Continue pouring the oil slowly until the mixture thickens. You will know when the mixture has thickened because the blender will struggle to continue blending the mixture. 

There you have it. Your homemade mayonnaise.

There are several ways to make cocoa powder.  This article will reveal how to make cocoa powder from roasted cocoa beans.

I have written an article in which I explained  the process of making chocolate cream from cocoa. You can read the full article HERE

As you blend the roasted cocoa beans, it is going to be a dry blend at first. Further blending will make the blend pasty. So dont let the blend get pasty. The dry blend is the cocoa powder. To sweeten, you can add sugar, milk and other dry flavours and  blend.

Ingredients & ratios

1¼ cups whole milk, or more if needed.

3½ cups of flour, plus more for kneading and shaping.

1teaspoon of salt.

2¼ teaspoons of  instant yeast.

1tablespoon of  sugar.

2 tablespoons of  vegetable oil.

Procedure

1. Heat the milk in the microwave or in a pot on the stove until it reaches about 37°C or a little hotter than lukewarm.

2. Combine the flour, salt, yeast, sugar, oil, and milk in the mixer bowl. Mix until the dough is barely sticky, and easy to handle. Next, flatten the dough out on a work surface already painted with flour and knead until smooth. This will take another  4 or 5 minutes.

3. Grease a large bowl with oil. Shape the dough into a rough ball,put it in the bowl, turn it to coat all over with oil, and cover with

plastic wrap. Let rest at room temperature for about 2 hours for the dough to double in size.

4. Press down on the dough to deflate it. Dust the work surface with a little flour, turn the dough out onto it, cover with plastic

wrap, and let rest for 15 minutes.

5. Grease a  loaf pan with oil. Place the dough into the pan and shape it. Cover it with a clean kitchen towel and leave to rise again for 1½ hours.

6. Heat the oven to about 176°C. Brush  the top of the loaf lightly with water. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes. Remove the loaf from the pan and let it  cool completely before serving.

Making cubed sugar at home is something you can easily achieve. The major things you need are granulated sugar, clean water, bowl, mould or knife 

Procedure.

1. Pour 2 cups of granulated sugar into a bowl.
2. Add about 6 tablespoons of water to it.
3. Mix thoroughly until the sugar is workable enough to be moulded.
4. Place it in a flat metal tray . Then compress and straighten.
5. Using a sharp knife, make a series of  horizontal and vertical slices along the compressed moist sugar forming little sugar cubes.
6. Heat your oven to 120 degrees Celsius, then switch off and place the moist  cubes of sugar in the oven for about an hour.
7. Bring the hot cubes  out of the oven and let them cool.
8. There you have it, homemade sugar cubes.
9. Store in an airtight container.

After step 3, you can place the moist sugar in small sugar cube moulds (purchased separately) . Then leave it to dry in fresh air until sugar is dry then remove the moulds to get your sugar cubes.