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Not again!!! seriously?? what the....!!! this is the second time i baked this cake and arghhhhhh!!!! am frustrated... i dont know what went wrong.. maybe its my baking powder?? maybe the poppy seeds?? cant be the poppy seeds.. right??!! geeeshhh .. will go and get another tub of yogurt and also a new can of baking powder after sholat... grrrrr.. I will bake u again and again till i get it right!! hahaha




After 450g of butter, 420g of sugar, zest of 6 lemons, 6 eggs, 600g of yogurt, 600g of self raising flour(had to buy a pack, which i dont approved cos i dont usually use SRF in my bakes, just in case i screwed up again) and 3 tbsp of lemon juice...


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Oh this is simply delish.. I am loving it.. if u havent tried it.. u shud cos this is the second time i've done it and this time round i decided to pour white chocolate ganache over it.. now why on earth did i do that for knowing exactly that my food critic is not in town?? lol i dont even know.. was bored shitless i guess.. am lost without someone to argue with hehhe.. 3 more nights to go bubs!




Anyway i hope everyone is doing great.. am sorry i didnt get to go around and say hi.. am too lazy to even log on my lappy.. so much so that hb had to text me to remind me to at least update my blog if i dont feel like replying to all my emails.. haizz men... what do they know! tmrw if its not raining i am gonna take Sonia to the zoo.. shes been talking abt it non stop and i still owe her one trip .. so ..




Ok then.. i am gonna post this awesome recipe again.. if ur using a 7" pan like mine.. 1/2 the recipe ok

Ingredients
A
10 eggs
300g sugar
1 tbsp emulsifier
1/2 tsp salt

B
160g cake flour
10g corn flour
10g milk powder
50g cocoa powder (I used cacao barry)

C
150g butter - i used SCS
50g oil (I used all butter)
100g dark cooking chocolate (I used 55% valrhona and 70% cocao barry)
100g chocolate condensed milk (If u cant find it.. use normal condensed milk ok.. i got mine fm my last jakarta trip)
1 tbsp rum (I used black forest paste)

Filling
Chocolate rice



Method
-Double boil dark cooking chocolate.. once melted, add butter and continue to stir.. add chocolate condensed milk and black forest paste.. set it aside
-Whisk eggs and sugar till fluffy
-Add in salt and emulsifier and continue to beat till thicken (like boulu batter)
-Sieve flour, milk powder and corn flour and add to A.. mix it throughly bef adding sifted cocoa powder. (this is to enhance the aroma of ur cocoa powder)
- Once mix add in melted chocolate mixture and continue to whisk at low speed till well combined.
- Divide batter into 2 or 3 equal part
- Pour into ur desire mold or a 22x22 cake tin half of ur batter and steam on medium fire for 10mins.
- Pour a handful of chocolate rice and top it with the rest of ur batter.
- Steam it for a further 30mins and voila.. u got a delicious steamed brownies layer cake hehehe



This steamed brownies layer cake was pre ordered since last year by one of my auntie.. didnt know she meant it till last week hehe.. so here u go cik! :op


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Hope you had a good friday peeps.. dont u love it when ur weekend is just abt to start? well to me at least.. today we took my SIL and her friend to JB for dinner bef her trip to KK tomorrow.. am feeling so much better today.. tks for the doas.. I woke up on the right side of the bed this morning and i feel good.. Sonia no longer has any fever.. her temp this morning was 36.3C .. Alhamdullilah.. Pictures of our great seafood dinner will follow tomorrow!




Anyway this is the cake that I baked yesterday.. my all time fav lapis legit.. be it with prunes or not.. i loveee it! ty ty ty Cik Mat for sharing this super wonderful recipe and of cos the tag (will pick it up soon ok)... am honored!

Ingredients
(A)
250g butter - i used golden churn
80g of sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp mix spice
1/2 tsp powdered vanilli
80g golden syrup

(B)
15 egg yolks
3 egg whites
120g caster sugar
80g hong kong flour or superfine flour
1 tbsp ovallete
20 ml of cold water

(C)
A few drops of yellow colouring
150g prunes, cut in half and flatten
Melted butter to spread

Method
Greased cake tin measuring 8 x 8 x 3 inches with butter.. Set aside.
Whisk (A) at high speed for 5-7 minutes until fluffy and well mixed. Set aside.
In another bowl.. whisk (B) at medium speed for 10 minutes till fluffy..
Combine A and B mixture, mix well and add yellow food coloring. Stir until smooth. Preheat the oven to 180C
Weigh ur batter and divide it to the number of layers u want.. mine weigh 70g per layer and i get 15 layers for this recipe.
Bake it using grill mode.. 7 mins for each layer
Bake last layer using upper and lower fire for abt 10mins





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This is gonna be a quick entry.. i hv to start baking my cookies soon or i will never get it done by thursday.. friday i am planning to do a little bit of spring cleaning in the morning and will probably meet up with Sue and family for dinner.. cant wait to see that woman again and Maddie.. ohhhhh auntie will hug u like there is no tmrw hahahha..



Saturday morning my sis in law will be flying in fm Austria and will be staying with us for a couple of days and that shud keep us busy.. we hv so many plans that we dont even know where to start lol.. err not forgetting this weekend my cousin is getting married.. will definitely take loads of pics and hopefully.. insyallah.. i will start to bake my layer cake orders fm monday onwards... busy busy busy till CNY.. cant wait for the long hols next week!



Ekkkk my so called quick entry has becoming into a 3 short para lol.. i loveeeee loveeee this cake so so much... I heart deep deep and i am pretty sure mom will heart this cake too when i gv it to her later in the evening.. bake it ladies and u will definitely heart me for this hehehe





Ingredients
200g margarine - i didnt use
100g butter - i used 300g butter
300g powdered sugar - i used 280g caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla powder
5 eggs
300g flour
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 tbsp cocoa powder dissolved in 2 tablespoons hot water - i used valrhona
1 tsp black forest paste - i added (u can always use chocolate paste wokey)

Method
Preheat the oven... ( I preheat oven at 170C)
Prepare and greased a 20x20 baking pan or 2 loaf or oval baking dish - i used a 6" round pan and a loaf pan..
Sift together, flour, baking powder and baking soda, set aside.
Dissolve cocoa powder with hot water, set aside.
Beat margarine, butter, vanilla and sugar until smooth.
Lower mixer speed to level 1.. add eggs one at a time while continuing to whisk
Add in the sifted flour and stir well.
Take half of the batter and mix with cocoa mixture.
Pour white batter alternately with chocolate batter until both batter runs out.
Create a marble motif with a toothpick - i used chopstick
Then bake until done. Remove the cake from pan when it is cold.


Note: This cake taste better the next morning.. so if u intend to serve it the next day.. i wud advise u to bake it the night bef..



Hehehe just to let u girls see what these monster did to my diet kahkahkah... i hv not cooked this for the longest time and i ate like 4 plates of rice yesterday... so sedap and spicy! recipe u can get it fm here.. cheers!



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I am tired and I am feeling shitty today.. oh well.. we hv our days.. somedays are good.. somedays are bad.. thats life ey.. u cannot run away fm it.. :o(




See the pic abv?? well i hv been busy baking snow princess since yesterday.. i've only done 400 odd pcs.. alot more to go lol.. i hope i will get it all done bef chinese new year! gulp



Anyway today i took a breather and baked these beauties after baking two batches of snow princess... after a while of baking the same stuff .. i got really bored so since i had like a few bananas in my fridge.. i thought why not give Anie's recipe a try.. well yep.. u were right Anie.. the texture is super soft.. almost like a cross between sponge and chiffon cake.. I like it alot.. even mom said its delish.. so ty for sharing this wonderful recipe and err no comment fm hb since hes in Vietnam again! blahhhhh





Ingredients
1/2 cup butter - 113g
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups mashed banana (about 3 medium bananas)
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt - I used 1 tsp since i used unsalted butter
1/4 cup baking cocoa - barry callebaut
1 cup chocolate chips - i used both white and chocolate chips


Method
1. In mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg, vanilla, and bananas, beating thoroughly.
2. In a separate bowl, combine flour, soda, baking powder, and salt. Add to creamed mixture and mix well.
3. Divide batter in half. Add the cocoa to one portion of the batter. Spread that portion in the bottom of a greased 9 x 13-inch (I used 9x9) baking dish. Spoon remaining batter on top, swirling gently with butter knife if desired, and sprinkle with chocolate chips.
4. Bake at 170C for 30 minutes or until batter tests done with a toothpick or fork. Cool and cut into 24 squares




Oh bef i go.. i thought id share a little news.. my little Sonia is toilet trained.. i didnt wanna train her at younger age cos i knew it wud be easier if i did it when shes almost 3.. so all is good cos it only took me 2 days to train her and guess what is her common phrase right now.. "I want to kenching" hahahahha

Good night peeps.. hv a good friday.. hv a good weekend.. am planning to take sonia for a girls day out tmrw.. cheers!


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I am SOLD!! Where hv u been all this while... u make me giggle.. u make me feel all young inside.. u make me smile fm ear to ear and u make my inner soul all lively :op



First and foremost bef i forgot.. Happy bday dad!! this is not his bday cake lol.. its not healthy for him but definately good for others hehehe

Anyway back to where i started.. I finally put aside all the negative feedbacks fm others and decided i shud gv this recipe a try... yes i am actually talking abt the Red Velvet Cake.. my one and only RVC heheheh



Last night when i served this to hb he was like.. oh wow.. "this is super fantastica delicious! i told ya that u shud just go ahead and try to bake us this cake".. well he was right.. no harm trying.. am 42 and still had no idea how this cake tasted like until last night.. i shud hv baked this long time ago.. or shud hv just gone ahead and buy a slice of this cake when i was in the US many years ago.. the red colour is a little intimidating but the flavour.. woot woot! the crumbs are tight and the texture of this cake is simply awesome.. super moist and oh did i tell ya that the cream cheese frosting is to die for .. lol forget abt ur diet for a day and u will thank me for persuading u to bake this cake! hehe.. I on the other hand.. am thankful to hersite for sharing this wonderful recipe..

Ingredients
1 1/4 cup sifted flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp cocoa powder - i used berry callebaut
1 tbsp red colouring - I used 1 1/2 tsp wilton red paste(no taste)
1/4 cup soft unsalted butter - 57g
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup buttermilk - I used 1/2 cup whole milk plus 1/2 tbsp vinegar/lemon
1/2 tsp vinegar - i used heinz distilled white vinegar 5%
1/2 tsp baking soda

Cream cheese frosting
125g cream cheese
50g unsalted butter
110g powdered sugar - i reduced it to 80g
1 cup fresh cream, whipped until stiff - i used double cream




Method
1. Preheat oven to 175 degrees Celsius.
2. In one container, sieve flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
3. In a small container, combine cocoa powder and red coloring and stir well until form a paste (I added a little water).
3. Using a stand mixer, beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg, beat until blended. Add the vanilla extract and cocoa powder mixture, beat until well blended.
4. Add in sifted flour and buttermilk alternately. Beginning and ending with flour. (F-M-F-M-F)
5. In a small bowl, combine vinegar and baking soda and add it to ur batter. Stir well with a spatula. Pour into a 6" baking pan and bake it for 50mins or until cooked.
6. Let cool on wire rack.
7. Once cool, slice cake into two and spread cream cheese filling.. top it with the rest of ur cream cheese too... chill for a few hrs.. slice and and oh la la hehhe

Cream Cheese frosting:
1. Beat cream cheese with butter until soft.
2. Turn mixer to low speed, add powdered sugar a little at a time. Whisk until well blended.
3. Add whipped cream, stir through with a spatula.




So to whoever has doubts abt this cake.. dont be.. go to ur kitchen and whip ur batter and u will be feeling as high as me haahah.. hmmm now let me think.. what to bake for dad.. hmmm

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Alrighty peeps.. here we go again.. Monday followed by tuesday, wednesday, thursday and ohhhh how i wished today was friday already so that i can call my 'babysitter' to look after Sonia.. we didnt get to go on a movie date last friday but thats ok.. i enjoyed my princess cake project very much..




Talking abt princess cake.. Sonia now no longer wants a princess cake for her bday but instead she wants me to bake her a merry-go-round cake.. gulp! eversince our last Europe trip, my girl has developed the liking of merry go round.. u dont want to know how many times she was on it while we were in Europe.. oh boy.. u dont want to know lol.. thank goodness the one in Euro disney was paid for when we got the entrace ticket so at least her papa didnt hv to fork out 2 to 3 euros per ride!



So anyway this cake was baked last friday.. i didnt get the chance to even take pics till yesterday evening.. the only two pieces that u see here were the only pieces that were left lol.. i gave it out as soon as i sliced it and the rest were eaten by hb who is a hawflakes fan..




Ingredients
(A)
300g butter - i used unsalted Anchor
150g caster sugar
14 eggs yolks
5 tbsp sweetened condensed milk
1tsp vanilla essence

(B)
150g Caster sugar
7 egg whites
1/4 tsp cream of tartar

(C)
180g Hong Kong flour
1 tsp baking powder

(D)
1 tsp orange colouring
2 tsp orange paste

(D)
10 packets of dried tamarind hawflakes


Method
- Preheat oven at 180c for 15 minutes. Prepare a baking tray 8x8
- Ingredients A: Combine butter, castor sugar, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla essence in a mixing bowl. Beat on high speed for 10 minutes until creamy.
- Add in egg yolks one at a time while beating until well blended. Pour butter mixture into a large bowl, set aside.
- Ingredients B: In another bowl whisk the egg whites and cream of tartar until frothy. Add caster sugar a little at a time and continue to whisk for 5 minutes till medium/stiff peak
- Ingredients C: Add in sifted hk flour and baking powder into butter mixture.. fold in gently to combine.
- Pour the batter is egg white. Mix until evenly mixed. Divide into 2 parts. One part is mixed with ingredients D and one with original color.
- Weigh ur batter and divide it by the nbr of layers u want ur cake to be.. mine weigh abt 74g each layer. Bake layer by layer.. alternating between orange and plain batter using upper fire (add hawflakes on every orange layer .. 7mins each layer or until golden brown.. on each orange layer u use abt 15pcs of hawflakes)
- Bake last layer using upper and lower heat for 10mins.. if ur top gets brown too easily.. cover top with aluminium foil.



The taste of this cake is much better than my previous hawflakes layered cake that i baked.. hmm honestly i am not a big fan of hawflakes and will only bake if hb requests for it.. the best part is that i get to keep on trying new recipes each time he requests for one.. ty Cik Wan for sharing this recipe.. my food critic gave me a 3 thumbs up..


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OMG u guys are just awesome and the comments.. hehehe super hilarious!!! i was laughing so hard.. giggling and enjoying myself reading all the entries.. yes i read each and every comments the moment i got it thru my Iphone... this is fun.. i like it.. am happy and ty so so much to those who entered the giveaway especially to CMG for the shout out!! much appreciated Cik Mat!.. to those who has been following my blog religiously.. no probs remembering that colour ey and to those who took the trouble to go thru my blog to check out the colour of my Mastrad pin.. the lady in dot dot dot heheh.. (macam ambik award pulak kahkahkah).. I will post a winner entry tmrw yah cos i am totally kaput right now..



Anyway i am so so sorry for not being able to reply to each and every comment and i know i still owe a few emails.. will reply soon now that my princess doll cake project is over... yayyyy finally i got the chance to bake my first barbie aka princess cake!! ty Waty for the order and for trusting me with this order!! (By chance the first time i met her was last ramadhan.. she said hi to me and reconised me when she saw Sonia).. i hope and really hope that ur little one is happy with her princess cake.. Happy Birthday Princess Marsha!


Top View.. i had baked the cake on friday.. did the filling and crumb coating the same day

Side view.. the clothing was made of fondant.. not as easy as it looks lol.. took me almost an hr or so to get it right..

Bottom view.. i made the flowers the same night.. let it harden and its ready to be used today..




The actual cake after it was being assembled.. Waty had requested a 2 tier cake and this is what i came out with.. the top cake is TCCC with swiss buttercream.. both recipies u can find it here.. the bottom cake is DFCC with swiss buttercream on the outside.. this baby weighed more than 3kg!.. recipe u can get here.. (oh bef i forgot.. i did TCCCx2 and i did DFCCx4 for the cake batter.. the usual amt for the ganache and also cream cheese frosting for DFCC)


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Earlier today Sonia came up to me and called me by my name.. "Rimaaaa".. i went quiet.. 5 minutes later she calls me again by my name "Rimaaaaaa".. 20 mins went by and the next thing i heard.. "Mamaaaaa" .. I went up to her room and asked her "Uhmmm why did u call me Rima and not mama??" and Sonia's answer..



"I dont know".. grrrrrrrrrr


So there u go.. shes almost 3yrs old.. talks like there is no tomorrow.. recognise her alphabets well and can spell out her name when u write down all the letters on a piece of paper without any probs.. she recognised shapes very well and shes in love with all kinda puzzle.. (seriously.. she can really sit still and do her puzzle till everything is done - good cos during that time her mama can do stuff in the kitchen)



If ur wondering where she gets the idea of calling me by my name... beats me.. i think she must hv been hearing ppl calling me Rima and thinks its ok to call me by my name.. eeekkk so not cool my dear.. u will... and forever will.. be calling ur mother.. Mama!




Anyway as always whenever hb is not in town, both Sonia and I will hv a girls day out.. we went to the florist.. also went to Beatty school to visit the teachers there and of cos to see mom at canteen..( oh how i missed being the 'chef' to mom in that school canteen!) did our groceries and went straight home after that since i hv tonnes of stuff to do.. i also managed to bake this swiss roll which i had wanted to bake since mid last year... wonder whats taking me so long to gv this wonderful recipe a try.. I will definately be baking this again soon!

Ingredients
5 eggs
100g sugar
1 tsp emulsifier
25g cocoa powder - i used valrhona
30g flour
1 tbsp corn flour
1 tbsp milk powder
100g melted butter

Filling and Topping:
Buttercream or Strawberry / Blueberry jam
150g chocolate coating - i used Marmer chocolate couverture
50g White Cooking Chocolate - melted - i used Marmer white chocolate couverture


Method:
- Beat eggs + Sugar + Emulsifier until condensed and tread.. off mixer.
- Add sifted Flour + Cocoa Powder + corn flour and milk powder - stir till well blended.
- Add in melted butter and continue to stir until well blended
- Pour into a greased 30x30cm pan - i used my baking pan the size of my silpat mat.
- Bake on a preheated oven of 200C for 10mins and then bake a further of 2mins using upper fire.
- Remove from the oven, turn hot cake onto baking paper, spread buttercream or jam, roll
- Cut into 6 or 8 parts
- Dip cake into melted chocolate coating, place it in the refrigerator for 15 mins till set.
- Once set.. pipe in streaks of white cooking chocolate as a sweetener ..



So ok.. i better sleep early today.. last night or shud i say this morning.. i fell asleep close to 3am watching youtube on how to ice a cake.. welp.. Apakahhhh??!!

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Hi.. I am a SAHM to 2 kiddoes..19yr old boy n 2 year old girl.. met my Austrian hubby here in Singapore and hv been living here all my life... my love for baking started when i was 6mths preggie to my daughter, Sonia... my addiction to baking has not stop eversince.. I hope to learn as much as i can abt baking and decorating and then share it with u along the way..