Thursday, July 17, 2008

Mini Oven Baked Donuts


It's been a while since I bake the donuts. Since my youngest boy has school outing to the Zoo, I bake again for him to share with his classmates. Hope he loves it.

Home cooked Chicken Rice

Cooked this simple dish for dinner...Chicken Rice. Healthier for my kids since they love to eat chicken rice. Best to eat with some homemade chicken rice chilli and some garnishing, as good as eating outside.

Lemon & Poppy Seed Muffins

Steamed Moist Chocolate Cake




My first attempt on this cake. Didn't know that cakes can also be steamed other than baked. In fact, this is healthy cos not as heaty as the baked ones. My comment: I LOVE IT!!! Really, cos it is really heavenly delicious. Rating: 10/10. Even my husband who is not a "cake lover" also fell in love with it. Yummilicous!!!!

Thank you very much to Aunt Yochana for allowing me to post her recipe in my blog.

Steamed Moist Chocolate Cake
(from the courtesy of Aunt Yochana)

Ingredients:
1 1/2 bar of butter (250 gm + 125 gm) OR Corn Oil **
2 cups of castor sugar
1 can of Evaporated Milk
4 Eggs, lightly beaten with a folk
2 cups of Plain flour ***
1 cup of Cocoa powder
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Baking soda
1 tsp Vanilla Extract or 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla essence

*** this recipe can be halve easily

Methods:
1) Combine castor sugar, Evaporated milk, vanilla extract or essence and butter in a saucepan. Stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved and butter is melted, off fire and keep warm.

2) Add the beaten eggs into the slightly cold Evaporated milk mixture and stir till well mix.

3) Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda into a large mixing bowl then pour the eggs mixture over the flour and stir till well mix (cake batter should be runny).

4) Heat up the steamer. Lined and greased a 9 inch baking pan or 2 9'inch sandwich pan.

5) Pour the batter into prepared pan and place the pans into the steamer and cover the top of the pan losely with a piece of aluminuim foil. Steam over medium heat for 1 1/2 hour (45 mins for 1/2 recipe/ingredients).

6) Cold the cake in pan before turning out for further decoration.

Chocolate topping:-

Ingredients
1 can of Condence milk
1 tsp of Vanilla extract or 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla essence
1/2 cup Corn oil
1/3 cup Cocoa powder,sifted
1/8 tsp Salt

Method:
1. Combine the sifted cocoa powder,condence milk and oil.
2. Stir over low heat till thicken (stirring all the time).
3. Add in salt and vanilla extract or essence.
4. Cold the chocolate topping a little before spreading on the cold cake.Enjoy... Razz

NOTES :
** If using corn oil simply mix all ingredients up and stir till well blended.
*** With a metal spoon fluff up the flour in the bag,and lightly spoon it into the measuring cup while held over a sheet of waxed paper or the flour canister. Let the flour heap up and overflow. Do not TAP or SHAKE the cup to level it. When the flour is over the top,use the flat side of a knife or spatula to sweep off the excess flour so it is level with the top of the cup.

Orange Chiffon Cake

Baked this orange chiffon cake y'day using AY's recipe...I love the texture...soft and fluffy.


Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Gula Melaka Mini Chiffon Cake


First time using gula melaka to make chiffon cake and it really smells nice. Got this recipe from a friend but I changed abit on her recipe. Texture is much softer and taste with an added pandan fragnant. I am not good at photo taking...guess got to really work hard on this area too.