Red Velvet Cake - Imtiaz's birthday cake

Winnie the Pooh version....lovely! with cream cheese frosting...

recipe from JoyofBaking.com

Red Velvet Cake:

2 1/2cups (250 grams) sifted cakeflour

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons (15 grams) Dutch-processed cocoa powder

1/2 cup (113 grams) unsaltedbutter, at room temperature

1 1/2 cups (300 grams) granulated whitesugar

2largeeggs

1 teaspoon purevanillaextract

1 cup (240 ml) buttermilk

2 tablespoons liquid red food coloring

1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar

1 teaspoon baking soda

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and place rack in center of oven. Butter two - 9 inch (23 cm) round cake pans and line the bottoms of the pans with parchment paper. Set aside.

In a mixing bowlsifttogether the flour, salt, and cocoa powder. Set aside.

In bowl of your electric mixer, or with a hand mixer, beat the butter until soft (about 1-2 minutes). Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes). Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Scrape downthe sides of the bowl.Add the vanilla extract and beat until combined.

In a measuring cup whisk the buttermilk with the red food coloring. With the mixer on low speed, alternately add the flour mixture and buttermilk to the butter mixture, in three additions, beginning and ending with the flour.

In a small cup combine the vinegar and baking soda. Allow the mixture to fizz and then quickly fold into the cake batter.

Working quickly, divide the batter evenly between the two prepared pans and smooth the tops with an offset spatula or the back of a spoon.Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 25 - 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cakes comes out clean. Cool the cakes in their pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Place a wire rack on top of the cake pan and invert, lifting off the pan. Once the cakes have completely cooled, wrap in plastic and place the cake layers in the freezer for at least an hour. (This is done to make filling and frosting the cakes easier.)

** i used yogurt instead of buttermilk....the cake turned out to be moist and fluffy....!

chocolate mud cake

my very first attempt in making chocolate mud cake with chocolate ganache for my dad's 59th birthday!

Jihan's 4th birthday cake

(A VERY MUCH BACKDATED ENTRY)

homemade chocolate moist birthday cake using edible image of Jihan being surrounded by Disney's princesses...!

oreo pudding

from Malaysian Women's Weekly...the creamy oreo simply soothe your tastebud...really make me feel good when i indulge this...

2tbsp custard powder

500ml water

1 egg yolk

2tbsp jelly powder

90g sugar

200ml fresh milk

90g crushed oreo

• dilute the custard powder with 100ml of water. pour into a saucepan


• add in remaining water with egg yolk, jelly powder, sugat, fresh milk.


• boil on medium heat, until boiled. keep on stirring


• remove from heat. add in crushed oreo.


• pour into mould or pan. let set for 2 hours. refrigerate until ready to serve

yummy!!

Nasi Goreng Kerabu

my very own version of nasi goreng kerabu, with fresh bunga kantan, kaffir leaves, bird's eye chillies and lemongrass picked from our own garden....

cooked white rice

1 stalk lemongrass ]

1 stalk bunga kantan ] finely sliced

4-5 kaffir leaves ]

1 handful of dried anchovies }

3 cloves garlic }

1/2 onion } pounded together

3-5 bird's eye chillies }

salt

fish sauce

fishballs

oil

eggs

• heat oil in wok. fry the pounded ingredients till fragrant


• add in the sliced ingredients


• add in eggs and fishballs


• add in rice, mix together well


• season with salt and fish sauce


• remove from heat and serve

really a lip smacking dish!!!

cream puff and savoury puff

old style banana cake...

yes i know i owe all of you a lots of recipes...but i'm too lazy to search the papers that i jot the recipes onto it...bear with me, frieds..i'll try my best not to procastinate...

potato seafood pizza

1 tbsp butter plus extra for greasing
flour for dusting
5 cups of diced potatoes
2 garlic, crushed
2 tbsp chopped mixed herbs
1 egg, beaten
2 tbsp tomato paste
crabmeat fillet
tuna
bell pepper, sliced
mushroom, sliced
mozzarella cheese, grated

Grease and flour a 9 inch pizza pan. Cook the potatoes in a pan of boiling water for 10 min. drain and mash until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the butter, garlic, herbs and egg.
Spread the mixture into the prepared pizza pan. Cook in a preheated oven 220 degrees for 10 min
Spread the tomato paste over the pizza base
Arrange the crabmeat, tuna, bell pepper and mushroom onto the paste
Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese on top of the pizza. Return to the oven for 20 min.

creme caramel

This is a simple recipe of crème caramel from my dear friend, Dr Ilham (who recently passed her 1st part exam, congratulations!!)….the taste is wonderful…!

1/2 cup sugar
enough water to cover the sugar

1 can evaporated milk
1 can water
1 can eggs, lightly beaten
2 1/2 cup sugar
1 tbsp custard powder

To make the caramel, heat the sugar and water in a pan using small fire. Off the fire once it turns brown. Transfer the caramel into a baking pan. Let cool.
Mix all other ingredients in a mixing bowl. Pour the mixture into the baking pan, on top of the cooled caramel.
Bake in a steamer for 40 min. Let cool. Put in the refrigerator until set before you flip the pan over onto a plate

hari raya open house 2008

i managed to make lovely moist carrot cake and mini fruit tartlets and some baked pasta for the open house....

engagement cake

i did a small favour for my sister's friend, nurul who got engaged recently...made a "bunga-bunga cinta" cake as the engagement gift to his guy....

tuna lasagne- UPDATED!

A creamy tuna lasagne…a simple and very satisfying dish…from my Pasta book…

1 tbsp butter
1 onion, finely chopped
1 garlic, finely chopped
115g mushrooms, thinly sliced
2/3 cup whipping cream
3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
350g no pre-cook lasagne sheets
2 cans tuna, drained and flaked
¾ cups peas
115g mozzarella cheese, grated
1/3 cup parmesan cheese, grated
salt and ground blackpepper

white sauce:
¼ cup butter
½ cup plain flour
2 ½ cup milk

Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the onion, cook for 5 min. then stir in the garlic and mushrooms, cook until soft, stirring occasionally.

Make the white sauce. Melt the butter in a saucepan, stir in the flour and cook for 1 min, stirring. Gradually add the milk, whisking until the sauce boils and thickens. Stir in the mushroom mixture, cream and parsley. Season to taste.

Spoon a thin layer of sauce over the base of a 9x12 inch ovenproof dish. Cover with a layer of lasagne sheets. Strew half of the tuna, peas and mozzarella cheese over the lasagne. Spoon 1/3 of the remaining sauce evenly over the top and cover with another layer of lasagne.

Repeat the layers, ending with lasagne and sauce. Sprinkle with parmesan. Bake for 30-40 min.

macaroni with ribs soup

homemade curry puff - UPDATED!

60g margarine
120g flour
chilled water

enough curry puff filling

Mix the flour and margarine until it resembles crumbs. Slowly add enough chilled water, mix well until it becomes dough.

Roll the dough flat. Cut into round shape. Put some filling onto the dough. Fold into 2 and fold the edge to seal the puff.

Deep fry the curry puff until golden brown.

salam Aidilfitri

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