Archive for June, 2016

  • Jun
  • 30
  • 2016

London Almond | Biskut Raya

This is one of my favorite kuih raya (eid cookies) and every Malaysian would know this biscuit! Don’t ask why its called “London Almond”, because it has not association to London what so ever lol! But its bloody awesome ait (Brit accent :P )

 

LONDON ALMOND RECIPE
Adapted from this recipe with slight modifications

Ingredients

Biscuit
250gram butter, room temperature
125gram caster sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla essence
100 gram cornflour
100 gram custard powder
300 gram plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
220-250 gm roasted almonds

Finishing touches
700 gram cooking chocolate (more or less)
2 tbsp butter
1 cup of crushed nuts (to decorate)
100 or so mini cupcake cases

Method

1. In a food processor,beat butter and sugar until fluffy.

2. Add the egg & vanilla essence and pulse a few times until incorporated.

3. In a bowl, sift plain flour, custard powder, cornflour and baking powder and then add it to the food processor. I dont bother adding bit by bit, I just let my food processor do its thang!

4. Once fully incorporated, transfer to a bowl, scrape down the sides of the food processor. Then cover the bowl with a cling wrap and refrigerate until it hardens a bit. The reason you let the dough go a bit hard is because it’ll be too soft when it comes out of the processor and you wont be able to handle the dough as its too sticky.

5. Preheat oven to 160 degrees celcious (with fan) and in the meantime, remove the dough from the fridge and shape the dough into tiny 20cent pieces. Fill each one with an almond inside and cover it up. Follow the elongated almond shape.

6. Bake for 20mins. Repeat until all of them are done.Let cool

7. In a double boiler, melt the chocolate with butter. Once melted all over, dip each biscuit and then transfer to a cupcake case. Add a pinch of crushed nuts to finish.


  • Jun
  • 29
  • 2016

Freebie Week 4 | DIY Eid Bunting Flags

Assalamualaikum! Its the last week of Ramadan!! How times flies Subhanallah! I hope you are making the most of this Ramadan and especially these last 10 days, inshallah.

How are your Eid preparations coming along? These bunting flags/garlands are super easy to make. They add a cute statement to your living room or even at your Eid buffet table on Eid day! And if you want to add some coloured flags like how I have displayed mine, feel free to use my template and put it over coloured paper, and then cut along to achieve the same size.

 Upon clicking the download button, you adhere to my policies. This file is strictly for personal use ONLY. Which means you can print as many times as long as it is for your own use, not for commercial (profit making) or as part of a finished sale product. Prohibited to resell and/or distribute this file, digitally or in printed form.

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  • Jun
  • 24
  • 2016

Freebie week 3 | Eid Gift Tags

Assalamualaikum! Its week 3 of Ramadan! If you haven’t packed your Eid gifts, I suggest you hurry and wrap them. I used to wait to the lats minute and be all frantic on the eve of Eid! It drove me crazy, so this time, I am wrapping them before the last 10 nights.

These work so well with pastel coloured wrapping paper. It matches with the pastel sprinkles theme I have going on!

Upon clicking the download button, you adhere to my policies. This file is strictly for personal use ONLY. Which means you can print as many times as long as it is for your own use, not for commercial (profit making). Prohibited to resell and/or distribute this file, digitally or in printed form.


  • Jun
  • 21
  • 2016

cinnamon butter coffee cake

A perfect afternoon-tea cake that goes so well with a cup of coffee or even tea!

CINNAMON BUTTER COFFEE CAKE

Adapted from Laughing Spatula

Ingredients for Cake
½ cup butter, room temp
¾ cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup sour cream
1¼ cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt

For Streusel Topping
¼ cup brown sugar
½ cup flour
1½ teaspoons cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter, room temp
½ cup chopped pecans/walnuts (I didnt use any, coz I had none!)

Icing
½ cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons maple syrup
2 tablespoon milk

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 160 degress celcius. Spray loaf pan and line with baking paper.
  2. For Cake:
  3. Using mixer. Cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla and sour cream. Mix until well combined.
  4. In separate bowl – combine flour, baking powder and salt.
  5. Add to wet ingredients.
  6. For Streusel topping
  7. In medium bowl, combine all ingredients. Mix with pastry cutter or fork until well combined and butter is the size of small peas.
  8. Pour half the cake batter into the prepared loaf pan and top with half the streusel mixture. Add remaining batter and top with streusel mixture.
  9. Bake for about 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  10. Icing
  11. Mix all icing ingredients together and drizzle over cooled cake.

 


  • Jun
  • 16
  • 2016

Freebie Week 2 | DIY Printable Eid Lantern

Assalamualaikum my lovelies! Our Eid Lantern template 2016 is a little different to previous years. I decided to make it a bit more simplified to accommodate for our younger audience (under 3’s) as the usual lantern was a tad harder for them to construct.

You can still download my previous years Eid Lanterns below, they are more suitable for over 4’s as its a bit more complex in putting it together. I have included step by step photos to make your life easier :)

2013 Eid Lantern (Confetti: Lime, Yellow, Orange)

2014 Eid Lantern (Golden Marrakesh: Mint and Gold)

2015 Eid Lantern (Geo Scandi: Black and Pink)

 

 

If you’re planning to decorate your lanterns like how I’ve done in these photos, you will also need some coloured paper at home to print the template on, so it makes cutting a lot easier. I have attached a plain lantern template for you to download. I reckon alternating the sprinkles lantern with a plain coloured pastel lantern looks better visually as it breaks it up rather than having way too many sprinkles going in on your living room, right?! Haha!

 

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