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Apr
15
2017

Profiteroles cream puff (choux)

CREAM PUFF – PROFITEROLES
Adapted from Donna Hay with slight modifications

Ingredients for choux
½ cup (125ml) water
¼ cup (60ml) milk
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon caster sugar
80g unsalted butter, chopped
¾ cup (110g) plain flour, sifted
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Whipped cream
¾ cup (185ml) thickened cream
2 tablespoons icing sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C. Place the water, milk, vanilla, salt, sugar and butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat and cook, stirring, until the butter is melted and the mixture is boiling. Turn off the stove, add the flour and beat with a wooden spoon until the mixture is all mixed through and smooth; and comes away from the sides of the pan. Let it cool for 5 minutes.
Transfer to the bowl of an electric mixer and beat on medium speed for 1 minute or until cooled slightly. Add half the egg and beat until combined. Gradually add the remaining egg and beat for 1–2 minutes or until the mixture is smooth and well combined.
Spoon the mixture into a piping bag fitted with a 1cm star nozzle. Pipe into a rose onto a lightly greased baking tray lined with non-stick baking paper. Bake for 20–25 minutes or until puffed and golden. Allow to cool completely on the trays.
Place the cream, icing sugar and vanilla in a bowl and whisk until soft peaks form. To assemble the puffs, use a bamboo stick to wiggle around the bottom of the pastries and then pipe the cream into the centre. Sift the top with icing sugar

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Category: cake, desserts, in my kitchen

Dec
04
2016

kuih lapis | malaysian delicacy

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RECIPE FOR KUIH LAPIS

Ingredients

1 cup rice flour

2 cups coconut milk

2 tablespoon corn flour

2 tablespoon flour

1/2 cup caster sugar

1/4 tsp salt

a bi9t of rose flavouring and pink colouring

Method

1. Heat the steamer until water boils. Prepare a 7 inch cake pan

2. In a small pot, heat up the coconut milk until just lukewarm.

3. Add all the flours, sugar and salt into a large bowl. Add in the coconut milk. Stir until evenly mixed.

4. Divide the batter into 2 smaller bowls.In one of the bowls, add a bit of pink colouring as well as the rose. Leave the other untouched.

5. In the cake pan, pour about 100mls of pink batter and put it into the steamer. Cover and steam for 5 minutes (must time this). When time is up, open the lid and add 100mls of the white batter. Steam for another 5 minutes. Repeat this process until all the batters are finished. You should end up with 7 layers. The top layer MUST be the pink colour.

6. Once done, let it cool for a few hours and cut into mini diamond shaped cake.

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Category: cake, desserts, halal, in my kitchen

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

Preheat oven to 160 degress celcius. Spray loaf pan and line with baking paper.

For Cake:

Using mixer. Cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla and sour cream. Mix until well combined.

In separate bowl – combine flour, baking powder and salt.

Add to wet ingredients.

For Streusel topping

In medium bowl, combine all ingredients. Mix with pastry cutter or fork until well combined and butter is the size of small peas.

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.

Bake for about 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Icing

Mix all icing ingredients together and drizzle over cooled cake.

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Jul
05
2015

chewy fudgy brownies

I kid you not! This the most chewy-fudgy-brownies you will ever taste! My Sister in law came over for iftar last week and she brought over her brownies, ever since then, I am hooked! I got her to give me the recipe so I could make it for tonights iftar at my parents. The smell is simply amazing once it goes in the oven. I was fasting while I was taking these photos, and had to control my nafs to not lick my fingers!

RECIPE FOR CHEWY FUDGY BROWNIES
Adapted from my sister in law

Prep time: 15mins
Cook time: 50mins

Ingredients

185g butter, chopped
300g dark chocolate
1.5 cups (330g) caster sugar
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1.5cups (225g) plain flour
1/4 cups (25g) cocoa powder
Pinch of salt
Hazelnuts, chopped roughly (or any nuts of choice)

Method for Cake

1. Preheat oven to 170 degrees. Grease a rectangular baking tray (30x20cm) and line bottom and sides with baking paper.

2. Stir butter and chocolate in a saucepan over ow heat until smooth and combined. Remove from heat. Stir in sugar. Cool for 5 minutes.

3. Stir in eggs. Add sifted flour, cocoa and salt. Stir until combined. Spoon into prepared pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes until set and just firm to touch. Cool in pan.

4. Dust with icing sugar is desired.

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Category: cake, chocolate, desserts, in my kitchen

Jul
01
2015

moist carrot cake with lemon & cream cheese frosting

I have been making this carrot cake for years but ~~sadly I have forgotten where it originated from, (~~No, I remember now! Of course its from Bree- the lovely Pioneer Woman!) and its always a winner, hands down! Let me tell you, its so so soooo soft and moist and I usually would cover the entire cake with chopped walnuts, unfortunately I didn’t have enough at the time of baking it, so I just sprinkled a bit over the top. But if you do, please, please be generous. It just brings it all together, Yum!

Re-bumped post: I made this cake yet again, and just had to put the walnuts on top! I think the lighting made the colour of the cake injustice (above 2 pics) but the actual colour is much like this photo below.

RECIPE FOR MOIST CARROT CAKE WITH LEMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Adapted from Pioneer Woman, with modifications to cream cheese frosting

Serves: 12
Prep time: 20mins
Cook time: 50mins to 1 hour

Ingredients

Cake:
2 cups plain flour
2 cup sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 cup grated carrots
1/2 tsp salt
4 eggs

Icing:
50g butter, melted
180g cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup walnuts, chopped
2.5 cup icing sugar
2 tsp lemon juice, sift out pulp

Method for Cake

1. Preheat oven to 160 degrees (fan forced) or 180 degrees. Grease a rectangular baking tray (30x20cm) and line bottom and sides with baking paper.

2. In a large bowl, mix sugar, oil and eggs using a hand whisk until just combined. Do not overwhisk.

3. In another bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon.

4. Then add step 3 to the liquid mixture in step 2 and combine well with a spatula.

5. Add carrots and fold mixture.

6. Pour into the pan and bake for 50 minutes until a skewer inserted comes out clean.

7. Cool completely before putting the icing on.

Method for Icing

1. In large bowl, mix butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer.

2. Add sugar and lemon juice. Mix again until creamy.

3. Spread generously onto cake and drizzle the nuts all over.