Saturday, October 29, 2011
Min Jiang Kueh
All time favourite Muah Chee
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Charcoal Powder
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
I am so GREEN!!!! - Delicious Pandan Kaya Cake
I had saw Peng's Kitchen recipe, and one of Alex's Goh recipe, I am pondering over the baking or the steaming method...
In the end, I took Peng's Kitchen recipe, as I know her recipe will never failed me... There, my cake is all ready!!!! I am so pleased with the outcome of the cake... It is really easy to make.
The pandan kaya was smooth and soft. The only thing was that, my cake had been sliced into 3 slices, but the kaya wasn't enough to cover the 3 layers. So that is why I only have 2 layers, with the thicker layer on the bottom, the top layer was actually meant to be the middle layer. Not too bad, as I liked more kaya than the cake.... hahahaha... I remembered when I was young, whenever I eat this cake, I will always eat the cake part and keep the kaya part for the last... :-p For the additional layer, I managed to put into 2 small cups with the "little" balance kaya I had. Verdict:Hubby had tried it, he said it was very yummy.
My colleague had also came over to collect some of the cake, her family & her said it was yummy too.Brought the 2 cups for my colleagues, they said it was nice too, except for 1, whom said she prefer more cake than the kaya... hahahaha....
Here is the recipe adapted from Peng's Kitchen.(with slight modifications)
100ml pandan juice
90g castor sugar
160g all-purpose flour, sifted
1/2 tsp baking powder, sift with flour
1/2 tsp baking soda, sift with flour
1 tsp pandan essence
50gm canola oil
Ingredient B
4 egg whites
50gm castor sugar
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
Method
Add all ingredients in (A) and mix well until the mixture is smooth.
Beat (B) until stiff peak form.
Fold 1/3 of whipped egg whites into mixture of Step 1. Then, pour this mixture to the remaining egg whites. Fold lightly to combine both mixtures.
Pour into a 8in round cake pan. Bake at a preheated over at 180 deg C for 40-45mins.
Invert to cool. When the cake is completely cool, run a knife around the sides of pan to remove the cake. Slice cake into 3 layers.
700g thick coconut milk
100g castor sugar
3 tsp agar-agar powder
1.5 tsp pandan paste
6 tbsp green bean flour
desiccated coconut (for topping)
Method
Dissolve green bean flour into the pandan juice. Make sure the flour is fully dissolved and not lumpy.
Add coconut milk, castor sugar, agar-agar powder and pandan essence into a pot. Heat with a low fire.
When milk is just about to boil, turn off the fire. Pour in the green bean flour mixture. Stir well.
Allow the pandan kaya filling to cool down slightly and thicken. Stir (with a whisk) while cooling.
Place a slice of cake in a 9 in cake ring. Spread some filling on top and sides of the cake. Top with the second layer of cake. Repeat until you have 3 layers of cake and two layers of filling. Chill in fridge to set.
Remove cake ring. Lightly press desiccated coconut around sides of cake, pipe some cream and decorate as desired.
As I have mentioned, I only managed to get 2 layers with the fillings as recommended.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Green Tea Chocolate Swiss Roll
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Pandan Coconut Swiss Roll
A Thousand Sprinkles Swiss Roll
Saturday, October 22, 2011
My New Toy - Cookie Letter Press
So we made cookies for everyone!!!
Friday, October 21, 2011
Onde-Onde 班兰糯米球 (Glutinous Rice Balls)
Kueh Lapis Kukos 九层糕 (9-Layer Cake)
I thought I had everything controlled, dividing the portion into 9 portions... But I was so wrong.... And also I had also forgot the colors I had already poured in...
Steamed Cake 蒸鸡蛋糕 2
See the texture of the 鸡蛋糕.
I had spoken to my office aunty about the flop of my 鸡蛋糕yesterday, and she mentioned to me that someone, whom was an expert of making these鸡蛋糕told her that these cakes must use ice-cream soda or 7-up drinks to make it very soft & fluffy.... Indeed they do:))
Here is the recipe:
Ingredients: (make 7" round cake)
(with slight modifications)
4 Large Egg
200g Caster Sugar
230g Cake Flour, sifted 2 - 3 times
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Essence
120ml Cream Soda
Method:
1. Whisk eggs in a large mixing bowl till frothy, add in sugar in 3 - 4 batches to ensure it is well incorporated.
2. Add vanilla essence and continue beating until the batter becomes very pale, thick and creamy. Meanwhile, heat up wok, pot or steamer until you get a gentle boil. (Do make sure the pot/steamer is large enough to fit the cake tin and has ample space for the batter to rise and steam to circulate.)
3. Fold in the sifted flour in thirds, alternating with the soda and ending with flour.
4. Pour the cake mixture into prepared baking tin or bamboo steam that is lined with greaseproof paper.
5. Pop it into the pot/steamer, cover and steam on high heat for about 30 minutes or when skewer insert and comes out clean.
6. Once done, remove the cake from tin, place it on a rack and allow to cool before cutting.
I will be submitting this to : Aspiring Bakers #12: Traditional Kueh (October 2011) hosted by SSB of Small Small Baker
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Steamed Cake 蒸鸡蛋糕
Shall try to attempt it again next time without disturbing the steaming process... hehehe...
The recipe and ingredients are rather simple:
Ingredients:
5 eggs
170g sugar
140g self raising flour
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
Method:
Beat & whisk eggs & sugar until light & fluffy.
Fold in the flour & vanilla essence.
Line a 7" basket with kite paper, pour in the batter, and steam over high heat for 30 mins.
I will be submitting this to : Aspiring Bakers #12: Traditional Kueh (October 2011) hosted by SSB of Small Small Baker
Chocolate Sandwich Cake
I guess it wasn't that bad, as nic had finished a slice of it... Mimi ate some...