Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Ramadhan/Syawal Gift Pack

Some of the Ramadhan/Syawal Gift Pack...








Cakes...Cakes..Cakes

More cakes...


Chocolate Moist (Baked) with Fresh Cream Frosting

Boston Cream Pie

Strawberry Cheese Cake with Fresh Strawberry Topping
& Homemade Strawberry Filling

Strawberry Cheese Cake
with Homemade Strawberry Topping & Filling

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Kek Batik (Biskut Marrie)

Among the simplest and easiest dessert to bake is this "Kek Batik (Biskut Marrie)".

All time favourite Kek Batik (Biskut Marrie)

Recipe

250-300 gm marrie biscuits
1 cup water
3-4 tbsp condensed milk
3 tbsp milo
3 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tbsp butter

Boil water, remove from heat, add in milk, cocoa powder and put it back on the stove. Add in the crush marrie biscuits (crush into big sizes). Add in butter, mix all to thicken. Pour the mixture into a greased pan. Refrigerate it before serving.

Red Velvet Cake

The trend of Red Velvet is hitting the town. A light chocolate red color butter cake, layer with cream cheese and cover in cheese frosting has really makes the demand of this cake goes wild. Cheese goers find this cake really tasty.



I've tried my very best of not using the artificial coloring for the cake. I've experimenting the usage of beet root and mulberry to get the vibrant color. Beet root works best.


Flexi Pastry Beef Lasagna

This dish was created for my daughter who were competing in the "Juara Chef Muda Kawan di Sinar". Alhamdulillah, at the age of 9 (soon to be in Oct 2011) she secured the 1st Runner-Up spot and won RM800 cash price.

Baby with her winning dish

FP Beef Lasagna & FP Salad

My darling daughter "Baby", managed to prepare the dish herself after a good four times practices at home. Everyday we called family and friends to come to our house for food testing. After winning, Baby has also received orders for the FP Beef Lasagna. Kudos Baby!!!

Recipe

FP Beef Lasagna (3 servings of a medium size lasagna bowl)

2 sheets of Kawan plain Flexi Pastry
Shallots, garlic and Onion (diced into cubes)
300 gm of minced beef
1 bottle of Kimball traditional spaghetti sauce (your choice)
1/2 tin of tomato puree
some diced fresh tomatoes
2 carrots
1/2 tomato soup (3tbsp for the lasagna sauce and some for layering)
some mushrooms
oregano
black pepper
salt
Italian herbs
mozarella cheese
parsley for garnishing
butter

Cook the lasagna sauce (fry shallots, garlic, onion, minced beef, spaghetti sauce, tomato puree, tomato soup, carrot, mushroom, blackpepper, salt & oregano - in order)
Layer 1 : spread the lasagna sauce, spread some tomato soup, layer with cheese, flexi pastry into a greased (buttered) lasagna bowl
Layer 2: repeat Layer 1. Top the lasagna with a handful of mozarella cheese and sprinkle some Italian herbs.

Bake in 180C for 20 minutes
Garnish with parsley on top.







Apple Crumble

Want to have something different for your iftar?.Try this out! Easy, yummy and healthy!

Apple Crumble

Fresh from the oven

Recipe

3 apples (diced into cubes)
Brown sugar (3 tbsp to add into the diced apples & 3 tbsp to add with the flour)
Lemon juice (from 1/2 lemon)
1/4 block of butter (from 250g butter block)
2 1/2 cups of flour
cinnamon powder

Mix the diced apples with lemon juice , brown sugar and cinnamon powder.
Mix butter, brown sugar and flour to a crumble form (butter should be in frosty form to create a good crumble texture)
Spread the apple mix into a baking pan (souffle cup can also be used), make sure to grease the baking pan with a thin layer of butter.
Spread the crumble mix on top of the apple mix.

Bake at 180C for 20 - 30 minutes (depends on the size and thickness of your baking pan)






All about Tomyam


Most of the time, most of us only use tomyam paste in tomyam soup. What else can we do with tomyam paste?. I love to use tomyam paste in my fried noodle (vermicelli) and fried rice. The taste of these dishes are wonderful.

Tomyam Fried Rice

Tomyam Fried Noodle (Rice Vermicelli)
Recipe

Tomyam Fried Rice or Tomyam Fried Noodle (Rice Vermicelli)
2-3 bowls of rice @ 1 packet of rice vermicelli
Shallots & garlics (blend)
3 tbsp tomyam paste
Dried shrimp
Cabbage, carrot, parsley, tomato (any vege of your choice)
Salt (to taste)
Water (for those who like "meehun goreng basah"
Some oil to fry
Fresh shrimps @ Fresh Squids @ chicken @ beef (your choice)
# do not mix seafood with chicken or beef (in accordance to the sunnah)

Fry the ingredients like we make normal fried noodle or fried rice (the different- tomyam paste instead of chilly paste)

To add flavour, spread some fresh squeeze of lemon or lime juice before serving/eating





Continental Cakes

I started baking at a very young age (in my primary years). I followed my mom who taught the kampung ladies cooking in their association. I wrote down recipes that my mom taught and learned in their classes. At 9 years old I can bake my own biscuits. During Eid I helped my mom to prepare the food (biscuits, cakes and dishes). When I went to my secondary years and stayed in the hostel, I bake my own biscuits, cakes and delicacies every time I went home over the school holiday to bring them back to the hostel. I love trying and experimenting new recipes and food creations. I went to baking class to learn the professional technique and tactics of baking (especially modern one). Family and friends love what I prepared for them. Order for cakes and my homemade delicacies started to pour in and alhamdulillah my passion now has give me return.


Chocolate Banana Mousse Cake
Blackforest Cake

Cheesy Fruity Flan

Chocolate Banana Mousse Cake for Birthday





Doll Cake

Making your kids happy for their birthday with this pretty doll cake. It is made from the super duper yummy chocolate cake and finger licking butter spread that will make every bite of it worthwhile.


Pretty Doll Cakes for Kids' Birthday


Magic Pan (Pemanggang Ajaib)

Wow!!! cooking is so much easier when I get help from this magic pan which I bought online. Grilling, roasting, steaming n frying...easier, faster and the most important thing it is much more healthier. Less oil and even no oil at all.

Some of the dishes prepared with the helping hand from the Magic Pan