Steam moist chocolate cake

On 31.08.10, my children at home has requested me to make another cake for them as they love the cream of strawberry.

I decided to make this chocolate cake with fresh cream as so far i never do with cream coating. This is all done in 3 hours time, an easy item to handle.

Ingredient:
180g of butter
200g of evapuration milk
170g of sugar - Already reduced, original was 220g
120g of cake flour or all purpose flour
70g of cocoa powder
2 eggs
1/2 tsp of vanilla essence
1/2 tsp of baking soda
1/2 tsp of baking powder

Method:
1. Put butter, milk, sugar and vanilla in a saucepan and stir till melt and set aside to cool.
2. Whisk the egg and add in no.1 mixture
3. Pour in Flour with cocoa powder and stir till well mixed.
4. steam in 9 inch baking pan under high heat for 45mins.
5. Whipped 220g of fresh cream with 120g of melted chocolate and do with your own decor.

Strawberry Fresh Cream Cake

this weekend, i have used Valarie's Sponge cake recipe and fresh cream to make this cake. I am very happy with the sponge this round. And it was soft and moist. My pipe skill was a mess. However, only my children appreciate it.

I love the sponge recipe from Valaries, it wouldn't shrink for the side after baked.

Ingredient of sponge cake:

A. 4 egg yolks

100g caster sugar

4 egg white

40g caster sugar

1/4 tsp cream of tartar

80g cake flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

B. 1/4 cup oil

2tbsp milk

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

Method:

1. Mix A until the ribbon stage

2. Beat the egg whites until soft peaks formed, add sugar and cream of tartar and beat until stiff

3. Heat B until boiling hot, stir into the egg yolks mixture with a ballon whisk.

4. Stir in vanilla essence and sifted flour - no. 3

5. Fold 1/3 of the egg whites into this mixture and then fold this mixture into the remaining egg whites.

6. Pour into tray and bake in a preheated oven, lowest rack at 160deg at 55 mins

7. When baked, detach the cake from side of the tin and turn out onto a rack to cool.

Valerie's Vegetable Pau Workshop

After seeing Wen's Delight and e-joe's blog that both have attended valerie's pau workshop in last two month and both commented its pau skin is easily to made. Thus, when i saw there were be a repeated class from Valeries i quickly registered myself with Bouna Vista CC.

Really, after seeing the process of making, i feel that i learn something from valeries. Just used hand knead instead of using dough mixer would produce the same soft pau texture. This is wonderful. will definitely going to try out this item on next month. I gain to learn the pleating of dough and method of rolling out the dough skin. This is good as i can apply to wrap my chive soon kueh.

show u all the picture from CC first. Enjoy viewing.

Steamed Pumpkin Cake

On 01.08.10 Sunday night, i have made this steamed cake by using Alex Goh new book - Magic Steamed cake which i have bought it in June school holiday from Popular bookstore. I wanted to try but no time till last few days, i saw Anuty Yochana has made this and inspired me to do it.

Ingredient:

A

3 nos eggs (60g)

200g Sugar

1/2 tsp salt

B

160g Pumpkin (steamed and mashed)

100g cocounut milk

C

140g corn oil

D

300g Plain Flour

2tsp double action baking powder

1/2 tsp of sodium bicarbonate

E

Sunflower seed for decorating on top, i omit it

Method:

1. Whip A unit creamy. Add in B, whip until well blended

2. Add in C, mix until well blended.

3. Add in Sieved D, mix until well combined

4. Add in E, mix until well blended

5. Pour it into 2 greased and lined loaf tin

6. Steam for 50 minutes