I am a FTWM with 2 kids, i love baking, cooking during my free time. Always like to explore for good recipes of any food to try on. Hence, i decided to open an blog to keep track of my cooking records wef 21.08.09.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Steamed Pandan Cupcake



Monday night, i have made some mini pandan cupcake as i wanted to clear my balance coconut milk. This was soft and spongy and is quite similar to steamed egg cake, a fast and easy stuff to make.
Ingredient: 3 eggs, 130g caster sugar, 150g cake flour, 97g coconut milk, 1tsp of ovelette, 1 tbsp of pandan juice and some green coloring, 1 tsp of double baking powder
Method:
- Whisk egg, sugar, ovelette for 7 mins in medium speed
- add in flour, coconut milk and pour into paper cup filled up to 90%
- steamed for 10 mins

Pai Pau




Tonight, i am using Florence's recipe to make the bread as i seen a lot of good comments of this pai pau, is indeed very soft.

Sponge cake 2



Tonight, while i am waiting for my pai bau to raise on the 2nd process which took another 1 hr before baking, i decided to bake the sponge cake again. This round i make it and the sponge is really soft and moist.


Ingrident: 4 eggs, 100g caster sugar, 100g cakeflour and 1 tsp of ovelette


Method:

- Whish all ingredient for high speed for approx. 7 min till the mixture is fluffy and white.

- Pour into 9" round cake tin to bake for 20mins @ 180

Sponge cake 2


Tonight, while i am waiting for my pai bau to raise on the 2nd process which took another 1 hr before baking, i decided to bake the sponge cake again. This round i make it and the sponge is really soft and moist.
Ingrident: 4 eggs, 100g caster sugar, 100g cakeflour and 1 tsp of ovelette
Method:
- Whish all ingredient for high speed for approx. 7 min till the mixture is fluffy and white.
- Pour into 9" round cake tin to bake for 20mins @ 180C

Sponge cake




I try to make a simple sponge cake, but the centre was dented in as i have forgot to on my oven after i placed in for baking.
Will try out next time again.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

assorted buns











On Tuesday 13.10.09, in the office i already projected that i wanted to make the assorted bun. i do it around 7pm to knead the dough and i finished it all at 10.15pm. My husband has took 2 pcs when it was just out of the oven. Really, it is the best to consume the bread while it is still warm, especially soft and fragance.
The skin ingredient: 500 bread flour, 30g milk powder, 200ml milk, 1 tsp salt, 50g of sugar, 10g instant yeast, 70g butter
Filling one: Pork floss 80g, butter 40g, mayonnise 40g
Filling two: Raisin 50g, butter 30g
Filling three: mayonnise and chocolate chip
Filling four: Mayonnise and hot dog
Method:
- Mix all ingredient except butter into kenwood mixer bowl and start to knead at lowest speed for 5 mins.
- add in 70g of butter and continue to knead for 10 min at medium speed.
- cover the dough and to rest for 1 hr
- Pounch down the air and spilt into 60gm each
- roll up the small dough and seal with your filling tidy.
- To let it rest for another 45mins before bake at 175c for 10-12min
- i brush with milk and till golden brown, take out to brush with butter on top, the bread has a shining surface.

Monday, October 5, 2009

Walnut Chocolate Cake


Monday night, i decided to make this walnut chocolate cake for my children as my sil used to say walnut is good for brain development.
Ingredient:
a)
180g sugar
6 eggs
40ml cold water
1tsp of ovelatte
cake flour 200g
1 tsp of double baking powder
b)
250g butter
150g chocolate
100g walnut, bake in oven for 8 min and chopped into pieces
Method>
1. Preheated the oven at 170c
2. beat section (a) at 5min till mixture thick
3. beat the butter with 1 tbsp of rum till creamy and add in no. 2
4. bake for 45-50min in 8'inch tin