a saucy butter cake. :P

 

sweet smell from the kitchen.

*the fluffy batter*
 

*mmmm :P*
 

*done! kentucky butter cake with sauce*

recipe: kentucky butter cake
 

  nadiah =)

carrot walnut cake. finger licking good! XD

*carrot walnut cake, double layer, with lemon icing*

*carrot walnut cake, single layer, with chocolate fudge*
 

recipes: carrot walnut cake
lemon icing
fudge

nadiah =)

cream puffs!!!

cream puffs! 

cream puffs!!

CREAM PUFFFSSS!!!

*happy birthday sharmeela nadarajan!*

variant: cream puff cake

nadiah =)

soccer ball??

 ignore the writing..please.. haha
i did this as a favour for a friend..
well not really, she paid for it.. :P
i hope she and the bf like it..
should have taken a picture 
before writing down the words too..

nadiah =)

mix veg macaroni.

ingredients:

macaroni - boiled

onion
garlic
ginger

carrots
french beans
baby corn

chicken stock
oyster sauce
water

method:

heat a little oil
fry the onion, garlic, ginger until it smells nice
toss in the vege
add chicken stock
stir fry for few minutes
put in egg, scramble it until it is 3/4 cooked
add oyster sauce and a little water
stir, wait till water dries up.
toss in the macaroni and stir until all is evenly mixed.

voila!


nadiah =)

caramel popcorn.

*jakun2!*

modified from smitten kitchen's
spicy caramel popcorn.(click me!)
today i'm not a patient person,
that explains why my caramel popcorn is looking pale.
:P
i'm too impatient to wait for 10 minutes
for the caramel to turn golden brown.
it tastes like toffee.. hardened toffee that is.
nyum3..simply amazing.
owh if you've read the caramel apple cake(click me too!)recipe,
this caramel has extra ingredients.
and this is my 1st try using this recipe.
and i cut down the portion.

om nom nom.. XD


nadiah =)

caramel apple cake.

i feel that this is the hardest cake to make.
but it tastes good!
if you do it right.
even i sometimes fail.
if that's the case,
dabush! there it goes into the garbage bin.

it goes nicely with the vanilla cream as frosting..
i'll post the recipe another day.


recipe:

6 tbs sugar
2 medium apples (i usually use the Fuji apple)-peeled, cored, diced

2 cups white sugar
1 1/2 cups vege oil
2 tsps vanilla extract
3 eggs
3 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp salt

1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)


method:
- preheat oven 175 degree C.

1. to make the caramelized apple, melt the 6 tbs sugar in a saucepan over low heat.
wait until it turn golden, give it a little stir, and toss in the diced apples.
wait for another 2-3 minutes, and stir until every inch of those apples is covered with caramel,
turn off the heat (if only i could turn off the heat in this summer Indian weather!)
voila! caramelized apple. nyum3.

2. now the cake. take a large bowl, put in sugar, oil, vanilla and eggs.
beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
3. in another bowl, mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt.
4. beat in (3) into (2) little by little, until everything is well blended.
the batter should be thick.
5. fold in the caramelized apple and walnuts. pour into a greased pan.
6. bake for 60-80 minutes, or until the skewer comes out clean.

removing the cake from the pan needs professional skill!
ok amateur can do it too. :P

non-certified-removing-apple-cake-from-the-pan skill:
immediately after it's done,
make sure you wait 3-5 minutes (not more! not less!)
before removing the cake from the pan.
yes please time yourself.
(seriously this cake is ALL about timing! and i hate it.)
shake the pan corner to corner, (give it a booty dance hahahhhahaha)
until you are sure the bottom of the cake
is completely not sticking to the bottom of the pan,
(told you booty dance LOL, ok not funny)
remove lah.. GOOD LUCK!!!


nadiah =)

moist chocolate cake.

*what could be inside that parcel heh?*

*tadaaa!*

*a friend, dena, edited this picture*

this is the simplest recipe you'll ever find.
i've been using it since the first time i learned how to bake a cake.
that was some 15 years ago. :P


recipe:

ingredient A
1 ¾ cup self rising flour/all purpose flour
1 tsp soda bicarbonate
¾ cup cocoa powder
1 tsp salt
2 cups icing sugar

ingredient B
¾ cup milk
1 cup oil
2 eggs (large, beat ahead)
vanilla essence

ingredient C
1 cup luke warm water

method:
- preheat oven 180 degree C.

1. sift ingredient A.
2. mix all ingredient B.
3. add ingredient A into B.
4. beat well. use a whisk.
5. add water. at this point the batter should be very flowy/fluid.
6. pour into a greased pan.

bake for 40 minutes
or until skewer comes out clean
or when the smell of chocolate already lingers in the kitchen.
;)
wait 10 minutes before removing it from the pan

amielea misell's absolutely simple chocolate fudge
(literally finger-licking good too, if you do it right!):

pour half a tin of condensed milk into a pan.
on low heat, or better still use a double boiler system, stir for few minutes.
add in cocoa powder gradually while stirring to prevent clumps formation.
add cocoa powder until the fudge becomes more or less sticky.
apply onto the cake while it(the fudge) is still hot.

nyum3.. good luck!


nadiah =)

baked paneer and mushroom pie

this is baked paneer and mushroom pie.
3 layers.
bottom: paneer and mushroom set in some roux.
middle: half blanched mix veg. carrot, peas, and cauliflower.
top: mashed potato and grated cheese.
bake for 30 minutes.

roux is basically a mixture of butter, flour, and milk.
take equal part of butter and flour..
i used 1/2 cup butter, and 1/2 cup flour.
it depends on how much you need.
use medium heat.
melt the butter, stir in the flour.
the mixture will become somewhat gooey.
add in the milk, keep stirring.
until its consistency becomes something like a cake batter.
add in salt and pepper.
remove from the heat,
fold in the mushroom and paneer.

you can make the mashed potato
according to your taste buds..
simple heh?

1 thing i love about this recipe is that
it is very versatile.
the bottom and middle layer can be replaced by any ingredient
you can find under the sun.
this was actually a modification of my mom's baked fish pie.
that recipe calls for dory fish and hard boiled eggs(in the bottom layer),
cauliflower and broccoli(in the middle layer).

delish!

nadiah =)

delicious cream puff cake.. yummy!

*200 degree C hot!*

*fresh out of the oven*

*1st bite out :P*

*last bite sayang to finish.. hmm*

delightful.
i was inspired by Cake Boss.
i never knew there is such thing as cream puff cake. haha..
same recipe as normal cream puffs..
but instead of baking the shells in 2 different temp, one after another, for 40-50 minutes,
the batter was spread into the pyrex and baked for 20-30 minutes in 200 degree C.

i managed to make a finger licking good custard using local custard powder.
by finger licking good i mean no powdery taste.

3 layers of pastry,
with vanilla custard in between,
and lastly topped with meringue.
today i am a happy person. =D

the simplest meringue recipe and method found.
but not as satisfying. the taste is there, but the texture failed.
my 1st time making a meringue. will be better next time..

burpp.. :P

recipes: cream puff shells

meringue


nadiah =)