Make Me Happy or Pick Me Up

As-salam n hello world...

Some say... Make Me Happy. Some say.. Pick Me Up.. Italian says Tiramisu. Yupp this cheesy and creamy rich Tiramisu. And finally today, I made myself from scratch....

200gm whipping cream

250gm cream cheese at room temperature.

30ml fresh @ uht Milk

80gm icing Sugar

18-20 sponge biscuits @ Saviordi @ ladyfingers

170ml instant coffee (I used 2in1 white coffee)

Cocoa powder for sprinkling.

30gm shaved chocolate for decoration

Strawberries if you like.

Cara membuatnya

1. Beat whipped cream till fluffy.

2. In another bowl beat cream cheese till soft.

3. Masukkan susu dan gula. Putar lagi hingga ringan

4. Campurkan whipping cream dengan dengan cream cheese, kacau rata

5. Celupkan biskut ke dalam air kopi. Susun beberapa keping dalam mangkuk kaca

6. Ratakan separuh campuran krim

7.Ayak serbuk koko diatasnya. Ulang langkah 5 hingga 7 sehingga habis biskut dan krim

8. Hiaskan dengan strawberries..

Recipe from I Luv Islam

Check out this one.. with mascarpone cheese.

Ladyfingers

Simple Sponge Cake

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup castor sugar or superfine sugar
• 2/3 cup self-rising flour

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease an 8 or 9 inch round cake pan.
2. In a medium bowl, whip together the eggs and castor sugar until fluffy. Fold in flour. Pour into the prepared pan.
3. Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top of the cake springs back when lightly pressed. Cool in the pan over a wire rack.

Recipe from Allrecipes.com

Hamper Raya...

Hamper Raya 2010 ..

Hamper 4Pcs

Hamper 4 cookies RM150
Bakul Terbuka
Tema- Roses

Warna tema yg ada:
Biru
Emas
Cream
Hitam
Marroon/merah

Hamper 6pcs

Hampers 6 cookies @ pilihan RM230 (Bakul Terbuka)
* pilihan: 4 cookies + 1 container Mini Dodol berbungkus + 1 Container Mini Popia

Tema: Lilies
Biru
Emas
Cream
Hitam
Marroon/merah

For My Love, On Your Birthday...

She called me few months back. Asking for 23pcs of cuppies. I told her, I di not cater for 23pcs. It must be 25pcs box. Then she asked me again whether Sweet Treats is providing delivery service and I told her that we do. Then there was a long silence.

Fourth-night ago, she sent me a sms asking me about the cuppies. And she placed and order of 25pcs box of size 'S'. To be delivered to her boyfriend who is working in Klang. We did handled a lot of surprise delivery...

For this occasion, I tend to try out another new recipe..

Yellow Cake Recipe

281g Cake Flour

2tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

227g butter

400g sugar

4 eggyolks

2tsp vanilla

240ml milk

4 eggwhites

METHOD

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F; and line 2 x 9" round or one 12" cake pans with parchment or wax circles.

2. Sift cake flour, baking powder and salt.

3. In another bowl with a mixer, cream butter and sugar together for about 2 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, mixing it in after addition of each. Add in the vanilla.

4.Stir the flour mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Scrape down the sides and beat for another minute.

5.Beat the eggwhites in another bowl until soft to medium peaks. Make sure bowl and whisk are clean and grease free. Fold half the eggwhites to the batter to temper it. Then fold in the rest of the eggwhites.

6.Pour batter in prepared cake pans and bake for approx. 45 minutes for the 9" cake pan or 60 minutes for the 12" pan. The cake is ready when an inserted wooden skewer or cake tester comes out clean or when cake springs back when lightly pressed with a finger.

7.Let the cake cool in pans for about 10 minutes. Loosen the sides with a knife or metal spatula and invert to a metal rack. Invert again to another rack to prevent the cake from splitting.

Adapted from Sweet Celebrations: The Art of Decorating Beautiful Cakes by Sylvia Weinstock

adapted from make-fabulous-cakes.

The idea is to create a birthday card in a box. But what should I write. Alhamdulillah, few hours before delivery, the girlfriend send me a sms. This mesage should be written on the cakes

Bingkisan untuk Si Merah Delima

As-salam n hello world...

Majlis cukur jambul is done by cutting a lil bit of the baby's hair. This is a Malay custom and usually done after a month old. For my dear Aleeya Humaira.. "si tinggi yang putih kemerah-merahan"

Pn Aida, thank you....

75 Great Years... the making of

As-Salam n hello world..

A friend of mine asking me to make cuppies for her dad's 75th birthday. She thought of having 75 cuppies. Ideas.. the ideas were uncertain. Dad loves Golf. Dad is a doctor. Dad is a loving dad an granpa. Hmmphhhhh...

So , I suggested her... 75cuppies and the theme "75 Great Years". Dad gonna have his golf, his career and his loving family all in one. And she asked for not so sweet cuppies. My Ultimate Choc is definitely yes.. But I need to find more not so sweet cakes recipe.. My choices are strawberries and lemon.

Homemade Strawberry Cake

Adapted from Paula Deen’s Hummingbird Cake

Nonstick vegetable spray

All-purpose flour, for pans
3 cups self-rising flour
2 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cup pureed strawberries, strained*
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon zest (2 tbsp of lemon juice)
4 large eggs, beaten
red food coloring**

Directions:

- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray and flour three 8-by-2-inch round cake pans, tapping out excess flour; set aside.
- Prepare the cake batter; in a large bowl, stir to combine self-rising flour, sugar, oil, pureed strawberries, vanilla, lemon zest, and eggs.
- Divide batter evenly between prepared pans, smoothing with an offset spatula. Bake, rotating pans halfway through, until the tops spring back when gently pressed with your fingertips, 26 to 28 minutes.
- Transfer pans to a wire rack to cool 10 minutes. Invert cakes onto wire rack. Re-invert cakes and let them cool completely, top sides up.
- Prepare the cream cheese frosting (recipe below); frost as desired and refrigerate until ready to serve.

* You can use fresh or frozen strawberries. If you use frozen, let them defrost on a cookie sheet. Then place in a food processor and pulse until pureed. Run through a medium-sized strainer to remove the seeds. If you have some extra strawberries, try whipping up a quick batch of strawberry scones!

** While I did manage to avoid using red colored gelatin, I did add some food coloring to achieve that perfectly pink color. If you don’t care about getting the pink color, feel free to leave it out. I used about 5 drops, but you should add them one at a time until you achieve the color you are looking for.

adapted from a dash of sass.

Lemon Cake

Ingredients

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• 1 3/4 cups cake flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oilshopping list
• 6 egg yolks
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 6 egg whites
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• For Filling
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 1/2 cups prepared lemon flavor instant pudding and pie filling

• How to make it

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  • 1. For Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and 1/2 c sugar.
  • 3. Add oil, egg yolks, water and lemon rind and beat with electric mixer until smooth.
  • 4. In a small bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until peaks form.
  • 5. Gradually add 3/4 c sugar and beat until peaks are very stiff and shiny.
  • 6. Fold in 1/3 of egg whites to batter, then quickly fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain.
  • 7. Pour batter into ungreased 10" tube pan.
  • 8. Bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes or until tests done.
  • 9. Invert cake and cool completely in pan.
  • 10. Remove cake from pan.
  • 11. For filling: Beat whipping cream to stiff peaks and fold in lemon filling.
  • 12. Chill until stiff.
  • 13. Slice cake horizontally into 3 equal layers.
  • 14. Fill layers with 1/3 cup of filling.
  • 15. Spread rest of filling on top layer.
  • 16. Decorate with lemon slices
  adapted from www.grouprecipes.com
  
  
  
  
  
  and here is the outcome.... 75 pieces
  
  
  
  

  

To Dr. Azlina Amir Abbas, thank you for the honor given to me. To Uncle, Happy 75th Birthday..