Coco crunch chocolate cake

Times really flies my dear son is now 4 yrs old. He requested a Mickey Mouse cake. But recently had been busy baking CNY cookies and it really drains me out. So i can only do a simple Mickey Mouse theme for him. I spent 1 whole day making 190 Mickey and Minnie Mouse chocolate cookies as a gift for his classmate, then another half day to do the the cake and decoration. O gosh! It really very tiring. Thank goodness my Dear V sis came to my rescue again, she came on Thursday afternoon to help me look after the kids. While, i spent my time in the kitchen doing the cake. My dear boy was thrill when he saw the cake and kept telling me that he was very happy.

This time I'm really very happy with the result, the cookies turns out, just nice for my taste and the cake finally got a smooth surface. The whipping cream was also very cooperative too. I did a 3 layer chocolate cake with white chocolate chip, using coco crunch with whipping cream for the filling. All edible except for the candle lol! Actually i intend to deco the cookies too, but was plain to lazy :o

Blueberry Yoghurt sponge cake

Matcha Yogurt Cake

Ingredients: (8 inch cake tin)

(A)
90g butter (room temperature)
100g icing sugar
2 eggs (beaten)
150g plain yoghurt (1 bottle)

(B)
180g self raising flour
1 tbsp matcha powder

(C)
150g ready red bean paste filling (diced small)

Method:

1. Beat butter and sugar of (A) until smooth. Add eggs in slowly and then yoghurt, mix well.
2. Then mix in the (B) till combined.
3. Add in (C), mix well. Pour into a greased and lined cake tin.
4. Bake in a preheated oven at 180C for 30-45 mins, until skewer inserted come out clean.

Chocolate Strawberry Log Cake

Please pardon me for being a mountain tortoise. I had never tried any gingerbread man cookies or any log cake cake before and this is my first attempt doing a swiss roll. I baked some gingerbread man cookies for my dear boy, but flung badly. He took a bite and rejected it. It does not taste bad, but it just too hard. Maybe i over do my dough or i change the recipes to

cold butter. This swiss roll is also a flung piece. But however, i decided to post it.









Ingredients: (Chocolate sponge)

(A)

4 Egg yolks

20g Sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla essence ( optional replace with chocolate emulco)

(B)

4 Egg Whites

1/4 tsp Cream of tartar

(C)

100g Sugar

(D)

70g Plain flour, sifted

30g Cocoa powder

1/2 tsp Baking powder

Method:

1. Whip (A) until light and fluffly. (Pale or double in volume)
2. Whip (B) until soft peaks form. Add (C) and continue whipping until stiff.
3. Mix meringue with (A) until well blended.
4. Sieve in (D) and fold until well incorporated.
5. Pour it into a greased and lined swiss roll tins.
6.  Bake in preheated oven at 180C for 8-10 mins till cooked and springy.
7. Remove, turn onto a big piece of greased proof paper sprinkled with 1 tbsp castor sugar and leave to cool.

Strawberry Cream

Ingredients:

200g whipped cream

200g strawberries, chopped  and pad dry)

Chocolate spread can be added to whipped cream or melted chocolate.

Method:

1. Spread cream on the swiss roll and sprinkle with chopped strawberries.
2. Cover strawberries with some whipped cream.
3. Carefull roll up the cake.

 Notes:

• Do not attempt to put too much whipped cream or strawberries. I put 250g strawberry and i could not roll up properly.
• Bake this in a smaller cake tin lined the parchment paper higher, if you do not have a bigger tin like me.
• Can use cold or room temperture egg, i use slightly colder eggs.
• Must be gently, when rolling the cake.
• Method are all correct, but i overstuff the cake and roll it too hard causing the failure.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL MY DEAR BLOGGER!!!

 May all of you have a blessed Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!!!

Yesterday, i prepared some simple dishes and had a small celebration with my family. My younger sis and bro also came to our house. Couldn't buy any turkey at last mins, so i choose to bake ham.

Honey bake ham with honey mustard sauce,

Some baked potatoes cheeses and butter corn,

Chicken rice baked rice.



Well. That me simple life and simple meal.

Chocolate Banana Mousse Cake

Today was my DH birthday!  He requested for a same chocolate cake, i baked previously for my birthday. But due to health concern, i decided not to bake him anything that is too heaty. But of course still have the same ingredients of his favourite chocolate.... So after some searching from my recipes book, i finally settle on this. He like chocolate, banana and no cream.

Take a peek inside of the slice cake.....

This time round, i did not use a sponge cake. I use my moist chocolate cake with macadamia nuts. My DH was thrilled and especially my son. He nip all the chocolate deco first and ate the whole slice of cake. I gave some to my MIL and the feedback was excellent. My DH was grumpy when, i gave some cake to my MIL LOL>>>

Ingredients: (20cm cake mould)

Chocolate cake (A)

125g butter (room temperature)

175g sugar (Caster sugar or brown, own preference)

1 tsp vanilla essence

1 tsp instant coffee powder (dissolved in 1 tsp hot water)

2 eggs

160ml  water

110g plain flour

30g cornflour

35g cocoa powder

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

75g macadamia nuts (toasted and chopped)

Chocolate mousse (B)

120g chocolate

70g milk + 50g whipping cream

30g sugar

250g topping cream

10g gelatine

40ml water

Some banana halved

some lemon juice to sprinkle on

Chocolate frosting (C)

140ml UHT whipping cream

350g chocolate

1 tbsp butter

Method:

(A)

1. Preheat oven at 180C.
2. Beat butter, sugar, vanilla essence and coffee until light and creamy, Slowly add in the eggs.
3. Add in all the sifted flour alternating with water. Lastly, add in the nuts.
4. Pour into a greased and lined cake mould.
5. Bake at 180C for 45 mins or until done.

(B)

1. Whip the topping cream till stiff.
2. Halved the banana and sprinkle lemon juice on it.
3. Bloom the gelatine for 10 mins.
4. Heat up the milk and whipping cream till hot.
5. Stir in the sugar till smooth.
6. Add in the chocolate until dissolved completely.
7. Add  in the gelatine stir till gelatine melted.
8. Cool the mousse a little, then add into the whipped cream.

(C)

1. Heat cream in double boiler and add in the chocolate and butter.
2. Stir until chocolate has melted.
3. Leave to cool slightly before pouring on top of the cake.

To assembly:

1. Cut the cool chocolate cake into 3 layers horizontally and divide the mousse into 2 portion.
2. Place one chocolate cake on the base of the proper secure cake ring.
3. Spread half of the mousse and arrange banana slices on top. Cover the banana with the remaining mousse (portion 1).
4. Top with 2nd layer of chocolate cake and repeat step 3. (portion 2)
5. Lastly cover with the 3rd layer of chocolate cake and leave in the fridge to set.
6. When set remove the cake from the cake ring and pour the chocolate frosting.
7. Smooth the chocolate frosting quickly, as it set very fast. Decorate as desire. Refrigerate until set.

This cake was suppose to be glossy, i don't understand why i always can't get it. Plss anyone can enlighten me on how to get a glossy top.

Melting Peanut Cookies

So tired stay tune. I'll add the recipes tomorrow. This is definitely a keeper.

Ingredients:
63g shortening / Lard (Crisco)
100g Plain flour
75g Roasted peanuts (grinded)
63g Icing sugar
1 Tsp Vanilla essence
1 Egg Yolk (for glazing)
Some halved peanuts for decoration (optional)

Method:

• Roasted the peanuts and remove the shell. Grind them into powder.
• Sift all flour, add in grinded peanut powder and vanilla essence.
• Mix in the shortening until dough form. If the dough is too dry add more shortening 10g at a time.
• Divide the dough into 6g or 8g and roll them into ball gently.
• Press a tiny hole and glaze them with egg yolk.
• Bake at a preheated oven 180C for 15-20 mins till crispy and golden brown.
• Handle carefully the cookies is very fragile.

Notes: Slightly dry looking, taste wise, definitely bake again. It melts in your mouth. Will add more shortening to
             bind them without wrinkles. The picture display is 8g, i weigh them individually.

Almond Cookies

Another CNY cookies coming up...