cinnamon nutella cake and strawberry muffins

Dear All,

Gambar not so clear but that's the cinnamon nutella cake. the cinnamon tak rasa sangat so next time must add bit more. but i like the nutella bit! not good at swirling the blobs so some parts of the cake got no nutella at all!

CINNAMON NUTELLA CAKE http://rossyabakes.fotopages.com/?entry=893970
175g butter, softened 175g caster sugar or you may use brown sugar ( I used muscovado sugar) 3 eggs 200g self-raising flour 1tsp baking powder 2 tsp ground cinnamon 4 tbsp milk 50g ground hazelnuts 4 rounded tbsp chocolate hazelnut spread 50g hazelnuts, roughly chopped for topping (I used sunflower seeds) Preheat the oven to 160C/fan. Butter and line the base of a 8" round cake tin. Put the butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ground hazelnuts and milk into a bowl. Beat till light and fluffy. Tip three-quarters of the mixture into a tin, spread it level. then spoon the hazelnut spread on in four blobs. Top with the remaining mixture, swirl a few times with a skewer, then smooth. Sprinkle with the chopped hazelnuts. Bake for 1hr until risen, nicely browned, feels firm to the touch and springs back when lightly pressed ( cover with foil if it starts to brown too quickly). Cool in the tin for 10minutes, then turn out. Peel off the paper and cool on a wire rack.

And yesterday tried this recipe since my mother brought us some dried strawberries from Cameron Highlands. Extremely easy to do but somehow my dear dear husband said 'ni bukan muffin, ni scones'... maknanya keras la tu! Tak kisah, it tastes nice and the kids ate it up.

STRAWBERRY MUFFINS (mamafami)Ingredients : 1/4 cup cooking oil 1/2 cup milk (or a bit more fresh milk) 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 cup white sugar 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (I used cake flour) 1 cup chopped strawberries (strawberry jam) Method : 1.Preheat oven to 180 degrees C, oil an 8 cup muffin tin, or use paper liners. 2.In a small bowl, combine oil, milk, and egg. Beat lightly. In a large bowl, mix flour, salt, baking powder and sugar. Toss in chopped strawberries and stir to coat with flour. Pour in milk mixture and stir together. 3.Fill muffin cups. Bake at 180 degrees C for 25 minutes, or until the tops bounce back from the touch. Cool 10 minutes and remove from pans.

Nasi hujan panas and ayam masak merah & cupcakes

Dear All,
this morning went on a cooking spree - Chef Wan's nasi hujan panas (resipi is too long - it's in the book 'sedapnya'.. malas nak type out now. But i tried the ayam masak merah (recipe Kak Mas who cooked and catered in Manchester) using pressure cooker (which i have no instructions just hemtam - good, took only 15 mins and so lembut. made acar bodoh as well - timun / cili/ bawang/cuka/gula.

then tried my hands at cupcakes (terkenang the cupcakes lala brought)... nampak sangat first attempt! but the cake tastes nice so recipe can be trusted.
VANILLA CUPCAKES (resipidiana.blogspot.com)


Sumber: Cintabiru


Bahan-bahannya


250 gram mentega tanpa garam, dilembutkan


180 gram gula kastor (resipi asal menggunakan 250 gram gula tapi pada rasa saya terlalu manis dan saya kurangkan)


4 biji telur


185 gram tepung naik sendiri
60 gram tepung gandum
185 gram susu segar
Cara-caranya
1. Kedua dua jenis tepung diayak, letak tepi.
2. Pukul butter dan gula sampai gebu.
3. Masukkan telur satu persatu, pukul lagi.
4. Campurkan tepung dan susu segar berselangseli dengan adunan tadi.
5. Siapkan kertas cupcakes, bubuh adunan di dalam dan bakar pada suhu 180 deg dalam 7-10 minit, bergantung kepada size kertas cupcake anda.

Frosting(Untuk 12 cupcakes size sederhana)
Bahan-bahannya
3 biji putih telur
Icing sugar
secubit garam
1 sudu teh orange extract (untuk mengurangkan rasa manis pada frosting)Pewarna mengikut citarasa
Cara-caranya
1. Pukul putih telur sampai kaku (terbalikkan make sure confirm tak jatuh kat muka).
2. Masukkan gula sedikit sedikit, pukul lagi.
3. Akhir sekali masukkan sedikit garam, orange extract dan pewarna.
Nota: (Icing sugar ni saya letak cuma agak agak jer sebab tu tak letak sukatan.. maaf ye. Tapi selalunya 70% of the whole 500g packet)Tips:- Make sure biarkan frosting tu seketika dulu (dalam 5mins) sebelum kita pipe.. kalau tak nanti tak cantik frosting kita.- Kalau tak ada nozzle untuk ketatkan tip ngan piping bag, dulu saya ketatkan dengan menggunakan scotch tape.

Ayam masak merah Kak mas

Tumis
10 tangkai cili kering
5 biji cili merah
3 sm halia
3 ulas bawang putih
1 biji bawang besar
2 batang serai
4 biji tomato
2 sudu besar sos tomato


tumis bahan di atas
tambah ayam, kacang hijau, garam, gula, bawang hiris

Victoria sponge cake

Dear All,

This is more for hutch's sake - victoria sponge cake... ikut madame exfttattm buat pics step by step.

first is to cream 110 gm butter, add 110 gm sugar, then 2 eggs, bit of vanilla, lastly 110 gram flour (selfraising). you get a thin layer of batter so NO NEED to slice the cake :) suits my type of recipe - five ingredients ngam ngam.

pan is lightly greased and floured. this is not the real sandwich loaf but can do.

then put strawberry jam in between and dust with icing sugar. makan.

nanti i gambar cake dah siap. actually batter ni nampak banyak coz i doubled to make 2 sponge cakes (ie four layers).

pressure cooker chicken and mushroom

Dear all,
sementara masih rajin, tried using za's pressure cooker today with this dish. 35 mins from start to end. i know, it looks like kurma but next time i know to reduce the amount of water. tastes nice and creamy.


Pressure Cooker Chicken and Mushrooms
From Linda Larsen, This super simple, rich chicken entree recipe uses just six ingredients and cooks in minutes using your pressure cooker.
INGREDIENTS:
3 Tbsp. olive oil
2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 onion, chopped
8 oz. pkg. button mushrooms, cut in half
2 (10 oz.) cans cream of mushroom soup with roasted garlic
1/2 cup chicken broth
PREPARATION:
Add oil to pressure cooker and heat over medium-high heat or use brown function. Brown the chicken breasts, two at a time, on both sides. Remove browned pieces and add more, continuing until all breasts are browned.
Sprinkle chicken with salt.
Saute onion and mushrooms in drippings remaining in pressure cooker 3-5 minutes. Then return chicken to pressure cooker; add soup and broth and stir. Secure lid, bring up to high pressure, and cook for 15 minutes. Release pressure using natural release, about 30 minutes. Open lid, stir, and serve with hot cooked pasta or couscous. 4-6 servings