Black forest birthday cake!

O yes! Finally bake a proper birthday cake with perfect whipped cream topping and
yummy chocolate sponge cake... this time i succeed in whipping cream. The chocolate sponge cake's texture however has to be a lil more spongy but its k cause its my first time... here have a look at it. Got the recipe from this site: http://bake-with-love.blogspot.com/2008/12/blackforest-cake-for-bday-boy.html. The recipe is a sure to keep.

Vanilla M&M cupcakes

Made this for my bestie's suprise birthday party. I topped the cupcakes with wipped cream and strawberries... i don't know why i can't whip the cream to its rite consistency. I tend to over whip them... hmmmm sad abt it!

Miniature Brownie Cups

I am in love with brownies now... I adapted this recipe from this Jumbo book that my dearie bought me from borders. He certainly knows my obsession with cooking and baking. The book is called "Treasury of Home Baking". Should say that it has all kinds of recipes. Lets come to how the brownie cups tasted... well it was super rich and since i reduced the amount of sugar, it was just rite for my tastebuds.

Recipe for miniature brownie cups:

6 tbsp butter melted
3/4 cup sugar ( i reduced it to 1/2 cup)
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup hershey's cocoa powder
1/4 baking powder
dash salt
1/4 semi sweet chocolate chips

1.Heat oven to 180 degress. Stir together butter, sugar and vanilla in a medium bowl. Add in eggs; beat well with spoon.

2. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to butter mixtur, beating with a spoon until well blended. Fill the paper cups 1/2 full with batter.

3. Bake for 12 to 15 mins or until wooden pick inserted in center come out almost clean. Cool slightly; remove brownies from pan to wire rack. Cool completely.

Heavenly butter cake

Baked a cake after such a long time... i've always loved butter cake cause of it's rich taste in butter... yums. Promised cheong that i'll bake her brownies the next time i meet her..so here's the pic of my butter cake.

Brownies

Recipe:

1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
4 eggs
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup hershey's chocolate chips

Method:

1. heat oven to 180 degrees. Grease a 13by9by2 inch baking pan.
2. Place butter in a large bowl. Microwave at HIGH until butter is melted.
3. Stir in sugar and vanilla. Add egg, one at a time, beating well with a spoon after each addition.
4. Add in cocoa powder; beat until blended. Add flour, baking powder and salt; beat well.
5. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour batter into a prepared pan.
6. Bake 30 to 35 mins or until brownie starts to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan. Cut into bars.

Laksa

chilli prawn pasta

I made this dish very very long time back. haha doesn't look that nice cause of the photo quality but it tasted so yummy.:)I had some left over fusilli so i made this dish by combining what i had in my fridge.. like prawns, eggs, onions, minced chicken and curry power.. hahaha