Marble Cake with Raisins for my in laws

This is a cake I baked yesterday for my in laws in SG as hubby is going back for the weekend. Some aunties said they didn’t get to try my cakes, so this time I thought I’d get hubby to bring back the whole cake! Haha…sure enough kua.

As usual, to be on the safe side, better bake the reliable marble cake. I just added some raisins into the cake this time. Hope it’s not too sweet!

Birthday Cake - Moist Chocolate Cake with Ganache

Today is Jac’s birthday, a friend at work in my department so her team mates wanted me to bake her a birthday cake. I was considering between carrot cheese cake or moist chocolate cake, and in the end settled for moist chocolate cake. I guess we can’t go wrong with chocolate cake! This one has a layer of ganache in between the 2 layers of cake and covered with chocolate ganache as well (yummy…but fattening for sure).

Initially I wanted to decorate it with some fresh strawberries but this didn’t work out because I stored the strawberries in the freezer and when they were out, all the berries turned soft. It was already 9+pm at night and even if I can make it to the nearest supermarket, I don’t think I’d have the energy to continue decorating the cake afterwards. So, what you see here is a last minute idea ;p Not too bad, I guess??

I’m glad all of them loved the cake and they even thought the deco was cute. Haha…. :)

Chocolate Rum & Raisin Cake.....Sold :)

Wow...can't believe it that I've been away so long. Was out of country for my honeymoon for 2.5 weeks and after I am back, there's of course the work to clear in the office and right before the quarter ended.
Anyway, it's nice to be back where I can find noodles soup and nasi lemak easily ;p


Have not been baking for a long time too; 1 month+. This week, CF ordered 2 chocolate rum and raisin cakes for her friends, which is also why I tried my best to make the cakes look more colourful with the strawberries. Haha...I am just not a cream person when it comes to decorating cakes because I don't like thick layers of cream in my cake. At least that goes for cakes that I bake for own consumption or for family members/friends. It's good to try to be healthy ma...at least try...;p


I am happy with how the cakes turned out. Most importantly, CF liked them.
They smelled good too as I soaked the raisins in rum overnight. :)

Marble Cake for Mum's Birthday

Ever since the successful bake last year my sis and I made for my mum, I'd decided to bake mum a cake for her birthday this year. When it comes to my mum, there is no need to crack my mind and spend sleepless nights thinking about what cake to bake because plain butter cake or marble cake are the only approved ones. So, I did a reduced sugar butter marble cake for mum. The only decoration are the walnuts on top of the cake. No cream pls....cos she dislikes cream. I'm glad she loved it! My dad enjoyed it too. He ate 2 big pieces at one go!

Linguine in Tomato Sauce

I love the fresh tomatoes taste in this pasta. :)

Ingredients:
Pasta (I used linguine- cooked per packet instruction)
Tomatoes (very ripe – cut into small pieces and blend using a blender)
Onion
Garlic
Button Mushroom
Chicken Meat (minced)
Salt
Black Pepper
Mixed Herbs
Olive Oil
Water


Method:
1. Heat olive oil and sauté garlic and onion until onions turn soft.
2. Add in chicken meat and button mushroom. Stir fry for a while.
3. Season with salt, mixed herbs and black pepper.
4. Pour in the tomato puree and cook till it simmers. You can add a little water if you want.
5. Pour in the pasta and mix well. Serve hot.

Fried Rice with Cabbage and Chicken

Ingredients:
Rice (cooked)
Cabbage
Onion
Chicken Meat
Light Soy Sauce
Sesame Oil
Pepper
Salt
Sugar
Dark Soy Sauce
Oil


Method:
1. Marinate chicken meat with light soy sauce, sesame oil and pepper for 30min.
2. Heat oil and saute onion.
3. Add in chicken meat and stir fry for 1 min.
4. Add in cabbage. Season with salt and sugar.
5. Pour in rice and mix well.
6. Add in dark soy sauce and mix to coat the rice.
7. Stir fry for 1min and dish up.

Fellowship Dinner Aug09

Vegetarian Pasta

The food: a very simple dinner…pasta, salad, fish, jellies and fruits.

This should be posted last month, but I have too many posts to update (OK, sounds like an excuse), so am only doing it now. ;p

We hosted our church’s weekly bible study last month and usually the host will provide dinner. It was a nice and warm (literally too…imagine about 15-18 of us in a tiny apartment) fellowship. The topic of discussion was the role of a husband and we had a meaningful discussion over what God has to say about the husband’s role; to love and to lead. Thanks to hubby for leading the session! I was too busy entertaining the kids (auntie, I want to go toilet….auntie, I want to eat biscuits,….) ;p Hahaha…anyway, it was fun and also the first time there were so many people in our home. We hope to have many more such sessions of bible study.

Here’s sharing with you the recipe for the lovely vegetarian pasta.


Ingredients:
Tricolour Spiral Pasta (I used Agnesi’s) – cooked per packet instruction
Garlic
Onion
Button Mushroom
Carrot
Basil
Salt
Sugar
Black Pepper
Oyster Sauce
Light Soy Sauce
Water (boiled)
Olive Oil


Method:
1. Heat olive oil in a wok and sauté garlic and onion until fragrant.
2. Add in carrot and button mushroom.
3. Season with salt, sugar and black pepper.
4. Pour in the pasta and mix well.
5. Season with light soy sauce and oyster sauce.
6. If it gets too dry, add a little water.
7. Add in basil and stir fry for 1 min and it’s ready to be served!