Cookies

Double Chocolate Cookies from Martha Stewart. This photo idea originally from her "Cookies" book. I will post the recipe later :)
Yay....the recipe ....

Double Chocolate Cookies
from Martha Stewart

Ingredients

Makes about 3 dozen

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1/2 pound good-quality milk chocolate, 4 ounces coarsely chopped and 4 ounces cut into 1/4-inch chunks
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside. Melt 4 ounces coarsely chopped chocolate with the butter in a small heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water; let cool slightly.
2. Put chocolate mixture, sugar, eggs, and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until combined. Reduce speed to low; gradually mix in flour mixture. Fold in chocolate chunks.
3. Using a 1 1/2-inch ice cream scoop, drop dough onto parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Bake until cookies are flat and surfaces crack, about 15 minutes (cookies should be soft). Let cool on parchment on wire racks. Cookies can be stored between layers of parchment in airtight containers at room temperature up to 3 days.

Kaastengel

I got the recipe from mbak Shinta. Yummy..thank you Mbak Shinta :)

Bahan :
200 gram margarine tawar
1 kuning telur
1/2 sdt garam
30 gram susu bubuk
250 gram tepung terigu
100 gram keju edam parut
1 kuning telur untuk olesan

Cara :
1. Kocok margarine 30 detik, tambahkan kuning telur dan garam, kocok rata
2. Tambahkan susu bubuk dan terigu sambil diayak dan diaduk rata
3. Masukan keju edam, aduk rata
4. Pulung adonan setebal jari kelingking, potong-potong sepanjang 3 cm. Tata di atas loyang yang sudah diolesin margarine.
5. Olesi kuning telur
6. Panggang dengan suhu 140 derajat Celcius selama 20-30 menit.

LV Bag Cake

This is my first attempt to make LV bag cake. The inside is not a real cake anyway. I use carton tube to make this "sausage" like bag. But you can use Swiss Roll cake (or any kind of cake you like) for this kind of bag shape. The LV logo made from sugar paper and I ordered from Ina Larizz Jakarta. Just cut the shape, and stick it into the cake with little bit water ( i used flower glue).

step by step:

1. Cover the cake/dummy cake with fondant all over the cake.



2. Stick on the logo with little bit of water or flower glue. You can use coloured royal icing to make the logo, or using "pin prick" method to make the LV emblem/logo or using edible marker. I used the "cheat way" using the edible image :)



3. Making the zip and other accesories. I use wilton embosser tools and Wilton Brown colour.

4. Make the handle and dry overnight (it depends with your weather). After all dry, you can arrange the handle into the cake.

My very first time LV bag cake

Sentiling (Steamed cassava with coconut sprinkle)

This is one of our family favourite Indonesian Snack. Sentiling made from Cassava. In Indonesia , we used fresh cassava, but in Melbourne I have to use the frozen one, because it is very hard to find fresh cassava here. I found the recipe here. The recipe still in Bahasa. This snack taste nice and perfect for afternoon tea. Enjoy...

Bahan:
1 kg singkong, kupas dan parut
1 bks agar-agar bubuk
350 cc air
200 gram gula pasir
1/2 sdt garam
1 sdt vanili
pewarna merah, kuning dan hijau (aku pake hijau dan merah)
1/4 btr kelapa parut + 1/2 sdt garam, kukus

Cara membuatnya :
Campur singkong, agar2, gula, garam, air dan vanili.
Bagi adonan menjadi 3 lalu masing2 diberi pewarna.
Olesi loyang (pake 3 loyang kecil aja) dengan minyak goreng, tuang adonan masing2 warna sendiri dan ratakan lalu kukus hingga matang.
Potong-potong dengan pisau yang sudah dibungkus plastik, lalu gulingkan pada kelapa parut.
Bisa juga diberi topping keju parut atau dipotong2 kecil lalu ditusuk dg tusuk sate dg kombinasi warna yg berbeda.
Sajikan...

Recipe ( in English)

Ingredients:

1 kg cassava, peeled, and grated
1 pack/7 g agar-agar powder
350 cc water
200 g white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla powder
food colouring (red,green,yellow)
100 gr fine desiccated coconut + 1/2 teaspoon salt (steamed)

Method:

1. Heat the steamer on top of the stove. Line 3 pan/pyrex with baking paper or cling wrap.
2. Mix grated cassava, sugar, water, salt, agar-agar powder, and vanilla powder together. Mix well.
3. Divide the mixture into 3 bowl, and add few drop of food colouring (1colour each) each bowl. Mix well.
4. Pour the mixture into the 3 prepared pan/pyrex and steamed for about 10-15 minutes or until cooked. Cooled.
5. After cooled, cut with knife (wrapped with cling wrap to prevent knife stick) into small pieces and rolled into steamed fine desiccated coconut until all covered. Serve and sprinkle some grated cheese on top. Yumm..yumm

Beach Theme Birthday Cake

This beach theme birthday cake are for Chelsey and Stephanie's 8 th birthday on 12 October 2008. Chelsey's cake photos are still in my husband mobile and he hasn't transfered it into my PC. The cake almost the same, just playing with colour. They are happy with the cake. They said the cakes are very moist and delicious. I made vanilla sponge cake and chocolate sponge cake from Yongki's recipe.

(A Tribute to Ruri) Zupa Soup

Jujur saja, aku belum mengenal mbak Ruri secara pribadi. Tapi ternyata setelah melihat blognya, banyak sekali resep yang aku pernah coba. Dan rasanya enak2. Mulai dari chiffon ketan hitam, iga panggang ( ini jadi favorit suami) dan muffin wilton. Dan untuk ikut event ini aku coba Zupa Soup yang resepnya diambil dari blog-nya mbak Ruri (http://kuehruri.blogspot.com). Rasanya enak banget. Anak2 dan suami langsung kasih cium lho he..he..setelah nyobain makan soup ini. Terima kasih mbak Ruri atas sharing resep2-nya. Sangat membantu buat yang nggak bisa masak seperti aku :)
Ini resepnya:

Zupa Soup
Source : Kursus Pastry NCC

Bahan :
Puff Pastry siap beli, tipiskan, potong kotak, sesuai ukuran mangkuk.

Sup Ayam Jamur
Bahan :
100gr Jamur kaleng, cincang, bisa diganti dengan sosis
150 gr Ayam rebus, potong dadu
50 gr Bawang bombay, cincang
1,5 lt Kaldu ayam
250 ml Susu evaporated (aku pake susu cair segar)
50 gr Tepung terigu
100 gr Mentega
½ sdt Merica bubuk
2 sdt Garam
1 sdt Chicken powder (gak pake)

Cara membuatnya :

• Panaskan margarin, tumis bawang bombay sampai layu, masukkan tepung terigu, aduk rata, biarkan terigu matang, tuangi susu dan kaldu, aduk rata biarkan mendidih, pindahkan kedalam panci.
• Masukkan ayam, jamur dan bumbu lainnya, aduk rata.
• Cicipi, bila sudah pas, matikan api.
  

Penyelesaian :

• Tuang sup kedalam mangkuk keramik tahan panas, tutup bagian atasnya dengan adonan pastry. Oles dengan kuning telur. Olesi bibir mangkuk dengan kuning telur juga supaya kulit tidak lepas.
  
• Oven hingga pastry matang coklat kekuningan.
• Angkat, sajikan panas.

Fruit Pie for Ariel's Birthday in School

I always want to make this fruit pie, and finally the time was right. I made this for Ariel's 8 birthday. I took the recipe from Dewi Joris ( Joris Kitchen). For one recipe make about 29 crust pies(small ones). Ariel brought the fruit pies to school and gave to her classmates when play time. They said the fruit pies taste nice and delicious...hmmm yumm yumm
I will make this fruit pies again for sure. Thanks Dewi for the recipe.

Blueberry Cheesecake for Ariel's Birthday

Today is Ariel's 8 th birthday. She wants me to make blueberry cheesecake for her. Ariel loves everything in blue. And she loves blue jelly too. After browsing for the recipe, I decided to make this easy blueberry cheesecake. I arranged the blueberries in a star shape ( she loves stars), and poured the blue jelly on top. She loves it. Happy birthday Ariel...you grew up so fast indeed. We love you so much..
The recipe taken from Kin-Jay