OOhhh lalalala...cream cheese frosting on my carrot cake

Carrot cake ni favourite my Encik Hubby. Dulu dulu sebelum kahwin tak pernah la rasa kek ni..macam pelik pulak la kan carrot jadi kek...Mula-mula rasa carrot cake ni, Ecah my SIL buat...mmm..sedap..pastu try beli kat Secret Recipe tak le oommph mana pun..then order dgn my friend ni adik dia buat..to me sedap dia letak banyak walnut tapi Encik Hubby tak suka la plak...

So..bila ada flexi time ni..apa lagi..try la sendiri..Honestly the tricky part is actually the cream cheese frosting.I try "Turtura" brand..memang sangat creamy tapi dia macam cepat cair..so I try Philadephia cream cheese...mmm..better..& sedap..

Apa-apa pun personal preference, tak gitew? Believe it or not, sekarang I dah ambil order....macam tak caya jer...apa-apa pun Alhamdulillah... Kalau nak try- sms or email..delivery pun boleh tapi ikut T&C la ye...hehehehe

...."one door close and another door opens.."

Congo bars ala Bakerella...

Some called it Congo bars, some call 'em Blondies, found cookie cake at Famos Amos..It look so delicious so I decided to google the recipe and found the recipe from Bakerella..

• 2 3/4 cup all purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 lb. light brown sugar  ( I reduced the sugar to 10-11 oz only)
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 11.5 ounce package milk chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped pecans or walnut  (optional)

1. Sift flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl- set aside

2. Combine butter&sugar 

3.Add the eggs , one at a time to the sugar mixture

4.Add vanilla to the mix, add chocolate chips,the nuts then the flour until combined.

5. Coat a 13 x 9 pan with non stick spray and spread nbatter evenly into dish

6. Bake at 360 degree  for 30 minute or until the top is golden brown.

mmm...congo bars with almond slices on top

Make sure don't over bake

1st time try..mak aiii..manis nyer..so I decided to reduce the sugar.. 

My kids lurrves this so much and they keep asking for more..slightly crunchy outside and soft inside. A marriage made in heaven between brownies and chocolate chip cookies..Yummmsss

Step by step..oh baby...

Bila orang cakap jer step by step ..sure teringat lagu New Kids on the Block (NKOTB)..very femes boy band zaman ai muda-muda dulu...kelakar la plak bila ingat...memang hot lah group ni..1st year Uni, my course mate She-Ra asyik nyanyi jer lagu ni especially masa orientation week and we actually kena sumbat kapas kat telinga, tutup kepala  dengan bantal sebab tak sanggup dengar dia nyanyi "off key" ...hahahah..kelakar tul...giler kentang satu hari suntuk nyanyi lagu NKOTB and dia tak perasan it was off key because pakai "walkman"...argghhh..

Anyway, bila kerja sendiri ni banyakkkk betul nak buat..Masa sambung study MBA tu macam senang jer...yelah dari segi teori kan..bila go to market with our product ni rasa macam mengah jugak la...and banyak juga la dugaan dugaan yg melanda...ada speedbump, ada highway, ada jalan lama, ada red- tape  and divine intervention that you cannot avoid...so kena brake la..then masuk gear balik dan gerak balik pelan-pelan..

Banyak jugak I belajar time ni...its real life practice, real life lesson...ada yg sangat suka share pengetahuan&ilmu, ada orang kedekut&sorok2..serupa jer macam Corporate Life i dulu..cuma kali ni..kalu tak suka, I boleh choose to stay or walk out.I actually nak sambung PhD tapi Encik Hubby macam tak 100% bagi so macam agak keberatan la..proposal pun 2 tahun tak habis lagi tulis..asyik tukar topik jer..hahaha...Anyway, when I told him nak belajar masak la...Encik Hubby dengan suka hati nya membenarkan Mak Encik isterinya untuk attend kelas memasak.

First Kelas Memasak ialah - Kelas Cake Kitchen Guardian at Dessert Table Damansara. Back then we were both lawyers kat satu Telco ni. Kitchen Guardian memang pandai memasak and kata another friend masa kat Uni in UK, Yani of KG can cook something out of nothing from the fridge...terror kan? Yani jugak yg ajar I masak beriyani udang..tapi I ada sikit malas so kadang-kadang I cheat & guna rempah dah siap& tak buat from scratch....heheheh..tapi masih "muah muah wallah..." janji family& friends suka apa yg I masak.

Dah belajar pastu tak buat la kan? Itu yg kena bebel jugak la dgn KG...dia kata buat jer...buat jer...mana tak nye, I nak ambil jalan senang& order jer dari KG (aci tak?) 

Tapi I ambik kata-kata semangat dari KG...so I pun buat jer and continue pergi kelas- kelas memasak, belajar& ikut tip tip yg diberi...tu yg baking sakan...try resipi ni, resepi tu..masa ni you akan jumpa sampai bila takde kek or makanan manis kat rumah Encik Hubby pun dah tanya...takde kek ke hari ni..hahhahaha..lawak la pulak..order pun dah start coming in ..Alhamdulillah..ye lah kawan-kawan bagi semangat& bagi perangsang untuk buat lebih lagi

Sekarang ni, tengah praktis & belajar balik satu demi satu resepi tradisi yang I belajar dari "Awok" my nanny...there's a whole list to go through...itu belum Encik Hubby punya side of family..masakan Penang & Singapore..

u belum lagi minat I kumpul barang- barang lama..boleh check la my IG..

Semoga berjaya mencari mood& jangan patah semangat utk buat semua ni..... Cai yok Caiyok

Pirate Theme Party for 7 year Old Captain Rasyidin

A pirate without water? How to walk the plank?

The party was held by a poolside to get the kids into the mood. And sure enough they all can't wait to jump into the water.

The theme colour was red, black and white.

The delicious Pirate theme chocolate cake was prepared by Moody Bakes and the usual fabulous red velvet and oreo cupcake prepared by Bakereen, my two personal favourite bakers....

Loads of scrumptious food to be enjoyed by the guest

A simple balloon arch

To set the table like a ship, we set up a sail and hung  pirate flags. a chest fills with gold coins and jewellery, a hurricane lamp, a sisal and some sea shells to complete the look

The candy table, the cake, the cupcakes and the loot

The Loot, the pirate hats, jelly beans in small ships on all the guest table, a treasure chest and  moustache props

Captain Iddin cuts his cake with his sword

The Emcee for the day Pirate Jack Shimi Rackham

Cutest Baby Pirate Ever

Arr Arrr...Thank You Matey.

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Harry Potter's Theme for 8 year old Luqman Harith

Had to do some research and watch those early Harry Potter movies to get ideas for the birthday.

I've put together some picture templates  to come up with the invitation card.

Here's the invitation card  for Luqman's birthday party via Owl's post

I made the party pack myself- take a brown bag, cut the top to look like a broom , put in the broom handle (which is actually a pen)..inside the party pack are magic thumb dust,  Mrs Bott every flavour beans i.e jelly beans, a ball and some chocolate mik and tie the pack with sisal rope..

Note book for his friends via owl post ;)

The Elixir of Life..@ mineral water with personalised sticker.

The Candy Buffet Table

Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans

Harry Potter's Cake..

Snitch- Catch me if you can!

Ready To board the Hogwarts Express

Wizard Luqman ready to enter the birthday celebration room via the wall at  Platform 9 3/4

Gryffindor

Couldron Creams- Red Velvet Cuppies

Popcorn

Wizard Luqman and his siblings

Thank you sticker

The Wizards of Gryffindor

The little guest left the party with another party bag by Kids Sport.Everyone goes home feeling satisfied indeed.

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Fairy theme birthday party for our baby girl Sabrina

Our Baby Girl is 2! 

Time flies so fast...I could still feel her tiny hands holding mine, she was only 34 weeks old when Dr. had to do C-sec to take out for fear that my high blood pressure would have adverse affect on her...

PARTY INSPIRATION

Creating a beautiful party requires careful planning and resourceful creativity. I wanted to create a magical ambiance, my main inspiration were TinkerBell, pink and purple hues, butterflies, toadstool and fairies in the garden.

Pink and white paper lanterns hanging by the main table,little grass mats from the local wedding supplier are used as place mats and  bouquets of pink and purple flowers on the table, pink and white balloons for the kids

The highlights of the party are:

• The fondant pink, purple and green cake with Tinkerbell figurine
• Purple and pink macaroons from Kitchen Guardian
• The printables-Tinkerbell  cake toppers, personalised tinker bell  magic motion for mineral water,thank you tags
• Fairy wings &  wands for the girls
• Pixie hats for the boys
• Mushroom net
• Pink Toadstool
• and MORE!

Personalised Lollichoc

Personalise Mineral water

Tinkerbell Cupcake Topper

Birthday Cake

Homemade  fondant birthday cake baked my good friend Shireen of Bakereen with pink, purple and green hues, with Tinkerbell figurine on top is the glory centre piece itself.It wows the little fairies & the pixies mothers...

Fairy wings,Fairy wands, Elves hats, Goodies bags- green for the boys and pink for the girls

Little fairies

Little Fairy and an Elf playing with balloons  by the Toadstool tent.

The satisfied Birthday Girl

fairy wings and pink toadstool

Thank you tags

Food Tag

Pixie hats

Some other items used

• pink and white paper lanterns
• Pink - fork,spoon and napkins
• Pink& white flower napkin rings
• Pink Canister from Tupperware

It was a small party between friends and neighbours...but it was worth the while..:)

Julie & Julia- gastronomique experiment?

I memang suka la pakai Unifi ni...bukan saja laju internet dia tapi Hypp TV dia memang marbeles..hehehe. Bukan promo tapi kalu dah best memang kena war war kan..

After meeting one day, I went home..rasa boring sebab ngantuk and not in the mood to do any write up or analysis. So tekan VOD (video on demand) tengok what free movie available..Julie & Julia.. sounds interesting on a sleepy afternoon..not too keen of having a siesta that day..so here goes..

Story about Julie, a girl who moved uptown into a small apartment above a pizza restaurant with her husband. To kill her boredom at work, hubby suggested for her to write a blog to fulfill her writing ambition and to vent out her frustration etc. So she decided to write her experience on learning how to cook for 365 days with Julia Child's book as reference.

I'm so inspired by this movie...should I do the same?

Emping

emping+kelapa+gula+ secubit garam

Emping ni reminds me a lot zaman I kecik-kecik dulu..My family duduk kampung and arwah my nanny "Awok" yang masak ni for me..kat dapur tu I selalu tanya dia how to cook this and that..

Kengkawan ramai bertanya "Emping" tu apa? Emping ni dibuat dari padi muda yg ditumbuk sampai jadi "flat". kalau omputeh ada cornflakes kita kat Malaysia ni "riceflakes" aka "emping"

Mana nak dapat emping ni? I dapat ni dari kawan balik dari Kedah, dia beli kat Pekan Rabu. Dia beli satu bungkus yg tak masak, satu lagi yg dah siap.

Yang dah siap tu pedas sikit. Lagi satu tempat yg selalu ada jual ialah Pasar Tani Temerloh..

Macamana nak masak emping ni? Ada 2 cara yg I selalu makan..

Yang pertama, macam gambar di atas- favourite saya..

1. Goreng emping tu sampai kekuningan

2. campur kelapa parut (nyiur) yang dah dicampur gula dan secubit garam dengan emping yang dah dogoreng tadi.

Wallah! dah siappp untuk di makan...yummmsss. My daughter suka sangat ni..macam Mama dia jugak...

Ada jugak orang yang akan rendam dulu emping ni dengan air panas bagi lembut, lepas tu toskan air then baru campur dengan kelapa, gula& garam

Yang kedua- Serawa Emping- ini koi ambil dari portal majlis daerah Pekan, Pahang

Bahan-bahan

• ½ kg emping beras
• 150g kelapa parut – tanpa kulit ari
• 3 biji telur
• 400g gula pasir
• 200g atau 20 helai daun pandan – ditumbuk
• 2 ½ cawan air

Cara memasak

• Pecahkan telur dan ramas bersama kelapa parut dan daun pandan. Campur dengan 1½ cawan air dan perah. Kemudian masukkan air yang selebihnya dan perah lagi. Campurkan bersama dengan santan perahan tadi dan tapis.
• Campurkan gula ke dalam santan itu dan masak di atas api kecil sehingga pekat dan berkilat. Kacau selalu supaya tidak pecah minyak.
• Untuk menghidang, letakkan emping dalam bekas dan tuang serawa ke atasnya.
  
  
  
  
  Enjoy!