Saturday, January 25, 2014

Basic Chocolate Sponge Cake

Last week Saturday i have try to bake this Chocolate Sponge Cake. It turn out really really moist chocolate sponge cake, and is a nice cake to use for making Special Occasion cakes such as birthday cakes..

Thanks to Nasi Lemak Lover for sharing the good recipe.

Ingredients :
4 egg yolks (large)
20g caster sugar
50g corn oil
60g milk
15g cocoa powder I use Vanhouten Chocolate Powder
75g cake flour

4 egg white (large)
1/4tsp lemon juices or 1/4tsp cream of Tartar
60g caster sugar


Method
1. Lightly whisk egg yolk with sugar.

2. Add in corn oil, stir to combine.
3. Add in milk, stir to combine,then add in cocoa powder, mix well.
4. Add in cake flour, mix well, set aside.
5. Add lemon juices into egg white, beat till foamy.
6. Gradually add in sugar, beat till stiff peaks  

7. Take 1/3 portion of egg white mixture and use hand whisk to mix with egg yolk mixture till light.
8. Fold the balance of egg white mixture into egg yolk mixture using a spatula, combine well.
9. Pour batter into the pan (do not need to line with baking paper and do not use a non-stick pan), bake at pre-heated oven at 140c for 25mins (at lower rack), then increase to 170C and continue to bake for 25mins. Remove cake from oven and cool on a wire rack (don't need to invert the cake). Once cake is slightly cool down(10-15mins), remove cake from cake tin (use a think and flat spatula to run around the side and bottom of the cake pan) and let it cool completely on a wire rack.    


So here is the egg whites beaten to stiff peak and also the chocolate batter.









Fold and Fold... Remember on this step do not over fold the mixture.
 

The chocolate batter after mixture with egg white.




Starting to rise up......


When i raised the temperature to 170c, it started to raise higher more...



After cooling off for 10 - 15mins later i use spatula to remove out the cake.
Was so happy that there is no crack found above the cake..



Tadaa..... Here is the final outlook of the Chocolate Sponge Cake..
So moist and is a good sponge cake recipe to keep with..
Do try everyone.





Saturday, January 18, 2014

Kuih Bangkit [Failed Ver]

Haha, i am so careless.. Because i was too over-excited to trying out this recipe, i realize that i forgot to put egg... That caused the Kuih Bangkit came out very stiff hard and not even melt cookies also... Then all of it throw to rubbish bin... Hmmp, i will try again re-baking back this Kuih Bangkit. 

Do not Give Up spirit!!!!


Cornflake Cookies Recipe

After baking Butter Cookies, then i move to next baking session cookies. Is going to be Cornflake Cookies and it was my 1st time doing this. Luckily turn out very well than i expected one. Is just when i coincidentally found this recipe from No-Fills, i tell myself this is the one that i need to bookmark. So happy when the cookies turn out well, but slightly burn on the bottom cookies. 



Ingredients
  • 250gm Butter (I use Buttercup)
  • 310gm Plain Flour + a pinch of salt + 1tbsp baking powder [Sift Together]
  • 165gm Caster Sugar
  • 1 egg (I use Large)
  • 65gm crushed cornflakes
  • 3/4 tsp vanilla essence
  • Around 180gm medium crushed cornflakes for coating
Method

  1. Sift the flour with salt, set aside.
  2. Cream  the butter and sugar till light till fluffy.
  3. Add in the eggs, vanilla, mix well.
  4. Fold in sifted flour and crushed cornflakes.
  5. Let the mixture rest for a while in the fridge for about 20 - 25mins.
  6. Lightly roll them into balls and toss them into the crushed cornflakes to coat.
  7. Place them onto paper lined baking trays, about 1 inch apart.
  8. Bake in a preheated oven @ 180 deg C for about 20 to 25 mins., or till light golden brown.
  9. Let them cool on the  baking tray for about 5 mins. before removing them to cool completely on a wire rack.
  10. Store cooled cornflakes in air-tight cookie jars.
  11. Makes 100 cookies.

So this was the batter which already mixed all butter, crushed cornflake, flour and etc... I do put in the fridge to rest a while so that the batter more nice to shape later.


Tadaa.....  Here is the final outcome baked brown and nicely done....


My Verdict :
Very crunchy, and cornflakes is all over inside and outside of the cookies. Definitely a good recipe for Cornflake cookies.



I am submitting this post to Bake Along #57: Theme - Chinese New Year Cookies organized by JoyceLena and Zoe.