hah. this is for sarara.

this is my very own recipe. I call it as old fashioned choc cupcakes. I created this as I was making cupcakes years ago fulfilling  friends' and family' orders as they request for super moist bake-base dark choc cupcakes and, as I also want my cakes to not popping up too high in the cupcakes casing for topping and buttercream on the top. this recipe posted as also requested by my sweet sarara so that she could have something fun to do during her semester break :).

1/2 cup butter

1/4 cup sugar

2 large eggs

3/4 cup all purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla essence

well, the steps are always the same. cream the butter and sugar. then pour in the essence and break in the two eggs. beat till they fluff, scoop the flour, that already combined with the baking soda and baking powder, one at a time into the batter. dont bring in the flour all at once. you might make a mess out of that. along came in the choc powder, afterwards pour in the milk into the mixture. mix until well-combined, and it's ready for the cute cupcakes casing. fill in around 3/4 the cupcakes casing and it's ready for the oven that had been 45-minutes-pre-heated for 10 to 15mins.

**choc ganache will be in on the next entry okayy!

More entry to be posted.

Ohh. Hey all. Yes. Me here. Safely landed on KBR from KUL two days ago. Too lazy to post about what's happening as I reached KBR. Soon la ehh. Hihi. Dont worry. I'll keep yall updated in a few. As am about to tell you is, I just finished making kek batik couple of minutes ago. And surprise, surprise... I've been practicing wearing the kain batik on my very own. Ha-ha. So new to me as Mom always told me that she can never imagine seeing me in a proper kain batik, put on in a proper way, nicely fold as it should be (not such sewed as paired with baju Kurung okayy). So, as I put on my batik sarong... then I decide to make a kek batik. I was quite bored just now and that derived me to bake or make something. I'll say a treat. Plusminus after 15mins, I finished with my kek batik and I sat down, had a glass of refreshing soy milk... then I realized that #bhaha, I was wearing my batik sarong while making my kek batik. As Smelly text-ed, "Hehe...buat kek batik, pakai kain batik. Ohh so sexy."

specially posted for sarah and emmi.

here we go.
my pancake recipe.
very simple and super easy, yet fluffy
you will love it.

these are what you need.

2 tbsp of butter/margarine
4 tbsp of sugar
1 egg
3/4 - 1 cup of flour
1 cup of milk
1/2 tsp of vanilla essence
a pinch of cinnamon (optional)

cream the butter and sugar. then break in the egg.
right after that, spoon the flour one at a time into the butter-sugar-egg mixture.
and slowly pour the milk and vanilla essence, also the cinnamon powder.
mix until the batter is well-combined.
pour/spoon/scoop the batter onto the frying pan and let it cook for 2-3min right
before you flip your pancake.
As they are all ready, stack on the serving plate.
Ready to serve with maple syrup (my favourite), choc syrup or maybe home-made blackberry syrup.
If yall wanna know how to make home-made blackberry or any berry syrup, tell me soon.
And I'll post it for you okayy.
Hope you two are happy with the recipe.
Anything, let me know.
Happy cooking :).

*hwugs and kishes*

festivities.

nothing can turn me on this festive raya korban than homemade rendang, my seven brand new baju raya, solat raya,  rewang potong and bahagikan daging korban, and of course lemang and also ketupat. am so blessed. i even gave out one of my baju raya to syakirah cos in all of sudden dia berkenan kat my baju. i gave her the one that is third from left as in above photo. i got all seven new baju raya this time. you know. bought too many KAINs, sampai tak terjahit.each and everytime went out for shopping, suke sangat beli kain pasang. at least one.*sigh* this time around baru terjadi baju and boleh pakai. if not, jadi saree la jawabnye. #bhaha. so, above. my very own rendang. first time masak rendang sendiri. as mom balik lambat that raya eid. she arrived home around 8pm yall. *poor mom, ilyvm okay* and shes super ecstatic as i cooked the rendang all by myself. and also above. four of my seven baju raya. two kebaya, one modern kurung and four kurung pahang. as i gave out one kurung pahang to syakirah, so six baju raya now. but shell replace that with a new kain pasang for me. *yay yay yay* one of the photo above, a picture of bari'ah and i right before our raya prayers.

Corn Custard Pudding.

1 cup custard flour
1 can creamy sweet corn
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups evaporated milk
3 cups water

combine all ingredients in one big pot and cook with a medium heat until it get creamy and thick.
after that, pour the custard mixture into tupperwares.
let it cool before you put it in the fridge.
cut into bit size cubes to serve.

as requested by Miss Ros Nazira. *weewit,awek tuh*
y'all can try it too.
i can guarantee it's simple, easy and the best part is YUMMEH!

x x x x

.beck.

well hello July!

supposed to be posted ytd. but i kinda got so so so many things to do. been busy ya know. but i think it's not too late to yell out, Good bye June. sweet sweet June. will always be my favorite month. ngee XD. and welcome aboard July. may you bring along all the joyous and prosperous together with you to enlighten my days ahead. so, been busy ytd in the kitchen ya know. woke up early. drop lil monsters off to school. do the laundry and dishes. at about 11a.m Baba asked me to go to Pendek, Peasir Mas visiting my Chek (grandpapa) there. so, off i went there alone. but I stopped by the kedai, bought some Chek's favorite sweet desserts. so glad to see Chek and nenek also my cousins there. got cencaru bakar as am heading back. thanks cuzzy hajar for that. promised her to send my cuppacakeys to IIUM if i went there to see salsya. *mmuachs*. on my way back, bought lauk for lunch as i already masak nasi before i left for Pendek. reached home, preparing lunch as hanif and iqbal got back from school. then i started to think about pasta and pizza night that i planned days before. *tungtangtungtang* in the kitchen. i made homemade meatballs for pasta night. as meatballs ready and i throw 'em into the fridge, i begin to prepare the ingredients for my steamed choc cake. put in the mixture into the steamer at 4 p.m. for an hour and as the cake ready, got dressed up to pick lil monsters up from Al Munir at 5. them both were so thrilled as i baked the choc cake and asked me to drive faster home caused they wanna grab a slice of it. hihi. *surprise much eyh* sekali makan dah separuh kek nye. am glad to see them happy. for dinner, i changed pasta night to last night. so, cooked spaghetti with beef meatballs for dinner. also, i made deep fried   flour-coated mushrooms as i got fresh mushrooms, ayah gave me earlier in the morning. totally drained right after i finished all those. kinda slept early last night but surprisingly woke up at about 2.10 a.m. have never been this "too rajin" thingy before. but am happy on doing all those for my loved ones. in fact, yah cooking is so not my expertise but i can cook. i just love baking more. that's it. hihi. i snapped some pictures. you guys pls dont drool over my blog yah. ngee XD XD. till next time.

.this is one of my lil monsters. see. she's a monster alright. big brown eyes.

x x x x

.beck.

request.

so many things requested by my little brothers and sister lately. *almaklumla, am home so jarang* i try hard to grant all the requests by them. few days back mom requested me to make that 'Kek Batik' ya know. easy and simple. but am not a big fan of it. it's been quite a while havent make this kek batik. but as requested, so i made it. my chocolate moist cake still under this 'planning' term. so many things to do, so lil timma.incoming, homemade pizza. uhh ohh. it's been years our family havent had our very own pizza. this is all because of my lil brothers and sister. especially those two lil monsters. fun ya know. you can put as much topping as you like. anything. as long as u got the ingredients, there you go. voila! so, insyaAllah pizza's day gonna be either tonight or tomorrow. as am not really pro in this kek batik making, this is it. just ignore the messiness okai. hihi.i know am such a comot person. but as long as they compliment it, and it does taste good. that's just okay with me.

delish.

just finished few minutes ago. my lychee bean curd. actually i was planning to bake chocolate moist cake as mom and baba requested yesterday. but, turned out that i got sore throat today. therefore, I decided to make these guys instead of chocolate cake. not in the mood on being chocolatey caused by my hurting throat. will postponed it tomorrow. was it (my sore throat) due to my insomniac season on rooting for FIFA World Cup 2010? Oh gawsh. idk. i dont think am staying up late every night. or maybe due to too much laughing lately. err err still thinking all mentioned above aint the reason. am so gonna drink lotsa and lotsa water. warm water to be exact. Nut ask me to grab Vanilla ice cream. it can make my throat feel better. am indecisive now. confuse to real. ive never heard vanilla ice cream can do that. all i know is vanilla is my favourite in everything. well, maybe i should give a try.almost forgot. mom's fasting today. i did went to buy few 'kuih muih' just now for mom. so, as above. my lychee bean curd. you guys might cant see some small pieces lychee i put in there. aah. nevermind. still, my sore throat. dang hurt!