Steamed Fruit Cake

Hello,

Steamed fruit cake or kek buah kukus is one of the cake that many Malaysian food bloggers have tried and everyone give a positive feedback and said this cake was really good. So, I've made this cake not long ago and I must admit it is a lovely cake indeed. Thanks to chef Zubaidah for the great recipe.

There is some different recipe of steamed fruit cake that I knew but the basic ingredients are the same. The original recipe called for steaming but instead of steaming, I used the water bath method. For those who want to steam this cake, it will need to be steam for about 2-4 hours so the cake would come out with a moist texture and it can be kept for a month or more.

KEK BUAH KUKUS

Ingredients;

350g sugar
60ml hot water
250g butter
400g dried mix fruits
100g chopped walnuts
3 eggs
350g flour
2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

METHOD;

- In a medium saucepan, melt the sugar until it turn brown and slowly pour hot water and stir until the sugar dissolved.
- Add butter and stir constantly until the butter has melted.
- Add in mix fruits and walnuts and stir to mix together. Let the mixture simmer for a few minutes. Set aside to cool a bit.
- Meanwhile, prepare water bath and preheat oven 150°.
- Sift together flour, bicarbonate of soda and cinnamon.
- Add the flour into the fruits mixture and mix to combine.
- Lightly whisk the egg with vanilla extract and pour the egg into cake batter and stir until well blended.
- Pour batter into prepare baking pan. Cover the cake with aluminium foil to prevent the top of the cake from burning.
- Place the cake pan into a large prepared water bath and bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
- Let the cake cool completely before cutting.

Happy baking!

Spicy Honey Cornflakes With Peanuts

Bonjour,

One of my old time favourite snacks is spicy honey cornflakes, with or without peanuts they are still tasted good. These snacks is so addictive or maybe it's just me but I am pretty sure for some people who loves spicy food would say the same thing.

I've made these snacks a few times in a month. I gave some of spicy honey cornflakes to our friends after our Japanese dinner last time. It seems they like these snacks too. It was a bit spicy for them but like they said, "it's was good, even a little bit spicy, but it's good".

SPICY HONEY CORNFLAKES WITH PEANUTS
Ingredients;

3 cups cornflakes
1/2 cup fried or roasted peanuts, optional
2 shallot
1 clove garlic
5-8 dry chilli, soaked in hot water
2-3 tablespoons butter
2-3 tablespoons honey
Salt and sugar to taste

METHOD;

- Pound or blend shallot, garlic and dry chillies into a coarse paste.
- Heat up butter in a work or large pan and saute shallot chilli paste until fragrant.
- Add honey, salt and sugar, stir well for a few second on the low heat.
- Turn of the heat, add cornflakes and peanuts, mix well until all the cornflakes are well coated.

Enjoy the spicy honey cornflakes!

Cornflakes Chocolate Nuts Cookies

Salut,

Merry Christmas and  we are only a few hours away from the gift giving day of the year. I'm pretty sure some people are busy in the kitchen cooking and preparing for the Christmas Eve dinner tonight. I've made some cookies few days ago and been giving homemade cookies and cake as a gift for our friends and neigbour. I love giving something as a gift especially cookies and cakes because they are easy to make ahead.

These cornflakes chocolate nuts cookies is one of the recipe that I got from Azlita masam manis blog but I've change the name based on the ingredients in these cookies. I've made these cookies many times and one of the easy cookies to make and it turns out great and delicious every time.

CORNFLAKES CHOCOLATE NUTS COOKIES

Ingredients;

150g butter, soften
150g flour
75g sugar
60g cornflakes
50g chocolate chip/ dark chocolate, chopped
25g almond/ walnuts, chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Red cherry or fruits for garnish

METHOD;

- Preheat oven 170° and prepare baking pan.
- In a bowl and using a wooden spoon, combine butter and sugar and just mix until the butter and sugar soft.
- Add flour and mix well.
- Add cornflakes, chocolate chip, nuts and vanilla. Mix until everything combine together.
- Drop a teaspoonfuls dough or make a small ball onto a prepare baking pan and garnish with red cherry or dry fruits.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the cookies are lightly browned.

Joyeux Noël tout le monde!

Fried Tamarind Prawns

Hello,

Everyone has a different taste when it comes to the food and for me I love spicy and sour foods, while the other might like salty, bitter or sweet on their foods. I might not be a good eater who could eat any kind of food but I love certain foods and flavours.

Fried tamarind prawns, super duper easy recipe with only few ingredients. Sometimes I'm looking for a great way to enjoy prawns that are easy to prepare, simple and yet satisfying!

FRIED TAMARIND PRAWNS

300g large prawns
2 tablespoons tamarind pulp or paste
1-2 teaspoons dark soya sauce
A pinch of salt
Oil for frying

METHOD;

- In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients and marinate prawns for at least 1 hour and leave it in the fridge.
- Heat a few tablespoon oil in a wok or saucepan and fry prawns until it cook and slightly crispy.
- Enjoy the prawn with rice!

Thai Pineapple Fried Rice

Sawadee kha,

Thai food again and again. Apart from the Pad Thai noodles, Thai pineapple fried rice also one of the signature dish of Thailand. This dish available in almost every restaurant or food stall because pineapple fruits are everywhere in Thailand and they are cheap. I have to wait for summer to enjoy and buy cheap fruits like pineapple and melon when they are in season.

I have made pineapple fried rice not long ago and this dish may seem complicated to prepare in fact they are not difficult at all.

THAI PINEAPPLE FRIED RICE

Ingredients;

1/2 cup pineapple, cut into small pieces
6-8 prawns
1 onion, chopped
1 egg
1-2 cups cooked rice
1/2 cup frozen green peas, thawed
1 teaspoon curry powder
1-2 teaspoon fish sauce
1-2 teaspoon light soy sauce
Salt and pepper to taste

METHOD;

- In a wok or saucepan, heat a few tablespoon of oil and fry prawn until golden brown. Set aside.
- Use the same oil and fry onion until fragrant.
- Add egg and scramble slightly until it half cook.
- Add rice, peas, curry powder, fish sauce and soy sauce. Toss until everything mix together.
- Add in pineapple and season with salt and pepper, cook for a few minutes.
- Lastly add prawn and give a quick stir and turn off the heat.

Bon appétit!