Checkered Rainbow Cake

What do you get when you cross RAINBOW cake and CHECKERED cake?

Let me get this straight. THIS is what you get :D !!

 Let me repeat, THIS is what you get~

Checkered Rainbow Cake

It's rainbow yet it's checkered! Not as neat as I expected, but I put a lot of effort making this thing. Colors quite disappointing too, I used a different brand, not what I tend to use. Really happy though ;;) Because I've never seen like this in the net. I hope I'm the first person to make this- IF IT'S POSSIBLE-lol 

Got this EGG TWINS! It's real!

They didn't separate even though you replace them in a bowl. Well you can-maybe with a spoon-I didn't do it though, it's sweet to see them together <3

Then my maid told me that if this egg hatches, what you get is ONE chick with TWO heads instead of twins, so this is NOT SWEET anymore to me despite my amazement when I saw it. That's all for now, see you soon :)

Pizza!

I was thinking about my url "sugarypizzapie" but I have no single post about pizza or pie. Kinda odd, right?

Making pizza was real fun, especially when you make the pizza dough yourself! Or if you want to safe time, you can purchase the ready-made ones. 

*CLICK HERE* for pizza base recipe.

Mozzarella! <3

I topped my pizzas with beef sausages, pineapples, chicken nuggets and stir-fried pancake syrup onions (trust me it taste great!)

There you have the yum! Mangiamo!

Anyways, I've been craving for the rainbowy fruity pebbles the whole time..

 

Green Tea Brownies

Green tea brownies! I took some moment to re-think about the title. If it's green, why does it called brownies? It should be GREENIES, right? Okay, no. 

Took only some easy ingredients and tools. You don't even have to use an electric mixer!

Ingredients : (serves 8) -found on cook.it

1. unsalted butter (40g (0.09lb) )
2. Shredded White chocolate (90g (3 and 1/6 oz))
3. brown sugar (50g (1/4 cup))
4. egg (2)
5. cake flour (50g (1/2 cup))
6. Matcha green tea powder (1 tbsp and 1 tsp)
7. Baking powder (1/2 tsp) 
8. White Chocolate chip (40g (1 and 1/3 oz)

Method :

-Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celcius

-Microwave butter and shredded white chocolate until it melts.

-Add eggs a third at a time

-Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.

-Sprinkle with white chocolate chips or green m&m's! 

-Bake for 18-20 minutes in a greased loaf pan.

 I brought this to my family gathering. We held a Chinese Ceremonial to remember my Grandfather's birthday. 

Can you spot my brownies??

Thanks for reading! bye bye 

Macarons I made yesterday, didn't turn out so good. Some have 'small feet' and some cracked.. :(

Chocolate Cornets

Japanese Bread! I know I said this quite a lot, but it's another recipe from cookingwithdog! YAY :D 

I've seen this before on the internet. It has a cute shape of POOP or shell, but I prefer poop anyway :P
But DOESN'T taste like it. It's filled with chocolate and taste nice!

Before

After 1 hour

I don't make bread as much as I bake cakes. So I was so shock when I saw my bread dough puff up that much.. 

Uneven shapes :p

I had an enjoyable time making this, since I made them together with my sister, her friend, and my lil' cousin ~(^_^~)(~^_^)~ I think I'm going to try another bread recipe when my sisters came home on 26th! 


CLICK HERE for recipe

The Moment You Have been Waiting for! -Krabby Patty Secret Formula

Ever been so curious about Spongebob's Krabby Patty? Feeling desprate to taste them? If YES then continue reading.

I'm not so sure if this is the real secret formula though. But I gave it a try. It was okay, just okay. I don't know why fish in Bikini Bottom love it so much. Maybe it doesn't taste so good because it was not made in the master's hand :p

I found the recipe somewhere :

Actually I have found two versions, one is in the picture and second is on a video on youtube. But I forgot the title and I'm afraid I can't give you the link. Sorry :( But it's pretty much the same but in the second version, the patty was cooked in a skillet first, then baked for 10 minutes on 160 degrees Celcius. 

Spongebob's

Mine. *whoops*

Feel free to share the recipe everywhere. Just don't let plankton know ;;)

Wedding Cake Pops

What's cuter than a cupcake? A cake pop of course!-Bakerella

My aunt gave me a cake pop-ing book from bakerella last week. Reading it again and again doesn't bore me at all. Every page consists uber cute masterpiece! Makes me wanna make them :p

A cake pop is basically a mixture of cake crumbs and frosting which rolled into ball on a stick. Something you can make with left over cake in a fancier and sweeter form ;;)
So, I made some for my cousin's wedding on June 9th as a wedding gift :) Here they are :

Brides and Grooms on the go!

I use Bakerella's chocolate cake and chocolate butter cream recipe. I'm too lazy to type it :$ just open their website or use your favorite recipe. 

Thanks for reading my post ta-ta :D

another post after a long break

Hi, it's been a long time since my last post. Do you miss me? ;;)
Actually during the long break, I have cooked/baked some food I wanna post in here. But I am (will always will- I guess) too lazy to search the photos that are buried under other 2,525 *catchy number, eh?* photos. It's like trying to find a needle in a haystack, you know.

So, I only have two of them in hand right now. Meringue Cookies and Kani Cream Korokke (another food from runnyrunny999)

*crisp*

Green Tea and Chocolate Meringue

Kani (Crab) Cream Korokke

 MERINGUE :

I'm going to talk about the meringue first, so that you don't get confused :p I think making meringue cookies is like making macarons but minus almond meal? It's easy and only took FEW ingredients to make for the basic ones (egg whites, sugar, vanilla extract, and cream of tartar). You can skip the cream of tartar and add a pinch of salt instead. SEE?! You can make this anytime. If you don't have those ingredients I guess there's something wrong with you *teehee*

Swiss Meringue Cookies
recipe adapted from somewhere

-4 egg whites 
-1 cup of sugar 
-a pinch of cream of tartar/salt
-1/4 tsp vanilla extract or other flavorings

1. Put everything except vanilla in a double boiler (You put ingredients in a heatproof metal bowl, then put the bowl on a pan filled with water)
2. Constantly whisk the mixture until it's warm to the touch or water is simmering (just almost boiling point, not boiled)
3. With an electric beater/stand mixer, whip up the egg whites until stiff and glossy peaks form. 
4. Then, put your flavoring and mix until just combine.
5. Pipe / scoop dough onto a cookie pan (greased and lined with a cookie sheet or parchment paper)
6. Bake on a preheated oven (100 degrees celsius) for 50-60 minutes.

Notes :

To make green tea meringues -add 2 tbsp green tea powder
        chocolate           -add 2 tbsp cocoa powder 

*I always add 1/4 tsp vanilla extract for any flavor though*


KANI CREAM KOROKKE :


A crispy yet creamy tasty Japanese treat! Just click on the link I gave you above for the recipe :) 
In the video, he (the cook) divided his dough into four pieces. I think it's too big, so I made mine into 13 balls *I gave my maid two balls BEFORE I took the photo. I DIDN'T eat it*

 Thanks for stopping bye, have a nice day in the kitchen! :D

Caramel Karaage

Caramel is sweet. Fried Chicken is salty and savory. Combining them together never crossed my mind. I tried to do it today, after watching a video from runnyrunny999 (a Japanese blogger)last night. And you know what? It taste amazing! 

Picture from Google

Picture from Google

When I was about to make it, I realize I didn't have any caramel candy! :( *look at recipe* So I made my own substitute instead.

Caramel Sauce (NOT candy, but works well) :

-8 tbsp brown sugar (or palm sugar)
-2 tbsp condensed milk
-2 tbsp butter
-3 tbsp whipping cream

Method :

1.Cook sugar and condensed milk on low heat until it bubbles
2.Remove from heat. Stir in butter and whipping cream until butter melts.
3.Continue stirring until mixture thicken. 

You really have to try this dish at home. It's easy to make one, so give it a try! :)

Ingredients :

-300g chicken

-1 beaten egg　

-1 tbsp soy sauce　

-2 tbsp flour

-30g grated ginger　

Sauce:

-5 tbsp bouillon stock　

-50g minced onion 　

-1 tbsp white wine　

-1 tbsp butter　

-2 tbsp ketchup

-1 tbsp minced garlic　

-1/2 tbsp soy sauce　
-3 pieces caramel candy (I use caramel sauce instead)


Method : Click HERE

TA-DA! This is my caramel karaage! 

I sprinkle them with seaweed and sesame seeds

Japanese Hamburger Steak (Hambagu)

I cooked for lunch today. I guess I'm interested in cooking too, beside baking :D

So, I've been watching videos from cookingwithdog on youtube recently. And what I cooked today is one of her dish. It's Japanese hamburger steak (hambagu). A different way of eating a hamburger, this dish is eaten with hot rice instead of bread, but taste just great! 

I really felt playing the game"cooking mama" directly in the kitchen when I was cooking this :P

My tool really looks like Mama's :D

Hamburger Steak   
Serves 2

Ingredients : *CLICK HERE FOR METHOD 


- Fried Onion -
1 Onion (200g/7.05 oz) - 2/3 for hamburg meat mixture, 1/3 for onion sauce
1 tbsp Olive Oil

150g Broccoli (5.29 oz)
1 Steamed Potato (160g/5.64 oz)
1 tsp Olive Oil
1 Tomato

250g Mixture of Ground Beef and Pork (8.82 oz) - beef : pork=7 : 3 (I use 250g ground beef)
1/3 tsp Salt
A pinch of Black Pepper
1/2 tsp Nutmeg
2/3 Fried Onion

15g Panko - Breadcrumbs (0.53 oz)
2 tbsp Milk
1 Egg

- Onion Gravy -
1/3 Fried Onion
50ml Water (1.69 fl. oz)
1 1/2 tbsp Soy Sauce
1 tbsp Mirin (substitute : lemon juice + sugar)
1 clove of Grated Garlic
10g Butter (0.353 oz)

These are how I served them :)
I served them with a Japanese-looking-dish :P Add a bowl of miso soup if you like. *Good luck in the kitchen*

Red Velvet Cupcakes with Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting

FIFTH red velvet cupcakes recipe I tried and the BEST one! :D

I'm so happy with this recipe. Unlike other red velvet cupcakes, I found this more chocolatey. Not just slightly chocolate.

The frosting is light but you can still taste the cream cheese. The previous red velvet cupcakes used regular cream cheese frosting (not whipped). All of them are runny and too sweet! (Back here in Indonesia, my cooking teacher told me that we can't make the regular ones because of the weather is too hot) But this one is pipe-able and really holds it's shaped. Not to mention, they taste even better!

Give it a try! 

Hershey's Red Velvet Cake

makes 12 cupcakes

1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 egg

1/2 cup buttermilk (buttermilk substitute : just under 1/2 milk + 1/2 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice)

1 cup All-Purpose flour

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp vinegar

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla

1 tbsp red food color (I used oil-based food coloring)

2 1/2 tbsp + 1/2 tsp cocoa powder

3/4 tsp baking soda

Directions

1) Preheat the oven to 350F.

2) Sift together the dry ingredients (cocoa powder, flour and salt).  Set aside.

3) Beat the sugar and butter. Add in the egg and vanilla.

4) Stir together the wet ingredients (food coloring and buttermilk) in a measuring cup. Set aside.

5) Alternatively add the wet and dry ingredients into the sugar/butter/egg batter.

6) Mix in the baking soda first and then the vinegar.

7) Bake for 18-20 minutes. Test for doneness with a toothpick.  If crumbs are sticking to the toothpick, then they are done. They will finishing baking in the cupcake pan from the residual heat for a minute or two.  

Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting 

generously frosts 12 cupcakes and then some :)

1 cup heavy whipping cream (I used Rich's non-dairy whip topping)

1/2 tsp unflavored gelatin or jelly powder

1 tbsp hot water

4 oz cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup sugar (I used powdered sugar)

1/4 tsp vanilla extract

2 tsp sour cream (I used yogurt instead)

Directions

1) Dissolve the gelatin in hot water and set aside.

2) Whip the heavy whipping cream in a chilled bowl with a chilled whisk. Once soft peaks are achieved, add the gelatin mixture. Continue beating until the peaks become stiff. Remove from mixing bowl and set aside.

3) With the uncleaned mixing bowl, add the remaining ingredients and mix until combined.  

4) Fold in the whipping cream until incorporated.

*burp*

 Click here for video.

Homemade Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

What's you're favorite ice cream flavor? Mine is are : vanilla, green tea, mint chocolate chip, chocolate, strawberry, and other flavors at the same level :D

Well, what I meant by vanilla is real vanilla flavor. Not artificial ones, even though I find some artificial flavorings almost taste the same like the real ones. But, you know, artificial ones are not good for you.

A few days ago, I bought some vanilla beans to make vanilla ice cream. I've made green tea and chocolate ice cream before. Making ice cream is not so hard. What REALLY hard is waiting for it to set if you don't have and ice cream maker. But it's worth the wait.


Made yourself this sweet cold treat! :)

*take a look at this for your guide 

Step 1: You will need

• 1 medium vanilla pod
• 750 ml single cream
• 5 medium egg yolks
• 150 g caster sugar

Step 2: De-seed the vanilla pods

Take two vanilla pods and cut down them with a sharp knife. Scrape out all the seeds with the back of the knife and put to one side.

Step 3: Make a basic custard

Separate 5 eggs, keeping the yolks in a small bowl and discarding the whites. Whisk the yolks together until they are well beaten. Now mix the egg yolks in a saucepan with 750ml of single cream and 150 grams of caster sugar. Heat on a medium heat, stirring frequently until all the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is almost at the boil.

Remove from the heat and pour into a cold bowl or jug, and leave to cool fully.

Step 4: Transfer mixture to ice cream maker

Once the mixture is cool, remove the vanilla pod skins and transfer everything into your ice cream maker. Check your manufacturers instructions but for this quantity you will need to put the machine on for roughly 30 minutes.

Alternatively, if you don't have an ice cream maker, you can simply pour the mixture into a tub and bung it in the freezer, but you will need to stir it regularly as it sets, which will take up to 5 hours.

Once the time is up and the ice cream has set, simply scoop and serve, and you should have one happy customer!

Domo Bento & Un-sliced Rainbow Cake

My first time using my label sticker! My cousin made it for my birthday :D

I'm so tired right now.. I have just finished my rainbow cake order :D Can't wait for it to be sliced, it's only pretty when it's cut ;;)

Candy Melts

I used strawberry candy melts for the letters. I melted it with a double-boiler, spread it thin, and cut it with a cookie cutter when it's set. *If you're making one, don't freeze it otherwise it will crack when you cut it*

Anyways, I cooked for my sister again today! It supposed to be Domo-kun but you know.. As you can see, it's not so pretty or cute.

Domo losts two of his teeth

That's all for now. Bye bye ~

Bento!

Today (this morning) I made my sister a bento for her lunch at school! I've been craving to made one of these. It's just a good feeling to make something cute yet edible. I am not a pro in making bentos, but I really like what I made today :)

Chicken Teriyaki

My sister likes it too! But she complained to me that her rice was not enough and the chicken teriyaki is too salty - I cooked based on a recipe but didn't measure it (won't do it again).

The two bunnies are the rice I shaped with a cookie cuter. Eyes and mouth are seaweed and last it the cheeks. I applied tomato sauce with a skewer for the cheeks. 

Here's the recipe if you're feeling to make one :)-The recipe calls for salmon fillets but I used chopped chicken. I think other source of meat will work too.


Ingredients :


-4 pieces salmon fillets


Sauce :


-4 tbsp brown sugar 
-4 tbsp Japanese soy sauce (shoyu)
-6 tbsp vegetable oil
-3 tbsp diced garlic
-3 tbsp diced ginger
-4 tsp lemon juice
-1 tsp sesame oil
-1 tsp salt 
-2 tbsp mirin


Method :


-For the sauce : Combine all the ingredients (except the fish) in a bowl, mix well and set aside.
-Coat fish fillets with 1/2 of the teriyaki sauce and let the sauce soak for about 30 minutes. Set aside the sauce you have left for coating while you grill the fish.
-Heat a skillet (medium heat) and place the fish. Coat it again with the sauce and cook both sides until done.
-Place the fish on a serving plate.
-Using a sauce pan, cook the remaining sauce until it's boiled.
-Drizzle sauce on your cooked fish, enjoy! 

M&M's Cookies

Laura Vitale's M&M cookies recipe to die for! I directly made them after watching this video. The cookies' texture is chewy (not crispy) and works great with the M&M's :D

I 'sacrificed' my whole M&M's stock to made these :P 
This recipe is so worth to try. Go ahead and make one! 

Recipe: (Makes 4 Dozen)

Ingredients:
2 ¼ cups All Purpose Flour
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking Soda
2 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 cup of Unsalted Room Temperature Butter
¾ cup of Granulated Sugar
¾ of a Cup of Brown Sugar
2 cups of Milk Chocolate M&Ms

Process:

1) Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.

2) Combine together the first 3 ingredients and set aside.

3) In a mixer bowl fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together the butter and both sugars. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix together until all creamy and combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl to make sure everything is mixed well.

4) Add the dry ingredients and mix just to combine. Add the m&ms and mix just to distribute them through the batter.

5) Using a small ice cream scoop, drop the cookie dough 2 inches apart on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 9 to 11 minutes, until lightly golden brown around the edges.

6) Cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet then remove onto wire rack and cool completely.

<3

Baking Class

Good morning bloggers! Last week, I joined a baking class. My mom's friend held it. I learned 3 recipes (Carrot Cake, Banana Cake-my favorite, and Apple Wholemeal Cake). Beside from baking, we had meal together. The teacher brought some cake from The Baker's (Ranch Pastry) and my classmate brought a pack of her Pempek (it's some kind of fish ball eaten with sauce - traditional food from Palembang, Indonesia).

Red Velvet, Carrot Cake, (I forgot what's the third) and Pistachio Cake

Pempek

 The teacher made the class seemed easy. In fact, the cake taste good and it's healthy :D I will share the recipe when I make it again.

Banana Cake <3

Carrot Cake baked in muffin tins

My Carrot Cupcakes! -a bit messy :p

My Teacher's

She put parchment paper to create pattern and dusted the cake with icing sugar

I think I'm joining her next baking class :D