abacus

Abacus is my favourite food as it has chewy texture.  Getting a nice abacus food is not easy as it must have a nice favour and the dough must have right texture.   I found this recipe at one of the blog and the methods of making it is not as difficult as what i think.  so here is my abacus... nice and chewy... my girl just like it.

abacus @ Sugabakes

Kueh Makmur

My colleague requested me to bake kueh makmur for chinese new year festival. and i agreed to give it a try.  I have used the same ingredients of my pineapple tart recipe to make a soft dough and added a teaspoon of roasted peanuts given by my colleague.  But I have opt out making the design of a leaves as i want to try it plain.  I was glad that the cookies turn out nice and fragrant. Yummy....

Kueh Makmur @ Sugabakes

Kueh Makmur @ Sugabakes

3D Hello Kiddy Butter Cookies

My colleague bought this 3D Hello Kitty cutter and requested me to bake cookies by using this cutter especially for her daugther's friends and classmates on her birthday party.  This is my first try and was quite excited to try it out   I am not sure how much thickness to cut out th image and the outcome doesnt look good but at least i got to understand it and will bake a nicer image out.

3D Hello Kitty Image @ Sugabakes

(recipe from Sweet Decadenze)

Cool and nice - Sugabakes

Chocolate Fudge Cake

Today is my nephew's 10th birthday.  Instead of buying a birthday cake, i decided to make one for him.  As this is my first time baking a birthday cake,  i simply added chocolate fudge on the cake and chill it in the fridge till overnight. I have added some strawberries and M&M chocolate to make it colourful and beautiful.

Birthday Cake @ Sugabakes

simple deco on birthday cake @ Sugabakes

Curry Fish Head

Tonight bought a fresh fish and cooked this tasty and spicy fish head curry.

Curry Fish Head @ Sugabakes

boiled moist fruit cake

This recipe is easy as it does not need mixer and folding of dry ingredients, instead it was to use wooden spoon or any spoon to mix the ingredients until well mix.  As far as i know, fruits cake is dry and has added a lot of  dry fruits, nuts and brandy. And it can keep for few weeks.  This cake that i have baked is moist and delicious.

Moist fruits cake @ Sugabakes

  

Banana Chocolate muffin

My twin sister's son requested her to bake him the chocolate muffin as it has added banana and cocoa muffin that taste delicious.  The cake is moist and it taste yummy when it was eaten warm. And also given away some to her friend with added some deco of icing sweet in a nice sweet box.

Banana Chocolate muffin (done by my twin's sister) @ Sugabakes

Decor with icing sweet @ Sugabakes

Sweet potato Onde Onde

This is my second time making onde onde, the first try is a failure as i didnt use white grated coconut and 
mix the dough properly. Glad that this second try turn out soft and have a nice texture.

roll into round dough @ sugabakes

sweet potato onde onde @ sugabakes

Butter Biscuits

My girl requested me to make dough for her to play by using her nice cookies cutter and decorated it with their features.  With my caregiver helps, she managed to finish all the dough but did not complete decorating it as she is eager to wash up my bakewares (so that she can play with water too)...

Rolling and cutting out the shapes @ Sugabakes

different shapes of butter cookies @ sugabakes

Twinkling little star @ Sugabakes

Milo Chiffon Cake

I came across this recipe and was keen of making as it using milo for chiffon cake.  This is my third time baking chiffon cakes and all has different texture and fragrant.  The shape doesnt turn out nice as i was using a small chiffon pans then original size pan.  But the sponge is soft and light and has a light fragrant of milo.  my children just love it and would like to have it again for their tomorrow breakfast. P:)

Milo Chiffon Cake @ Sugabakes

Milo Chiffon Cake @ Sugabakes

Recipe

Ingredients

9 eggs - separated

250gm self raising flour

250gm of castor sugar

250ml thick coconut milk

1/8 tsp cream of tartar

3 tbsp of Milo

Method

1) Whisk the egg whites untl just frothy, add cream of tartar and sugar until the mixture is stiff.

2) Whisk the egg yolk until light and thick.  Add in flour, coconut mik and milo and whisk until well combined and smooth.

3) Gently fold in the egg yolk mixture into the egg whites mixture.

4) pour into 25cm chiffon cake pan and bake @ 175c for 1 hour until well risen.

5) invert the pan and let it cool. slice and serve.