Kuih Rose / Kuih Loyang

Again ... This is the blender method.. Because I'm lazy like that ...

So blitz all the ingredients in the blender until smooth and transfer to a flat based bowl.

1/4 cup rice flour

1/2 cup flour 

1/2 cup coconut cream 

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp vanilla essence 

1 egg 

1/4 cup sugar 

Sesame seeds (optional)

Heat the oil with the mould in the hot oil. Drain excess oil from the tool and dip into  the batter. Ensure that only 3/4 of the tool is dipped in. DO NOT dip the entire mould into the batter as it will be hard to shake off the cookie from the mould . Fry until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Enjoy!

Durian Mousse Cake

This is a really basic durian mousse cake.. And I like super thick durian mousse with thin layers of sponge :-)

For the sponge, whisk 2 eggs until frothy for 4 minutes. Add 1 cup sugar and whisk again for 4 more minutes. Add 1 teaspoon Vanilla essence. Fold in the flour mixture. And lastly mix in the liquid to the batter.

1 cup flour

1 tsp baking powder 

A pinch of salt

1/2 cup milk 

1 tablespoon butter (heat with the milk)

Pour into a 6inch greased and lined round cake pan and bake at 165 degrees for 30 minutes or until the cake is firm to the touch. Cool and slice the cake into 3 layers.

Durian mousse 

200g durian flesh

80ml milk 

Mix it into a smooth paste.

Whip 200ml fresh cream with 30g icing sugar. Set aside 

8g gelatine powder

30ml water

 

Combine and heat in the microwave until the gelatine melted.

Add the gelatine mixture to the durians and fold in the whipped cream.

Assemble the cake by placing 1 layer of sponge then half the durian mousse then the sponge and final topping with the balance half of the mousse. Smooth the top and freeze for 2 hours. Best to use a cake ring or a springform tin with removable cake base for this for easy removable. 

Whip 100 ml cream with  1 tablespoon icing sugar and spread around the cake. Chop the balance 1 layer of sponge for the topping of the cake and dust with icing sugar 

Malay Quiche / Kuih Bakar Berlauk with Pasta

Ok so breakfast was done last night because I didn't want to rush this morning .. I had a lot of fresh cream left so figured lets do a quiche but Malay style.. 

Mix the ingredients for the sauce in a blender and blitz until smooth.

2 large eggs or 3 medium size ones

1/2 cup fresh cream

1 cup fresh milk

50g flour

1 tablespoon melted butter

1/2 tsp salt

Pepper 

Boil 150g pasta of your choice .. I had only spaghetti so I broke it into quarters and boiled. You can use elbow or spiral too. 

150g minced beef

1 onion chopped

2 garlic minced

1 tablespoon curry powder

1/2 tsp ground coriander

Salt / pepper to taste 

A handful of chopped coriander leaves

Butter 

Sautee the onions and garlic in butter, once softened add minced beef, curry powder, seasonings and fry until beef is cooked.

Topping 

Chopped parsley

Chillis 

Fried shallots 

To assemble, grease your muffin pan with butter. Pour all the batter equally. Top it pasta then the beef and finally the toppings. Bake in 180 degrees oven for 20-25 minutes until the custard is firm. 

Banana Nutella Brownies - using the 3 ingredient method

You know the craze with the 3 ingredient brownies??  Well I've tried a few and it's great but for this recipe, I tweaked it because I like a good balance of sweet & salty.. Plus I love the combination of bananas & chocolate !! 

You need a large bowl (no mixer required)

And a mixing spoon or spatula. Add all the ingredients and voila.. It's ready to be baked!

1 1/2 cups Nutella 

2 eggs

1/2 cup flour

A pinch of salt 

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tablespoon sugar (optional - original version doesn't use sugar but i like it a tad sweeter)

1 banana chopped

Mix all the ingredients and add the banana last and gently fold it in. I like the taste of banana chunks instead of mashed ones. 

Place in a buttered tin 7x7 or 8x8 if you like a thinner brownies .. (greaseproof paper not required) and bake for 20 minutes on 175 degrees.

The brownies are yummy straight from the oven (no waiting time required)! 

One trick though is to use a plastic disposable knife to cut through it rather than a normal knife.. It cuts like butter! Smooth  and no mess!