oreo butter cake

Oreo Butter Cake

225g cake flour

1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
85g unsalted butter, cut into pieces
170g sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup(240ml) nonfat unsweetened yogurt
1 tsp vanilla essence
80g Oreo cookies, roughly crushed
Whole Oreo cookies for decorating

1) Preheat oven to 180C and grease or line a 8-inch round tin.
2) Sift together cake flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
3) Cream the butter and sugar until light and creamy. Dribble in eggs slowly, about 1 tbsp at a time, beating constantly for about 2 mins.
4) On LOW speed, beat in 1/3 of the flour mixture until just combined. Beat in ½ of the yogurt. Then beat in 1/2 of the remaining flour mixture, followed by the remaining yogurt, and vanilla extract. Finally beat in the remaining flour mixture.
5) Lastly, fold in the crushed cookies.
6) Pour into prepared tin, arrange whole Oreos on top and bake for about 40 - 50 mins till skewer inserted comes out clean.
7) Cool in pan for 5 mins. Unmold and cool completely.

Note:
I use a stand mixer for this, which can ‘fold in’ the flour and yogurt gently on its lowest speed. If you cream the butter manually or with a hand-held mixer, after the eggs have been incorporated, use a spatula to gently fold in the flour and yogurt.

Seafood Quiche

Seafood Quiche

For pastry

500g all purpose flour
pinch of salt
1 tsp fish curry powder
1 tblspn corriander leaves- thinly sliced
230g cold butter- diced
cold water

1. Put all dry ingredients in a bowl
2. Rub cold butter until form a crumbs
3. Gradually pour in water until form a dough
4. Flat the dough into 9inch greased pie mould or aluminium foil mould




5. Poke with fork and blind bake for 10mins


For seafood filling

3 tblspn oil - for saute
4 onion - diced
3 green chilli - diced
3 red chilli - diced
1 tblspn fish curry powder
150g prawn
150g squid
50g button mushroom
50g mixed vege
parsli
salt and pepper to taste
5 eggs - slightly beaten
1 1/2 cup heavy cream or fresh milk plus 1 tsp cornflour
1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Heat up oil in a pot. Saute onion until golden brown. Add in chillies, stir. Add fish curry powder, then prawn, squid, mushroom, mixed vege and stir well. Add salt and pepper.Turn off the heat. In separate bowl lightly beat eggs and add in cream. Pour into the half-cooked pastry. Sprinkle parmesan cheese and bake for another 15-20 mins or until brown.

Brownies

Walnut and Chocolate Chip Brownies

Ingredients


680g semi or bittersweet chocolate
226g butter- diced
6 large eggs
2 cups granulated sugar
1 tblspn vanilla extract
210g flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 170 degC.Place the rack in the centre of the oven. Grease a 9" x 13" (23cm x 33cm) pan and line bottom of pan with parchment paper.

Melt the chocolate and butter in a stainless steel bowl placed over a saucepan of simmering water. Remove from heatand set aside.

In large bowl whisk (use hand mixer) together the eggs and sugar. Fold in melted chocolate mixture and vanilla extract.

In separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Then fold into the chocolate and sugar mixture until well combined.

Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 40-45 mins.





Brownies 2

150g semisweet chocolate, chopped
120ml sunflower oil
215g light brown sugar
2 eggs
5ml vanilla essence
65g self-raising flour
4 tablespoon cocoa powder (unsweetened)
4 tablespoon milk chocolate chips
75g chopped walnuts

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180 degC. Lightly grease a shallow 19cm/7.5 inch square pan.


2. Melt chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water.


3. With an electric mixer, beat together oil, sugar, eggs and vanilla essence in a mixing bowl.


4. Stir in the melted chocolate then beat well until evenly mixed.


5. Sift the flour and cocoa powder into the batter. With a spatula, fold thoroughly until all the flour mixture incorporates into the batter.


6. Stir in walnuts and chocolate chips. Mix well.


7. Pour the mixture into the prepared square tin. Spread the mixture evenly to the edges. (The mixture is rather sticky and gooey.)


8. Bake for about 30 ~ 35 mins until the top is firm and crusty. Cool in the pan before cutting into squares.

MY FAV SAVOURY RECIPES

Savoury dishes always been everyone's favourite like noodles, pies, baked macaroni and of course beef and chicken traditional malay cuisines like rendang, asam pedas etc. I like simple and easy recipe...but tasty. Here are some of them...

I gave this recipe to my friend in Manchester, Kay recently and glad she likes it. Even busy architect like her love cooking and I think people changed when you have your own 'fan' and in her case Iman ( her only son..am I right Kay?..) My family love this recipe especially my chubby hubby as he could continue having them with bread after had them for lunch or dinner... And if people ask me how I 'glued' him to be at home for his main meal, the answer is my cooking indeed. It may not suit others but for sure did an excellent job for mine..







RENDANG BABU
..( my mom named it..don't really know why)


Ingredients:

1 kg beef ( small and thin slice)
100g chilli paste ( from abt 30g dried chilli, 1 medium onion, 3-4 clove of garlic and 3cm ginger-blend together)
1 cinnamon stick
100ml evaporated milk
50g tomato puree
salt and sugar to your taste
1/2 cup vege oil

Method:

1. Heat up oil in a heavy base saucepan or a pressure cooker
2. Firstly put in cinnamon stick for few minutes and pour in chilli paste until aromatic. Add tomato puree and milk. Stir constantly until all blended well. Add beef and let simmer until it tender or if using pressure cooker let it cook under pressure for about 15 minutes.





3. Once the gravy has thicken,add salt and sugar to taste. Let it cook for about 10 minutes more.
4.Remove from heat and serve. Can be served with rice or bread.

Almond Cookies 2

120g butter
80g caster sugar
1 egg yolk
1 tsp vanilla extract
60g ground almond
200g flour
Flake almond and egg yolk for decoration

1. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy
2. Add yolk and vanilla
3. Add in ground almond and flour. Fold all ingredients to form smooth dough.
4. Roll out dough until its about 8mm thick. Cut with your desired cookie cutter

5. Put almond flake on top and brush with egg yolk


6.Bake for 10 mins at 180 deg cels or until golden brown

CARROT CAKE

Another recipe by Marina Ismail. Good for my mom-in-law as she is diebetic patient because the cake is not sweet at all and high in fibre too.

Ingredients

4 eggs (beat on medium speed for about 1 min to mix)

2 cups of grated carrots

3 cups of plain flour

1 cup of walnut (coarsely chopped)

1 cup of canned pineapple (diced)

1 1/3 cups of castor sugar

1 1/2 cups of olive oil

1 teaspoon of baking powder

1 teaspoon of salt

1 tablespoon of vanilla extract

Method

1. Pre-heat oven at 180 deg C. Line a 9-inch round pan with parchment paper.

2. Sift flour into a large bowl. Add baking powder

3. Add all ingredients into the bowl, except for eggs and walnut.

4. Fold beaten eggs into the mixture until incorporated

5. Add chopped walnut, and mix well.

6. Pour mixture into the cake pan

7. Bake for about 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean


BUTTERCREAM RECIPE

(courtesy of friend; Marina Ismail..tq)

1 kg krimwell
125g butter
3 tblsn shortening
sugar water
few drop of lemon extract

Beat krimwell, butter and shortening until soft peak. Boil sugar and water ( make sure water and sugar at the same level ) Once boiled put drop of lemon extract. Add the syrup gradually according to your taste. Can be stored in the fridge if there is balance after decorating.

Chocolate Layer Cake

Ingredients
(A)
20 egg yolks
8 egg white
250 gm. sugar
200 gm. Hong Kong flour or cake flour
1 Tbsp. Ovalette

(B)
450 gm. Butter
6 Tbsp. Condensed Milk

(C)

1 orange skin - grated
1/2 tsp. orange emulco
2 tsp. coffee paste
1 Tbsp. Chocolate paste
3 Tbsp. Dark cooking chocolate - melted

Method:

(1) Beat ingredients (A) till thick and fluffy.
(2) Cream ingredients (B) till creamy.
(3) Fold ingredients (A) and (B) together and mix evenly.
(4) Divide mixture into 3 portions. Two portions add in grated orange and orange paste. The other portion add in coffee paste, chocolate paste and melted chocolate.
(5) Spoon 4 to 5 Tabsp. of orange batter into 8" x 8" sq tin and bake till half cook then turn to grill mode and bake till golden brown. Continue baking layer by layer till orange portion finish.
(6) Continue the same process with the chocolate portion and bake till batter finish.
(7) Continue the same process again with the orange portion and bake till finish.
(8) For the last layer, change back to oven temperature of 175C and bake a further 15 to 20 mins.
(9) Remove from oven and leave to cool before slicing.

Note: You can leave l layer portion of chocolate batter for the uppermost layer.

PRUNE LAPIS

Ingredients:

300 gm. butter
25 egg yolks
3 egg white
220 gm. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla essence
1 Tbsp. ovalette
160 gm. cake flour
450 gm. seedless prunes
1 Tbsp. rum
2 Tbsp. condense milk

Method:

(1) Cream butter till creamy and pale in colour. Add in rum and condense milk.
(2) Whisk egg yolks, egg white, sugar and vanilla essence together , then add in ovalette and flour. Whisk till double in volume.
(3) Fold in the beaten butter, rum and condensed milk.
(3) Prepare a 8" X 8" Sq. tray - lined at the bottom.
(4) Grill the cake layer by layer with prunes on alternate layers.
(5) Use a skewer to prick every layer and press lightly with a lapis pree to flatten each layer.
(6) When finish frilling, bake the cake at 180C for about 15 mins.

STEP BY STEP

FRUITTY NUTTY SLICES

This treats is chewy like slices for one who likes taste of fruits, cornflakes and almond. Its a quick and easy to make. A healthy one too because the ingredients used are rich in fibre and vitamins as well. Enjoy them with hi tea or have them during your break time.




200g butter
1/2 cup honey

3 cups cornflakes- coarsely crunched
1 1/2 cup mixed fruits
1 cup dessicated coconut
1 cup cereal (nestum)
1 cup sliced almond
1 cup milk powder
1/2 cup green cherries
1/2 cup red cherries
4 eggs - lightly beaten

method:

1. Preheat oven to 180 deg celcius. Line 10.5 x 14.5 inch tin with aluminium foil.


2. In a medium bowl, mix together dry ingredients and set aside.



3. Heat butter and honey in a pot. Once melted add all dry ingredients and then eggs. Stir until just incorporated.



4. Transfer mixture into lined pan, smooth evenly with spatula.




5. Bake for 12-18 mins or until golden brown.



6. Once cooled cut into pieces or you can use cutter like this to cut evenly.



7. Put on paper cup and bake another 10 minutes. Let them cool before storing.

Lemon Cupcakes
~20 cupcakes

1-1/2 cups flour (cake if you have it, otherwise all-purpose)
3/4 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup grape seed oil or vegetable oil
4 egg yolks (approximately 3 ounces)
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon extract, all natural
grated rind from 1 lemon
1 teaspoon bitters
5 egg whites (approximately 5 ounces)
1/4 teaspoon cream of tarter
1/4 cup sugar

1. Sift flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder into the bowl of a standing mixer.
2. In a medium bowl, combine oil, egg yolks, lemon juice, lemon extract, lemon rind, and bitters. Stir to combine.
3. On a low setting, start to beat the dry mixture and slowly add the wet. Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat until incorporated.
4. Transfer mixture to another bowl. Wash and dry mixer bowl.
5. Whip egg whites with whip attachment on medium-high speed until foamy. With the mixer on medium speed, add cream of tarter and slowly add sugar. Beat on high speed until stiff peaks form.
6. Scoop a cupful of the stiff egg whites into the batter and stir to combine. This should lighten up the batter.
7. Transfer the batter to the egg whites and gently fold until there are no more streaks of egg white.
8. Scoop into cupcake cups about 2/3s full and bake at 350 F for 22-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

MOIST CHOCOLATE CAKES

My kids love chocolate and everything that have chocolate in it. I have been baking and tried so many chocolate cake recipes either from internet or family and friends BUT this recipe is so easy and because the taste is yummy as well. Try it yourself and give me some feed back..tq

2 cups sugar
2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup cocoa Hershey's
2 tsp baking soda
2 large eggs
1 tsp salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup Mazola Oil
1 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1 cup boiling water

Preheat oven 180 deg celc
Grease 9" x 9" mould.
Place all ingredients into a mixing bowl and stir until combined.
Pour into the mould and bake 1 hour
Once cooled, decorate with chocolate ganache

Chocolate Fudge

1 can evaporated milk
1 cup water
1 cup cocoa powder
4 egg yolks
4 tblspn cornflour
1 1/2 cup caster sugar
250g butter
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Put all ingredients in a heavy saucepan on medium heat. Stir constantly until thicken. Let it cool before spread it onto the chocolate cake.