Coconut And Key Lime Pudding Cake

Coconut and key lime pudding cake with guava coulis and grilled pineapple
Source: Emeril Lagasse ( with some modification)

Serve pudding with grilled pineapple and guava coulis

Ingredients
3 tablespoons butter, softened at room temperature
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
3 eggs, separated
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup freshly squeezed key lime juice
1 cup milk
1/4 cup desiccated unsweetened coconut

Method
1/  Preheat the oven to 180 degrees c.
2/  Lightly butter 6  ramekins with 1 tablespoon of the butter.
3/  Coat the interior of the 6 ramekins with the 2 tablespoons of sugar.
4/  Roll the sugar around each ramekin to ensure that all surfaces are evenly coated.
5/  Place the ramekins in a large baking dish or roasting pan and set aside.
6/  In a mixing bowl, cream together 3/4 cup of the sugar and remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
7/  Add the egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
8/  Stir in the flour. Gradually add the key lime juice, don't worry if the mixture looks curdled or appears to be separating.

9/   Season with the salt and add the milk and coconut and stir to combine.
10/  In a separate bowl beat the egg whites just until they hold stiff peaks.
11/  Gently fold the egg whites into the yolk mixture in 3 additions.
12/  Do not over mix, the mixture will appear thin.
13/  Divide the pudding cake mixture evenly among the ramekins and add enough hot water to the baking dish to come half way up the sides of the ramekins.
14/  Cover the ramekins with a sheet of parchment paper that has been liberally greased with butter or non-stick baking spray.
15/  Bake until the pudding cakes are puffed and lightly firm to the touch, 30 to 35 minutes.
16/  Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool slightly before serving.

Guava Coulis

1 cup chopped guava
1 cup pink guava juice
1 tbsp lemon juice

1/  Blend the chopped guava, guava juice and 1 tablespoon of lime juice for 2 minutes or until smooth.
2/  Add 1 drop of pink coloring. Mixed well.
3/  Chilled in fridge.

 Grilled Pineapple

Few slices of thinly cut pineapple, cut lengthwise
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp lemon juice

1/  Mix honey and lemon juice together.
2/  Brush honey on both side of the pineapple, pour the remaining honey on top of pineapple.
3/  Grilled the pineapple until slightly charred.

To make simple pineapple flower. Take 1 slice and roll into cone shape.

Put the 1st cone on the second slice of pineapple and roll again.

Pineapple flower completed.

Decorate the pudding cake with grilled pineapple.

Simple and gorgeous pineapple flower.

To serve
1/  Invert a ramekin with the warm pudding cake onto the center of a dessert plate.
2/  While clasping the sides of the plate with your fingers and using your thumbs to hold the base of the ramekin in place, give a couple of firm jolts downwards to release the cake from the ramekin.

 3/  Place the plate on a level surface and slowly remove the ramekin.

4/  Spoon some of the guava sauce around the pudding cake and top with grilled pineapple.

5/  Serve while still warm but I prefer chilled, it  taste better.

It sure taste heavenly.....one scoop in my mouth..... I blink my eyes 3 times.......wooooooooooo......one of the most luscious pudding cake I ever eaten.

Any taker?

My empty plate..... I need second helping. LOL

Please help yourself with the pudding cake.

A cute Liebster Award from my dear friend  of   Spontaneously Cupcakes. Ross, thank you so much for the beautiful awards. 

Have a nice week ahead to all my friends.

Brown Rice Salad

Brown rice is believe to be more nutrition as compare to white rice. Brown rice is the whole rice grain with just the first outer layer removed through milling. It retain its fiber and germ which contains vital nutrients.

Let's look at some of the brown rice benefits....
1/  Reduce possibility of heart diseases
2/  Help avoid abrupt spikes in sugar levels
3/  Help digestion
4/  Prevent gall stone in women
5/  Fat burning and lower cholesterol
6/  Reduce the risk of many types of cancer
7/  Brown rice also contains other nutrients like B vitamins, manganese, selenium and iron.
8/  Improve skin complexion.

Today I'm sharing with you my simple diet meal.
Brown Rice Salad

Ingredients
2 cup cook brown rice
100gm golden raisin
50gm toasted cashew nuts
1 sprig mint leaves
1 sprig coriander
2 leaves of lettuce
3 tbsp soya sauce
1 tbsp wocestershire sauce
1 tsp pepper
3 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp olive oil (optional)

1/  Chopped the coriander and mint leaves.
2/  Cut the lettuce into thin strip
3/  Mixed the cooked rice with  cashes nuts, raisin, mint leaves, coriander, lettuce and mixed well.
4/  All soya sauce, wocestershire sauce, lemon juice, sugar, pepper  and toss well.

How to cook brown rice

1/  Wash and rinse brown rice 3 to 4 times.
2/  Soak brown rice with some water for 1 hour.
3/  Drain off water, add enough hot water and cook the rice in rice cooker or steam  for 1 hour.
4/  Fluff up the rice and add the salad ingredients. Enjoy!

Let me show you some creative food ideas.

Oh, my beary bear is sleeping so soundly.

To make the "bear blanket". Beat one egg with pinch of salt, pepper, sesame oil  until your wrist sore. Heat up the non stick frying pan, add little oil and fry egg till cooked on both side. My beary bear very comfy with his blankie.

Wet your palm with little water, roll 1 ball of rice for the bear head. Roll 2 small circle and attached it to the bear head. Use cheese and dried prunes for the eyes and nose.
Roll another bigger ball of rice and flatten slightly and attached to the head. Roll a thin cylinder shape for the bear hand. Oh, I forgot to make his pillow.Well, sorry my dear bear, next time I make you a nice pillow.

Free hand drawing using tomato sauce and toothpick. So how is my drawing skill, look like young rooster? LOL  

Wakey... wakey..... my beary bear, the rooster  is crowing!

He is too tired, refuse to wake up.......

Teddy bear, teddy bear
Bend down low!
Teddy bear, teddy bear
Touch your toes!
Teddy bear, teddy bear
Turn out the light!
Teddy bear, teddy bear
Say good night!

Have a nice week ahead to all my friends.
 

How to make Pandan Leaves Roses.....

Pandan leaves is also called Pandanus or screwpine leaves. Pandan leaves is hauntingly aromatic and delicate. Southeast Asian use pandan leaves widely  as a flavoring for dessert and chicken dishes. You can put pandan leaf in the uncooked rice pot to perfume it. The leaves also have a repellent effect on cockroaches.

Let's be creative today, I'll show all of you how to make roses from pandan leaves. You can use it as a potpourri for your home, shoe rack, car, fridge or bathroom.

For the right handed, follow this step.

 1/  Leave about 3 cm from the end of the pandan leaf ( this will be the flower stem ) and fold about 90 deg

NOTE: PLUCK FRESH PANDAN LEAVES AND LEAVE IT FOR ABOUT HALF A DAY BEFORE USE, EASIER TO HANDLE.

 2/  Fold the stem inward as per diagram.

3/  Fold leaf backward like diagonal part into half.

4/  Make one and half roll and make sure it is not covering the small triangular part on top.

5/ Fold the leaf backward and make another roll before end of small triangle

6/  Repeat until left about 3 inch from end of leaf.

7/  Pull the leaf end through the last layer, and pull slowly or else it will break.

8/  Almost complete... so make sure hubby don't disturb.

9/  Tighten the petal

10/ Tighten the rose by twisting the centre part of the rose.

11/ Ta...da.... completed. Lucky hubby never get into aheemm mood...........LOL

12/  Bundle the pandan roses and tied with rubber band. You can wrap up like a bouquet and put in your car or around the house. Especially good for toilet. SPRAY WITH WATER TO KEEP IT FRESH.

Break time........ let's drink hot cocoa with grated chocolate

Now this is for the left handed friends.

1/  Leave about 3 in from the end of pandan leaf (this will be the flower stem) and fold 90 deg.
 

2/  Fold the stem as per diagram

3/  Fold the leaf backward diagonal part into half

4/  Make one and half roll but make sure it is not covering the small triangle part on top.  ( See above diagram with arrow.

5/  Fold the leaf backward and make another roll before end of small triangle.

6/ Repeat until left about 3 inch from end of leaf.

7/  Pull the leaf end through the last layer.

8/  Pull slowly to prevent breaking.

9/ Tighten the petal

10/ Tighten the rose by twisting the centre part of the rose

Enjoy the aromatic scent from pandan leaves, I often display pandan roses around the house and car.

Will post the hot cocoa drink with chopped chocolate  in my coming posting, stay tuned.

Have a nice week end.