KING ARTHUR CHOCOLATE CAKE

Is chocolate cake sinful? Guess most of us loves chocolate, chocolate cakes, chocolate dessert. Chocolate is my all time favorite.
The cake may look untidy but the taste is marvelous.

King Arthur Chocolate Cake  source from K.A 
Ingredients
2 1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 cup castor sugar
1/2 cup butter ( very soft)
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup milk
1/2 cup cappuccino
4 large eggs

1/ Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda into the mixing bowl.
2/ Add the castor sugar and mix well.
3/ Add the soft butter and use mixer to beat for 1 minute.
4/ Add the milk, cappuccino, vanilla extract and oil into the flour mixture and mix till well blend.

5/ Add egg one at a time and beat until well blend at medium speed. Do not over beat the egg.
6/ Grease 2 x 8" cake pan. Divide the mixture into 2 portion.
7/ Bake at pre heat oven for 25 to 30 minutes at 180 deg c.

Filling and frosting for the cake
8 oz good quality cooking chocolate
200 mls whipping cream

1/ Chop the chocolate into small piece.
2/ Double boil the chocolate and whipping cream until chocolate melt.
3/ Remove from heat, add 1 to 2 tbsp Irish cream and stir till well blend.
4/ Keep aside for 30 to 45 minutes until the frosting slightly thicken.
5/ Sandwich the 2 cakes with chocolate filling, refrigerate for 15 minutes.
6/ Remove from fridge, pour the chocolate frosting on top the cake and frost the side of cake. Decorate as desire.

The fudge frosting is a killer. Make sure to use good quality chocolate to get the ultimate taste.

This chocolate cake is tender and moist.

Life is short, eat chocolate.

WAFFLE WITH FRIED CHICKEN WINGS

Waffle with fried chicken wings with maple orange sauce. We can easily make this dish in a bit under an hour.

Waffle - make 4 pieces
1 large egg - lightly beaten
1 cup butter milk
1 1/4 cup flour
1 tbsp brown sugar
1/4 cup melted butter
2 tsp baking powder
1/ tsp vanilla extract

1/  Sieve the flour and baking powder together.
2/  Mix the flour, brown sugar, butter milk, egg and mix well.

3/  Add the melted butter and vanilla extract. Keep aside for an hour.

4/  Heat up the waffle iron, brush both side of the hotplate with butter. Scoop the batter onto the waffle iron and cover the lid.

5/ Cook the waffle till golden brown.  For best result, serve immediately.

Fried Chicken
6 chicken wings
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp light soya sauce
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp rum
1 chicken egg - lightly beaten

Coating for chicken wings
300 gm plain flour
2 tsp salt
2 tsp all spice
1 tsp pepper
Mix all ingredients together and mix well.

1/  Wash the chicken wing and pat dry, cut into 2 section.
2/  Marinate the chicken wings with salt, light soya sauce, pepper, cayenne pepper and rum.
3/  Refrigerate for about 2 to 3 hours.

4/  Coat the chicken wings with flour mixture evenly.

5/ Then dip the coated chicken wings into the egg mixture.

6/ Coat the chicken in flour mixture again and shake off the excess flour.

7/ Heat up the oil and deep fry the chicken wings until golden brown and cooked through.

Maple orange sauce
Juice of 1 orange
4 tbsp maple syrup or to taste
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp corn flour mix with 1 tbsp water.

Mix orange  juice with salt and maple syrup. Cook till warm then add the corn flour mixture. Cook till thicken and slightly boil. Remove from heat.

 A sweet, crispy and savory comforting combo that can be serve anytime of the day.

If you got nothing better to do, cut the watermelon into maple leaf shape.

A drizzle of sweet maple orange sauce on the waffle and chicken can really hit the platter hard.

 Another holy combination to enjoy waffle.

Waffle with caramelized banana and ice cream.

Add 1 tbsp of sugar with 1 tbsp of water onto the non stick pan. Cook till sugar melt and add the slice banana. Cook till sugar caramelized. Sprinkle cinnamon powder on top the banana.

An irresistible snack, if you like can take this for breakfast too.

Waffle chicken sandwich is a great appetizer for potluck or parties.

Cut waffle into 4 pieces, put one slice of tomato, lettuce and fried chicken meat, top with another slice of tomato, lettuce and waffle again. Use the sandwich toothpick to hold the sandwich.

Drizzle the syrupy maple orange sauce over the waffle sandwich.

Crispy, crunchy pieces of chicken stacked on a fluffy golden waffle will definitely tease your taste buds.

MOIST ORANGE CAKE WITH COCONUT TOPPING

Fragrant, moist and aromatic orange cake. Look maybe deceiving but the aromatic orange flavor is marvelous. You can serve this cake with or without topping.  

INGREDIENTS
150 gm butter
2 tsp grated orange rind
80 gm  castor sugar
3 A size eggs
100 gm  self raising flour
1/4 cup fresh orange juice

1/  Line and grease a 5" cake pan.
2/  Sift the self raising flour.
3/  Mix butter, grated orange rind, castor sugar, eggs, self raising flour and orange juice into the mixing bowl and beat for 3 minutes using medium speed.
4/  Pour into the round cake pan.
5/  Baked in a preheat oven at 180 deg c for 35 to 40 minutes.
6/ Cool the cake completely, spread the icing on top the cake and sprinkle with grated coconut.

ORANGE ICING 
1 cup icing sugar
1 tsp soft butter
1 tbsp orange juice
2 tbsp grated coconut

1/ Sift icing sugar into small heatproof bowl.
2/ Stir in butter and orange juice to make a stiff paste
3/ Stir over double boiler until icing is spreadable.

This quick orange cake is awesome with or without the icing.

Perfect for afternoon tea and great pairing with a cup of  aromatic rose bud tea.

ROSE BUD TEA

If  you are cold, tea will warm you.
If you are too heated, it will cool you.
If you are depressed, it will cheer you.
If  you are excited, it will calm you.
(By Gladstone)

Rose tea contain vitamin C which will boost your immune system and fight infections. Rose tea improve skin health, slow down the aging of your skin.

Brew these lovely rose buds and give a buzz to yourself.

Rose buds tea help relieves headaches, migraine, stress, anxiety, depression, weight loss, etc...

Sit back, relax, have a nice cup of rose tea and two slices of orange cake. No matter how busy, there is always time for tea.

Enjoy the little things in your life, for one day you'll look back and realize they were the big things.
Have a marvelous week ahead.

SEA COCONUT DESSERT

SEA COCONUT DESSERT

For your information, sea coconuts do not come from the sea. The name sea coconut came about perhaps because their seeds were once believed to be dispersed by sea.

INGREDIENTS
10 pieces fresh sea coconuts
1 block palm sugar - chopped
1/2 cup sago
1/2 tsp salt
2 fresh grated coconut
4 to 5 pieces pandan leaves

Fresh sea coconuts.

Cooking method:
1/ Add 1/2 cup water to grated coconut and squeeze the thick coconut milk, keep aside.
2/ Add additional water to the grated coconut to squeeze for 2nd coconut milk, approximate 1000mls. Boil the second coconut milk with pandan leave until boil. Then add in the thick coconut milk and salt, give a quick stir and remove from heat.

Grated coconut, sago and palm sugar

3/ Wash and soak the sago about 30 minutes. Boil the sago in water till sago turn transparent. Rinse the sago with water to remove the starch. Drain and keep aside.

The texture of the sea coconut is half crunchy and half jelly like texture.

4/ Wash and slice the sea coconuts.

5/ Bring a small pot of water to boil and blanch the sea coconuts for 30 seconds. Drain off the water and keep aside.

6/ Cook the palm sugar with a few spoon of water until it melt. If too thick add a bit of water to your desire consistency.

7/ Mix a spoonful of sea coconut, 1/2 tbsp sago mix with the cooked coconut milk.

8/ Pour require amount of coconut milk to the sea coconut.

9/ Drizzle with palm sugar syrup and mix well.

Can serve hot or cold.

10/ If you want convenient and wash less utensil...boil the second coconut milk with pandan leaves and sago. Cook until sago transparent. Add salt and palm sugar to taste. When sugar melt add the sea coconut and thick coconut milk, give a quick stir and remove from heat.

Enjoy and have a nice day.