Another cake recipe from Mama

Banana Cake



Two cake recipes in a row!! Apa gaknye yang sebabkan mood Anis baik sangat ni ye.. Tiap-tiap minggu buat kek.. Apa atau sape? uhuhu..ok cukup cukup..

Ni lagi satu kek favorite kitorang adik beradik.. kawan-kawan cuba la ye..

For cake batter
3 cups flour
3 eggs, separated
1 1/2 cups castor sugar
1 1/2 cups bananas, mashed
1 1/2 cups cooking oil
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
A pinch of salt

Sift flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt together. Beat egg whites until stiff. Add sugar and egg yolks and beat again. Add bananas, oil, vanilla and mixed well. Fold in sifted flour. Pour in greased baking tin. Bake in 180 degC preheated oven for 45 minutes or until cook.

HAPPY BAKING!!

Mom's Chocolate Cake

Resepi turun temurun dari beloved Mama



Anis ni ada satu perangai yang bila mood tengah over-the-top, baru la datang semangat nak buat kek. Weekend aritu Anis buat kek coklat. Resepi kek ni dapat dari Mama. Dia kek biasa je bukan la coklat moist tapi Anis adik beradik membesar dengan kek ni la dulu.. so pada kitorang kek ni la kek coklat yang paling sedap..

Kawan-kawan UTM ramai cakap sedap..tak tau la diorang saje amik hati or memang betul sedap..

Pada kengkawan yang rindu kan kek coklat Puan Zabidah..boleh la amik resepi ni and buat sendiri kat rumah..cewahhh

For chocolate sauce
1 cup cocoa powder
¾ cup hot water
½ cup sugar

Combine everything. Set aside and let cool to room temperature.

For cake batter
1 ½ cup self-rising flour, sifted
250 g butter
250 g castor sugar
6 large eggs, separated
1 tsp vanilla essence

Beat butter and castor sugar. Add egg yolks one at a time. Set aside.
Beat egg whites until stiff. Add to butter mix and fold.
Fold in flour and chocolate sauce alternately and mixed well. Add vanilla essence.
Pour in greased cake tin. Baked at 180 deg C for 45 mins or until cook.

Since mood tengah super duper good, Anis decide la nak buat buttercream frosting. Tak ingat resepi dari mana. Sebenarnye kek ni lebih sedap kalau dengan chocolate ganache. Tapi sebab takde chocolate bar and heavy cream time tu Anis buat la buttercream je..

For frosting
150 g butter
250 g icing sugar
2 tsp hot water
1 tsp vanilla essence

Combine everything until smooth. Add coloring as desired.

SELAMAT MENCUBA!!!

Kalau dah nama orang Jawa

Weekend lepas ajak adik pegi makan ayam penyet.. And my favorite place is Restoran Ayam Penyet Ria.. Diorang ada a few outlet tapi Anis pegi yang kat Wangsa Maju since dekat dengan rumah.. So ni apa yang kitorang order..

Jus avocado, RM7.90

Udang penyet, RM7.90

Ayam penyet, RM7.90

Served with white rice, RM1.50

Price a bit steep tapi puas hati.. Kawan Anis ada bagitau one place yang serve ayam penyet yang sedap dan murah.. maybe next time Anis pegi situ and blog about it later ok..

Dari luar kedai

Find Restoran Ayam Penyet Ria at Jalan Wangsa Delima 12, Wangsa Maju, KL.

Lebanese food at Al-Rawsha Restaurant

Sempena birthday Anis last month adik-adik nak belanja makan.. so Anis pilih la restoran ni sebab teringin lebanese food. Kitorg pergi hari sabtu lepas magrib.. customer tak ramai lagi tapi dalam kul 8.30pm customer semakin ramai n servis semakin lembab..

Since adik pernah makan kat sini so kitorg dah tau nak order apa. Start dengan appetizer, Fatoush, which is a salad and Grape Leaves, daun anggur stuffed with rice, tomatoes and mint. Untuk main dish kitorg share, Al-Rawsha Grilled n Shish Tawook, grilled lamb and chicken chunks with bread, fries n sour cream. Another favorite main dish here is Lamb Mandy, macam nasi briyani kambing. For drinks they have a wide selection of fruit juices using real fruits.. bukan kordial ek.. and also ada minuman tradisi, mint tea. Kat sini they serve in huge portion.. so sesape yang tak makan banyak dinasihatkan untuk share main dish.

Lepas sedaya upaya menghabiskan makanan, kitorg order dessert, Custard with Biscuits dan Basboossa.


Total bill was about RM95 for 3 people, which is quite good value for money. Food n drinks we ordered was really delicious.. kitorg sangat puas hati n will definitely come back.

Expert review by friedchillies.

Find Al-Rawsha Restaurant at Jalan Damai, KL facing the football field, Kelab Darul Aman.

Best of 2009

1. Best Food - this is something I can't have enough of in 2009

Grilled stingray with rice @ Hotplate counter, Food Republic, Pavilion KL
- grilled to perfection and don't forget the sambal belacan, super spicy but sedappp..

2. Best Drink

Mango milkshake with pearl @ Little Taiwan

3. Best Fast-Food Joint - where I always went when I'm tired of rice

Subway
- ever since they introduced the Sub-of-the-day for MYR7.50, I kept coming here because it's affordable, delicious and also healthy. my fav is Sub-saturday with mustard & chilli sauce & extra pickles..

4. Best Clothing Item

Tudung Ekin
- tak kesah la brand apa pun, Ariani ke.. Munawwarah ke.. Hajaba ke.. atau yg kt blogshop or pasar-pasar malam.. yg pasti tudung ni sgt popular n Anis habis beratus gak la beli tudung nih..

5. Best Shopping Site - where most of my pocket money went to

Etsy
- I bought some of my jewelry-making supply from this site. you can find lots of cool stuff here..

6. Best TV Series

Gossip Girl
- Serena Van der Woodsen and her carefree style.. love her!!!

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Currently listening to Meet Me Halfway by BLACK EYED PEAS

Most popular food at bazar Ramadhan

Dah masuk hari ke-4 berpuasa. Pada Anis apa yang menarik dalam bulan Ramadhan ni selain memperbanyakkan amal ibadat, bertadarus, pegi solat terawih kat masjid, bersahur and berbuka dengan family or kengkawan is pegi bazar Ramadhan untuk beli juadah berbuka puasa.

Kalau kat sini Anis selalu pegi Bazar Ramadhan Taman Melawati. Kat bazar ni macam-macam food and drinks boleh dapat. Food yang paling popular kt bazar Taman Melawati ni is ikan bakar nelayan, popia basah Zaiton and tepung pelita.

If you happen to stop by this bazaar, you must try the foods that I mentioned. To find ikan bakar nelayan..senang je..just look for a long queue at the middle of the bazaar. Untuk popia basah..seller guna open-up truck instead of payung situated at the first row from the roadside. Famous tepung pelita plak Anis tak jumpa lagi. I will update this later..hehe. And jangan lupa pakai mask.

For the past 3 days, Anis dah beli kurma, taufa, air soya panas and lala goreng cili. Adik-adik plak beli nasi dagang and nasi kerabu.

Hmmm..daripada banyak-banyak ni apa yang paling popular ek. Anis dah listkan a few foods yang selalu ada kat bazar Ramadhan (pls scroll down to end of page) for you to vote..just for fun :)

pic source:KNizam Artwerk

If you happen to be in Kluang

If you happen to be in Kluang, don't forget to pay a visit to this place called Kluang Rail Coffee, situated next to Kluang Railway Station.

I guarantee you won't be disappointed with the coffee and toasted buns unlike what's at Kluang Station here in KL. This place use homemade kaya for their buns and it is soooo yummy...

menu board

roti bun bakar, MYR1.00 and kopi susu, MYR1.10

from outside

Krispy Kreme will be in town!!!

OMG!!!

Finally the king of all doughnuts has arrived at our shore. This is where you can get THE original glazed doughnuts.

They'll be opening their first store at Berjaya Times Square on 27th April 2009, 10 am. And the best part is there'll be prizes for the first 300 customers.

Hopefully I'll be one of the first 300...hmmm

I can still remember the first time I tasted Krispy Kreme at Harrods, London. Soooo yummyyyy

How to make Banoffee Pie?

What is banoffee pie?

It is an English dessert made from BANANAS, cream and boiled condensed milk or TOFFEE, either on a pastry or crumbled biscuits and butter base.

First time I tried banoffee pie was at Delicious. It was divine. I always love anything with bananas. So instead of going to Delicious everytime I have banoffee-craving, I made them myself. But since I'm not good at making pastry, I made the one with crumbled biscuits base instead.

I found this easy recipe from Videojug but I made it with a slight alteration. I use 7 souffle cups instead of 1 9in spring-form.



: Ingredients :
400 g condensed milk
250 g Mcvitie's digestive biscuits - finely crushed
100 g butter - melted
250 ml fresh cream
Bananas
Dark chocolate

: How to make :

• Insert the tin of condensed milk in a pot of boiling water for 3 hours. Remove tin and let it cool.


• Mix biscuits with melted butter and stir well.


• Press the biscuit mixture into the souffle cup and refrigerate for 15 mins.


• Slice bananas and arrange them on top of the base. Make 2 layers of bananas.


• Pour in the milk on top of the bananas and spread evenly. Refrigerate for 20 mins.


• Whip cream until stiff and spread evenly on the pie. Refrigerate for 20 mins.


• Grate chocolate on the pie and serve.

For a step-by-step video footage, click here.

Where to eat in JB?

I'm a Johorian and proud of it. I lived in JB for 16 years before I moved to KL. What I love most about JB is the delicious local food such as mee bandung, mee rebus, satay, nasi lemak, soto, lontong, etc. So everytime I go back, I never fail to make a trip to my favorite eateries.

Last Christmas I went back to JB for 5 days and I had a lot of fun. My family and I went to two of our fav restaurants for breakfast and dinner.

1- Breakfast @ Kacang Pool Haji

Kacang pool is sort of gravy made of kacang parang (probably kidney beans in english...someone pls correct me), onions and some spices served with chopped onions and chillies, fried egg and thick toast.

Kacang pool, MYR4.00

Everyone should try this. They're so yummy. I still can't find it anywhere in KL. If anyone knows where I can find kacang pool in KL, do let me know =)

Location:
Kacang Pool Haji
No. 3, Medan Selera Larkin Bomba,
Susur 5, Jalan Tun Abdul Razak,
Johor Bahru.

2- Dinner @ It Roo Cafe

This place is famous for it's chicken chop. Awarded as "Best Chicken Chop in Town" by The Star on 2003 and until now it is still the best to me.

Front view of the cafe

Grilled chicken chop with black pepper sauce, MYR11.50

Sirloin steak with mushroom sauce, MYR19.00

Kuey teow kantonis, MYR6.50

Chicken chop with mushroom sauce, MYR11.50

Everything was delicious plus the price is reasonable. I like the ambience, great for a family gathering or special occasion. You can call to make reservation to avoid disappointment because it can be a full house during weekends.

Location:
It Roo Cafe
17, Jalan Dhoby,
Johor Bahru.
07- 222 7780