Moist Mocha Loaves

This is a very easy to bake cake. Just follow closely to the recipe and yummy. I did not do the frosting but am going to learn how to do frosting soon so I just sprinkle some icing sugar on top of the cake.



Moist Mocha Loaves

1 tbsp cocoa powder+2 tbsp strong coffee granules diluted in 2 tbsp hot water.
225g butter softened
210g castor sugar
225g self raising flour
4 eggs
1 tsp baking powder

Method

Mix all ingredients with an electric mixer on high for 2-3 minutes till a smooth/creamy batter is formed. Divide into 3 9 inch loaf tins/cases. Bake in preheated 160 degree oven for 30-40 minutes or until skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool on wire rack.

Decorations

Can frost it or just like me (lazy) just sprinkle some icing sugar on top.

Note:

I baked half the ingredients cause I have a small oven and I substituted strong coffee granules with coffee flavoured emulco.

Recipe source: adapted from the girl who loves to cook
Photo source: alicecozycorner

Fried Rice with Nuts

Fried Rice can be fried in many different ways. Ingredients
Cooked Rice
Minced Garlic
Prawns
1 egg (well beaten)
Roasted Nuts
Spring Onion

Seasoning
Few drops of sesame oil
light soya sauce (to taste)
pinch of salt
dark soya sauce (optional)-add only if you like your rice to look darker

Method
1. Add oil in wok and fry garlic till fragrant but not burnt.
2. Add prawns and fried till prawns change colour.
3. Add cooked rice and mixed all together.
4. Add light soya sauce and sesame oil to taste to rice.
5. Keep frying and then add beaten egg and mixed well with rice to give rice a golden colour.
6. Keep frying till rice is light, fluffy and not stick together.
7. Throw in roasted nuts and mixed evenly.
8. Add spring onion and dish up.

Recipe source: alicecozycorner
Photo source: alicecozycorner

Char Liap Liap

I run out of long beans so I used carrots. Stir-fried bean curd with preserved radish and long beans.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon oil
5 pips garlic, minced
30g dried shrimps, soaked in water and drained
50g preserved radish (chai poh), diced
100g long beans, cut 1cm apart
2 pieces firm bean curd (tau kwa), diced
1 red chilli, sliced finely (optional)
2 teaspoons light soy sauce

Method
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a wok to stir-fry the garlic, dried shrimps and preserved radish until aromatic.
Add in long beans.Stir-fry for a few seconds before adding the bean curd.
Continue to fry about 3 minutes more before adding the chilli and light soy sauce.
Season to taste with sugar and salt.
Dish out onto a serving plate.

NoteThis dish is usually served with plain porridge in many Hokkien homes.

Recipe Source:Mrs. Yong Eng Swee
Photo Source: alicecozycorner

Mango Pudding

d Wow, I am successful with this recipe in making mango pudding. I did not add mango cubes cause I was afraid my mango pudding is not successful. The next time I will definitely add mango cubes in. And I manage to find the mango flavour ice-cream. It is very easy to make but hate the washing part (lol). Yes, I am gonna make mango pudding for my family gathering on christmas eve (lol). If you find all these work too complicating, can buy the ready type of powder from phoon huat and just add water according to instructions. Ingredients
100 gm blended mango (puree)
100 gm mango cubes (can add more than that)
100 ml whipping cream (can substitute by 30 ml UHT milk, but this is optional)
20 gm gelatine (if you buy the box with 5 individual pkt type, use 2 pkts)
80-100 gm sugar ( don't like it too sweet so use 80 gm only)
300 ml water
250 gm of ice-cream (if you can find mango ice-cream the taste is even better but I don't think you can find it easily now so use vanilla flavour)

Method
1. Mix water, sugar and gelatine in pan. Boil over slow fire until sugar and gelatine dissolve.
2. Leave the mixture to cool. When cool, add mango puree, mango cubes, whip cream and ice-cream.
3. Stir mixture until all ice-cream is melted. Pour into small cups and leave in fridge to set.

Recipe source: Baking Mum
Photo source: alicecozycorner

Prime ribs in hoisin sauce

The prime ribs would be softer if cooked with a pressure cooker. Ingredients
400 gm prime ribs(about 4 pcs of ribs-cut into half for each pc)

Marinate sauce
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp dark soya sauce
1 tbsp wine

Seasoning sauce
few drops of sesame oil
1 tbsp vinegar
1 tbsp to 2 tbsp hoisin sauce (more if you like the taste of hoisin)
400 ml of water (more if necessary)

Method

1. Marinate prime ribs for at least half a day.
2. Heat wok with oil and brown prime ribs.
3. Add seasoning sauce and fry for a minute till all sauces are evenly mixed.
4. Add water and let it boil.
5. Once boiled, lower flame and simmer till prime ribs absored most water or till ribs are soft and tender. (keep stirring so that prime ribs would not be burnt)
6. Serve hot.

Recipe source: alicecozycorner
Photo source: alicecozycorner

Mee Swa with minced meat and pig's liver

Recipe:

Shredded gingers
minced pork
pigs liver (sliced thinly)
mee swa

Season to taste with soy sauce, salt.

Method:
1. Boil some water and add pinch of salt.
2. When boiled, add in the minced pork (drop it in like meat balls) and ginger. Boiled till the ground pork balls are cooked, season light soya sauce to taste .
3.Add the mee swa (washed already) and add pig liver and boil till pig liver almost cooked (do not boiled too long otherwise liver would be too tough).
Garnish with spring onion

Photo source: alicecozycorner
Recipe source: alicecozycorner

Minced Pork Ball with chestnut

Wanted to make minced pork ball with breadcrumbs but I run out of breadcrumbs and I just mixed the whole thing with self raising flour and it is yummy. Ingredients

200 gm minced pork
2 water chestnut (minced finely)
1 tsp light soya sauce
1 tsp sesame oil

Batter
2 tbsp self raising flour
3 tbsp to 4 tbsp water

Method

1. Mixed minced pork and water chestnut together.
2. Marinated with light soya sauce and sesame oil.
3. Add batter into it and mix together to give a gluey mixture.
4. Should not be watery.
5. Use two spoons to scoop into a ball and deep fry till golden brown.
6. Serve with chilli dip or sweet & sour sauce.

Photo Source: alicecozycorner
Recipe Source: alicecozycorner