Friday, June 3, 2011

Dah Friday??

Alamak! Dah Friday!! Kejap je dah almost weekend. And I have another week je of lepak2 before kena jadi supir sepenuh masa balik. Huwaaaaaaaaa... I need at least another 3 weeks break!! Boleh tak kalau aku sambung sesuka hati cuti? Ishk! malasnya nak resume duties.

But the good thing is, seminggu lepas bukak sekolah, they will have 1 week break becoz they will be going to Bat Camp from 22nd to 25th June. Yay! Maknanya this month, aku cuti menjadi supir selama 3 minggu. Muahahahhahahaha.... Happy giler makcik ni.

Semalam, I was a bit busy. Tu yang tak sempat nak update blog. Rina datang ziarah with her parents in law and 3 kids. I cooked meehoon goreng singapore and buatkan apple & date cake. Cuma masa Rina sampai, the apple & date cake tak masak lagi. Huhuhuhu.. sorry Rina. Ni la akibatnya bila takde butter kat rumah.

Aku kena pegi beli butter kat Jusco dulu semalam. But before that, I had to drop hubby kat Trader's Hotel sebab dia ada oil & gas exhibition kat KLCC convention center. Bila sampai kat Jusco, dah almost tengahari. Balik rumah, kelam kabut aku masak meehoon goreng singapore and baked the cake. Tu pun ada hati lagi nak buatkan hoddeok for anak2 Rina. Tapi since Rina dah sms, cakap she'll just singgah kejap je, terpaksa la aku cancel buat hoddeok.

Bila Rina dah balik, aku buatkan Apple Crisp untuk cousin aku Wan. Then bawak the girls pegi rollerblading, pastu balik rumah, buat hoddeok. Rasa nak pengsan dan tercabut kaki aku semalam. I was so tired...




Apple & Date Cake (you can also read it here)
Recipe posted by aussiefi @ Nigella


Ingredients

  • 2 green apples, peeled, cored and cut into chunks
  • 1 cup chopped pitted dates
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate soda
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 125g butter
  • 3/4 cup caster sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups plain flour, sifted
TOPPING: (I omit this part, takut too sweet)
  • 60g butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1/2 cup shredded coconut
  • 2 tablespoons milk

Method

  1. Place apples, dates and soda in a bowl. Pour over boiling water. Allow to stand until cool.
  2. Beat butter and sugar together in another bowl until thick and creamy. Blend in egg and vanilla. Fold flour and apple mixture (including all the juice) alternately into creamed mixture.
  3. Spread into a greased and lined 23cm springform tin.
  4. Bake in a moderate oven (180ÂșC) for 45 minutes.
  5. To prepare topping: place butter, sugar, coconut and milk in a small saucepan. heat, stirring, until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved
  6. Remove cake from oven. Spread topping evenly over the top of cake.
  7. Bake for a further 15 minutes or until topping is golden and a skewer inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool completely in the tin. Carefully remove sides of the tin. Transfer cake to a serving plate.
  8. When I line a springform tin, I just tear off a rectangle of baking paper, place it over the base and clip the sides to the tin, keeping it in place. Then when I come to put the cake onto a serving dish, I use the paper to ease it onto the plate- get one corner and fold under then keep removing paper as cake goes onto plate if you kind of know what I mean!

16 comments:

  1. kejap je masa kan... bat camp tu kat mana? macam best je..

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  2. amboi kak nak cuti lebih lebih lak ye.. hehhehe..saya pun dah jatuh cinta dengan kek yang ada kurma ni. sedap betuiii

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  3. Mulan,

    bat camp kat Lachang. the girls excited sangat2 nak pegi. it's 4 days, 3 nites camp trip. you can check it out here http://dairimama.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-bat-camp.html

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  4. izah,

    hehe.. melampau kan? letih la nak ambik and antar anak2 sekolah. lagi2 dalam weather mcm ni. sakit kepala.

    i pun suka sangat2 date cake. bila campur dgn apple hijau, lagi sedap sebab ada rasa masam manis :D

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  5. shidah
    tengok ur apple n date cake ni buat i terasa nk bake lagi hihi..dahla i puasa hari ni... laaaagi terasa nk mkn kek ni ;-)

    btw, sorry semalam tk dpt dtg, i suh hasya naik atas mandi tp dia pi naik atas tidur plak hihi

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  6. Hi Sizuka...
    Sudah lama jadi ur silent reader. Nice blog. Recipe pun best2 jugak! Minta izin copy link u punya blog kat blog I ya...:-))

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  7. zarin,

    dah buat kek ke belum? kalau rumah u dekat dgn my house, i;ll send u some cake :)

    semalam rina stayed kejap je coz she was with her inlaws. lagipun her inlaws nak pegi jalan2 lagi. insyaAllah next time rina datang, kita plan awal2 ok :)

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  8. 3E,

    Thank you for visiting. I'll link urs to mine too. Salam ukhwah :)

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  9. kak.. kalau terjumpa cheap dates nak kirim bleh? bebila menetes airliur tgk gambar akak & zarin tayang kek ni bleh terjah godek dapur buat :D

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  10. Ju, ok! nanti bila I pegi kat pak kopitiam, i'll buy for u. ada kedai arab kat situ, jual dates yg besar, 500gm, RM8.50. i'll buy the cheese wedges too :)

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  11. shidah
    murahnya dates kat kedai tu...belah mana kedai arab tu? tk perasan la pulak..nampak pak kopitiam jek ;-)
    i tk buat pun kek hari ni walaupun teringin ringin nak makan dates cake ni.. sakit kepala punya pasal, seharian i tidur hikhik

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  12. zarin, yup! murah kan? kedai pak arab tu betul2 kat tepi bangi kopitiam. i tak perasan masa i pegi pak kopitiam before this coz normally i parked my car kat depan pak kopitiam.

    but kebetulan on thursday, i parked tepi bangi kopitiam. then baru perasan that kedai pak arab.

    sian u.. i pun lately sakit kepala teruk. i takleh tahan the weather. try to stay indoor as much as u can. maybe that will help lessen the pain. take care

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  13. mcm best this cakes..i just love dates~ ni resipi harus cuba ni~~thanks for sharing! (^^)

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  14. aesh,

    if u love dates, u'll fall in love with this cake. it's easy to make too. happy baking! :)

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  15. tx for the mee hoon...my fav tu. bila balik rase menyesal tak mkn byk, nak tapau pun segan hikhik...tulah nxt time kena plan betul2. Aiseymen hoddeok cancel, kalau tau i hntr je my inlaws g mane2 dulu n lepaq rmh u lama2 heheeheh

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  16. rina,

    pesal tak cakap?? if not, i'd have pack some for u. :)

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