My Coffee Journey

Tak tau la bila aku started to love kopi. Dulu2 kalau minum kopi, mesti sakit kepala or cirit yg teruk. Perut aku tak tahan kalau minum kopi. Latte was a no no before. Latte kan ada susu. Aku dan susu bercerai talak tiga. Hahahah... I hate susu. But kalau letak dalam kopi, aku boleh minum. Sometimes bila ordered cafe latte, dunno why, the susu ada overwhelming smell, which mmg aku takleh nak telan. Penah la pegi Starbucks mintak dia org buatkan latte yg baru sebab aku takleh telan the latte, bau susu yg menyesakkan tekak. 

Anyway, hubby bought me a coffee machine. Mula2 delonghi icona. Then we sold off that machine, and bought semi auto coffee machine yg siap ada grinder. Sejak beli coffee machine, aku dah jarang cafe hopping for a cup of coffee. Buat sendiri je kat rumah. And since ada mesin tu, rasanya aku dah beli more than 6 carton of milk! I blamed it on my obsession on making latte art.

 My latte this morning. Boleh la for a wanna be Barista like me. 😅

Cempedak Butter Cake

Cempedak butter cake. Masya Allah! Sedapnya... Jazakillahu Khair kak Ina Harlina Mohd Ali  for the recipe. Memang superb! The best cempedak butter cake. Selama ni buat kek cempedak, tak penah jadi. Frust betul.

Cempedak Butter Cake

Sumber - inahar's cooking time

Bahan 

250 gm mentega (guna salted pure butter)

250 gm tepung naik sendiri (selfraising flour)

180 gm gula castor (ganti gula perang) - i reduced to 160gram sebab cempedak extra manis and tebal

4 biji telur gred A

2 sudubesar susu pekat manis (guna 1 tbs je susu pekat)

esen vanilla

250 gm isi cempedak - kisar jadikan puree

50 gm isi cempedak di hiris kecil

Cara

Pukul mentega bersama gula kastor hingga gebu. Tambahkan telur satu persatu dan pukul hingga kembang. Masukkan susu pekat juga esen vanilla. Pukul lagi. Masukan puree cempedak dan kacau rata. Kemudian masukkan tepung yang sudah diayak bersama garam secara kaupbalik bagi sebati (hati2 jangan pukul lama). Akhir sekali masukkan hirisan isi cempedak tadi dan kacau rata. Bakar di dalam oven yg telah dipanaskan terlebih dahulu pada 180c selama 50-55 minit mengikut oven memasing ye.

Fluffy Pancake yg sedap!

The fluffiest pancake ever! Gebu yg amat. Lembut, cair dalam mulut😁😁

Ingredients 

2 cups of plain flour

1/4 cup sugar

4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 3/4 cup milk (I used 1 cup of full cream milk + 3/4 cup of almond milk)

1/4 cup of melted butter (I used 60ml of oil)

1 large egg

Mix all the dry ingredients, add wet ingredients, whisk until smooth. 

Kena guna non stick pan. I didn't grease the pan with oil, tak suka the oily taste on pancake. Bila bakar pancake dalam kuali, kena sabar. Api kecik sangat and tutup the kuali with a lid. Dah garing one side, baru flip the pancake.

Nak encourage mok to minum susu almond. Tu yg ganti susu full cream with almond milk. 

Baked Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Sapa suka baked sweet potatoes kat Jusco? Kita orang suka sangat. Everytime pegi, wajib beli. Tapi mahalnya, adoiii... Dah few times cuba buat sendiri, tapi tak jadi. 

Orang cakap rebus dulu, pastu baru bakar, tak jadik jugak. Ada orang kata, bakar je, but tak masak pulak kat dalam. 

Semalam tried another recipe found on the internet. Senang giler. Just bakar 220 degree Celsius for 1 hour. But I covered the sweet potatoes with aluminium foil. Suspen jugak mula2 nak bakar at 220 degree Celsius for 1 hour, aku imagine rentung sweet potatoes tu, rupanya tak. Rasa dia, masya Allah, manis yg amat. Tapi jangan cucuk tau sweet potatoes tu sebelum bakar. Kalau cucuk, all the sugar from the sweet potatoes akan leak and sweet potatoes will be tasteless, rasa stale. 

Ok mak mak, go go go. Pegi borong Japanese sweet potatoes kat Aeon Big or mana2 supermarket. Jimat duit.

Depression Cake

Wacky cake or depression chocolate cake. Kenapa depression cake? Sebab lepas makan, guarantee bertambah lemak2. Just kidding! 😜😂😂

Kononnya originated zaman great depression. Masa tu kan zaman susah, maka, cake ni takde butter, milk or eggs. Tapi still sedap!! Serious sedap. 

https://thesouthernladycooks.com/wacky-cake/

Kurang kan gula ye. 

Cake Ingredients:

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup brown sugar (tambah 1/4 granulated sugar kalau suka manis)

1/4 cup 100% pure cocoa

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon cold brewed coffee

3/4 cup water

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 teaspoons white vinegar

Frosting Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1/2 cup 100% pure cocoa

2 tablespoons butter softened

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 to 4 tablespoons water

Cake Instructions:

Whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Add the coffee, water, vegetable oil, vanilla extract and white vinegar and stir well with a spoon.

Spray a 9 x 9 baking dish with cooking spray and spread batter in dish. Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven 25 to 30 minutes until the center tests done. Let cool and add frosting below. Makes about 9 large servings.

Frosting Instructions:

Beat ingredients with a mixer until of spreading consistency. Spread over cooled cake.

Mind-blowing Belgian Waffle

Mind-blowing taste! Love the combination of French butter and maple flavoured syrup on the waffle. If you love waffles, this recipe is a must try. 

I didn't tweak anything. Just follow the recipe to the T. 

https://thesaltymarshmallow.com/homemade-belgian-waffle-recipe/

Belgian Waffle

Ingredients

• 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
• 2 ¼ Cups All Purpose Flour
  
• 3 Tablespoons Sugar
• ½ Teaspoon Salt
• 1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
• 2 Large Eggs Separated
• ½ Cup Vegetable Oil
• 2 Cups Milk
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Instructions

• Preheat your waffle iron, spray with non stick cooking spray and set aside.
• In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and cinnamon.
• In a medium bowl beat the egg whites with a hand mixer until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
• In a separate medium bowl mix together the egg yolks, vegetable oil, milk, and vanilla extract.
• Add the egg yolk mixture to the dry ingredients and mix well.
• Fold in the egg whites.
• Pour the batter onto your hot waffle iron and cook according to manufacturer's directions**
• Serve immediately with butter, syrup, powdered sugar or any other favorite toppings.