JoJo Cuties: baking

Cookies

My first attempt to make cookies, not very successful but it was a good try.

Recipe:

200g Caster sugar
200g unsalted butter or margerine
400g plain flour

cooking time: 8-10mins for 180 degree

1. Place the caster sugar and unsalted butter in a mixing bowl, mix them together until fluffy.
2. Add in vanila essense
3. Crack one medium egg into a jug and beat it lightly
4. Add the beaten egg into the mixture followed by flour.
5. Mix them together until it form a dough.
6. Place in a plastic bag, freeze it for 2 hours before use.

Make into shapes and bake.

Marble Cake

Recipe from Amelia's Dessert:
Ingredients

200gm Self raising flour
230gm butter
220gm castor sugar
5 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tsp cappuccino coffee powder
2 tbsp hot water

1. Pre heat oven 180 deg c
2. Mix coffee powder, cocoa powder with hot water. Mix well and keep aside.
3. Sift self raising flour.
4. Cream butter and self raising flour into a smooth paste. keep aside.
5. In a separated bowl cream egg and sugar until spongy. Add vanilla extract.
6. Mix the egg mixture into the flour paste and beat until smooth.
7. Scoop out 1 medium bowl of cake batter, add the mocha mixture and mix well.
8. Line 8 in cake pan with grease proof paper, scoop 4 tbsp of the white
batter in the center of the pan, then scoop 2 tbsp of the mocha batter on top.
9. Alternate the cake batter 2 tbsp of white and 2 tbsp of mocha until finish.
10. Bake for 40 to 45 mins or until cooked.
11. Cool cake on wire rack to cool completely.

References:

http://ameliade-ssert.blogspot.com/2011/10/mocha-marble-cake.html

Simple Cupcake

Made this cupcake for the first time when I bought the oven, I made this because I do not need any electric egg beater, just mix all the ingredient together and bake.

50g Unsalted Butter
20g caster sugar
1 eggs
50g self raising flour

1. Melt the butter using oven
2. Add caster sugar and mix till even
3. Add in the beater egg
4. Sieve the flour and mix them together
5. Pour into the cup cake mould
6. 180 degree for around 25 mins

References:

http://aik1213.blogspot.com/2010/12/blog-post.html

Sponge Cake recipe

With 4 eggs:
A) 4 eggs yolk, 40g sugar, 60ml oil, 100g flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon soda, 45g orange concentrate, 45g milk, oranges zest

B) 4 eggs white, 100g sugar, 2g vinegar

Mix A together using hand beater

Mix B together using electric egg beater until the whole mixture set.

Mix B to A

With 5 eggs:

A) 5 eggs yolk, 40g sugar, 70ml oil, 120g flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon soda, 45g orange concentrate, 45g milk, oranges zest

B) 5 eggs white, 100g sugar, 2g vinegar

With 6 eggs:

A) 6 eggs yolk, 40g sugar, 75ml oil, 150g flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon soda, 45g orange concentrate, 45g milk, oranges zest

B) 6 eggs white, 100g sugar, 2g vinegar

References:

http://www.meishichina.com/Eat/Nosh/200807/40406.html
http://singmei1218.blogspot.com/2009/04/blog-post_2139.html

My baking life

Learning how to bake is one of my 2011 resolutions. I am so happy that i have fulfilled my resolutions by buying an oven and one egg beater.

After asking around, I bought myself an oven from Jusco, 1-Utama early of October. The brand is Hanabishi. I bought this 26 litre over during promotion, I paid rm159 out of the original price of rm200. I am so satisfied with this oven.

Previously, before I have the oven, I just can steam cake, which did not taste so yummy, MPig did not really like those steam cakes.

After I bought the oven, I baked the cupcake using hand beater, very simple recipe.

In November, finally got myself the egg beater, it is the Tesco brand, of course bought in Tesco. It costed around rm 80. But I am not satisfied with the egg beater because it cannot turn itself when beating. MPig suggested to buy this because the container is not plastic.

Then I started my baking adventure, by baking the cupcake with proper electric egg beater.