Mini Pancakes

This recipe is from DK Children's Cookbook. Not of a shout about this making.

Without deny for pancake, it really goes well with maple syrup and bananas.

Ingredients

150g plain flour
1tsp baking powder
a pinch of salt
150ml milk
1 egg
30g caster sugar

* 30g unsalted butter for frying the pancake

Method

1. Sieve the flour, baking powder and salt into the mixing bowl. Stir in the sugar with a wooden spoon and leave to one side
2. Crack the egg into a bowl, add it to the milk and whisk them together.
3. Pour the milk and egg mixture into the flour and beat them and gently fold in the blueberries (if any) taking care not to crush them
4. Over a medium heat, melt the quarter of the butter in a large frying pan. When the butter begins to bubble, you are ready to start cooking

2 Cutties Bear

On 22 Aug, I made 2 sets of pillow and blanket for my kids beary. These are the left over from my patch work blankets and bean bags cover.

Hey ! I realised my sewing skill and workmanship has improved. Yeah !

Mini Cake from Crystal Jade

Here's a Mini Cake bought for a mini celebration.

Homemade 2 tiers Birthday Cake

This year son requested for a 2 tiers custard birthday. I really scratched my head real hard, this is a big and challenging project.

Finally, i came out with this My Cooking Experiment-Chocolate Bananas Cake
and Best recipes - Custard Cake. Simply i just put the 2 cakes together and decorate it a little. Thou there're hipcup here and there, the cake is done up and edible. hahhaha

1) Base - Custard Cake
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups self raising flour
250g butter at room temperature
2 tsp vanilla essence
1 cup castor sugar
4 eggs
3/4 cup custard powder
1/2 cup milk

Method

1. Put all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Mix with electric mixer until just combined
2. Pour into the 8" round tin. Cook for 1 hour @ 180c

2) Top - Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
65g butter, sogten at room temp
1/2 cup caster sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup + 1/4 cup self raising flour
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 tsp soda bicarbonate
1/2 cup milk

Method

1. Grease the 6" round tin
   
2. Combine butter, sugar, eggs, flour, cocoa, soda bicarbonate & milk with an electric mixer on low until just combined
3. then beat on medium speed till smooth
4. pour into pan at 180c for 30-35 mins

Initially,I wanted to make white cream to go round the cake. Instead of whipping up the whipped cream and mix it with the white chocolate. I went to cook it. Look how silly am I, good thing the cake still look good with some decor.

Ah boy 10th Year Old Wii Birthday Party - 7 Aug 10

Times flies ... Ah boy 10 years old lor.

This year we decided to celebrate his birthday at home with his school mates. It's a Wii's party = theme "Super Mario".

We had my own version of Mario Tee Kam game. Modern kids today said what Tee Kam, is it mahjong (OMG)

Pick and choose your lucky tickets and see what you get...

We had about 100 prizes inside the big Ikea bag for this Ti Kam. The kids were really excited and brought home happily their prizes.

As for food, we had pizza & sushi feast ... yum yum