Cuti-Cuti / Holidays

Hmmm...it's already towards the end of 2012. I guessed no time for a year end vacation, since I'll be very busy entertaining the external auditor. So those yang nak bercuti-cuti, these are some suggestions.... hehe

In front of Awana Resort, Kijal Beach ( Jun 2012)

Sura Hujung, Dungun, Terengganu (Jun 2012)

Tanjung Resang, Mersing, Johor (Nov 2011)

Sunrise @ Gold Coast, Australia (Jun 2010)

Movie World, GC, Australia (Jun 2010)

An afternoon view from Meriton Service Apartment, Gold Coast (Jun 2010)

Dreamworld, GC (Jun 2010)

Seaworld, GC (Jun 2010)

Victoria Peak, HK (Jul 2009)

Masjid Sultan Mizan, Putrajaya (present)

Scone / Strawberry Jam Shortcake

Hujan kek luar potang-potang ni, ghaso lapar la dek eh. Apo kato kito buek skon...penamo eh skon tu? Dah tontu-tontu bukan kuih Nismilan. Kuih ongputih ni...Scone kalau kek England ataupun kalau kek Amerika namo eh shortcake, selalu eh dilapih dengan strawberi jadi dinamokan Strawberry Shortcake. Moh kito tinjau resepi kuih ongputih ni. Mandangan kuih ni kuih ongputih, resepi eden tulih bahaso inglish la yo.

Ingredients:
2 cups of all purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp baking powder
3 tbsp castor sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter - frozen
1/2 cup cream (can substitute with milk if not available)
1 egg
egg white

Let's do it:

1. Preheat oven 200 degree Celsius. Line your baking tray with parchment paper
2. Whisk flour, salt, baking powder and castor sugar in a big mixing bowl. 
3. Grate the butter into the flour mixture and mix with your fingertips until it became crumbly.
4. In a small bowl, lightly whisk the egg and cream.  Add to the flour mixture just until it combined and became a soft dough.
5. Transfer the dough into a lightly floured surface, gently knead and roll it into a 1/4 inch thick dough. Dip a scone cutter into flour and stamp the dough into 8-10 scones depending on the size of the cutter.
6. Place the scones into the baking tray 1 inch apart, brush the top with egg white and sprinkle some granulated sugar if you like. Bake them in the oven for 10-12 minutes.
7. Serve it with a homemade strawberry jam and some leftover creamcheese frosting from my earlier posted  carrot cake.

Adapted from: Nigella's Domestic Goddess

Heartbreak Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Today, my little baby Iman is having his 2nd birthday, no celebration sebab 2 tahun bukan tau apa benda punnnn. Lagipun abang dengan kakak takde kat rumah, bercuti di kampung nenek. Tapi Mummy buat la jugak satu kek which supposed to be a HEARTY cake...hehe. It is a carrot cake bake in a heart shape baking tin. Disebabkan Mummy dok layan FB tengok handbag & jam, lupa nak check temperature & time lepas masukkan cake dalam oven. Ingat nak check after 30 minutes...last-last 47 minutes...tengok-tengok dah dry, overbake. So tukar nama jadi HEARTBREAK CARROT CAKE la...

 

Anyway, Iman memang tak suka makan kek. So kakak Maryam sajalah makan ye. Sebelum makan boleh letaklah gold sprinkle ke, glitter dust ke chocolate rice ke...kannn.

Ingredients:
2 cups of grated carrot
1/2 cup sultanas or raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup castor sugar
3 eggs, lightly beaten
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 cups self raising flour
2 tsp mixed spice
1 tsp ground ginger - optional (I didn't put because I don't like it)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp soda bicarbonate

Let's bake:

1. Preheat oven to 180 degree Celcius ( 160 if using fan forced oven). Grease and line base of a deep 20cm square cake tin with baking paper.
2. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, soda & spices.
3. In a big mixing bowl, put carrot, sultanas, walnuts and sugar. Add eggs and oil. Mix with wooden spoon or silicone spatula.
4. Add the flour mixture. Mixed until combine and no patches of flour visible.
5. Pour into the prepared tin, smooth surface
6. Bake for 40 - 50 minutes or until skewer comes out clean when inserted into the center
7. Leave cake in tin for 10 minutes before turning onto wire rack. Cool completely.

You can either serve and eat it like that or you can make some cream cheese frosting to go with.

Cream cheese frosting

500gm cream cheese
3/4 cup icing sugar
Juice and zest of one leman

Using a hand electric mixer, beat all of the ingredients until creamy. Spread on the cooled cake.

Happy Birthday Iman

He is the youngest of 4. He has 1 big brother and 2 big sisters who adore him very much. He's energetic, playful, sometimes a bit mischievous and most of the time is very hyper. The only one whose birthday towards the end of the year. Abang Naim and Kakak Maryam are March babies and Kakak Sarah is April baby which normally they will share one birthday celebration. This one has his birthday on his own. Such a demanding child huh? :)

His due date was supposed to be Nov 27th 2010 but well...he decided to see the world early but not before Mummy got to go to BBW 2010 with Auntie Atie on Nov 12, 2010. Mummy had also got to celebrate Aidiladha and watched Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Part 1 on November 17th with the rest of the family.

After 4 hours in labor, at 4:03 pm on November 18th, 2010 he finally arrived with his chubby cheek and pouty mouth, weighing 3.61 kg...And today, he turned 2.

Happy Birthday Iman! Semoga menjadi anak yang soleh...Aminnn. We love you bunch!