Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Sempoi Black Forest Cake


Been meaning to try make this cake for a looong time but never dared to try until yesterday, found this recipe from Australian Women Weekly mini cookbook and the cake is scrumptious.

250gm butter, chopped
1 tabelspoon instant coffee granules / powder
11/2 cups hot wayer
200gm dark eating chocolate, chopped
2 cups caster sugar
11/2 cups self-raising flour
1 cup plain flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
2 eggs
2 teaspoon vanilla essence

600ml thickened cream, whipped
2 x 425gm canned seeded / pitted black cherries, drained & halved
2 teaspoon cocoa powder, extra
or
50 gm dark cooking choc + 3 tablespoon cream (to make ganache)

- preheat oven 150'c, greased and line base & side of a round / square 22cm baking tin
- melt butter in a medium saucepan over low heat
- mix coffee and hot water, stir into butter
- add chocolate and sugar, stir until smooth over low heat but not to boiling
- set aside till about cool (about 10 minutes)
- using a hand held mixer, beat the chocolate mixture while adding flour + cocoa powder small batches at a time
- add eggs, one at a time and vanilla extract, mix well
- pour batter into cake tin and bake for 1 hour 45 mins, cake cooks well when skewer comes out clean
- stand in tin 5 minutes before turning onto wire rack and let cool completely
- once cake totally cold, cut into 3 equal layers
- meanwhile, beat cream with electiric mixer till fluffy
- layer cake with cream and cherries
- can also topped the cake with cream or make ganache and pur on top
- chill in fridge for about 1 -2 hours before serving

Happy trying... :)

p/s - sound like a lot of work rather than sempoi but it's actually quite simple ...insyaallah

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Sempoi Eggless & No-Liquor Tiramisu


Jumpa recipe ni di http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com (TQ Priya :)). Sangat sempoi & sedap...

1 cawan Heavy / Thickened Whipping Cream
1/2 cawan gula (saya guna gula kaster)
20 keping roti Lady's finger (memang utk tiramisu)
1 1/2 cawan keju Mascarpone
1 cawan kopi / nescafe sejuk (terpulang kepada kuat mana selera anda)
2 sudu besar serbuk koko

- Pukul cream dengan hand mixer hingga agak gebu (stiff peaks)
- Di dalam mangkuk lain, pukul keju dengan gula hingga sebati
- Gaulkan perlahan cream dan adunan keju hingga sebati
- Susun 10 roti Lady's finger di dalam mangku empat segi, tuangkan sesudu besar kopi ke atas setiap kepingan roti atau celup dan susun (jangan biar terlalu lama, nanti terlalu lembik)
- Lapiskan separuh adunan cream dan keju di atas roti, dan ulang selapis roti dan cream lagi
- Taburkan rata serbuk koko ke atas cream dan keju lapisan teratas
- Tutup bekas dan sejukkan di dalam peti ais sekurang-kurangnya 2 jam

Happy trying ...:)

Assalam & hi friends..

It has been a while wince I last post anything here...been running around with lots of things to settle :(. Truly wish I could just focus on my passion but then...we've got responsibilities right? It'll be great to hear from all of you & exchange recipes or tips or stories that's not just stomach filling but soul fulfilling as well. Have a great and blessed weekend everyone! Its a great time to gather, cook and eat with your loved ones!

Sempoi Triple Choc Brownies


125gm butter, chopped
200gm dark cooking chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup caster sugar
2 eggs
1 1/4 cups plain flour
150gm white eating chocolate, chopped
100gm milk eating chocolate, chopped

- Preheat oven 180'c, grease deep 19cm square cake pan, line side and base with baking paper
- Combine butter and dark chocolate in a medium saucepan, stir over low heat until smooth. Set aside to cool (about 15 minutes)
- Add in sugar and eggs, stir till almost well mixed, 
- Add in sifted flour and mix well
- Slowly add in white and milk choc, stir slowly as not to melt the chocolates. Batter will be thick and gooey
- Spread on to baking pan and bake for about 30-35 minutes. Brownies will be cooked if even if its a bit soft in middle.
- Remove from oven and cool in pan before cutting

Happy trying.... :)

Sempoi Stu Daging dgn Jus Nenas


800gm-1kg  daging / lamb (lagi sedap yang bertulang)
2 sudu besar tepung gandum
1/3 cawan minyak zaitun
20gm mentega
6 biji bawang kecil, dibelah dua
2 biji bawang putih, tumbuk kasar
150gm cendawan butang, dibelah dua / dihiris
1 lobak merah, dipotong bulat2 sederhana
1 batang saderi (celery), dipotong sederhana besar
1 cawan juice nenas (saya guna yg kotak sj :))
2 sudu besar pes tomato (saya guna sos spageti :))
1 cawan stok daging / ayam
2 sudu besar Worcerteshire sauce
1 sudu teh herba thyme (fresh boleh, kering pon boleh)
1 sudu teh herba chives (fersh boleh, kering pon boleh)

- salut daging / lamb dengan tepung (jangan terlalu tebal)
- panaskan minyak zaitun dalam periuk yang besar, goreng daging berperingkat hingga agak perang. jangan masak semua sekali. angkat dan ketepikan.
- masukkan mentega ke dalam minyak bekas gorengan tadi
- masukkan bawang kecil, bawang putih, cendawan, lobak merah dan batang saderi hingga agak lembut
- masukkan juice nenas hingga mendidih
- masukkan daging / lamb, pes tomato, stok, Worcerteshire sauce, thyme & chives, gaul hingga sebati
- perlahankan api, tutup periuk dan masak hingga daging empuk dan kuah hampir pekat (1jam-1jam 15 minit lebih kurang)
* pastikan kuah pekat
** makan dengan nasi putih / roti atau apa2 yg anda suka

happy trying...:)