Marble Cake

(Recipe to try in HCP)

MARBLE CAKE

Ingredients:

250g flour

250g butter

250g sugar

4 eggs

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla essence

Pinch of salt

2 tbsp cocoa powder (mix with 2-3 tbsp of warm water to form a paste)

60ml milk (optional or can add lesser)

Method:

1. Sieve flour, baking powder and salt
2. Grease the HCP
3. Beat butter and sugar till light-colored and fluffy
4. Add in vanilla essence and eggs one at a time, beat and mix well before adding another in. Add in milk (optional)
5. Gently fold in flour in 3 batches (do not over-mix)
6. Scoop about 1/3 of mixture into the bowl of cocoa paste, mix well (do not over-mix)
7. Layer the 2 mixture into HCP, lightly stir with a fork or chopstick to create swirls
8. Bake on low heat for 10-12 minutes, flip and bake for another 5 minutes (bake time may vary due to stove and flame size) Do check after 6 minutes or so and increase timing if necessary before flipping

My Happy Call Pan

I bought a Happy Call Pan (Ocher Deeper) from eBay for $82.99 with free shipping direct from Korea. It took about 2 weeks to arrive.

Think and think and think. Finally gave in to temptation just so I can bake my cakes in it. I am very happy with my purchase. :-)

Anyway, I joined this group on FB that has quite a lot of recipe sharing, so I shall be posting the recipes that I want to try in my HCP.  (^_^)

Banned from the Kitchen

Had problems with my right hand since Nov 2008.  Dec 2011, it was discovered that I have a slipped disc in my neck that is pressing on some nerves that caused my right side to be weak and sore.

A neurologist deemed that a surgery is not necessary.  So now I am on my 3rd month's visit to the chiropractor at least 3 times a week.  I am hoping to see results soon.  I am still in pain once I use my right hand.  So I have been banned from the kitchen.

Also I will be moving in early July.  I hope that I would be back in action and taking over the kitchen once again by August.  

Till then.  Eat well... (^.^)