Domo-Kun Black Forest Cake

I'm really having a lot of fun baking of late.. just last week, I baked 3 cakes in a day! (: I managed to complete this DOMO-KUN Black Forest Cake with Chocolate Ganache for the fav boy's brother's birthday on Sunday! (: Am pretty glad that the cake turned out so well and I'm motivated to 'play' around with possibly more character cakes! ((: This coming week, I've got 4 cakes to work on! (: PRAISE THE LORD! 

Till then, stay tuned for the recipe to my Black Forest Cake! (: 

Happy Call Pan Stir-fry Garlic Clams

I've always loved clams and found them so difficult to cook at home due to all the sand in them! This morning, I was doing my grocery shopping real early at 7.30am at AMK Hub's NTUC and I came across these fresh white clams. 35 cents for a 100g was pretty reasonable so I grabbed a handful amounting to $1.80. 

This dish takes 2 - 3 hours to prepare before hands in terms of soaking the clams to rid them of sand but it took merely 10 - 15 minutes to cook! 

Stir-fry Garlic Clams Recipe

Ingredients:

1 big handful of white clams (About 400 - 500g)

1 tbsp Shao Hsing Hua Diao Jiu

1/2 tbsp oyster sauce

2 tbsp water

1/4 ginger, shredded

5 cloves of garlic, diced

2 tsp cooking oil (I used corn oil)

Happy Call Pan Roasted Potatoes

Simple yet tasty, this Happy Call Pan Roasted Potatoes is one of my personal favourite side dish! This takes merely 5 - 10 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook!

Happy Call Pan Roasted Potatoes Recipe

Ingredients:

3/4 pack of small potatoes

1 tbsp mixed herbs

1 tbsp olive oil

Ramly Fish Burger Platter

This is a simple 'chapalang' meal! The Ramly Fish Burger Platter consists of the fish burger, roasted potatoes, steamed butter corn, mixed salad and baked beans! This meal took an hour to prepare and cook.. I prepared portions for 5 people. 

Ramly Fish Burger Platter Recipe

This recipe yields 5 burger platters

Ingredients:

BURGER

5 Ramly fish burger patties

3 leaves of lettuce

1 tomato

6 tbsp shredded cheese

SIDES

STEAMED BUTTER CORN

2 corn

2 tsp butter

BAKED BEANS

1 can of baked beans

MIXED SALAD

1 box of mixed salad

Salad dressing

1 tomato

ROASTED POTATOES

3/4 pack of small potatoes

1 tbsp mixed herbs

1 tbsp olive oil

Happy Call Pan Grilled Singapore Satay

This has been the craze in Munch Ministry for a while and I bought 2 packets of the premix as soon as I found it! This dish is simple to prepare and the taste is just OUT OF THIS WORLD. I used chicken thighs for this Happy Call Pan Grilled Singapore Satay and it was so tender. The gravy was also so good that kakak and I wanted to keep it for lunch the following day! This takes about 1 hour to prepare and cook but I allowed the meat to marinate for 4 hours instead of the recommended 6 hours. 

Happy Call Pan Grilled Singapore Satay Recipe

This recipe yields 14 sticks of chicken satay

Ingredients:

1 box of Prima Taste Singapore Satay Mix

4 - 5 pieces of chicken thighs

1 tbsp oil

Some peanut mix

Happy Call Pan Grilled Chicken Wrap

This recipe is the healthier version of Happy Call Pan Cheesy Chicken Wrap. This one also has a slight twist in terms of the herb used. The meat was nevertheless tender and it was simple to prepare! This took me about an hour to prepare and cook but I allowed it to marinate in the fridge for 2 hours. 

Happy Call Pan Grilled Chicken Wrap Recipe

This recipe yields 9 1/2-sized chicken wraps good to feed 6 people with some side dishes

Ingredients:

9 pcs chicken thigh (I used frozen chicken thighs)

Some salt

Bottled mixed herbs

Black pepper

5 leaves of romaine lettuce

2 tomatoes

Missions wrap (3 pcs)

Stir-fry Beansprouts with Carrots and Tau Kwa

As much as you see all the stuff that I've cooked and bake here.. I can't cook vegetables. XD Special dishes like Chicken Rice, Wraps, Spag and stuff are okay but not vegetable! So, with some help from a dear friend Josephine, I tried cooking Stir-fry Beansprouts with Carrots and Tau Kwa. Pretty effortless and tasty dish! (: It took me 30 minutes to pluck the roots off the beansprouts (you can choose not to) and 10 minutes to cook this dish. 

Stir-fry Beansprouts with Carrots and Tau Kwa Recipe

Ingredients:

1 packet of bean sprouts

2 skinny carrots or 1 large carrot

2 pieces of dried beancurd (Tau Kwa)

2 tbsp water

Some salt

Chocolate Layered Cake with Toasted Almonds

And so, I've always had a penchant for chocolate cakes and so I wanted to try something new.. I did this Chocolate Layered Cake with Toasted Almonds last Tuesday.. Boy is this one recipe I'd always keep and tweak! I simply love the rich chocolate taste in this cake! This is also the cake used in Chocolate Banana Cake with Chocolate Ganache (: This took me about 3 hours to bake but of course, if you have more time allowance, allow the cake to chill for a longer time in between so that it sets better! (: 

Chocolate Layered Cake with Toasted Almonds Recipe

This recipe yields one 9-inch cake

Ingredients: 

CHOCOLATE CHIFFON CAKE (A)

30g cocoa powder mixed with 120ml water

4 egg yolks

130g self-raising flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

60ml corn oil

1 tsp vanilla paste/essence

CHOCOLATE CHIFFON CAKE (B)

4 egg whites

60g castor sugar

1/4 tsp cream of tartar

CHOCOLATE GANACHE FILLING

1/4 tsp cream of tartar

225g dark coverture chocolate

85g unsalted butter

3 eggs, separated

250ml whipping cream

3tbsp castor sugar

4 bananas, sliced

CHOCOLATE GANACHE FROSTING

140ml whipping cream

350g dark coverture chocolate

1 tbsp butter

DECORATION

50ml whipping cream

30g toasted almonds (diced)

Some leftover chocolate ganache filling

Some leftover chocolate ganache frosting