Kek Lumut (can we call it as Algae Cake???)

Last Friday, inside my mind I wanted to bake something; either bread or cake. So, dalam dok browse thru' the net, finally I decided to try Kek Lumut- it's a steam cake. I have all the ingredients at home. I've seen a lot of people give a positive comments on this recipe so I wanted to give myself a try. I downloaded the recipe from Myresipi.com

The Ingredients:

225g butter

100gm caster sugar

* Beat until creamy.

Beat in 5 eggs one by one

Then, fold in 200g of horlicks, 1tsp vanilla essence, 150g kaya and 200ml evaporated milk. Finally fold in 250gm of self rising flour and 2 tsp of green colouring.

Steam for 4 hours.

It was after I lifted the steamer cover. Looks so fluffy before I cut it but I found out that its quite dry. If I used a better quality of butter, the texture could be more moist. Its ok then, maybe I'll try again next time.

Kek Lapis Marble

Malam tadi semangat berkobar2 nak buat kek lapis. Resepi ni dah di telek hampir 3 hari jadi malam tadi aku bertekad nak buat kek ni. Lagipun dah lama tak buat kek rasa macam something wrong je..Bahan2nya simple sangat dan tak consume banyak masa kat dapur. Nama Kek Lapis tapi tak berlapis pun just buat jadi design marble je lah..but then masalahnya diriku ni tak pandai la nak jadikan dia marble...macam tak cun la pulak..walaupun rupanya tak cun tapi rasa sedap la..lembut dan wangi dgn bau horliks. Manis pun sedang2 saje..Pendek kata boleh buat lagi. 2 thumbs up!!! Resepi diadaptasi dari buku resepi variasi kek lapis- karangkraf.

Bahan2:

250g mentega- pakai good quality utk dapatkan hasil yg menggembirakan

150g susu pekat manis

130g gula kastor

1sdt esen vanila

5 biji telur

150g tpg gandum

50g jem buah- buahan- saya guna jem strawberi yg agak kasar so boleh nampak tekstur buah

2sdb serbuk horlicks

1/2 sdt baking powder

pewarna- ikut suka, 3 jenis

Cara2:

1. Sediakan air didalam kukusan, biarkan air memenuhi 3/4 periuk.

Putar mentega, gula kastor dan esen vanila hingga kembang dan berkrim (mixer- high speed).

2. Masukkan telur sebiji demi sebiji, pukul sebati kemudian masukkan susu pekat dan jem. Gaul rata.

3. Masukkan serbuk horlicks dan tpg gandum yg sudah dicampur baking powder, gaul sebati dan bahagikan kepada 3 bahagian.

4. Setiap bahagian di warnakan dgn pewarna yg berlainan, kemudian sediakan loyang berukuran 8 incix 3inci (kalau pakai non- stick tak payah griskan) setiap warna di tompokan ke atas loyang berselang seli, sehingga habis adunan. Kemudian lorekkan utk membentuk marble.

5. Kukuskan selama 1 jam.