My Caramel Cake..

This cake look fantastic!! It is courtesy from Masam Manis . After reading her post... I decided to give a try. Please be reminded, after seven attempts, she finally made it.... Want to see mine??

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HA HA HA..... Please do not be disgusted.... It tastes great!!! I am actually happy with the pattern!!! The caramel .. damn it was good!! The cake was moist... and damn soft!!

It is me to be blamed.... My mistakes were:

i. I did not put at the very bottom of the oven.

ii. I was impatience that I forced the cake to cool down (put in the iced-water) and... the caramel breaks when took the cake out.

I believe... this cake needs... PATIENCE... (sadly which I am lacking) and commitment!!

I will definitely bake this cake again. The step by step instructions from her ( Masam Manis) are very helpful!

To the author, Puan Azlita, thank you for the instructions. Jangan la gelak tengok kek saya ni yea. I will try more of your recipes and publish any attempts, whether it is a success or a failure. For this attempt, taste... PASSED.... Presentation... FAILED!!

Hope you don't mind that I used your photo as a reference...

To whom it may concern....

She asked me to give it to you. Cute right? Hehehe

Lawyer fees....

I paid partially my lawyer fees. Initially, it was costing me RM10,000.00. But today, I went to the lawyer and further discussed on the fees. Fortunately, there was some reduction on stamping fees since I am first home owner. It came to RM 8,200.00.

I told her honestly that I can pay Rm 5,000.00 today but the remaining of the fees might have to wait. Being considerate to me, she agreed that I will pay the remaining RM 3,200 later.

Before this, I was so naive thinking that I might need house deposit and I will get the house... (Of course I need my house loan to be approved). But, with all legal fees... the cost really add up!

Oh well, I am confident to get through this. As long as I get my own house, everything will be fine.

My monthly payment is basically Rm 1,203.00. With my current salary (on top of my car loan, my ASB laon, insurance, study loan etc.), I still can afford to pay my housing loan. HOWEVER, I definitely need some time to adjust my budget. It just that I am so lucky to be staying in a small town as the expenses here is not that demanding compared to big city.

My advise to all first home buyer, do not be suprised with all the fees.

Twinkle and her new dress....

I bought her a new dress during my previous visit to Sibu. It cost me RM69.00!! Sigh... it is expensive.

As I went through her wardrobe and I found out that 40% of her clothing were:

i. Too small

ii. Too short

iii. Too tight

She is growing up and I have buy some new clothing for her. I hope this blue dress will last her another two years. That will be a real bargain for me...

Scandinavian Apple Cake...

Yesterday me and Twinkle decided to bake an apple cake. It is family's favourite. The cake is moist, not too sweet and easy to bake. The only draw back is that I have to spend more time to cut three apples in cubes! However it is worth an effort.





The recipe is using 225gm of butter, but I simply put the whole block of 250gm. I don't add cinnamon because I don't like the taste of it. I also skipped lemon juice because could not find any at home.

This is the apple cake supposed to look like as from the book.

This is my apple cake. I don't put icing sugar on top because it will make the cake too sweet. You can see the apple cubes.. It is so moist and buttery. Yummm... Damn, I forgot to pack it for lunch today. There are still left in the fridge....

I know.... I am drooling too..

Yup.. that's my usual assistant. Tomorrow is her birthday. I am taking leave tomorrow too. Will blog about her birthday...

Twinkle missing one tooth...

Yesterday, she went to see the school nurse for her tooth to be pulled out. I guess she will be celebrating birthday with funny smile. She is very brave. When I asked her whether she was crying, she told me, "Only cry a little bit."

Cats, Billy and Twinkle....

I love collecting smiley cats. They are cute and always look happy. In fact, I have three of them in my office. Oh ya, this picture is taken by Twinkle. There goes my camera....

Introducing.... Billy the lizard... He is one of our many pets. We have birds, cats... and chicken? I bought Billy because I like the colour of his eyes. It is gold in colour. Someone told me that if they reach to 500gm in weight, I can get a fortune by selling him... Hmm..

No introduction, Twinkle. She just want to show off her sunny. But it is too small for her now. I think I bought it few years back for her to wear. Sigh... she's getting bigger...

Chocolate Macaroon Cake

Yesterday, me and Twinkle decided to bake a cake. Actually, it was her idea. I found this recipe from the book that I bought in Melbourne long time ago. The recipe is simple just because it does not involves creaming butter and sugar. Simply using oil.

Hmm... it was simple to make. I reduced sugar from 2 cups to 1 1/2 cups. Wise move since it taste just nice. However, I made a mistake by using normal cooking oil! I don't like the after taste of the oil. I should have used sunflower or canola oil. Oh well...

That's my assistant waiting for the cake to cool down before I put the topping.

Finally, she had a bite of it. She likes it since anything sweet is always delicious for any kid. Personally, I will not bake this cake again since I have a better chocolate cake recipe. There is one apple cake recipe from the same book which I really love to bake. I believe I already baked the same cake for more than three times. It tastes so good.... Yumm... Maybe next Sunday project...

Macau and Hong Kong...

That's me... in Macau...

Hong Kong at night...

Mukah's New Church blessing on 21st October 2010