Cupcake Au Chocolat

My first trial of cupcake plus the decoration. It wasn't so difficult! So many time I spent for browsing and adoring others cupcakes made me step forward, go to the kitchen and try...:) I finally did it!

Here is the recipe (in French) It's simple yet delicious.

Cupcake au chocolat
source : Papilles et Pupilles

• 3 oeufs
• 100g de beurre mou
• 125g de sucre
• 160g de farine
• 1 sachet de levure chimique
• 2 cuillers à soupe de cacao non sucré (type Van Houten) pour la pâte
  

Pour le glaçage :

• 200 à 250 g de sucre glace
• 1 blanc d'oeuf
• le jus d'1/2 citron

Pour la décoration :

• Cacao noir non sucré type Van Houten
• 12 carrés de chocolat noir

- Beurrez votre moule à muffins ou emplissez les alvéoles avec des caissettes en papier. On en trouve très facilement (grande surface).
- Versez votre sachet de levure et le cacao dans la farine et mélangez grossièrement.
- Mélangez les oeufs et le sucre.
- Ajoutez progressivement le beurre mou et la farine + levure + cacao. Mélangez pour avoir une texture homogène. - Préchauffez votre four à 180°C, chaleur tournante.
- Garnissez chaque alvéole de pâte. Enfournez à four chaud pour 20 minutes de cuisson.
- Laissez ensuite refroidir sur grille

Préparez votre glaçage :
Mélangez le sucre glace, le blanc d'oeuf et le jus de citron jusqu'à obtenir une consistance assez pâteuse. Tout dépend de la taille de votre blanc d'oeuf. Commencez par mettre 200g de sucre glace et si c'est encore un peu liquide, rajoutez les 50g supplémentaires.
A l'aide d'un couteau à tartiner, glacez votre premier cupcake. Saupoudrez ensuite de cacao. Utilisez une petite passoire métallique pour saupoudrer, c'est plus facile.
Enfoncez ensuite un carré de chocolat dans le gâteau et faites de même pour chaque cupcake.

Ayam Pop (a Chicken Dish)

Speak frankly, I really don't know what is the exact translation for Ayam Pop in English. Ayam means Chicken and Pop, mmm, usually we know Pop as one of music genre. maybe they name it Pop because this chicked dish very popular in Indonesia specially from West Sumatra as pop music :))

Maybe if I am not living far far away from my country, I never cooked the dish. Anytime you want it, just go to Padang Restaurant and order, sit, then eat it. so simple...But here, in Cannes, impossible! Make it your own that's the solution. Ok, why not...it was not so difficult, trust me...yet it's delicious!

Ayam Pop
source : Dapur Mlandhing

Ingredients :
4 chicken drum stick
1 lt coconut water
2 tablespoon butter/margarine
oil for frying

Paste ingredients :
3 cloves of garlic, crushed
3 cm of fresh ginger
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon coriander
3 bay leaves
2 kafir leaves
1 lemongrass, crushed
1 teaspoon salt

chicken broth in cube, optional

Method :

Clean the chicken from its skin

Prepare big casserole, put the chicken and all the ingredients. Add in coconut water and butter/margarine. Close the casserole, bring to boil the chicken and keep cooking until well done.

Fry the chicken, you don't have to fry it until dried. Just a couple minutes (more or less 3 min). Absorb the oil, and serve it.

TIPS :

you may use chicken breast to subtitute.

Samosa Tuna

If you like to eat kind of Indian food, you must like this samosa. because for the filling, I used Garam Masala and Curry Powder plus for the hot taste, I added chopped green chili. hmmm, for me, I can eat them all!! since I am a fan of spicy food :))Normally, people make samosa's filling with Lamb, but my husband doesn't eat it, so I changed with Tuna. Honestly, I prefer Tuna rather than Lamb. It' good...Just try it!




Samosa Tuna
for 8 samosas
ingredients :
1/2 pack tuna fillet small size
1 carrot medium size, grated
2 potatoes medium size, grated
1 bot chives, finely chopped
3 green chilis, minced
3 clove of garlics, finely chopped
1/2 onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
salt
sugar
water
oil for stir fry
spring roll pastry 25x25 cm
Direction :
filling :
- stir fry garlic and onion until fragrance
- stir in tuna fillet, continue cooking until tuna half done
- add water (about 1/2 cup), stir in carrot and potatoes grated,chives and green chilis
- add in garam masala and curry powder
- season with salt and sugar as your taste
- cook until well done
for prepare the samosa :
- Follow the instruction from this link (in Malay languange)
- deep fry the samosas until golden brown
- serve while still warm with tomato sauce or chili sauce

I used this kind of spring roll, in French you may find it at Asia Supermarché


Eat samosa at one fine afternoon, accompanied by a cup of mint tea is recommended...hmmm, write this makes me craving samosa again :)

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update : per 30 April 2009 :
postingan-postingan terkait mengenai kasus pembajakan oleh CAM BOGA & Pustaka Anggrek (nama penerbitnya) :

Arfi Binsted
Budi Sutomo (blogspot)
Budi Sutomo (multiply)

Dapur Ipoek
Evi Meinar


untuk foto-foto bukunya antara lain di sini :
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Foto-foto buku aneka jajan pasar
Foto-foto buku aneka brownies favorit
Foto-foto buku aneka puding favorit
Foto-foto buku minuman segar pelepas dahaga (penerbit Pustaka Anggrek Yogyakarta)

Chocolate Ring Cookies

I like to bake cookies lately. Just like to experiment with variations of cookies. It call not too much egg and simple ingredients.

I found this cookies recipe from my on line friend @ multiply, she is also Indonesian. Like her blog very much...Many thank my dear Rachmah for sharing this recipe. My testimony for this cookies : very chocolaty, not too sweet and crunchy. Very recommended to try :)
This recipe makes around 50 cookies.



Chocolate Ring Cookies
(with some adjustment from me)
Ingredients:
175 gr unsalted butter
1 egg
225 gr all purpose flour
25 gr chocolate powder
Directions:
1. Beat butter and sugar powder
2. Beat in egg
3. Shift in flour and chocolate powder, mix well
4. Prepare pipping bag with the flower spuit. Make a ring shape on a baking sheet. Don't forget to give a space between the cookies.
5. Bake in 150 - 160 Celcius Degree until done. ( me : bake in 150 around 10 minutes, it depend on your oven, just watch over your cookies, do not over bake it)

(if you want : you may stick together 2 cookies with chocolate filling or ganache)

Update :

I submit first photo for Click Mei Edition : Cookies. I really enjoy challenging myself to join this food photography event hosted by Jugalbandi.

Click March 2009 : Wood

My entry for Click March 2009 : Wood.
This is my jasmine rice, long grain and perfumed with fresh jasmine. Kinda a daily source of energy for me :) since I feel no spirit if i don't eat rice. ha..ha...ha...even I live far far away from my homeland Indonesia, it doesn't mean that I leave my main food. Hoh, can't live without it.

Blueberry Crumble Bars

My dear friend Rachmah, I bring you this potluck for MFM2 - February 2009. Violet is the theme, so I tried to find somethin violet lately if I went out for shopping. Finally I found a pack of blueberry at supermarket not far from my apartment. How lucky I was cause there were only 2 packs left there. The recipe itself already saved in my laptop since few weeks ago. First time I saw the pictures, hmmm...I drooled :D

Ok, let's go to the kitchen everybody...

Blueberry Crumble Bars (www.thecrepesofwrath.wordpress.com)
adapted from Smitten Kitchen

1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup cold butter (2 sticks or 8 ounces), cubed
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon salt
Zest and juice of one lemon (tanti : only used the lemon juice)
4 cups fresh or frozen blueberries (if using frozen, be sure to drain them!)
1/3 cup white sugar
4 teaspoons cornstarch

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and/or line a 9×13 inch pan (I highly suggest lining your pan with tinfoil and then spraying it with a bit of Pam for easy removal). ----------( tanti : I used round pan)
2. In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup sugar, 3 cups flour, and baking powder. Mix in the salt and lemon zest.
3. Use a fork or pastry cutter to blend in the butter and egg (I used my hands and found it to be much easier). Dough will be crumbly. Pat half of dough into the prepared pan.
4. In another bowl, stir together the sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice. Gently mix in the blueberries.
5. Sprinkle the blueberry mixture evenly over the crust. Crumble remaining dough over the berry layer.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until top is slightly brown (mine were absolutely perfect at 45 minutes, but check them at about 40 minutes to make sure they aren’t burning!). Cool completely before cutting into squares (I chilled mine in the fridge for a bit). Makes 16 large bars.

I saw 3/4 pack thick cream already opened in my fridge so then I also made 4 small cups of blueberry smoothies. Just mix blueberry,thick cream and sugar with blender. Store in a fridge a couple hours, they are ready to serve for your dessert.

When I took the picture of this crumble bars, I just realized that I have a violet cellphone. So, just gave it a shot!