19.09.2009

my new baking partner! strong and powerful! hehe~

mom got me a new hand mixer yesterday, as an early birthday present. my previous hand-mixer has faulty motor after working with me for almost a year. i think it's because of beating too much of hard cream cheese and butter.. and it is also my fault, for not letting them to be really soft before beating.

but, this new partner is strong because it's made of stainless steel and very powerful. the no.1 speed is similar to no.5 speed of my previous hand- mixer. imagine that.. hehe..

and my first cake with my new baking partner ;-)

Kurma Butter Cake
in conjunction with the Aidilfitri Celebration.

250 g butter
125 g sugar
2 eggs
250 g flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp sodium bicarbonate
1/4 tsp vanilla essence
1 cup of milk
1 cup of kurma (take the seeds out)

1. cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
2. add in eggs, one at a time and vanilla essence and mix well.
3. fold in flour into the batter with the milk, alternately, twice.
4. beat for 2-3 minutes.
5. fold in seedless kurma and pour batter into baking tin.
6. bake for 40 mins in 175 C or until skewer inserted in the cake comes out clean.