Lemon Butter Cake

Another day of cravings... I miss my Mom's buttercake. Too bad I haven't got the recipe from her yet. Then I decided to browse the net for the best moist buttercake. Which lead me to this food blog Nasi Lemak Lover .

I tried and baked it..It was good. Then I added it to my recipe book for future reference :)

Ingredients
125g butter
100g sugar
1 lemon rind
2 large eggs
175g self-raising flour
4 tablespoon milk
1/2 tablespoon lemon juice

Lemon glaze
3 tbsp sugar
1 lemon juice


1. Beat the butter with the sugar until fluffy.
2. Add in the eggs one by one, then add in lemon rind, mixing well.
3. Fold in the flour and milk, combine well.
4. Pour the mixture into a loaf tin lined with greaseproof paper.
5. Bake in pre-heated oven at 180C for 40mins.
6. Mix sugar and lemon juice and cook over low heat till sugar dissolved, add in lemon rind, set aside.
7. When cake done, remove cake from the oven and prick all over with a skewer.
8. Pour over the lemon glaze over the hot cake.
9. Ideally to leave cake to set overnight, to have better flavour.

Red Velvet Cream Cheese Brownies

I started baking again lately... Last September 24 is my last day at my short course in Medical Administration. The whole day I am just thinking about sweets..brownies and wanted to buy one after class. But when I went to Coles to buy something to satisfy my cravings I end up buying the ingredients. I told my self that it would be better if I just make it on my own and try something different.

I saw at Joelen's blog a brownies recipe but with a twist.. Yeah! Red Velvet Cream Cheese Brownies. I gave it a try..it looks yummy though! Besides..aprobado ni Chef :)

Red Velvet Brownie layer:

1 stick unsalted butter (melted)

1 1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1/4 cup cocoa powder

pinch of salt

1 tablespoon liquid red food colouring

1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar

2 eggs

3/4 cup flour

Cream Cheese layer

8 ounces cream cheese ( 1 pack)

1/3 cup sugar

1 egg

1/8 teaspoon vanilla

1. Preheat the oven at 180C
2. Combine melted butter with sugar, vanilla, cocoa powder, salt food colouring and vinegar in order. Mixing in addition.
3. Whisk eggs in a separate bowl and combine with warm cocoa mix
4. Fold the flour into the chocolate batter and combine lightly.
5. Reserve 1/2 cup of the batter for the top and set aside.
6. Pour the remaining batter in a prepared pan.
7. For the CREAM CHEESE: Blend together the cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla in a bowl. Gently spread cream cheese layer on top of the brownie batter.
8. Add the remaining batter on top of the brownie batter and create a swirl
9. Bake brownie for 30 minutes
10. Remove to a cooling rack and allow to cool completely.