Friday, June 13, 2008

Recipes from Doria

Over the years, Doria has picked up baking and even went for lessons to get the perfect cakes. Here are some cakes recipes that people have commented as nice and have been requested many times by friends. Just to share these secret recipes. These recipes have been modified over the years.

PRUNE CAKE

11 Oz Butter
6 Oz Sugar (Brown or Castor)
8 Eggs (AA)
8 Oz Hong Kong Flour
160 gm Pitted prunes
1.5 tsp Baking powder
1/2 cup Rum or orange juice

1. Beat egg whites with 2/3 of the sugar until fluffy.
2. Beat egg yolks, butter and sugar until smooth.

Add in blended pitted prune and rum / orange juice.
3. Mix in egg whites mixture.
4. Add in flour and pour into 8” round cake mould.
5. Bake 130C for 1 hour 15 mins.


SPONGE CAKE

4 Pc (Size A) Egg White
2 Oz Castor Sugar
1/4 TspCream of Tartar
4 Pc (Size A) Egg Yolk
3 Oz Vegetable Oil
3 Oz Water
4 Oz Sponge Mix (Royal)
2 Oz Hong Kong Flour / Rose Flour
For Chocolate, use 1 ½ Oz Cocoa Power + ½ Oz Hong Kong Flour
1/4 Tsp Soda Bicarbonate

1. Separate the eggs into two basins.
2. Mixture A :- Mix Egg White, Sugar, Cream of Tartar. Beat until fluffy.
3. Mixture B :- Mix Egg Yolk, Oil, Water, the rest of flours with Soda Bicarbonate.
4. Mix A to B.
5. Pour into Cake tin (8” round). Bake 150-170 degree C for 50 to 60 minutes.
6. Take out from Oven and turn upside down on wire rack to cool down.

Daddy's Music Projects


Yellow River 2008

Yellow River Choir with Full Orchestra

Yellow River 2006

Hainan Island Folk Song

Choir Team

Receiving Bouquet from Boys' Brigade


Organising Committee 2006

Mummy's Cakes Projects



Wedding Cakes for my friend Jessisca & Clif


Wedding cake on Christabel's birthday 30 May 08
Teachers Day Cake
Birthday Cake for Granpa's 85th



Christmas Cake 2006


Christmas Cake 2006

Wedding Cakes

Doria's Cake Project List

Wedding cake for Doria's brother.

Cake done by Doria, decorations by a group of aunties

Mum & Dad's 40th Ruby Wedding Anniversary

What the Kids Say .... One Liner

Malcolm at 5 years old : When I grow up, I want to join the Boys’ Biscuits and Girls’ Biscuits.

Malcolm at 7 years old : Ya, meh? Can, meh? Can like that one, Meh ?

Wallace : I am so hungry that I can eat a horse !

Wallace : I cannot control my mind to think of football, football and football.

Christabel whispers to mummy’s ears: Mummy, Elcom says Stupid.

Christabel at 3 years old : ITS MINE ! (When she sees anything new.)

Our Secret Places .. Shhhh......

Christabel’s word of terror : Salabadi!

Family's Famous Quotes / Jokes

Elliot : Do you know why we have to drink water?
Wallace : No.
Elliot : To keep our organs moist.

Elliot : Mum, why do you have white hair ?
Mummy : Because you kids are so naughty, my hair just turn white !
Elliot : Then why are our grandpas have more white hair than you ?
Wallace : Ya, lo! Who is very naughty here !

Wallace : Give me 3 good reasons to learn Chinese !Mummy : Firstly, it’s a your mother tongue, your root!
Wallace : But, who cares about mother tongue? English is more important.
Mummy : Secondly, it’s very useful to learn in case you need to go to China.
Wallace : But, I want to go to England and play football, not China!
Mummy : Thirdly, because we say so, so you shall study Chinese ! No more “buts”!

Elliot & Bel’s Hey Song
Elliot : Hey, Mei-Mei!
Bel : Hey !
Elliot : Hey, Mei-Mei!
Bel : Hey !
Together : Hey, Mei-Mei!

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