Am So Happy Today! :)

This, is what am having for lunch right now.

Leftover Lasagna

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I am feeling very happy today.

So happy that I baked 2 of my signature cakes for celebrating my happy mood... lol

Might surprise someone with one of them.. ;)

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How come am so happy?

I hardly win anything (tough luck).

So leave alone participating any giveaway or competition whatsoever.

I bumped into this Giveaway via BabySpace few weeks ago.

I thought they were cute and I really want to win one of them for my girl. So I joined the fun.

...and I actually won this lovely Eee Ore from Children Lighting today! ;)

Okie Dokie, am off doing some creating since Peanut is taking her nap again. Wee! :D~

Challenge Day 66 & 67 - Baking for Social

I don't quite like this drawing for some reason..

Woke up this morning......come to think that I have a mission to do for our social function tonight. Remember I have posted a recipe on Eggless Dates and Dates and Chocolate drops cake not too long ago? Most of my guests love it and asked me to bake it again for tonight. I dunno how things going to turn out cuz I cannot taste them after they are baked and ready to eat ;) Especially now am watching my blood sugar level. Anyways, I just realized my face looks smaller and sharper. Yeah. It seems like I have lost weight. But uhmm..not my baby bump alright? Hehe..

recipe for Dark Chocolate Mint Chip Brownies

Recipe here

Anyways, I couldn't recall how I found this site - Bakerella but I love every picture they posted (I believed they would taste as good as...) and I thought maybe you girls should give it a go. Well, just ignore it if you are weight watching.....cuz I can only look and drool while staring at all of those picture. I have to wait for Peanut to born so that I can make/bake them. :D~

Challenge Day 34 Pt II - Baking Cookies

I had a huge mission on celebrating Chinese New Year in Melbourne this year. But I was all stress out and ended have little time baking any CNY cookies (eg: Pineapple Tart). Bummer! And now, I would rather buy the Pineapple Tart from the shop instead. :D~

So I have decided to bake something basic. You are looking at one of the batch from the oven. I will have to get more empty jars for the rest of the cookies tomorrow. So that I can gift them away to friends am meeting up this weekend. :)

Challenge Day 14: Eggless Dates n Peach Chocolate Chips Cake

Ok..don't be fool by the look of the images above. They taste damn good alright! :) It's eggless and it is very moist...

These is the recipe for you by high demand...;) I have modified this recipe slightly. Please do not hesitate to ask me any questions in regards of this recipe. Happy Baking!

Eggless Dates, Peach, Raisin & Chocolate Chip Cake

13/4 cups white SR flour

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp bicarb.

pinch salt

3/4 caster sugar

1/2 cup butter

3 tsp yoghurt

Flesh of 3 peaches, chopped

150g pitted dates

A good drops of chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 180c/350F/gas mark 4

Use two 23cm/9inch sandwich tins.

Cook the dates in water and bi-carb until soft - bring to the boil and simmer very slowly, covered, for about 10 minutes (the mixture should form a jam consistency). Cool slightly and puree until smooth.

Line and grease the sandwich tins. Sift the flour, baking powder, bicard and salt into a bowl.

Cream the butter and sugar until light and creamy. Add the dry ingredients (including date puree), one third at a time, alternately with the yoghurt, beating well after each addition.

Add the peaches into the cream mixture, and mix well.

Stir in the raisin and the chocolate chips, and spoon into the prepared tin. Bake the cakes for about 30 mins (check if it's cook. Otherwise, a further 15 mins in the over is necessary). Cool on a wire rack.