Rum + Cranberry Cake

I love rum!  Rum & raisin ice cream; rum and raisin cheesecake; favourite cocktail, mojito got rum in it too! And there is rum raisin bread pudding.... you name it, i love it all :)

That's why decided to try this Rum + Cranberry butter cake.  Not really a success but still "eatable".  Got to try again to get it right.

crabberry soaked in rum

Introducing my Rum & Cranberry Butter Cake

Dun really look presentable but, look is deceiving.... it tastes yummy!  Will try to perfect it in the near future.

Cooked the well-loved chicken stew for dinner as well.  My 2 kids love it!  I always cook more to keep for the next day and it tastes much more yummy!

My girl's portion

Baking Spree - Part 2

Continue from my post on 2 May 2011....

Home earlier and had my dinner (my favourite Wanton Noodle!) earlier too.  So got some time to upload all the pics taken after the baking:)

Actually, I not only baked but also cooked a pot of Lotus Root w Peanut soup.  This is the first time I used a dried cuttlefish to boil soup too.  Taste nice.  Here's the pic.

And, here's the pics on the cakes that I've baked...... Again, the Banana Rum & Walnut cake stole the limelight of the Orange cake.  I am a sucker for anything orange so personally, I LOVE  this Orange Butter Cake!!!

These were for the despatch boys & court clerks

These are Banana Cake (w/o Rum)

This is the Orange Butter Cake

For those who are eyeing the recipe for the Banana Rum & Walnut Cake, I shall reproduce them the next time - bcos it's just too long to type them out now :)  But I will share with you the Orange Butter Cake (Me cant remember where I got it from, but if you know, pls share the link in the comment).  Thank you so much.

Here I go......

Orange Butter Cake

Ingredients:-

225g butter (softened)
180g castor suger (I reduced it.  If you have a sweet tooth - increase to 225g)
225g self raising flour (sifted)
4 eggs
1 small orange (I used medium size naval orange)

Method:-

1.  Wash a whole orange, cover with water in a small pot, bring to boil and then turn fire down to simmer orange slowly for 20-30 minutes.

2.  Cut cooked orange and remove the seeds and blend it, set aside to cool.

3.  Cream butter and sugar till light & fluffy.

4.  Add eggs, one at a time to beat till well blended.

5.  Add the orange pulp, mix it well.

6.  Fold in flour and gently mix it.  As oranges and eggs vary in size, if you think that the final batter is a bit runny (not of dropping consistency), you may add another 1 or 2 tablespoon of sifted flour to bring it to the right consistency.

7.  Pour batter into a greased and lined cake mould.

8.  Baked in a pre-heated over at 170C for 40 to 45 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

9.  Cool cake in the mould for 5 minutes before turning it out on a cooling rack.

Enjoy baking ......

Baking Spree

What a cloudy day!  Look!! the park at my place looks so peaceful without kids roaming around....

Decided to bake some banana cake & banana rum cake for the colleague.... Get quite a handful of compliments from them the last time. Will give some of the banana cake to my despatch who have helped me get works done BUT sometime do drive we, the secretaries up the wall!!! Especially 1 or 2 of them!!!!

But sometime, need to give them some TENDER LOVING CARE too:) If you know what I mean...

The pics of my banana cakes will come later, if I have the time and energy to post them once they are out of the over:)