No 3rd Birthday Celebration..Yet..

On 13th Nov which is Adik's 3rd birthday, Hubby & I won't be home to celebrate it with her. So, we'll celebrate her birthday when we got back home which we'll pick a later date. Cian princess mama ni...Since mama is away on her birthday, tak dapat le nak blogging..May be sibuk shopping kut at that time..haha..

Nearing her 3rd birthday, she's done a lot of stuff & learned new things. She doesn't wear diapers anymore..(well, except at nite coz takut terkucil :D), She can recite alfatihah which surprised me last week when I heard her recite the surah. But, according to Hubby, she knew the surah way be4 last week! I tak perasan le pulak coz Adik selalu ikut Cik Jun balik rumah.. She also loves to recite selawat syifa & zikir taubat which she learned from astro oasis. She's also very helpful. Kalau nak suruh ambik benda2 cepat je dia tolong. She likes to help me clean the dishes, standing on a chair. ( But, of course le i kena cuci pulak later..). But, she's also veeery manja. Kalau kat Cik Jun tu asyik nak suruh dukung je..

To Adik, my sweet princess, ' Happy 3rd Birthday' on 13th November 2009. May Allah bless u always. Stay sweet & lovable. We love you..

The soon-to- be Miss 3

Yesterday,Hubby's friend from high school; Nizam came over with his family. The last time they met was over 20 yrs ago. Actually they've been in Penang for over 5 yrs. Baru nak jejak kasih wakaka.. 1 of the food that i prepared was American Chocolate Cake. A recipe cedok from dapur K.Ummi. Very nice & moist. I think this was the best chocolate cake recipe that I've tried.( Perasan la pulak..haha..but honestly, it was very moist, yummy & simple to make..)

American Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

*2 cups flour

*3/4 cup cocoa powder

*2 tsp baking powder

*2 tsp baking soda

2 cups castor sugar

2 eggs

1 cup milk

1 cup corn oil / melted butter

1 tsp vanilla essence

1/2 tsp salt + 1 tsp nescafe, added to 1 cup hot water

Directions

1. Sift items *.

2. Beat eggs, castor sugar, melted butter and vanilla essence together.

3. Add in the sifted items alternating with the water mixture and milk . Mix well.

4. Pour into prepared pan.

5. Bake at 170C for 45 min. ( I used 180C for 70 min)

Ganache ( I made half of this )

Ingredients

1 can condensed milk

1 tsp vanilla essence

1/2 cup oil

1/3 cup cocoa powder

Directions

Mix all ingredients and cook at low heat. Mix well. Cook until thickened & shiny. Cool & pour onto the cake.