The Kitty Store's Ideas and Recipes Blog

Easy Peasy Cup Cakes

2010-11-11T17:10:00.000+08:00

These delicious and eye pleasing cupcakes are easy and quick to make. Try them today.

Ingredients:
1. 85ml butter, softened
2. 75g caster sugar
3. 1 egg
4. 1 tablespoon (15ml) cocoa powder, sifted
5. 115g self raising flour, sifted
6. 85ml milk
7. 1/2 teaspoon (2.5ml) vanilla extract

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 160 C. Line/Grease a cupcake pan. In a medium size bowl, use an electric mixer on high speed to cream the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and mix well.
2. Add the cocoa powder, flour, milk and vanilla and beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until well combined.
3. Divide the mixture evenly between the cupcake moulds. Bake for 10 - 15 minutes until well risen and firm to the touch. Allow to cool for a few minutes before transfering to a wire rack.

Tomato & Herbs Focaccia

2010-10-17T17:17:00.000+08:00

Ingredients:

a. 300g high protein flour or bread flour

b. 3g instant dry yeast

c. 5g salt

d. 1/2 tbsp oregano

e. 10g brown sugar

f. 100g cherry tomatoes

g. 120ml water

h. 30g olive oil

(Optional) - some cherry tomatoes, cut into half & some sea salt

Method:

1. Line a baking tray with baking paper.

2. In a mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine ingredients from a. to h. and mix into a smooth and elastic dough

3. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and leave to proof for 1 hour

4. Divide the dough into 4 parts, round up and rest for 15 minutes.

5. Flatten the dough into rounds and place onto baking tray and use a fork to prick holes. Cover with plastic wrap and leave to proof for 1 hour.

6. Brush the surface with a little olive oil.

Optional: You can use your fingers to poke some holes and fill the holes with the cut tomatoes.

7. Sprinkle sea salt (if using) and bake in a preheated oven at 200 C for 15 to 18 minutes. Remove and leave to cool before serving.

September 2010 Pre-Order

2010-09-01T21:53:00.000+08:00

Closing date for this batch of Pre-Order is 8 Sept 2010 (Wed). Items are expected to arrive by late Sept. To order please send in your purchase list to sales@kittystore.biz THANK YOU.

Heart Shaped Dorayaki Mould - for Microwave. RM 30. Size is 15.4 x 12.6 x 5 cm

Doraemon Silicon Cake / Jelly Mould. RM 45. Size is 13 x 13.7 x 5.9 cm, heat resistance to 200 C

Mini Omelette Maker - 4 different shapes. RM 23. Heat resistance to 210 C.

Hello Kitty Chocolate Mould. RM 25.

Hello Kitty Nylon Eco Friendly Bag. RM 22.

Hello Kitty Dessert Stencil - 3 in a pack. RM 10.

Hello Kitty Sushi Maker Set. RM 65. 10 pieces in total.

Mickey Mouse Chocolate Mould. RM 25.

My Melody Eco Friendly Bag. RM 40. Foldable 44 x 56 cm. Withstand weight till 15kg.

Rilakkuma Silicon Cake/Jelly Mould. RM 35. Size is 10 x 14.5 x 5.5 cm, heat resistance to 200 C.

Hello Kitty Square Pan with Handle - Pink. RM 80. Non stick material 17 x 17 x 7 cm.

Hello Kitty Square Pan with Handle - White. RM 80. Non stick material 17 x 17 x 7 cm.

Steamed Chocolate Cupcake

2010-08-22T11:54:00.000+08:00

Steamed ones actually taste much nicer than Oven Baked ones. You can whip this up in a jiffy. My family loved it and this will surely motivate me to try out more variety of Steamed Cakes.

Ingredients:

- 3 eggs

- 150g sugar (i used only 120g)

- 1/4 tsp of salt (about a pinch)

- 100g corn oil

100g orange juice

180g plain flour (sifted0

20g cocoa powder

1 tsp sodium bicarbonate

2 1/2 tsps double action baking powder

METHOD

1. Whip A until sugar dissolves and thickens. Add in B, mix until well blended.

2. Fold in sieved C, mixed until well-blended. (Remember to fold manually and not blend or whip)

3. Pour in onto greased cupcake moulds. I used the corn oil to grease it.

4. Steam of 25 - 30 minutes per batch.

Makes about 12.

Black Sesame & Soya Milk Cake

2010-08-19T11:09:00.001+08:00

Light and fluffy coz its made from egg whites (no egg yolk) and black sesame is good for health too.

Ingredients

- 50 g black sesame (toasted and blended)

- 100 g soyabean milk (best if sugar free)

- 60 g corn oil

- 150 g cake flour

- 60 g egg white (about 2 1/2 Large Eggs)

- 300 g egg white (about 6 - 7 Large Eggs)

- 120 g caster sugar

Method

1. Warm soyabean milk and corn oil in a pot. Remove from heat and add in blended black sesame. Mix well.

2. Add in Ingredients B gradually and alternately. Mix till well blended.

3. Beat Ingredients C over high speed until it is firm and white. Pour half of the Ingredients C into mixture of A and B. Mix well and also add in remaining Ingredients C.

4. Pour the batter into a lined and greased baking pan / mould and spread evenly. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 C for about 45 minutes or till it is cooked.

More mooncakes

2010-08-19T11:04:00.001+08:00

Oreo Mocha Snow Skin Mooncake

Recipe for Oreo Mocha Snow Skin Mooncake

Ingredients

(A) 120 g water

60 g Icing Sugar

50 g Fresh Cream

30 g Shortening

1 tsp Instant Nescafe

(B) 100 g Cooked Glutinous Rice Flour (it's called Koe Fun)

2.5 ml Coffee Emulco

Filling

4 pcs Oreo Cookies (remove the cream in the middle and mashed into powder)

20 g Cooking Chocolate (melted)

(D) 350 g Lotus Paste

METHOD

1. Mix (A) together and then mix (B) together. Put both (A) and (B) into mixing bowl, process till even and divide into 5 equal portions. Let it rest for 30 minutes.

2. Double boil cooking chocolate till it melts, mix in the mashed cookies and lotus paste. Divide into 5 equal portions.

3. Divide lotus paste from (D) into 5 equal portions - 70 g per portion. Use the lotus paste (D) to wrap (C). Set aside.

4. Divide pastry from (1) into 5 portions and roll it individually into flat sheets. You can spread some of the cooked glutinous rice flour to make it less sticky. Wrap in the filling, seal the edges with your fingers and press it into your chosen mould. Knock it out and keep in the refrigerator to store. Best eaten after 6 hours or so. If it is kept in the fridge for days it will harden and the skin will crack.

Single Yolk Lotus Paste Mooncake

More Mooncake Biscuits

Mooncake Biscuits (Koong Chai Peang)

2010-08-04T10:24:00.000+08:00

Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner and all restaurants and bakeries are all starting to sell Mooncakes already. Decided to make my own Mooncake this year (will still buy as some are just too delicious to ignore). Started with Mooncake Biscuits, least ingredient, easiest to make. Since it turned out yummy I will proceed to the next level. Lotus Paste Mooncake, Snow Skin Mooncake (my favourite) and Jelly Mooncake HERE I COME!

Ingredients:
1. 200g Golden Syrup (you can actually make this yourself but I went the easy way and bought ready made golden syrup from Bake with Yen).
2. 1/4 tsp of bicarbonate of soda (sifted)
3. 3/4 tbsp alkaline water
4. 50g corn oil

Combine all the ingredients in a basin (big mixing bowl). Mix with a wooden spoon and allow to rest for 4 - 5 hours.

Ingredients: 300g plain flour (sifted) and thick soya sauce for colouring only.

Add thick soya sauce and stir well. Fold in sifted flour gradually and mix evenly to form a smooth, soft dough. DO NOT KNEAD. Let dough rest for 6 - 7 hours.

Preheat oven to 180C.
Divide dough into small portions. Dust with a little flour and press into desire mould. (I used my silicon moulds, will try to use Cookie Cutters next time as I think they may be better). Knock out on a greased baking tray or lined with baking parchment. Bake in pre-heated oven at 180C for 8 minutes.

Remove tray from the oven and leave for 1 - 2 minutes. Brush biscuits with egg glaze and bake again for 6 -7 minutes or until golden.

Ingredients for the Egg Glaze: 2 egg yolks, 1 tsp water, pinch of salt. Mix well and strain.

(The first batch where I used Thick Soya Sauce for the Egg Glaze, turned out darker than expected)

Recipe from At Home with Amy Beh

July 2010 Pre-order

2010-07-30T10:27:00.000+08:00

These cute and useful items are available now for pre-order.
Closing date for the pre-order is 8 Aug 2010 (Sun). To order please send in your details and item/s list to sales@kittystore.biz. Items are expected to arrive in mid September. All items are from Japan. For some items there is a minimum order, if minimum order is not reached then your payment would be refunded. Thanks....

Cinnamoroll Mug (RM 30).

Elmo Mug (RM 30)

Elmo Bento Box (RM 40)

Hello Kitty Lacquared Bowl (RM 56)

Hello Kitty Instant Noodle Maker - Microwave (RM75)

Same as above

Hello Kitty Microwave Rice Maker / Steamer (RM 75)

Mickey Instant Noodle Maker - Microwave (RM 75)

same as above

Mickey Microwave Rice Maker / Steamer (RM 75)

Mickey "Pau" Steamer (RM 35)

Pooh Instant Noodle Maker - Microwave (RM 75)

Pooh Mug (RM 30)

Fruity Soya Bean Jelly

2010-06-12T18:33:00.000+08:00

Both my kids was down with fever one after another recently which left me with little time to post new ideas or recipes but now that they are running wild again, I have the time to post this yummy soya bean jelly recipe.

In this hot weather, a cool and refreshing jelly is a welcome. Good dose of protein too.

Ingredients:

a. 1 litre sugar free soya bean milk (buy fresh ones from those mobile vans)

b. 500 ml water

c. 30 g agar-agar, soaked for 20 minutes (easier to cook)

d. 2 pandan leaves, knotted

e. 150 ml evaporated milk

f. 250 g caster sugar (you can reduce the amount if you do not want it to be so sweet)

g. 1 tin mixed fruit cocktail, well drained (this is optional)

h. Agar-agar moulds (I used the Mickey Mouse Silicon Mould (Big) and the Winnie the Pooh Silicon Mould (Small)).

1. Put agar-agar, pandan leaves and water in a deep saucepan and bring to a boil. (Saucepan needs to be big enough as you will add the soya milk in later)

2. Simmer over a low flame until agar-agar melts. (This can take a while depending on how soft the agar-agar was in the begining). You can also cut the agar-agar into shorter strands to hasten the process.

3. Add sugar and bring to a boil. The mixture will be quite thick at this point.

4. When the sugar has dissolved, add soy bean milk and bring to a boil again. Switch off the fire and pour in the milk. Stir well to mix and allow to cool slightly.

5. Put 1 tbsp (or as desired) fruit cocktail into the mould and pour the soya bean agar-agar mixture over it. You can also do this without the fruit cocktail.

6. Leave to set and chill well before serving.

The 2 on the left is plain while the 2 on the right is with fruit cocktail.

Future Order Spree 2

2010-05-29T11:08:00.000+08:00

Kitty Lovers out there, these 4 limited edition items is up for grabs now. You can preorder yours at The Kitty Store - expected date of delivery is Nov/Dec 2010. Cost is RM 85 each and a deposit of RM 30 per item is required for your order. Pre-order will close on 5 June 2010. To pre-order please email us at sales@kittystore.biz

Hello Kitty Lacquared Lunch Box (Available in Black and Pink). Size is approximately 12.5 x 10 cm and the height is 7 cm. Comes with a strap. Comes in 2 layers top layer capacity is 200ml while bottom layer capacity is 280ml.

Hello Kitty Teapot and Tea Cup Set. (Available in Pink or Black). Teapot diameter is 13 cm and height is 9.5 cm while tea cup height is 6 cm.

Hello Kitty Lacqured Square Bento Set. (Available in Pink or Black). Comes in 3 separate trays each with the capacity of 750ml, 550ml and 400ml. Size is 15 x 15 cm while the height is 13.5 cm.

Hello Kitty Frying Pan. (Available in Open Eyes or Blinking Eyes design). Pan diameter is 20 cm. Non-stick material.

BREAKING NEWS!

2010-05-26T09:57:00.001+08:00

The Kitty Store will be having it's first mid year sale from 27 May to 9 June. More than 140 items will be on sale with discounts up to 30%. Don't miss it!

A refreshing jelly for a hot day

2010-05-26T09:56:00.001+08:00

Made it in the morning, ready to be devour at night!

Kitty and Friends Dinner

2010-05-14T10:33:00.000+08:00

Normal Rice, Egg Fried Rice and Tomato Fried Rice.

Hello Kitty - with seaweed eys and whiskers, capsicum ribbon and carrot nose.

Bear (egg fried rice) with carrot ears and seaweed eyes and nose.

Rabbit (Tomato Fried Rice) with carrot flower and seaweed eyes and nose.

The Hello Kitty Sushi Pack that was used to create this special dish.

Hello Kitty Donut

2010-05-09T11:32:00.000+08:00

For Mother's Day I decided to make something for the family to enjoy together. Wanted to do something fast and easy and also YUMMY!. Although this is a donut maker, I would say that it's a healthy donut maker as it's not deep-fried in oil like the traditional ones. This is cooked in the mircowave. You will need the Hello Kitty Donut Maker to create this special one of a kind donuts.Ingredients and steps as follows:

A recipe booklet is included in the pack and its translated as follows:

a. 150 g of pancake premix. (I used the Betty Crocker pancake premix).

b. 100 ml of room temperature milk.

c. 1 egg

d. 35 g of caster sugar.

e. 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil for greasing.

1. Put all the ingredients inside the donut cup. ** The donut cup can also be used as a measuring cup for all your other baking escapades.

2. Put in the flower shaped strainer and then close it with the Hello Kitty head cap. Make sure you close it tight so that there is no spillage.

3. Shake it for about 2 minutes until everything is mixed well. I would suggest that you shift the pancake premix first so that it is easier to mix while in the cup otherwise lumps may form.

4. Remove the cap and the strainer and replace with the spout.

5. Grease the 4 moulds with some vegetable oil. Make sure you grease it again after everytime you want to use it.

6. Pour the mixed batter into the moulds. Make sure that it is about 1/2 full only as it will fluff up while cooking and will overspill otherwise.

7. Put it into the microwave. As a guideline:
- for 500 W - 1 minute 50 seconds
- for 600 W - 1 minute 30 seconds
- for 700 W - 1 minute 15 seconds
(These are all estimates only and if its very think, longer time in the mircowave is needed).

8. Remove from the microwave, carefully remove the lid and then turn it over so that the cooked donut will drop out. If its greased well, it will fall out by itself. Start another batch. 1 batch of batter can make about 12 donuts. You can also stir in some melted Milo or Chocolate to create Milo or Chocolate donut.

9. Now enjoy your donut with some chocolate sauce, icing sugar and whatever you desire.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL MOTHERS OUT THERE. GIVE YOURSELF A BIG PAT ON THE BACK FOR A JOB WELL DONE. YOU DESERVED IT!

Hello Kitty Waffle

2010-05-02T15:49:00.001+08:00

This was our breakfast this morning. The waffle iron set comes with a recipe booklet but unfortunately it is all in Japanese. Therefore took some initiative and got some of it translated and work blindly on the rest.

Instead of making waffle batter from scratch I bought a packet of Betty Crocker Pancake mix and all I needed to do was add water and oil. It was a small packet (about 190grms) and made 5 Hello Kitty waffles.

First you need to preheat the waffle iron by putting it on the stove, best to heat both sides for about 1 - 2 minutes each side. When it is warmed enough, open the iron and scoop the batter into the iron and close gently. Make sure that there are sufficient batter, too little and the shape will not form, too little and it will overflowed. I cooked about 1 - 2 minutes each side before opening to check whether it has browned nicely.

There is no need to grease the iron as the iron is made of good quality non-stick material. You will need to however make sure that the batter is cooked before opening the iron to peep as it will break if it is not cooked yet. Do not despair if it does not come out nice as (one side burned etc) as practice makes it perfect. I made 5 waffles and only 3 were good enough to be photographed. You be the judge. You can use a sharp pick to gently push out the waffle

The waffles are best served when it is still warm and crispy so if you want to serve all together then you need put it into the oven first to keep it hot and crisp. I served mine with butter, chocolate sauce, strawberry jam and whipped cream.

Next week or hopefully within the next few days I will try-out the donut maker.

Big weekend ahead

2010-04-22T10:39:00.000+08:00

It's my boy's 6th birthday this weekend and we are having a party for him. Fortunately or unfortunately for me he is not into Hello Kitty but Transformers so the birthday party is going on a Transformers theme. I have already ordered Transformers cupcakes as birthday cake and plan on making some garlic toast featuring Pooh, Mickey and Kitty as well as some jelly. Hope that I will have enough time to accomplish all these.

Off to Toys 'R' Us later to buy Transformers party stuff.

Wish me luck.............

Mel

Bread/Cookie Cutter as Rice Mould

2010-04-08T20:35:00.000+08:00

Bready Breakfast

2010-04-06T10:31:00.000+08:00

All made lovingly with bread.

Happy Easter to All

2010-04-04T09:15:00.003+08:00

Chocolate Truffle Cake

2010-04-02T10:55:00.000+08:00

Anything with chocolate will make me drool especially those with dark chocolate. (Dark chocolate is good for health so I am actually taking care of my health!)

Ingredients:

a. 3 eggs

b. 150 g caster sugar

c. 140 ml water

d. 200 g plain dark chocolate (min 52% cocoa solids) Room Temperature

e. 135 g butter

f. 25 g plain flour

g. cocoa powder or icing sugar for dusting.

Preheat the oven to 220 C and put a shelf in the centre of the oven. Grease a mould of your choice. (Springform tins are not suitable).

Bain-Marie = when you preheat the oven, put a second shelf under the first. Place a shallow heatproof dish on this shelf and just before putting the cake into the oven, fill the dish with hot water.

This recipe is easy to make, no special or difficult to find ingredients required and takes about 15 mins to prepare.

1. Break the eggs into a bowl and set aside.

2. Put the sugar and water in a saucepan over a medium heat and whisk to dissolve the sugar.

3. When the sugar has dissolved, bring to the boil and then remove immediately from the heat.

4. Add the chocolate in pieces and mix until it has melted.

5. Next add the butter, in cubes and mix until it is fully incorporated.

6. After 5 minutes, add the beaten eggs and mix lightly.

7. Sprinkle the sifted flour over the chocolate mixture and incorporate it with the whisk.

8. Pour the mixture (not scoop as you do not want air bubbles / pockets to form) into the prepared mould and transfer to the oven. Bake the cake for 30 minutes or until the centre no longer wobbles.

9. Remove the cake and allow to cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes before turning onto a plate. When the cake is completely cold, wrap in cling film and put it into the fridge until it is ready to be served.

10. You can decorate the cake with cocoa powder or icing sugar just before serving.

Yogurt Cake

2010-04-02T10:38:00.000+08:00

Yogurt cake, never made it and never tried it until now. Kitty looks a bit burned as the batter was quite thick due to the mould size so need it to be in the oven for longer to ensure that it's cooked thoroughly.

Ingredients:

a. 3 eggs

b. 125 ml natural yogurt

c. 125 ml sunflower oil + extra for greasing

d. 250 g caster sugar

e. 2 tablespoon (30ml) lemon juice

f. 250 g plain flour (sifted)

g. 1 teaspoon (5ml) baking powder

Preheat the oven to 180 C. Lightly oil a non-stick mould. (using the sunflower oil)

1. Break the eggs into a large bowl and beat well.

2. Whisk in the yogurt.

3. Pour in the oil and whisk again to combine.

4. Add in the sugar, continuing to whisk, then finally the lemon juice.

5. Mix together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add to the liquid mixture and whisk again.

6. Pour the mixture into the prepared mould and bake for 50 minutes. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

Corn Bread

2010-03-30T10:51:00.000+08:00

Have always been making sweet cakes and breads so decided to make a savoury one. Corn is also one of my son's favourite food so nothing is more suitable than a savoury corn bread.

Savoury corn bread with a dollop of butter.

Here is the recipe:

a. 30g melted butter and extra for greasing

b. 150g polenta

c. 150g plain flour

d. 2 teaspoons baking powder

e. 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

f. 25g sugar

g. 1 teaspoon salt

h. 2 eggs

i. 150ml milk

j. 150ml cultured buttermilk

Preheat oven to 220C. Grease a long loaf tin or any mould of your choice.
1. Melt the butter in a small saucepan, remove immediately from the heat.
2. Put the polenta, flour, baking powder, bicarbonate, sugar and salt in a large bowl.
3. Mix all the dry ingredients together and make a well in the centre.
4. Break the eggs into the well and mix in gently using a wooden spoon.
5. Add the milk and buttermilk. Mix well until the dry ingredients are fully incorporated.
6. Pour in the melted butter and mix again until everything is evenly blended.
7. Pour the mixture into the tin. Transfer to the oven and bake for 30 minutes.
8. When the top is golden brown, remove the cake from the oven and turn out onto a wire rack to cool for 5 - 10 minutes.
9. Best eat warm with a dollop of butter. Can also be eat as an accompaniment to savoury dishes (soup or vegetable dishes).

Need to honest and say that its easier to make sweet cakes than savoury cakes and I will stick to making sweet cakes next time to satisfy my sweet tooth.

Note: It's extremely difficult to find cultured buttermilk in Malaysia, as a substitute, use 200 ml milk and add in 15 ml of lemon juice, stir and let it stand for 5 minutes before using.

Coming soon

2010-03-26T11:27:00.001+08:00

These are the new items that I would be bringing in within the next 2 - 3 weeks. They are not uploaded on The Kitty Store yet, any enquiries please email me at sales@kittystore.biz. For pre order, you will get 10% discount. Please pre-order before 9th April 2010. Thanks.

Hello Kitty Donut Maker (RM 220)

Hello Kitty Meal Tray with Cover = 25 x 21.5 cm (RM71)

Hello Kitty Magnet with Holder Compartment (RM 44)

Hello Kitty Sushi Making Set (3 rice moulds, 2 puncher and 1 stencil / cutter) (RM 110)

Hello Kitty Puncher Set (RM 70)

Hello Kitty Gift Pack = Silicon Mould, Bowl, Cup and Whisk (RM 165)

Hello Kitty Waffle Maker (RM 165)

Mickey Mouse Gift Pack = Silicon Mould, Bowl, Cup and Whisk (RM 165)

Winnie the Pooh and Friends Silicon Chocolate Mould (RM 55)

Traditional Butter Cake

2010-03-19T15:44:00.000+08:00

It's really not easy to make a great butter cake and after trying it yesterday I would definately say that it's harder than the cakes I make normally bake. Here is the recipe for the butter cake:

a. 450g unsalted butter (softened)

b. 450g caster sugar

c. 12 eggs, separated

d. 60ml milk

e. 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

f. 1 1/2 teaspoon salt sifted together with

g. 450g cake flour

h. 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice

Preheat oven to 170C. Grease the moulds. I used various sizes of the Mickey Mouse Silicon Mould (small, medium and large) as well as Hello Kitty and Winnie the Pooh Silicon Mould (medium).

1. Cream the butter in a mixer on medium speed until butter becomes pale and light.

2. Set aside 1 tablespoon (about 15ml) of sugar and add the rest of the sugar into the creamed butter mixture. Continue to cream for another 2 minutes or so.

3. With the mixer still on medium speed, add the separated egg yolks, 2 at a time and waiting about 20 seconds between each addition.

4. Add the milk and vanilla essence and mix well. (Mix using a spatula and not the mixer)

5. Fold in the sifted floor. Add in batches as it will be difficult to fold if you put all the floor in at one go.

6. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites until slightly frothy. Add the lemon juice and slowly drizzle in the sugar that was put aside earlier. Whisk until mixture forms soft peaks. (You can test with your finger).

7. Using a spatula, gently fold the egg whites into the batter. Pour the batter into the greased moulds and smooth the top with a spatula.

8. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and the top of the cake splits slightly. A cake skewer stuck into the cake should come out clean.

9. Place mould on a wire rack and leave to cool for 30 minutes before unmoulding. ENJOY!

NOTES:

a. Always read the recipes a few times to truly understand the steps and mentally visualized the steps.

b. The ingridients will make a big cake but I did not halved it as I am not sure whether the outcome would be the same. Therefore be prepared to share your cake with others.

c. Use a big mixer bowl as the ingridients will keep increasing and you will not have extra space for mixing manually.

d. I use the children medicine spoon (with 2.5ml and 5ml indications) to measure items that requires teaspoon (5 ml) and tablespoon (15 ml).

e. Invest in a good silicon spatula and egg separated, they will come in handy when you need it.

Mascarpone Cheesecake

2010-03-11T20:59:00.000+08:00

My husband loves cheesecake so I attempted to make this and it turned out wonderfully (with some of his help).

For the base:
a. 125g digestive biscuits (I used McVites)
b. 75g butter
c. 40g sugar

For the Topping:
a. 400g cream cheese
b. 200g sugar
c. 200g mascarpone cheese
d. 3 eggs + 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 150C. Put a shelf in the centre with a second just below and place a shallow dish or deep plate on this lower shelf.

1. Whiz the biscuits for 30 - 60 seconds in a food processor. You can also use your hand to crumb the biscuits.
2. Melt the butter (for the base) in a small saucepan and remove from the heat.
3. Mix the sugar with the biscuits crumbs in a bowl.
4. Pour the melted butter on top and mix together with a fork.
5. Spread this mixture in the base of a 20cm springform cake tin.
6. Firm the crumbs the refrigerate the tin for 10 minutes.
7. Put the cream cheese with the sugar in the bowl of a food processor. Mix for 1 minute until the mixture is softened.
8. Add the mascarpone and mix again for 20 seconds. Remove the lid and scrape down the sides with a flexible spatula.
9. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well before adding the next. Scrape down the sides again then add the vanilla extract and mix briefly.
10. Remove the tin from the fridge and pour the cream mixture over the biscuit base.
11. Fill the shallow dish or bowl on the lower oven shelf with very hot water. Transfer the cheesecake to the upper shelf of the oven. Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes or until the middle of the cheesecake is no longer runny.

Remove the cheesecake from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack. Once cool, cover with cling film and allow to set in the fridge for at least 3 hours before serving. It will reach its ideal consistency after 12 hours.

Your chance to order future items now!

2010-03-06T08:27:00.000+08:00

Hi there, these 5 cute items will be released in mid Aug to early Sept. All items are genuine and direct from Japan.

Hello Kitty Salt, Pepper & Soya Sauce Set with Tray. (Available in Red or Yellow).

Hello Kitty Teapot Set. Available in 2 different sizes.

Hello Kitty 8 Compartment Spice Rack. Available in Red or Yellow.

Hello Kitty Mini Frying Pan. Available in Red or Yellow.

Hello Kitty Chopping Board. Available in Pink or Yellow.

Please let me know via email at sales@kittystore.biz if you would like to pre-order it. Each item is RM 90 excluding postage and there is a deposit of RM 30 for each item. Deposit is non-refundable but if product was not delivered due to my error or due to non-availability, deposit would be refunded.

Please let me know before Wed - 10th March 2010 if you are interesed. Thanks

Kitty Wishes,

Mel

Chocolate Fondant

2010-03-01T14:31:00.001+08:00

It was my first time making chocolate fondants yesterday and the result was not exactly anything to shout about. The centre was too cooked and therefore not watery like it should be. Nevertheless it was till yummy and I also put whipped cream on top of it to make it even more delicious.

I know that it does not look nice at all but the smell was enough to make me want to put it into my mouth and I was not dissappointed, being the chocolate lover and all.

Here is the recipe for my chocolate fondant:

1. 125g butter

2. 125g chocolate

3. 4 large eggs

4. 125g sugar (110g should be enough if you do not want it to be too sweet)

5. 50g self raising flour, shifted

a. Preheat oven to 180C.

b. Cut the butter into pieces and put into a small saucepan. Break the chocolate into pieces and place on top of the butter.

c. Put over a low heat and stir with a flexible spatula as soon as the butter starts to melt.

d. As soon as the mixture is smooth, remove from the heat.

e. Break the eggs into a bowl with a pouring lip and beat with the sugar until you have a smooth mixture (about 10 seconds). Make sure the bowl is big enough as you will need to add in the chocolate and butter mixture later.

f. Pour the melted chocolate over the eggs and mix as lightly as possible using a ballon whisk.

g. Add the flour in 3 lots, mixing with a flexible spatula between each addtion. (You will need to be very careful otherwise the flour will not mix well with the mixture).

h. Use the mixture to fill 4 ramekins (about 7 cm in diameter with 5cm tall). Transfer into the over for 15 - 18 minutes.

Note:- Shake one ramekin while still in the oven, the centre should barely wobble. Note that the cooking time will depend on the size and thickness of your dishes.

Tip:-This dessert can be prepared in advance. Cover each filled ramekin with cling film and place in the fridge until you are ready to cook. Remove the cling film and bake for 17 - 20 minutes straight from the fridge.

Breadful day

2010-03-01T14:06:00.000+08:00

Made these with the kids last week and only had time to post it now. It was a loaf of bread, a few cutters, 2 chopping board and loads of laughter.

Hello Kitty Cutters (Medium & Small)

Mickey Mouse Cutters (Small)

Tomica Cutters (Small)

One big happy bread family.

Simple and easy car sandwich.

2010-02-17T17:37:00.000+08:00

This was super easy to make, just use any hotdog bread or oval shape bread roll to make the car body. I made baked beans with chopped sausages and fill them inside the bread as well as using it as a side dish. The kids had fun making them too and ate everything (almost). You can use any ingredient or dish that you can think of. Use your imagination, the sky is the limit.

Signing off before the Tiger comes a calling....

2010-02-10T15:32:00.000+08:00

Been so busy lately that I have neglected my beloved blog. Would like to wish all a Happy & Prosperous Chinese New Year "Gong Xi Fatt Cai" and also Happy Valentine's Day.

Some of the products from The Kitty Store are featured in the current issue (Feb 2010) of the "My Child" magazine. "My Child" is a local English parenting magazine for today's busy parent.

In the kitchen with Kitty, Mickey and Pooh

2010-02-01T09:44:00.000+08:00

Made some cute creations with the new batch of multipurpose cutters that has just arrived at the store. Need to admit that there are still room for improvements but decided to post it for all to see.

Made lovingly using Cheese, Omelette, Bread, Capsicum and Raisins.

Pooh Mango Pudding

2010-02-01T09:36:00.000+08:00

I vowed to create something every week and for last weekend, despite the hectic schedule, took a fast track and made some Pooh Mango Pudding using ready made pudding powder.

Big Pooh, Small Pooh, all the same as long as it tastes good in the mouth and pleasing to the eyes.

Valentine Special

2010-01-27T18:30:00.001+08:00

Hello Kitty, Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse Chocolates

Could not believe that it's so easy to create such beautiful and yummylicious chocolates. Just in time for valentine's day. What better way to say I LOVE YOU that something made by yourself and not available anywhere else. Priceless!

Not only does it please the eye, it's also easy to make. It took me about 30 minutes from preparing to eating it. All you need is some cooking chocolate, mould and a freezer.

You will need to melt the cooking chocolate (make sure you do not buy the non-sweet time as it would be very bitter otherwise.) Melt the chocolate using the double boiled method as direct heat will burn the chocolate.

Once the chocolate is melted, spoon it into the moulds and let it cooled down before putting it into the freezer. You can eat it after 10 mintes - Simple, Easy and Cost Effective.

Made it using the Hello Kitty (4 in a pan) Silicon Mould, Mickey Mouse (4 in a pan) Silicon Mould and Winnie the Pooh (4 in a pan) Silicon Mould.

Almond and Pumpkin Seed Snap

2010-01-18T10:32:00.000+08:00

Pooh Shape Nutty Snap

Ingredients:

a. 4 egg whites (large or grade A eggs)

b. 1/4 tsp salt

c. 160g caster sugar

d. 1 tsp almond essence (I used vanilla essence instead)

e. 50g melted butter (to cool)

f. 100g plain flour (sieved)

g. 100g flaked almonds

h. 120g pumpkin seeds (kua chee)

Not thin enough.

1. Pre heat the oven to 175C.

2. Mix egg whites, salt, caster sugar and almond essence together with a whisk for 4 minutes until caster sugar dissolves. Then add in the melted butter and mix well.

3. Fold in the flour slowly. Add in flaked almonds and pumpkin seeds and mix well.

4. Spoon the mixture on a baking tray lined with well greased aluminium foil. Spread the mixture out into a thin layer using a spoon. (Make sure it is really thin as too thick and the snap will not be crunchy, it will be chewy instead)

5. Bake at 175C for about 20 minutes until golden brown. Remove and leave to cool before storing. Break or cut into smaller pieces and store in an air-tight jar.

Nin Koe (New Year Cake)

2010-01-18T10:15:00.002+08:00

What is Chinese New Year without Nin Koe? This is however a cheat's recipe for making the traditional Nin Koe, using palm sugar to make it more aromatic. There is a popular belief that eating this cake assures you of a prosperous year ahead. Nin Koe in Cantonese roughly translates to "Better Every Year" .

It is also believed that one should not be in an angry mood or make bad comments while making the Nin Koe as it will refuse to set or it would be ruined. I was in a very happy mood while making the Nin Koe although I mixed the wrong flour together initially. (There are about 10 types of flour in my house). It was a blessing in disguised as I half everything otherwise I would have a VERY big batch of mixture and will spend the whole day waiting for it to cook.

Would you want to eat it?

Recipe as follows:

a. 600g palm sugar (gula melaka)
b. 900g caster sugar
c. 1.2 litres water
d. 100ml vegetable oil
e. 1.2kg glutinous rice flour, sieved
f. 400g tang flour (wheat flour or tang mien fun)

1. Put palm sugar, caster sugar and water into a sauce pan and bring to boil. Cook until the sugar dissolves completely, stirring occasionally. Set aside to cool.
2. Put glutinous rice flour and tang flour together in a large mixing bowl. (It needs to be very large as you will need to knead the dough here)
3. Add the cool down sugar mixture into the flour mixture. Mix well to form a smooth paste. I used my hand as it is easier to handle.
4. Stir in the oil and mix well.
5. Pour into a greased stainless steel cake mould measuring 15 x 30 cm. If you want it to be more fragrant, you can use banana leaf to line the mould. I used the Silicon moulds (4 in a pan) to make and need not greased it as the mixture is already a bit oily.
6. Steam for about 3 hours over medium heat. Usually it is steamed using the traditional water in a wok method but I cheated and used the electric steamer instead.
(If you think 3 hours is long, the traditional recipes usually requires steaming of 8 - 10 hours!)
7. Remove, cover with plastic wrap (cling wrap) and leave to room temperature for 4 hours or so.

There are 2 methods in cooking the Nin Koe
1. Steaming - steam the nin koe until it is soft and sprinkle desicated coconut over it and serve immediately.

2. Frying - Slice the cooled rice cake into 1 cm think pieces, dip into beaten egg and pan fry in a hot, oiled wok until fragrant and slightly browned. Remove and serve immediately.
Idea** You can also cut out yam and sweet potato pieces and put a piece of Nin Koe in between and fry as above.

** If you are using a different type or smaller mould, you may want to use 1/2 of the ingridients stated above.

Mickey Pancakes on a Sunday morning

2010-01-12T15:24:00.001+08:00

Mickey Pancake with Milo powder.

Mickey Pancake with Nutella spread.

Recipe for Pancakes
65 g butter
450 ml milk at room temperature
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 egg at room temperature
275 g floor
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
25 g caster sugar
1 teaspoon salt

1. Mix together the milk and the lemon juice.
2. Break the egg into the milk and whisk.
3. Melt the butter in a pan. Add into the milk and lemon juice mixture and whisk again.
4. Sift together the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, sugar and salt in a large bowl.
5. Make a well in the centre. Pour in the liquid ingredients and beat with a hand whisk.
6. Stop as soon as the batter is smooth. Overbeating makes the pancakes dry.
7. Heat a non-stick pan and put the mould onto the pan. Spoon the batter by the into the mould. Do not make it too thick as the underside would be too brown.
8. Cook until bubbles appear on the surface and the underside is a good pale brown colour (2 minutes at most).
9. Remove from the mould and flip over the pancake and cook until the second side is also a good colour.

Made lovingly from the Mickey Mouse Pancake / Egg / Burger Mould and Stencil.

Tapioca Kueh (Cake) aka Kuih Ubi Kayu

2010-01-12T15:18:00.003+08:00

Part of my Tapioca Kueh

How it look like after being sliced open.

Recipe for Tapioca Kueh (Kuih Ubi Kayu)

a. 1 tbsp butter for brushing tray
b. 1 banana leaf for lining
c. 650g tapioca, peeled and grated
d. 200 ml thick coconut milk (I cheated and use the Low Fat Packet version by Ayam Brand)
e. ¼ tsp salt
f. 6 tbsp sugar
g. 1 egg
h. 1 tbsp tapioca flour
i. 1 tbsp butter

1. Grease a 20 x 20 (8 x 8) square tray with butter and line with banana leaf
2. Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and blend together with a hand whisk. Pour into the tray.
3. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 C for 30-40 minutes until cake is set. Turn up the hear to grill the kuih at 250 C for 5 – 10 minutes, or until the crust is brown and aromatic.
4. Remove from the oven and leave to cool for at least 6 hours or overnight, before cutting into 2cm thick squares.

Mi Koo (Pink Paus)

2010-01-08T15:04:00.002+08:00

In conjunction with the coming Lunar New Year I have decided for the very first time to tryout some Festive Goodies. This Mi Koo is not exactly served during Chinese New Year but during the 9 Gods Festival in the 9th Month of the Lunar Calender. I used to eat this with kaya when I was young. Perhaps it's the pink colour that caught my attention. Anyway, the recipe is as below:

a. 150 g caster sugar

b. 350 ml warm water (to melt the sugar and yeast)

c. 4 tsp instant yeast

d. 600 g bread flour

e. 1/8 tsp pink/red colouring (I think you will need to adjust the consistency yourself)

f. 3 tbsp water

1. Combine the sugar and warm water and stir to dissolve the sugar. Mix in the yeast.

2. Add the yeast mixture to the flour and knead to form a smooth dough. Divide dough into 6 portions.

3. Mould the dough into an oval shape. Place on grease proof baking paper. Leave to expand for 45 minutes. Do not put the dough too near to each other otherwise it will stick together when it expands. It will also stick to the baking paper so once you have put it down, it is better not to move it again.

4. Stir together the colouring and the water to get a bright pink. Brush on the Mi Koo and steam covered for 20 minutes over high heat, opening the lid every 5 minutes. You may need to steam it in batches. Set aside to cool before serving.

Flour Free Chocolate Cake

2010-01-04T10:39:00.002+08:00

I made a flour-free chocolate cake for New Year's eve. It was so delicious that I decided to make it again yesterday but the outcome was not as nice as I have used a different type of chocolate the second time. Here is the recipe:

5 Eggs (I used grade A or Large Eggs)
175 g caster sugar
225 g butter + extra for greasing
200 g plain dark chocolate
75 g ground almonds, sieved

1. Preheat oven to 180 C (350 F). Grease the baking tin and place in the fridge.
2. Beat the eggs in a large bowl, just enough to break the yolks, then add the sugar. Combine the mixture with a whisk, stopping as soon as it is evenly blended.
3. Put the butter and the chocolate in a saucepan over a medium heat. When the butter has melted, turn off the heat and stir with a flexible spatula until the chocolate has also melted.
4. Pour the chocolate over the eggs and very lightly mix with the whisk. Add the ground almonds and mix again.
5. Pour the mixture into the tin, and give it a tap on the work surface to release any air bubbles. Transfer to the oven for 25 minutes maximum.

**For the first time I used normal cooking chocolate bought from baking supplies store and it came out beautifully. For the second time I used non-sweeted cooking chocolates and the result was not as nice as the cake tasted like dark chocolate with a hinge of bitterness. Happy baking.

New Year, New School

2010-01-04T10:26:00.003+08:00

This is my first post for the new year. I would like to wish everybody a Happy New Year and all the best for the remaining 364 days. This morning I send both my kids to kinder, luckily everything went smoothly and Caley (just turned 3 2 weeks ago but considered as 4 this year) adapted to kindy life like a fish in the water. No crying spells, no hugging mummy and daddy. Hopefully this will be her behaviour for the whole year. I hope she enjoys kindy as much as Nigel (he is 6 this year). Crossing my fingers and toes.

Fruit Cake, Gingerbread Cookie and Milk Pudding

2009-12-22T16:54:00.001+08:00

Had a fantastic time last weekend making a light fruit cake, some gingerbread cookies and milk pudding. The fruit cake is almost finish and will need to make it again tomorrow in time for Christmas Eve party.

Hello Kitty Toasties

2009-12-16T11:07:00.001+08:00

Made these with my Princess 2 days ago, she was so happy that she can help mummy. As the cutters are not sharp, they are suitable for children to use, with adult supervision.

Benefits of Training Chopsticks

2009-12-16T10:37:00.001+08:00

It is proven that learning to use chopsticks has numerous advantages for children. It helps to develop finger motion, concentration and also focus.

Stimulating The Brain
Elaborate movement and control help kids develop and stimulate their brain activities. Compared to the aggressive nature of the fork poking motion, chopsticks are delicate and peaceful. Using chopsticks exercises 30 joints and 50 muscles of the body and the precision for picking up small objects will improve concentration.

Easy to learn and fun to use
Incorrect chopstick use is a hard habit to correct. Training chopsticks will put your child on the right path to understanding the correct chopstick posture and principles. Your kids will love the cute design too.

Developing good handwriting habits
The posture and angles for using chopsticks is very similar to the pen holding and writing grip. Start your kids early with good form & technique.

Improved self confidence
Children will develop self confidence when they can confidently use chopsticks just like their parents. Compliments and encouragement will work wonders for children’s self esteem.

The Hello Kitty Training Chopsticks from Japan will give your child all these and more.

1 Pooh 2 Style

2009-12-09T17:45:00.001+08:00

I could not resist going into the kitchen and create something for the family to enjoy despite the tight schedule that I had last week. First I made a butter cake using my No-Fuss Sponge Cake recipe and then I made Agar-Agar both using the same mould - Winnie the Pooh Silicon Mould (Big) and both came out extremely beautiful not to mention delicious too. Here is the proof:

I also made Agar Agar (using ready made mix) using the smaller 4 in 1 silicon moulds - Hello Kitty, Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh. These silicon mould are suitable to be used in the oven as well as in the fridge. Just to show how versatile they are.

Off to see New Moon now with my dear friend, it's our first date in years.......Take care

Signing off now,

Mel

P/S: There are some new items in my store now, new categories has been added - Car Accessories, Phone Accessories, Stationery and Xmas Special. Take a look if you have the time.

Weekend and Christmas Shopping

2009-12-04T16:54:00.001+08:00

It's 3 more weeks till Christmas and 4 weeks till 2010. Can't believe how fast time flies. Have not even started on my christmas shopping yet. The Christmas tree in the picture is a small one decorated by my darling son and precious daughter. That is their personal one, of course there is also a 6ft tree for the adults.

I have been trying to churn out 1 new idea / recipe per week but it looks like it is not possible this week. There are too many activities going on this weekend, hopefully I am still able to generate some ideas from my left over energy. Take care and have a nice weekend.

Hello Kitty Miniature Stationery Set

2009-11-30T16:21:00.002+08:00

I just got my hands on this set and fell in love with it immediately. It is a collectors item as the manufacturer will not produce it again once the existing stock is finish. All these are real Hello Kitty Stationery that has been scaled down. They have everything from notebook, scissors, calculator, cellophane tape, pencil sharpener, crayon set to glue and pencil box. Each item is approximately 1 cm to 2 cm only. How cute can it be!

To get 1 set yourself click here: Hello Kitty Miniature Stationery Set

Signing out for today.......................Mel

Boiled Egg Mould

2009-11-30T14:56:00.005+08:00

When I first used the Mickey Boiled Egg Mould I thought that it looked wonderful and decided to try out the other 3 moulds as well - Hello Kitty, My Melody and Winnie the Pooh. I am attaching pictures so that you can see how kawaii they look. All these has kept me very busy over the weekend but I had lots of fun making them. The whole family can join in too as the cutters are not sharp and safe to be used by children. Till next time.

Butter Shortbread

2009-11-30T14:54:00.003+08:00

BUTTER SHORTBREAD

As Christmas was drawing near, I have also decided to try out some cookies recipe and have chosen this butter shortbread as looking at the number of ingredients required, it should be pretty easy to make. I can safely say now that it is not easy and thanks to my husband who helped me with the kneading.

Ingredients Required:
a. 125g of caster sugar
b. 225g of butter, extra for greasing
c. 350g of plain flour, sifted plus extra for dusting
d. a pinch of salt
e. Cookie Cutter (I used the Hello Kitty Cookie Cutter and Stamper Set)

Beat the sugar and butter together in a large bowl until combined. Sift in the flour and salt and work together to form a stiff dough. Turn it out on to a floured work surface and knead lightly for a few moments until smooth. Chill in the refrigerator for 15 minutes. Preheat the oven to 180 C / 350 F and grease the baking sheets.

Roll out the dough on the floured work surface and using a rolling pin roll the dough into about 1cm thickness. Using the cutter, cut into the desired shapes.

Use the stamper onto the cut out cookie dough. It may be easier to cut the dough and put in on the baking sheets before stamping as the force used to stamp will flatten the dough again and will make it difficult to be removed.

Bake in the oven for 10 - 15 mins until pale golden brown. Remove it and let it cool on the baking sheets for 10 minutes before transferring them to wire racks to cool down completely.

The ingredient above will make about 30 pieces of cookies. I also used the Winnie the Pooh Mould to make 1 big cookie. The Winnie the Pooh one turned out nicely while the image from the stamper on the rest where not as sharp. This will be a great gift for Christmas. You can put the cookie into transparent plastic bags and hang them on your Christmas tree as treats to your family and guests.

2009-11-30T14:30:00.002+08:00

MICKEY SUNNY SIDE UP

Apart from the Pooh Sandwich I also used the Mickey Mouse Mould and Stencil Set to cook sunny side up to accompany the sandwich.

Heat up the frying pan and put the mould down. Pour some oil into the centre of the mould.

Break the egg slowly into the mould.

Cook over small fire gently and if there are any spill outs, use a knife to cut it away.

There you go, a mickey shape sunny side up. This set was for my daughter so I used the Hello Kitty Multipurpose Mould and Cutter to cut out bread, ham and cheese for her as finger food.

If you like your eggs to be well done, you can also remove the mould and flip the egg over so that both sides can be cooked.

Breakfast with Pooh

2009-11-30T14:16:00.001+08:00

I hope that all of you had a wonderful rest over the long weekend. I was very busy as I was parctically in the kitchen the whole time the past 2 days. First I made a Pooh (main act) breakfast for the family with Mickey and Hello Kitty as supporting acts. Then I made Butter Shortcakes and also Boiled Eggs. I am sharing all these with you and I hope that you will enjoy them. I certainly did.

POOH BREAKFAST

I made yummylicious Pooh Sandwich with Chicken Ham and Cheese using the Winnie the Pooh Mould for the family. Its quite easy and simple and the pictures below should be helpful as they say a picture speaks a thousand words.

I used Gardenia bread as it is square and the mould fits in nicely. Just press the mould onto the bread to cut the shape out and then press the stamper so that the face outline could be cut out. I made a plain one using just the mould as the base of the sandwich and then another one with the face details as the top of the sandwich. Using the same cutter, I cut out the Chicken Ham and Cheese so that it fits nicely within the sandwich. Last but not least I put it into the oven to toast. I also use the Hello Kitty Multipurpose Mould and Cutter to cut the bread and toast it together so that it can be used as croutons or snacks. (My daughter loved it.)

Idea: You can also spread some garlic butter over the bread before toasting it to make Garlic Bread.

Breakfast with characters

2009-11-26T16:36:00.001+08:00

I will be attempting to make a breakfast tomorrow featuring Hello Kitty, Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh. Wish me luck. I hope my kids and hubby will love it.

2009-11-24T13:54:00.002+08:00

NO FUSS SPONGE CAKE

When I started baking cakes; this recipe was the first one I used before graduating to more sophisticated ones. It is actually no fuss, quick and easy to make, all you need are the ingredients below:

a. 230g of Self Raising Flour
b. 2 tsp of baking powder (approximately 10ml)
c. 230g of butter and some extra for greasing
d. 230g of caster sugar (I usually use about 210g as it will be very sweet otherwise)
e. 4 eggs

I am using the Hello Kitty Silicon Cake Mould (4 in a pan), Mickey Mouse Silicon Cake Mould (4 in a pan) and Winnie the Pooh Silicon Cake Mould (4 in a pan) for this recipe.

1. Preheat the oven to 160C / 325F. Grease the silicon mould or cake tin.

2. Shift the flour and baking powder into the bowl and put all the ingredients into a mixing bowl. (Picture 2)

3. Beat with an electric mixer for about 5 minutes using medium speed. The mixture should be pale in colour and slightly glossy (Picture 3). As each mixer is different it is best to use your own judgement.

4. Spoon the mixture into the mould. Do not put too much into the mould as it will overflow when it is in the oven.

5. Bake in the centre for about 20 minutes. To test if cooked, insert a skewer into the centre of the cake. If it comes out clean, the cake is ready.

6. Take out the mould from the oven and put in on the wire rack for 10 minutes to cool down. After 10 minutes you can then remove it from the mould and enjoy the cake with a nice cup of hot tea / coffee.

7. I made 2 batches of cakes, butter and chocolate flavour. (Picture 9)

Based on the ingredients above I was able to make about 30 cakes. If you want to make a smaller quantity you can half all the ingredients. You can also make chocolate or lemon flavour using the ingredients below:

Chocolate: Stir 2 tbsp cocoa powder blended with 2 tbsp boiling water into the cake mixture.

Lemon: Stir 2 tsp grated lemon rind into the cake mixture.

ENJOY..................................................

2009-11-24T13:42:00.002+08:00

HELLO KITTY MULTIPURPOSE MOULD AND CUTTER SET

There are many usage for this mould and cutter set. I am using radish, carrot and potato as an example.

1. Cut the vegetable in thickness on 0.5 cm each slice. When choosing radish and carrots make sure that it is thick enough so that it covers the mould completely. There is a mould and a cutter and both needs to be used separately.

2. Use the mould and press firmly onto the cut radish/carrot. If you find that the radish/carrot is too hard you can put them into boiling water and boil them for a while but make sure that it is not over cooked.

3. You will now use the stamper and firmly press it into the radish/carrot.

4. Remove the outer layer but do not throw it away as it can still be used for cooking.

5. A cute Hello Kitty radish piece has been created.

6. If it is too hard you will need to use a fork to remove it.

7. This is how the cut pieces would look like.

8. Final product, Hello Kitty carrot slices that you can use for making soup, stir fry or even decoration.

9. I have used it to make a delicious and healthy vegetable soup - radish, carrot and potato.

Apart from vegetables, you can also use it on fruits. This is what I have done using honeydew, melon dew, dragon fruit and kiwi fruit. Kiwi fruit is not so suitable as it is very soft but you can still see the Hello Kitty outline. A home cooked meal full of goodness and love.

2009-11-24T13:19:00.002+08:00

MICKEY MOUSE EGG MOULD

This egg mould is really easy to use and as you can see from the pictures you do not need to be a genius to use it.

For this I recommend that you use XL size eggs otherwise L size eggs would be fine too.

1. Boil the egg as you would any full boiled egg. Peel of the shell and while it is still hot place it in the egg mould. Remember to put the egg standing up with the bigger part at the bottom and the smaller part facing upwards.

2. Put the lid and close the mould. Immerse the mould in cold water for 10 minutes. If you feel that the water is not cold enough, you can add some ice. You can also put something on top of the mould to weight it down so that it does not float up.

3. After 10 minutes remove it from the water and open the mould. VOILA! you have a Mickey Mouse Shape Egg.

(Also available in Hello Kitty, Winnie the Pooh and My Melody design)

This is a quick and easy way to incorporate boiled eggs into any meal. Great for picnics and parties too.

My daughter (3 years old) refuses to eat boiled egg and only eats fried egg. However when she saw this Mickey Mouse Egg she quickly finish it without uttering a word. After consuming it she asks me whether there is a Minnie Mouse egg as well.

2009-11-24T12:56:00.001+08:00

Hi there, from now onwards all my ideas and recipes from The Kitty Store will be moved to this blog so that everyone can enjoy and share what I have posted. I hope to post an idea or a recipe every week, so far I have posted 3 and hope that more will be coming soon. I make sure that I try the recipe myself before posting it so that minor errors can also be avoided.

With the Christmas season drawing near, the next recipe would be a Butter Shortcake which should be easy to make. Let you know once it's done.

I hope that you will enjoy reading and following the ideas and recipes that I have posted.

Kitty Wishes,

Mel