Merah Kuning Ijo

I'm no cake decorator, and to be honest I don't really know how to do that.. he he.. but one thing I know for sure, I looooovvvvee staring at those beautifully decorated cake, love to see how detailes are made, and make the cake is more than just a cake.

I admire cake decorators and for me, the biggest dream is to take one of those decorating school so I too can make those gorgeous piece of arts, or even become a decorator. So, in a way.. ha ha.. I dare my self to make this cake, well, making the cake should be no problem now.. he he.. and tried to decorated it. One thing I learned, that you must always always always make a plan of what kind of decoration you'll put on the cake before you start to decorate. And I didn't do that.. and after I finished, turned out the cake more looks like it was done by an 8 year old child.. ha ha..

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Durian Cake

It's durian season now in Jakarta. Hubby bought like too much durian and I just can't have anymore of them. There were tons left over in the fridge and all the sudden Hubby ask me to make him durian cake.

Jujur aja ye, sebelumnya beluuum pernah sekalipun gue bikin cake pake durian. Makanya pas disuruh bikin tu kue gue rada bengong juga..

"Bisa ga neeeh" Hubby said sambil cengar cengir

"Bisaaaaa dooong !!" *sok tau sambil rada bingung juga dikit.. he he*

"Ya udah tar siang udah jadi ya"

"No problem" *yeah right !!*

Lalu apa yang terjadi ??

Buru-buru deh buka-buka buku cari resep yang ntar jadinya kira-kira mirip ama cake durian ini. And thank GOD !! found one from Dapur Bunda. It's actually the recipe of Classic Cheese Cake, but I subtitute the cheese with durian. It's a butter type cake and it was made by separating the egg yolks with their white parts, so even it's a butter type, the cake is quite soft, and more importantly..

"Enak nih. Hmmm..mm"

"Yang bener ??" *seakan tak percaya, masa iya sih segitunya cake buatan gue*

"Benerrr.. buatin satu lagi buat Ibu ya" *weeeeks* he he..

So then I made another one, but this time, it is a sponge cake. Udah lebih pede nih. Send it over to my mom in law this morning and she loved it. Yeeeyy..

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Cotton Sponge Cake

Cake yang saya pake untuk buat Tiramisu saya buat dengan resep ini. This recipe had been my favourite cake recipe ever since I found it. It's quite easy, not as complicated as sponge cake.. at least I guess.. he he..the texture is soft, smooth and 'flufy', ga bikin enek gitu.. I got this recipe from a book titled : SPONGE CAKE, Selembut Kapas, the author is AMBARINI and published by Gramedia. I'll post the picture of this book latter..WEll, this is the recipe..

Bahan A :

60 gram mentega tawar

80 ml susu evaporated

80 gram tepung terigu protein rendah

1 butir telur

1/4 sendok teh vanili bubuk

sedikit / sejumput garam

Bahan B :

5 putih telur

120 gram gula pasir halus

1/8 sendok teh garam

1/2 sendok teh cream of tartar

Cara membuat :

1. Siapkan loyang, alasi dengan kertas roti, tidak perlu dioles.

2. Panaskan oven hingga bersuhu 160 derajat Celcius.

3. Campur mentega dan susu evaporated dalam panci, jerangkan di atas api kecil hingga hangat saja, angkat. Masukkan terigu, aduk rata, masukkan telur utuh, kuning telur, vanili dan garam, aduk rata hingga halus.

4. Kocok putih telur, cream of tartar, gula pasir dan garam, kocok hingga membentuk puncak tumpul, namun jangan terlalu kaku.

5. Masukkan adonan putih telur sedikit ke dalam adonan kuning telur, aduk rata. Kemudian masukkan adonan kuning telur tadi sedikit-sedikit sambil diaduk ke dalam adonan putih telur.

6. Tuang adonan ke dalam loyang yang telah disiapkan, masukkan ke dalam oven.

7. Panggang kurang lebih 40 menit hingga matang, kuning kecoklatan. Angkat.

8. Langsung keluarkan dari loyang dengan cara membalik cake, buang kertas rotinya, lalu dinginkan diatas rak kawat.

Happy baking.. Oiya, ini cake jadinya emang nggak 'tinggi' banget kayak sponge cake. tapi pori-pori nya halus banget, bahkan nyaris tanpa pori kalo aku bilang sih. Aku biasa pake loyang bulet dimeter 22 cm, dan untuk tiramisu itu, aku bikin 2 resep untuk 2 layer itu.

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