Chocolate Cheesecake

Chocolate Cheesecake

This is of course the picture from the recipe book. I was tempted to do a chocolate cheesecake since there was a pack of cream cheese in my fridge. The cream cheese was sitting there in the fridge for i dunno how long.. As i flipped the pages of one of the recipe books i bought a looooong time ago, i stumbled upon this recipe.. looks easy enough with not so much ingredients.. below will be the picture of the actual cheesecake i made.. It's a chocolate cheesecake ok..

Recipe:

450 g plain chocolate, broken into pieces
115 g caster sugar
2 tsp vanilla essence
4 eggs
700 g cream cheese, at room temperature
2-3 tbsp icing sugar for decoration

For the base:
115 g digestive biscuits, crushed
70 g butter or margarine, melted
2 tbsp grated plain chocolate
30 g caster sugar

Method:

1. Preheat the oven at 170C. Grease a 9 10 inch (23-25cm) springform tin and line the bottom with greased greaseproof paper.
2. For the base, mix together the crushed biscuits, melted butter/margarine, grated chocolate and sugar. Pat evenly over the bottom and up the sides of the prepared tin. (The base will be thin).
3. In a heatproof bowl set over a pan or barely simmering water, or in a double boiler, melt the chocolate with the caster sugar. Remove the bowl from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Let cool briefly.
4. In another bowl, beat together the eggs and cream cheese until smooth and well combined. Gently stir in the cooled chocolate mixture until completely blended.
5. Pour the chocolate filling into the biscuit base. Bake until the filling is set, 45 minutes.
6. Let cool in the tin, on a wire rack. Refrigerate at least 12 hours.
7. Remove the side of the tin and transfer the cheesecake to a serving plate. To decorate, lay a paper doily on the surface of the cake and sift the icing sugar evenly over the doily. With two hands, carefully lift off the doily. Lastly, enjoy!

Of course if you look at the picture, you know i don't even bother to decorate the cake nicely. The important thing is, it tastes lovely. Hihihihi I finished this in 3 days since there's no one at home to share it with.. huhuhuh..

Nutty Walnut Banana Shortbread.

Nutty Walnut Banana Shortbread.

I am not a fan of banana cake. Made this with my sister on one of our get together. It was moist and delicious. Made this for tea and it was gone in minutes.

Recipe:
(A)
250 g sugar
130 g margarine
1 tsp sodium bicarbonate
1/2 tsp salt

(B)
2 eggs

(C)
300 g banana, mashed

(D)
300 g plain flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
80 ml milk

(E)
100 g chopped walnuts

mixed nuts for garnishing

Method:
First what u need to do is use a mixer and mix ingredients (A) til it's creamy and fluffy. Next, add in the 2 eggs. Mix them til it's creamy and smooth. After that, add in the mashed banana. Blend them well. Then, add in the (D) ingredients. Mix them well. Lastly, add in the chopped walnuts. Mix everythg til it is well incorporated. Pour the mixture into a greased and lined loaf tin (L 20cm x W 10cm x H 8.5cm). This mixture will make 2 loaves. Sprinkle some mixed nuts or chopped walnuts for garnishing on top. Bake at 180C for 45 minutes and it's ready to be served.

A Good Place To Stay in Muar.

Inn Home Hotel, Muar.

The most comfortable bed coz it's new. Hihihi

The entertainment. Sadly no HBO yet. Coming soon i guess.

The shower room. 

On one of my out station trips to Muar, i had the opportunity to stay in one of the i considered as a boutique hotel. It was opened quite recently i think in august 2013. Definitely will come to stay here again if ever i come to Muar again.

Yeay A Post from the Iphone..

Lovely aint it? There were times i wish i could have all this but not anymore. I just dont wanna hope for somethg i couldnt hv anymore. Life goes on. Plus i dont think any guy would want to hv someone who doesnt hv time for him. I am married to my work and i'm happy 😊.

Although sometimes i do feel i want to hv someone by my side especially on those cold rainy days.. Huhuhu a warm body next beside me would b nice but when i think back on the snoring and the not so peaceful nights after a long and bz days at work, i'd rather pass and be thankful i have two lovely teddies that will never ever complain abt my snoring or my sleeping habits.. 

I am just not ready to share my bed with anyone else. Not yet. 

What Have I Been Up To?

End of year is usually my busiest time of the year. It is all about work. I enjoyed working very much. No I am not being sarcastic. I do love my job very much. Maybe next year, i'll talk about what i do to pay my bills.. I'll even throw a couple of pics.. hihihi as for now, let me enjoy ramblings about my personal life..

owh and i registered for my longgggg overdue masters degree programme.. i hope i still have it in me to burn the midnight oil.. most important of all, i get to do what i liked most.. RESEARCH.. God I love doing researches.. :-) nahhh, i'm not doing it at my alma matter.. doing it here locally.. nearby my family.. i am planning to get my life into order.. tired with all the chaotic happenings in my life.. urghh.. trying to sort things out.. be cool about things and trying not to flipped.. So help me God... :-)

and uhmm i'm trying to figure out how to update my blog from my iphone.. all the good stuffs and pics are in the iphone.. too lazy to transfer them into the lappy.. as soon as i figured it out, hihihi watch out world... hahahaha

Shit.. i am supposed to do my grocery shopping.. i'll write again later tonite perhaps after i'm done with work..

owh how i missed writing.. i promise 2014 will b different..