Longan Agar-Agar

Today I made Longan agar-agar. The weather nowadays is so hot, so it's nice to cool down with a cup of chilled jelly. The jelly is easy to make and it only take about 30 minutes to complete.

This is the fresh agar-agar stripes. I prefer them to the powdered ones. You can get these at sundry shops or at hypermarkets such as Tesco or Carrefour.

Wash and soak the agar-agar stripes for about 15 minutes. Then drain them.

Then boil about 1.3 litres of water. Put in the agar-agar stripes once the water starts to boil. Continue to stir. Add in about 250 ml of evaporated milk once the agar agar stripes have dissolved. Turn off the fire after the milk has come to a soft boil.

Proceed to scoop the jelly mixture into designated containers. You may use smaller cups or baking trays. Depends on the size you want.

Wait for the jelly to set and then add a few longan and about 2 spoonful of longan syrup. Chill and enjoy.

It's easy to make right?

Oreo Butter Cake

I baked again!! This time it's Oreo Butter Cake. My family loves Oreo so anything Oreo is always welcomed!

Don't be shy, have a slice of the cake!

The cake is simple enough to make. You need an electric mixer, or you will end up with very tired arms. The only "mistake" I did was to substitute the plain yogurt with banana yogurt. The cake has a tinge of banana taste. Other than that, everything else is fine. Will try to make again, and this time with plain yogurt. For the recipe, head over to Happy Home Baking.

Oreo Ice-Cream Cake

This is my first attempt at making an ice-cream cake and I must say it's not bad at all. The cake turned out really good and it's delicious. Beginner's luck? Maybe.

I followed the recipe from Happy Homebaker, but I used Lava flavoured ice-cream from Walls instead of Vanilla ice-cream.

It's really easy to make, just follow the steps as stated in the recipe provided and you are on your way to a delicious tasting homemade ice-cream cake.

The only gripe I have about making ice-cream cake is the time needed. The process takes a long time because you have to create the base and then set it to freeze, then add the ice-cream and let it freeze again, so that takes time. But that aside, it's simple to make and it's fun too.

Religiously following the recipe, step by step!

P/S: Please pardon the lighting in the photos. My aunt's kitchen uses warm lighting, hence the photos are all yellowish.