I LOVE COOKING

I love food, I love cooking, I love baking, and it has been growing even stronger with my ultimate love for my family - they're my best customers :)

It’s got me thinking about why I love cooking:

1. I can let out the creative side of me
2. I love the challenge of providing good food for my family on a budget
3. It’s a time when I can usually chill out in my kitchen with my favourite music
4. I  love filling the house with welcoming smells
5. I like touching and handling food- there’s something threrapeutic about stirring, kneading and rolling….
6. I love making an occasion when we can come together to share and eat
7. I enjoy learning about nutrition and discovering what certain foods do in preparation and when we eat them
8.  I like to control what is in our food, so I know we are getting the best
9.  I can try new things, but equally enjoy bringing together the family favorites that give us a sense of identity
10. I love food!

If i'm free and nothing to do at home, i will make a cake.. a moist cake chocolate. Whole of my family love it so much. 

Rich and luscious, moist yet fluffy; these are the words to describe my favourite chocolate cake. Not only mine, but my family's too. Best of all, the recipe is really simple and easy. It requires no baking, but is steamed instead. Therefore, it is also suitable for those who do not have an oven. And if you do not have a mixer, no worries. Just boil and stir. Too good to be true? Try it yourself and you shall see...

Recipe for Steamed Moist Chocolate Cake

A 

1 cup evaporated milk

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup good quality cocoa powder

1 cup unsalted butter (250g)

¾ tsp instant coffee powder

B 

3 large eggs (lightly beaten)

½ cup condensed milk

1 tsp vanilla extract (vanilla essence will do)

C

1 ¼ cup plain flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

• Mix A together and cook over low fire until sugar is completely melted. Stir constantly to prevent burned bottom. Set aside to cool.
• Mix A and B together until well-blended.
• Sift C together and add into the mixed liquid mixture. Mix well until there are no lumps of flour to be seen.
• Pour into a greased 8" (and lined) round pan and steam over high heat for 45 minutes to an hour. Check for doneness by inserting a skewer into center of cake. 
• Cool in pan for 5 mins. Remove from pan carefully and let cool completely on rack.
• Serve plain or with chocolate fudge. Cake is also suitable for frosting

THAT ALL... SIMPLE RIGHT??