23. Kueh Kueh, Cakes and Bakes - with Recipes

Kueh Kueh, Cakes and Bakes

traditional kueh kueh

bread and butter pudding

banana prata

chinese carrot cake

carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

lemon butter cake

pancakes

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traditional kueh kueh

wish i had a pic of kueh dada / dadar / dadah. one of my fav!

Recipe - Bread and Butter Pudding

this is one of the easiest desserts to make at home!!

it's like a baked french toast Lol

- leftover bread slices - buttered 

- 2-3 beaten eggs - with a pinch of salt 

- raw sugar to brown the top

- jam, honey or maple syrup or all of them together...

can add fruits

- frozen berries (blueberry, strawberry, blackberry, raspberry)

- apple sauce - chunky ones are better! or just apples dusted with a bit of sugar

- banana

one of my favourite kuihs is kuih dadar!!

below is how to make it.

but i don't think i have the patience to make it myself. buying it would be faster and if you buy it from a good stall/shop, your kueh dadah will be so yummy!!

31 July 2022

banana prata

- fresh bananas, 

- frozen prata 

- packet coconut milk

(2nd Attempt)

11 July 2020

making radish white carrot cake

ref: South China Morning Post

Learn how to make turnip cake from Hong Kong's top chef

Executive chef Ho Wai-sing of The Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant 

- https://youtu.be/c8JfP38e97s?si=4i2es1zaBjM-1J80

1. shred the veggies

- white carrot or radish

- carrots (optional)

2. mix flour with water, into a slurry

- rice flour

- wheat flour

- corn flour

3. chop these ingredients and fry with little oil

- dried prawns

- chinese dried mushrooms

- chinese sausage

- garlic

- dried scallops (optional)

5. seasoning

- fried onions (bawang goreng)

- sesame oil

- shaoxing wine

- light soya sauce

- salt & white pepper

- sugar

- chicken powder (optional)

12 July 2020

Breakfast - carrot cake is set and when fried is crispy and yummy!

(1st Attempt)

14 May 2020

White Carrot Cake or White Radish Cake

1. Chop and Fry together, Set Aside

- Hae Bi or Dried Prawns

- Dried Shitake or Flower Mushroom - soaked, keep soaking liquid

- Lap Cheong or Chinese Sausage

2. Shred and Stir Fry veggies, then add some water, cook

- White Radish or White Carrot

- Carrot

3. Turn off fire, Add flour to the veggies & stir till mixture thickens into a batter

- Rice Flour

- Plain Flour

- Corn Flour

4. Add fried hae bi, mushrooms, lap cheong

5. Season

- Salt, White Pepper, Sugar

- Light Soya Sauce 

- Sesame Oil

- Shaoxing Wine

6. Steam the cake, leave in the fridge to Set/Harden

7. Fry or Steam to Serve

the carrot cake is so mushy - didn't know i had to set it in the fridge Lol
but anyway, i'm very pleased with the taste

17 May 2020

the carrot cake has set and hardened to a cake-like structure...

18 May 2025

baked 2 types of cakes today

carrot cake and lemon butter cake 

(pic not nice for lemon cake)

below pics: carrot cake - with and without frosting

below: lemon butter cake

below: baking a lemon cake and making a lemon glaze 

for christen's birthday dinner (jane's cake shop was closed!)

Recipes

Recipe - lemon butter cake

250g butter

2 cups sugar

3 eggs

3 cups self raising flour

juice of 1/2 - 1 lemon

lemon rind - chopped

1 tsp vanilla extract / essence

1. Cream butter and sugar. Add rind/zest

2. Add flour, eggs, lemon juice, vanilla extract bit by bit and mix

3. Add some milk or orange juice to make a thick cake batter

4. Bake 45min to 60min, slow heat, 120-150 degrees celsius

5. Cool before adding Frosting or Glaze

Lemon Glaze
-icing Sugar

-lemon Juice
-lemon zest/rind
mix until liquid turns white and thickened

Recipe - Carrot Cake

Ref: Anna Olson - https://youtu.be/8Gz0W84kEi8?si=EMPiWiTKBR4fAQbo Ref: Ina Garten 1 - https://youtu.be/VW47nqkIxu0?si=b24UhTVbbGJKubVG Ref: Ina Garten 2 - https://youtu.be/Sc6WLSVSyHM?si=rFk797oGCfxhsjPO 

CAKE INGREDIENTS

Ingredients Edna’s Ours Anna’s

Vegetable Oil 1 cup 1 cup 3/4 cup

Fine Sugar                 1.5 cups         1 cup         light brown 1 cup / white 1/2 cup

Eggs 4 (big) 3 eggs (big) 3 eggs (big)

Vanilla Extract / Essence 1 tsp 1 tsp

(Anna & Ina - Always add dry ingredients to the wet mixture)

(DRY) Shifted together, Mix with carrots, fruits and nuts        

All Purpose Flour 2 cups 2 cups 2 cups

Baking Powder 1.5 tsp 1.5 tsp 2 tsp

Baking Soda 1 tsp 1 tsp 1/2 tsp

Salt         1.5 tsp 1 tsp 1/2 tsp

Cinnamon Powder        1.5 tsp 1-1.5 tsp         1 tsp

Carrot 2.5 cups         2.5 cups         2 cups (finely grated)

Walnuts (toasted) 1 cup 1 cup 3/4 cup

Canned Pineapples         200g                1/2 cup

Optional for Cake Mix

Raisins, Cranberries, dried crystalized ginger

Lemon rind, Pecan nuts

Nutmeg, Allspice powder         1/2 to 1 tsp each

FROSTING INGREDIENTS

Cream cheese                  1 cup - soften at room temp

Salted Butter 1/4 cup     - soften at room temp

Icing Sugar (shifted) 1/4 cup         1/4 cup     3 cups

Vanilla Extract / Essence 1 tsp 1 tsp

Lemon Juice (+ Rind) 1 tsp 1 tsp

Pineapple syrup (Optional) 1 tsp

8 Feb 2025

suddenly craving for homemade pancakes!

anyhow pancakes 

- flour, 

- baking powder, 

- eggs, 

- milk, 

- salt