banana butter cake

here is a step by step guide to baking a yummy butter banana cake



ingredients:
6 ounce Castor sugar
5 ounce butter
8 ounce flour
4 eggs
3 tablespoon orange juice
1 cup mashed banana (preferably dali bananas, must be ripe)
3/4 teaspoon sodium bicarbonate

method:
1. sieve the flour and sodium bicarbonate
2. separate the egg white and the egg yolk
3. whisk egg white until stiff


4. in a separate bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy, then add in egg yolk one at a time.


5. add in the mashed bananas and continue to beat for a while then fold* in the egg white, then the flour.lastly add the orange juice.


the batter should be in "dropping" consistency.pour batter in a lined 8 inch square tin.

6. preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius and bake for one hour.
*fold means mixing in with a spatula, and not beating with a mixer. be gentle =)

fresh from the oven, that's when it taste the BEST.
my mum says enjoying it with a cup of coffee is simply delightful, but i don't fancy coffee...unless its during the exam period..which i don't consume much also anyway. just when i am desperate...

enjoy!!

friday the 13th

results day.
the day that all of us were dreading
the day that all of us were looking forward to

it was so horrifyingly nerve-wrecking
and i am so not the person who can keep cool calm and collected in these kind of situation >.<

met up with James for lunch. and we were both so nervous,letting out one big sigh after another.

then went to pack the registration forms for the upcoming charity run. beeling came to help us too. took our mind off things for awhile. i kept on glancing at my watch.
and when we were done we just sat at the cafeteria, and ordered loads of comfort food like french fries, and waffles with chocolate filling, and chocolate shaved ice. so we ate and ate...

ten minutes before 5pm we went up to the mph..saw many batchmates who were just as nervous..then the staff from AAD came with stacks of results..and everyone rushed in. was waiting in line for my results. so totally nerve wrecking.
got it and went out to tear it. my hand was practically shaking O.o

was very very happy with my results. didn't really expect much. was hoping for the best but expecting the worst. gald my close buddies all made it through =)

and now..the holidays are finally here. things to do (or PLAN to do)
1. go and learn yoga
2. go jogging (to keep fit & lose weight =p)
3. do my elective
4. do scrapbooking
5. do crosstiching
6. study for sem 4 (kiasu-ness again)
7. meet up with my high school buddies, some whom i've not seen for ages despite living 5 minutes away...
8. SHOPPING!!! (have started doing that alredy)
9. indulge in reading storybooks (something that i've not been doing for a pretty long time, and with harry potter7 coming out..yipee!!)
10. being a couch potato
11. start cooking and baking again. and also online baking lesson on my blog, so look out for that=)

weird wonderful day

spent a whole day with my darling boyfriend yesterday. from 9.30am till 7.30pm.
after not seeing much of each other throughout the 5 weeks study break.
we wore our matching t-shirts for the first time. mine was a gift from my close buddies, and so happen i was a matching one few months back, and persuaded James to buy it.
started the day off with breakfast with my family in OUG. had pan-mee for breakfast. and as usual, it was super packed (it was a Sunday, Sunday morning market. go figure...)
then we went to mid valley. wanted to catch a movie-transformers, but the queue was super long. we queued up anyway and then they announced that tickets for 12pm were SOLD OUT. arghhh.
so we ended up walking aimlessly around mid valley, till about 1.30pm.
then we went to the bukit jalil indoor stadium to watch the national band competition.
it started to rain really heavily, and we had to run in the rain.
kind of romantic actually, holding hands and sprinting across the rain with the wind blowing and all.
well, minus the soggy shoes and getting wet part. and having muscle aches now. sigh. shows how not fit i am.
and i was a bit apprehensive about watching the band competition, but i enjoyed it alot. especially if you have a boyfriend who was a band member, and can provide you with lots of information. i kept on asking him a million questions. heheh.
many teams were pretty impressive, especially the Sultan Aminah (or smtg like that) ALL GIRLS SCHOOL team. who naturally won FIRST PLACE. woohoo~~~ GIRL POWER!!!!!
then we had dinner and the usual place-secret recipe, before i headed back home.
such a lovely lovely day =)

whisker-less

n.g.h says "my whiskers came off. now i am whisker-less"

no OSCE resit. HIP HIP HURRAH!

can now arrange all my files, notes, books, etc.

and enjoy without feeling guilty.

until exam results are out.

N.G.H

okay.
still want to know what N.G.H stands for.
Naughty. Girl. Handle
think its weird?
there is a story behind it
naughty girl (or N.G) is actually one of my pet rabbits, who is naturally...naughty. but not anymore. she is more like a angel now. n.g..angel...sounds quite similar doesn't it?
so we decided to name the rabbit/ soft toy/ bag N.G.H. cos it looks like n.g. and with a handle.
hahaha
I've really gone nuts

baking@cooking lesson no. 2

baked pasta. my "specialty". and i am sharing my secret =)

ingredients:
pasta (spiral shaped)
ready made spaghetti sauce (can actually prepare yourself)
sausages (sliced)
meatballs (sliced)
frozen mixed vegetable
button mushroom (sliced)
one potato (cut into cubes and boil till semi-soft)
oil
garlic
cheddar cheese
mozzarella cheese (for topping) grated

first boil water and cook the pasta (follow instructions on packet)
heat oil and fry garlic till fragrant
add sausages, meat ball, mushroom.
add spaghetti sauce, mixed vege and potatoes.
add cheddar cheese. let it melt.
bring to a boil

the pasta, pasta sauce and mozzarella cheese and the baking tin




next, to assemble.
get a baking tin/loaf.
put a layer of pasta. top up with a layer of sauce.
continue until you reach the top of the tin. then sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
bake the pasta about ten minutes at 180 degrees Celsius or until the cheese melts.

simple as that =)


can't give proper measurements, cos i just roughly estimate. depends on how many people eating.

enjoy!!!

in suspense...

EOS 3 was supposed to be over today
due to some unforeseen circumstances...
the whole batch is waiting in suspense. for just one major major decision.
its SUPPOSED to be OVER today
no more feeling guilty about watching TV, lazing around, hanging out with friends.
but nooooo....
sigh.
what can we do. cannot change anything. just accept whatever comes.....

and continue blogging...