Sherry's 7th "Frozen" Theme Birthday Party

Sherry turn 7 this year.  We hold a "Frozen" theme birthday party for her together with one of her friend whose birthday is few days earlier than her.  I made two "Frozen" theme cakes for both of them and they love the cakes very much.

The Birthday Girls dress in Frozen theme

Japanese Cotton Cheesecake

This japanese cotton cheesecake is real yummy. Recipe was shared by Evelyn in year 2013 from a baking group.  When I first bake this cake, my daughter love it so much.  Today I bake it for her again and when she saw the cake in the fridge, she is so happy.

Recipe for 6 inch cake size:

55g fine sugar

3 egg whites - use 60g egg

3 egg yolks

1/8 tsp cream of tartar

25g butter

125g cream cheese

50ml fresh milk

1tsp fresh lemon juice

30g cake flour

10g corn flour

Method:

1. Sift cake flour and corn flour.

2. Melt cream cheese, butter and milk over a double boiler.  Cool the mixture. Fold in sifted flour, egg yolks, lemon juice and mix well.  Sift this mixture.

3. Whisk egg whites with cream of tartar until foamy.  Add in sugar and whisk until soft peak form.

4. Add the cheese mixture to the egg whites mixture and mix well.  Pour into lightly grease and line cake pan. 

5.  Scoop some batter in a small bowl and sift some cocoa powder to it. Mix well.  Pour into piping bag and cut a tiny tip as opening.  Then draw any picture you like on the main batter.

6.  Bake cheesecake in water bath for 1hr 20min or until set and golden brown at 150deg.

Note: Baking temp and timing varies on different oven.

Cheese Sausage, Ham and Mushroom Baked Rice

I have been thinking what should I cook for dinner tonight and thinking to cook one dish meal so decided to do baked rice.  By chance, manage to find a few baked rice recipe from noobcook so I decided to try her recipe.

Recipe adapted from http://www.noobcook.com with amendment to proportion for my family of 2 adults and 2 kids

Ingredients

- 1 cups uncooked rice 

- Water to cook rice

- 3garlic cloves

- 2 to 3 slices of ham, cut to small squares

- some shitake mushroom

- some cheese sausage

- 15g butter (or use olive oil for healthier version)

- generous tablespoons mushroom soup (use Campbell’s, straight from the can – no need to mix with water or cook)

- Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

- Salt & Pepper

Directions

1. Wash and rinse uncooked rice until water runs clear.

2. In a heated wok or saucepan, melt the butter. Add the washed rice, salt and black pepper to taste. Stir well.

3. Wait for the rice mixture to cool, then transfer to a rice cooker. Add the garlic cloves. Add water to cook rice (I use slightly more than 1 cups of water – adjust the water amount according to your cooker).

4. When the rice is cooked, stir in sliced ham, shitake mushroom and cheese sausage. Portion out the rice into oven-safe baking dishes (you can also use disposable aluminium tray) until about half the depth of the dish.

5. Smear some mushroom soup sauce on top of the rice, and topped with a layer of shredded mozzarella.

6. Baked in a pre-heated oven at 200C (392F) for about 20-25 minutes, or until all the cheese has melted and is very slightly browned.