I’ve never, ever baked a chocolate cake before since I’m not into chocolate. (Thank God!) OK, once my SIL gave me an instant one, tinggal nak kacau ngan air panas je  but that doesn’t count. :D So when my brother asked me if I could bake him a chocolate cake, I took the challenge (<- ayat2 standard kat resume ni.. almaklumlahhhhhh) and cepat2 cari resepi on the internet.

 

After looking at soooooo many chocolate cake recipes, I decided to try the one I found here. First because I’ve been following forum @ cari.com.my for years and I trust the blog owner’s recipes. Don’t you just hate it when you try a recipe and it doesn’t turn out macam orang lain buat? Well, the recipes I collected over the years from that forum has never disappoint me.  Secondly, the recipe looks easy enough to follow. No pelik2 ingredients and the biggest point is, tak payah bawak keluar mixer. Hehe. The only thing that makes me nervous is the fact that it’s a steamed cake. Steaming makes me nervous.

 

For easy reference, here’s the recipe:

(Copied bulat2 from http://dapur-digital.blogspot.com/2011/01/kek-coklat-kukus-munira-super-moist.html)

 

Kek Coklat Kukus (Munira)
Bahan-bahan: - akak guna loyang bulat 9"
1 cawan gula pasir - akak letak 3/4 cawan aje
1 cawan serbuk koko
1 cawan susu cair
1 cawan susu pekat
1 cawan minyak masak - akak guna minyak jagung mazola
1 sudu kecil serbuk nescafe - yg ni akak tambah
semua bahan di atas digaul sebati dan masak atas api perlahan sehingga gula larut.
Rehatkan sekejap bila dah sebati
Bahan B:
3/4 cawan tepung gandum
1 sudu kecil (sudu kfc) soda bikarbonat
1 sudu kecil (sudu kfc) baking powder
semua bahan di atas diayak
Bahan C:
4 biji telur - diblender (tapi akak pukul hingga kembang)
Cara membuat:
Satukan bahan B dan bahan C ke dlm bahan A secara berselang seli dan gaul dgn senduk aje. Bila dah sebati masukkan ke dlm loyang yg digris dan dilapik kertas kalis minyak. Kukus selama 1 jam atau sehingga masak. Jgn buka pengukus semasa proses mengukus 45 min yg pertama takut kek jd mendap.

 

Note: I did exactly as K.Noor did i.e. gula 3/4 cawan je.. tambah nescafe & only after 55 minutes of steaming baru saya berani bukak tutup pengukus. Dengan penuh debaran sekali!

Recipe for the chocolate ganache:

(also found online tapi tak ingat sangat sangat kat mana saya jumpa. Will link once I remember)

300g whipping cream

400g cooking chocolate

1tbsp butter / margarine

2 tbsp honey

 

Masak whipping cream atas api sederhana sehingga keluar buih. Masukkan cooking choc  yang dipotong kecil2. Then masukkan butter & honey. Kacau hingga sebati. Done!

 

The outcome?

 

  Ada orang dah tak sabar2 nak makan.

 

 

Tension sebab Mama asyik nak ambik gambar je. Hehe

 

Alhamdulillah. Lega rasa!

 

This one I baked for my brother, who wanted to surprise his girlfriend for her birthday. He wanted a colourful one. :)

Alhamdulillah, they loved it too!  Phew!

 

Lebihan choc ganache tu.. saya salutkan lah kat donut, pagi tadi..

 

Comot2 sebab nak cepat.

Alasan je tu sebenarnya, kalau bukan sebab nak cepat pun.. comot jugak. Hehe

 

The size is actually just a little bigger than a 50sen coin. Senang anak2 nak makan, sekali ngap je!