What i have been up to..

Since the last time i updated my blog..i have been busy with so many things.... Every morning from Tuesday to Friday and on Saturday afternoon i have to go to Danau Golf Club's swimming pool as we are conducting intensive swimming class during the school holiday. Nope..i don't teach. I'm the manager :).

Upon finished with manager duty which usually ends at 11am, i would head for my 'lab' for more product testing. I am now an expert (not boasting..it is a true fact) at making MY cupcakes. Well..you have to taste them to believe me :).

Now that cupcake has made its way known to the world through my butternbatter 'website', it was turn to try and make sardine roll pulak. So yesterday, using a short pastry recipe i found on the net, i tried to making some. Managed to make only 15 pieces after all the kneading and folding of the dough :D. I was not happy with the out come though everyone seemed to like them just fine.

Luckily, my aunt- Aunty Mama...the baking queen in my family was in KL. (She lives in JB....jauhnye..). And coincidently she came over to my mum's house last night so..she told me HER sardine roll recipe. Her's is almost as same as the one i tried but the most important part is that, it is proven jadi.

This morning i made my way to Yummie..my fav shopping place these days..must go every week punya! Bought all the necessary ingredients.. When i reached home, weighed everything needed in the recipe, ate lunch then started my experiment. The out come... better, tastier, crunchier. Cuma need to thin the dough a bit more when rolling. Want to see how delicious they look ? Wallaah...

Mummy Yummy Nasi Lemak

After one whole day baking & decorating cupcakes..the next morning i woke up with my stomach growling. The boys were still sleeping so i couldn't go out and buy breakfast. Amin was not around that weekend. And we finished our bread the day before. I was like..hmm..what to eat? Maggi for breakfast? Most certainly not. Fried rice..hm.. i made fried rice 2 times already this week.

I went through my fridge and found a handful of anchovies. There was also a box of unopened coconut milk available. So i decided to make nasi lemak( I have never tried cooking nasi lemak using boxed coconut milk before). At least that can cover both breakfast and lunch. Clever mummy :D.

Since my husband wasn't around, i made the most simplest nasi lemak. Just rice + sambal + telur dadar. And i call it Nasi Lemak Koboi Mummy Yummy. Wallah...

Experimenting with cupcakes

Initially, i wanted my sister Nadira who had just finished her study in Culinary Arts to be the one to bake the cupcakes. I told her i'll be doing the marketing. But, she told me she wanted to enjoy her holiday first. And then she was offered to work part time at upm two weeks. So..i told my husband, instead of waste precious time waiting for her..why don't i try baking the cuppies myself. He was supportive about it so..i tried la.


On my first attempt i tried the most basic recipe which was the Yellow Cupcake Recipe. The cuppies came out ok..but it was a little chewy. My sister told me that i must have over beat the batter huhu.. :D

The next day, i tried baking again. Same recipe but i was experimenting with the temperature. 180 degrees for 16 minutes...cakes were overbaked. 180 degrees for 12 minutes..cakes were slightly overbaked. Finally 180 degrees for 10 minutes..the cakes came out perfect :).

Next..preparing the icing. I started with butter cream icing. It was easy rupanya.. All this while i thought it is a tedious job. When my sister came home from work, she taught me how to mix in the colour & how to use the piping bag. Piece a cake! Haha..

The decorating part was the most waited part of all...These are some of the designs we made that day..

After 2 attempts, baking cupcakes is now my new found love. Can't wait for my next session. This time i planned to make banana walnut cuppies & chocolate cuppies and cheese cream icing :).