Sunday, February 21, 2016

FInish Weekend - Patchwork Bag for me ..

Hubby say 'shoe maker doesn't have a shoe' , eeehmmm ... so this momma decided to make a bag so she no longer bring a plastic bag *what a shame*  LOL
 
The exterior fabric (red and white stripe)  is using outdoor fabric , so it's a bit heavier than the tan fabric is cotton linen blend by Robert Kauffman


Saturday, February 20, 2016

Zebra Chocolate Chiffon Cake

I heard someone open the cake dome after dinner, last night, than ...
 
wife yelled from the basement : 'don't touch'.  
husband : 'why not' ?
wife : 'because I need to take a picture for my blog first'
husband + kid : 'daaaaa .....
 
Hahahah, let be honest, did you do the same like I do ? why we care so much to take a picture before eat ? I don't know what your reason is, but care, because I want to share the recipes with you guys ... *wink*
 
 
 
 
 
Zebra Chocolate Chiffon Cake
Recipe courtesy : Primarasa Magazine
 
Ingredients :
200 gr all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp vanili
7 yolks
50 ml cooking oil
200 ml coconut milk
2 tbsp. chocolate powder + 1 dash of coffee extract
7 white eggs
1/2 tsp salt
200 gr granulate sugar
1/2 tsp cream of  tartar
 
Directions :
Pre-heat oven 350F  -  1 chiffon pan, do not grease with butter
 
In the medium bowl , mix together flour, baking powder, vanili, make a hole in the middle add yolks, mix well , add oil and coconut milk.  Mixing the ingredients with spatula until no more lump.
 
using electronic mixer , mix together white eggs , salt, cream of tartar - add little by little sugar , mixing together until glossy (between hard and soft peak).
 
Add the white eggs mixture into the flour batter with wooden spatula , make sure they mix well , don't over do.   Take some (about 1 generous cup of batter) and with chocolate powder and coffee extract.
 
How to make zebra pattern : put about 5 tbps. plain batter in one side of chiffon pan, add about 3 tbsp. chocolate batter right on the top of plain batter, put carefully don't try to adjust or tap the baking pan, let the batter flow by itself , it will create nice pattern when it done.  Repeat this step until the batter is finish.
 
Bake about 50 - 60 minute, depend on your oven.  Take a test with the tooth pick, to see if your cake is done or not. Turn the pan up side down.  Let it cool off about 30 minute.

Monday, February 15, 2016

The latest quilt

I'm not really start my sewing activity yet, what I mean is sewing big project like I used to do such a making quilt , I sew some little thing that I'm not considering as a big one but I love to put some of my latest quilt from 2015 just to encourage me to make more and filled up my online store soon .  Oh, well .. where's the time goes ?
 
 
 
the blue quilt above is the latest quilt I made for a lady who loves blue and math.
Blue is not my thing,  it take me too long to decide what pattern I should choose  but I think I did good by choosing Irish chain pattern and using so many different kind of blue fabric to make look like a patchwork :)  


 
the other quilt I proud to show you is my *a very long over due* Swedish bloom quilt - it's really take forever to finish this one (I think 1 year to be exact ) . I don't know what I was thinking to make this so big, queen size ... doh ... anyway, this quilt won't go anywhere . I keep it and will giveaway to my daughter for her memory sake :)))  
 
That's all for now , I promise will show you more ... 
Happy Sewing