Birthday dinner at White Brick Oven - Yummy vegetarian food

I asked my husband to bring me to White Brick Oven for my birthday dinner. We regularly order European breads (rye, vollkornbrot, scones, foccacia etc) from Martin a.k.a Mustapha the owner of this place. Martin is one of the few artisan bakers in Malaysia, and I must say that his bread is one of the best around. If you are not familiar with European breads then I must warn you that it is hard unlike the much-processed-with-lots-of-preservatives...

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Tiramisu cupcakes using mascarpone cheese

Munirah Faudzi from Faculty of Science, UPM ordered 16 tiramisu cupcakes especially for her family. I used mascarpone cheese for the cupcakes thus they tasted DELICIOUS! Mascarpone cheese has lighter taste than cream cheese, and it is softer too. Real tiramisu uses mascarpone cheese instead of cream cheese, however, lots of bakers in Malaysia use cream cheese instead because of the price. Yup, this mascarpone cheese is freaking EXPENSIVE...

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Vanilla cupcakes without topping

Mustapha from IBS, UPM ordered 16 pieces vanilla cupcakes without topping. He also requested the cakes not to be sweet. I filled the batter to 9/10 full to make sure the cupcakes become puffy like this, don't they look cute~ :D. I hope he's satisfied with them. 16 pieces plain vanilla cupcakes using real butter (SCS butter) 2 oz RM 38 Thanks Mustapha for the order :) *Note: I only use SCS butter for making cakes and frosting....

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Dark chocolate cake and Red velvet cake ordered by Ajie and Farah

Ajie and Farah from UPM ordered these cakes for their friend's birthday (I think haha). Ajie ordered the dark chocolate cake not to be sweet, and knowing Ajie I suggested the chocolate ganache topping since it is not that sweet and it complements the dark chocolate cake. Farah on the other hand ordered red velvet cake, and I covered the cake completely with yummy frosting :D 2-layer red velvet cake covered completely with...

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Specialty cupcakes- Zebra cupcakes

Are you a fan of chocolate cake but at the same time appreciate light taste? Then I would recommend this cupcake to you. It is filled with dark chocolate cake top with very creamy vanilla frosting and chocolate ganache.  What is your favorite cake? And I can bake the cake personally to your taste :) E-mail me at thewhiteboxz@gmail.com for inquiries ...

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Specialty cupcakes - Strawberry sensation

Munirah Faudzi from Science Faculty, UPM asked me to bake something special for her hantaran (Malay tradition; gift for the groom) . She told me what she likes and I tried baking the cupcakes based on her liking. The result was AWESOME. I didn't expect it to taste sooo GOOD (okay I'm not exaggerating). The combination of fresh strawberry, cheese, yummy crackers made this cupcake one of a kind.   I gave her some...

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Chicken fricassee for lunch

I flipped through the German Cooking Today cookbook given by one of my husband's relatives, and I have been wanting to try this recipe for a loong time, but was intimidated with the "Advanced cook" logo on top of the recipe O_O  Today I finally decided to try the recipe out with few modifications, and I must say that it was not as hard as I had imagined :D The taste was great, not too creamy and full of flavor :) Chicken...

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Dark chocolate cake with creamy vanilla frosting and chocolate ganache birthday cake

Ila from UPM ordered this cake specially for her dear friend. She requested something chocolate-y within her budget. I suggested moist dark chocolate cake with really creamy vanilla frosting (no kidding) and chocolate ganache to complete this cake. The result - really yummy cake! Not to chocolate-y, not to sweet and just nice :) She sms-ed me and told me she and her friend love the cake. She didn't expect I put frosting between...

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Yummy pizza for lunch

I have been craving to eat pizza, but sadly my husband's sensitive stomach seems to have bad reaction towards take out pizza so I decided to make one to compensate my craving-ness.  The pizza tasted YUMMY!!! Like really YUMMY!!! okay, maybe because of the toppings that I choose, but nevertheless this recipe is a keeper. I rolled the dough to 2 cm thin, but when I prebaked it doubled in volume. Next time I make this I will...

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Ying and Yang cupcakes with creamy chocolate buttercream frosting

 My best friend ordered something chocolate-y and I made this cupcakes specially for her. It is filled with chocolate cake and cream cheese with chocolate chip and topped with creamy chocolate buttercream frosting. The taste was DIVINE. All three combinations really complement each other. 16 pieces Ying and Yang cupcakes in 2 oz cup RM ...

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Naan and tandoori chicken for yummy dinner

The night before my husband was craving to eat naan and tandoori chicken at mamak (24 hours Indian Muslim restaurant in Malaysia is commonly called mamak), but we were too lazy and ended up ordering McDonald delivery hoho. Naan and tandoori chicken have always been our favorite, I even  tried making them before but failed. After few adjustments, I found a way to make it tastes as good as the one in Maulana    (our favorite...

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Tres leches cake for Tahlil and Mother's Day

Dr Maheran from UPM tasted my Tres Leches cake before and she ordered one for Tahlil and Mother's Day celebrations.  The cake was covered with whipped cream, and chilled overnight. Like I mention in my previous post, this cake reminded me of Tiramisu, and some people even say that it tastes like cheesecake. Tres leches cake Weight: 2 kg (fully covered with whipped cream) Size: 9' Price: RM 60.00 Really yummy cake,...

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Red velvet cake with extra cream cheese frosting for Mother's day

Asma from Faculty of Agriculture UPM ordered red velvet cake with extra cream cheese frosting for Mother's day. I remembered I used to bake cakes for my mom's birthday and Mother's day, and it was really nice seeing her enjoying eating the goodies :) . Sadly, she is 400 km away from me and the postage system in Malaysia does not have any service to post cakes.    Anyway back to Asma. She really loves cream cheese that she...

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Fresh homemade pumpkin pie

The last time I ate homemade pumpkin pie was on Thanksgiving 2007 and that was 5 years ago *gasp* Growing up reading Archie and Friends, I always wanted to try food that is common in the U.S which is difficult to find in Malaysia in those days. When I went to the US for my undergraduate studies, I didn't miss the opportunities to try all the food that I've been craving to try when I was young. Pumpkin pie was one of it.  The...

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Sunday Brunch - Oven pancake, poached egg with Hollaindaise sauce

I felt quite hungry after cleaning up the house. It was too early for lunch, but too late for simple breakfast. So I decided to cook brunch. Honestly, brunch is my favorite meal time of all! I remembered when I was an undergraduate, me and my friends always looking forward to go to the dining common during weekends. The DC (dining common) always offered yummy and lots of foods during brunch- omelette, waffle, fish burger etc I was...

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Pavlova with mango topping

The first time I heard its name I thought it was a Russian dessert. Owh boy, was I wrong. It was originated from Austalia or New Zealand named after a Russian ballet dancer Anna Pavlova (well, I was close :D). I remembered eating eat once, but didn't like the taste because I was expecting it to be a cake, something like strawberry shortcake.  Suddenly I have this crave of eating eat it that I decided to make one. I don't have...

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Labour day brunch - Buttermilk pancake with mushroom and capsicum scrambled egg

Today is Labour day and both of us felt really mellow from the flu. We woke up quite late, and I felt like making brunch. I had leftover buttermilk from the red velvet cupcakes that I made for Safiyyah so I decided to make buttermilk pancake for our brunch and complete it with scrambled egg with fresh mushroom that I bought from pasar malam (night market) and capsicum, and mango for dessert. Buttermilk pancake 1/2...

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