My Kitchen Journey - Creative Cooking

Thursday, July 22, 2010

CHINA ANCIENT BEAUTY SECRET for TIGHTENING SKIN. Hearsay that this secret recipe was used by the ancient royal ladies in China



Ingredients :

Seaweed Coral - 100g (pre-soaked and cut into bits)

American Ginseng (PauSum) - 5g

Water - 300ml

Method:

Put all the ingredients into a saucepan and cook over low fire until the seaweed coral dissolve and the mixture is gluey. If it is too thick you can add in abit more water.

Cool and transfer into containers.

Keep in the refrigerator at all times.

The appearance of the mixture should be in thick gel form when chill in refrigerator.

To use, scoop a quarter teaspoon out and place onto palm.

Using your finger to rub the gel until it soften.

Apply a small amount over clean face and spread thinly all over. Even under the eyes.

It is a bit sticky when first apply, wait for a minute. When it is dry you will feel that you skin tightened and smooth at touch. Not oily at all.

I use it as a base under my normal Sunblock.

Cake Baking Using Deep Saucepot

BUTTER CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPE





Heat up the deep pan for 5mins with cover on.



Put in the baking tin



Cover and bake over low flame for 30-40 mins depending the type of cake.







When you see water vapour/condensation around the glass cover it is almost done.


You can test by poking a skewer into the cake. When It comes out clean means it is cook. Off the fire. Cool.

Overturn.


Note :


The Baking time depends on the type of cake you bake.
Sponge cake only takes 20 mins.



You can also use any heavy deep pot to bake. Preheat first then add in the baking tin.


DO not use oversize pot or else you will take a longer time to bake/cook.


- If you use flat base baking tin you must put a cooking rack so that your cake base will not get burnt.


- If you are using funnel cake tin you can omit the cooking rack as the hot air will rise in the centre.


Butter Chocolate Cake Recipe


(A) 6 egg white, 120g fine sugar


(B) 6 egg yolk


(C) 350g butter, 120g icing sugar


(D) 280g self raising flour, 6 ts cocoa powder (sift together) , 2 tbsp milk(last)


Method :


Beat egg white and sugar till stiff. Add in egg yolk. Mix well. Leave aside.


Cream Butter and icing sugar till light then add into the egg white mixture and beat for another 2 mins. Slowly add in flour mixture. Mix well. Lastly the milk.


Pour into a grease tin and bake in pre-heated pan for 30-40mins. Or in convention oven 150deg for 1hr.