Guess what is this monkey doing? This monkey is actually enjoying an egg. I think it's a male monkey and this fellow is actually a THIEF. He stole eggs from my in-law's chicken barn almost everyday. What he did was just sitting around the area and check whenever the chickens started making noise! So, everyday my mother-in-law is like an egg marathon competitor.....see who's going to get the egg first ~ human or monkey !!!!
hahaha.... Honestly, they are both equally good. Sometimes, my mother-in-law get it first and then sometimes the monkey. Oh my goodness, don't you love the village life! :o)
If you're out eggs, don't worry! You can still make yourself an awesome eggless cake just like this one here. Since I'm using butter and condensed milk in this recipe, so it's not a vegan but a vegetarian cake. This is actually the first time I'm making cake with '
nian gao'. Sounds pretty interesting, isn't it! It is actually quite tasty with the addition of chewy gluey sweet glutinous rice cake in between. You'll be surprised.
And here's what did.
Ingredients :
(A)
2-1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 tbsp corn flour
2 tpsn baking powder
1 tspn baking soda
2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tspn salt
(B)
300ml condensed milk
113gm butter, melted
2 tbsp vinegar
2 tspn vanilla extract
* 1-1/2 cup
nian gao, cubed (best in smaller chunks)
1 cup almond slices
Method :
(1) combine ingredients (A) into a big mixing bowl.
(2) stir ingredients (B) into (A) and mix well with a hand mixer.
(3) pour batter to a 10" baking lined with parchment paper, top with nian gao & sliced almond.
(4) bake at preheated oven 175'C for about 45-50 mins or 9x13" tray for 30 mins.
(5) then leave to cool for 20 mins before removing cake from tray.
Normally, there will be loads of leftover
'nian gao' after the Chinese New Year and mostly will be ended up in deep frying. I mean it's alright to have the deep fry food once a while but not so often. Besides,
'nian gao' isn't very nice to get them steam if they're no longer fresh & soft. So, here's another way to help you clearing off the
'nian gao' in your fridge. Hope you guys will love it too! Enjoy & have fun.
And then before ending this I would like to thank the following wonderful & thoughtful blogger for sharing such lovely awards with me. I am honoured to be apart it.
Merci,
Vivian @ Vivian Pang Kitchen & Ah Tze @ Awayofmind. Do hop over to check their kitchens out!
Hereby, I would love to dedicate this award to all my blogger friends, NEW & OLD BUDDIES! Thanking all for supporting me all these years without failed. Love you guys. ((hugs)) & kisses.
