Moist Chocolate Cake ( steam ) by Zubaidah Bt Chepa

This cake is really moist, but I made some mistake I didn't cover the pan when I put in the steamer, next time I have to cover the pan with foil and tied it with a thread, so wont wet at the bottom, but any way the cake still taste nice , even a bit wet at the bottom.

This recipe , I found it by googling the net, the recipes by  Zubaidah Bt Chepa, a malaysian Chef..


[A]
100g cocoa powder
200g sugar (reduced from 250g)
1 tin evaporated milk (I uses carnation brand)
200g oil
250g condensed milk

[B]
4 eggs (lightly beaten)
150g flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda

Method
Combine [A] in saucepan and heat until smooth
Remove [A] from heat, stir in eggs
Fold in [B] and whisk lightly until combined (DO NOT OVER MIXED)
Steam at high heat for 50 min

Red Velvet Cupcakes

I made Red Velvet Cupcakes for someone's Birthday tomorrow. I ate some of them, very nice and moist. The recipes from Apple a day site's.

Cupcakes baked for 20 minutes, cakes baked for 25-30 minutes.

Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

adapted from www.saveur.com; originally from Cake Man Raven


Ingredients:
For the cake:
2 1/2 c. cake flour
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 TBSP cocoa powder
1 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. vegetable oil
1 c. buttermilk
2 TBSP (1 oz.) red food coloring
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. white distilled vinegar


For the frosting:
12 oz. cream cheese, softened
12 oz. butter, softened
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
3 c. confectioners' sugar
1 1/2 c. chopped pecans (optional)


Directions:
1. For the cake: Preheat oven to 350°.

2. Sift together flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa, and salt into a medium bowl.

3. Beat eggs, oil, buttermilk, food coloring, vanilla, and vinegar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until well combined. Add dry ingredients and beat until smooth, about 2 minutes.

4. Divide batter evenly between 3 greased and floured 8" round cake pans. (I only made a two layer cake, so some of my batter went unused.)

5. Bake cakes, rotating halfway through, until a toothpick inserted in the center of each cake comes out clean, 25–30 minutes. Let cakes cool 5 minutes, then invert each onto a plate, then invert again onto a cooling rack. Let cakes cool completely.

6. For the frosting: Beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until combined. Add sugar and beat until frosting is light and fluffy, 5–7 minutes.

7. Put 1 cake layer on a cake plate, level off with a serrated knife, and spread one-quarter of the frosting on top. Set another layer on top, level, and repeat frosting. Set remaining layer on top, level, and frost top and sides with the remaining frosting. Press pecans into the sides of the cake, if desired. **Tip: after leveling cake, turn it upside down to reduce numbers of crumbs. I also did a crumb coat on the outside, let it set for ten minutes, then finished with remaining frosting.

8. Chill for 2 hours to set frosting.