(11) Marble Chocolate Cheese Brownies

Before this I’ve made marble chocolate cheese brownies for quite a number of times, using the same old recipe that is safely kept in my drawer. I cant really remember the source for it was taken from the internet long time ago. But I notice there are few bloggers out there that have been using the same recipe, which I believe came from the same source.

Last Saturday I decided to give a try to a new recipe which the ingredients and methods are somehow totally different to the ones practiced before. So let’s take a peek at the recipe first shall we….

CREAM CHEESE BROWNIES – source: joyofbaking

1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, cut into pieces

4 ounces (115 grams) unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped

1 1/4 cups (250 grams) granulated white sugar

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2 large eggs

1/2 cup (65 grams) all purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

Cream Cheese Layer:

8 ounces (227 grams) cream cheese, at room temperature

1/3 cup (65 grams) granulated white sugar

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 large egg

In a stainless steel (heatproof) bowl placed over a saucepan of simmering water, melt the butter and chocolate. Remove from heat and stir in the sugar and vanilla extract. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well (with a wooden spoon) after each addition. Stir in the flour and salt and beat, with a wooden spoon, until the batter is smooth and glossy and comes away from the sides of the pan (about one minute). Remove 1/2 cup of the brownie batter and set it aside. Place the remainder of the brownie batter evenly onto the bottom of the prepared pan.

Then, in the bowl of your food processor (or with a hand mixer), process the cream cheese until smooth. Add the sugar, vanilla, and egg and process just until creamy and smooth. Spread the cream cheese filling evenly over the brownie layer. Spoon small dollops of the reserved brownie batter evenly on top of the cream cheese filling. Then with a table knife or wooden skewer, swirl the two batters without mixing them.

My comment:

Somehow I don’t really like its brownies texture…too dense, solid, compact..in other words you wouldn’t want to go for a second slice after having the first bite. Unless if you’re the type who likes something very very fudgy and dense, then this recipe surely is the perfect one for you! Anyway I still prefer my previous version of marble cheese..cakey and light, both the brownies and cheese layer are not very strong and intense, the combination works very well n just nice to my tastebud :)

But looking at the recipe again, I think probably we can alter the method a bit and still have the same old brownies texture that I like. Bake the brownie layer first, and later pour the cheese layer on top of the baked brownie. Total baking time definitely goes longer, but the brownie layer wud have enough time to rise (and shine!!) and develop some pores, hence resulting it to be cakey and less fudgy.

Nevertheless if you want to have a look at the old recipe (I’d say my very trusted one thus far! Hihi) pls check out the label ‘resipi’ yer!!

Pusat Sains Negara 6 Feb 2012

Pusat Sains Negara really rocks!!!
Rugi dulu tak pernah tahu (atau lebih tepat lagi...malas nak ambil tahu) kewujudan PSN nih.
Siapa yg belum pernah sampai, sila pergi ok. Sekarang tgh promo, free entrance until mid Feb (not sure the exact date tho). Tapi kalau nak tgk robot Android, kena bayar at a very minimal fee (kami tak tgk robot tu, dah flat-kepenatan-nak pengsan-mengantuk yg amats.. sumer ader!).

Oklah jom layan gambar. Mood bercerita agak kureng hari ini. Hope the pics and lil bit of explanation help :)

Oh sebelum tu, sila google dulu address PSN ni yer. My hb siap google map the night before, al maklum lah kami ni warga jati Kajang, jadi area Bukit Kiara, Bukit Damansara dan seangkatan dengannya agak kureng terer (tapi me KL-born girl, apekah???). Kalau setakat Ikea tu bolehlah ai terangkan dgn detail hihi. So nak dijadikan cerita, kami tersalah masuk simpang (now who's to be blamed google map ke diri sendiri yg tak arif nak baca google map haha), kena U-turn sikit, jalan straight sikit, dan akhirnya berjaya sampai ke PSN dengan jayanya! (sebelum tu sesat nak cari parking, mujur terserempak dgn kereta Sheeril).

Latest attraction at PSN, ade kids swimming pool u olsss hebat gitu! Some more it's free, triple hebat!! Jadi pengajaran buat Dayang dan Zue, lain kali silalah bawa baju spare utk mandi-manda bersama anak2 tercinta ahaksss

another view

My eldest suke sgt main lompat atas tayar hitam tuh. Mama dia pon over mahu try jugak, tapi utk beberapa minit yg pertama masih terpaku atas tayar yang sama. Hati dan semangat masih belum kuat utk cuba lompat ke tayar seterusnya tskkk (sebab lain takut jatuh dlm air dan tudung basah, sebab kes tak bawak tudung spare hihi)

Yang berbaju hitam tu bukan saya. Tapi saya sempatlah mencuba satu lagi alat exercise dekat sini. Hebat kan, ade pool, ade alat exercise! Anak2 pergi mandi, mommy dan daddy pergi menyenamankan diri dan cuba sedaya upaya utk menyahkan serba sedikit kolesterol yg tidak diingini di dalam badan!

Ada small playland utk budak2. Dan paling best, ada banyak bangku tempat duduk utk picniking dan lepaking di sini. Jadi mommy dan daddy boleh buat small gathering, borak sakan tak hingat ala2 knowledge sharing session (bukan gossip tawww) sambil makan-makan!! (the part which i like most, sape setuju sila LIKE).

Ammar as usual blur2 bila mula-mula masuk air, dahlah sesema teruk time tuh...tapi dah sampai, mesti wajib rendam jugak kan :)

Opsss dia kencing atas mama dan hampir kena bangku tempat duduk kami! Mujur tak kena tikar :) Tapi no worries mommy, sebelah bangku tu ada air paip. Some more najis muhoffafah jer, tak susah nak bersihkan :)

Participants of the day: Sheeril Dayang, Zue Bibik (eh mane Din yer hihi), Farra Dmn & Yati Pruzz. Ewah memasing posing ngan sorang anak jer (padahal dah berderet :p)

Ha anak sape tu yerrrrrr???

food of the day. A very short (kind of ad hoc actually) planning, tapi part makanan never fail. Pic not inclusive of Farra's food. Akibat dtg lambat, gambar food hang tak sempat nak snap :p

mama, cakkkk!

anak bujangku yg bongsu

Ok sumer sudah refresh dan bertukar uniform. Letih tauu main air, mengantuk pun ader. Tapi kanak2 nk sgt tgk robot Transformers...so layan. Jadi ayuh kita masuk PSN!!

bigger group pic. Sekali lagi Farra takder...bz salin baju :p

cantik kan?? i thot PSN sama dgn Planetarium..rupanya tidak sama sekali.

ada fish u olsss! Lepas ni tak payah pergi Aquaria (dan bayar mahal2) sebaliknya masuk sini sajer lah!

alaa dah lupa apa nama ikan yg paling besar dekat situ. Aruapaima ke ape Yang??

Ni lah robot Transformers yg digembar-gemburkan itu. Statik je. Idlan siap ckp...laaa ni je ke mama??

Peneroka Comel. Utk si cilik anda bermain2...mmg best dlm ni, macam2 ada sampai kami pon pening.

Foam Factory, utk budak2 besar. Jadi Ammar konfem tak lepas la. Bebudak dlm tu mmg sakan giler main tembak2 bola..mmg besh!

Awak kecik lagi, jadi main benda yg comel2 (dan tidak merbahaya) sajelah yer!

Abang ngah ni kurus sgt, nak tolak Thomas ni pun tak larat. Mujur ada kakak PSN yg membantu :) Cuma sorang je boleh naik at one time.

Abang long bwk Ammar naik sekali..sepatutnya tak boleh, mujur kakak manis tu kasik.

astronaut to be?? Definitely no...dia tak minat pun, in fact bila tanye what do u like about PSN? jawapan dia: ada pool!

mini canopy walk

mr grasshopper

tilam udara besar ni nampak best giler...teringin naik kan??? 4yrs n above je kots...

Kids World yg best...macam2 ade!

Sounds of Music. Benda ni paling ai suke...sgt comel. Bila pijak2 key board tu ade bunyi..macam main piano betul2 la...hebat kan! Jakun pun ader hihi

OKlah, sekian entri buat hari ini.
Silah pergi, confirm tak rugi!
PSN, we surely will come again!!!

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Tapi jangan dtg lambat tauuu, nanti tak masuk dlm gambar opsssss :p

(9) Cream Puff

Sangat azab okay membuat cream puff during weekdays. Buatnya lama, tapi part makan tu kejap je lesap!! Berjiwa nak tunggu bakar, then potong tengah, then pipe kan cream dia, then nk deco sket2 atas tuh...the steps are actually pretty straight forward, but tedious...apekah????

60pcs cream puff for a neighbour..kata dia, mak dia tingin nk makan cream puff si yati...aduhai lemah bila dengar ..terharu pun ader!

the 4th batch of the night went into dustbin! sedey okay nak wat camner kan. Even tho i've made cream puff many times before, there are occasion where the batter just went wrong somewhere which it was difficult to explain but it happened!! tsskkk

On the following day i made my 5th and 6th batch of cream puff, this time it's for mom!! Umi mmg suke cream puff nih (actually anak dia yg suke sgt2! hehe)

I personally believe the strawberry and blueberry drizzle puts some dramatic effect to its overall finishing, which makes them look extra enticing! :p

Moral of the story, no more taking cream puff order on weekdays ok!!

WW

(8) The Baked Brownie

These are dark chocolate brownies, my top pick as well as Idlan's.
I'm using Beryl's all the time...sedap dan paling penting not too pricey :p

the cut-outs for kak Nurra, my officemate in return for laksa johor that she made for me :)

A complete set of the angry birds - cukup 5 kaler...but afterwards idlan mentioned that the green one is not in the group.

si kuning...

si hitam...the bom

the white one looks tad bit brutal lohh

bird's eye view - the complete version

Esok cuti panjang weiiiii syiok syiok!!!

Hari Wilayah...

- begins with a simple brekkie that was cucur bilis Adabi.
- 1st pumping session done in 15min before 11am.
- Head off to TGV Cheras Selatan for Sumpahan Kum Kum (ok jgn gelak, ni je yg paling best buat hari ini rasanya!), hb settled for a couple seat for a show at 11.45am.
- Had a quick 15min lunch at Subway next to the TGV. Hb chose meatball marinara while myself had turkey breast n chicken slice. Sedap banget!! Cookies dia pon sedappp :)
- Watched Sumpahan Kum Kum till the show ends around 1.25pm. Okla, takdela takut sangat but still ai kejap-kejap tutup mata bila hantu keluar tsk tskk...
- Had a good 15min window shopping at Jusco. Bagus, nafsu masih terkawal hence no damage done.
- Sharp 2pm we both split in our own way, hb went for a meeting while myself shot to Yummie to top up my bakery supply. Diam tak diam i spent close to 1 hour dekat situ and the damage? biarlah rahsia arghhhh
- Reached home around 3.40pm, and did another round of pumping after solat. Actually pumping and FB run concurrently :)
- Lepas solat asar, nesting in the kitchen for 1hr++ baking brownie and prepare dinner. Siap buat 2 version of dinner lagi...macaroni goreng for the kids, mihun goreng with vege and extra chilli for us.
- Sapu living hall in 5-7min, clean the dishes and segala tok nenek dlm sink, fetch the kids from taska at 6.40pm (ouchhh dah lebih 6.30pm, terpaksa bayar OT nanti!).

When i recalled the activities, it's more like you are in an 'amazing race'. Buat itu, next ini, lari ke sana, pecut ke sini...all in one day.

But when you are back to work, practically you'll just be sitting in front of lappy for a 'good' 4 hour++ before lunch time, then lepas lunch duduk balik tgk lappy sampai ke petang. Probably do lil bit of exercise when a meeting is held next to your building. Or doing some mental therapy when there's a bazaar on the ground floor on certain occasion. And settle for something 'extraordinary' lunch at MV or KL Sentral on Friday that's near your pay day.

So now tell me, which one sounds better? Duduk senang lenang depan pc dlm air cond sehari suntuk, atau berlari ke sana ke mari macam org bz giler penat toksah ckp la but deep inside you know you've done something and enjoy doing loads of things to the fullest?

lagi best when seeing ur hb eating 2 full plates of ur home-cooked dinner complaining u're ruining his diet but at the same time he gave u big compliments like 'this is the best mihun goreng i've cooked for him so far" haha

Priceless kan??? :p

okla cut the crap. esok kena keje as usual hoho

(6) Devil's food choc cake

Number [6] - Devil's Food Chocolate Cake.

My mom loves it, hb gives extra credit when i put another layer of blueberry on top of the cheese, firas of course loves anything that comes with cream, idlan so-so bec he's more into brownie, and meself? ahhh needs no further explanation if i can gobble 1/2 of the whole cake in a day!

It really takes effort to look effortless! konon nk wat style cam omputih, sapu cream comot-comot but still looks enticing. But mine still need lots of improvement!