new toy

presenting...my new kenwood kMix! I was supposed to bake kueh lapis today and was fretting over the process. I had to whip the egg yolks till thick and creamy and also the egg whites to stiff peaks.

I wasn't sure if i could leave the egg yolk mixture out for a while, while i wash up the mixing bowl and wire whisk to whip up the egg whites. I have a hand mixer and i know that would solve the problem. However, it's kinda spoilt and i'm not really inclined to use it.

Just then, i got D to come along to help me out with the kueh lapis. and guess what? He bought me a kMix!! I was looking at it quite some time ago and really liked the 'cool' design but it was really a little pricey. Thank you D! A very very nice, pleasant surprise indeed.

On the other hand, while proceeding with cracking and separating the eggs, we discovered half were expired and spoilt! and my goodness! it was so so so smelly =XX so..no kueh lapis today =(

Despite the fact that i didn't get to bake my kueh lapis, i was really excited and happy and elated and etc etc that i got a new hand mixer. Hmm, will i start abandoning my kitchen aid? not likely i suppose =p

happy! =D

more baking trays..

I've come to realise the importance and convenience of having spare baking trays on hand. It really does help speed up baking. All the dough can be placed on the baking trays and they can be popped in one after another without having to wait for each to cool in between.

Another finding. I feel like it is a good investment to get swiss roll trays. they can be used to bake swiss rolls and double as a baking tray! They're light-weight and because of that material, they heat up/cool down pretty quickly. they come in a LARGE variety of sizes which makes baking in big batches easier.

Hopefully someone finds this small tip useful =)