Carrot Cake

Ingredients:

2 eggs

3/4 cup oil

0.5 cup sugar

0.5 cup brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup plain flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon powder

1.5 cup grated carrots

0.5 cup chopped pecans

1/4 cup butter, softened

100g cream cheese

1 cup icing sugar

0.5 tsp vanilla extract

pecan to decorate, optional

Method (yields 6 inch pan):

1. Preheat oven to 180 degree.
2. In a big bowl, mix in eggs, oil, sugar and vanilla. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
3. Stir in carrots, add in pecans. Pour into pan.
4. Baked for 35-40mins.
5. Frosting: Mix butter, cream cheese, icing sugar and vanilla. Beat till mixture is smooth and creamy. Frost the cooled cake.

Recipe adapt from here.

Nonya Dumpling

Ingredients A:

1kg glutinous rice (soak with water 3-6hrs)

2tbs pork lard oil

2tbs pork lard, chopped

0.5tsp salt

0.5tsp msg

Ingredients B:

450g minced meat (prefer belly or leg, more fatty)

60g dried mushroom, diced

300g candid sugar (winter melon sugar candy)

10-12 garlic, finely chopped

15-17 shallots finely chopped

100g dried shrimps, pounded

Dried leaf (wash clean and soak overnight)

Condiments (adjust to own taste)

2 tsp five spices powder

5 tsp coriander powder

2 tbs dark soy sauce

1 tbs light soy sauce

1 tbs sugar

Dash pepper

Method: 

1. Fried garlic, onion, dried shrimps till fragrance.
2. Add in mined meat and mushroom.
3. Add in all condiments, adjust to taste accordingly.
4. Add in candid sugar
5. Dish out and leave in fridge for at least 4 hrs or overnight.

1. Drain out all water from rice.
2. Add the rest of ingredients A and mixed together. 
3. Scoop 1tbs rice to the leaf
4. Add 2 tbs meat to the fillings.
5. Add 1 tbs rice to the fillings and close up the dumpling.