yogurt » maameemoomoo

I was not kidding when i say that this gotta be the most versatile recipe ever and it produces healthy and very tasty cakes too!

This time round, because we were craving for something chocolate, i tweaked the original recipe quite a bit and out came Yogurt Chocolate Cake, best with Chocolate Ganache. *wink*

Of course, you can eat it just like that as well (still decadent!) … without the ganache. For myself, i’d prefer to go all the way… I mean, since i’m already indulging, i might as well eat it the shiok-est way as possible. :P

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** Just received a text from the baby sister.

Mood to finishing up this entry is now gone. The sister just told me that she dreamt (last night) that my 3 boys died in a tragic accident and she cried so bad until she woke up. OMG.

And guess what? I’m supposed to drive up to KL in a bit! (waiting for another fruit cake to bake in the oven)

Sigh.

This is not good.

I really don’t like the sound of it at all and this isn’t the first time. Just before another sister left for New Zealand few months ago, she had a similar dream as well and woke up crying too. Received her text the very next day, followed by a phone call to speak to the boys.

I’m scared.

Should i be superstitious and stay home today?

Anyway, here’s the recipe.

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Yogurt Chocolate Cake

125g unsalted butter, softened

1 cup caster sugar

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1 cup of thick plain yogurt + 1 tbsp more

2 cup self raising flour

1/2 cup dutch cocoa powder

1/2 baking soda

1. Beat butter and sugar together until light and creamy. Add eggs. Beat well.

2. Stir in sifted flour, cocoa powder and baking soda and alternate it yogurt into the butter and egg mixture. Mix well but do not over mix.

3. Bake in a greased and lined loaf pan or a 9″ tin at 150C for 45-60 mins till golden brown.

I don’t think i can ever ask for more.

It’s healthy, easy to make and yummy!

Excellent for days when i feel peckish and just wanna devour everything ;)

ps : photographing popsicles are no chicken feet man… hahahhaaaaaa!

Strawberry Yogurt Popsicle

500g plain yogurt
150g-200g strawberry puree
sugar syrup, to taste

Method
1. mix everything together and pour into molds.
2. freeze for at least 3 hours.

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Seeeeeeee… i’m so not kidding when i say it is easy! ^_^

My current obsession : yogurt.

I make bread with yogurt, i make drinks with yogurt, i cook curry with yogurt and i have been making froyo with yogurt (duh :P)!

Lately the weather has been crazy. Hot, rain, hot, rain, hot, rain.

Faint.

Don’t even get me started on the humidity!

So i decided a few cups of strawberry lassi in the middle of a very hot afternoon would do everyone a favour and boy, it sure did.

Beep is one very cheeky monkey.. At times, he can be worst than didi but not in a bad way (not that didi is bad or anything like that) because i always end up laughing at the antics he pulls!

…. just like the test shot above.

Imagine my surprise when the baby did that! I can’t help but laughed out loud after the head with the tongue stuck out appeared out of nowhere just when i clicked. Grin.

Then i tried again, instructing beep specifically not to stick his head and tongue out… Well, head and tongue i did not get.

But guess what i got instead? ^.^

Ta-daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Hand!

Aiyoyoyoyoyoyoyo~

Then i tried again.

This time, i said .. no beep (all parts) in the photo anymore (!) and if he were to kacau me again, out of the balcony he goes.

And guess what?

It worked! :D

YES!

But er, not always though.. especially if didi is around!

Strawberry Lassi

250g plain yogurt

4-5 tbsp strawberry puree (otherwise, use 8-9 or more strawberries)

2-3 tsp of fresh milk

1-2 tsp of sugar or honey *i skipped this*

Method

Blend everything together for a minute or 2 or less, based on what you like.

Serves 2-4, very much depending on the cups’ size.

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Beep was kind enough to let me take another few shots, different angle altogether.. just for fun :)

Despite my complains about my useless, not-working ice cream maker, i stubbornly set out to try using it again.

This time, it is not ice cream that i want to churn. It’s frozen yogurt!

I think the boys and i kinda like frozen yogurt more than ice cream. Seriously! But then, the boys love anything frozen or cold so….. i might be speaking for just myself :P

the very excited little ones

Imagine my excitement when *aheeeeemmm* the yogurt looks what it should look like. Hahahahaa… so uuummmmmmmmm, it has not been the ice cream maker’s fault all this while! I was the useless, not-working one! *hide*

David Lebovitz’s The Perfect Scoop is really quite something. I am in *love* with the book! Kinda regretted for putting it off my radar for months if not years. Oh well, better late than never! 1 more recipe to test and i’d be ready to purchase it if it passes with flying colours. :P

the kind of texture you should get after churning it in ice cream maker…

The vanilla froyo is utterly awesome!

It has that delightful tanginess which i heart. Moreover, i didn’t just use Natural Yogurt, i used Greek yogurt! For the uninitiated, Greek yogurt is much higher in fat than plain yogurt, which i don’t quite care – i like wholesome food! -

In another word, my fro-yo is creamier and richer! :D

Vanilla Frozen Yogurt

by David Lebovitz

720g plain whole-milk yogurt (seriously, don’t attempt to use low fat ones)

200g sugar (i’d cut this down to 150g)

1 tsp vanilla

Mix together the yogurt, sugar and vanilla. Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Freeze in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

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HOW EASY IS THAT???

Now that i kinda know what my problem was earlier with the ice cream maker, i sure hope my next test recipe will work out fine. The key is to refrigerate the ingredients for an hour before churning it in the ice cream maker ;)