Resepi Brownies on a Stick

Being pregnant has its advantages. One of them is you have all the time in the world to think up some weirdest stuff to experiment.

I got this idea from watching a tv show on Food Network. They showed this bakery somewhere in the US where they stuck icicles sticks in brownies and cover 'em up with chocolate. Now, being an addictive chocoholic myself, I couldn't wait for the opportunity to try this idea. It'll be great to give as door gifts or just as an alternative eating a brownie in a funky way.

You might to try and bake these brownies not too thick as they'll be coated in chocolate and might prove rather thick to eat. I've made them not too big, about half the size of a Magnum ice-cream. I personally think brownies, nuts and a good coating of dark chocolate go well together. One thing you've got to make sure is that the brownie itself isn't too sweet or you might find out some of your teeth go missing. And don't cut them too big or too small in case you'll find the sticks hard be stuck in the brownies. Chewy brownies are allright I guess, or cakey ones. For easier handling you might want to store it in the fridge before put it on the sticks. And oh yeah, better not use a brownie that has a crumbly texture or they won't stick very well.

Brownies on a stick

I gave them to my neighbours as gifts

Brownies-Cheese On A Stick
By: Aku.Zack Cakery

Brownie layer: Smitten Kitchen's Favourite Brownies
(8 x 8 in pan, lined with parchment paper and buttered well)

85g dark unsweetened chocolate - I used plain old dark couverture choc
115g mentega tanpa garam
150g gula kastor
2 biji telur gred A@B
1/2tsp esen vanila
secubit garam
2/3C @ 110g tepung gandum + 1/4st baking powder

Layer cheese:
125g cream cheese
20g gula kastor
1sb susu segar @ whipping cream @ fresh cream - mana-mana pun ok takde hal
esen lemon, lemon zest- optinoal
***Campur semua sampai sebati. Ketepikan.

Hiasan:
Coklat compound (yang cepat keras) atau coklat masakan yang sedap
Kekacang (almond, pistachios etc) atau choc rice

Cara-cara:

1. Sediakan loyang 8x8in, alaskan baking paper dan lengser dengan butter. Pastikan terdapat lebihan 1 1/2 inci kertas terkeluar dari loyang. Panaskan oven.
2. Campurkan chocolate, gula kastor, butter dalam stainless steel bowl. Panaskan atas periuk berisi air panas, kacau hingga sebati. Tutup api dan ketepikan sebentar hingga agak suam.
3. Masukkan telur sebiji demi sebiji sambil pukul sebati. Masukkan esen vanila, tepung gandum, baking powder dan garam. Garam sampai sebati. Tuang dalam loyang tadi.
4. Bakar selama 20-25 minit, 170C. Tuangkan adunan layer cheese di atas brownies, teruskan membakar 15 minit atau hingga cheese masak.
5. Keluarkan dalam peti sejuk, biarkan dalam loyang 10 minit. Sisipkan keliling loyang dengan pisau, dan sejukkan sepenuhnya atas redai kek.
6. Potong brownies lebih kurang 1.5in x 2in (lebih kuranglah) dan cucuk dengan ice cream sticks. Buat sampai habis. Kemudian celupkan tiap satu brownies ke dalam coklat yang dicairkan. Hiaskan dengan kekacang atau ikut kreativiti.

Belanja Gambar Cheesetart Polkadot, Cheesetart Buah-buahan dan Peach Custard Tart

Salam Jumaat,

Tak tahu nak update apa, jadi belanja gambar tart yang larat dibuat dalam beberapa hari ni. Sesungguhnya makcik memang tak rajin nak meng'apam' polkadot, jadi makcik buatkan bentuk lain guna tart sahaja (tu pun shellnya beli dengan kawan, haha). Maka bila kerajinan mula sedikit tertimbul dan idea mula teroverflow, jari jemari ini geram mempraktikkan segala teori yang ada.

Layan aja dong~

This is not an Apam Polkadot. This is Cheesetart Polkadot

This is not Tart Nenas Buah-buahan. This is Cheesetart Buah-buahan. Bahahaha.. Ni kerja paling syiok mengetest idea

Ni macam biasalah, Peach Custart Tart. Resepi amik kat sini.

Dah lama post kat FB, manatau kalau kongsi kat blog ada sesape rajin nak buat kenduri kendara guna idea diatas (pinjam idea je tau, bukan gambar :P bahaha..)

3rd Pregnancy: Previous Uterine Rupture

Rahim pecah. Rahim koyak. Ruptured uterus. Uterine ruptured.

Many words. All the same meaning.

Rasanya memang tak pernah upload gambar apa-apa tentang almarhumah Nurfatihah. Kebanyakan hanya cerita tak bergambar. Nak upload gambarnya tak sanggup/kurang baik, sebab dia meninggal sebelum sempat lihat dunia luar. Cuma disimpan dalam diari untuk tatapan peribadi sahaja.

Dah bertahun aku mengGoogle tentang uterine rupture (atau kadang kala dikenali sebagai ruptured uterus) tapi kebanyakan yang di Google jawapannya tidaklah memuaskan persoalanku. Rata-ratanya teori semata, bukan pengalaman peribadi. Mungkin tak ramai yang share dekat blog/website/FB, mungkin kejadiannya membuatkan orang tak sanggup nak cerita kisahnya pada orang lain, mungkin juga kejadiannya sangat rare, atau the worse case scenario, mungkin juga yang mengalaminya umurnya tidak panjang.

My hands are shaking as I am typing this entry. I'm relieving the nightmare of my uterus exploding on that fateful day. 4 years have passed, yet I can't get rid of the paralyzing feeling of standing alone in the First Class ward of the hospital, feeling the excruciating pain of having a hot 'blade' slashing my uterus from the bottom up, unable to stand up straight or call out loud for help. It must have been sheer miracle that my husband came in the room at that moment. The minute he saw blood was flowing down my legs and the pain in my face, he frantically called for help. By the time the whole room was filled with doctors, I knew in my hearts of hearts my baby was dying...

I'm not going to share the sebab-sebab atau kenapa benda itu boleh berlaku. You can google it for yourself. Needless to say, there are about a thousand sebab why this can happen. Suffice to say it's something not everyone has the 'privilege' of going through it. Even the doctors at that time came up with a hundred reasons, although without an autopsy on the dead body (the baby or mine), nobody can be a hundred percent sure why. The only thing that they can say is that, the last contraction was so deadly and strong, it tore the uterus into 2. So the 3rd pregnancy (if I ever get pregnant again, they say), I've got to avoid these contractions and be operated on the 36 or 37 weeks the most. There's still a few weeks left for me to enjoy the sun and rain. Then after that, who knows?

I'm going into my 23 weeks right now. The old scar's sometimes throbs horribly. Sometimes I can't even stand or sit properly. It's not the caesar's scar that's making me tensed. It's the ruptured ones. I'm making weekly appointment with the doctors. Sometimes the days are ok. Sometimes I have to lie in bed all day, feeling the new life kicking and swimming in my stomach. It aches and stretches at times, seolah jahitan lama merenggang. Harapnya tidak and just my old fobia.

The doctors had said this last operation will be critical. There's an adhesion between the bladder and the wall of the uterus. So they've got to call some 'bladder' experts or such to sew up any luka once that starting carving up my stomach. Erk. Pendarahan yang tidak dapat yang diberhentikan boleh menyebabkan kematian. Double Erk. The previous scars (located on the left second of the uterus) extended 8cm up and 4cm down. So you can imagine how long the stitches that's inside me and I should think, the uterus is smaller than its original size (no wonder la kalau sakit dan sempit).

This kejadian happened when I was still under observation of the doctors in the hospital. Scans, CTGs, whatever-have-yous. Even if we're under the care of the medical experts, surely there is one thing we should not forget. However knowledgeable, cautious you are, He's our maker, and to Him our souls rightfully belong. Sebaik-baik perancang, perancangan Allah paling terbaik. Wassalam..