Kue putri salju

Snowball cookies to enjoy with a cup of tea

Kaastengels recipe

Kaastengels :

Ing : 250 gr butter
175 gr margarine
3 egg yolks
300 gr old cheese (grated)
250 gr self raising flour
25 milk powder

Method :
Mix butter, margarine and salt evenly
Add eggs into the mix
Add flour and milk powder then continue mix till well with slow speed.
Add grated cheese, continue mix it until it form a dough
Shape the dough into small pieces, brush with egg yolk and top it up with grated cheese
Bake for 15 - 20 mins in the preheat oven 350 F.

The picture below :

Indonesian cookie delicacies : enjoy today's afternoon tea with kaastengels (cheese shorbread cookies), nastar (pineapple tarts), putri salju (snowball cookies).

Luwak coffee

Kopi Luwak from Bali for my neighbors. 

Afternoon delight

Afternoon delight : pisang goreng, gethuk keju, lapis singkong and chily es dawet / es cendol for my kids. 

Hosted a ladies luncheon.

getting ready with the table

Soto Banjar, vegetable stir fry, fried tempeh, bistik jawa (Javanese beef steak's style), potato cake, krupuk and sambal are served for lunch.

My signature bolu tape (fermented cassava cake), es dawet (Javanese cold beverage), and pisang goreng (banana fritters) for dessert

Indonesian tea is served

My signature bolu tape ( fermented cassava cake )

My signature bolu tape ( fermented cassava cake ) recipe

Ing : 

500 gr tapai ( fermented cassava ), take the string out then mashed.

5 tbsp sweetened condensed milk 

8 eggs

270 gr sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla 

225 gr butter, melted

150 gr cheddar cheese ( grated )

260 gr all purpose flour 

2 tsp baking powder

Method :

Preheat the oven to 350F, butter a cake pan. Beat eggs and sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium high speed about 3 minutes, reduce the mixer speed to medium, beat in flour and baking powder little by little for 2 min. Add tapai and other rest of the ingredients, mix well with the scrapper. Pour the batter into a prepared pan and bake for 45 min. 

Bolu keju. Indonesian cheese cake recipe

My signature bolu keju for my husband's birthday cake.

Ing : 300 gr butter

200 gr sugar

1 tsp vanilla 

8 eggs

250 gr cheddar cheese ( grated )

200 gr flour

1 tsp baking powder

for cheese cream :
Mix well butter, vanilla, icing sugar and philadelphia cheese cream

Method :

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans or one 9x13 inch pan.
Beat butter, Sugar and vanilla with electric beaters until light and creamy. Add eggs gradually, beating thoroughly after each addition.
Using a rubber spatula fold in sifted flour and baking powder and cheese. Mix well.
Spoon the batter into prepared pans. Bake for 45 mins or until skewer comes out clean when inserted in centre of cake.
Stand cakes in pan 10 mins before turning onto wire rack to cool.
Sandwich cakes together with cheese cream. Spread cheese cream on the top and sides of the cake. Garnish with grated cheddar cheese.