Cokelatia

Mystery Mocha

2012-02-02T01:00:00.000+07:00

What's so mysterious about this messy-looking chocolate-mocha cake?

Uhm... Maybe the melted-chocolate thing you'll find inside (oops, spoiler).

Messy is good when it comes to chocolate.

Mystery Mocha Recipe

Homemade Ritz Crackers

2012-01-29T23:31:00.000+07:00

Who says they have to be round? These shapes are less boring.

Oops, I forgot to poke some hole in them.

Homemade Ritz Crackers Recipe

Bakerella's Chocolate Comfort Cookies

2011-12-27T23:15:00.001+07:00

Dark Chocolate Chip Comfort Cookies Recipe

Oats & Whole Wheat Pizza

2011-12-02T22:27:00.001+07:00

Whole grains pizza crust topped with corn, onion, bolognese sauce and quick-melt cheese

Pioneer Woman's Apple Pie

2011-12-01T22:24:00.002+07:00

Apple Pie Recipe

Chocolate Apple Cake

2011-11-24T22:20:00.001+07:00

Easy With Strawberry

2011-11-17T22:15:00.004+07:00

Strawberry Tart

Strawberry Filled Pastry

Rock Cakes

2011-11-08T22:07:00.007+07:00

Unbaked dough

Rock Cakes Recipe

Simple With Pineapple

2011-10-03T20:53:00.014+07:00

Pineapple Cake

Pineapple Tart

Chocolate Toffee & Coffee Bars

2011-09-13T00:07:00.000+07:00

It's no new stuff, I used to make this a lot in the past (even sell some). Last night I suddenly missed its taste and baked it right away, but to make it a bit different I mixed in some instant coffee powder to the batter. It tastes better, even better the next day. Worth every calories I would gain from consuming oh so many butter and sugar in every slice (not to mention the chocolate chips). But it's worth it, really! :)

Maybe you begin to wondering why I often put some unbaked stuff photos lately. That's because I barely realize that some stuff looks better unbaked. Well, what do you think?

Chocolate Toffee Bars Recipe

Rocky Round

2011-08-31T23:23:00.000+07:00

In this special occasion, what would be more blessing and heartwarming than sharing your happiness with others? Especially when the happiness you share come in round shape cakes with lots of chocolate chunks all over them. With caramels and cherry, too.

This is how they look unbaked. Appealing already.

And they look like this when they come out of the oven.

Happy Eid Mubarak! :)

Cheese-Herb Twist

2011-08-21T22:02:00.000+07:00

It seems like a long time ago the last time I posted something here. Well, we have moved to a new house and I'm still trying to cope with the situation. This is my first time taking care of my toddler alone, and it's really a challenging job. So you can imagine that I can hardly find some leisure time to do this hobby of mine.

Anyway, we are in the middle of fasting month now and I find it a bit difficult to get my toddler to eat much. I think having to eat alone makes him lose his appetite. Desperately wanting to make him chew something I made these twists, so at least he could consume some carbs in a more fun way. I made them in a small batch, hurrying as my toddler dangling on my leg trying to attract my attention.

Cheese-Herb Twist Recipe

Apple Streusel Muffins

2011-07-08T23:26:00.005+07:00

Another version of muffin. This one is wonderfully moist, given by the use of buttermilk and of course the juice from the apples. And my favorite part of these muffins is the streusel which gives additional sweetness and crunchiness. I ate mine from the bottom, saved the streusel for last :)

Apple Streusel Muffins Recipe

No-Knead Bread

2011-06-24T22:20:00.000+07:00

I found this bread recipe and I tell you, it's amazing. You really don't have to knead and the result is a soft and fluffy bread. The recipe tells you to stir all the ingredients together (yes, just stir with your spatula, no mixer, no hand kneading); then put the dough in the fridge overnight, and it'll be ready to be baked the next day.

Before I put mine in the fridge I set aside a small chunk of the dough and let it rise on my kitchen table, covered with kitchen towel. I just wanted to know if I could also make a good bread without having to wait overnight. About an hour later the dough had risen twice its size. I formed the dough into a ball, let it rest in a cake pan for a while, then baked it right away. Half an hour later I took this wonderful bread out of the oven. It smelled and tasted wonderful, with or without a spread of butter. It had a thin and crispy crust but so soft inside.

(I'm sorry I have no photo, the bread was all gone before I had the chance to grab my camera)

The next day I took the rest of the dough out of the fridge. It had also risen quite much. With this dough I made cinnamon rolls like the recipe, but without pecans. The result was as wonderful as before, but this time with this sinful caramel coating all over the top (and center, too). Yum!

Please don't mind the ugly look, I'm a truly beginner at making rolls.

No-Knead Sticky Pecan Caramel Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

Homemade Crackers

2011-06-06T01:25:00.001+07:00

One day I took my son out all day, from morning until late in the afternoon. I brought along his homemade food but he refused to touch it. Even when my husband and I had lunch at a restaurant he just tasted a little of my meal but seemed not interested to eat. Feeling worried of him barely ate anything aside breast milk we stopped by a convenience store, bought some bread and a pack of whole meal crackers (I’ve glared at the ingredients written on the package and I thought it was the most nutritious one that I could find in store-bought biscuits). My son rejected the bread but liked the crackers so much.

Later at home I thought of baking him homemade crackers so I’d know for sure what they contain. I browsed the web for a recipe and found so many of them. They are homemade versions of store-bought crackers, familiar ones you may find at supermarkets.

This is the first thing I was intrigued to try:

Fish Crackers

Fishes in the Pond

Actually I’ve never tasted the real Goldfish Crackers so I can’t tell the difference. But these cheesy fishes are good. Taste like baked cheese, as it is the main ingredient. And look at those cute little shapes; they are quite entertaining for my toddler.

Next are Whole Meal Crackers

In my opinion, the recipe is waaay too sweet. On the first try, I halved the sugar and substituted the molasses with honey. And the crackers were still really-really sweet. My toddler liked them, but then he got very thirsty and drank so much water after eating them. On the second try I skipped the honey completely and they came out better. Tasted pretty similar with the one I usually buy. The recipe is simple to make, I’m definitely gonna bake them often. Bye-bye store-bought crackers!

Oh, by the way, as I was making them for my toddler doesn’t mean that they are only good for toddler’s appetite. They could satisfy adults too. This is what I’m planning to try next.

Homemade Goldfish Crackers Recipe

Homemade Graham Crackers Recipe

Potato Gratin with Smoked Beef, Mushroom and Cheese Sauce

2011-06-02T21:23:00.079+07:00

This is how to bake delicious goods in one dish:

Boil potatoes until tender (peeled or not, as you wish); slice thinly, set aside.
Saute chopped onion, garlic, your choice of mushroom, and smoked beef. Season with salt, pepper, basil or oregano or whatever you like. Set aside.
Make cheese sauce: heat some milk, stir in shredded quick melt cheese, let it melt. Thicken with a little cornstarch diluted in a little milk.
Layer all the prepared ingredients in a buttered baking dish (you could also rub some crushed garlic if you like). Potato slices go in the bottom, top with sauteed mushroom and smoked beef, then pour the cheese sauce (fight the urge to lick your spoon. Or not). You can repeat this 2-3 times to make wonderful layers.
When you're done with the layering, sprinkle some grated quick melt cheese on top of all. Add some extra seasoning. Now bake them until set and the cheese melt.
Enjoy while still warm (and finish them before they get cold).

Melon Frozen Yogurt With Strawberry Sauce

2011-05-11T23:34:00.004+07:00

My mom has an ice cream maker. She got it as a door prize from an event many years ago. But she's never used it. Every time I pass by the kitchen I glance at the box of the ice cream maker stacked on top of kitchen cabinet, covered with dust. I've always planned of making use of it someday, but only yesterday I finally made it.

It was when I found a half of melon in the fridge, I thought of the ice cream maker and a melon frozen yogurt recipe that I've read. You cut a melon in half, scrape the flesh out (reserve the skin), crush and blend with yogurt (I used about 140 ml of plain yogurt for half a melon) and a little sugar (1 tablespoon or more depending on the sweetness of the melon), then put the mixture in a container and put the container in the freezer. When the mixture is half-hardened take it out, crush and stir until smooth, then put it back in the freezer. Repeat this around 3 times. As I used an ice cream maker I didn't do this. I just poured the mixture into the machine and checked the result 30 minutes later. When it's done, I placed the mixture back in the melon skin and chilled it until set.

By the way, don't expect a smooth texture frozen yogurt like the one you usually find in some malls. But this is homemade-fresh-guaranteed. I found my frozen yogurt less sweet, so I enjoyed it with strawberry sauce.

P.S. I was planning on including the half melon contains frozen yogurt in the photo, but... I didn't. I had to take photos in a hurry, while my nearly-fourteen-month-old son pounding on the door pleading to join me in the backyard.

The Melon Frozen Yogurt recipe is from a manga titled Delicious!

Banana Chocolate Cobbler

2011-05-06T23:03:00.001+07:00

I like cobblers, as I like crumbles and pies. They have a similar principle, bake fruits along with crusty dough. I just love the combination of tender and juicy fruits with crunchy-crumbly crust in my mouth. So rich.
This banana chocolate cobbler is exactly what rich would mean. You have tenderness, sweetness, crispiness and spiciness together in your plate. Complete.

Banana Chocolate Cobbler Recipe

Chocohotopots

2011-05-03T23:26:00.002+07:00

Yesterday I ate a chocolate molten cake from some restaurant. It was so good that I thought about it all day. Craving for another one, I browsed my chocolate cake recipe collections and stumbled upon these chocohotopots. Tempted by the look of them, I baked them at once. The result was far from what I expected, well, it was a different kind of cake anyway. But it tastes pretty good if you enjoy them while still hot. And it would look prettier if you use ramekin instead of that aluminium foil cup like I used.

Chocohotopots Recipe

Cheese-Chunk Cookies

2011-04-28T22:43:00.003+07:00

This is one of my favorite chewy chocolate-chip cookies recipes, but I replace the chocolate chips with cheese chunks. Are you a cheese lover? Do try this at home!

Chocolate-chip Cookies Recipe

Banana Almond Chocolate-Chunk Cookies

2011-04-21T21:47:00.003+07:00

Fruit, nuts and chocolate - all in one cookie, I wonder what the combination would taste like. Turn out it tastes very close to banana bread, but this one has chocolate chunks inside. And I should say the chocolate chunks are the highlight of the cookies. So they have strong taste of banana mixed with chunky-nutty feel, then you meet the chocolate and it would dominate your taste buds and soon create a smile on your face... Or is it just me? I indeed have a very soft spot for chocolate.

Banana-Walnut Chocolate-Chunk Cookies recipe is from Martha Stewart's Cookies

Making Pizza

2011-04-13T21:14:00.004+07:00

This is the first time I make pizza. From scratch. It's not too hard, very similar to bread making. I roll the crust as thin as I can, to resemble Italian pizza, but they turn out not thin enough. I guess I should learn to hand-toss the dough to make it really thin. You know, like pizza guy in Italian pizza restaurant :)
For the topping I put bolognese sauce with minced beef, portobello mushrooms, paprika, pineapples, onions, and Kraft's Quick Melt cheese (mozarella is too expensive), like this:

And this is the already baked pizza... Only one slice left for taking photos.

And oh, I also make another version with carbonara sauce, fresh basil and tomatoes. Delicious!

Pizza Recipe

Chocolate-chip Muffin

2011-04-09T20:49:00.002+07:00

I'm quite satisfied with this muffin recipe that I usually use, but I'm curious to try this another muffin recipe. I mean, look at the picture on that blog, what a mountain high muffin! Very tempting.
It's much more simple to make, basically you just mix the dry ingredients in one bowl, the wet ingredients in another bowl, and then combine them. My muffins rise well and taste alright, moist because of the sour cream. But next time I'll stick to the first recipe. It's a bit tricky to make but I think they taste better. Rich and buttery.

Vanilla Butter Cookies

2011-04-08T20:18:00.002+07:00

Cookies with butter and vanilla, sounds so ordinary, right? But when you use good quality butter and vanilla bean for real vanilla flavor, they become special. Simple but good. Plain yet sophisticated. Try them and you'll know what I mean :)

Vanilla Butter Cookies Recipe

Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta

2011-03-22T21:53:00.006+07:00

I was drooling when I saw the picture of David Lebovitz's Perfect Panna Cotta on his website. It looked perfectly smooth and silky, made me wonder if it tastes as good as it looks. So I tried to make it myself. But the problem is, I couldn't unmold my panna cotta, it stubbornly sticks to the cup. Feeling disappointed of not being able to get the silky look, I just took a picture of it with the cup.
About the taste, I think it tastes similar to milk pudding that is made from agar or jelly powder. But I think I like milk pudding better than panna cotta, because the taste of gelatin is just a bit weird in my tongue.

Panna Cotta Recipe

Banana Breadcrumbs Pudding

2011-03-19T23:04:00.002+07:00

I had some very ripe bananas left from baking my son’s birthday cake; they were getting bad and pleaded to be used soon. I also had some breadcrumbs that were already mixed with melted butter and didn’t know what to do with them. Then I got the idea of making banana bread pudding. There’s a recipe that I like so much; it calls for bread slices that were soaked in melted butter so the pudding has a touch of savory taste. So I just substituted them with the breadcrumbs. And oh, I had some cream cheese frosting left over too, and I added it into the eggs and milk. Turned out really good! I didn’t bake it ala au-bain-marie, I did regular way and extended the baking time until the pudding had browned and the surface cracked a little bit. It’s delicious! Perfect to be served warm in rainy afternoon, even better with vanilla ice cream.

Banana Breadcrumbs Pudding Recipe Source

Up and Beyond!

2011-03-17T23:19:00.000+07:00

I was thinking about Up movie by Disney-Pixar when brainstorming ideas for my son’s first birthday cake. I love the movie so much; it’s so beautiful and inspiring. Besides, my son loves balloons; he would act joyfully whenever he spots balloon sellers on the street with their colorful balloons. So I thought the decoration of the cake would be about them (the balloons, not the sellers). I browsed a baking supplies store for colorful balloon miniatures, looked in a gift shop for real balloons, baked a cake, whipped some frosting, et voila! I came up with this cake.

The blue box that I used for placing the cake represents sky, the cake represents clouds, and the balloons are hopes and dreams, flying above the sky to reach the star (the biggest balloon).

The cake was actually sugarless banana bread so my son could eat his cake as much as he likes. The frosting was a mix of cream cheese, whipped cream, and shredded cheddar cheese (yep, no sugar added). I made it plain white with fluffy texture to represent cloud and so that the focus is on the balloons.

Sugarless Banana Bread Recipe

Orange-Poppy Seeds Cake

2011-03-15T23:32:00.002+07:00

I still got tons of poppy seeds from previous cheese cake, so I browsed the internet for more recipe using them. Orange and poppy seeds seemed like a good combination, and they did. But I used yogurt instead of water like the recipe called for, so the cake had this sour taste. I did that because I had a cup of nearly expired plain yogurt in my fridge and didn't want to waste it. Maybe I wasn't supposed to pour the whole cup to the cake batter. It was too much.

Orange-Poppy Seeds recipe is from Natural Cooking Club mailing list

Smoked Beef and Chicken Pie

2011-03-14T21:53:00.001+07:00

Got chicken? Some smoked beef and cream? Why not baking this easy-creamy pie then. you don't need to make the puff pastry from scratch, just stop by the store and grab some. This pie would be suitable for breakfast, nice as an afternoon snack. Enjoy while still hot and watch the cheese melt in your plate :)

Chicken Pie Recipe

Double Cheese Honey Lemon Cake

2011-03-11T21:28:00.002+07:00

Get enough of cheese cake already? Well, don't, because here's more :) My brother still asked for more cheese treat so I made him this. This honey-lemon flavored cheese cake has melted cream cheese filling, it might remind you of chocolate lava (I'm gonna make that someday). Poppy seeds were added to the cake batter to give a bit crunchy sensation. They give prettier look too!

Double Cheese Honey Lemon Cake recipe is from Sedap Magazine.

Lori's Cheesecake

2011-03-07T23:03:00.002+07:00

Another good cheesecake. This one was baked without au-bain-marie method. The ingredients are very simple: crust as base, cream cheese, sweet condensed milk and eggs, so the cheese flavor really stand out. My brother who works in Bali is currently home, he loves cheese, and he likes this cheese cake so much.

Lori's Cheesecake Recipe

Cookie Parade

2011-03-05T22:30:00.005+07:00

Cookies! Many variations of them, all taste great. I love cookies because I can store them in a jar, ready for anytime snack. Whenever I feel hungry, I just reach them and start nibbling :)

Top left: Crisp Chocolate-chip Cookies.
Top right: Chewy Chocolate-chip Cookies.
Middle left: Jacques Torres' Secret Chocolate Chip Cookies. Oh yes, I'm crazy for chocolate-chip cookies, especially the chewy kind. I've tried many recipes and this one is the best so far. And they come in giant size!
Middle right: Lemon Meltaways. Imagine a citrus cookie covered with powdered sugar... Perfect choice when you had too much chocolate cookies :)
Bottom left: Japonais Sandwiches. Some kind of macaroons with peanut butter filling. Light and delicate.
Bottom right: Chocolate-Orange-Cappuccino Cookies. Enough said :)

Top left: Snicker Doodle. Simple ingredients, chewy texture, cinnamon and brown sugar flavor.
Top right: Surprise Cookies. What's surprising? When you take a bite, you'll find a marshmallow hiding behind the chocolate topping (no surprise anymore, eh?)
Middle left: Semprit Cookies or Spritz Cookies with blueberry jam or raisins.
Middle right: Raspberry Financiers. Can you see the little heart shape? No?
Bottom left: Schoko Cookies. Chocolate cookies sandwiched together with peanut butter then dipped in milk chocolate. Mmm...
Bottom right: Cheese Buttons. Cheese cookies with sweet icing, gives unique combination of savory and sweet.

Decorated Cookies

I'm not very good at decorating, as you can see from the picture above :) Maybe I just don't have the patience to paint those little cookies. I mean, there are so many of them in one batch, and I've already felt tired after decorating the first one. My eyes felt blurry after finishing the whole batch.

Lastly, this pic is the cookies I made recently, originally named Cheese Bliss but I call them 'Baby Kaastengels'. Why? Because they taste similar to kaastengels but these are baby friendly (8-month old and above), no salt and sugar. I made them for my 11-month old baby. He loves them very much, keep asking for more and more :)

Cheese Bliss Recipe

Updates: Recipes

2011-02-22T23:40:00.000+07:00

Hi there!

I’ve updated every post with links to the recipes (or books) I use so you can try to bake them yourself. They are right on the bottom of every post (except those recipes that don’t available online, but I mentioned the sources. If you need the recipe just contact me, I’ll find some time to write it down here).

Happy browsing!

Cheesecakes

2011-02-21T22:45:00.005+07:00

Who doesn't love cheesecakes? There are sooo many versions of them. Here's some.

New York Style Cheesecake
It's maybe the creamiest cheesecake in the world. Rich, melt-in-your-mouth type of cake.

Mango Cheesecake
Mango is hubby's favorite fruit. I made this for dessert on one special day. It's a frozen, unbaked cheesecake. I read a few cheesecake recipes and combine them. Too bad I didn't write down the modified recipe.

Triple Chocolate Cheesecake
This is my (and some people's) favorite. It tastes like ice cream! and it's got three layer of chocolate: white, milk, and dark chocolate. Spoon from top to bottom to get the awesome combination of all three, like this:

Yum! I like to make them in individual portions, but it could also be made in big round shape, good for birthday cake.

New York Style Cheesecake Recipe
One reference to make fruit cheesecake
Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe

Bars

2011-02-19T20:41:00.001+07:00

I love making bars. Unlike cookies, when making bars you just place the batter in one pan and then cut it into bars when it's ready. No need to roll and shape. And bars usually have simple method, more simple than cake. Quick and simple! My favorite words :)

Sometimes when I'm craving for cookies but don't have too much time I just spread the batter over a cookie sheet, make them bars-like.

Here are some of my favorite bars.

Top left: Chocolate Toffee Bars.
Top right: Rocky Bars. Those are the first rocky bars I made.
Bottom left: Latest version of Rocky Bars. I make them so often I know the recipe by heart (I've modified it here and there to meet everyone's appetite). All people's favorite!
Bottom right: Chocolate-chip Shortbread. Yes, it has its own name, shortbread, but for me it's bars-like so I just put it here.

Chocolate Toffee Bars Recipe
Rocky Bars recipe is from Martha Stewart's Cookies
Chocolate-chip Shortbread recipe is from 500 Chocolate Delights

Apple Crumble

2011-02-15T23:21:00.004+07:00

What an easy yet fabulous dessert! It tastes as good as apple pie, but waaay much easier to prepare. It just took two steps:

Cook apples with sugar until tender,
Prepare the crumbs, put them on top of the apples, then bake.

Done! Easy-peasy! Enjoy with a scoop (or more) of good vanilla ice cream (I like Diamond’s), perfect as a late night dessert after a long tiring day. G’nite!

Apple Crumble Recipe

Another Tiramisu

2011-01-27T22:18:00.001+07:00

I was craving for tiramisu and decided to make some. I was quite satisfied with the tiramisu recipe I tried before, but I was also tempted to try this another tiramisu recipe, just to know the difference. This recipe had simpler ingredients, and since I had made tiramisu before it would feel easier this time.

And it turned out that I like this recipe better! If the former one is using half mascarpone cheese and half heavy cream, this one calls for whole mascarpone cheese. It makes the result taste so light, less creamy in a good way. If with the first recipe I would feel full enough after eating a slice, with this recipe I could go on with the second and the third. Yum! I halved the recipe so I only needed a cup of mascarpone cheese (you know how expensive this thing is here), no cream.

Tiramisu Recipe

Cheese Muffins

2010-01-09T22:05:00.001+07:00

For me, baking something for breakfast feels like holiday. Even if it's something as simple as cheese muffin. Yes, muffins are always simple to bake, that's why some people have them in the morning.

Cheese Muffin Recipe

Breakfast Apple Cake

2009-12-05T21:56:00.008+07:00

What a perfect breakfast to start your day, an apple cake with apple slices topping. I enjoyed it with hubby while we're listening to the chirping birds outside and we both finished the whole pan. A happy morning!

Update:
Apple Cake Recipe

Ingredients (for 18 cm round cake):

90 grams cake flour

90 grams sugar

80 grams butter

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 apple

2 tablespoons honey

Methods:

Whisk butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Mix in eggs one by one.
Shift together flour and baking powder, stir into the batter until combine.
Peel and core the apple then divide into 8 parts (or just slice thinly).
Pour the batter into buttered cake pan, top with apple slices.
Bake at 180 centigrade for 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. When done, glaze the cake with honey.

The Apple Cake recipe is from a manga titled Delicious!

Macaroni Schotel

2009-10-31T21:46:00.001+07:00

I found this good baked macaroni recipe and fell in love at once, especially with the white sauce topping. Yes, it has this bechamel-like sauce layer on top, just like lasagna. Creamy, cheesy, yummy.

Macaroni Schotel Recipe

Bloomin' Brilliant Brownies

2009-10-29T21:43:00.002+07:00

Have I told you that I've been searching a perfect brownies recipe to my taste? The one that has a fudgy-texture. Well, this one is the closest so far. It's a bit gooey and dense, so yummy and chocolaty. But I'm still searching, so share me your brownies recipe, will you? :)

Bloomin' Brilliant Brownies Recipe

Jacques Torres's Secret Chocolate Chip Cookies

2009-05-09T12:31:00.004+07:00

The best chewy chocolate-chip cookies I've ever made so far. Perfect texture, not too soft nor hard. Just don't forget to adjust the sugar and the baking time to your taste and preference. I got the recipe from Martha Stewart's web. The web says it's one of Martha's all-time favorites. Mine too!

Jacques Torres's Secret Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Tiramisu!

2009-05-01T12:39:00.002+07:00

This is said to have the authentic taste of tiramisu. Using only around a cup of mascarpone cheese, mixed with heavy cream, make it taste so creamy. Easy to make, no need to bake. Yum!

Tiramisu Recipe

Killer Cheese Butter Cake

2009-04-07T23:35:00.006+07:00

It's our family's all-time favorite. I don't know where the original recipe come from, my mom got the recipe from her older sister. She wrote it in an old notebook with other family's old recipes.
Since I was a little my mom used to bake this cake on special occasions. She used to double the cheese, made it so cheesy any cheese lover would fall for it.
Now that she doesn't really bake anymore I try to make it myself. Turns out as good as hers, with double portions of cheese of course.

valentine offer ;)

2009-02-05T16:19:00.013+07:00

what would you like to share with your love one (or love ones maybe)?
some chocolate, the classic one, that melts as your hearts melt?

or this special heart-shape chocolate box that is filled with mini heart-shape chocolates? yes, it is a heart-shape box that made of chocolate!

or just a simple chocolate cupcake that is sprinkled with some simple heart-confetti?

The Cupcake was using Picnic Chocolate Cake Recipe

perfectly-chocolate cake with strawberries

2009-01-26T15:40:00.005+07:00

it's a Hershey's 'perfectly chocolate' chocolate cake, and at first I was not so sure about it. firstly I baked the cake, tasted a few crumbs, and I thought, "um.. okay". then I whipped the frosting, tasted it, and I thought it was a little too sweet but not bad. and then I assembled them all, decorated, took photos, and when it was time to cut the cake I tasted it again and then I go "wowthisissooogood!" :D yes, it was moist, very dense and rich, perfectly chocolate... so the title is perfectly match after all.

Hershey's "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Cake Recipe

layered birthday cookies

2009-01-26T15:23:00.004+07:00

imagine: two oversize chocolate cookies, stacked up with layers of chocolate-cream cheese frosting, and as if those weren't enough, sprinkled with chocolate chips and colorful chocolate candies. you've really gotta try this ;)

Layered Birthday Cookies recipe is from 500 Chocolate Delights

classic black forest

2009-01-26T15:17:00.005+07:00

it's the one that is always a favorite :)

Black Forest Cake Recipe

a very-very late x-mas post

2009-01-26T14:43:00.001+07:00

hello there! it's been so long since I last posted something here, how are you? :) I know I should have posted this like a month ago, but anyway - as you've already read it on the title above, this was the chocolate I made as x-mas greeting card. an edible greeting card! yum!

I also made these mini chocolate cookies with x-mas theme - they're not actually mini but the original version is oversize (I'll post that later) so these are the mini version.

Nemo Birthday Cake

2009-01-16T23:30:00.003+07:00

This was maybe my first experience on making kids theme decorated birthday cake. And I learned a lot from this! Like, for example, ALWAYS use butter cream to cover your cake when you're gonna decorate it with plastic icing! Because butter cream is oil based. I used non-dairy whip cream instead, you know, the one that should be mixed with iced water before whipped, and you know what will happen? The water content in the cream would make the icing melt!

The cake was ordered by a friend for her daughter's birthday, and I prepared it the night before because she wanted it ready by the next morning. I finished the decoration that night and put the cake in the fridge, and it turned out to be my second mistake. NEVER put plastic icing in the refrigerator, because the humidity will also make it melt. Yes, plastic icing is made of powdered or icing sugar, and it would turn into liquid when it touches water.

So I was a bit panic when I checked the cake later and found the decoration was somewhat soggy and watery. What I did next was removing all the ornaments that are made of plastic icing, and tried to reshaping them, using some cornstarch to reduce the dampness and soggy-look. I put the cake back in the fridge, and woke early the next morning to place the ornaments back to their positions. Then I just prayed that they wouldn't melt again until the cake was ready to eat (thank goodness the birthday party was held in the morning, because the noon sun would be unfriendly with the whip cream and the icing) and at the top of all I hoped my friend (and her daughter) would be satisfy with the cake.

The cake was using Black Forest Cake Recipe

chocolate-orange-cappuccino cookies

2008-12-16T11:28:00.003+07:00

it's chocolate yet cappuccino, and surprise - a hint of orange! what a combination, chocolate and orange.. I sure will create more.

It is originally Chocolate-Orange-Espresso Thins, recipe from Martha Stewart's Cookies

chocolate parcel

2008-12-12T09:33:00.001+07:00

can you see that the parcel has a gift-box shape with ribbons at top? so it's a gift box contains lots of hearts :)

Baking Day!

2008-12-08T21:45:00.004+07:00

I was on fire today, baked 4 different kinds of treat a day! First one was some kind of dauphinois, well, maybe it’s not really a treat but for me it is :) and the second one was the one I bake so often: rocky bars.

What I’m gonna put the pictures here were the last two, blueberry & cheese tartlets and red cherry clafoutis.

The tartlets didn’t use real blueberries, just blueberry jelly (the kind people usually use for donut filling) mixed with cream cheese.

Clafoutis originally made from black cherries, but I only had the red ones in hand.

Blueberry & Cheese Tartlets and Cherry Clafoutis recipes are from Sedap magazine

chocolate-chip cookies, chewy!

2008-11-27T13:25:00.003+07:00

I have no more to say ;) let's chew!

Soft and Chewy Chocolate-chip Cookies recipe is from Martha Stewart's Cookies

sacher torte with oranges! fruity!

2008-11-23T21:18:00.003+07:00

this is for my dear friend's birthday. he requested a chocolate cake with some fruity taste, so I suggested sacher torte which has apricot filling, cover the cake with not-so-dense ganache (combination of chocolate and cream) and topped that with oranges. happy orange birthday!

Sacher Torte Recipe

cokelatia at roemah kopi now!

2008-11-06T14:56:00.000+07:00

have you tasted my triple chocolate cheesecake? now you can find it at roemah kopi jl. terusan ranca kendal no 9 dago bandung. go grab it!! you could also find rocky bars there. they go well with a cup of hot coffee!

Choco Banana Pie

2008-10-28T21:22:00.004+07:00

Saw this in ‘Gula-gula’ tv show and wanted to try it at once. Turned out not that special. Well, the recipe itself was very-very simple, basically just a pie crust filled with banana slices and chocolate ganache, so it would taste exactly like the banana and the ganache. That’s all. What did I expect? :)

Choco Banana Pie recipe is from Gula-gula show on Trans TV with Bara Pattiradjawane

cokelatia is back in business!

2008-10-26T16:52:00.000+07:00

hello! cokelatia is ready to feed your appetite! browse my best-selling products here.

cokelatia will be active by october 27

2008-10-18T15:48:00.000+07:00

hi! i'm currently out of town, but you could reach me by october 27. please enjoy my photos on flickr meanwhile. see you!

best selling product: rocky bars

2008-10-18T15:31:00.003+07:00

rocky bars: chunks of dark chocolate, white chocolate, vanilla chocolate chips, marshmallow, and caramel candies, all in a bar!
check my flickr for another product photos.

Rocky Bars recipe is from Martha Stewart's Cookies

Birthday Black Forest

2008-10-13T21:13:00.003+07:00

My good friend for whom I baked the chocolate lover’s pound cake also ordered a birthday cake for his mom. A black forest. I decorated the cake just how black forest usually are, with whipped cream, topped with cherries, and sprinkled with grated chocolate, then I added some chocolate thins around the edge and tied the cake with a pink ribbon so the thins would stay where they should be. Sweet, isn’t it?

Black Forest Cake Recipe

Chocolate Lover’s Pound Cake

2008-10-12T20:57:00.003+07:00

A good friend gave me a cook book as my birthday gift. To say thanks I let him choose any recipe in the book and I would bake it for him. He chose this chocolate pound cake. I made them in form of cupcakes so they were handy.

Chocolate Lover’s Pound Cake recipe is from The Essential Baker

Birthday Cookies

2008-08-31T23:37:00.001+07:00

This is for my brother's birthday. It's actually two oversize cookies sandwiched together using cream cheese frosting. But I used a too small pan so the cookies were taller then they should be, made it look more like a layered cake than layered cookies.
I love the idea of using colorful candies to decorate, simple and very easy but looks so festive. I love the frosting too, the cream cheese balances the sugar so it doesn't taste too sweet.

Birthday Cookies recipe is from 500 Chocolate Delights

Chocolate Pistachio Biscotti

2008-08-25T22:36:00.001+07:00

I made this biscotti for a friend as a farewell gift because he is going to continue his study abroad. It tastes very chocolaty, a bit crunchy on the outside, rich and chewy inside. Love it.

Chocolate Pistachio Biscotti recipe is from Martha Stewart's Cookies

Pennylane’s Brownies

2008-08-19T22:11:00.006+07:00

I have a friend that has the same birthday with me. To celebrate our birthday this year we decided to bake something together. It was fun! She let me choose which recipe we would try, and I had wanted to try this brownies recipe for a while.

It turned out pretty good. But for me, I like the fudgy kind of brownies with chewy texture whereas this recipe is using vegetable oil and cocoa powder instead of butter and chocolate, so the result is more cake-like.

Pennylane’s Brownies Recipe

Blue Birthday Cake

2008-08-18T10:37:00.003+07:00

Today is my birthday and I've been planning to bake myself a birthday cake. A decent one, with frosting and candle and cherries and all. A friend asked why it had to be blue. Well, I have two reasons.

First, a very long time ago I stumbled upon a birthday greeting card in a book store. It had a picture of a slice of birthday cake, chocolate cake, and yes, with blue frosting. Baby blue precisely. I thought, how cute, it was a nice color combination of dark brown and baby blue. And blue was my favorite color at the time. I was thinking it would be nice if someone give me a cake like that on my birthday. Well, since no one has given me a blue cake until now, I decided to bake it myself.

Second, I'm currently feeling like a blue birthday today, so the cake would be match with my current mood :)

So, here it is, happy blue birthday to me!

Black Forest Cake Recipe

Good Muffin!

2008-08-07T10:29:00.009+07:00

I love this recipe! I know the picture is not really good, but I assure you, it tastes very good! Just don't judge a muffin by its appearance :)

Muffin Recipe

Cappuccino Wafer Sundae

2008-07-23T10:11:00.001+07:00

A very simple desert. Chocolate wafer soaked in cappuccino as the base, cappuccino mousse, whipped cream, shredded chocolate. I called it 'A Fake Tiramisu' :)

Cappuccino Wafer Sundae recipe is from Sedap magazine

Chocolate Cream Tart

2008-07-21T21:59:00.004+07:00

Saw this in '500 Chocolate Delights' that I got from a friend and made it the first recipe that I had to try. Pretty simple, basically just a chocolate crust (made from chocolate wafer biscuits, not from scratch) filled with chocolate custard then topped with whipped cream and garnished with cocoa. Tasted simple yet good. Melted in my plate and mouth!

Chocolate Cream Tart recipe is from 500 Chocolate Delights