Batik Marie Cake

Batik Marie Cake

100g milo (any sweet chocolate malt powder will do)

25g cocoa powder
125ml boiling water
190g butter
200ml sweetened condensed milk
90g white granulated sugar
5 eggs, lightly beaten
250g Marie biscuits (any graham crackers will do), broken into rough quarters

1. Grease and line a 23cm x 9cm x 7cm deep loaf tin (or other loaf tin with a capacity of at least 5 cups or 1.25L) with baking paper, extending paper 2-3cm above edge of tin.
2. In a deep saucepan, slowly add boiling water to milo and cocoa, stirring vigorously until it is smooth. Add butter, sweetened condensed milk, sugar, and eggs to the mixture.
3. Place the saucepan over moderate heat and cook, stirring all the time with a whisk or a spoon, until you feel the bottom starts to thicken, about 5 minutes.
4. Turn heat down to low, and continue to cook, stirring without stopping, for about another 20-25 minutes until a thick custard forms. (refer to recipe notes)
5. Turn off the heat, and stir in the quartered biscuits. Mix until all the biscuits are coated with the custard.
6. Transfer mixture to the prepared tin. Press down firmly so there are no air pockets in the mixture. Fold the paper extensions over the top and press down to even the surface. Then let cool to the touch.
7. Cover with cling film, and refrigerate overnight.
8. When the cake is firm, use the paper extension as handle to pull the cake out of the tin. Slice and serve chilled.

Recipe Notes:It may look like the custard will never thicken, and when it already has, you may feel like it has thickened enough. I’ve found that the best way to gauge is when the mixture is reduced to about half of its original amount, and when stirring, you can actually see the mixture coagulate together, scraping off the sides of the pan perfectly; i.e. you don’t see any liquid remnants at the sides of the pan.

Villa Nabila

ENTRY OF THE VILLA NABILLA

 No spooky happenings at Villa Nabila, Danga Bay

“It is a rumour, nobody is missing after entering the mansion. It is standard operation procedure to investigate any place or places based on reports received,” Johor Baru (South) deputy  police chief Superintendent Abdul Samad Salleh said.

He confirmed that police received a report that a 16-year-old boy, who had left his family’s house in Kampung Majidee here on Nov 16, was reported last seen entering the mansion, named Nabila Villa, by self-proclaimed paranormal-activity seekers.

Abdul Samad said a missing person report was lodged by the missing boy Mohammad Izzat Izuddin’s mother Norhayati Mohammad 38, at 1.15am this morning.

The boy’s mother, who had checked his whereabouts with his friends, was told that he had gone to the villa.

 This information somehow leaked and everyone was posting in on their respective facebook pages, and blogs, causing a frenzy.

The situation snow-balled, when people saw shamans and bomohs  to the location, one of them a self-proclaimed ghost-buster , who hoped to track the boy down, believing that some evil powers were hiding him.

Police also upon receiving the report, were despatched to the scene. Seeing the police patrol cars, and a rescue vehicle from the Fire and Rescue Department, prompted passer-by to snap pictures and post it online, claiming that a group of children were missing.

At noon, there were about 300 people gathering in front on the abandoned villa, with cars lined up by the road side.

Police were also at the scene, manning traffic.

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