Kalabasa (Squash) Cake in a Rice Cooker

       I'm so blessed in online promos and I want to thank Magnolia All-Purpose Cream for the prize of Magnolia products and kitchen equipments that I won in a promo through Facebook last December. We also won a Turbo Broiler and Oven Toaster from Eden Cheese and that's why we love to bake and experiment new recipes.  Here's my cute assistant Anika, my niece who loves to help and of course eat our finished product.  This is when we make Fudge Brownie by Magnolia.

     Since we have Magnolia All-Purpose Flour, I always think of what to do with it.  I already make Banana Cake and Banana Bread.  The difference is that the cake is sweeter and soft while the bread is bland - less sugar and more water.  I found a blog post long time ago about banana cake cooked in a rice cooker and now I made Squash Cake cooked in Rice Cooker also.

     I grated 1/4 of a medium size squash and that's about more or less two cups. I didn't measure most of my ingredients and I just want to make from scratch. Then I add maybe about 3/4 cup of brown sugar and let it sit there while I prepare other ingredients. I put a little more than a cup of all-purpose flour in a separate bowl, add a dash of salt, a dash of cinnamon, about a teaspoon of baking soda and baking powder. I just mix and mix it because I'm too lazy to sift it and I just want to prepare it without so much effort. Then in another bowl, I beat three eggs and add about 3 tablespoon brown sugar and about 1/4 cup of canola oil, then I add the squash and noticed that the sugar already melted. Then mix it just using a spatula.

    My assistant greased my teflon inner pot this time, while I added the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients and mix it until I don't see any lumps. The mixture is just perfect, not too dry and not too wet. (I'm sorry I have no photo.) When I put it in the rice cooker and set it on cook, I made sure that I will cook it for only an hour. After five minutes I heard that the rice cooker set on warm and I can't set it again on cook setting and so I waited for 5 minutes to set it on cook setting again. After 10 minutes I noticed it's on warm setting again. I don't need to force the rice cooker to cook it and so I waited and after 10 minutes I set it on 'cook' again. And so everytime it sets on warm I just wait 5 to 10 minutes to press the cook setting. And so after and hour, I used the fork to check the cake and it's done.

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 I let it cool for 10 minutes and when I flipped it I thought it's burnt  but when I slice it, it's just PERFECT and I love the burnt side. It's not too sweet and doesn't taste squash at all because my daughter ate 3 servings. When she saw my instagram posting that it was made of squash, she regretted eating it. Kids just don't want to eat veggies but she said she didn't tasted the squash and loved it anyway. I could have put vanilla flavor for sweet aroma but I don't have on hand and maybe I could have not mixed the baking powder. I don't really know the use of baking powder and maybe next time I will try without it.

 

  I'm so glad it was a success and we finished it within the day.  I wonder how much our electricity bill will increase this month. :) Have a nice day everyone.

Lucky to Receive Samples of Ponds Products

    Were you lucky to grab a sample of POND'S from Sample Room?  Wait, are you not yet a member of Sample Room?  You can register for free and you will get 100 points upon signing up.  I became a member a year ago but whenever I visit the site, there's no stock available of the products I want to receive.  Got lucky two weeks ago and received these from Sample Room wherein you can try products before you buy it.

     I have been using POND'S products for so long and that's the only hiyang for my face.  I can still vividly remember that my mom was using Ponds too when I was just a little girl.  Wow, that was a very long time ago.  I have tried all Ponds facial foams and this new POND'S Pearl Cleansing Gel is very different.     

     This is my second day of using this new facial wash and this is one of a kind.  You will instantly notice the scent and it was so refreshing.  I really really LIKE the smell and it leave my skin so soft and clean. I fell in LOVE with this.  I don't know what's oxygenated gel is but it is so cool and you would want to wash and wash your face and it's really mabango. 

"Pearl Essence allows better absorption which is known and tested for noticeable skin whitening. With its oxygenated formulation, it also cleanses and refreshes while locking in moisture, making skin softer and smoother."

     I did not write a review about this on the first day of use because I want to see the effect on the second day and indeed I'm so satisfied.  I have a combination of skin type and today is just perfect, not oily and not dry and very soft. The Dewy Rose Gel  is more fragrant and cool.  That's what I noticed immediately and well, very perfect for my skin. It's a whitening soft gel, a good primer and I leave it on for 30 minutes before putting on powder. I noticed that my powder last longer and so smooth to put on. I'm gonna try my BB Cream too some other time.

     I feel so moisturized all day long and it feels like my face is so ready to be painted with make-ups. I'm glad to discover this and goodbye to my Pinkish White Beauty products.  Well not actually because my little lady - a third generation POND'S user is also using my old products.  

     Thank you so much Sample Room and POND's for these and for keeping us younger looking. It's very matipid because you just need a pea size. It feel and smell expensive and I'm so glad it's very affordable and already available in all beauty products section. I can say I will never leave home without it.  I know the difference of not using any POND'S products.  I can see it with other non-user friends.  If you're one of my friends, you know, you better try these and see the changes.  It's time to level up.