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7 Recommended Cakes for Arisan Events from Sweet to Savory, Can Make or Buy

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Kapanlagi.com - For KLovers who have the opportunity to host an arisan event, they must choose the right food presentation. You don't need to worry because there are several cake recommendations for arisan events that you can choose from.

Yes, at the arisan event itself, you can choose heavy foods such as meatballs and other heavy dishes. However, if you don't want to be bothered, you can also serve other foods such as sweet or savory cakes. Besides being able to make it yourself at home, you can also buy it.

So, what are the cake recommendations for arisan events? Here are some cake recommendations for arisan events that KLovers can choose as a dish. Let's check it out, KLovers.

 

1. Fruit Pudding

The first cake recommendation for arisan events is to choose fruit pudding. Yes, this food is not only a beautiful sweet dish, but also refreshing. There are many places where you can buy this sweet food. However, if KLovers want to make it, here is the recipe:

Ingredients:

- 1 sachet of agar-agar

- 1 large sweet-scented mango

- 180 grams of sugar

- 700 ml of water

How to make:

1. Take the mango and peel and rinse it thoroughly.

2. Cut the mango and put it in a blender.

3. Add 200 ml of water to the blender and blend it together with the mango, then set it aside.

4. Take a saucepan and cook 500ml of water, sugar, and agar-agar powder.

5. Cook until the ingredients boil, then mix in the blended mango and stir well. Then pour it into a mold.

6. Let it cool slightly, then put it in the freezer.

7. Add a few pieces of mango on top and fla as a topping.

 

2. Steamed Cake

Next recommendation for the next gathering is steamed cake. Yes, this sweet cake typical of Indonesia has often been used as one of the menu options for various events, including gatherings. For those who don't want to bother, you can buy it. However, if you want to make it yourself, here's the recipe:

Ingredients:

- 200 grams of flour

- 50 grams of cocoa powder

- 1 teaspoon of baking powder

- 1 teaspoon of baking soda

- 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla

- 200 grams of granulated sugar

- 100 grams of margarine (melted)

- 200 ml of liquid milk

- 2 egg yolks

How to Make:

1. Take a container and fill it with flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder, then mix well.

2. Also add baking soda and vanilla and mix well.

3. Add margarine, liquid milk, and egg yolks, then mix again until smooth.

4. Add granulated sugar and mix well until the mixture is smooth without sugar grains.

5. Heat the steamer until it steams, then line the lid of the steamer with clean cloth so that water vapor does not fall into the mixture.

6. Take a steamed cake mold and fill it with paper cups.

7. Pour the mixture into it until full.

8. Steam for 20 minutes, then lift and the steamed cake is ready to be eaten.

 

3. Brownies

In addition to steamed cake, you can also make brownies as one of the recommended cakes for social events. Yes, this cake is also often used as one of the cake menu items served at several events, including social events. There are many cake shops that sell brownies if you don't want to bother. However, if KLovers want to make it, here is the recipe:

Ingredient A:

- 4 chicken eggs

- 4 tablespoons granulated sugar

Ingredient B:

- 10 tablespoons flour

- 5 tablespoons cocoa powder

- 5 tablespoons powdered sugar

- 1 tablespoon baking soda

Ingredient C:

- 2 tablespoons margarine heated

- 1 sachet of dancow powder

- 5 tablespoons chocolate skm

- A pinch of salt

- Ice water

How to make:

1. Heat water in a pot for steaming.

2. Mash ingredient A until it turns pale yellow.

3. Strain all ingredient B and mix with ingredient A.

4. Gradually mix in ingredient C.

5. Stir until smooth, for sweetness can be adjusted to taste.

6. Put in a baking pan. Steam until cooked over low heat and cover the pot with a cloth. So the dough does not get wet.

7. Check the maturity with a skewer. If it's not sticky anymore. And ready to serve.

 

4. Dimsum

Dimsum is currently one of the most popular foods. Well, for KLovers who don't want to only serve sweet food, then KLovers can choose dimsum as one of the recommended cakes for social events. If it's expensive to buy, then you can make it yourself. Here are some recipes and how to make dimsum:

Ingredients:

- 100 gr tang mien flour

- 50 gr sago flour

- 1 teaspoon salt

- 200 hot water

Fillings:

- 150 gr sliced ​​shrimp

- 1/2 chopped jicama

- 1 clove chopped garlic

- Chopped ginger

- 1 tablespoon chopped fried onions

- 1 teaspoon salt

- 1 teaspoon sesame oil

- 1 teaspoon soy sauce

How to make:

1. For the skin, mix tang mien flour, sago flour, and salt.

2. Pour hot water and stir until smooth and set aside.

3. For the filling, mix the shrimp, jicama, and garlic in a bowl.

4. Also add ginger, salt, fried onions, and sesame oil and stir well.

5. Take the dough and flatten it, then add the filling.

6. Cover the dough and fold it with your hands until it looks like a shell.

7. Do it until the dough runs out and place it in a dimsum basket.

8. Prepare a steamer that has been heated and steam the dimsum until cooked for 10 minutes.

 

5. Egg Martabak

Then there is also egg martabak, which is also one of the recommended cakes for social events that KLovers can choose. You can easily make this at home with practical ingredients. Here is the recipe for egg martabak that KLovers can make:

Ingredients for the skin:

- 125 grams of high protein flour

- 2 tablespoons of cooking oil

- 1/2 teaspoon of salt

- 60 ml of water

- 500 ml of cooking oil for soaking the dough

- Enough oil for frying

Chicken filling ingredients:

- 150 grams of minced chicken

- 1 onion, finely chopped

- 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped

- 1 teaspoon of salt

- 1/4 teaspoon of ground pepper

- 1/2 teaspoon of granulated sugar

- 2 tablespoons of oil, for sautéing

Pickled ingredients:

- 1/2 carrot

- 1/2 cucumber

- 3 shallots

- 10 bird's eye chilies

- 1 tablespoon of vinegar

- 250 ml of water

- 2 tablespoons of brown sugar

- 1/2 teaspoon of salt

How to make the skin:

1. Mix the flour, salt, and cooking oil, then add water gradually until the dough is smooth.

2. Knead for 10 minutes until elastic.

3. Divide the dough into 2 and round it up, then let it sit for 5 minutes.

4. Put 500 ml of cooking oil in a bowl, then soak the dough in it for 30 minutes.

How to make the chicken filling:

1. Saute onions and garlic until fragrant.

2. Add chicken and saute until it changes color.

3. Add salt, sugar, ground pepper, and pour a little water.

4. Cook until done and set aside.

How to make pickles:

1. Wash carrots, cucumbers, onions, and chili. Cut carrots and cucumbers (discard the seeds) and dice them into small squares.

2. Coarsely chop the shallots and cut the bird's eye chili.

3. Take a container, fill it with carrots, cucumbers, shallots, bird's eye chili, and vinegar, then mix well and set aside.

4. Take a pot and fill it with water, brown sugar, and salt.

5. Boil and then strain into the container of mixed ingredients, stir well and ready to serve.

Finishing method:

1. Take 1 round of dough and flatten it until it becomes thin.

2. Take the filling and pour it onto the martabak dough, then fold it into an envelope shape.

3. Fry the martabak in hot oil until cooked and browned, then drain and serve with pickles.

 

6. Baked Macaroni

If you want to serve Western-style food, you can choose baked macaroni as one of the recommended cakes for an easy and practical gathering. You can order this food if there is a place that sells it, or you can make it yourself. Here is the recipe for making baked macaroni:

- 100 grams of macaroni pipe shape that has been boiled

- 50 grams of ground meat

- 1/4 onion, finely chopped

- 100 grams of carrots, diced into small squares

- 1 tsp salt

- 1/2 tsp ground pepper

- 1/2 tsp granulated sugar

- Butter for sauteing

Sauce ingredients:

- 250 ml of liquid milk

- 3 tablespoons of wheat flour

- 25 grams of grated cheddar cheese

- 1/4 tsp salt

- 1/4 tsp ground pepper

- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

- Margarine for sauteing as needed

- 20 grams of grated cheddar cheese for sprinkling

How to Make:

1. Heat the margarine and saute the onion until fragrant.

2. Add the ground meat and saute until it changes color.

3. Add the macaroni and carrots and stir briefly until evenly distributed.

4. Add salt, ground pepper, and granulated sugar, then stir well and remove from heat.

5. Put the macaroni dough into a 14 x 8 x 3 cm aluminum foil pan.

6. Heat the margarine and add the flour until the mixture becomes grainy.

7. Add the liquid milk little by little and stir until the mixture becomes smooth.

8. Add grated cheese, salt, pepper, and nutmeg powder and cook until the sauce thickens.

9. Pour the sauce over the macaroni dough until evenly distributed.

10. Sprinkle evenly with grated cheddar cheese on top.

11. Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes or until cooked.

 

7. Pie

The recommended cake for the last arisan event is pie. Yes, this cake can be an option for KLovers to serve at arisan events. You can fill this pie with fruit or other sweet foods like chocolate, or make it with savory fillings. Here's an easy and practical way to make pie:

Ingredients for the pie crust:

- 500 gr medium protein flour

- 300 gr margarine

- 75 gr powdered sugar

- 1/2 tsp vanilla

- 2 tablespoons of ice water

Ingredients for the filling:

- 60 gr granulated sugar

- 1 egg yolk

- 250 ml liquid milk

- 30 gr cornstarch

Ingredients for the topping:

- Grapes, kiwi, mango (according to taste)

Ingredients for the syrup:

- 2 tsp white agar-agar

- 200 ml water

- 2 tsp granulated sugar

How to make the pie crust:

1. Mix all the pie crust ingredients, stir until smooth using a wooden spoon (do not knead too long, as it will make the pie crust hard).

2. After mixing, press into the pie mold.

3. Prick the inside of the pie with a fork (so that the pie crust does not expand when baked).

4. Bake in the oven at 170c for 25 minutes.

How to make fla:

1. Mix sugar, cornstarch, and liquid milk, cook over low heat.

2. After the sugar dissolves, add eggs, stir quickly until thickened, set aside.

How to make the topping:

1. Mix all the ingredients, cook until boiling.

How to finish:

1. Remove the pie crust from the mold.

2. Fill with fla, then arrange the fruit on top.

3. Finally, pour with agar-agar.

4. Let it stand for 10 minutes, then serve.

Those are some recommended cakes for a gathering event that KLovers can make themselves or buy. Not only using sweet food, there are also some savory cake recommendations for this gathering event. Good luck, KLovers.

 

(kpl/gen/dhm)

Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
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