-Baking Lesson #4-

Cream Puffs!
It is so easy to be made.. I can't believe it is sold so expensive.
Recipe here.
I'd change from instead of using all purpose flour, I used bread flour which will give more crispy effect.
For the use electric mixer part to beat it, I didnt do it. I just keep stiring it using my hand and spatula, even after remove from heat until it is warm, then add in egg. For the egg part, I didn't beat it. I add one, then mix it until blended with the flour and add one more and mix again. Using hand + spatula as well.

First trial.. looks and tasted real yummy ^^

Second trial.. the custard cream failed.. again.

P/S : Happy trying! ^^

-Baking Lesson #3-

Keke.. After half year not baking, suddenly feel like baking before flying away.
I have to do this middle of the night, when the kitchen is free for me to use +.+
Green Tea Cake! Hrm.. not so successful as it is too .. kinda wet and compact and not airy.

I couldn't enlarge this picture, coz I'm not using DSLR to shot. Well .. you can't expect me to bring my baby into the kitchen right?!

Recipe here .. but I changed it actually ^^

Ingredients (picture 1):
A : 4 egg yolks, 100ml water, 60ml oil (I replaced with 50gm butter as .. I can't take oil.)
B : 135gm cake flour, 5gm green tea powder, 1/2 tbspn baking powder, 130gm caster sugar
C : 5 egg whites

Picture 2 : I don't know it's so easy to separate the egg white and the egg yolk! ^^
*Preheat oven at 150'C

Methodology :)
1. Mix ingredient B (Picture 3)
2. In another bowl, mix ingredient A (Picture 4) and whisk them.
3. Whip chilled egg whites with electric mixer until you get a bowl of glossy smooth cloud with very fine air bubbles.
4. Make a well in the center of the dry mixture from step 1, pour in the egg mixture from step 2, mix until just combine. [aduyai .. in short, mix 1 and 2 la] (Picture 5)
5. Gently pour the mixture from step 4 onto the surface of the stiff peaked egg white and fold them together. (Picture 6)
6. Pour into cake mold and put into preheat oven and bake for 45-50 minutes. (Picture 7)

And it will come out ugly. (Picture 8) but taste okok (Picture 9) .. haha.. I actually do think the base of cake (Cake la) is ugly without dressing/frosting. Next time must learn to do dressing/frosting d.

-Baking Lesson #2-

Cheese cake ;)
Recipe from here.

Ingredients:

Base:
- 200gm plain sweet biscuits
- 95gm butter, melted

Filling:
- 112gm caster sugar
- 250gm cream cheese, softened
- 1 large egg
- 62ml lemon juice
- 125ml thickened cream

Topping (I didn't prepare this):
- 188ml thickened cream
- 1 tbspn caster sugar

18cm x 28 cm slice pan


My lemon juice is press from lemon.
Because I can't find lemon juice ==lll

The base
1. Use blender - crush biscuits
2. Combine crushed biscuits with melted butter and firmly pressed into the base of pan.

Tada...

Filling

1. Place sugar, cream cheese and egg in food processor/blender..

2. Process on low speed to break up the cream cheese. Increase speed and process until completely smooth.
3. Add lemon juice and cream and process until combined.

Tada...

Pour cheesecake mixture over base and bake for about 22-27 minutes at 170 degree.

The slice should not have browned at all and will stay pale lemon color. *oppsss...*

It will be wobbly when shaken.

Remove from oven and allow to cool in the pan at room temperature for about 30min. Refigerate until cold.

-attemption number 2 failed. surface is brown = overcooked (T.T)-

-Baking Lesson #1-

After what seem like so long =)))

The ingredients ^^!~
The cake..

#3

Ready to heat ^^

Prepare the ganache while waiting for the cake.

Ou ou ou!~ not nice de surface =(((

Tada!~ Nice? Nice? Nice? Im so so so happy!~

But the outcome is not that nice. TOO SWEET for me.

And the taste of milk is too much for me to bare as I don't like milk. Eeeww!~

Can be improve. Must put less sugar next time.

Baking lesson #2 .. coming soon =DDD

Recipe here

MOIST CHOCOLATE CAKE

125gm salted butter (if unsalted, add 1/4 teaspoon salt)
100gm dark chocolate
155ml water
12gm cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon instant coffee powder
168gm caster sugar (I think should reduce it)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
125gm self raising flour

1. Preheat oven to 160 degree celcius
2. Grease a 20cm diameter round cake pan
3. Place butter, chocolate, water, cocoa powder, coffee powder and caster sugar in a large saucepan over low heat. (as in picture). Stir occasionally and remove from heat when chocolate and butter have just melted. Transfer mixture to a large bowl and set aside to cool for about 15 minutes
4. Add vanilla and egg to chocolate mixture. Using beaters, beat until combined. Add flour and beat until mixture is smooth
5. Pour mixture into pan and bake for 45-50 minutes. Use a skewer or knife inserted into the centre and should come out clean to indicate cake is baked.

Ganache recipe

60gm chocolate milk (yelks!~)
65gm dark chocolate
50ml thickened cream

1. Place ingredients in a small saucepan over very low heat, stirring occasionally. When chocolate has melted, remove from heat and stir until smooth. Allow ganache to cool to a spreadable consistency before using.

(^^)!~ full of satisfaction today. Happy happy happy =)))