Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Lavender Cupcakes

My daughter made the cupcakes while I did the frosting...



Chestnut Chiffon Cake




Sunday, November 25, 2007

Chocolate Peppermint Lapis





Fried Sweet Potato Ring With Icing (Kueh Keria)



Coffee Chocolate Brownie





Ingredients:

250 gm. Butter
250 gm. sugar
120 gm. Cream Cheese
4 eggs
70 gm. pinenuts - chopped
70 gm. pistachio - chopped
70 gm. Almond - chopped
65 gm. cocoa powder
150 gm. cake flour
1 tsp. Baking Soda
5 gm. Nescafe

Ganache: Microwave and stir till smooth

350 gm. bittersweet chocolate
250 gm. whipping cream
30 gm. butter
1 Tbsp. Corn syrup (optional)

Method:

(1) Cream Butter, sugar and cream cheese till creamy and well blended.
(2) Add in eggs one at a time making sure it's well blended before the next addition.
(3) Add in the rest of the ingredients and mix evenly. Then pour into a 9" square tray. Bake at 180C for about 45 to 60 mins.
(4) Cool cake on a cooling rack till cooled.
(5) Pour Ganache on top and then let it set before slicing.

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Honeydew Cake




Japanese Green Tea Red Beans Buns



Banana Cream Pie









Ingredients:

Pie Dough

150 gm. plain flour
1 Tbsp. Sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
130 gm. Unsalted Butter
115 gm. Cream Cheese - chilled
2 - 3 Tbsp. Heavy Whipping Cream

Banana Cream Filling:

Vanilla Cream:
1 cup milk
1 Vanilla bean
3 eggs
1/3 cup sugar
2 Tbsp. Cornstarch
pinch of salt

4 ripe bananas - sliced
1 1/2 cups Whipped Cream
2 Tbsp. Sugar

Method:

(1) For pie dough: Cream butter, sugar and salt in a mixer till blended. Add in cream cheese and blend till smooth.
(2) Add in flour and mix till crumbly then add in water to bind them together into a pliable dough. Chill for 20 mins.
(3) Roll out dough and place into a pie pan and then chill it in the refrigerator for 20 mins.
(4) Bake the pie at 175C for about 25 mins. till golden brown.
(5) For Vanilla cream, warm milk over medium heat until tiny bubbles begin to form around the edge of the saucepan.
(6) Whisk the egg yolks and sugar lightly then add in the cornstarch and mix till well blended.
(7) Pour in the hot milk into the egg yolk mixture, sieve it and then pour back into the saucepan and cook till thicken. Cool it.
(8) Whisk the whip cream and sugar till thick. Reserve 1 cup for topping.
(9) Mix balance whipped cream with the vanilla cream. Pour some of this mixture into the baked pie, place sliced bananas on top and then pour balance vanilla cream on top.
(10) Pipe the balance 1 cup of whipped cream on top and decorate with some sliced bananas.

Note: I brushed my baked pie with some melted chocolate. If you like it this way, you can follow my method too.