Wednesday, September 24, 2008

★ Tiramisu ★



finally found time for tiramisu.. :)



Savoiardi, Italian ladyfingers..its sweet sponge cake, to be dipped in coffee :)



triple-cream chesse with just 355kcal per 100g.. :P



the double cream replaces the egg yolk in this recipe



combined the double cream to the mascarpone.. gives a nice and fluffy texture~



topped the savoiardi which is dipped with coffee with marscapone..



doubles as a birthday cake for my dad..Happy birthday daddy :)



two friends came over on separate occasions..these were the other variations made

☆ Prune Clafoutis ☆



as stated in my recipe book, 李子焗蛋糕 is a classic French dessert..had a difficult time searching for the pinyin for the third character to get the title translation.. found it and its called Clafoutis Limousin..as its originated from Limousin

initial preparation is to combine orange juice with pitted prunes and leave in fridge overnight



real easy steps..just requires hand whisking..mixed the flour with eggs, milk, double cream and sugar



pour the batter over the prunes and its ready for baking



the clafoutis puffs up during baking but sinks slightly after it cools.. taste pretty much like custard and pudding..it's good! :)

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

flower pics



the pics were taken at my aunt's place.. the flowers look amazingly good in the pics..took it at the right angle :P



the colours are pretty eh :) a pity the orchids and other flowers are not in bloom yet..will snap more pics next time.. anyway do click to enlarge pic

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

☆ Mid-autumn mooncakes ☆



not much time for prompt postings :P
was at the mooncake workshop two fridays back, pairing up with yanz ..



its the traditional taste of lotus paste with melon seed with single and double yolk..yumz!
looks and taste are comparable to all other commercial mooncakes..heh :)



didn't quite have the time to take pics in between but that's golden syrup in preparation of the dough, skipping right to the last step...which is setting the filling to the dough and to the mould..real time consuming


close up pic, had to differentiate double yolks and single yolk mooncakes with two different designs
both designs are with double prints..left is the mandarin duck yuanyang n right's goldfish..pairs are very auspicious ;) click 2 enlarge..