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Aug
27

Yogurt cake with cream cheese

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Yesterday I was on a baking mode again and baked this wonderful cake.  Someone said the cake looks sexy.. hmm.  I guess so.  Anything slathered with cream cheese, will definitely looks yummy and inviting.  But my hubby doesn’t like cream cheese, can you believe it.  All the better.. more for me.  Anyway, I got the …

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Sep
9

Crepe cake with mocha pudding

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Crepe cake is basically just a stack of crepes, with filling in between.  Some prefer to smother the whole thing with the filling.  And some, like me, who doesn’t really like it too sweet,  prefer to just leave it plain.  The crepes are then kept in the fridge to harden, for a while.  For easier …

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Dec
12

Durian doughnut

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Still on the topic of Durian.. this time using Durian as a filling for my doughnuts.  I always make my doughnut using the recipe I found in the “River Cottage Handbook”.  I absolutely adore Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall..  anyway, here is the recipe. Doughnuts 500 gm all purpose flour 200 ml milk (slightly warm) 100 gm unsalted …

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Dec
3

Durian crepe

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Durian season is here again..  and the trend now is making “Durian crepe”.  Actually, I think we’ve had it before, in the form of Durian pancake.. not much difference.  Only thing the word ‘crepe’ sells better, I think !  So, I’ve posted an article about making crepe before.  And this time I’m using the second …

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Oct
10

Crepe with butterscotch sauce

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Today Chef Gunawan and I were at CIMB Aviva office at 338, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, KL.  We were conducting cooking demo for their Sports Club.   The dessert menu was Crepe with butterscotch sauce.. yumm ! I’m sure many of you will ask, what is the difference between a pancake and a crepe.   OK, the …

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Apr
26

Pecan caramel brownies

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The original recipe is called Turtle brownies.  Well, unless you are living in the United States, first thing that came to mind is a picture of that big turtle laying eggs on our coastline.   Apparently, after some reading, I think the name Turtle brownies came from the invention of Turtle candies in 1918, where they …

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Sep
28

Fruit glaze

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Fruit tart, with shining and glossy fruits in the center always look so tempting.  Sometimes I wonder what type of glaze did they use to make it shine so nice.  I know that we can use Apricot Glaze and Piping Gel to do the trick.  But today as I was leafing through my book titled …

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Nov
4

French buttercream

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There are many types of buttercream, and at times it can be confusing. The one I teach in my class is the most basic type, whereby we mix icing sugar with butter.  This type of buttercream is suitable for piping.  French buttercream (bc) on the other hand, is usually used as filling for cakes.  This …

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May
5

Glace icing

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Glace icing is the simplest form of icing. Very handy if you don’t have enough time to decorate your cake or cupcakes. I made some cupcakes yesterday and decorated it with glace icing. Here’s the recipe. Ingredients 2 cups icing sugar, sifted 2 to 3 tablespoon of warm water or fruit juice food colouring Method …

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Mar
29

Royal icing recipe

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Apart from covering cakes, royal icing is also used to pipe additional features and to glue together parts of the gum paste flowers. If you can’t get hold of any meringue powder, here’s a recipe on how to make royal icing using egg whites. Ingredients : 1 egg white (reserve 1 more egg white to …

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