Thursday, March 31, 2011

Macaron madness... & cupcakes

After cupcakes.... siti situ sana sini orang dok cerita pasal macaron... what can you say abt macaron...the richness and the sweetness of this french cookies. People are crazy about macaron nowdays... saya pun memang teringin nak try membuatnyer.. Bila go thru the resepi memang tak banyak dan cara nyer theoritically memang senang..but if you don't have the right oven temp or even the right weather those "feet or skirt" wont appear.... and the outcomes..mendebarkan.. This is my first time.. rasernyer dah ada cuma "skirt"nyer tak menonjolkan diri.. Meh kita tengok gambar2 nyer..
 
 
Batter piped on the cookies sheet.. Let it dry for 1 hr..
 
Macaron baru keluar dari oven.. ada coit lagi.. tapi skirt tak nampak pun (frust)
 
Finish product.. boleh la... janji ada rasa.. macaron with cream cheese..
 

ermmmm... can't resist.. lalu jer tepi peti ais mesti ambik satu dan satu dan satu lagi.. Mr. Hubby pun sama juga.. both of us jer yg habiskan.. Resepi dan caranyer buleh didapati di sini...


 Ingredients:
  • 90gm eggs whites, aged in the fridge for 48 hrs and at room temperature (i tak simpan dlm fridge cuma telur jgn sejuk).
  • 144g icing sugar
  • 72g granulated sugar
  • 59g almond powder
  • 68g pecan nut powder
** i just used hazelnut powder

Method:

  1. Combine hazelnut with icing sugar and grind in a food processor. Make sure you add icing sugar when grinding, that will prevent the nuts get oily..
  2. Whip the egg whites until foamy mcm shaving foam, then slowly sprinkle sugar. Whip on high until you achieve glossy and stiff meringe, but not dry..
  3.  Add the dry mixture into the meringue mixture in 3 addition, when all are incorporated, do the macaronage method by pressing the batter achieve a consistency like a flowing ribbon.
  4. Pour the batter into piping bag, nak pakai nozle ker tidak terpulang lah.. janji bulat.
  5. Pipe on baking sheet lined with parchment paper, then rest them for 30 min to 1 hr until the skin dry (Do not bake until you can touch the top of a piped cookies without any residue remaining on your finger).
  6. Bake at preheated oven at 170C for about 20 min.
  7. Once cooled fill with any filing u prefer.. in my case i ada leftover cream cheese...

Link untuk belajar buat macaron..
 

 

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Liverpool...



Order from Anne, student PTPL Shah Alam for her beloved BF.. jom cuci mata.. Theme nyer Liverpool.




Thank Anne ..

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Bakes and Cupcakes..


I can't remember who actually the owner of this cupcakes. Yang i  ingat she is a student from Uitm Puncak Alam. Thanks a lot and sorry tak ingat nama u..


Menyesal sangat tang telinga Mickey Mouse tu. I used fondant, i should have using choc bulat tu. Lepas hantar baru perasan ada jual kat Speedmart 99 nearby.. ish... frust.. telinga Cik Mickey tak tegak la jadiknyer..




This is my other baking project Oreo Cheese Cupcake. Memang sedap dan lembut...


Resepi di adaptasi dari buku "Kek Cawan" karya Lynn Hassan. Sifu cupcakes and cakes.. pada yang nak beli buku ni layari http://www.myhadiah.com/ untuk classes buat cake. Why did i choose to bake this cupcakes is just because of dalam cupcake ada ..."CHEESE". So here goes...

Bahan A:
150gm Cream Cheese
40gm butter
40gm fresh milk

Bahan B:
120gm tepung gandum
100gm castor sugar
3 biji telur
1gm baking powder
7gm overlatte

Additional
25gm crushed oreo..

Method:
1. Cairkan bahan A secara "double boil". Biarkan suam.
2. Masokkan bahan B ke dalam mesin pengadun. Pukul dengan high speed  sehingga ringan.
3. Campurkan bahan A dan B. Taburkan serbuk oreo kedalam adunan.
4. Isikan adunan kedalam paper cup (hampir penuh).
5. Bakar adunan secara "water bath". Bakar dengan suhu 170 C selama 35-40 minit.

** Bakar secara "water bath"- susun mangkuk paper cup ke dalam dulang. Tuangkan air panas mendidih ke dalam dulang pembakar. Barulah di bakar...

Selamat mencuba......