Bakes

Phyllo Fruit Tarts

Had an order for fruit tarts last week. I made extra Creme Anglaise/Pastry cream coz I was planning to make these little baskets. E pastry cream is really gorgeous. Thick yet light on the palate. This is Dorie's recipe which I believe was adapted from Pierre Herme. It yields more than 700g of pastry cream so you might want to…

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creme caramel

Creme Caramel

A classic that is delicious and simple. This is the perfect dessert to make a day in ahead when you have guests coming over the next day. This is Creme Caramel. Love it.   Creme Caramel For caramel1/2 cup sugar (for caramel)1 tbsp waterFor pudding1 cup whole milk2 tbsp cream1 vanilla bean (or 2 tsp vanilla extract)3 eggs1/4 c sugarpinch…

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no-flour-brownies

Chocolate Ecstasy

Weekend was awesome! My BCF (best cousins forever) came over for a sleepover! :) Basically I had 2 sleepless nights. We only slept in the early mornings.  On the 1st day, I had only 25 minutes of sleep! We ate, played cards...ate...watched movies till 6am!   By the 2nd day, there were the occasional eye-closing incidents. Sharifa had to bring…

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vanilla-cupcakes

Vanila Cupcakes

I tried a new recipe for vanilla cupcake and it  is SUPER soft and the frosting is butter+cream cheese which is absolutely yummy. Recipe is so versatile. It can be the base recipe for cookies and cream cupcakes, strawberry cupcakes and lots more.    Vanilla Cupcakes For the cupcakes3/4 cup butter (room temperature)1 1/2 cups sugar2 large eggs2 2/3…

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Souffle-Cheesecake

Souffle Cheesecake

This has been on my to-do list for more than a year now. I bought a 2 kg pack of cream cheese for 3 oreo cheesecake which were orders and I had about 300 G of cream cheese left. Obviously I wouldn't want to make more oreo cheesecake so I baked this instead. I guess I chose to procrastinate when…

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blueberry-muffin

Blueberry Muffins

Strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, blackberries, and BLUEBERRIES! My favorite still has to be the undisputed red king aka the strawberry, whether its drizzled with some honey of served with whipped cream...it always works! As for raspberries, they just add a "Wow effect" with their presence. As for blueberries, I have to say that its the  perfect all rounder. In ice creams,…

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