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Haven't updated the blog for a while...BUT! It doesn't mean I'm not baking these days! I may feel lazy when I think of reading journals (I'm kidding ;p) or doing sports (that's true) but for baking, seriously, I will never feel bored. NEVER.
I baked these cookies for the last baking society get-together. The theme is Christmas of course and I chose this recipe from my Secret Santa. Yay~I wrote a recipe about apple cinnamon cupcake but the one who picked it didn't turn up...Will try by myself sometimes :)
I didn't like ginger very much because of its special spicy taste. But after coming to UK, I just started to love it probably after I tried some gingerbread :) It makes you feel warm and can make the cookies more special. What's more, you can taste the fragrance of orange and the richness of dark chocolate. Hmmm Yum yum! The edge of the cookies is a little bit hard but the centre is soft and moist. I really like the change of mouthfeel, making the cookies more tasty. Pick a cookie and have a cup of tea! Nice! It's also a good choice as a winter gift or for Christmas :)
Photo by Serena
The original recipe is from Ruby Tandoh (http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/oct/25/syrup-loaf-cake-ginger-chocolate-orange-cookies-recipe-ruby-tandoh)
So...after the fourth try, I finally manage to make macaroons! They may look a bit flat but they taste good! Can't forget how excited and amazed I am at the moment when I took them out of the oven ;p
These little desserts are so popular in China and every baker has 'try to make macaroons' on their to-do-lists. So do I. I tried twice when I was in China and...failed. I thought it was the problem of the ingredients (not excuse!) but then...I failed again with ingredients I bought from one of the most expensive supermarkets here.
You wouldn't imagine how I feel...upset, desperate and don't want to talk to other people...haha just kidding! Then after recalling the whole process, I realized I did something wrong to cause the failure. I'm so happy I don't give up and give a forth try. Otherwise I couldn't know I can succeed and experience a different kind of happiness. A great sense of achievement, I would say.
Macaroons are sweet, which can make me think of sweet and beautiful things. Happy memories, here and there, now and then, you and me.
Okay, Christmas is coming. And it's the last month of 2014. Time flies, really.
Hope something good will happen in the last days. Looking forward to it.
I got this little toy on Black Friday when most girls were buying clothes crazily but I bought myself more baking equipment. Am I just a little bit obsessed with baking? Haha, but I'm willing to do it. It's so good to see people's smile when they eat my bakery. I really like this girl because it looks like me :)
I baked this apple tart for the theme of Thanksgiving. We don't celebrate this day in China but I think we will soon...we've already been having Valentines' Day, Christmas and Halloween. And guess what, I received several 'Happy Thanksgiving' messages today! At first I had no idea what Thanksgiving Day was about except a huge turkey shinning in my mind. Later I found that pumpkin pie is another necessity and so is apple tart. The one I made is definitely not a traditional one because it has four layers! 1st layer: crunchy shortbread 2nd layer: soft cream cheese 3rd layer: fragrant apple slices 4rd layer: roast almond chips Only imaging these four layers in one apple tart has already made my mouth water! I really love this recipe because it takes less than 15 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to bake. This means, within an hour, you can enjoy this delicious tart!
OK, here's the recipe! Are you excited? ;) Ingredients (for a 6'' cake tin): 100g cold unsalted butter 2 apples (I use royal gala) 1/4 tsp salt 150g cream cheese at room temp 105g plain flour 1/4 tsp vanilla extract 1 tbsp lemon juice 20g caster sugar 1/3 tsp ground cinnamon 20g sugar A 20g sugar B 1 egg 35g almond chips Steps: 1. Preheat the oven at 230℃; put a piece of parchment paper at the bottom of the cake tin and oil the rest of the cake tin 2. Mix the flour, salt and sugar; put in the butter and knead them till a rough dough (you don't need to knead the dough smooth) 3. Put the dough in the tin and make it cover the bottom and put it in the fridge - this is the first layer 4. Soften the cream cheese and add sugar A, the egg and vanilla extract; beat the cheese till it's smooth (don't over beat!) 5. Pour the cream cheese paste in the cake tin, make it flat and put back to the fridge - this is the second layer 6. Pare the apples and cut into small pieces, add in some lemon juice to avoid oxidization; mix sugar B and ground cinnamon with the apple slices and put them on the cheese layer evenly - this is the third layer 7. Spread almond chips over the apple layer - and this is the last layer! 8. Put the tart in oven and bake 10 mins at 230℃; then turn down the temp to 200℃ and bake for another 30 mins (you can take it out early if the surface turns golden 9. Cool it down and remove it from the cake tin. Tadaaa! I recommend to eat it after refrigerating a few hours, but you can also enjoy it warm and soft! So...Thanksgiving. At the end, I would like to thank my dad and mom. I miss you, really. Also happy Thanksgiving to all my friends. And you. :)
The ingredients are very simple: flour, egg, sugar and yogurt. But after trying four times, I still can't bake a satisfying one. Every time when it comes out from the oven, it starts to shrink...and looks like a pie rather than a cake!
But one important thing is that from the first time to the fourth time, the cake looks more and more better. Every time, I will adjust the amount of some ingredients to make a better cake! I think I will bake a perfect someday. Practice makes perfect!
The above shows the positive side of me. Now let's see the passive me.
The cake doesn't look amazing. It even doesn't look good. Just a cake. Nothing special. When I see it, I think about myself. A common girl who will disappear in the crowd before you see me.
For a long time, I'm trying to figure out who I am. It's not easy. I have experienced a lot and am still struggling.
I'm very tired of myself showing the fake side on social media. People always tell me that I'm a good girl with positive energy...but really, I'm not.
For a long time, I'm trying to fight against the dark side of me. Sometimes it wins and sometimes I win. The battle is still going on. I don't know how long I can carry on. But at least I haven't given up.
The cake doesn't look amazing but it looks warm. It can still make you feel happy and enjoy the pleasure of food. I'm trying to be a person like this, from the bottom of my heart.
Haha, now the food blog looks like my diary.
Anyway, after writing down these words, I feel better. I believe tomorrow will be another nice day. It will.
2. In bowl A, whisk the yolks with yogurt until its color becomes a bit lighter
3. In bowl B, beat the egg white until soft peaks form
4. Preheat the oven at 150 Celsius degree; Mix A and B and pour into the cake tin
5. Put the cake in the oven and turn down the temperature to 130 degree; bake for an hour
6. Take out the cake and remove the mould! Done!
I think your cake will probably shrink as well...don't worry...it will still taste good:)
What you can do is to turn the cake upside down when you get it out from the oven. Cool it for a while but do take the cake out of the tin when it's warm.
Enjoy it with fruit or jam or cream...Yum yum!
Here's my favourite version of the song 'The Rose'.
Hmmm...the truth is that I find the double cream and custard I bought are gonna expire soon. And I'm taught not to waste any food...So here's the way I work out -- mix them and make ice cream of my favourite flavour COFFEE WITH BAILEY'S! Trust me, you can taste romance and happiness from it ;) I don't have an ice cream scoop...so it doesn't look as good as it taste. I'll get one soon!
What you need: 300ml double cream 200ml custard 2 tsp instant coffee powder 2 tsp Bailey's You can add some sugar if you want~ Just pour everything together in a big bowl. Beat with a electric whisk until thick and quite still, just like clotted cream. Freeze it for a few hours and enjoy it!
For decoration, I put some chocolate syrup and white chocolate chips. Combined with their sweetness, the ice cream tastes just perfect! Don't think the lemon goes well with it...anyway it's already there...
It's getting cold and it rains a lot.
Nothing special happens.
Miss you sometimes. Cried just once.
Don't think you will see these words.
Type them just to release myself.
:)
Made my first cake tonight. It makes me remember a lot of my firsts. For example, my first baking. It was more than two years ago and I baked some cookies. I didn't know I would like baking this much at that time.
The preparation was 20 mins, the baking was 1 hour, the cooling lasted 3 hours and the decoration was almost 1 hour.
I've a leaned a lot during baking. Being patient and careful, being creative and flexible.
I think this is what I like to do. So I'll definitely carry on. Sometimes I feel off because I spend more time baking than reading or studying. But to be honest I prefer to do things that make me happy. It's still good for me to find something I like at my 20s rather than 80s.
Hope my life will be as colorful as this cake and as sweet as it tastes.
The client (never thought I would use this word to describe someoneヽ(●´∀`●)ﾉ) asked for after-meal dessert and I chose to bake this. To be honest, it was my first time to try this...so I was feeling really nervous about their taste.
After they came out from the oven, I felt less anxious because they looked really good! Later the client and his friend told me that the puddings were really delicious. This can make me smile for the whole weekend(*´艸`*)
Also baked these Portuguese tarts as Friday treat for my flatmates...taste good especially when they're hot! It was nice to drink a little and eat something sweet. Alcohol can make me get rid of inhibition and dessert can make me happy. Happy weekend everyone!
Another cute and delicious Swill roll~This time I put fresh cream inside and taste amazing!
The flavour of cocoa combines perfectly with the cream...nothing too sweet or greasy but just delicious (=^･ω･^=)丿
The recipe is quite similar to the one I posted in #8. Just replace 20g plain flour with cocoa powder and that's it! Easy but can have a totally different flavour!
Accidentally put two blueberries on it and find it looks like a little robot! Really cute!
When I brought this to the baking meet-up, most guys looked curious and asked 'What's this?'. Some even didn't want to try because it did sound odd - Swill roll with sweet potato paste.
But after tasting, everyone looked different. I saw their eyes opening wide, corners of mouths pulling up and heads nodding.
It is actually more tasty than I thought. And definitely more healthy. Instead of using cream, the filling is made of sweat potato! And people love the sesames outside:) Here's the recipe! Try to make one for yourself! It's not difficult as you think...At least make a comment after trying. Looking forward to your Swiss roll！(´,,•ω•,,)♡(´,,•ω•,,)
