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Sunday, January 4, 2009

Birthday Cupcakes

Someone at work requested for birthday cupcakes. The alphabets were a pain to make actually.

Monday, December 29, 2008

Chocolate Pear Pudding

Guess it was high time I used up my 2 tins of pears. I was a bit pissed initially coz I thought I burnt it. But when you cut it up, then you'll see that the insides are just the right consistency of chocolate gooey-ness. I wasn't too sure if Nigella used normal cocoa or unsweetened cocoa, so I used a bit of both. Though I was a tad generous with the latter. Hee. And an extra egg coz I thought the mixture was a bit thick. Serve it warm, paired with chocolate syrup & ice-cream. T'was a good chocolate fix. Guess I now have a favourite dessert for putlucks..!

Yes, I now own a copy of Nigella's book.. That explains the extra amount of time I've been spending in the kitchen.

Monday, December 1, 2008

Chocolate Mousse

So, nothing exciting. Just me & my chocolate mousse, recipe courtesy of who else if not the great Nigella. Even my mum who's not really a chocolate fan says it's nice. Ok no more sweet stuff for me for a week..!

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Just Desserts

Remember the pavlova I wanted to whip up last weekend but didn't have the time to? Well, managed to make some today, the mini version. I didn't get it to be the shape they're suppose to be but oh heck, they taste good..And not to mention sweet..! The base is good on it's own albeit a tad overcooked..

And errrmmm cupcakes anyone..?

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Cheesecake Recipe

Here's the cheesecake recipe I whipped up a couple of days ago. It's actually a cherry cheesecake but I substitute it with blueberry jam..

INGREDIENTS

125g digestive biscuits

75g soft butter

300g cream cheese

60g icing sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon lemon juice

250ml double cream

1 jar Black Cherry Spread

METHOD


1.	Blitz the biscuits in a food processor until beginning to turn to crumbs, then add the butter and whiz again to make the mixture clump.
2.	Press this mixture into a 20cm springform tin; press a little up the sides to form a slight ridge.
3.	Beat together the cream cheese, icing sugar, vanilla extract and lemon juice in a bowl until smooth.
4.	Lightly whip the double cream, and then fold it into the cream cheese mixture.
5.	Spoon the cheesecake filling on top of the biscuit base and smooth with a spatula. Put it in the fridge for 3 hours or overnight.
6.	When you are ready to serve the cheesecake, unmould it and spread the black cherry over the top.

Note: Jam might be a tad sweet for some, so spread it sparingly. I also used whipping cream instead of double cream.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Dinner Date

I went crazy since my mum & granma are not around & we had a really nice early dinner.

Of course my Aglio Olio,

Plus, Maple Chicken & Baked Potatoes with Sour Cream & Chives

Blueberry cheesecake for dessert

There was 1 more thing on the menu which I didn't get to whip up. Chocolate Pavlova. Tsk. I better do it soon before the raspberries turn bad.. Those pricey little things..! So, dinner was bloody good don't you agree... :)

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Toblerone Cheesecake

I had a hard time deciding which 1 to make. New York cheesecake or Toblerone cheesecake. Little did I realize the latter was an unbaked cheesecake..! I could have just made both..! 1 while the other is in the oven..! I got the recipe from a pack of philadelphia cream cheese.. It was so..nice, I'm so gonna make it again.