tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77058603292068395202024-03-28T03:53:20.783+04:00Ask the BakerNashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705860329206839520.post-68341578572077059232022-12-23T18:50:00.001+04:002022-12-23T19:03:16.384+04:00Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese SwirlI have been baking many chocolate cake recipe lately and I've noticed that the cake is more flavourful when I use Nestlé cocoa powder than those sold in stores that sell baker's stuffs. I like to use a combo of butter and oil as butter gives a good taste while oil provides moistness to the cake. Ingredients for Chocolate Cake Dry Ingredients300g self raising flour 50g cocoa Nashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705860329206839520.post-33648440708444368712022-11-13T18:05:00.003+04:002022-11-13T18:20:11.699+04:00Quick and easy cupcakesThis cake recipe is very easy and foolproof for beginners. It tastes amazing and takes less than 30 mins to prepare. It is also a one bowl recipe which requires less washing up. Approx 30 cupcakes (mini ones)Ingredients3 eggs 1 can condensed milk2tbsp vanilla essence250g self raising flour1 tsp baking powder1/4 tsp salt3 tsp yoghurt 100g softened butter1/2 cup chocolate Nashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705860329206839520.post-783198536307715842022-09-29T20:14:00.003+04:002022-09-29T20:14:35.600+04:00Maspin BarfiThis cake has recently gained popularity in Mauritius. If I am not mistaken it has been first introduced by patisserie Moolkeea. It's super yummy with a cup of tea. Any maspin recipe or vanilla cake you like will do, it's just that I have been baking low fat and low sugar recently that I am using this recipe proportion. Ingredients for cake225g margarine or butter200g sugar5 eggs300g Nashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705860329206839520.post-41696209537193312792013-12-31T10:35:00.000+04:002013-12-31T10:36:35.050+04:00SALLY'S CHOCOLATE CAKE
I came across two more or less similar chocolate cake recipe online and it's a must try recipe since they got very positive result.
Sally is the magician who developed the formula of this recipe and I will thus paste the link here so that you visit her page and get the detailed recipe from there itself. It's a Triple Chocolate Layer Cake by Sally from Sally's Baking Addiction. Nashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705860329206839520.post-9339430758753501602013-11-15T15:16:00.001+04:002013-11-15T15:16:58.644+04:00SPONGE CAKE + WHIPPED CREAM AND FRUITS (II)
It was a while back that I made this cake for my neighbour. I couldn't taste it to evaluate the cake but she gave positive comments on it.
Ingredients
- A sponge cake (Click here for recipe)
- 1/2 L Whipping cream
- Crushed fruits: 1 slice pineapple (canned), 1/2 kiwi (chopped), 1 peach or apricot (canned), 2 tbsp syrup from the canned pineapple.
- Topping: Fruits (Nashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705860329206839520.post-3638380937652205002013-04-02T21:06:00.000+04:002013-04-02T21:13:49.527+04:00LAMINGTONS
As per Wikipedia (2013), Lamington originates in Australia. It is a dessert consisting of squares of sponge cake coated with chocolate icing followed by desiccated coconut. Wikipedia (2013) further stated that Lamingtons are sometimes served as two halves with a layer of cream or strawberry jam in between.
I saw the original Lamingtons in some Mauritian hypermarkets. I also Nashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705860329206839520.post-61163916587832386732013-01-27T17:03:00.000+04:002013-01-27T17:05:47.997+04:00DONUTS WITH CREAM
This picture is from http://www.wallcoo.net/
Who doesn't love donuts, huh? When I was a kid, I used to read the books of Christopher Pike; The Spooksville novellas was my favourite; I remember the male characters in the book would usually hang in a local bakery where they would eat lots of donuts. I really wanted to try these donuts at that time but couldn't find any Nashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705860329206839520.post-62924566054253932292013-01-27T16:59:00.003+04:002013-01-27T17:01:23.363+04:00Filling Cream
This is one of my oldest recipes. My dad would hang around in a family bakery long ago and he had the opportunity to learn a few stuffs there. They would use this cream to fill Eclairs and Puit D'amour. It's nice, white and fluffy.
Ingredients
3 large tablespoon corn starch
375 ml liquid milk
1 tbsp milk powder
75 g good quality unsalted butter (at room temperature)
Nashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705860329206839520.post-7414116640850805992012-12-25T12:08:00.000+04:002012-12-25T12:08:16.632+04:00OREO AND NUTELLA CUPPIES
I made these for my friends last time. I found them damn addictive. You should give it a try. You can definitely play around with the colour of the batter. I also like blue with Oreo. You can also add real strawberry purée in the batter if you want to be more fancy. This recipe is inspired by all the pictures you would see when you Google Image "OREO CUPCAKES"Nashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705860329206839520.post-3056077449218439602012-12-09T21:43:00.003+04:002012-12-09T21:43:48.510+04:00Focaccia (Using Poolish)The basic Focaccia recipe below is from Bread Technique and Mark Witt (2008). I wanted to try his recipe first before trying that of Peter Reihnart. You can choose any topping of your choice.
Ingredients:
Poolish
350 g bread flour
500 ml water*
1/8 tsp of instant yeast
Focaccia dough
200 g bread flour
1 tsp instant yeast
11 g (1 ¼ teaspoon) salt**
40 g extra virgin Nashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705860329206839520.post-91575104350088550932012-11-06T22:47:00.002+04:002013-02-13T10:10:35.053+04:00COFFEE ROLL CAKE
A big Happy Birthday to my friend Yousrah. She loves coffee and chocolate and I couldn't think of anything else except a coffee cake with ganache.
The coffee swiss roll recipe is from MonteurRecipe with minor modifications based on the quality of ingredients available in my country.
The ganache is from Stephanie Jaworski (Joy of Baking). The ganache was wonderful but a bit too Nashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705860329206839520.post-87934398375288272732012-10-14T17:52:00.001+04:002013-02-13T10:11:23.999+04:00GÉNOISE WITH MOCHA SWISS MERINGUE BUTTER CREAMHappy Birthday to you Muimui. I hope you loved the cake.
Ingredients
Génoise
50 g self raising cake flour
20 g corn flour
70 g sugar
3 large eggs
2 tablespoon Nestlé cream
1 tablespoon vanilla essence
25 g butter
Mocha Swiss Meringue Butter Cream
(Original recipe from Peggy Does Cake; I have added cream of tartar)
62 g egg white
125 g sugar
172 g butter
1/4 teaspoonNashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705860329206839520.post-73851986096685929682012-10-02T22:53:00.000+04:002012-10-03T06:20:26.472+04:00PAIN D'ÉPICES
When I eat ginger bread (Pain d'épices), the only thing that comes to my mind is the Gingerbread Man Story. Let me share this video with you. The recipe below is adapted from Les Moulins de la Concorde Ltée.
Ingredients
Wet ingredients
200 g honey
100 g liquid milk
100 g butter
50 g brown sugar
1 egg
Zest of 1 orange
Dry ingredients
200 g self-raising flour
1/2 Nashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705860329206839520.post-87446450808210290592012-09-14T22:06:00.002+04:002012-09-14T22:13:32.395+04:00GLUTEN-FREE SPONGE CAKE
Nothing to say, except that was a really nice cake. It's gluten-free, feather light and airy. I baked this cake when I was trying to make a cake similar to the commercial sponge cake available in our local supermarkets and hypermarkets. I wanted to see the result when 100% cornflour is used. Click here to have a look at the sponge cake I finally came up with which was Nashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705860329206839520.post-32435895224970587082012-09-08T20:32:00.001+04:002012-09-08T20:32:12.518+04:00CHOCOLATE CAKE 2 (Nestlé Cocoa Recipe)
Oops I did it again!! Yeah, I made the Nestlé Cocoa Chocolate Cake again. This time I added one teaspoon of Strong Coffee (Nescafé Espresso) in the hot water to add more flavour. As you know coffee and cocoa taste great together. I am not a good cake decorator but am trying to make some efforts.
I made this cake for my friend Razia. Wishing her a very Happy Nashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705860329206839520.post-18122318537747257142012-08-31T19:41:00.000+04:002012-08-31T19:41:02.609+04:00"VIENNOISERIES" (VIENNESE BREADS)
Viennoiseries include all laminated doughs, yeasted-laminated doughs and rich yeast doughs. They are normally richer than normal breads.
Here are some pictures I took during the training on "Viennoiserie for Professionals" at La Fournée des Moulins. Endless thanks to Mr Laval who shared his knowledge with us.
"Brioche Mauricienne" (Mauritian Brioche)
Mauritian brioche Nashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705860329206839520.post-13901999246030763272012-08-25T22:02:00.002+04:002013-02-13T10:14:00.666+04:00SPONGE CAKE WITH WHIPPED CREAM AND FRUITS
This recipe goes for Sandy Jones. It is an airy and light sponge cake more or less similar to a Savoy Cake (Gateau de Savoie). It is fatless and at the same time delicious when eaten with ice cream, fresh fruits or canned fruits in syrup.
The cake tasted more or less like the one you would find in the Mauritian supermarkets and hypermarkets. My sister and my neighbour Nashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705860329206839520.post-73211131545364445382012-08-18T13:28:00.000+04:002012-08-18T13:29:16.956+04:00YELLOW BUTTER CAKE
What comes in your mind when you hear about a yellow butter cake? I can only picture two moist yellowish layers of cake sandwiched and frosted with chocolate butter cream or chocolate frosting. I personally think that the secret of making a good yellow butter cake depends on the quality of the ingredients you are using. If you use good quality butter and full cream milk, your Nashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705860329206839520.post-67090320360768286952012-08-07T12:33:00.001+04:002012-08-07T12:51:07.610+04:00CHOCOLATE CAKE (Nestlé Cocoa Recipe)
Have you ever tried the chocolate cake recipe found on the back of the label of Nestlé cocoa? I gave it a try and the cake didn't actually have the 'shortened' texture you can see in the picture below (I did not expect it as well); rather it had a spongy texture.
Ingredients
120 g self-raising flour
1/4 teaspoon Salt*
1 teaspoon baking powder**
175 g sugar
Nashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705860329206839520.post-65816135445828517662012-08-04T22:02:00.000+04:002012-09-24T21:10:44.618+04:00CNY PEANUT COOKIES
Check those CNY Peanut Cookies (Chinese New Year Peanut Cookies or Chinese Peanut Cookies). I don't know which recipe to follow :-o
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They are all looking amazing!! The recipe below is largely adapted from theirs. I was so confident about these Nashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705860329206839520.post-24798545873945451732012-07-30T22:06:00.001+04:002012-08-04T21:38:29.368+04:00CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH FILLING
I like everything that is filled: filled cupcakes, filled Madeleines, filled brownies. Besides being cute, they are very delicious, right?
Ingredients (15 cupcakes)
25 g cocoa powder
180 g Self-raising flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
150 g butter
150 g caster sugar
3 eggs
100 ml butter milk
Filling
About 125 g chocolate spread
(You may use Nutella orNashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705860329206839520.post-79756868406491592852012-07-26T13:42:00.001+04:002012-08-04T21:35:54.571+04:00NEAPOLITAN CAKE
I have come across many Neapolitan Cakes on the net and I shall admit that they all look wonderful. A Neapolitan cake comprises of basically 3 layers:
A layer of chocolate cake;
A layer of strawberry cake and
A layer of vanilla cake.
I noticed that most of the Neapolitan Cakes on the Internet are made using either the Combination Method or Two-Stage Method. Both these Nashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705860329206839520.post-91085938032340145582012-07-20T23:36:00.003+04:002012-07-25T21:54:19.992+04:00APOLLO LAYER CAKE (CHOCOLATE)
Do you like the Apollo Layer Cake as much as me? The one coated with chocolate is so yummy. I tried to make them and it tasted great. Apollo layer cakes consist of two rectangular sponge cakes sandwiched together with butter cream. However, in this recipe, I used jam for sandwiching instead of butter cream.
Ingredients (Makes about 10)
50 g corn flour
Nashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705860329206839520.post-63337024819820919232012-07-08T13:42:00.003+04:002012-07-08T13:42:50.235+04:00'PAIN DE MIE AU BEURRE' OR BUTTER BREAD LOAF
My bread madness is not over yet. It's so fun to knead. I remember when I was still doing my O-level, I had no idea when to stop kneading. You imagine that!! I came across this bread recipe through Honey Bee Sweets' blog. She got this beautiful recipe from Carol 自在生活 blog. I would strongly advise you to visit Honey Bee Sweets' blog. There are many Nashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705860329206839520.post-54958982919536749072012-07-08T13:21:00.002+04:002012-07-08T13:21:50.317+04:00WINDOWPANE TEST
"Breadmaking works miracles on all levels. The slow, rhythmic kneading is therapeutic, opening up the lungs and rib cage and releasing stresses and strains with gentle efficacy. Watch as the warmth and pressure of your hands bring the yeast to life and transform a few commonplace ingredients into a growing dough."
TREUILLE, E. & FERRIGNO, U. (2004)
Flour contains two major proteins, Nashreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596344378713370534noreply@blogger.com0