Not Without Salt - recipes, photographs and projects for joyful living - Part 3. I heart baking! After last week's experiments with chiffon cake, I thought to myself, what would chiffon cake taste like in cupcake form?
So I decided to find out. I made the same coffee chiffon batter (since I looooooove coffee), and baked it up as regular cupcakes and also as mini cupcakes. The results were drastically different. The mini cupcakes turned out great! They were light, fluffy, and springy. So I decorated the minis with cocoa whipped cream, dusted the tops with cocoa powder, and topped it with little chocolate hearts that I had piped onto waxed paper. Happy Valentine's Day! Cocoa Whipped Cream 1 cup heavy cream, cold 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar pinch of salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract In the bowl of a standing mixer, whip all the ingredients together at high speed until stiff peaks form.
Mini Coffee Chiffon Cupcakes 3/4 cup coffee 1 cup flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 5 eggs, separated 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 tablespoon vanilla extract Preheat the oven to 325F. Inspiration and ideas of dessert recipes such as cupcakes and muffins, pies and cakes, cookies, biscuits and brownies. Cake pops Finally, the Bakerella compilation book of her cake pops.
A cake for two Every celebration needs a sweet little cake, albeit mini and for two. Choc chip cookies Delicious and extra crispy, you can not miss a glass of cold milk with them. Deep Fried Strawberries. I know what you may be thinking.
It’s a little out of the ordinary BUT if you give this a try, I think you just might be pleasantly surprised. Strawberries are everywhere right now and I’m always looking for ways to use them. We’ve already shared a trio of beverage ideas using strawberries: STRAWBERRY MARGARITA GRANITA , STRAWBERRY AGUA FRESCA , and a NUTELLA STRAWBERRY SMOOTHIE. When my friend mentioned to me that she had DEEP FRIED STRAWBERRIES for dessert while dining out the other night I knew immediately I HAD to make them and I’m so happy I did.
I went with a more savory batter to compliment the sweet, sweet strawberries and was super pleased with the results. We dipped ours in NUTELLA and the kids enjoyed theirs with a small bit of Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup. I also left the stems on making it easier to hold onto while battering. What to do: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Want more of your favorite red fruit? Your Cup of Cake - where my love of food, photography, and writing has come to life. Your Cup of Cake Easy Dessert Recipes Shut up and shut down Netflix.
March 15, 2014 by Lizzy Mae Early · 12 Comments. Pease Pudding. Sugar and Charm. Paris breakfasts. Jimena Agois Fotógrafa. Technicolor Kitchen - English version. J's Kitchen. I have been long wanted to try baking Estonian kringel-shaped bread.
The problem is, since I tend to add more water to my bread dough, they don't hold up well when shaped. Looking at the Festive Wreath photo that Michelle posted in the FFTO challenge post, it seemed that the time has already come. If Michelle could shape the dough as a wreath, I should be able to shape it as I wanted.
Dessert First — A Passion for Pastry. ArTravelling. Chestnuts fever I: mont blanc + marrons glacés + chocolate chestnut soufflé 栗子狂熱: 蒙布朗 + 糖漬栗子 +朱古力 栗子梳乎厘. Have I ever mention my unexplainable crush with chestnuts? As the cool autumn breeze arrive, my long-waited favorite fall ingredient is back! Last weekend, Mr. Z Tasty Life. Snowpea&bokchoi's Photostream. Tecnicas de Cocina. La Tartine Gourmande. La tartine gourmande's Photostream. Leslie Sarna. Michael Laiskonis. My mother will never tire of telling the story of an early cooking lesson she had given to her son who is now a professional chef.
At age sixteen, between my junior and senior years of high school, I spent my first significant time away from home, after being awarded a special summer scholarship from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia. It was the first time I’d been charged with the responsibility of feeding myself. Returning to the dorm with a cheap steak and a bagful of potatoes, I suddenly realized I had the raw materials but no clear idea how to turn them into dinner.
That was the day I had to call my mother to ask how to bake a potato. The tables have turned, in that I’m now the one offering the cooking tips. Ask a chef to cite their initial motivation to cook, and you might hear some profound statement on a developing passion for the act of cooking. Finale Fridays Blog Series and Lemon Chips Recipe. Somewhere between when I started this blog and learning my way around a DSLR and Twitter, I think I lost sight of my original vision.
I’ve always loved plating desserts and really wanted to focus on it. So I’ve decided to attempt a blog series, Finale Fridays. I hope to post something related to the art of the plated dessert. It might be my own creation, a technique, tool or just something I saw somewhere.