Friday, March 29, 2024

RECIPE - Lemon Thyme Mascarpone Bundt Cake


Lemon πŸ‹ Thyme Bundt Cake 
(Need to test) 



225g unsalted Butter 

200g Sugar (mix in the zest listed below) 

1-2 Tbsp lemon zest (from 1 lemon) 

150g Mascarpone cheese 

3 Eggs 

300g Cake Flour (mix in 5-6 sprigs Thyme Leaves)

2.5 tsp Baking Powder 

40cc Limoncello



Bake 180 °c

30-45 mins 


 





















RECIPE - LemonπŸ‹ Thyme Mascarpone Loaf Cake

 

Lemon πŸ‹ Mascarpone Loaf Cake 


Adapted from: 

(Strawberry Thyme Cake - Tessa Huff) 

https://thecakeblog.com/2015/06/strawberry-thyme-cake.html


3/4 cup (170g) Softened, unsalted butter 

1 1/2 cup (reduced to 250g) sugar 

3 eggs 

1 tbsp lemon zest 

1 tsp vanilla 

3/4 cup (188g) mascarpone cheese 

1/2 cup (120g) buttermilk 

2 1/4 cup (270g -300g) A P Flour 

2 tsp baking powder 

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt 

2 tbsp candied lemon peel 

Thyme syrup:

1/4 cup water 

2 tbsp lemon juice 

1/2 cup sugar 

5-8 sprigs thyme 


~ add berry, cream cheese to BC filling 


26-32 min 3 x 6” 

180 °C no fan 

160 °C fan 


1. Beat butter smooth 

2. Add sugar and zest - 3-5 min

3. Add eggs and vanilla 1 @ a time 

4. Mix mascarpone in on low 

5. 1/2 flour, stream in buttermilk 

6. Add 1/2 flour 


• I used this for Linda Lee (30 June 2019) - Meredith Jean’s 100day 


• This recipe does not work as a Bundt cake


πŸŽ‚ 9 March 2024

 


RECIPE - Pandan Chiffon Cake

 

Pandan Chiffon Cake (my adaptation)
23cm chiffon pan 

6 egg yolks 
1/3 tsp salt 
20g coconut cream 
130g coconut light (Kara) 
1 tsp pandan essence 
10g coconut oil 
190g rice bran oil 
190g cake/top flour 
2 tsp pandan powder
1 tsp baking powder 

6 egg whites
1/4tsp cream of tartar 
150g caster sugar 

160 C - 45min 

180 C - 15 min 

Baked in a Water bath 

RECIPE - Black Sesame Cupcakes

 
BLACK SESAME CUPCAKE 
MATCHA WHITE CHOCOLATE GANACHE
Easter cupcakes




Adapted from preppy kitchen’s peanut butter cupcakes 
(original yield 18 cupcakes, using 1 egg) 

For a portion of 6 cupcakes 
70g cake flour (60g flour, 10g sesame powder)
1/2tsp baking powder 
1/12 tsp baking soda 
1/6 tsp salt (1/4 tsp soya sauce)
80g light brown sugar 
40g sour cream 
65g tahini (black sesame, mix with oil)
60g milk / coconut milk 
10g sesame oil 
17g egg (or 1/3egg) 
1 tsp vanilla 

Original recipe: (1/3 recipe - divided by 3)
210g AP flour (70g) [180g flour, 30g sesame powder]
1 1/2 tsp baking powder (0.5)
1/4 tsp baking soda 
1/2 tsp salt 
275g light brown sugar (90g) [can reduce to 230-250g] 
120g sour cream (40g)
177g peanut butter (50g) [sub with sesame paste]
180ml milk (60ml) [can sub with coconut milk]
80ml oil (25ml) [40g coconut oil, 40g sesame oil]
1 large egg (17g) 
2 tsp vanilla (1 tsp) 

*if tahini or sesame paste has sugar/is sweet then use 230g sugar. If not, 250g is fine. 

Sieve all the dry ingredients [medium sized bowl]
(Flour, sesame powder, baking powder/soda, salt) 

Whisk all the wet ingredients 
(Sugar, sour cream, tahini/peanut butter, milk, oil, egg and vanilla) 

Make a well in the dry, pour the wet and whisk to combine, 
Full cupcake liners til 1/2 - 3/4 full 

Bake 180 °C for 18 - 22 minutes 


MATCHA GANACHE 
(Enough for 12 cupcakes - using the grass piping tip, piped sparsely) 

100g white chocolate buttons
30g cream / coconut cream 
1-2 tsp matcha powder 
1/4 tsp cocoa powder 

Warm the cream til steamy, add matcha n cocoa powder in. Whisk to combine. 
Off heat, add chocolate buttons in, let them warm up then stir til smooth. If adding liqueur, add now,  1 tbsp. 

Ice bath or chill til thick, then whip til lighter in colour n fluffy. Ready to pipe. 

πŸŽ‚ 28 March 2024 
(Made for CGS SBC Easter celebrations) 

Friday, March 8, 2024

RECIPE - Roasted Tomato & Red Bell Pepper Soup




Made this on 5 March 2024 

Roasted Tomato πŸ… and Red Bell Pepper πŸ«‘ Soup 🍲

7-8 tomatoes (halved or quartered) 

1 large red bell pepper (sections) 

1 large yellow onion (sections) 

1 head garlic (top sliced off, intact in skin) 

Olive oil and salt sprinkle 

On an oven tray, roast 180 °C for 10-20 min 


Cool short while then place all in Tokit or blender with the liquids from the veggies. 

Blend at high speed 5-8 minutes, loosen with veggie broth or chicken broth if still too thick. (It wasn’t too thick - so I did not add any additional broth or water) 


Emmental cheese on ciabatta, toast til cheese browns, top the soup. 


n.b - This portion was just nice for 3 of us, (soup portion was just nice for side dish not main course of soup).