2012年11月27日

Island East Markets - JOMB's Gâteau Basque Cake






11月25日第一次在Island East Markets 擺檔, 當天雨下過不停, 鄰檔說人流比平常少了很多
但我們都很開心覺得很好玩
因為有許多好朋友輪流來幫忙, 來探班, 來幫襯
感恩大部份的產品都賣光, 感恩我們看到許多滿足笑臉

其實我很變態, 賺錢不是擺檔的目的
只想有一個駐腳點, 讓自己跟一班老朋友聚舊, 一起做一件事
跟來支持我們的朋友拍照
讓新相識的人試吃我們的產品
讓大家分享我們最好的食譜

就算每次多辛苦, 預備功夫有多繁複, 製作過程有多傷腰骨
只要有機會繼續參與, 都一定會瞓身努力擺檔
身邊兩位好拍檔絕頂好, 義無反顧陪我傻
從來無計較得失,讓我每次都可以笑住焗好多甜品

是次活動有多間大品牌參與, 不免有壓力
大家都給我們信心
最深刻是Katherine 說既然是神擁有的品牌(JOMB - Jesus owns my business), 有甚麼好怕
對. 只要做著神喜悅的事, 祂一定會給我們開路

自愉景灣開始, 每一次擺檔我們都會增添起碼一樣新產品
今次的新蛋糕是Gateau Basque
特別之處是在蛋糕內放入自製的pastry cream及jam 一起焗
看落以為是普通的海綿蛋糕, 吃下去就感受到不同的質感了

食譜修改自Not So Humble Pie:

Pastry Cream
1 cup whole milk
5 tablespoons granulated sugar
3 large egg yolks
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

In a small sauce pan over medium heat, combine 2 tablespoon of the sugar and 3/4 cup of the milk. Stirring occasionally until the sugar dissolves and the milk begins to simmer.

While attending to the milk, whisk together the remaining sugar with the egg yolks in a separate bowl. Add the remaining milk and corn starch and whisk thoroughly. Temper the egg mixture with the hot milk, adding it in a thin stream, whisking constantly. Pour the mixture back into the sauce pan and bring to a boil over medium heat whisking constantly. Once thick, whisk in the vanilla and then strain through a fine sieve into a clean bowl (我分別試過隔篩同唔隔篩, 效果一樣滑). Set aside to cool completely.

Once the pastry cream is cool you can start the cake batter.

Gâteau Basque

9吋分量
adapted from
The Williams-Sonoma Baking Book

2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 medium orange
3 large eggs
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup unsalted butter

1 cup pastry cream
1/4 cup raspberry preserves (feel free to use cherry, blackberry, etc)


Preheat your oven to 165C and arrange a rack on the lower third of the oven.

Melt the butter and set it aside to cool.

Zest and juice the orange (you'll need 1/3 cup of fresh orange juice for the cake) and set aside.

Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt into a small bowl and set aside.

In your stand mixer's bowl, using the whisk attachment, beat the eggs and sugar on high speed for several minutes until the mixture has doubled in volume. Reduce your mixer's speed to low and add the orange juice and zest and combine.

Add a third of the flour to the egg mixture and beat on medium speed, then add half the melted butter and repeat. Alternating the flour and butter. Mix until just combined.

Immediately pour half of the mixture into your prepared pan. Spoon the pastry cream onto the batter (留意動作要快, 否則pastry cream 好易沉底)staying a full inch away from the sides of the pan. spread the jam onto the cream and then pour the remaining batter into the pan, around the outside of the pastry cream and jam and then spread gently with an offset spatula to cover.

Place into the oven and bake for 50-65 minutes. Until firm to the touch and the cake no longer jiggles loosely in the center

Allow the cake to cool completely in the pan on a wire rack

http://notsohumblepie.blogspot.hk/2010/07/gateau-basque-cake.html



2012年11月23日

街頭蛋糕檔‧ Island East Markets





2012年11月21日

守望與祝福 - Betty & Kalos








Betty 是坐在m 隔離位多年的同事
最佩服是Betty每天的服飾都經過悉心配搭
確保有一致的色調

當知道這位可愛同事找到個很痛錫她的男朋友
很替她開心, 因為神有聽禱告, 之前一直祝福她要找到幸福
而當她細細聲宣佈快將結婚時
二話不說就應承給她倆做結婚蛋糕

本以為她會選擇以花為主的elegant款式
原來她喜歡cute
那就計劃以心心包圍蛋糕, 一共三層

上兩層是發泡膠的dummy cake 包fondant
最下一層是蛋糕 + Vanilla buttercream + 干邑紅莓果醬
再加一對以糖皮搓成的Love birds (不是企鵝呀)
很可愛很可愛愛死這蛋糕了
b 說得很對, 一對新人對著蛋糕只有五分鐘
但親手做蛋糕那位就一直對著蛋糕, 跟蛋糕產生深厚感情

製作過程中難關重重, 雖未至於說要放棄
但就不停跟自己說: 我恨fondant! 我不要再做結婚蛋糕!

我反悔了...... 看著製成品的滿足感無法言喻
我要做更多更多結婚蛋糕!
我要練習更多更多fondant cake :)




沒有b 的話是沒有可能完成
感激她搓了一對可愛的cake topper
明明我跟她一起上各種結婚蛋糕課程, 但我就像白紙般向她請教不同技術性問題
fondant 怎樣碌才滑?
心心是用fondant 還是gum paste?
怎搓玫瑰花?
怎黏在一起?

fondant 糖皮蛋糕還是得跟b 一起合作 (最佳拍檔! 永遠係最佳拍檔~)
她搓糖皮公仔維肖維妙
b, 幫我達成心願吧 - 我想為每位好友送上有紀念性的蛋糕




蛋糕橫切面, 看落不錯, 而且很香蛋糕味



還記得b 上年為她老闆的兒子新袍做的結婚蛋糕嗎?
真是經典, 絕頂之作
第一個結婚蛋糕已可做到這水平, 是很有天份

上圖除了蛋糕, 我很欣賞那個銀色庒, 很希望有一個用來托高蛋糕
不放蛋糕的時候, 應該大得可以當櫈坐

2012年11月11日

牧人救了我 - 楓糖香蕉蛋糕仔食譜






教會的啟發課程就這樣到了十堂的最後一堂
弟兄見我們連續做了兩星期甜品, 怕我們辛苦
所以代我們負責(他做了超水準的芒果布甸,要向他拿食譜先)


星期六下午, 沒事幹
涼涼的天氣想起楓糖
不如給啟發做些茶點
記得大少奶有個muffin 食譜是我想做的 - 楓糖muffin


其中一樣材料是奶
奶應該沒有, 開封的忌廉應該還有, 大不了以忌廉代奶, 可能更滑更好味呢
話咁快量好其他材料




咦! 我盒cream 呢?
反轉成個上格都看不到任何奶, 或忌廉
唔係要落街買呀嘛....
我要再搵多次!
竟然係生果格發現這個東東



嗅一嗅
咦, 真係鮮奶味
神啊, 你一定係看見我為教會無私整茶點的精神
所以派牧人比我
謝謝!






楓糖香蕉muffin
(兩份材料焗出60個迷你muffin)

牛油   80g
砂糖    12g
蛋   1隻
楓糖漿  55g
低筋麵粉    100g
泡打粉    2g
奶   25g
香蕉    2隻

做法:


1. 預熱焗爐170度
2. 牛油與砂糖打滑,逐少加蛋漿拌勻
3. 加入楓糖漿拌勻
4. 篩入低粉、泡打粉輕手拌勻,最後加入奶拌勻
5.
放入香蕉粒 170度焗30分鐘
(大少奶的大muffin是加入蕉段的)

食譜參考自大少奶:
http://blog.yahoo.com/iamtaisiu9/articles/47758


2012年11月9日

心癢癢 - November wish list

wish list 內產品絕不在乎擁有, 只在乎發吓夢

1. The Hummingbird Bakery Cake Days Cookbook



每次經過Page One 都忍唔住從頭到尾揭一次
不單止食譜是work-able
相片顏色, 用具擺設全部都是我喜歡的style
桃紅配啡色, pastel colours, 木製cupcake stand

偏偏每次揭完我又會放低唔捨得買
因為屋企已有太多to-do recipes
焗晒我再考慮

http://hummingbirdbakery.com/cookbooks/cake-days/

2. Squires Kitchen Excalibur Dehydrators

食物抽濕機
適用於生果, 蔬菜, 香料, 花, 肉, 麵包, 曲奇等

香港天氣潮濕, 常常面對一大難題 - 糖霜曲奇難乾, 易變淋
如果可以一次過放九層曲奇吹乾糖霜面就好了




http://www.squires-shop.com/ibf/index.php?p=product&id=5615&parent=238


3. Marimekko iphone case
( :D 已於11月4號購入)

2004年飲食男女介紹 marimekko
被一梯形布袋深深吸引
之後一直不能自拔, 對 unikko花著迷

想不到iphone 4已出了一段日子
marimekko最近才推出它的殼
die hard fans 如我怎可錯過



2012年11月6日

鍊奶怪 - 鍊奶雲哩拿磅蛋糕





你們小時候有沒有喝過鍊奶溝滾水?
媽媽常常沖給我喝, 我愛死鍊奶獨有的甜味
不過長大後再沒喝過, 覺得這樣沖飲品很變態

但仍然很愛鍊奶這東西
奶醬多 - 多奶吖唔該
格仔餅 - 多奶吖唔該
用鍊奶做的澳洲版Caramel slice 就更不能抗拒

所以看到這個食譜, 毫不猶豫就做了

當日很多賓客都愛吃
難道他們都是鍊奶fans?


Ingredients


1 1/3 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup sugar
225g butter, room temperature
3 eggs, room temperature
2 tsp vanilla paste or extract
3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk


Directions


Preheat oven to 175°C. Grease and flour a medium loaf pan and set aside.


Whisk flour, salt and baking powder together in a bowl and set aside.


Beat sugar and butter together until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix until well combined. Add the vanilla and condensed milk and mix until well combined.


Add the flour and fold in with a spatula until just incorporated.


Pour the batter into the pan.


Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 50 – 55 minutes. Cool cake in the pan for ten minutes before turning out to cool completely on a wire rack.




2012年11月5日

經典甜品製作 - 木槺布甸








又到龍舟女子組每月的Bake day, 繼續炮製經典甜品
今天主角是木槺布甸與Tiramisu (Tiramisu食譜屬創意西點教室, 抱歉不在這裡公開了)
都是不用焗的甜品,不過我們花了很多時間砌沙般砌木槺布甸
薄薄的膠杯,都被她們砌到七層

但是我們最後的結論是 ------ 太多餅碎唔好食, 要多多cream, 厚厚cream 先好食!

材料:

瑪莉餅 (Marie biscuits) 150

淡忌廉 500毫升

煉奶 100

雲哩拿條 1 (取其籽)

雲哩拿油 半茶匙
1湯匙
大唧袋一個

做法:

1. 以攪拌機或人手打碎瑪莉餅, 過篩, 備用

2. 切開雲哩拿條, 用小刀括其籽,備用

3. 雲哩拿籽加入忌廉, 用電動打蛋器打勻至軟(6
成企身),拌入煉奶、雲哩拿油及糖打至 8成企身(軟雪糕狀),拌勻後放入唧袋

4.
 將瑪莉餅碎先鋪在餅模的底層(為令餅碎增加幼滑口感, 我們會再以篩將餅碎篩入容器中) ,唧一層忌廉,再鋪上一層瑪莉餅碎,梅花間竹填滿

5. 放進雪櫃, 雪硬即成

備註:
- 分別用過嘉頓, 百佳牌及麥維他瑪莉餅, 麥維他最易打碎, 及有最香的餅味, 價錢亦相對較貴
- 雲哩拿籽是木槺布甸的靈魂, 能大大提升味道. 今次我們只用雲哩拿籽,沒加雲哩拿油,自然的雲哩拿香氣已引死我們

食譜參考自: 肥家私房菜





看著上圖的黑色點點, 想起多年前b 為小組弄這個甜品
Katherine 大叫: 怎麼這麼多黑色垃圾? 我挑極都挑唔走呀
........... (-.-')

2012年11月4日

少少就夠 - Vanilla cupcake 食譜



Wyman 多年前在蘋果專欄提過買cupcake的氣憤經歷
他路經餅店被色彩繽紛的蛋糕吸引
滿心歡喜買了一個被名為'Cupcake'的蛋糕仔回家
當準備好好品嚐時
一口咬下去, 竟是實的的質地
他慨嘆餅店怎麼連muffin 與cupcake都分不清
破壞那一刻他對cupcake的期望

那一天我認識到兩者的分別
從此提醒自己做cupcake 一定要做出鬆軟的質地
雖然本身對cupcake 十分抗拒
怕了裝飾的buttercream icing
但見今次新娘子指定要有cupcake, 並將dessert table名為Cupcake Table
那就盡力去做吧

網上找到加入牛奶的這個食譜
既有牛奶, 蛋糕一定鬆軟
出到來有很香的牛油味, 質地軟綿綿

Vanilla icing同樣加入牛奶
打好後我們放入唧袋, 到現場才裝飾
怕別人跟我們一樣對icing 抗拒, 所以只唧了小小的一圈
怎知客人們盛讚icing 的味道及幼滑
哈哈, 我們真不懂反應

食譜修改自:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/saras-secrets/magnolias-vanilla-cupcake-recipe/index.html
網站上附有影片指示做法

可做出24個cupcakes

材料:
Cupcakes:

1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup (227g) unsalted butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs, at room temperature
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Vanilla Buttercream:

1 cup (227g) unsalted butter, softened
6 to 8 cups icing sugar
1/4 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

做法:
Cupcakes:



Preheat oven to 175 degrees.


Line 2 (1/2 cup-12 capacity) muffin tins with cupcake papers.


In a small bowl, combine the flours. Set aside.


In a large bowl, on the medium speed of an electric mixer, cream the butter until smooth. Add the sugar gradually and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the dry ingredients in 3 parts, alternating with the milk and vanilla. With each addition, beat until the ingredients are incorporated but do not over beat. Using a rubber spatula, scrape down the batter in the bowl to make sure the ingredients are well blended. Carefully spoon the batter into the cupcake liners, filling them about 3/4 full. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cupcake comes out clean.


Cool the cupcakes in tins for 15 minutes. Remove from the tins and cool completely on a wire rack before icing.

Icing:

Place the butter in a large mixing bowl. Add 4 cups of the sugar and then the milk and vanilla. On the medium speed of an electric mixer, beat until smooth and creamy, about 3 to 5 minutes. Gradually add the remaining sugar, 1 cup at a time, beating well after each addition (about 2 minutes), until the icing is thick enough to be of good spreading consistency. You may not need to add all of the sugar. If desired, add a few drops of food coloring and mix thoroughly. (Use and store the icing at room temperature because icing will set if chilled.) Icing can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days.


2012年11月3日

尋尋覓覓 - 碎朱古力曲奇食譜



碎朱古力曲奇是一個奧秘, 你永遠無法滿足於一個食譜
人人都說自己的碎朱古力曲奇是世上最好
但當你嘗試過後, 總覺得有更好的等待發掘

至今已試過十多二十個食譜
仍未找到傾心的一個(乾脆買Mrs Fields, 更好吃!)
今次採用的New York Times食譜, 在外國餅界中大受推崇
每次派對, 教會聚會我都說要焗這曲奇
偏偏每次都沒有耐性預早預備

食譜特別之處在於分別要用上高粉及低粉
並必須要預先搓餅糰, 放入雪櫃攤二十四小時以上, 令多餘的水份蒸發及將味道合一


材料:
2 cups minus 2 tablespoons cake flour
1 2/3 cups bread flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 2/3 cup chocolate chips

做法:
To make dough:
In a large mixing bowl, sift together flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt
Using an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar. Mix for about five minutes to ensure a light and creamy texture. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Pour in vanilla and mix well.
Add flour mixture to butter mixture and stir until combined, avoiding over-mixing. Add chocolate chips. Place plastic wrap over dough and refrigerate for at least 24 hours and up to 72 hours

Baking instructions:
Preheat oven to 175 degrees. Place dough by rounded tablespoons onto a cookie sheet. Top with a few flakes of sea salt. Bake for approximately 11 to 13 minutes, or until light golden brown. Remove from oven and let cookies cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack and allow cookies to cool completely




為婚禮一共焗了二百多塊, 它們的質感較脆口
深受大人小朋友歡迎, 一吃再吃
不過我喜歡的是淋身質地, 還是要繼續尋覓

食譜來源: http://www.cheaprecipeblog.com/2012/08/the-new-york-times-chocolate-chip-cookie-recipe/