My latest creation for a special birthday occasion: Strawberry and Peach Cream Chiffon Cake. The light and fluffy cake layers really complemented the strawberries and peach. Perfect for a spring birthday :)
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Showing posts with label cakes. Show all posts
Monday, March 29, 2010
Strawberry and Peach Birthday Cake
My latest creation for a special birthday occasion: Strawberry and Peach Cream Chiffon Cake. The light and fluffy cake layers really complemented the strawberries and peach. Perfect for a spring birthday :)
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Tiramisu Cake My Way
What do you do when you need to satisfy chocolate, coffee and alcohol cravings at the same time?
Tiramisu Cake saves the day!
I wanted to originally use Doris Greenspan's Tiramisu Cake recipe, which can be found here. Somehow I find myself failing terribly at making a normal yellow cake. I can, however, make the perfect chiffon cake so I altered the recipe and used a normal chiffon cake recipe instead.
The rich mascarporne cream was perfectly balanced against the lighter fluffy chiffon cake, making it a lighter version of the normal food-coma inducing Tiramisu. The birthday girl had a big smile on her face and I am happy as well. This recipe is definitely a keeper!
Tiramisu Cake saves the day!
I wanted to originally use Doris Greenspan's Tiramisu Cake recipe, which can be found here. Somehow I find myself failing terribly at making a normal yellow cake. I can, however, make the perfect chiffon cake so I altered the recipe and used a normal chiffon cake recipe instead.
Happy Birthday Min!
Monday, February 1, 2010
The Perfect Match: Orange Chocolate Chiffon Cake
The best foods always come in pairs.
Burger and Fries. Steak and Wine. Strawberries and Cream. Green Tea & Red Bean.
Orange and Chocolate is possibly one of the most unique but constantly undermined flavor pairings. With a day free of school because of snow (yay) I decided to whip up something light and tasty to battle the cold. Chocolate is a definite must when it comes to bringing anyone out of the winter blues.
I've tried making an Orange Chiffon cake before. This time, I decided to give it a twist by taking two cups of batter and adding it to a rich chocolate mixture (1/3 cup cocoa, 2 tbsp of corn oil, 2 tbsp of hot water, 3 tbsp of sugar). Then I created a marble effect by dolloping alternating batter into the tube pan.
The result was a light airy sponge cake with a slightly crunchy exterior With the sweet tangy orange flavor juxtaposing against the rich dark chocolate, it was a match made in heaven. A cup of hot bubbling cocoa completed my afternoon as I curled up on the couch and watched Food Network TV.
Burger and Fries. Steak and Wine. Strawberries and Cream. Green Tea & Red Bean.
Orange and Chocolate is possibly one of the most unique but constantly undermined flavor pairings. With a day free of school because of snow (yay) I decided to whip up something light and tasty to battle the cold. Chocolate is a definite must when it comes to bringing anyone out of the winter blues.
I've tried making an Orange Chiffon cake before. This time, I decided to give it a twist by taking two cups of batter and adding it to a rich chocolate mixture (1/3 cup cocoa, 2 tbsp of corn oil, 2 tbsp of hot water, 3 tbsp of sugar). Then I created a marble effect by dolloping alternating batter into the tube pan.
The result was a light airy sponge cake with a slightly crunchy exterior With the sweet tangy orange flavor juxtaposing against the rich dark chocolate, it was a match made in heaven. A cup of hot bubbling cocoa completed my afternoon as I curled up on the couch and watched Food Network TV.
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