Month: April 2007
Not a Cake!
Chaud-frois that I made at college. It’s an old fashioned way of presenting things (mainly meat and fish) for buffets. The item is cooked, then covered in a bechamel that has gelatin added. The decorations are added, made from aubergine, peppers and cucumber skins. They’re then covered in aspic jelly!
Continue Reading...Giant Lion Bar
The chocolate still needs trimming off round the bottom to make it neater.. surprisingly easy to make… Line a tin Melt ~500g of toffee and pour into the tin. Add a layer of wafer (the ones you can get for icecream) Make some buttercream and mix with peanut butter, put half into the tin and […]
Continue Reading...Profiteroles
Made a while back but I just re-found the photo.. Filled to bursting with whipped cream and covered with melted chocolate
Continue Reading...Croissants
I decided to have a go at making croissants, it didn’t go too badly.. I think there was a misprint in the recipe that asked for 100g of yeast! The dough was too soft I think and the butter just squished out of it when it was being rolled. And then I didn’t get it […]
Continue Reading...Cheesecake..
The most fantabulous amazing cheesecake, and so easy to make.. Ok, maybe my presentation needs a little work, but it tastes damn good. A packet of chocolate cookies and butter for the base. Lots of melted chocolate, 3oz sugar, 200g Marscapone, 200g yoghurt and a carton of lightly whipped cream for the topping. Awesome!
Continue Reading...Buy cake!
Since I appear to have made it to the main Aberddu page.. look at the shiney link there to me! Anyway.. I am, if you didn’t know already, going to South Africa in October, and I want to raise money for that trip So if between now and October you want anything made, anything at […]
Continue Reading...Happy Easter
The eggs I made went down well so I’m happy 😀
Continue Reading...Chocolate Naked Women
That’s it…
Continue Reading...Hot Cross Buns
They worked! This year they actually worked! Okay I overcooked them a little so they’re a little crisp on the outside.. but they worked! 1 tbsp dried yeast (I used a sachet) 100ml warm water 1lb plain flour 1 3/4oz demerera sugar milk 1 tsp salt 1 egg 1oz softened butter 2 tsp spices 3oz […]
Continue Reading...Honeycomb
I found an absolutely awesome recipe for honeycomb… 4 tbsp Sugar 2 tbsp Golden Syrup 2 tsp water 1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda Dissolve everything except the bicarb in a pan and boil for 7 minutes Remove from heat and stir in the bicarb Quickly transfer to a lined tin and leave to set It’s […]
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