Month: August 2016

Baby chocolate eclairs

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For some strange reason, I had a sudden urge to bake yesterday and I thought, let’s try making eclairs for my dinner party later that night. So I dug out a cookbook of mine and went online to watch videos on how to make eclairs. I’ve always thought that eclairs were challenging to make but after trying it out myself, it turned out to be very easy and fool-proof. Things that you need to make eclairs are pipping bags with a large round tip and a middle round tip. I always struggle with pipping bags – just not good with it and I made a mess in the kitchen haha. You also need a flex edge beater to make the eclairs. To make the eclairs, start off by making the custard first as it takes time for the custard to set. To make the custard, mix all the dry ingredients into the milk first before heating the milk up. This allows the corn starch to dissolve. You can use skim milk but honestly whole milk makes the …

Cornflake cookies

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It has been a while since I’ve posted any recipes. For the past few weeks I’ve been working on a new website to sell my cakes and cookies online so it’s going to be an exciting new start for me! Also, I’ve been trying to improve my photography skills and work on food styling – gosh it is quite a challenge and I look ridiculous standing on chairs, squatting, playing around with props just to get the perfect shot haha. After multiple attempts – finally a few good shots! So the recipe for the day is cornflake cookies! This is an adaptation from my previous post on almond cornflake cookie. I’m still obsessed in trying to recreate the cornflake cookies sold in Bengawan Solo but this is good enough to satisfy me! This cookie is really simple to make. All you need is flour, cornflakes, sugar, butter, eggs and bicarbonate soda. The first thing to do is to make sure that your butter is at room temperature. This can be struggle during winter as it …