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CAKE - Dead Good Chocolate Cake
By Aemelia
1. Heat the oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3
- Cake:
- 250 g butter
- 300 g light muscovado sugar
- 100 g plain flour
- 100 g self-raising flour
- 5 eggs
- 300 g dark chocolate
- FOR THE ICING:
- 200 g dark chocolate
- 200 ml double cream
CHICKEN - Chicken-Fried Sweetbread Nuggets
By Aemelia
1. Place sweetbreads, milk (replace milk with buttermilk if using chicken tenders) and salt into a bowl and stir to...
- 1 lb sweetbreads, lightly rinsed and cut into 1-inch chunks OR 1 lb chicken tenders cut into 1-inch chunks
- 2 cups milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- salt and pepper to taste
ICE CREAM - Black Sesame Ice Cream
By Aemelia
1) In a large bowl, mix whole milk (I used a combination of whole milk and skim milk) and sugar using a hand blende...
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 1/2 cups whole milk
- 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
- 5 tablespoons kurogoma (ground black sesame)
FISH - Teochew-Style Steamed Cod
By Aemelia
Divide all ingredients into 2 portions
- 2 slice Cod
- 1 Tomato or 8 Cherry Tomatoes, sliced thickly
- 8 stalk Spring Onion, whites part only, cut into smaller sections
- 2 slice Ginger
- 1 leaf Salted Vegetable, about 2 tablespoon full when diced
- A handful Shimeji Mushroom
- 1 Salted Plum, pitted and cut into 4 pieces if sharing.
- 1 teaspoon Fish Sauce
- 100 ml Water
- Some Wolfberries (optional)
CAKE - Matcha Chiffon Cake
By Aemelia
1. Preheat oven to 180C 2
- 85 g Cake Flour
- 3 g Baking Powder
- 7 g Matcha Powder
- 3 Egg Yolks
- 40 g Caster Sugar
- Pinch of Salt
- 35 ml vegetable oil
- 30 ml water
- 4 Egg Whites
- 70 g Caster Sugar
- 1/4 tsp Cream of Tartar
CAKE - Damp Lemon and Almond Cake
By Aemelia
Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF; line the bottom of a 20cm (8-inch) springform pan with parchment paper – I use...
- from How to Be a Domestic Goddess:
- 1 cup (226g/2 sticks) soft unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup (150g) sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1/3 cup (47g) all purpose flour
- 1 1/3 cups ground almonds
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- grated zest and juice of 2 lemons
CAKE - Ultimate Chocolate Cake
By Aemelia
1. Butter a 20cm round cake tin (7
- CAKE:
- 200 g good quality dark chocolate , about 60% cocoa solids
- 200 g butter , cut in pieces
- 1 tbsp instant coffee granules
- 85 g self-raising flour
- 85 g plain flour
- 1 ⁄4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 200 g light muscovado sugar
- 200 g golden caster sugar
- 25 g cocoa powder
- 3 medium eggs
- 75 ml buttermilk (5 tbsp)
- grated chocolate or curls, to decorate
- FOR THE GANACHE:
- 200 g good-quality dark chocolate , as above
- 284 ml carton double cream (pouring type)
- 2 tbsp golden caster sugar
SCONE - Cheese Biscuits with Scallions and Black Pepper
By Aemelia
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F and line a sheet pan with parchment paper
- 2 cups (250 grams) all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons (6 grams) baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon (1 gram) baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon (2 grams) coarse salt
- 1/2 teaspoon (1 gram) freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, cold and cut into cubes
- 3/4 cup (6 fluid ounces) buttermilk, cold
- 1 cup (85 grams) Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1/4 cup (30 grams) scallions, thinly chopped
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten, for egg wash
CAKE - Vanilla Bean Buttermilk Cake with Amaretto Buttercream
By Aemelia
CAKE: Place oven racks on the upper and lower thirds of the oven
- CAKE:
- 3 c. cake flour
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1 and 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3 sticks unsalted butter, room temp.
- 2 and 1/3 c. sugar
- 3 large egg whites, room temp.
- 2 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 1 and 1/2 c. buttermilk, room temp.
- Amaretto Buttercream:
- 3 eggs
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/2 c. water
- 2 c. sugar
- 6 sticks unsalted butter, room temp.
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 3 TBSP. amaretto
CAKE - Almond Cakes with Sugared Apple Icing
By Aemelia
½ cup + 1 tablespoon (127g) unsalted butter, softened ¾ cup + 1 tablespoon (162g) caster sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Sugared apple icing:
- 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon (127g) unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup + 1 tablespoon (162g) caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup + 1 tablespoon (150g) all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup almond meal (ground almonds)
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup (120ml) whole milk
- 3/4 cup + 1 tablespoon (162g) caster sugar
- 1/4 cup (60m) clear apple juice