All about Cakes & Cookies Baking

[Chan09]

Any good recommendation for pri1 girl birthday cake? She likes choc sponge or chocolate and wanted to get one for party? 2 kg. Tks

[maggicho]

The trends today are mini-cupcakes Bday cake. The designs on the mini-cupcakes are the various designs according to the child’s fav.


Perhaps this would be a pleasant surprise for your girl.

[kitty2]

Anyone has the above recipe to share?


Thanks

[Funz]

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Apple Strudel. DS's request.

[dasalo]

Funz:

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Apple Strudel. DS's request.

Wow :yikes: This looks pro.

What puff pastry did you use? I mean brand? Or you made the pastry yourself? Also, if i may ask if you added whipped cream in your custard? What about the fillings? You cook the apples too? Must learn from you.

[Funz]

I used Pampas Butter puff pastry. Comes in a pack of 3 sheets. Bought it from NTUC. Have never been truly successful in making puff pastry, you need cold hands for that, mine are too warm. Cooked the custard and apples myself. No whip cream for the custard, I used low fat fresh milk.


For this batch that I made I used the following estimates

Apple filling
3 Fuji apples cut into small cubes
2 tbsp sugar
50g butter
juice of 1/2 a lemon (add the zest in if you like)
dash of cinnamon powder (add more if you like a stronger cinnamon fragrance)

Dump everything into a pot and cook till the apple is soft. If there’s too much liquid, thicken with a little corn flour solution.

Custard
1 egg
1 cup low fat fresh milk
1/4 cup castor sugar
2 tbsp plain flour
1 tsp vanilla essence
25g butter

Whisk the egg, sugar, flour, vanilla and about 1/3 cup of milk. Heat the balance of the milk and add that to the egg mixture while stirring. Put the whole mixture into a pot and cook over low fire. Be sure to keep stirring or it will burn or curdle in lumps. Once the custard thickens, turn off the heat stir in the butter and let it cool.

Follow the baking instructions on the packing of the puff pastry. Once the puff pastry is done, all you need to do is assemble and dig in.

Do adjust the amount of sugar according to your taste.

[dasalo]

Funz:

I used Pampas Butter puff pastry. Comes in a pack of 3 sheets. Bought it from NTUC. Have never been truly successful in making puff pastry, you need cold hands for that, mine are too warm. Cooked the custard and apples myself. No whip cream for the custard, I used low fat fresh milk.


For this batch that I made I used the following estimates

Apple filling
3 Fuji apples cut into small cubes
2 tbsp sugar
50g butter
juice of 1/2 a lemon (add the zest in if you like)
dash of cinnamon powder (add more if you like a stronger cinnamon fragrance)

Dump everything into a pot and cook till the apple is soft. If there's too much liquid, thicken with a little corn flour solution.

Custard
1 egg
1 cup low fat fresh milk
1/4 cup castor sugar
2 tbsp plain flour
1 tsp vanilla essence
25g butter

Whisk the egg, sugar, flour, vanilla and about 1/3 cup of milk. Heat the balance of the milk and add that to the egg mixture while stirring. Put the whole mixture into a pot and cook over low fire. Be sure to keep stirring or it will burn or curdle in lumps. Once the custard thickens, turn off the heat stir in the butter and let it cool.

Follow the baking instructions on the packing of the puff pastry. Once the puff pastry is done, all you need to do is assemble and dig in.

Do adjust the amount of sugar according to your taste.

Thanks Funz, for the recipe. Whenever I cook my apples either for bread pudding or apple pie, it just didn't turn out right. I didn't get that translucent look in the apple nor the sticky jam. Perhaps it's the flour that makes the trick?

[jtoh]

Funz, that looks delicious!!

[mamii]

Funz, that is a great recipe, it was really yummy. I replaced the apple with peach and kiwi. thanks for sharing !!!

[Funz]

mamii:

Funz, that is a great recipe, it was really yummy. I replaced the apple with peach and kiwi. thanks for sharing !!!!

Mamii, glad that you liked it.