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Financiers aux Fraises et Pistaches

Published by My Cooking Hut on May 5, 2007 under Cakes

First of all, apology for my short disappearance. I have been busy, busy and busy. Well, same old excuse. But, hey I am trying to get back on track now, so it’s not that bad after all.

 

It’s gonna be another ‘Bank holiday’ weekend in the UK. We are gonna have Arnaud’s mom in London today and have got the finanlised ‘to-do’ list done to make her second visit another memorable one! I have got my menu planned too. So, all the below are what we are gonna have tomorrow evening for dinner.

 

Arnaud has volunteered to bake as he is the chef de partie. Financiers aux fraises et pistaches, that’s one of his specialities. So, my job is to snap these little pretty ones. Felicitation Arnaud, ils sont tres bon!!

Baking - back to the basic

Published by My Cooking Hut on March 18, 2007 under Cakes

When comes to baking, I have to admit I don’t bake that often. My mom used to bake a lot when I was young and it was great to see something nice from the oven and to taste. I thought of the basic Chiffon/Sponge cake that my mom used to bake with ‘pandan’ flavour, it was so yummy. The texture was light, springy and firm.

I got one recipe off the internet yesterday and tried to bake in pandan flavour. The smell of the cake was great but it wasn’t a success. I later found out why - cos there’s butter in it!

The sponge cake over here is different - usually topped with icing or spread with cream. And yes, the texture is like the one I baked yesterday, a bit buttery!

Luckily, I found another recipe before I approached my mom - I thought this recipe should work. So, I baked it about 2 hours ago in orange flavour and finally, that’s what I expected it to be - the light and springy texture.

Most of all, not buttery! I later confirmed with my mom if the way I did was right. However, the way she bakes is a little bit different. She whisks the egg whites and sugar until they are stiff before folding in the yolks then flour. I am gonna try her method next time!