For The Love Of Baking

Bake, for the love of baking!

A beautiful dessert created to honor a Russian ballerina, Anna Pavlova.
A combination of very simple food: meringue, cream, fruits. That’s all! Yet the result is heavenly dessert that looks just as fantastic as its taste.

Some people complained about how hard it is to successfully bake the meringue. But the magic word is “be patient”. It took about an hour to bake, at low heat, another 2 hour to cool inside the oven, and probably another hour or two to finish cooling outside the oven. It’s recommended to bake the meringue one day ahead, specially if you don’t have that much time. It’s not as hard as you think, trust me. And ow, you’ll forget all of this when you spoon that thing into your mouth!!

Probably the first and the oldest pastry I know. Classic and always comforting.
The filling is so flexible, you can throw in anything you like. Be it custard or whipped cream -with or without colorful fresh fruits, buttercream or even chicken ragout. As for me, it’s my favorite Napoleon custard alright… Besides I still have some left in my fridge
Dust with powdered sugar on top before serving. Dashing!

Perfect combination of scrumptious flaky pastry and sweet creamy custard.
The best custard filling so far!

Soooo easy to make, fool-proof, and yet oh so indulging! Its smooth creamy texture is totally comforting, the caramel syrup makes it simply irrestible. Ricotta cheese and whipping cream add richness and deeper flavor than any other cream caramel made only from milk.

It’s amazing how a luxurious dessert can be created from very simple ingredients, using very easy method.

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This is one of my lifetime favorite books. Once you get a grip with the basic of cake decorating, this book will be your pedagogy, your second bible (if you ever had the first one).

Although it’s good for intermediate to advance decorator, I don’t see why beginners cannot start from this. It’s your reference to almost any aspects of cake decorating, from basic to advance techniques, including charts: cake dividing chart, tip chart, measurement chart, etc. It will take you to the promise land. Safely.

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A MUST-HAVE for anyone venturing the world of cake decorating for the first time! Easy to follow, simple yet pretty design examples, beautiful photos, this will totally open your mind and horizon about cake decorating. And it’s cheap too! (Around 50 thousand Rupiahs)

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“Blueberry Cheesecake? Bikin sendiri nih?” beneran sendiri, literally.
“Kok bisa sih???” bisalah. belajar.
“emang bisa ya cheesecake bikin sendiri?” BISA! *dzig* capek deh.
“Gile, rajin banget..” apa hubungannya cheesecake sama rajin?
“heran, kok bisa sih, kan ribet.” sok tau deh loe.
“yo owlo, loe harusnya bikin toko kue.” udah kok. namanya PennyLane’s Little Kitchen. Beli dunk.

Most people say this is the TRUE cheesecake. Densed, very rich, it will fill your mouth with lumps and lumps of sinful cakey cheese. Fool-proof recipe, somewhat easy (all cheesecakes are easy! that’s why they’re sinful..), and always ALWAYS be the rave of the crowd. So be prepared for the whole truth. And nothing but the truth.
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