For The Love Of Baking

May 19, 2006

Twelve Layers of Heavens

Update 17/8/06: Recipe in English is now available…

6 layers of Jaconde Cake + 6 layers of ganache = 12 layers of heavens

‘Nuff said.

Opera Cake (English version click here)
by Ita Kustina

Jaconde Cake:
200 gram Almond bubuk/ Mete bubuk
150 gram gula pasir halus
6 butir telur ayam utuh
50 gram mentega, cairkan
55 gram tepung terigu
115 gram putih telur
55 gram gula halus
Air kopi untuk siraman cake

Ganache:
500 gram Dark Cooking Chocolate, cincang
500 gram whipping cream

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April 28, 2006

Baking Class: International Cakes

Pictures from the last baking class of NCC-Bintaro.. enjoy.

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October 22, 2005

Balls of Joy (SHF #13: The Dark Side)

I never have milk chocolate stocked in my pantry. It’s always dark chocolate. I keep some white chocolate (it’s not chocolate!) mostly for garnish. So, one day, when I was craving reaaaally bad for something chocolatey, I turned left-over cakes into balls and balls of dark chocolate. All placed in black paper cups. Dark mood, sweet teeth. Just in time for Sugar High Friday #13; happy 1st anniversary! This time, Kelli of Lovescool is hosting the event (read her lovely roundup here). I hope i won’t be disqualified because I use a little bit of white chocolate, only for decorating purpose. Trust me.

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August 3, 2005

Oranges Inside :)

You just can’t compete with chocolate, the food of Gods. Imagine when it combines with custard. That’s how Gateau Africain was created by the Europeans.
But there is one thing that ultimately brings it to perfection: Oranges!

Yep. Mandarin Oranges come as a delightful touch to the custard that binds the chocolate cake layers together. It’s the “it” factor that distinguishes between the ordinary and extraordinary Gateau Africain. Between the plain look and the fun bright pretty presentation boasted by the renowned orange color. It’s Oranges inside!

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Whoopie Pies!

I made this the first time when I was 11 years old, the recipe referred it as “Othello”. About two weeks ago I saw it on Oprah, turned out the name is Whoopie Pies

It’s chocolate cake sandwich with buttercream and custard filling, coated with melted chocolate. So simple, so tempting. Make it in bite-size to minimize the guilty feeling

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June 23, 2005

Chocolate Cappuccino Cheesecake

capuccino cheesecake

A Must-Have for coffee lovers!

Just the right composition of dominant coffee-chocolate, cheese in the background, and a hint of cinnamon. Very flirty, even for a non-coffee drinker like me. (more…)