Tiramisu

Tiramisu

Tiramisu in Italian means "pick me up". I made this cake this afternoon, I was planning to sell cakes so yeah, I've been experimenting. :) The sides are made from lady fingers (or Biscuits à la cuillère), then the cake was made of chiffon and the filling is made of cream cheese. :) I sifted some cocoa powder on top. :) My sisters loved it. :) I also added some coffee to make the cake moisty. I didn't need to add more sugar since both the chiffon, filling and ladyfingers are sweet already. :)

While taking out the lady fingers in the oven I got burned... Here's the picture:

I also took the pick after I build up the cake, it was pinkish earlier and right now it is somewhat reddish... :( 

Japanese Cheesecake

Japanese Cheesecake

I made the cake yesterday... and now there's only one slice left. :D hehe... Yeah and I'm giving it to my aunt tomorrow. :D Most of my friends know that I'm fond of learning Japanese-style pastries so when I saw this recipe on the web, I printed it out and immediately studied it and bought the necessary ingredients. 

I completely forgot to buy some lemons when I went grocery shopping so I used calamansi (or kiamquat, I think) as a substitute. It turned out well. My siblings loved the cake especially my brother who's a big fan of cheesecakes. :) The procedure is fairly easy I guess. 

I'm going to try making Matcha Cheesecake again.... sheesh. I need to find Matcha powder. :|

Cupcakes! (again)

Chocolate Cupcakes without Sprinkles

Hehe... I guess I was so bored I just made these stuff.. It's chocolate cupcakes but I made different frostings... I made a Chocolate frosting and Cream cheese frosting. When I plated it, it looked like checkerboards lol. Black and White. I added some sprinkles to add more color. :D So there. Hope you like it! :D

Chocolate Cupcakes with Sprinkles

It's been a while since I last posted... :) That's because my laptop is still in the hospital. I'm really pissed off since I SMSed them earlier and they asked for my AR#, I gave it to them then they didn't even reply back. I SMSed them twice but no response. Stupid people. I wanna whack them with my rolling pin! Grr.. anyway.. I'm using our pc right now, I have to share it to my brother. I got a new phone so I got some USB cable to connect to (I used my bluetooth when I still have my laptop). Then uploaded some pics that I wanna blog. My brother is not home right now so I'm free to use this without any hindrances. (he likes to take the pc away from me) hahaha. :D Oh well.. 1st post it up! :D

Broccolli Cheese Dip

Brocolli Cheese Dip with Breadsticks

I was looking for some hors d'oeuvres recipe that I just felt researching in the net last night. I saw this recipe at Epicurious. :) So earlier this day, I went to the local market in Manila and bought some brocolli, the rest of the ingredients was bought in the supermarket (after I made some back and forth exhausting errands this afternoon, I also forgot that I haven't eaten lunch yet! :) I just realize it around 5 pm, I was really hungry. I bought some Jamaican patty by the way plus Fruit Magic's Strawberry Yogurt drink) since you wouldn't be able to find Yogurt, Sharp Cheddar or Cream Cheese in the market streets, well you might see one but I don't think it's 'safe'.

Anyway, I just made the dip tonight. When I first tasted the dip, it was really bland. I decided to add some salt (pepper was included it the recipe) to add some saltiness in it, a couple of teaspoons is good (taste, taste, taste). Then done.

My brother liked it, he said the saltiness of the dip contradicts the sweetness of the breadsticks that he liked. I like it too, I agreed to what he said, its like a match when you think about it. My sisters loved it too. :)

The dip itself has cream cheese and cheddar cheese (sharp) which contains fat and cholesterol but I think with some Yogurt, Scallions, Garlic, and Broccolli it evens out. It's a healthy-fun dip. I'm sure kids will love it.

I also added more garlic, my family loves garlic-y dishes. So there! :D

** You can also dip in Brocolli, Nachos, Pretzels, Chips, etc. :D