August 2, 2011
May 20, 2011
Coffee Gâteau
Update August 8, 2011: Kate Bracks’ recipe for her Retro Coffee Cake with Coffee Butter Cream and Sticky Cinnamon Apples is finally being released after the grand finale last night. MasterChef really missed the boat on this one (as for the whole season of the show this year come to think of it) because it was one of the most searched-for recipes that ended up here in my blog since the episode aired! Anyway after looking at her recipe, it is different as she used a basic butter cake recipe with coffee added for the cake layers, not the classic Victoria sponge recipe base that I used here.
November 6, 2010
August 31, 2010
April 12, 2010
Pâte à Choux / Choux Pastry (milk version)
Update October 11, 2016: Just finished watching an episode of Paul Hollywood City Bakes on SBS Food Network, and finally found the answer as to why the need to add milk in making choux pastry! According to Paul, the addition of milk makes a softer choux pastry; use water only if making choux to construct something such as the croquembouche tower as this gives a firmer choux bun.
Corner Café 