The best Very Good Recipes from Ask the Baker - 2

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Donuts with cream -

Ask the Baker 01/27/13 14:05
This picture is from http://www.wallcoo.net/ Who doesn't love donuts, huh? When I was a kid, I used to read the books of Christopher Pike; The Spooksville novellas was my favourite; I remember the male characters in the book would usually hang in a local...
- Donuts
- Cream
Chocolate cake 2 (Nestlé Cocoa Recipe) -

Ask the Baker 09/08/12 18:32
Oops I did it again!! Yeah, I made the Nestlé Cocoa Chocolate Cake again. This time I added one teaspoon of Strong Coffee (Nescafé Espresso) in the hot water to add more flavour. As you know coffee and cocoa taste great together. I am not a good cake decorator...
- Chocolate Cake
- Chocolate
- Cocoa
- Cake
"viennoiseries" (viennese breads) -

Ask the Baker 08/31/12 17:41
Viennoiseries include all laminated doughs, yeasted-laminated doughs and rich yeast doughs. They are normally richer than normal breads. Here are some pictures I took during the training on "Viennoiserie for Professionals" at La Fournée des Moulins. Endless...
- Viennoiseries
- Bread
Marshmallow bubble gum cake roll -

Ask the Baker 04/22/12 06:32
Inspired by Anncoo Journal's Cherry Polka Dots Swiss Roll and Jen from My Baking Diary's Polka-Dotted Green Tea Swiss Roll, I decided to make a Cake Roll with these little dots. Oops, all my food colourings were expired with the exception of my bizarre...
- Marshmallow
- Cake
- Roll
Focaccia (Using Poolish) -

Ask the Baker 12/09/12 18:43
The basic Focaccia recipe below is from Bread Technique and Mark Witt (2008). I wanted to try his recipe first before trying that of Peter Reihnart. You can choose any topping of your choice. Ingredients: Poolish 350 g bread flour 500 ml water* 1/8 tsp...
- Focaccia
Pains d'épices -

Ask the Baker 10/02/12 21:00
When I eat ginger bread (Pain d'épices), the only thing that comes to my mind is the Gingerbread Man Story. Let me share this video with you. The recipe below is adapted from Les Moulins de la Concorde Ltée. Ingredients Wet ingredients 200 g honey 100 g...
- Épice
- Pain
Gluten-free sponge cake -

Ask the Baker 09/14/12 20:13
Nothing to say, except that was a really nice cake. It's gluten-free, feather light and airy. I baked this cake when I was trying to make a cake similar to the commercial sponge cake available in our local supermarkets and hypermarkets. I wanted to see...
- Sponge Cake
- Gluten Free
- Cake
Cny peanut cookies -

Ask the Baker 08/04/12 20:02
Check those CNY Peanut Cookies (Chinese New Year Peanut Cookies or Chinese Peanut Cookies). I don't know which recipe to follow :-o Best recipes, foods and travel Do What I Like Table for 2..... or More Kooky Culinary The Red Gingham Baking Bits and Bobs...
- Cookie
- Peanut
Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Swirl -

Ask the Baker 12/23/22 16:03
I have been baking many chocolate cake recipe lately and I've noticed that the cake is more flavourful when I use Nestlé cocoa powder than those sold in stores that sell baker's stuffs. I like to use a combo of butter and oil as butter gives a good taste...
- Chocolate Cake
- Cream cheese
- Chocolate
- Cake
Quick and easy cupcakes -

Ask the Baker 11/13/22 15:20
This cake recipe is very easy and foolproof for beginners. It tastes amazing and takes less than 30 mins to prepare. It is also a one bowl recipe which requires less washing up. Approx 30 cupcakes (mini ones)Ingredients3 eggs 1 can condensed milk2tbsp vanilla...
- Cupcake
- Quick
Maspin Barfi -

Ask the Baker 09/29/22 18:14
This cake has recently gained popularity in Mauritius. If I am not mistaken it has been first introduced by patisserie Moolkeea. It's super yummy with a cup of tea. Any maspin recipe or vanilla cake you like will do, it's just that I have been baking low...
Oreo and nutella cuppies -

Ask the Baker 12/25/12 09:08
I made these for my friends last time. I found them damn addictive. You should give it a try. You can definitely play around with the colour of the batter. I also like blue with Oreo. You can also add real strawberry purée in the batter if you want to be...
- Nutella
- Oreo
Coffee roll cake -

Ask the Baker 11/06/12 19:47
A big Happy Birthday to my friend Yousrah. She loves coffee and chocolate and I couldn't think of anything else except a coffee cake with ganache. The coffee swiss roll recipe is from MonteurRecipe with minor modifications based on the quality of ingredients...
- Coffee
- Cake
- Roll
Chocolate cupcakes with filling -

Ask the Baker 07/30/12 20:06
I like everything that is filled: filled cupcakes, filled Madeleines, filled brownies. Besides being cute, they are very delicious, right? Ingredients (15 cupcakes) 25 g cocoa powder 180 g Self-raising flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 150...
- Chocolate Cupcake
- Chocolate
- Cupcake
Windowpane test -

Ask the Baker 07/08/12 11:21
"Breadmaking works miracles on all levels. The slow, rhythmic kneading is therapeutic, opening up the lungs and rib cage and releasing stresses and strains with gentle efficacy. Watch as the warmth and pressure of your hands bring the yeast to life and...
Mocha chocolate chip cupcakes -

Ask the Baker 06/09/12 22:17
I really wanted to bake something sweet since last week. I also wanted to use the chocolate chips I bought a while back. Here in Mauritius, it's so difficult to get good chocolate chips. Let's hope this one is good. I was wondering whether I should bake...
- Chocolate
- Cupcake
- Mocha
- Chip
Baked caramel custard -

Ask the Baker 05/12/12 11:01
Caramel custard has different names as listed below: Crème caramel Flan (used mainly in North America and Spanish-speaking countries) Leche flan or milk flan ('Leche' means milk and this name is commonly used in Philippines and some Latin American countries)...
- Caramel
- Custard
- Baked
Candying -

Ask the Baker 04/22/12 06:31
I have come across hundreds of recipes on the internet of how to make candied fruits and peels but yet none were like those we would find in a candied fruit shop. Upon completion of my dissertation which was on “The Effect of Brining on Candied Grapefruit...
Baking equipment -

Ask the Baker 04/14/12 09:05
1. LARGE EQUIPMENT Mixers Mixers are commonly used for mixing cake batters and biscuit doughs, kneading bread doughs, whisking and whipping eggs and cream respectively. 1.1 - Mixer and mixer attachments Ovens An oven is a hot chamber in which food is heated...
- Baking