Dessert Time: Haagen Dazs, Caramel Apple, Green tea Kitkat....!!!!

Hi everyone!

I saw this somewhere and I think it's is freaking true! ''Stressed <-> Desserts''  When you are stressed, go have some desserts and ta-dah de-stressed! How easy it is! I have a very sweet tooth and I eat incredible amount of desserts! Anyways, I'm gonna share with you guys some desserts that I had in the past week.

My favorite ice cream: Haagen Dazs Greentea!!

Mickey Minnie Caramel Apply at Disney World Orlando

Baked Nutella swirl cupcake to satisfy my midnight craving. 

Froyo!!

Favorite Green Tea Kitkat, Japan exclusive!!

Banana Milk

Hi everyone. How was your weekend?

I was craving for this banana milk and got it when I went grocery shopping last weekend. It tastes so good but it is so expensive at my place :(

Valentine's Day Dessert: Tiramisu

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

Heart-shaped for V-day ♥

For those who are in a relationship, I hope you guys can stay sweet and happy forever. And those who are single, I wish you can find your true valentine very soon :) Don't forget you can also celebrate with family!

I love desserts very much, and that is why I love to bake because it is hard to find a good bakery here in West Lafayette. I always bake my own dessert on holidays because a lot of places raise their price on holidays like Valentine's Day or Christmas Day. And most importantly, the person who eats your bakery will feel special because that is the thing specially made for them.

Last year, I made red velvet macaroons and Derek loved it! It is a very good valentine's day dessert. And this year, I wanna make something I haven't made before, which is Tiramisu. Tiramisu is an Italian dessert and has a meaning of 'pick me up'. I love tiramisu so much. It is one of my favorite cake. It has a mix flavor of coffee and chocolate also some liquor taste. The mascarpone cheese is so smooth and melt instantly in your mouth. I always thought it is very hard to make and the ingredients are hard to find. I found some recipes online and improvised them. Tiramisu is a no bake cheesecake unless you make the lady fingers from scratch.

**This is an eggless tiramisu recipe.

♥ Tiramisu ♥ 

Ingredients:
30 lady fingers (soft and hard)
1 cup espresso
2 tbsp coffee liqueur (optional)
2oz dark chocolate
1 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup sugar
8oz mascarpone cheese
cocoa powder (sprinkle on top)

Happy Valentines Day

1) Mix espresso and coffee liqueur in a bowl. Then soak the hard lady fingers with the espresso mixture.
2) Put the soaked lady fingers as a base in a mold.
3) Melt chocolate with half cup of whipping cream and let it cool.
4) Beat the remaining whipping cream until stiff.
5) Beat sugar, mascarpone cheese and rum. Then fold in whipping cream.
6) Spread 1/3 of chocolate mixture followed by 1/3 of mascarpone cheese mixture in mold.
7) Layer with soft lady fingers and brush espresso mixture on top. Repeat step 6) and 7).
8) Sieve a layer of cocoa powder on top. Serve chill.

Ta-dahh

Crème Brûlée

Bonjour! Ça va bien?

Who doesn't love dessert? It's kind of hard to find my favorite desserts in this little campus town unless if I go to Chicago. So I always try to bake it myself teehee :P
Baking is one of my favorite things to do at home. As long as I have the ingredients, I can bake anytime even 4 in the morning!

I had crème brûlée couple times and it tastes so good. I always wanted to make it my own and I got the ramekins last month! It was easier than I thought.

**I don't have a torch so I didn't burn the top surface but it's okay. It tastes as good :)

Ingredients (filling):
2 whole eggs
1 egg yolk
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
6 oz milk
6 oz whipping cream

Ingredients (caramel):
1/2 cup sugar
3 oz water

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Beat eggs, sugar and vanilla essence.
3. Heat milk and whipping cream until warm (not boiling), leave it for 5 minutes off stove and pour to egg mixture.
4. Heat sugar and water for 15 minutes or until light brown or caramelize.
5. Pour caramel into 4 small ramekins then pour the egg mixture into each ramekins.
6. Bake it with water bath for 25 minutes.
7. Let it cool completely and keep in fridge for at least 3-4 hours. Serve chill.

Waffle Stick Maker

Happy MLK day everyone :)

When I went for grocery shopping at Walmart last week, I saw a really cute waffle maker and it was on clearance! Guess what I got it for less than $5.

So I decided to use my mini waffle maker to make waffle stick for brunch and it tastes really good!

Honey and chocolate dip :)

Recipe for batter:

2 eggs

1 1/2 cup milk

1/3 cup butter

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 cups all purpose flour

3 tbsp sugar

4 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

Beat eggs, milk, butter and vanilla. Beat in flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.

Weekend Baking Fun: Chocolate Lava

Hi everyone.
I hope everyone has a fun 3 days weekend. I was bored at home so I made Chocolate Lava!!!! It was much easier than I thought and it tastes amazingly good.
I topped it with my favorite Haagen Dazs green tea ice cream. It felt like heaven in my mouth hehee.

Recipe:
4oz/113g semi sweet chocolate bar
4oz/113g butter
2 eggs
1/3 cup sugar
3 tbsp all purpose flour
1 tsp cocoa powder
1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. Melt chocolate bar and butter in a pan, set aside.
3. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar until fluffy. Beat in chocolate mixture.
4. Add in flour and mix well but not for too long.
5. Prepare 3 small rameskin. Brush with butter and sprinkle cocoa powder.
6. Pour in mixture and bake for 10 minutes.