african vanielje on Feb 20 2008 | Filed under: cake decorating, food blogging event, sweet kitchen
I truly believe this, as chocolate is one of the all time best foods ever invented/grown/made etc. But this time I’m not the only one who thinks so. Thanks to all of you who voted I am the winner of Holly’s First Art You can Eat competition for my Wildberry Mousse in a [...]
african vanielje on Dec 22 2007 | Filed under: Daring Bakers, baking, cake decorating, christmas, food blogging event, kids cooking, sweet kitchen
My daughter, who is a superb representation of her melting pot of ancestry, has long been thrilled with the idea of her Viking blood. Her father, who she inherited the blood of the Norsemen from, is to her a Viking personified. Strong, proud, laughing, passionate, independent, irreverent. He loves his family and [...]
african vanielje on Dec 19 2007 | Filed under: baking, cake, cake decorating, christmas, sweet kitchen, vkcb
This marzipan is vastly improved by toasting and grinding almonds especially.
375g of ground almonds
375g of half caster sugar / half icing sugar
2 teaspoons of fresh squeezed lemon juice
3/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract
3/4 of a teaspoon of orange flower water
2 egg yolks (you may not use them all)
Sift the icing sugar and then combine with the [...]
african vanielje on Dec 19 2007 | Filed under: baking, cake, cake decorating, sweet kitchen, vkcb
This cooked marzipan is often flavoured , coloured and used to make sweets.
Slowly dissolve 500g of granulated sugar in 150ml of cold water by stirring over a low heat.
Once the sugar is dissolved, bring to the boil, skim off any scum and boil until it reaches 240*F / 118*C / Soft Ball Stage on [...]
african vanielje on Dec 16 2007 | Filed under: Apples and Thyme, baking, cake, cake decorating, mothers, sweet kitchen
Christmas has not yet really started for me this year, which is odd because it usually starts bang on December the first. At the beginning of the month I managed to get myself to the starting line, I even produced an advent calendar for Dakota, made a batch of mince pies, and then [...]
