วันอังคารที่ 10 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2554

Earl Grey Tea Dessert Recipes :: Earl Grey Tea Chocolate Pudding Cake

Earl Grey Tea Chocolate Pudding Cake
Ingredient :
bags Earl Grey tea
1 cup boiling water
3/4 cup brown sugar
5 tablespoons cocoa powder
3/4 cup cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
egg
1/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Earl Grey Tea Chocolate Pudding Cake
Instructions :
Place earl grey tea bags in heatproof bowl, pour boiling water over. 
Let steep 8 minutes. 
Remove and discard earl grey tea bags. 
Stir in brown sugar and cocoa. 
Sift flour with remaining cocoa and baking powder in separate bowl. 
In large bowl, combine egg with sugar, melted butter, milk and vanilla. 

Stir flour mixture into egg mixture. 
Spread in buttered 8-inch square baking dish. 

Pour tea mixture on top. 
Bake 25 minutes in preheated 350F oven. 
Cool 5 to 10 minutes. 
Serve warm.


Earl Grey Tea Chocolate Pudding Cake



วันอาทิตย์ที่ 8 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2554

Earl Grey Tea Dessert Recipes :: Earl Grey Tea & Cherry Cakes

It's been a long time I haven't post the earl grey tea dessert recipes here. I just found the interesting recipe which contains great combination. "Earl Grey Tea & Cherry Cakes
Earl Grey Tea & Cherry Cakes
Ingredients:
  • 225g dried mixed fruit, soaked overnight in 150ml hot earl grey tea
  • 350g self-raising flour
  • 175g dark brown sugar
  • 100g glace cherries (chopped)
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 2tsps mixed spice

Methods:
  • Preheat oven to 150C, Gas Mark 2. Then lightly grease 4 small ovenproof dishes with a little low-fast spread.
  • Place the soaked fruit in a mixing bowl.
  • Add the remaining ingredients, reserving a few cherries for decoration.
  • Mix well and spoon into the prepared dishes. Top with the reserved cherries and place in the centre of the oven.
  • Bake for 45 minutes to an hour, until fully cooked.
  • Allow to cool in the dishes. When cooled, wrap the cake in Cellophane until ready to eat.

วันเสาร์ที่ 30 เมษายน พ.ศ. 2554

Earl Grey Tea Dessert Recipes :: Earl Grey Tea & Baileys Milk Chocolate Mousse Cake

I can honestly say that this is gonna be the most luxurious earl grey tea dessert recipe!!! It's might a little bit hard to do this recipe but trust me, it will worth!!! The recipe I'm talking about is "Earl Grey Tea & Baileys Milk Chocolate Mousse Cake
Earl Grey Tea & Baileys Milk Chocolate Mousse Cake

There are 3 main parts of this dessert: butter genoise as base, a layer of baileys milk chocolate mousse set in the middle, and earl grey tea mousse on the top. It might sound very time consuming but each part takes only a short amount of time to complete with non-complicated steps. 


This recipe makes 8 individual cakes using 6-cm cake rings and dome molds.


Ingredients:
- For the butter genoise
  • 2 eggs
  • 40g plain flour, sifted
  • 40g sugar
  • 20g unsalted butter
- For the baileys milk chocolate mousse
  • 130g whipping cream
  • 80g milk couverture
  • 20g baileys liquor
  • 2.5g gelatin
- For the earl grey tea mousse
  • 175g whipping cream
  • 125g fresh milk
  • 50g egg yolks
  • 40g sugar
  • 11g earl grey tea leaves
  • 2.5sheets gelatin
Earl Grey Tea & Baileys Milk Chocolate Mousse Cake

Methods: 
- For the butter genoise
  • Preheat oven to 180C.
  • Hand-whisk eggs and sugar over bain marie till mixture reaches40C.
  • Using an electrical whisk beat eggs and sugar on high speed till fluffy and peaks form.
  • Fold flour into egg mixture in 3 batches. (be careful not to over mix) 
  • Melt butte over bain marie, add a scoop of egg and flour mixture, mix well.
  • Fold mixture back into remaining egg and flour mixture and fold gently till batter surface is uniformly shiny.
  • Pour into 9-cm round cake tin and bake for 18minutes.
  • Let cool before cutting into small 5-cm rounds placed at the bottom of lined 6-cm cake rings.
- For the baileys milk chocolate mousse
  • Beat whipping cream on medium speed till soft peak forms, set aside.  
  • Soak gelatin sheet in cold water for a few minutes till it blooms.  
  • Melt gelatin sheet over bain marie, then add 1 teaspoon of whipped cream and mix well.  
  • Keep gelatin mixture over bain marie.  
  • Melt milk couverture over bain marie.  When its fully melted, fold in 1/3 whipped cream, then add in gelatin mixture and mix well.  
  • Fold in remaining 2/3 whipped cream into mixture, then gently mix in baileys.  
  • Pour mousse into lined cake rings over butter génoise.  
  • Leave for about 2 hours in refrigerator till set.
- For the earl grey tea mousse
  • Soak gelatin sheets in cold water for a few minutes till it blooms. 
  • Prepare earl grey milk by boiling earl grey leaves and milk in a small sauce pan.  
  • Cover sauce pan for 5 minutes after boiling to intensify tea flavor in the milk  
  • Strain leaves and ensure there is 80g of earl grey milk for the mousse. 
  • Boil prepared earl grey milk and whipping cream together.  
  • Whisk egg yolk and caster sugar till frothy, then pour in 1/3 of earl grey mixture and mix well.  
  • Pour egg mixture back into remaining 2/3 earl grey mixture and boil, stirring constantly, till mixture thickens slightly.  
  • Add gelatin leaves and mix well.  
  • Pour mousse into 8 pieces of 6-cm dome molds and leave for about 2 hours in refrigerator till set.

- Assembly
  • Remove baileys milk chocolate mousse from cake rings (using hot towel or flame torch).  
  • Gently remove earl grey tea mousse from dome molds (by carefully dipping bottom of molds in hot water, taking care not to allow water into the mousse) and place each dome on top of each baileys milk chocolate mousse layer.
  • Wrap exterior of individual cakes with dark chocolate, leaving top of dome layer visible.  
  • Top with dark chocolate decoration if desired.
Earl Grey Tea & Baileys Milk Chocolate Mousse Cake

วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 28 เมษายน พ.ศ. 2554

Earl Grey Tea Dessert Recipes :: Earl Grey Tea Brownies With Lavender Honey Ganache

It's time for everyone who loves BROWNIES. One kind of brownies that I love the most is fudge brownies. But this time let's try the new one!! "Earl Grey Tea Brownies With Lavender Honey Ganache"
 Earl Grey Tea Brownies With Lavender Honey Ganache

Ingredients:
6oz bittersweet chocolate
6oz unsalted butter
6oz eggs
5oz cake flour
13oz granulated sugar
1tbsp loose leafs earl grey tea, ground in a coffee grinder
1tbsp vanilla extract
3/4tbsp baking powder
1/2tbsp salt


Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Spray or butter pan.
2. Melt the bittersweet chocolate with butte over a double boiler.
3. While the chocolate is melting, whip the eggs and sugar in a large mixer bowl fitted with the paddle attachment for 10 minutes.
4. Combine earl grey tea powder, flour, baking powder and salt. Sift.
5. Add the melted chocolate and vanilla to the eggs. 
6. Stir by hand to blend completely.
7. Fold in the flour, mixing until just combined.
8. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan.
9. Bake at 350F for 35-40minutes, or until an inserted tester comes out with just a few crumbs attached.
10. Allow to cool, then add ganache and garnish with crystallized lavender.




Enjoy the brownies :)

วันพุธที่ 27 เมษายน พ.ศ. 2554

Earl Grey Tea Dessert Recipes :: Chocolate Earl Grey Tea Truffles

"Chocolate Earl Grey Tea Truffles", sounds weird again. But you will see how interesting this recipe is!!!
Chocolate Earl Grey Tea Truffles

Ingredients 
  • 160ml heavy cream 
  • 3-4tsp loose Earl Grey tea leaves
  • 2tbsp unsalted butter
  • 170g high-quality dark chocolate
  • 1cup of unsweetend cocoa powder, transferred to a bowl
Instructions
  • Combine cream and butter in a saucepan and bring to a boil, then remove from the heat.
  • Add 3-4tsp of earl grey tea leaves and let rest for about 5 minutes.
  • Chop dark chocolate into smaller pieces or use a grater and transfer it to a bowl.
  • Strain cream though a sieve onto grated/finely chopped chocolate, discarding the tea leaves.
  • Whisk until smooth.
  • Cover ganache and chill for at least 4 hours or over night.
  • Portion ganache teaspoon-wise, dust your palms with cocoa powder and roll each piece of the ganache into a ball. This is gonna be a fun part and messy one. Drop several balls at a time into the bowl of cocoa and swivel to coat. 
  • Store at cool temperature.


วันอังคารที่ 26 เมษายน พ.ศ. 2554

Earl Grey Tea Dessert Recipes :: Chocolate Cupcakes with Earl Grey Tea Frosting

Yayyy, Cupcakes again. But this is really amazing recipe for those who like chocolate and earl grey tea. Some might say that, this is a bit weird "chocolate together with earl grey tea". Let's try this!!! Chocolate Cupcakes with Earl Grey Tea Frosting. Just like Almond & Earl Grey Tea Cupcakes, we the ingredients and methods are divided into 2 parts:
Chocolate Cupcakes with Earl Grey Tea Frosting

First. . . the cupcakes part
Ingredients for the cupcake itself are

  • A cup cocoa powder
  • A cup boiling water
  • A cup unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 cups packed light brown sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • A cup sour cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
  • Preheat oven to 350 degree F. 
  • Fill cupcake tray with liners.
  • In a bowl, dissolve cocoa in boiling water and set aside to cool.
  • Beat cream butter and sugars until fluffy. 
  • Add eggs one at a time and beating well after addition.
  • Add vanilla
  • In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
  • Add to batter, alternating with the sour cream. 
  • Add cocoa mixture and mix well.
  • Spoon into muffin cups, filling about 2/3 full.
  • Bake for 13-15 minutes.
  • Cool for 5 minutes in pan.
  • Remove to wire rack to cool completely.
Chocolate Cupcakes

Second. . .the earl grey tea frosting
Ingredients
  • 2 earl grey tea bags
  • 6 cup confectioner's sugar
  • 12 ounces softened cream cheese
  • 12 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions 
  • Empty contents of tea bags into a grinder.
  • Grind until fine powder.
  • Sift together with confectioner's sugar, and set aside.
  • Beat butter, cream cheese, and vanilla with paddle attachment on medium speed for 5 minutes.
  • Beat in sugar/tea mix a little bit at a time.
  • When it is all in, beat another 5 minutes on medium speed.
  • Spread on cupcakes.
  • Don't forget about the decoration for cupcakes!!
Chocolate Cupcakes with Earl Grey Tea Frosting
Chocolate Cupcakes with Earl Grey Tea Frosting have a very interesting combination with a new idea for frosting. I hope you enjoy this fantabulous recipe : )

วันศุกร์ที่ 22 เมษายน พ.ศ. 2554

Earl Grey Tea Dessert Recipes :: Almond & Earl Grey Tea Cupcakes Recipe

Here comes, the recipe for everyone who loves cupcakes!! But this is not just an ordinary cupcake recipes. It's Almond & Earl Grey Tea Cupcakes


Almond & Earl Grey Tea Cupcakes

Let's start with the cupcake itself, we will need all these ingredients:

1 1/2 cups of flour
1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature 
1 cup of sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
 2 tbs. baking powder 
1/2 tsp. salt 
1/4 tsp. almond extract 
2 tbsp. of loose Earl Grey tea leaves.



And follow step-by-step:
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. 
2. Fill a cupcake pan with liners. 
3. Beat the butter until creamy, then add the sugar and beat until fluffy. 
4. Add the eggs one at a time, making sure that they are incorporated thoroughly. 
5. In a bowl, combine the rest of the dry ingredients, including the tea leaves. 
6. Add half of the dry mixture. 
7. Add the milk then the remaining flour, stir until combined. 
8. Fill cupcake liners about 2/3 full. 
9. Bake for 15 – 20 minutes, rotating halfway to ensure even baking. 
10. Let cool completely before frosting.


The ingredients for the icing: 
2 cups confectioner sugar
1/4 cup butter at room temperature  
1/4 tsp almond extract
milk, enough to make preferred consistency.





Last four steps for almond buttercream:
1. cream the butter. 
2. Add the sugar and almond extract. 
3. Add milk slowly until you reach the desired consistency - you might not use all the milk. 
4. Beat until smooth.

Almond Earl Grey Tea Cupcakes
For those who loves to decorate the cupcakes, this is an interesting link http://www.cupcake-decorating-ideas.com/index.html Hope you guys enjoy baking almond earl grey tea cupcakes and also enjoy decorating your cupcakes as much as you like!!