Happy 2017 !

It is always fun to personalize your cake with melted chocolate! This cake is store-bought (Fig CheeseCake from A-1 Bakery), I just thought that it needs a little decoration to make it a new year cake. :) Happy New Year!

Matcha Green Tea Crepes

 

Prep Time:  20 min

Cooling in Fridge Time: at least 2 hours

Servings: Makes 8-10 Crepes (8 inches)

Ingredients:

 Matcha Powder                  25 g or 1 & 1/2 Tbsp

 All Purpose Flour             180mL  or 3/4 C

 Caster Sugar                     60mL    or 1/4 C

 Unsalted Butter                45mL    or 3 Tbsp

 Milk                                  250mL  or 1 C 

 Egg                                   3 Large 

 Salt                                   Pinch     or 1/8 tsp

Instructions: 

Prep:

1) In a mixer bowl, mix all ingredients using a blender or mixer until smooth.

2) Cover batter with plastic wrap and store in refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

Making:

1) Heat frying pan or skillet over low heat with a spray of cooking oil.

2) Gently stir batter with a ladle, pour a spoonful of batter on to pan, quickly use the bottom of the ladle to draw circles to spread batter to a 8 inches wide crepes, this helps to create a thin layer if you wish to have your crepes thin and crisper. Make sure spread battle fast before it sets. since the batter dry pretty quickly. 

3) Flip crepe to another side when the top is set. 

4) Continue till batter is done, serve hot or cold with whipped cream or fruit jam.

 

Chocolate Custard Tart

One of the easily made desserts, suggest to leave it in fridge for at least 3 hours for best texture and flavour.

Time prep: 40min
Chilling time: 3 hours total

Make Two 6" pies

Ingredients:

  Pastry:  Oreo cookies           8 pieces

              Melted butter           100 mL/ 6 Tbsp 

  Filling:    Chocolate Wafer    1/2 - 1/3 Cup

               Whole milk             3/4 Cup

                Butter                    1/4 Cup

 Topping:  Strawberry          Few for decorating 

Instructions: 

Pastry:
     1) Combined Oreo cookies and melted butter in food processor/ blender until its well mixed.
     2) Spray baking pie pan with a thin layer of oil, gently spread Oreo mixture on to pan to cover up the bottom and edge of the pan.
     3) Put in fridge for 15 mins.

Filling:
     1) In a saucepan over low heat, mix whole milk and butter, stir continuously till butter dissolved, do not bring it to boil.
     2) Added chocolate wafer, stir till melted and combined.
     3) Keep stirring until mixture thicken

Combine
     1) Pour chocolate mixture in to Oreo crust, chill in fridge for an hour.
     2) Dust icing sugar on top (optional), garnish with strawberry or your favorite fruits.