Roopa Today was experimental cookie baking today. I kind of jumbled a few ideas from recipes I’ve used together and came up with these. They taste pretty good, but I’m pretty sure version 2 will be better. They are also a little softer than ideal – I needed to let them sit on the cookie … More Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
Roopa I live handily close to a library, and I had the brilliant idea of getting some baking books from there so I could a) steal recipes, and b) decide if a book is actually worth purchasing. Truth be told, I got a little overzealous, and I now have like 3000 pages of baking knowledge … More
BLUEBERRY MUFFINS Roopa This really was the byproduct of having an overabundance of blueberries in my house, some of which were getting a touch sketchy. You know that ‘not good to eat but not actually going bad yet’ stage? They were there. Something needed to be done. That something was blueberry muffins. I adapted this recipe here, … More Blueberry Muffins
QUINOA BROWN RICE FLAX CRACKERS Roopa I wanted to try make something that I would actually eat, aka something gluten free and relatively healthy. I tried out this recipe here.They were absolutely delicious, but there were definitely a few issues. The temperature was off – the outsides were crispy while the insides were soft – … More Crackers
Roopa I felt like making something a little unconventional today, so I decided on coconut mango cupcakes. I don’t really enjoy coconut, but it seems to be a pretty well liked flavour and I had coconut milk at home, so I thought I’d try something with it. I kind of just threw some ingredients together, … More Coconut Mango Cupcakes
Roopa My goal is to create a cupcake that has a very distinct chai flavour, but also a hint of chocolate. I suppose I should really call them chai chocolate cupcakes, since I want the chai to be the dominant flavour. My first attempt at this was not at all what I wanted; the cardamom … More Chocolate Chai Cupcakes : V2
Roopa While I like to experiment with my baking, it’s nice to have some go-to recipes that always turn out well. These are all quite easy to make, and very easily adaptable. Go-To Chocolate Recipe These are moist but crumbly, with a good amount of chocolate flavour. EGGLESS CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES 1 cup flour 50g cocoa … More Go-To Chocolate and Vanilla Cupcake Recipes
Roopa These puff pastry cinnamon rolls were a multi-day venture. I made the puff pastry on the first day, and did the rolling out and baking on the second day. It worked out pretty well since you need to thoroughly chill puff pastry dough anyways. I used rough puff pastry, but traditional puff pastry is … More Puff Pastry Cinnamon Rolls
Roopa I tried experimenting with some different flavour combinations today. I made cinnamon chocolate cupcakes with a flour based icing. The cupcakes themselves were more brownie-like than cake-like, so it’s really about personal preference. Some people LOVED them, but others prefer a crumblier cake. The frosting – found in this book – is much less … More Cinnamon Chocolate Cupcakes with Cinnamon Frosting
Roopa Today was my first time going to Hendrix, a fancy kitchen supply store. I really wanted to buy all the things, but I limited myself to a few excellent items. I sort of take after my dad in that I shop a little backwards; rather than buying tools for a project, I like to … More So Many Things!
Chateau Gateau 