Lime Meringue Pie.

 Dough

         2 cups of flour
         4 tbsp butter
         1/2 cup of heavy cream
         1 tsp baking powder

Filling

         1 can of condensed milk
         6 tablespoons of lime juice
         1/2 cup of heavy cream
         1 tbsp grated zest of lime

Meringue

         2 egg whites
         1 cup sugar

How to:

Dough:
     Sift flour, make a hole in the center and place the butter, cream and baking powder. Mix them with the fingertips until the dough completely loosen the hands. Let stand for about 30 minutes in the refrigerator. Roll out the dough, line a pan of removable bottom, stick the bottom with a fork and bake in oven over medium-high 350 for about 20 minutes.
Filling:
     In a bowl, mix together the condensed milk with lime juice. Incorporate the cream and lime zest.
Meringue:

     In a medium saucepan, combine the egg whites with sugar and cook over low heat, stirring often, about 3 minutes. 
Remove from heat and beat in a mixer for about 5 minutes or until doubled in volume. Stop the mixer, fill the pie with lemon cream, top it with the meringue. Return pie to oven for about 10 minutes to brown the meringue. let it cool bring to the fridge for at least 2 hours. Serve cold.

So I finally got that oven. Part deux

1 year of cake decorating classes and these are what I came up with... lol
In my defense and for the reputation  of  ICE,  I'm just out of practice and short on the materials.

Here I made marble cake filled with dulce de leche topped with cream cheese ganache.
And simple vanilla and chocolate cupcakes topped with the ganache and fondant.













Ganache recipe

2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate shaves or chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups of cream cheese
2 spoons of Countreaul or any orange liquor
4 TBS of confectioners sugar
2 TSP of vanilla extract

How to:

Start by mixing the sugar, liquor and vanilla
Melt the chocolate in low heat
in a large bowl, mix the cream cheese with the sugar mixture and fold in the melted chocolate
until well combined.

Now we are ready to decorate!


You will need a cake

 Cut for layers of filling

 Stack and spread

Yeah... It could be better right?! :DDD



So here is where the madness begins...

That's all folks!!!

Keep posted for my next recipe.  Hope you liked my super post. And I hope you try these recipes.
Until next time.
Xoxo
Tati

So I finally got that oven.

And I baked the house down!
I didn't try anything new yet. I needed to get used to the oven and the Kitchenaid, so I stuck with cupcakes and breads.
I did make some alterations to the ganache recipe so I will give you that. Everything else is just pics of the cakes. Just happy my little kitchen handled that much baking. It was chaos when I was done but at least it's functioning... :D







Kitchenaid Bread recipe:

1/2 cup of low fat milk
3 TBS of sugar
2 TSP of salt
3 TBS of butter
2 pkgs of active dry yeast ( I used instant rise)
1 1/2 cup of warm water (follow instructions and temperature on the back of the yeast)
5 to 5 cups of all-purpose flour

How to:

Place milk, sugar, salt, and butter in small saucepan. Heat over low heat until butter melts and sugar dissolves. Cool to lukewarm.

Dissolve yeast in warm water in warmed mixer bowl. Add lukewarm milk mixture and 4 ½ cups flour. Attach bowl and dough hook to mixer. Turn to Speed 2 and mix about 1 minute.

Continuing on Speed 2, add remaining flour, ½ cup at a time, and mix about 2 minutes, or until dough clings to hook and cleans sides of bowl. Knead on Speed 2 about 2 minutes longer, or until dough is smooth and elastic. Dough will be slightly stick to the touch.

Place dough in greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover. Let rise in warm place, free from draft, about 1 hour, or until doubled in bulk.


Punch dough down and divide in half. Shape each half into a loaf, and place in greased 8 ½ x 4 ½ x 2 ½-inch baking pans. Cover. Let rise in warm place, free from draft, about 1 hour, or until doubled in bulk.

Bake at 400 F for 30 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from pans immediately and cool on wire racks.

Then Enjoy!!!
Ps. I will be right back with the rest of this post. Making a separate post this one is too big!

Baking essentials...

Well... Here is another one of sorry-I-didn't-have-time-to-bake-so-I-will-just-make-something-up-to-post post!
But cut me a slack here, my kitchen was all packed up for over 2 months, while I  waited on the new apt to be done!
The kitchen is almost done. I just need one big baking essential, an oven! Gas line is ready and all, just need to find size that will match the hood my landlord picked out. (the thing is huge)
But not all is lost! I finally bought a kitchenaid! WHAT??? Yes! I didn't have one. And that my friend, it is a big baking essential!!!
So here is my new gadg...  And a sneak peak of how my kitchen is looking. (it's gorgeous and I picked up every single element of it). Just waiting on that oven... Oy vey!

                                                                            Before

                                                                               After

Keep posted! Soon very soon will be posting the goodies I will create with this babe!

Happy Friday!

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