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Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney Paves the Way for Pastry Innovation
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Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney is fast becoming a destination for pastry brilliance and exclusive events since welcoming award-winning Pastry Chef Anna Polyviou to the team. Chef Anna’s leadership in the pastry industry has led to the launch of sell-out events at Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney, such as the Dessert Degustation in June, which took place in the hotel’s impressive pastry kitchen.
Building on the success of this event and the strong demand for unique experiences with Sydney’s best chefs, the hotel has just announced an Asian Dessert Degustation event with LuxBite, Melbourne’s latest gourmet café. Bernard Chu and Yen Yee are the visionaries behind LuxBite, which was recently featured on Channel Ten’s MasterChef programme for its famous Lolly Bag Cake.
Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney will host the Asian Dessert Degustation on 7 and 8 August 2013, featuring a five-course menu with the impressive Lolly Bag Cake for guests to take home.
In addition…
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Chocolate Banana Cake
for my 16th Birthday boy
Wishing him healthy & cheerful always!
Holiday Retreat!
Basic Chocolate Sponge Cake
Cut into even 2 pcs
Spread choc whipped frosting & banana
Pour Choc glace
ENJOY!!
Basic Sponge cake
Ingredients
A. 4 eggs + 1 egg yolk
135g sugar
B. 110g cake flour + 1/2 tsp baking powder – shifted
C. 20g cocoa powder – disolved in 20g cooking oil (a bit hot), 20g milk + 20g honey / syrup, a pinch of salt
D. 2 big Banana, cut into 1/2
Method :
Beat eggs & sugar till pale about 10-15 mins. Add C, mix well. Add B & mix with spatula. Pour into 8″ round pan (grease & line). Bake in preheat 150-160 degree C for 40-45 min.
Whipped Choc frosting
Whipped 250ml whipping cream with 50g icing sugar till peak foam. melt 2 tbs cocoa powder, 1 tsp instant coffee + 1 tsp vanila…
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Chocolates not for Pets
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It’s a given fact that we all love chocolates. It is natural tendency to share what we love with our loved ones, be it our family, friends or even our pets. Dogs are one of the most common pets we have around us. In fact, some of us treat them like our family member, feeding them and sharing our food with them. Dogs love chocolates, not only the taste but its scent too. Unlike cats that cannot sense the sweetness in a food, dogs can and they eventually develop an attraction to anything they find delicious (just like us humans). But, did you know that feeding these yummy confections to your loved pets can complicate their health or even worse, lead to their death?
Ask any Vets and they can tell you that chocolate poisoning is one of the most common cases of canine poisoning. Since chocolates are something almost…
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Frozen Yougurt Pops
Yogurt, yoghurt or yoghourt is a dairy product produced by fermentation of milk though bacteria called “yogurt cultures”. That procedure produces lactic acid hence the thick texture and sour taste. It’s an interesting process and here we can do that at home as you can easily buy yogurt kits in the supermarket. The name came from the Turkish word “yogurt” which in turn came from an old verb “yogmak” which means “to be curdled or to thicken”. Though the name is of Turkish origin yogurt itself originated very long time ago by culturing milk which dates back as far as 2000 BC. It was India and Iran who have the first evidence in writing which dates back to 500 BC. Indian record suggest that there is a combination of yogurt and honey is called “the food of the gods” while Persian traditions believe that Abraham secret to fertility and longevity…
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Brownie sundaes
Macedonia de Frutas con Miel {Honey Fruit Medley}
Amarula Koek/Poeding
60 ml Kakao
125 ml kookwater
3 eiers
220 ml suiker
60 ml olie
250 ml koekmeel
10 ml bakpoeier
2 ml sout
STROOP
200 ml suiker
250 ml water
60 ml Amarula-likeur
1 blik karamelkondensmelk
styf geklopte room vir versiering Flake-sjokolade
Stel oond op 180 grade Celsius.
Beslag: 1. Meng kakao met kookwater en laat dit afkoel.
2. Klits eiers, suiker en olie saam, voeg koue kakaomengsel by en meng deeglik.
3. Sif res van droë bestanddele by en meng goed.
4. Skep in 22 cm x 30 cm-pan en bak ongeveer 20 min. of tot toetspen skoon uitkom.
Stroop:1. Kook suiker en water saam vir 5 minute en verwyder van stoof en voeg Amarula by. Roer goed. .2. Prik koek met ‘n vurk sodra dit uit die oond kom en gooi warm stroop oor.Versier:1. Laat goed koud word, verwyder uit pan, smeer karamelkondensmelk en styf geklopte room oor…
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Chocolate Whiskey Dipped Irish Cupcakes
Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Daiobh! (Happy St. Patrick’s Day!) Woohoo! It’s finally here! Everyone is Irish today! I’m sticking with my blogging tradition and featuring a tasty Irish-y cupcake on St. Patrick’s Day. Two years ago it was Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes, last year brought you Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes with a Swiss Vanilla Baileys Buttercream Frosting and today…(drumroll please….) we have these deliciously decadent Chocolate Whiskey Dipped Irish Cupcakes. And just like all of my previous St. Patrick’s Day cupcakes, these little devils are a bit boozy. In fact, they have a perfect trifecta of Irish Booze. The cake portion of this treat is a rich chocolate Guinness creation, which is then topped with a velvety Baileys Cream Cheese Frosting. That sounds great all on its own right? I could’ve stopped there, but oh no….I then dipped the whole thing into a Irish Whiskey spiked Chocolate Ganache! Be still my…
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Li-Lac Chocolates: Top Tips for Wedding Guest Welcome Baskets
It’s a MUST DO to provide a treat-filled welcome basket for out-of-town guests who are staying at hotels. Thankfully, we’ve come a long way from colored paper bag presentations of yesteryear! Today, more and more couples are filling colorful, patterned, re-useable tote bags or other classy baskets and containers with fantastic offerings. Here are some of the most popular items to place in Guest’s Welcome packages:
- Several Different Collections of Li-Lac Chocolates in pretty vellum bags or boxes are popular choices. Some ideas include Chocolate-Covered Pretzels, Caramels, Fudge Squares, French Creme Rolls, Solid Hearts, and Chocolate-Covered Ginger or Orange Peels.
- Several Bottles of Spring Water, with personalized labels
- Several Bottles of Iced Tea, Coffee or Soda, with personalized labels
- A Collection of Spa and Pampering Items, such as, bottles of scented lotions for both men and women
- A Gift Card for the Hotel, that can be used for Room Service…
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