Chocolate tart

This recipe came from Martha Stewart and made with delicious Valrhona Dark chocolate
Guanaja 70%-Bittersweet and Elegant.

Blueberry  Bake#2 - 
Blueberry and Lemon Tart

This french tart recipe (tarte aux myrtilles citronnées) is from this delightful book by pastry chef Murielle Valette.

Sweet shortcrust pastry is first made and line the tin.

Fresh blueberries are baked directly in the tart shell.......

As well as sugar too...

When the tart is almost done, a lemon cream consisting of egg,sugar,lemon zest and juice is spread on top of the tart and bake for another 10 minutes.

Et voilà..Blueberry and lemon tart...

Lemon merigue tart

Using the recipe from Joyofbaking.com, I baked these beautiful tarts for saturday lunch desserts.

Tartes aux pommes Parisienne

(Paris style apple tart) II

Another Paris style apple tarte:
Attempted to create paper thin slices of apple with the mandoline but the results are not that great. 
I preferred thicker slices of apple.

Tartes aux pommes Parisienne

(Paris style apple tart)

 

 

These apple tarts are usually made without the custard filling. 

A layer of applesauce is first applied to the pastry shell and then cover with a neat, closely overlapping layer of sliced apples.

Recipe is taken from Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child

 

Apricot glaze adds shine to the baked tarte.

Joyeux Noël à tous

Merry Christmas to all.. 

This Christmas, I have baked the traditional Christmas mincemeat pies.I used the mincemeat filling from Robertson's. The mincemeat is a mixture of dried fruits and spices such as cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg.

Fresh out from the oven.

Happy Holidays!

Berry Berries Tart

Inspired by a fruit tart recipe from Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook , I decided to bake this Berry Berries Tart.I like this recipe because it uses a rectangular tart pan that is 14-by-4 inches in size.
Putting the berries together in this uniquely long tart is a joy and an art as well.

Berry Berries Tart

Love the berries!

Portuguese Egg Tarts

My children were home early from school today and so I decided to bake something sweet for their teatime snacks.
I used ready made puff pastry and baked these portuguese style egg tarts. The caramelized custard makes a delightful difference from the chinese dim sum-style egg tarts.
These tarts were great when eaten freshly baked from the oven and with a cup of tea with milk.

All Blueberry Desserts

Blueberry Fleur Bundt Cake

Lemon-blueberry cake baked in this beautiful  fleur-bundt pan.(flower design)

Top and side views  of the cake.Cake is completed with dusting of confectionery sugar.

Blueberry Tart  

Tart shell filled with cream , blueberry jam and topped with lots of fresh blueberries.

Blueberry Crumb Cake

Blueberry cake with crisp streusel topping.

Blueberries season is here again!

Baked this fantastic Double Blueberry Tart with cream cheese filling.

It is Mango season !

Mangoes are in season now. 

With lots of juicy mangoes at hand, I prepared this mango tart with cream cheese filling.

2009 has arrived. Happy New Year.

Baked this Ham & Mushroom Quiche on NY's eve for my family potluck party.

Baked this Passionfruit Lemon Curd Tart late last night due to busy schedule.

The lemon curd made with passionfruit juice and pulp is delicious and goes very well with toast and scones.