Jasmin

I have to admit I was delighted when I completed the challenge to make this lovely dome-shaped cake.

I’ve had an urge to make this cake as it had been in my mind for 2 weeks.

I could have made this earlier but I didn’t really have times, plus this would make a lovely birthday cake for my mum.

I made a red wine poached pear mousse cake for my mum’s birthday last year & she wasn’t fond of it but this time she really likes this.

I wasn’t settled for the design even though I had the recipes & decorations drawn up.

I changed them as I was making it, that’s why I’d spent a whole day & it’s great I didn’t mess up the decoration, phew…

I almost did with the glaze, can’t really see it from the photos as I’d it covered by the strawberry lace tuiles.

The cake is composed of 6 components: 

1. white genoise

2. jasmine creme brûlée

3. jasmine & lychee jelly

4. jasmine & white chocolate mousse

5. lychee milk glaze

6. strawberry lace tuiles

Original design (bottom) & composition (above).

I named this cake Jasmin as there is a base note of jasmine with fragrant & sweet lychee, they work wonderfully together.

My mum loves it, my sister loves it  & I love it :)

There was one suggestion from my sister that I could use nappage neutre instead of the milk glaze, it might be easier to work with but I bet I still make a mess with that…

One Apple, Two Blueberry Cheesecakes & Three A Trip to Lewes

It’s my friend’s birthday and she had special request for a baked cheesecake.

So, the night before I met her, I baked, not one but two small cheesecakes.

The recipe was actually for a 8” cake but we’re going to a historical & lovely town called Lewes.

It’s not a good idea to bring a giant 8” cake around.

The little cheesecake turned out great with simple arrangement of poached apples & my friend loved it :)

I cooked some blueberry jam & simply spread over the other cheesecake which I brought to my mum the next day when we had lunch together.

Lewes was an adorable town, full of antique shops, cozy cafe & cute crafts stores.

There is also a big flea market & it's like treasure hunting :)

Floral tea cups & saucers bought from Lewes.

Triple Chocolate Mascarpone Cheesecake

This is one of a few cheesecakes that I'll make again, not only because it's simple to prepare, yet the result has never failed me.

It's more like chocolate pots de creme, smooth & rich, I once called this killer chocolate cheesecake.

It's absolutely chocolatey.

A little inspiration is topping with chocolate ganache & dark chocolate sprinkles.

It is freezing in London & it's no more comforting than having a rich chocolate cheesecake in a warm sofa.

Wish you all have a happy valentine's day.

I'm thankful to Maryanne from the little epicurean for nominating me for this award.

Below comes the rules for this award:

1. Thank the person who nominated you & link back to his/her blog.

2. Post the award in your blog.

3. List 5 blogs with fewer than 200 followers& break the news by commenting on those blogs.

I am nominating (in no particular order) few of my favourite blogs:

london bakes

a meandering mango

appledrane

a cup of mai

double cream single sugar