A student's baking journey

Baking, in a tiny student flat kitchen and a bit of traveling.

Saturday, 20 April 2013

Fraisier

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Finally. I have finally come to bake this cake. For those who have watched the last series of the Great British Bake Off you should be more ...
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Saturday, 6 April 2013

Lunch Party

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This week is the much needed Easter break for me. The last term had been so hectic to the point that I literally couldn't find time to b...
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Wednesday, 20 March 2013

The (perfect) white sandwich loaf

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I consider myself a modest person, having grown up in a traditional Asian family where humility is a virtue and arrogance a vice. But you ma...
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Saturday, 16 March 2013

Updated to-bake list

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Sweets Fraisier Cake Entremet with Joconde Imprint Strawberry entremet Whipped Cream Cake with a soufflé base Mille Crêpes - (failed) ...
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Monday, 4 March 2013

Salted Caramel Velvet Cake

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My first ever original invention. It's a variant of the red velvet cake, except there's no red food coloring (thank goodness!) and t...
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White loaf with a twist

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It's been a while and the last few weekends had been incredibly busy for me. I finally took the plunge and bought the rye sourdough star...
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Sunday, 17 February 2013

White bread

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Lately I have been experimenting with white bread and personally I enjoy a good loaf of crusty bread.  Whilst the process of ...
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Saturday, 16 February 2013

Baking Disaster

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It seems that it's human nature to want to showcase positive results in whatever they do. For example the research articles published in...
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Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Coffee and Walnut Cake

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I was invited to a dinner party last weekend and instead of a usual bottle of wine I decided to bake this age-old classic as a gift. I used ...
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Thursday, 24 January 2013

Post Exam Baking - Homemade Baguette and Croissants

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Just had my exam two days ago and I've been dying to bake. I decided to go with the more time consuming bakes such as baguettes and croi...
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Monday, 7 January 2013

My to-bake list

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Having come across a handful of baking blog owners shameless yet proudly exhibiting their to-bake list. I thought it's time for me to fo...
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Sunday, 6 January 2013

Baguettes - The highs and lows

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I've never been a big fan of bread. As a child growing up eating supermarket bread loaves I found them rather bland and I couldn't c...
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Wednesday, 26 December 2012

Christmas

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It's Christmas. I was invited to a potluck Christmas lunch and it took me no time to come up with th...
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Friday, 21 December 2012

Vol-au-vent

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 Puff pastry. Yet another thing I've wanted to make for ages. I've made croissants before and I know both requir...
Thursday, 20 December 2012

Chocolate Entremet

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I first came across this cake on Youtube (one of the few sources that I gain my baking inspirations from). It's quintessentially French ...
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Wednesday, 21 November 2012

Good old no-bake lemon cheesecake

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I know I know, two entries in a row, i.e; two bakes in one weekend. A bit too much don't you think? Well it couldn't be helped since...
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Chocolate and Raspberry Tartlets

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There is something about working with pastry that always makes me feel relaxed and calm. Could it be the gentle process of rubbing butter in...
Wednesday, 7 November 2012

Inverness

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Retrospective entry: Scotland - Inverness  (July 2012, Summer) Having rested for a few days after our trip to London, my mum and I were ...

Flowers in a Basket

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The last weekend was manic. First of all my placement in Somerset has come to an end and as with any placement, it meant I had deadlines...
Thursday, 1 November 2012

London

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Retrospective entry: London: July 2012, Summer It’s finally summer, the only time when students are truly allowed to relax and not have e...
Sunday, 21 October 2012

Croissants, yet again

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I believe there are things that one can never quite get fed up with. One of which is a good croissant. Here I am, stranded in a small town t...
Sunday, 7 October 2012

Red Velvet #2

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So the medics society has organised a bake off to amass enough cakes to feed the first years. In return the medic bakers are in for a chance...
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Thursday, 6 September 2012

An update

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It's been a while since I posted anything after my red velvet cake. The last week has been absolutely manic. A journey back to the UK to...
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Thursday, 16 August 2012

Red Velvet Cake

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It's been ages since I last updated. Come to think of it my last update was more than a month ago! I have been traveling quite extensi...
Sunday, 24 June 2012

Gateau Opéra

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I can't quite remember when was the first time I heard of this French classic. What I do remember is the first time I saw it on a TV sho...
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Monday, 18 June 2012

The Croissant Recipe

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Be warned: This is a very long recipe. Recipe by Hamelman. Makes 24 croissants A)      Detrempe: 12 g dried/instant yeast 140m...
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Sunday, 17 June 2012

Croissants

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I don't know if it's pure chance or a hidden character of mine to pick on the difficult options when I start doing something for the...
Monday, 11 June 2012

Macarons, take three.

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Did I say I'm just a teeny bit obsessed with making macarons? Macarons and I have come a long way. I have baked these sandwiched french ...
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Saturday, 9 June 2012

Lemon Tartlettes

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It's been about a week since I last baked. I made a trip to London to visit a friend earlier this week and gained lots of baking inspira...
Monday, 28 May 2012

Macarons, Italian Meringue Method

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I must say that having made macarons quite a few times before I am now more keen to bake something new, something I've never made before...
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