Apricot Butter Cheesecake

Recipe
Ingredients

1 cup All purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup Apricots
1 cup Water

Method

1.Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
2.Sift flour and salt.
3.Beat cream cheese,butter and sugar till fluffy.
4. Add in eggs,Vanilla and continue beat for in light colour.
5. Fold in the apricots fillings.
6.Lastly, gradually add in flour with spatula till well combine.
8. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan.
9. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out free of cake.
10. Place the cake on a rack to cool for 5 to 10 minutes.Brush with apricot jam.

MAKE THE FILLING
1.Place the apricots in a saucepan in medium heat.
2.Pour a cup of over them and allow to soak for 5 minutes.
3. Then,bring the mixture to a boil.
4. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for(about 5 to 7 minutes).
5. Spoon it into a food processor and process until it has a sticky paste consistency.

Durian Fresh Cream Cake

Have you ever spent RM30 for one of them?You may have seen stalls at night market or along tuaran road.During my last visit back to KK,I was eager to buy some durian to eat but thought $30 was too much for one fruit, and so I left the durian stall without buying it.Fresh durian are impossible to get here.The only durian I can get here are those from Thailand(Frozen versions).I bought this Thai frozen durian at TNT supermarket for 79cents per pound around(CAD3.70).To tell the truth for sure the fresh are more delicious than the frozen versions.I had kept the durian cake recipe for several years.At last, I had the guts to make a durian with fresh cream cake.Opening a durian is a difficult task.well,well,well my hubby left this hedgehog for me this morning.Can't wait him to come home open it for me.The entire house smell so good.Tak tahan!!!I used a big butcher knife to open it.It can take considerable strength and intelligence to open a durian you know!Finally,mission completed.Yummyyyyyyy

A special blend of original durian filling, for that local delight, which will leave you a lasting impression any time.

Recipe
Ingredients
Basic sponge cake
Fresh durian puree
500ml whipping cream(I only can get 36% whipping cream in canada)

I can't even get a heavy cream in the supermarket.The consistency of this whipping cream are too soft and the cream won't holds its shape.In Malaysia,I can buy non dairy whipping cream which works better.

Method
(1)Prepare an 8 inch sponge cake.
(2) Mix some Fresh cream with some durian puree in a blender.
(3)Set aside.
(4)Cut the cake into 2 layers.
(5)Sandwich the first layers with durian fresh cream and covered the second layer on top.
(6)Spread remaining durian fresh cream on top and decorate as desired.
(7)Chill before cutting and serve.

Failed making Macaroon Again!

Look at this uneven shape of mine macaroon.
I followed the proper instruction,whipped the egg whites stiff enough and
folded the dry ingredients into the egg whites batter slowly and carefully.
Errors:-
First mistake,I used food process to ground the cocoa powder,
almonds ground and powdered sugar together.I shouldn't ground
the cocoa powder instead of sifting it into the batter is the correct method.
I got this cocoa lumps in my macaroon.But the macaroon still gave me a crisp and melt in your mouth kind of texture and slightly chewy too.
Second,I overbaked ....so I messed the first batch up.
Third,my macaroon flatten after came out of the oven.
Argggg!!!!!!!!I felt like surrender making a macaroon...:(