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Manique Abayasekara
Jan 20, 20221 min read
How to make Chocolate Mirror Glaze
Ingredients 100g sweetened condensed milk 175g semisweet chocolate, cut in small pieces 150g sugar 100ml water 10g gelatine powder 60ml...
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Manique Abayasekara
Jan 20, 20221 min read
Inside out Cake (Disney Movie)
Make 5 colours of buttercream icing to match the figurines Red, yellow, green, blue and purple Bake a 8 inch cake OF your choice, crumb...
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Manique Abayasekara
Jan 18, 20221 min read
Plum Pudding (Christmas Pudding) with Brandy Butter
My mother - Angela Wijetunge’s recipe From this quantity you can get 2 large bowls enough for about 16-18 people Ingredients 113g...
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Manique Abayasekara
Jan 7, 20221 min read
Kalu Dodol - made in microwave
This is a sweetmeat that is made with Jaggery from a Palm tree. Dark brown in colour Jaggery is made by evaporating the water from sugar...
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Manique Abayasekara
Dec 19, 20212 min read
Patties
Ingredients 250 g flour 50 g butter ¼ tsp Salt 1 egg Yolk 4-5 tablespoons ice water Method sieve the flour into a bowl, grate the cool...
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Manique Abayasekara
Dec 19, 20211 min read
Ginger Beer
Ginger Beer recipe given by Yasanthi Aluwihare tried and tested – makes up to three litres Ingredients 100 gm Ginger 400 gm Sugar 2 Lt...
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Manique Abayasekara
Dec 9, 20211 min read
Chocolate Gelato
This took 40 minutes to be ready in my ice cream machine Ingredients 150 g sugar 200 g milk – 200 ml 200 g cream – 200 ml 75 g dark...
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Manique Abayasekara
Dec 8, 20211 min read
Sweet and salty crunchy nut bars
Ingredients 200 gm dark chocolate 100 gm milk chocolate 125 gm butter 3 tbsp golden syrup 250 gm salted peanuts (I used cashew nuts) 6 x...
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Manique Abayasekara
Nov 30, 20212 min read
Mango Cheese Cake (No bake)
15 cm round pan Ingredients Cookie base 80 g/3 oz cookies 40g/3Tbsp Melted butter Method for Cookie base Take a zip lock bag put the...
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Manique Abayasekara
Nov 28, 20211 min read
Rose cake with homemade Chocolates on top
Make a 8 inch sponge cake, cut it in two and layer it with strawberry flavoured pink butter cream icing and cover with pink colour...
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Manique Abayasekara
Oct 17, 20211 min read
Some more Gadgets
Chocolate Themormeter Spring Foam Tins Chocolate Thermometer Spatulas Whisks Vegetable Peelers and cutters Cake Tester Butter and Oil...
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Manique Abayasekara
Oct 5, 20211 min read
Sugar Thermometer
Temperature ranges given below may vary. This is only a guide for cooked sugar. You could do the water test by dropping in a spoon of...
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Manique Abayasekara
Oct 5, 20211 min read
Chocolate Eclairs
CHOUX PASTRY for chocolate éclairs this quantity make 32 small eclairs Ingredients 6 oz /150 ml Water 1/2 Tsp Salt 4 oz/ 113.40 gm Butter...
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Manique Abayasekara
Oct 5, 20211 min read
Gadgets
Spring Form Pan Different shapes of Spring Form tins/pans Chocolate Dipping Fork and Spoon ----------------------------------------------...
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Manique Abayasekara
Oct 4, 20212 min read
Christmas Cake
Make 3 months before Christmas Ingredients 112 g Raisins 112 g Sultana 112 g Plums 56 g Currents 56 g Mixed Peel 56g Pumpkin preserve ½...
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Manique Abayasekara
Oct 4, 20211 min read
Sponge Cake
Ingredients 4 eggs 1 cup flour ¾ cup sugar 2 oz butter 1 tsp vanilla 3 tablespoon milk 1 tsp baking powder Jam or butter cream icing for...
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Manique Abayasekara
Oct 3, 20211 min read
Coffee butter cream icing
Ingredients 250 g butter at room temperature 500 g icing sugar sieved ¼ tsp vanilla extract 3 Tbsp. instant coffee granules 1 ½ Tbsp....
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Manique Abayasekara
Oct 3, 20213 min read
Fresh Strawberry Sponge Cake
Ingredients 4 Large Eggs (200g) at room temperature 2 cups (400g) Granulated Sugar 8 fl oz (1 cup) Whole Milk 113g (8Tbsp)Unsalted Butter...
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Manique Abayasekara
Oct 3, 20211 min read
Cream Cheese Buttercream Recipe for Red Velvet cake
Ingredients 115 g Unsalted Butter (at room temperature) 226 g Cream Cheese ( room temperature) 3/4 Cups of Icing Sugar 1 Tsp. Vanilla...
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Manique Abayasekara
Oct 3, 20212 min read
Red Velvet Cake
Ingredients 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon...
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Manique Abayasekara
Oct 3, 20211 min read
Coffee Cake
Melted butter sponge This quantity makes 1 ½ pounds of cake + 2lbs with icing (18 eggs makes 6 lbs 4 oz with icing) Ingredients 6 oz...
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Manique Abayasekara
Oct 3, 20213 min read
Chocolate Butter Cream Icing
Method 1 Ingredients 125 g butter 250 g icing sugar 1 Tsp vanilla 2-3 Tbsps. cocoa powder. Add a few tbsp. of milk for dripping...
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