My First Daring Bakers Challenge

I have seen quite a few bloggers that are members of The Daring Bakers. Initially, I did not know what it was. Curiousity got the better of me and I found out that they(now we) are a group that bakes. There's a challenge every month to complete. This month's challenge was a Danish Pastry Braid. I was excited when I received the email. But as I was reading the recipe, I started dreading it. I doubted myself. I have not baked such elaborate pastry...

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

I baked some chocolate chip cookies yesterday. This recipe appears on a wrapper of a can of condensed milk and I have baked it many times. It's my favourite chocolate chip cookies. This recipe does not contain egg for people allergic to eggs. I normally double the quantity as my bunch finishes it so quickly. The quantity here yields about 35 average size cookies. Ingredients 180 grams butter 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk 1 1/2...

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Mario Brother's Cake

My son just celebrated his 10th birthday recently. Most boys his age likes video and computer games and he is no different in that regards. He loves playing Pokemon and Mario Brothers' games on his Nintendo DS and WII. So, he was so thrilled when he saw his birthday cake and he was so proud that I made it for him. It's a chocolate mud cake layered with chocolate ganache. Mario is made out of modelling sugar paste and so are all of the small...

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