Ale´s cupcakes

Ale´s cupcakes
my sweet cupcakes

viernes, 6 de agosto de 2010

Caramel Banana Cream Pie



Days ago i found bananas for a really good price 4 lb for 1 dollar! and I said "oh I think I could make something with this.
So I started to think about a good recepie, yay!! caramel banana cream pie !
Let's go to make it!!


Caramel Banana Cream Pie

1 9-inch pie crust, prebaked (or you can make it)
3 bananas
2/3 cup sugar
3 tbsp water
2 tbsp butter
2 cups milk
3 tbsp cornstarch
1 large egg
2 tsp vanilla extract

Slice bananas into approx 1/4-inch thick slices and pile them into an even layer in the pie crust (a regular pie crust or a graham crust is fine).
In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine sugar and water and cook until sugar is bubbling and has taken on a golden amber color, about 10 minutes (depending on the temperature of your stovetop). Add in butter. Sugar will sizzle, then butter will melt right in.
Working carefully, pour in 1 1/2 cups of the milk to the hot sugar mixture. The caramel will seize up, but will remelt fairly quickly. Stir occasionally to help caramel melt.
Meanwhile, whisk together remaining 1/2 cup milk, cornstarch and egg in a medium bowl. When the caramel has melted into the milk in the sauce pan, very gradually stream it into the cornstarch mixture, whisking constantly. Pour the mixture through a strainer and transfer the milk mixture back into the saucepan.
Continue to cook pudding over medium heat until it just comes to a boil. Cook for about 1 minute, stirring constantly. The pudding will thicken substantially. Whisk in vanilla extract.
Pour immediately over the sliced bananas in the pie crust. Chill in refrigerator until pudding is chilled and set, at least 2 hours.

Top with a layer of whipped cream (recipe below) before serving.

Serves 8-10

Sweetened Whipped Cream
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

In a large mixing bowl, whip heavy cream until it reaches soft peaks. Sift in confectioners sugar and beat to incorporate. Whisk in vanilla extract, then spread over the banana cream pie.

Done!!! Enjoy this delicious pie!!

lunes, 2 de agosto de 2010

nutella chunky peanut butter cookies


He creado esta receta pensando en mis ingredientes favoritos
quisiera compartirla con ustedes, pruebenla y diganme que les parecio :)


Para estas galletas necesitaras:

250gr de mantequilla
325 gr de azucar moreno
1 huevo
1 cucharada de esencia de vainilla
140 gr de harina tamizada
1 cucharadita de levadura en polvo
chispas y trozos de chocolate( al gusto)
1 pizca de bicarbonato
3 cucharadas de cocoa en polvo (opcional)
1 taza de nutella
1/2 taza de peanut butter

En un bowl grande acrema la mantequilla con azucar y el huevo, incorpora la harina, la levadura ,el bicarbonato y la cocoa. Añade las chispas de chocolate. Formaras una masa.

Amasa la masa por lo menos 10 minutos y comienza a formar bolitas de 7 cm o mas segun desees el tañano de la galleta ya que de esto dependera el grosor de la galleta, aplana un poco el circulo para forma un disco.

Con una cuchara cafetera toma una porcion de nutella , ponla en el centro de la galleta, une los bordes y dale forma a la galleta.

Para decorar solo haz unas lineas de peanut butter atravez de la galleta.

Hornea por 15 min o hasta que la galleta este dorada.

Enfria y disfruta!!!

niño envuelto

Hi everyone !
Last week I went to visit my grandma and aunt in Veracruz. I went there with many questions and doubts about recipes, and they resolved everything! They are really good cooks and bakers! So I want to share with you some of the things we made!
If you want the recepie just let me know!!! :-)
NIÑO ENVUELTO











Ale´s cake

I want to share with everyone my recipe of these delicious little cakes!!
They are really soft, creamy and simply amazing!

It is a good option for the family, to share with friends or nice to share with that special person in life.

Ingredients

TO MAKE THE CAKE
- one box of chocolate cake
- 2 tsp of vanilla

TO MAKE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
1. 8 ounces chocolate
You can use bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, depending on how sweet you want your mousse to be. If you want to use bittersweet chocolate, you can always add sugar.

2. 4 eggs, separated
3. 2 tablespoons sugar (optional)
Pinch of salt (optional)

TO DECORATE
mascarpone cheese
- one bar of dark chocolate
- a few branches of peppermint
- a few dry cranberries

Instructions

TO MAKE CAKE

follow the instruccions like in the box.
add one tsp of vanilla
get it out the oven and leave it at room temperature.


TO MAKE MOUSSE
1.Use an electric mixer to whip the heavy cream until it forms soft peaks.
2.Melt the chocolate and butter together in a double boiler.
3.Beat the egg yolks well with a fork. Slowly add them to the chocolate mixture.

4.Add the vanilla and remove the mixture from the heat.
5.Add a scoop of the whipped cream to the chocolate mixture and stir it in.
6.Whip the egg whites and salt until they form stiff, white peaks.
7.The chocolate mixture should now be slightly warm, not hot. Fold the chocolate into the rest of the whipped cream.
8.Fold in the egg whites. Stop folding as soon as there are no longer any white lumps.
9. cut strips of aluminum and put it around the cake leaving 6cm, this will help to shape the chocolate mousse.add some of the mixture over the little cakes.
10.Refrigerate overnight, or until the mousse sets.


TO DECORATE
beat the mascarpone cheese till this looks like cream , put it on the top of the mousse and decorate with some zest of dark chocolate ,one cranberry and one leave of peppermint .

DONE.







Enjoy !!!!