How To Make Egg Tarts

EGG TART RECIPE 

Ingredients:

Butter Pastry

• 140g butter
• 1/2 beaten egg
• 70g icing sugar
• 200g plain flour 

Egg Filling

• 140g sugar
• 300ml water
• 4 eggs
• 80ml full cream evaporated milk

PROCEDURE:

1. Mix and knead ingredients into a dough. Spread some flour into your working area and knead it there. Keep kneading until everything is mixed. Refrigerate the dough for 20 minutes or until it is in a workable state.
2. Boil the water and sugar. There is no need to stir it. Leave the sugar water to cool.
3. When the dough is ready..Press the pastry into the molds. Press it with your two thumbs. Tidy up the edges with your index fingers. The edges should be slightly higher than the tin.
4. After the sugar water has completely cooled down..Mix the milk and eggs into the sugar water.
5. Sift the mixture.
6. Pour the egg filling into the tarts. 80% full and bake immediately.
7. Bake at 200C for 15 to 20 mins.
8. Place the egg tarts at the middle of the rack when baking. The egg tarts are ready when a toothpick can stand upright. Let the egg tarts cool down a bit.
9. Take the tarts out of the tins. They should come out easily.

 

For more information and tips, check out this video @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA1N6dA_dlY

Credits to DessertzHouse.

A Taste Of Afrique's

Afrique's has 5 branches. Their branch at Red square building in Smallville was opened on June 24, 2009. Their goal was to put a smile in everybody's face by serving quality food made from the freshest ingredients. They serve delicious pizza, pastas, steaks and other Italian food. It's perfect for any occasion so, come and visit Afrique's and tell me your pleasant experience!

 Creamy Carbonara

 Cheesy Mushroom Burger with Fries

REVIEW:

In the second picture is the Creamy Carbonara. It's a linguini with bacon, chopped onions, bell peppers in a creamy sauce topped with Parmesan cheese. Served with garlic bread on the side and it's good for 2 persons. It's for 149 php. What I don't like with their carbonara is their sauce, it's liquidy and it's already like a soup. I prefer my carbonara to have a thicker white sauce. In the third picture is their Cheesy mushroom burger with french fries on the side. It's also good for two persons for 119 php. The burger patty is made of pure beef and it's topped with mushroom, cheese, mayo, and basil. It's delicious and makes my stomach full!

AFRIQUE'S 

Red Square Bldg. Smallville Complex

5000 Mandurriao, Philippines

(033) 509 4900

For more information, visit their official website @ http://www.afriquespizza.com/ 

or their Facebook page @ https://www.facebook.com/pages/afriques-gourmet-pizza-pasta-and-steaks/87888735807

McDonald's Apple Pie

I was a fan of McDonald's since I was a kid. My school was just near McDonald's so, after classes my mom would bring me there. My mom would buy me a happy meal to avail of the free toy. I would be so happy every time she would be me a happy meal. I had lots of toys from McDonald's and had collections of them. That was way back kindergarten and all the toys I've got were given away. Until now, I still love eating at McDonald's and enjoying every moment I spent there. One of my favorite is their Baked apple pie. It's baked in a flaky pastry filled with delicious apples lightly spiced with cinnamon. For 25 php, you can now have a delicious snack! Grab one now at a nearest McDonald's and share me your experience!

REVIEW:
Apple pie is my favorite snack at McDonald's. It's fresh and served hot. Their flaky pastry is soft and crispy. The filling has apple chunks with a syrup that has the right kind of sweetness. The packaging is nice and simple. It's affordable and has a reasonable price. One serving is not enough for me so, i think it would be better if they could make it bigger. How I wish! Anyways, I still loved their apple pie!



For more information, visit their official website @ http://www.mcdonalds.com.ph/  or http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/home.html
or their Facebook page @ https://www.facebook.com/McDonalds

Moonleaf Tea Shop invades Iloilo City!

Moonleaf has just recently opened last May 2012. Moonleaf is a tea shop offering freshly brewed tea mixed into a variety of delicious and refreshing concoctions, milk tea being the most popular. They have 3 kinds of tea namely the basic, milk and fruit. Price starts at 45 php. If you wish to have some add-on, you can choose from pudding, pearls, milk, or nata. They also offer sandwiches, cakes and chips to pair your moonleaf tea. Try Moonleaf now and share me your pleasant tea experience!

Wintermelon Tea with pearls

 

 

Chocolate cake with Butter cream icing

REVIEW:

When I came to Moonleaf, I decided to order their wintermelon tea because I'm curious about it. It seems that everybody is talking about it so, I decided to try it myself. It's for 45 php and placed in a sealed plastic cup. Not bad for a tea. It's affordable and healthy. I also decided to pair it with chocolate cake. The chocolate cake is delicious. The cake is kinda dry but the chocolate filling was awesome! The icing was butter cream and there's caramel glaze on top. The chocolate cake and the tea was not a nice move at all! In my first sip of the wintermelon tea, I find it delicious since I'm new to the taste. There were sago at the bottom and it's soft and sweet. When I started eating the chocolate cake, I found out that the tea and the cake is not a good combination. It's all too sweet for me and the after taste of both is not good at all. I think it would be better if you pair your wintermelon tea with chips because there's balance between sugar and salt.

MOONLEAF TEA SHOP

22 General Luna Street 
Sampaguita City Proper, Iloilo City
Philippines


For more information, visit their official website @ http://moonleafteashop.com/main/
or their Facebook page @ https://www.facebook.com/moonleafteashop
or their Twitter page @ https://twitter.com/#!/moonleafteashop

Kopiccino: My New Love

Are you a coffee lover? Do you want to drink coffee at Starbucks but don't have enough money? If the answer is yes, well here's my newest discovery. Introducing Kopiko's Kopiccino! A 3 in 1 cappucino flavored instant coffee mix that comes with a choco granule pack. It's a coffee on the go because you can bring it anywhere. You can easily prepare this in your home, office or school. Just a cup of hot water and you're ready to enjoy a wholesome taste of capuccino coffee! No need to go to Starbucks and spend lots of money just for a cup of coffee. Just for 8.00 php, you can now sip delicious cappucino just like Starbucks coffee.

REVIEW:
Kopiccino was the best coffee I have ever tasted! It's creamy, well blended, smooth and mild. The choco granules were great because it adds more flavor to the coffee. It's perfect for rainy days and it's best to pair with bread or cake. I'll definitely repurchase more of it and recommend it to my friends and loved ones. 

Hungry Ninja Sweets

Last November 2011, Hungry Ninja opened its doors to the hungry Ilonggos. It's a fastfood and restaurant specializing in various noodle menu originating from Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, China and Japan. They also serve affordable pork, chicken barbecues, rice dishes, noodle dishes and Filipino-inspired desserts. It's located at the heart of the city so, it's accessible. What's impressing about Hungry Ninja is, they use the freshest ingredients and serve their dishes steaming hot! I recommend you try out the place and tell me your Hungry Ninja experience!

  Banana Fritters 

with vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup

 Mango Float

with chocolate syrup

REVIEW:

The desserts I have tried at Hungry Ninja are Banana Fritters and Mango Float. Hungry Ninja's Banana Fritters are made of bananas that are deep-fried and topped with either a scoop of vanilla or ube ice cream and  drizzled with chocolate syrup. The bananas are soft and tender. It has the right kind of sweetness and good for two persons unless you wanted it all by yourself! Haha! Their mango float is a layered graham crackers with cream and mango filling and topped with mango slices. It's also drizzled with chocolate syrup. I find their mango float too sweet for me but my sister finds it just right. Well that depends on your taste buds. The next time I visit Hungry Ninja, I'll definitely eat their Banana Fritters again!

HUNGRY NINJA

#5 General Luna Street

Iloilo City, Philippines

(63-33) 509.0100

The Magnum Craze

From the time Magnum have appeared in the markets, many people had gone crazy over this ice cream bar. It  is a smooth delicious ice cream coated with thick, cracking Belgian chocolate. It is considered to be one of the leading ice cream brands, selling 1 billion units annually worldwide. Here in the Philippines, there are only 3 available flavors namely Classic, Almond and Chocolate Truffle. For 50 php, you can now have a bite of this tempting ice cream bar! Grab one now!

REVIEW:

Among the three flavors I have tasted, my most favorite is Almond. There's almond bits in the ice cream and I loved my every bite of it. I couldn't stop eating and I want to eat more. The Belgian chocolate was so addicting that I felt like eating an imported chocolate bar. Magnum is definitely worth every bite!

For more information, visit their official website @ http://www.magnumicecream.com/
or Facebook page @ https://www.facebook.com/Magnum?ref=ts

Krispy Kreme Delight

Every time my serotonin level goes down, one of the food I would usually resort to eat is DOUGHNUTS! Doughnuts has been close to my heart since I was a kid. I have loved eating doughnuts because it's sweet and gives me a happy feeling. It also reminds me of memories back when I was a kid. Here in the Philippines, the famous doughnut shops are Dunkin' Doughnuts and Mister Doughnuts. These were the two known doughnut shops when I was still a kid. Now there were lot of doughnut shops emerging here in the Philippines. One of the most known doughnut shop now is Krispy Kreme! When Krispy Kreme opened in the Philippines, many had gone crazy with their doughnuts. It had a distinct taste that everyone had loved.

Krispy Kreme is an international doughnut and coffee brand. It is best known for it's original glazed doughnut and signature coffee.

REVIEW:

One of my favorite doughnuts of Krispy Kreme is the Original Glazed Doughnut. It has the right kind of sweetness and consistency. It's moist, soft and best to pair with hot cocoa. It's also best to eat when hot so I must advise you that if you want to enjoy your doughnut, you better pop it first in the oven!

KRISPY KREME PHILIPPINES

Bonifacio High Street, 9th Ave., 777 Bldg 2 G/F Brgy. South Side Fort Bonifacio Global City
Taguig City
02 856 1435

                                                                                                               

For more information, you can visit their official website @ http://krispykreme.com.ph/

or their Facebook page @ https://www.facebook.com/krispykremeph

Homemade Banana Cake

It was one of those days again that I started to think of ways on how to make use of the ripe bananas we have at home. Good thing my brother suggested to make banana cake! So, I bought a cake mix and voila there's my banana cake! Wanna take a bite?

HOMEMADE BANANA CAKE RECIPE

Ingredients:

• Pillsbury cake mix
• 2 cups mashed ripe bananas
• 3 eggs
• 1/3  cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup water

PROCEDURE:

• Preheat oven to 180C. Line baking pan with baking sheet or brush with butter or vegetable oil.
• Mix cake mix with water, oil, and eggs until moistened.
• Add mashed banana and mix well.
• Pour in baking pan and cook for 30-40mins or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Let cool and serve.

REVIEW:

The banana cake I made has just the right taste of banana but if you want to add a cup of  mashed banana then that would be okay. For added flavor, I also planned of adding a pinch of ground cinnamon but too bad I forgot to put some! The cake was soft and there's a little sweetness. The only thing I don't like about it is, that it's dry. I've been wanting to have a moist cake but I usually end up getting it dry! Well this calls for much practice to get that moist cake perfect! ;)

My Homemade Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

I've been craving for JD Bakeshop's carrot cake for weeks already. Until one day, I decide to bake my own carrot cake! I started searching online for carrot cake recipes and after minutes of baking..here's my finished product! Try to take a look of this yummy recipe!

HOMEMADE CARROT CAKE RECIPE

Ingredients:

4 eggs
(separate egg white and egg yolk)
1 3/4 cups vegetable oil
2 cups white sugar (for this recipe, I used brown sugar)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract (optional)
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 T baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

3 cups grated carrots  

2 tsp ground cinnamon

1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 6 tbsp butter, melted
• 3 cups confectioners sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

PROCEDURE:


1.1 Combine flour, ground cinnamon, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl than whisk until everything is properly distributed
1.2 Beat the eggs in a separate mixing bowl.
1.3 Add the sugar then continue mixing until fully blended.
1.4 Add the vegetable oil, and vanilla extract then continue mixing until texture becomes smooth.
1.5 Put-in the flour-cinnamon-baking powder-salt mixture then continue mixing using low speed.
1.6 Fold-in the carrots and walnuts
1.7 Pour the batter on a cake pan
1.8 Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake the batter for 35 to 50 minutes (you know that the cake is done when toothpick inserted comes out clean)
1.9 Remove from the oven and allow to cool down.

2. Make the frosting

2.1 Beat the cream cheese using an electric mixer
2.2 Add-in the butter and vanilla extract then continue mixing until the mixture is well blended
2.3 Add the confectioners sugar then mix until texture becomes smooth
2.4 Set aside