Showing posts with label Chocolate Ganache. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chocolate Ganache. Show all posts

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Chocolate Eclairs

Baking has become my passion lately, just want to experiment with new things. But still there is a long way to go.
But cooking or baking in this case is really challenging when u have a little one at home who just wants to play with u all the time and not sleep.
Nevertheless I keep pushing myself more and more.
I was seeing this food food channel where chef Shipra Khana made these awesome eclairs, which tempted

me then and there to try them out.
I checked my pantry, and hurrah!! I had all the stuff available.
so next step was to START.
I mad my little one sit in his bouncer, played some music and i was all set o bake this awesome delight.

Ingredients:
65gms Flour (maida)
1tbsp granulated sugar
55gms butter
120ml water
2 eggs

For topping
Whipped cream with vanilla extract

Chocolate Ganache

Procedure:

  • Pre-heat the oven at 200degree Celsius.
  • Place a parchment paper on the baking tray.
  • You can also use aluminium foil, brush it with butter. This is equally good as using a parchment paper.
  • In a bowl whisk the flour with sugar.
  • In a pan heat water and butter together.
  • Close the flame add in the flour into it.
  • Whisking regularly.
  • Cook it till it starts  sticking to the pan.
  • Remove from flame.
  • Beat the mixture till it becomes lukewarm.
  • Then add in the lightly beaten eggs.
  • Continue to mix till the batter is a thick paste.
  • Put the mixture in a pastry bag with a large pin.


  • pipe the mixture in oblong shapes on the baking tray.

  • Bake for 15 minutes at 200dregress and reduce it to 180 degrees.
  • Continue to bake for another 25 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and place it on a the wire rack
Assembling the eclairs:
  • Slit open the elcairs lentghwise.
  • Dip top part of the eclair into the chocolate Ganache.
  • Fill the bottom half with whipped cream
  • Place the other half on top of it.
  • Chocolate Eclares are ready to be eaten. :)




Thursday, January 31, 2013

Chocolate Chip Cupcake with Chocolate Ganache


Yet another Day, yet another craving for cupcakes and this time it is Chocolate.  Read somewhere:

“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.” 
― Charles M. Schulza


So all the chocolate lovers gear up for this weekend and try these yummilicious cupcakes with loads of chocolate.

Chocolate Chip Cupcake with Chocolate Ganache





Ingredients:
110 gms Flour
110 gms Castor Sugar
110 gms Butter
1/4 tsp Baking Powder
30 ml Milk
2 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla Extract




Procedure:

  • ·         Pre-heat the oven at 180 degrees for 10 minutes.
  • ·         In a bowl, add the flour, baking powder and keep aside.
  • ·         Put the butter and sugar in a bowl.
  • ·         Cream with beater till light and pale.
  • ·         Add the eggs one at a time. Beat well.
  • ·         Add in vanilla extract.
  • ·         Gradually add in the flour, seeing that no lumps are formed.
  • ·         Add in milk.
  • ·         Mix it well.
  • ·         Do not over beat the batter.
  • ·         Pour the batter in greased and lined muffin tray.
  • ·         Bake for 15-20  minutes at 160 degrees.

F       For the Icing:

     Chocolate Ganache

    Ingredients:
    100 gms Chocolate
     50  ml Cream

     Procedure:

  •     Melt the chocolate on a double boiler or you can do it in the microwave also.
  •     For 30sec-1minute microwave it in the oven.
  •     Fold in cream.
  •    Whisk together to combine.
  •     Put it in piping bag/spread it over the cupcakes.
  •     After spreading the ganache, top it with whipped cream
  •     I added yellow color, in the whipped cream you can choose any of the colors.
  •     Decorate with sprinkles.

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