As promised her, I'll make some things for her birthday. Kelly is our neighbour little girl, so this afternoon I spent about 5 hours in kitchen to make cream puffs, cupcake and donuts for her.











Sponge Cake Recipe
Egg 200g
Egg Yolk 1 no
Castor Sugar 60g (reduced)
Glucose 1 tbsp
Salt 1g
Veg Oil 35g
Superfine Flour 120g
Baking Soda 1g
Fresh milk 20g
Method:-
- Beat eggs, salt and sugar for 2 minutes on high speed, then add glucose and continue to beat for 4 minutes, change to low speed for 2 minutes.
Mixture is ready when you can draw a circles with the batter dripping from the beaters (count about 10 seconds, the circle is still visible).
Sift flour, and gently fold into egg and sugar mixture.
Scoop some flour/egg mixture to oil and mix.
Next, pour (4) and milk into the remaining flour/egg mixture and fold gently till well combined (DO NOT over-mix).
Divide batter evenly among lined cups, filling each three-quarters full.
Bake in preheated oven 175°C about 12 minutes(I used medium size cup), rotating tins halfway through, until golden brown and a long toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Timing is depend on the size of paper cup.
Donuts
Ingredients:-
200g bread flour
50g plain four
30 gm sugar
Pinch of Salt
10g Milk Powder
4g Instant Yeast
Egg 30g
110ml Water +/-
20 gm Shortening
Method:-
Combine first 6 ingredients, add in egg and water to beat for 8 minutes. Add shortening and continue to beat for another 4 - 6 minutes till the dough is smooth and elastic touch.
Leave it prove for 30 minutes.
Roll dough into 1cm thick and use a doughnut cutter to cut out. Leave it rest for 25 minutes.
Deep fried doughnut at medium heat oil. Remove, place on absorbent papers.
Topping :- dark choc & white choc (melted)
Basic Choux Pastry
Ingredients:
- 100ml water
- 70g unsalted butter
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 0.5 tbsp castor sugar
- 110g plain flour
- 3 eggs (about 60g - 63g each with shell)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 200°C degrees.
- Place the water, butter, and salt in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil. When the butter is completely melted, remove from the heat.
- Add flour all at once.
- On low-medium heat, beat constantly with a wooden spoon until the mixture forms a ball and leaves sides of pan for approximately 3-4 minutes.
- Transfer mixture to a stainless steel bowl, use hand mixer to beat for 2-3 minutes on low speed with paddle attachment. This allows it to cool down while mixing.
- Turn mixer to medium and add eggs one at a time, beating after each egg.
- The batter should be smooth and firm. You know you have added enough eggs when a dollop of batter lifted on a spatula curls over itself and forms a hook. (The dough should be smooth, shiny and as thick and as heavy as mayonnaise)
- Spoon pastry into large pastry bag or cookie scoop.
- Pipe into s or use small, medium or large scoops to make the shape you need, leaving a few inches between.
- Bake at 200°C for 12 minutes, reduce the temperature of the oven to 160°C for 8 minutes or until the outside is golden brown, crisp and dry and they sound hollow.
- Remove baking pan from oven and place it somewhere to cool.
- Slice each one in half and spread thick with cooled filling.

