Posts by The Pink Whisk:
Day 4 – Cranberry & Pistachio Snow Bites
December 4th, 2013
How could you resist these for Day 4? A super easy recipe that’s really quick to throw together and of course they are just fab for gifts.
They’re not a fudge, but not a fondant either…imagine somewhere in between. Whatever the weather they are blooming lovely!
Ingredients:
115g butter
400g caster sugar
150ml soured cream
300g white chocolate, melted
200g marshmallows (white)
1 tsp vanilla extract
125g dried cranberries
75g shelled pistachios Read the rest of this entry “
Day 3 – Christmas Tree Cookie Lollies
December 3rd, 2013
It wouldn’t be TPW 12 Days of Baking Christmas without a biscuit on a stick 😉
This year I’m going 3D for Day 3 with Christmas Tree Cookie Lollies!
You will need:
1 x batch of non-spread biscuit dough, recipe here
A set of graduated star cookie cutters (Lakeland have a set if you don’t already)
Wooden lolly sticks Read the rest of this entry “
Day 2 – Christmas Pudding Chocolate Covered Oreos
December 2nd, 2013
Mmmmm! Christmas pudding shaped Chocolate Covered Oreos!
Now you can get specific chocolate oreo moulds that are a good deal smaller than the way I’m doing these. I don’t have one, my kitchen is bursting with equipment and I may be the recipient of an angry husband should any more essential bits and pieces make their way into our house!
They’ve turned out just perfectly and are just right to wrap up as a gifts.
You will need:
75g White chocolate
500g Dark or milk chocolate Read the rest of this entry “
Day 1 – Christmas Cakes!
December 1st, 2013
Well today sees the start of The Pink Whisk 12 Days of Christmas Baking Recipes – you’ll be treated to 1 Christmassy recipe/kitchen antic a day from now until the 12th December (that’s when I collapse in an authorised heap!)
Kicking off 2013’s run are ideas for your Christmas cake, with a new design added to the collection this Christmas. Read the rest of this entry “
Purple & Snowflakes Christmas Cake
December 1st, 2013
This cake will work in all sorts of colour combinations – this year I’m drawn to all things purple but go with your own colour scheme if you’d prefer.
You will need:-
Modelling paste – purple and white
Snowflake sugarpaste cutters – large, medium and small Read the rest of this entry “
The Pink Whisk 12 Days of Christmas
November 30th, 2013Yes! It’s that time of year again! Are you ready for The Pink Whisk 12 Days of Christmas?
Here’s a look at previous years so you know which way we’re headed….
and, you know I love a fabulous competition don’t you?!
Well do I have a prize up my sleeve for you….12 of you in fact!
How would you like to come on a Baking Masterclass with me?
I am running a course filled with a days baking fun, tips and knowhow, but you can’t buy yourself a place oh no, you have to win one. Read the rest of this entry “
Using up Egg Whites
November 28th, 2013So this is the other half to my Using up Egg Yolks post – what to do with a random number of egg whites. Well for me it’s a quick batch of meringues of course!
Here’s my handy table for a batch of meringues with any random number of egg whites:-
| Whites | Sugar (grams) |
| 1 | 55 |
| 2 | 110 |
| 3 | 165 |
| 4 | 220 |
| 5 | 275 |
| 6 | 330 |
| 7 | 385 |
| 8 | 440 |
| 9 | 495 |
| 10 | 550 |
And here’s the method… Read the rest of this entry “
Using up Egg Yolks
November 27th, 2013and how to make custard….
Thought I’d post this useful table I put together some time ago, you know how it is…you’re baking something, you’ve 7 random egg yolks left over.
Of course there’s lots of things you can do with egg yolks but my all time favourite has to be a great big panful of custard – but then you have to get the calculator out, or engage the brain cells with pen and paper calculations. Well no more – here’s my handy table for whipping up a jugful of custard without taxing any brain cells!
| Yolks | Milk (ml) | Cream (ml) | Sugar (grams) |
| 1 | 30 | 40 | 15 |
| 2 | 60 | 80 | 30 |
| 3 | 90 | 115 | 45 |
| 4 | 125 | 150 | 60 |
| 5 | 155 | 190 | 75 |
| 6 | 185 | 230 | 90 |
| 7 | 215 | 265 | 105 |
| 8 | 250 | 305 | 120 |
| 9 | 280 | 340 | 135 |
| 10 | 310 | 380 | 150 |
My New Kitchen Helper & Win Yourself One Too!
November 20th, 2013So not my usual kind of post, in fact I hardly ever review things but I’m making an exception for this one. Why? Because I’m seriously impressed and it’s turned into a real boost in my kitchen plus I’m treating one of you to one too!
No, it’s not a new tin, a new ingredient (or a washer upper – although one of those would be HIGHLY useful!) It’s a Google Nexus 7 by Asus.
Yes, we have an iPad in our house, do I ever know where it is? Well yes, I do, it’s attached to a child. Or it’s stashed in one of their bedrooms battery flat as a pancake.
My kitchen is of the tidgey tiny variety so moving my laptop in there is just a no go, there’s just no room to bake when I’ve tried it. So, instead I dodge between the kitchen and the dining room where said laptop resides or I peer into the screen of my phone through clouds of icing sugar which is equally troublesome. Read the rest of this entry “
Christmas Cake, Time to Bake!
November 15th, 2013Here is your friendly Pink Whisk reminder service to say it’s time to bake that Boozy Fruit into a glorious Christmas Cake (that’s if you haven’t done already!)
All the cake making instructions are here including how to split your mixture into different sized tins.
Let’s get lining tins and firing up the oven!
Ruth
xx
