tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961056245356848672024-02-19T17:25:19.067+01:00Fueled by cupcakesPoldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325754495531036233noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296105624535684867.post-1198723135044140272010-02-27T17:02:00.000+01:002010-02-27T17:02:11.258+01:00Gaufres de Liège or waffles, waffles, waffles!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm fueled by cupcakes, but today's recipe is a Belgian waffle recipe called Gaufres de Liège!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="background-color: #073763;"><br />
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<span style="color: white;"></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">1 1/3 cups (160 grams) wheat flour</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">4 eggs</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">1 cup ( 200 grams) cream</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">clove powder</span></div><span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">cinnamon powder</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">1/8 cup (20 grams) vanilla sugar</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">1/4 cup (60 grams) butter</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">1/4 cup (40 grams) sugar</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">For the garnish:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">1 cup (200 grams) cream</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">1/8 cup (40 grams) vanilla sugar</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">1/3 cup (40 grams) confectioner's sugar</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">If you can't buy vanilla sugar, there's an easy way to make it! All you have to do is combine white sugar with vanilla bean pieces! The vanilla sugar tastes even better, if you let it rest for a few weeks.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Okay, let's get started!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">In a large bowl combine flour, egg yolk, cream, a pinch of each spice and vanilla sugar. Give egg white into a shaker.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Then melt the butter in a small pan, add melted butter to flour mixture and whisk well.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Add 1/8 cup (20 grams) and a pinch of salt to egg white and beat with hand mixer until stiff. Then add another 1/8 cup (20 grams) sugar and beat for 2 more minutes.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Give stiff egg white into large bowl with flour/cream mixture and carefully fold in.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Preheat and grease waffle maker. When hot, give 2-3 tbsp batter into waffle maker and bake waffle at medium heat.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Add 1/8 cup (40 grams) vanilla sugar to cream and whip with handmixer.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Place waffle on a plate, add cream topping and dredge with confectioner's sugar.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Poldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325754495531036233noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296105624535684867.post-60698045620323071422010-02-05T15:29:00.000+01:002010-02-05T15:29:19.892+01:00Fizzy Cherry Coke cakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjiFWVTa-CteGeqxNUr1UIoKJ-gSZtl2UdCDlDDMG4Q8m_2lLVhuosqNitrK-9cKcL8tQzBRCzX4SqaabfWA6vH2eFO02-s9H_oVCXg8FZCVQsrcfvyUwlua6UKWvpZbsBt74o5PUg2o/s1600-h/ccmuffin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjiFWVTa-CteGeqxNUr1UIoKJ-gSZtl2UdCDlDDMG4Q8m_2lLVhuosqNitrK-9cKcL8tQzBRCzX4SqaabfWA6vH2eFO02-s9H_oVCXg8FZCVQsrcfvyUwlua6UKWvpZbsBt74o5PUg2o/s320/ccmuffin.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today's recipe is a simple recipe for yummy Cherry Coke cupcakes! The recipe yields 15 cupcakes.</span><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBifm-X8QtHBMfXLa8UIYXNn-LJ60_fMmjMcpDka7SLAbpL6dbUPcBg5MwJ_Nb3_mh_IznnD3eugVsUeddcd14zuskxUnTKZSMTKOQlwZjQKC_2NdCA1kdYKwsXOXs4j2RwNKLdHcLtE/s1600-h/fredmutze.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBifm-X8QtHBMfXLa8UIYXNn-LJ60_fMmjMcpDka7SLAbpL6dbUPcBg5MwJ_Nb3_mh_IznnD3eugVsUeddcd14zuskxUnTKZSMTKOQlwZjQKC_2NdCA1kdYKwsXOXs4j2RwNKLdHcLtE/s200/fredmutze.jpg" width="147" /></a><span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">First, let me introduce my little assistant to you. His name is Fredi <a href="http://www.twitter.com/F_R_E_D_I">@F_R_E_D_I</a> and he and his 3 brothers have been living with my lady person for a few years now. His interests are the TV, pizza and Green Day. He applied to become my assistant and I hired him. Let's see, if I did the right thing...</span></div><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Now, we have to put the ingredients to our shopping list.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">For the cupcakes:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">2 3/4 cups (340 grams) wheat flour</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">2 1/2 tsp baking powder</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">1/2 cup (50 grams) oat flakes</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">1/3 cup (80 ml) vegetable oil</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">2 eggs</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">1/2 cup (120 grams) sugar</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">1 cup ( 250 ml) Cherry Coke</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">For the icing:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">1 1lb (250 grams) package confectioner's sugar</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">3-4 tbsp Cherry Coke</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Optional garnish:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">30 Haribo Gummi Cherry Cola bottles</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">When back home from shopping, preheat the oven to 375 °F (190 °C, gas mark 5).</span><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJ1k4S4B6-TV21YWmSCI7VbYWpW2vtlrKxDoTO26wfpzx2Dg5Jo9KB75g1saJ1pCP76H5-Yi_DXqPVHW3U7P6IwJmxxEfwm5eva9FuXY1xHwSXCBdpFwix-8acPBpdKcozUyMzqqObl0/s1600-h/poldifredcoke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJ1k4S4B6-TV21YWmSCI7VbYWpW2vtlrKxDoTO26wfpzx2Dg5Jo9KB75g1saJ1pCP76H5-Yi_DXqPVHW3U7P6IwJmxxEfwm5eva9FuXY1xHwSXCBdpFwix-8acPBpdKcozUyMzqqObl0/s320/poldifredcoke.jpg" /></a><span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Then whisk together flour, baking powder and oat flakes in medium bowl.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">In a large bowl combine vegetable oil, eggs, sugar and Cherry Coke.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Fold the flour mixture into the Cherry Coke mixture. Batter will be creamy.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Fill muffin cups 3/4 full with batter.</span></div><span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Bake 20 - 25 minutes and then cool completely.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">15 Oreos, one side twisted off</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">2/3 cup (150 grams) sugar</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">1 2/3 cups (200 grams) all-purpose-flour, or whole-wheat-flour, for those of you who don't have all-purpose-flour, like me, since it's not known in Germany!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">3/8 cup (50 grams) baking cocoa</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">1 tsp baking powder</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">1 tsp baking soda</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">1/2 tsp salt</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">2 eggs</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">1/2 cup ( 125 ml) milk</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">1/4 cup (60 ml) oil</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">1/2 cup (100 grams) vegetable shortening</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">1/4 cup ( 60 ml) warm water</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">1 1 lb (250 grams) package confectioner's sugar</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">1 tsp vanilla extract</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">1/2 cup (80 grams) Oreo crumbs made from reserved sides and additional cookies</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">15 split Oreos</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Place one Oreo with cream side up in each muffin cup.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in medium bowl.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">In a large bowl combine eggs, milk, oil and vanilla extract and stir until well blended.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Add flour mixture to large bowl and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Fill each muffin cup 3/4 full with batter and bake 20 - 25 minutes.</span><br />
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