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Ugly Eclairs.

November 17th, 2009

The thing about me is, I can’t seem to make anything pretty which is why i dont bother with marzipan and cupcakes and oh all of the other beautiful sweet treats. I shall leave those to the experts *see link list on left hand side of page*. I aint no cake-beautician. but what i lack in the beauty department, i compensate in flavour. I REFUSE to compromise my ingredients which is why at times, some of my items might seem ridiculously expensive..but rest-assured you are paying that much for quality. Like today’s batch of chocolate eclairs! I only used quality chocolate all the way! Like i said, none of that choki choki , koko-jelly stuff! The Butterscotch on the other hand, is made from the best brand of brown sugar that i can find out there and the cream has been freshly whipped by yours truly (with love). I may write paragraphs and paragraphs describing the quality of ingredients that i use, but i know i shouldn’t bother.. cause at the end of the day..quality really speaks for itself

Anyway, i woke up in a good mood today so i decided to bake eclairs. Eclairs , speaking from experience are tres temperamental morsels. Last week, i had concluded that they are the QUEEN BITCH of all pastries. Which is why, you shouldn’t bake them when you are feeling temperamental. lol. I guess it does make sense kan? After last week’s Eclair slots i thought of not baking them any more (in my whole entire life.. )not only because they can be temperamental but also because they are the messiest little things to make. Unlike profiteroles, eclairs have a larger surface area which requires more ganache which makes them soo much more messy. As much as i want them to look perfect, even I have never come accross ONE perfect eclair in my whole life. Less messy maybe. but a perfectly long-shaped eclair.. dipped in ganache to perfection - never! ive heard of them. but have never seen them.. for reals. So this morning, i braved the kitchen with an open mind and said ’screw you’ to perfection and did what i had to do..

To my surprise this time around, all of the batches came out beautifully puffed up and golden! I felt like i was Dorothy seeing Oz for the first time! lol I was over the moon! Though, i did dread the dipping-it-in-ganache part.. but i managed! haha. So i guess, Unlike the brownies, eclairs won’t be on the menu for good. i’m just going to have to make them and sell them on the days that i feel like im up for a challenge. Follow me on twitter to check out when i’m baking next!! I also have a tendency to be very generous and give away goodies for free every Monday on twitter! So add me up!

Oh and dont forget, i still have brownie slots for Thursday and Saturday!

love,
Sas

This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 at 2:32 pm and is filed under Brownie Slots, Eclair.

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