the Weird, Bad and Lazy Cook

A. Vegan Agar-agar Marshmallow Inspired by < https://allweeat.com/homemade-marshmallows/ > 3 egg whites 1/4 tsp dry vanilla 1 cup (250gm) water 2 tsp agar-agar powder 2 cups (200gm) fine sugar >> too sweet 😔😔 Too liquidy 😔😔 Beat egg whites to stiff peak. Add vanilla and beat more. Set aside. Bring water, agar-agar powder, and fine sugar to a boil. Boil for exactly 6 minutes. Take off heat. Slowly stream in agar-agar mixture into meringue while beating. Add colouring if needed. Pour the marshmallow liquid into flower mold.  Let cool at least until 30 minutes. B. Zefir Flower Marshmallow Adapted from < https://youtu.be/av-0PxJGVs8?si=8XqtAv5of6L_pFhP > Pre-heat oven 40°C 60gm egg whites 60gm sugar A pinch of citric acid / cream of tartar Beat egg whites until soft peak with a whisk attachment on low speed. Add sugar and cream of tartar. Beat on medium speed. 50gm liquid (orange juice) 3 tsp (8gm) agar-agar (cannot substitute with gelatin) Combine and bloom. Set ...

A. Orange Jaffa Cake Lasts up to 5 days in the fridge. 2 days outside. Cake Not enough. Need to double the batch? 125gm butter 125gm sugar 1/2 cap vanilla essence Zest 1/2 orange (fresh Valencia) 3 tbsp sunquick orange 60gm milk 3 eggs 30gm orange juice (fresh Valencia) 200gm flour (185gm AP, 15gm cornstarch) 1 tsp double action baking powder 170°C no fan, top bottom heat, 30 minutes. (Only for 1 cake pan. For multiples, use fan.) Orange jam 100gm orange juice (30gm + 70gm water) 20gm castor sugar   too sweet for ganache 1 tbsp (9gm) corn starch 1 tbsp sunquick oren Zest 1/2 orange (fresh Valencia) Bloom gelatin in water Heat orange juice, sugar and vanilla essence until wafting. Remove from heat. Temper egg yolks with orange juice mixture. Heat again until thickened. Remove from heat. Add in orange zest, gelatin and butter.  Chocolate ganache 200gm milk chocolate (or half white, half milk) 70gm full cream milk 1 tbsp (15gm) butter +1 tbsp cocoa powder (if too sweet)