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 Butter Cake Lasts up to 5 days in the fridge. 2 days outside. Cake 125gm butter 125gm sugar 1 cap vanilla essence 3 eggs 30gm milk 30gm orange juice (fresh Valencia) 1tbsp orange zest (fresh Valencia) 3 tbsp sunquick orange 170°C no fan, top bottom heat, 40 minutes. (Only for 1 cake pan. For multiples, use fan.) Curd 150gm orange juice (fresh Valencia) 100gm castor sugar 3 egg yolks 1/2 cap vanilla essence 2 tbsp orange zest (fresh Valencia) 75gm salted butter, cubed 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 and butter.  Meringue 3 egg whites 3/4 cup (150gm) sugar Heat egg whites and sugar in a bowl, bain marie, whisking all the way. Once sugar is dissolved, take off from heat and whip egg whites until stiff peaks. Pipe into desired shapes on the cake. Blow torch to caramelise.