academia week five+six

orange cake LVL☆

ingredients:

• 125g orange puree (one whole orange)
• 70g unsalted butter (melted & cooled)
  
• 80g egg yolk (4)
• 50g castor sugar
• 150g egg white (5)
• 125g blanched almond meal
• 20g besan flour
• 50g castor sugar

method:

• prepare orange puree: boil whole orange for 1hr - cool and puree it.
• melt butter and stir in orange puree
• whisk yolks + orange-butter mix
• whisk egg whites + sugar
• combine almond meal and besan flour
• fold 1|3 at a time egg whites into the other mixture and then 1|3 dry - continue till combined
• bake 170degrees for 45-55mins!
  

mango cheesecake LVL☆☆☆

this is a fantastic recipe to try!! give it a go! what you'll need to make first is the
shortcrust disc for the bottom :]

ingredients:

• 200g unsalted butter
• 100g castor sugar
• 50g egg
• 300g plain flour
• pinch of salt

method:

• cream butter + sugar
  
• add egg till absorbed
• fold in flour + salt
• it should end up like a sticky dough, wrap it up tightly and pop it in the fridge till use.
  

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mango cheesecake

ingredients:

• 8g gelatine leaves
• 100g castor sugar
• 80ml water
• 40g egg (2)
• 50g egg (1)
• 50g castor sugar
• 250g cream cheese
• 200g mango puree
• 300g whipped cream

method:

• soak gelatine in cold water
• 100g sugar + water - bring to boil 120degrees
• whisk egg yolk, egg + 50g sugar
• slowly pour sugar syrup into egg mix
• pour gelatine into egg mix
• beat cream cheese till smooth
  
• slowly add to egg mix
• fold mango puree in
• fold cream in carefully (do not over do it or the cream will split!)
• pop into fridge till set! may take few hours! its worth it!! :]

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