08/06/2015

Marzipan treats - recipe

Hi again!

I just wanted to share a delicious an very easy little recipe if you were to be craving something sweet. This recipe is also really fitting if you've been making my homemade strawberry tart and you have some marzipan left, which I did!
All you're going to need is some marzipan, some nuts and some chocolate (optional; some cocoa or licorice powder).

All you do, is divide your marizan into small even portions. Then you take your nuts an put one inside each marzipan dot (I choose salted almonds, but you can choose whatever you prefer). Then you just roll the little marzipan sweets together, dip them in chocolate and, if you want to, sprinkle a little bit of cocoa or licorice powder on top of them. Voila! You've now made delicious homemade sweet treats.


I'm going to Crete!

Hello!

I havn't really spoken to much of my big summer holiday this year, but I shorty mentioned it in my last blogpost, but I'm finally going on an amazing and relaxing trip to a hot island, which is Crete! Crete is situated south from Greece, and is a part of Greece. I've never been there before, but I'm going together with my friend and her mother, and they have been there about fourteen times, so they know everything you need to know on the island. I'm very excited and I will be traveling for eleven days in total. It's an amazing opportunity, and I'm really glad I'm going, I'm sure it's going to be an experience I will remember the rest of my life (and of course we will be wearing our new Triangl bikinis!).

Here is some pictures my friend sent me of where we're staying:

Gossip Girl obsessed + update

Hi there!

Ah yes, once again I've started watching the "Gossip Girl" series. I originally started watching the show about one or two years ago, and finally finished it last year. But after watching all the "Pretty Little Lias"and "Awkward" episodes/seasons as I possibly could, and some of the "Orange is the new black", I went back to my holy grail; "Gossip Girl". If you don't know what "Gossip Girl" is, where have you been? 
"Gossip Girl" is a show about the life on the Upper East side in Manhattan, New York. In the show you follow Serena, Blair, Dan, Nate, Chuck and their family, friends and enimies in their daily, very dramatic, life. The Upper East side is known to be a very high class society place, and it has been taken to the limit in the show, where you can dream yourself into living the life of the wealthy and beautiful Serena van der Woodsen or Blair Waldorf. Ah yes! How amazing would it be to walk into a Chanel, Dior or Mulberry store and not having to worry about your financials. Sigh, maybe one day! But for now I'm just enjoying the show, and going through the seasons like crazy, while I'm looking forward to my summer break in a few days! Can't wait! I have good hopes for this summer, but I just can't believe a whole year has already gone by. It's like everything has been flash forward since two years ago. Next school year is definitely going to be challenging, and I'm excited and scared at the same time. Excited for new friends, parties and fun, and scared of all the homework and assignments, I know my next year will bring. But there is no reason to look to forward to autumn right now, as I know this summer break will be amazing! I'm going to a festival this month and another holiday to Crete with one of my best friends next month, it's all coming so close know that I've waited so long for summer. I just can't wait! But thats all for now, xoxo.



Sneaker obsession

As I've spotted for some time now, the sneaker obsession is a pretty big fashion hype at the moment, at least where I live, and probably where some of you do too. It's all about getting the newest and craziest designed pair and being up to date. It is as if the sneaker you're wearing almost defines who you are; are you popular & following the trend? I, myself, have also gotten into this form of sneaker obsession, and dream about expensive sneakers and how cool I would look if I were to buy a new pair. But oh well, money sometimes comes in the way, and over 100£ for a shoe, might just hurt my bank account a little too much. But we shall see, soon there might be a brand new release from Nike, and if that is the case I want to be first. But in the meantime here is some other sneakers I think would look amazing on my feet, maybe yours too?











Amazing strawberry tart - recipe!

Hello there!

June is finally here, and what better way to celebrate than with a sweet summery treat. I've recently made this amazing tart, so I've decided to share it with you. It's a lovely tart with a mazarin base, light vanilla cream filling and has fresh strawberries on top. It is a bit time consuming, but it will be worth it in the end, especially if you like baking as much as I do!



What you'll need:

For the tart dough:

  • 100g of cold unsalted butter in chopped bits
  • 50g of powder sugar
  • 130g of flour
  • 1 small egg

For the mazarin mixture:
  • 175g of marzipan
  • 150g of caster sugar
  • 100g melted butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 50g of flour

For the vanilla cream filling:
  • 1 egg
  • 15g cornstarch
  • vanilla bean from half a vanilla pod 
  • 250ml milk
  • 40g castersugar
  • 250ml heavy whipping cream

And for toppings and the tart base:
  • 100g dark chocolate
  • 500g strawberries

Instructions:

You're going to start off  by making the tart dough. Crumble your 100g of butter together with your 50g of powder sugar and your 130g of flour, you can to this easy with a hand mixer. When your dough is crumbly, add the egg to the mixture and mix it all together until it forms a smooth consistence. Keep in mind that the dough might be a bit soft, but that's how it's supposed to be. Put the dough into the fridge, and let it sit for about 30 minutes or 45 minutes.
Meanwhile the dough is resting, you can turn on your owen to 200 degrees celsius and put a baking tray at the bottom of the owen. 
Now you can start on making your mazarin mixture. Take your 175g of marzipan and 150g of caster sugar and form them into one mass. It's easiest if you just do it by hand, by pushing the sugar into the marzipan. When the sugar and marzipan are all combined, melt your 100g of butter, and add it to the mixture a little at a time, while you whisk it all together with a hand mixer. When you have poured all of your butter into the mixture, you can put your two eggs in, one at a time, mixing in-between. The last step is to sift your 50g of flour into the wet mixture, and then give it one last whisk, so that it's all combined and smooth, without any lumps.
When your tart dough from earlier has cooled down and hardened in the fridge for about 30 minutes, take a baking sheet, and put som flour on it. Take out a tart dish (about 30 cm in diameter), and butter it all over and well, so that the tart can be cut out of the dish, without being stuck or break when you serve it. Take your dough out of the fridge and roll it out on the sheet. Be sure to get flour on the dough, so that you kan lift it from the baking sheet, without it sticking. When you have rolled your dough out (you need to do it quickly, because the butter, keeping the dough together, must not be warmed up too much, or the dough will break. Take your baking sheet with the dough, and put your tart dish nearby. Turn the baking sheet with the dough on it up side down, on top of the tart dish, so that the dough lands exactly into the dish. Take of the baking paper and cut and adjust the dough to the fit the dish. 
Now, take your mazarin mass and pour it on top of the dough in the dish. Put the tart in the preheated owen (200 degrees celsius) and place it on the lowest shelf in the owen. Bake it for about 20-25 minutes, until the mazarin mass is solid. Afterwards, take it out of the owen and let it cool completely.

When the tart has cooled down, melt your chocolate in a bowl on top of a pot with hot/boiling water. The bowl needs to be wider than the pot, and must not be made of plastic. The steam from the hot water, will heat op the bowl, and melt the chocolate in it. When the chocolate is melted, pour it over the cooled tart and spread it out, so that it covers the whole top. Let it sit and cool, until the chocolate has hardened. You can put it in the fridge, to speed up the process.

While the tart is cooling again, you can start on the vanilla cream for the filling. Take a pot and whisk your egg and cornstarch together, so that there is no lumps. When the mixture is smooth, put it on the heat and start adding your vanilla bean, 40g of sugar and 250ml of milk. Whisk the mixture while it heats up (on high heat). It should only take about 1 minute for the mixture to get a thick consistency, and when it does, take it of the heat and let it cool down in the fridge.

When the chocolate has hardened on the tart, take your 250ml whipping cream, and whisk it together until it gets a light and firm consistence. Take your vanilla cream out of the fridge, and give it a whisk just to make sure it's smooth. Now combine the two mixtures to one, and then put it on top of the tart. Wash your strawberries and cut them in half. Place them on top of the tart, and you're done!


Bon appetit!