madeleines

bonjour!

today i would like to share with you my experience about baking madeleines. well, you may wonder what madeleines are? make it short, its a kind of small cakes originally from France. it's like a small sponge cake with a very well hinted lemony zesty taste :) * i'm an absolute hopeless romantic! so when it talks about France, all i could imagine is everything is so romantic and warm. Major reason for my liking for madeleines as well coz it's from France. *giggles :D
well if you still can't imagine how it tasted like, some of my friends said it looks like and almost tasted like bahulu!! hahaha!!

when i first tasted madeleines, i love the heavenly smell of zesty lemon and the texture of this small petite shell looking cake. it's so lovely right? after goggling "how to make madeleines?", oh hey WOW it's actually not difficult in baking madeleines! all i really need is eggs, butter, flour, sugar, lemon and some vanilla essence! oh yes VANILLA! another big mega obsession of mine! and also not to forget the most important tool, that's the shell baking mold!!

on a fine Sunday, gathered all my RAW MATERIALS yes ingredients that's what i meant. tehehehehehe... and i was trying to have some fun beating the batter using a whisk manually. yes, not electrical mixer. what pays off was my aching arms. but it's worth it as my small little madeleines turns out well and tasted like ooooooh wow mmm yeah wee!!

the RECIPE (approx 12 cakes):

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
  
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar for decoration

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F
• Butter and flour the molds
• Melt the butter in a pot till it's slight brown and till you can smell the strong fragrance of butter is in the air
  
• Beats the eggs, vanilla essence and salt in high speed till light
  
• Gradually add in the sugar and continue beating till thick which took me 10 to 15mins
• Sift and gently fold the flour in the batter 1/3 at a time
• Add in the lemon zest and stir a little
• Quickly fold in the melted butter to the batter and spoon in the mold
• You should fill the mold full so that the middle of the cakes can raise above the mold
• Bake for about 15 to 20 mins till the cakes are golden brown. Just to make sure it cooks, the top of the cakes can bounce back when gently pressed with your fingers.
  
• Take the cakes out from the mold, cool and rest it on the rack
• Sprinkle some granulated sugar over the cakes (which i didn't coz i'm afraid its too sweet)
• Voila enjoy!!

that was the recipe i've got it online and tried it, it works. it makes about 12 small petite cakes and yumz!!

that's what came out from my oven


enjoy your baking with the recipe i've used and if it's possible share it with your best friends :)

organized an afternoon party and enjoy chit chat OH WHATEVER , just enjoy!!

salut!!

xoxo wendy