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Recipes by Kate Esmeralda

Carboxy Methyl Cellulose (CMC) or Tylose

Carboxy Methyl Cellulose (CMC) or Tylose

I am writing this post because some of you might have encountered the same problem I had with CMC.Back in 2008…

Mar 2012
Intermediate
1 vote
361 views
White Velvet Butter Cake & All Occasion Yellow Cake

White Velvet Butter Cake & All Occasion Yellow Cake

The cupcakes on the photos below are two different cupcakes using two very similar recipes. On the left is a…

Feb 2012
Intermediate
1 vote
984 views
Boiled Icing 2

Boiled Icing 2

For quite sometime now, I have been using this Boiled Icing which is the meringue base for the Italian Meringue Buttercream (IMBC) recipe from Joe…

Mar 2011
Intermediate
1 vote
483 views
Black Forest Cake

Black Forest Cake

Black Forest Cake is a cake of German origin. It is said that the addition of cherry liquor gives the cake its authentic taste. However, to make the…

Nov 2010
Intermediate
1 vote
902 views
Sans Rival

Sans Rival

Sans Rival literally translated as "no rival" is a meringue cake layered with cashew (or any other nut) nuts and french buttercream. Why french…

Oct 2010
Intermediate
1 vote
854 views
Frozen Bananas

Frozen Bananas

Frozen bananas are the simplest to make or so I thought. I desperately wanted to make one as soon as the word hit me, but it took me two weeks to…

Aug 2010
Intermediate
1 vote
517 views
Palitaw

Palitaw

I would presume that the word Palitaw is derived from the Tagalog word "litaw" which means to show up. This is exactly what happens when you cook…

Jun 2010
Intermediate
1 vote
427 views
Cathedral Window

Cathedral Window

Originally Posted: May 2010Here is my official version of the Cathedral Window. After almost a decade of not making this recipe, I finally conceded…

May 2010
Intermediate
1 vote
2779 views
Boiled Icing

Boiled Icing

Edited: March 12, 2012-see update notes in italicsBoiled Icing is a type of Italian Meringue frosting. Infact, very similar on how it is made except…

Mar 2010
Intermediate
1 vote
439 views
Chocolate Meringue Buttercream

Chocolate Meringue Buttercream

Last week, I made an incidental experiment when I ran out of butter while making Italian Meringue Buttercream (IMBC). It shouldn't have happened. I…

Mar 2010
Intermediate
1 vote
769 views