Kashmiri Chai cake

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Kashmiri Chai

Kashmiri chai er meget populær i det pakistanske køkken om vinteren. Den pink farvet te stammer fra Kashmir som navnet antyder. I Kashmir er teen også kendt som Noon chai og i andre steder i verden feks i Pakistan kendes teen også som Gulabi chai eller Pink chai. Kashmiri chai er et specielt grøn te lavet med mælk, natron og salt. Natron og brygnings processen gør at teen får et special smag og bliver lyserødt i farven. Oprindeligt Kashmiri chai er saltet, men feks i Pakistan drikker man både saltet Kashmiri chai og Kashmiri chai med sukker som også tilsættes pistacie og mandler.

Jeg har skrevet lidt om Kashmiri chai med et opskrift før.  

Det er glædelig at der kommet instant Kashmiri chai på markedet. Jeg har købt det hos de forskellige grønthandler på Nørrebro.

Jeg har før brugt Kashmiri Chai pulver til at lave Kashmiri Chai før kage, kagen var god men fik kun en hint af den lyserøde farve og kun en hint af smagen. Denne gang har jeg brugt min æblekage kage opskrift og prøvet mig frem. Jeg fik lidt mere smage frem. Men jeg vil gerne have haft mere smag, det havde jeg opnået  hvis jeg havde brugt mere Kashmiri Chai pulver. 

Jeg fik ikke den farve frem som jeg havde i tankerne, måske fordi det var en smørkage eller forsvinder farven i bagning? Man kunne også prøve sig frem med rigtig Kashmiri chai koncentrat i stedet for noget af mælken, det må jeg lige tænke over.

Det var en super lækker kage trods alt, med lækker smag og en hint af salt. derfor får I opskriften.

Tip: brug gerne 220- 260 gram af Kashmiri Chai pulveret, jeg have kun 180 gr tilbage. 

Kashmiri Chai kage

jeg har brugt 24 cm springform, beklædt med bagepapir i bunden.

Frosting

Til frosting har jeg brugt en creme cheese frosting.

Ingredienser til kage 
250 gr mel

2,5 tsk bagepulver

1/4 tsk salt

300 ml mælk
250 gr smør, blødgjort
4 store æg

200 gr sukker

1/2 tsk  stødt fennikel frø

Ca  2 store spsk mandel spillter

Ca 2  store spsk pistacie , hakkede 

evt spiselig guld flakes/blade

180 - 260 gr instant Kashmiri chai pulver, sødet

knisp salt

Evt lidt pink madfarve 

3 spsk kogt vand

Fremgangs måde
- si mel, salt og bagepulver sammen.
- pisk sukker og æg samme indtil luftigt og blegt.

- tilsæt en æg ad gangen og pisk let, indtil godt blandet. 

- skiftevis rør mel og mælk i.  Kom stødt fennikel i.

- tag ca en 1/4 del kageblandingen ud i en anden skål og læg resten til side.

- i en anden skål lave en paste af kashmiri chai pulver med de 3 spsk frisk kogt vand (skal være varm og ny kogt) .

- bland kashmiri chai pasten sammen med 1/4 del af kageblandingen, en knips salt og evt lidt pink farve. Bland godt sammen

- nu har vi 2 kageblandinger,  kom 1 spsk af pistacienødder og 1 spsk af mandel splitter i den "hvide kageblanding".

- start med komme den 1/3 del af  den "hvide" kageblanding i bunden, kom ca 1/3 af den "pink" kageblandingen oven i.

-  Hæld skiftevis begge kageblandinger oven på hinanden. 

- bank bageformen let og lave en " snurrer" mønster med en træ pind. 

- bag kagen i 190 grader i ca 55 - 65 minutter,  i min ovn tog det 65 minutter. Prik kagen i midten for se om den er gennembagt. 

- afkøl kagen og top med frosting, nødder og guld flakes.

 

English

Kashmiri Chai

Kashmiri Chai is very popular in Pakistani cuisine during the winter. IT originates from Kashmir as the name suggests. In Kashmir the tea is also known as Noon chai and in other places in the world for example in Pakistan the tea is also known as Gulabi chai or Pink chai. Kashmiri chai is a special green tea made with milk, baking soda and salt. Baking soda and the brewing process give the tea a special taste and pink hue in color. Originally Kashmiri chai is salted, but for example in Pakistan you drink both salted Kashmiri chai and a sweet Kashmiri Chia in which pistachios and almonds are also added.

I have written a little about Kashmiri chai with a recipe before. 

It is a bit pleasing that instant Kashmiri chai is now available on the market. I have bought it from the various green grocers in Nørrebro.  

I have used Kashmiri Chai powder before to make Kashmiri Chai cake before, the cake was good but it  only had a hint of the pink color and only a hint of the flavor. This time I used my apple cake recipe and experimented. I got a little more flavor. But I would have liked to have had more flavor, I would have achieved that if I had used more Kashmiri Chai powder. I didn't get the color that I had in mind, maybe because it was a butter cake or does the color disappear in baking? It was a super delicious buttery cake after all with a little hint of salty taste, and therefor I am sharing the recipe.

Kashmiri Chai cake

I have used 24 cm springform pan, lined with baking paper on the bottom

Frosting 

For frosting I used a cream cheese frosting. 

Ingredients for cake 

250 gr flour 

2.5 tsp baking powder 

1/4 tsp salt 

300 ml milk 

250 gr butter, softened 

4 large eggs 

200 gr sugar 

1/2 tsp ground fennel seeds 

about 2 large tablespoons almond, chopped

about 2 large tablespoons pistachios, chopped 

edible gold leafs or flakes, optional

180 - 220 gr instant Kashmiri chai powder, sweetened

 pinch of salt 

a little pink food coloring if desired 

3 tablespoons boiled water

Method

- sift flour, salt and baking powder together. 

- beat sugar and eggs together until fluffy and pale.

 - add one egg at a time and beat lightly until well mixed.

 - alternately stir in flour and milk. Add ground fennel.

 - take about 1/4 of the cake mixture into another bowl and set the rest aside.

 - in another bowl make a paste of kashmiri chai powder with the 3 tablespoons of freshly boiled water (must be hot and freshly boiled).

 - mix the kashmiri chai paste together with 1/4 of the cake mixture, a pinch of salt and a little pink colour. Mix well - now we have 2 cake mixtures, add 1 tablespoon of pistachios and 1 tablespoon of almond slivers to the "white cake mixture". 

- Start by adding 1/3 of the "white" cake to the pan, then add about 1/3 of the "pink" cake mixture on top.

- Alternately pour both cake mixtures on top of each other.

- tap the baking tin lightly and make a "swirl" pattern with a wooden stick.

 - bake the cake at 190 degrees C. for about 55 - 65 minutes, in my oven it took 65 minutes. Poke the cake in the middle to see if it is baked through. 

- cool the cake and top with frosting,  nuts and edible gold leafs if you like. 

Klementin sirups kage / Clementine syrup cake

 

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Jeg har cravede en citrus sirups kage lige siden appelsin og klementin sæson startede. Det skulle være en mellemøstlig inspireret sirups kage. Jeg omdannede min appelsin -mandel cupcake opskrift lidt til nedenstående opskrift og tilføjede semolina. Det er første gang jeg bager med suji/semolina, jeg bruger det i halwa og andre desserter men har ikke brugt det i bagværk. Men jeg har bagt med mandelmel og tænker at det er nogenlunde samme princip. Jeg kunne tilsætte mere kraft og smag i form af mere saft, da semolina kræver lidt mere væske end mel. Igår fik jeg endligt bagt. Det blev en lækker kage med masser af klementin smag og en hint af saffran. Man kan godt undlade safran men det tilføjer en flot gul farve til kagen.

Gå bare igang med at bage, der er en nem kage at bage, det er ikke noget der skal piskes, alt skal bare blandes.

Ingredienser

150 gr mel
100 gr fin semolina
170 gr sukker
2 tsk bagepulver
180 gr smør, smeltet og afkølet let
3 æg
100 gr tyrkisk yoghurt
revet skal af 3 store økologisk klementiner
1oo ml friskpressede klementin saft

evt lidt knust safran tråde 

Klementin sirup

250 ml klementinsaft

250 ml vand

125 gr sukker

Til topping ( kan undlades )

fint hakkede pistacie, ca3 -4 spsk

spiselig tør- rosenblade, knuste 

kan også pyntes med friske klementin skiver

cremefraiche eller tyrkisk yoghurt til servering 

- Forvarm ovn til 180 grader C.
- Gør en 20 cm rund bage orm klar, belæg bunden med bagepapir og smør siderne med smør. 
- Bland mel, semolina, sukker og bagepulver sammen i en stor skål.
- I en anden skål rør æggene sammen med yoghurt.
- Tilsæt æggeblandingen og det smeltet smør sammen med de tørre ingredienser. Bland godt til der ikke er klumper mere. Bland klementin skal og saft i. 

- Hvis safran bruges , knus tråde og opbløde det i en tsk kogt vand og tilsæt det hele til dejen. 

- Kom dejen i den klargjorte bageform.Bag i ca 30- 35 minutter. I min ovn tog det 35 minutter. Lav en check med en tandstik for se om de er færdig. 

- gør siruppen klar. Kom sukker, saft og vand i en gryde og bring det i kog, lad det småkoge ind det bliver let tyk, ca 8-10 minutter, man ender med ca 400 ml sirup. læg ca 100 ml af siruppen til side, resten skal hældes over kagen

- læg kagen på en bagerist med en tallerken under, prik kagen med en tandstik og hæld siruppen over i 3 omgange. Lad kagen trække ca ½-1 time og pynt med pistacie nødder og rosenblade.  

- server kagen med cremefraiche/yogurt og klementine sirup.

English

I have been craving a citrus syrup cake for a while. since the orange and clementine season started. I wanted it to be a Middle Eastern inspired syrup cake, so I changed my orange-almond cupcake recipe a bit into the recipe below and added semolina. This is the first time I bake with suji/semolina. I use it in halwa and other desserts but have baked with it. I have used almond flour and think it is roughly the same principle. I could add more power and flavor in the form of more juice as semolina requires more moisture than flour. Finley yesterday I baked the cake. It turned out to be a delicious cake with lots of clementine flavor and a hint of saffron. You can leave saffron out but it gives a lovely colour to the cake.

 

Go ahead start baking, this is an easy cake to bake, everything just needs to be mixed. 

Ingredients

150 gr flour
100 gr semolina 
170 gr sugar
2 tsp baking powder
180 gr butter melted and cooled
3 eggs
100 gr  turkish of greek yoghurt

zest of 3 large organic clementines
100 ml fresh clementine juice 

crushed saffron threads, optional

    

Clementine syrup 

250 ml clementine juice 

250 ml water 

125 gr sugar 

For topping (optional) 

finely chopped pistachios, ca3 - 4 tbsp 

edible dry rose petals, crushed can 

the cake also be garnished with fresh clementine slices.

sour cream or Turkish yogurt for serving.

 

- Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. 

- Prepare a 20 cm round baking worm, coat the bottom with baking paper and grease the sides with butter. 

- Mix flour, semolina, sugar and baking powder together in a large bowl. 

- In another bowl, whip the eggs together with the yoghurt. 

- Add the egg mixture and the melted butter together with the dry ingredients. Mix well until there are no more lumps. Mix the clementine zest and juice in. 

- If saffron is used, crush the saffron threads and soak them in a teaspoon of boiled water and add it all to the batter. 

- Put the batter in the prepared baking tin. Bake for about 30- 35 minutes. In my oven it took 35 minutes. Make a check with a toothpick to see if it is done.

- prepare the syrup. Pour sugar, juice and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil, let it simmer until it becomes slightly thick, about 8-10 minutes. You should end up with about 400 ml of syrup. Set about 100 ml of the syrup aside, the rest is for soaking the cake.

- place the cake on a baking rist, prick the cake with a toothpick and pour the syrup over in 3 rounds. Let the cake soak for about 1-2 hour and garnish with pistachio nuts and rose petals. 

- Serve the cake with sour cream / yogurt and clementine syrup.

Forårs Cakepops / Spring Cakepops

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Jeg lavede disse søde forårs cakepops til min datter på hendes fødselsdag. Jeg blev inspireret af billeder af smukke is formet cakepops der  florer på nettet disse dage. 

Der skulle være forår over cakepopene til min datter, da hun er føde i Marts og hvad er mere forår end kirsebær blomster?

Inden i er  det citron kage med kokos smag. Jeg brugte kage rester og tilsatte ca 2 store spsk kokosmel.  Jeg har brugt candy melt til  overtræk, man kan også bruge hvid chokolade. 
Ingredienser kan I se forneden og fremgangs måden er det samme som her :  http://cupcakeluvs.blogspot.dk/2011/06/mango-delight-cake-pops.html

Ingredienser  til ca  9-10 cakepops

10  små ispinde / eller skære de almindelig til
bagepapir
ca 500 gr sandkage 
2 spsk flødeost
3 spsk kokosmel
320 candy melt

I skal også bruge noget hvor i kan stille cakepopene på højkant mens overtrækket tørre, jeg brugte låg på min is forme. 

Blend kokosmel til fin og smuldre kagen fint, alternativ blend begge ingredienser sammen til de er fint blended. Tilsæt flødeost og saml kage dejen. Sæt tilside. 
Smelt  lille mængde candy melt over vandbad. 
Del kage dejen i 10 og form dem i små aflange kugler. Dyb en ispind i den smeltet chokolade og kom det i den aflange kagekugle. Pres kagekuglen let omkring ispinden. Lav resten på samme måde. De lægges på bagepapir på et fad og stilles i fryseren 10 minutter eller i køleskabet ½ time. 
Smelt resten a candy melt i en dyb skål over vand bad. Tag en cakepop ad gangen og dyb den i det smeltet chokolade.  Stil den på højkant i is forme låg eller andet til overtrækket er stivnet. Jeg har pyntet mine med små fondant kirsebær blomster. 
Der vil blive candy melt tilovers, afkøl det og gem det, det kan bruges igen. 


English: 

I made these gorgeous cakepops for my daughter for her birthday. I was very inspired by all the beautifull pictures of this different shaped cakepops on the net these days.

I wanted spring cakepops for my daughter and what says spring more then cherry blossoms? Inside is a lemoncake with coconut taste. I have used cake leftovers and added coconut flour to it. The 3 ingredient list for the  cakepops is below and the method to make assemble them is the same as here : http://cupcakeluvs.blogspot.dk/2011/06/mango-delight-cake-pops.html.

Ingredients for 10 cakepops
10 small icecreme /popsicle sticks, or cut the normal size ones.
 500 cake (without crust)
3 tbsp coconut flour
320 gr candy melt.

Baking paper.
You also wil be needing somekind of ckepops stand in able to stick the cakepops in, in order to dry the coating. I used the smal lids of my ice creme molds to insert the ice creme sticks in.

Crumb the cake finnely, alos blend the coconut flour finnely or you can blend both in the blender. Mix in the creme cheese. Melt a small amout of the candy melt on waterbath. Devide the cake miture in 9 -10  and shape them into ablong cake balls. Dip one ice creme stick in the melted choco and insert the stick into the ablong cake ball. Shape and press the cake ball around the ice creme stick. Do the same with rest and place them on  bking paper on  dish. Place them in freezer 10- 15 minuts or ½ hour in the fridge. 
Melt the rest of the candy melt and dip the cakepops on at a time in the cndy melt and place them so the coating can dry.
I decorated the cakepops  with cherry blossom flowers I made out of fondant. 
You will get some candy melt left over,  cool it and keep it, it can be used again.

Hvis I laver forårs cakepops,  husk at fortælle mig om det hvordan det gik eller bedre del en billede af det på FB side.  Have forsat en  god weekend.

Do tell me what you think of the recipe if you make these Spring cakepops of better share a picture on the fan Fb page. Have a wonderful weekend.

Guld Bryllup Kage / Golden Wedding anniversary Cake

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Det er længe siden jeg ar vist jer en kage, der går lang tid imellem at jeg får lavet kage.  Jeg er mere en cupcake  kvinde. Men jeg synses at mine forældres guldbryllup krævede en kage. Scroll ned ad for at se flere kage,  bord, mad billeder.

It as been a while since I showed you a cake, it is not so often I make cakes. I am more a cupcake women. But ofcourse for my parents golden wedding anniversary I wanted to make a cake.  Scroll down for see more cake, food, table setting pictures.

Kagen var et team work, jeg fik hjælp både af min datter og søster, da tiden var knap og klokken sent. Kagen har nogle småfejl, men min familie var imponeret og min forældre overrasket og glad for kagen. 

The cake was a result of team work, I had help from my daughter and sister as the hour was late. The cake has some flawes but my family was impressed and my parents were suprized and they loved the cake.

De spiselige guld pallietter og blonder havde jeg heldigvis lavet weekenden før. 

The golden coloured edible sequins and lace I had made ahead the weekend before.

De spiseligt guld blonder var ikke helt så nemme at få sat på, men øvelse gør mester og masser af tålmodighed.

It was not so easy to attach the edible golden lace, but trial and error AND patience.

Kagen var en citron kage bund med lemon curd creme som fyld.  

The cake was a lemon sponge cake with a lemon curd creme.

På dessert bordet var også zarda,  en pakistansk ris dessert lavet af min mor selv, mashallah.

For dessert there was also zarda a pakistani rice dessert made by mother her self, mashallah.

Bordet og pynte arrange mentet stod min datter for. Der vr vord kort med min forældres billeder og der var enda guld blomster. 

Table was set and decorated by my daughter, there were beautiful tbale card with pictures of parents and there were even golden flowers.

Sammen med masser af lækker hjemmelavet mad  var der også ostebord. Alt maden var også familie team work. Alhamdolillah

Among scrumptious homemade food there wer also a cheese tower. Al food was also a family team work, Alhamdolilla. 

Afternoon Tea I London / Afternoon Tea In London

afternoon tea bus tour

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En af hoved emnerne i samtalerne angående vores tøse (min datters og min tur ) tur til London var afternoon tea, hvor og hvor mange antal. Vi elsker det traditionel engelske konceptet med at få serveret dejlige te med luksuriøst sødt og lækkert saltet på smukke kage fade. 

 Forstil jer vores glæde da vi fandt ud at der var talrige afternoon teas  i London, Vi ville have dem alle,  den sjove , skøre afternoon tea, den elegante, dekadente og luksuriøse. ..... der var så meget at vælge imellem. Vi blev realistisk og tænkte at vi måtte nøjes med 2 - 3, minimum 2 afternoon teas, da det var vores første tur til London og vil også ville have andre foodie oplevelser.  Ok før I går vidrer,  lav en god kop te og sæt jer godt til rette og nyd. 

One of the main issues in planing our trip to London (my daughter and mine)  was afternoon tea , the venues and how many.  We love the idea of beeing served with fine tea, scrumptious savory and lush sweets in beautiful venues, we love the traditional english afternoon tea. In Copenhagen there are not so many venues for afternoon tea.

A big thansk to one of my foodie friends for telling me about a lovly afternoon tea page all about afternon tea venues. (see afternoon tea nr 2)  Imagine our joy finding out there were countless afternoon tea venues in London. We wanted them all !! the fun , quircky one, the elegant lush one, the decadent and indulgent one. Oh there was so much to choose from,  we became realistic and narrowed down to 2-3,  minimum 2 afternoon teas, since it was our first wisit to London and we were only going to stay there for 7 days.  Before you go on..... make you a nice cup tea, be seated and enjoy.

1.  BB Afternoon Tea Bus Tour

The bus!! Afternoon tea bus tour,

Ja, I ser rigtig vores første afternoon tea var på bus!! Den her afternoon tea var den første jeg fandt. Min datter bookede og bestilte bord allerede inden vi have bookede vores rejse.  Jeg anbefaler man bestiller bord i meget god tid, der er rift om pladserne. 

Yes, you are seeing correct our first afternoon tea was on bus!! This afternoon tea was the first one I found. My daughter booked a table for us weeks ahead, even before we had booked our trip. 

Vi havde set så meget frem til denne bus tur. Det var en herligt tur, sikken en sjov måde køre rundt i byen på i en gamle Routemaster bus mens man nyder alle de dejlige lækkerier og godt te.  BB Afternoon Tea Bus Tour er lidt dyrt men alle pengene værd synes jeg. 

What fun it was to drive around the city while you beeing served with nice cup of tea and delicious savory and sweets in an old Routemaster bus After. BB Afternoon Tea Bus Tour is a bit expensive but all worth the money spent. 

Det er ikke en guided tur, noget bliver udpeget.....  så man kan nyde sin te i fred. 

This is not a guided tour, some main landmarks are pointed out,  so you can enjoy your tea in peace.

Alle bord var dækket inden man steg på, man blev vist hen til sit bord og personalet tilbyd alle at tage billedet for en.Vores betjening var meget sød og underholdende. Menuen var fransk  masser af lækker kager. Mine favoritter var de mini lemon tærte og mini bær tærte. 

Der tilbydes halal og vegetarisk menu også. Det bestiller man når man booker bord. Vi havde booket halal menu først, men siden lavede vi det om til vegetarisk uden problemer.

All the tables were set before you entered the bus, you were showen to your table and the staff were so kind to offer taking photo of you. Our server was very kind and entertaining. 

The menu was french yummy cakes and pastries, my favorites were the mini lemon tart and the mini berry tart.

Halal and vegetarian menu is offered, you make a order when you book. We had booked for a halal menu, later on we changed for a vegetarian with no problems.

Foruden kager til afternoon tea hør der også det "saltet" savory til.  Mini quich og lækker sandwiches. Til dem den undrer sig der var ikke noget der væltet eller sejlede rundt når bussen kørte.  Til sidst fik vi søde lyserøde doggie bags til at tage rester med hjem.

For the savory there was mini quich, belinis and sandwiches all so good and tasty.

And all you wondering nothing tipped or fell , while the bus drove around.  And we also got cute pink doggie bags to take left overs with us. 

2.  Sandersons Mad Hatter Afternoon Tea

Afternoon tea nr 2, en af højdepunkterene på vores London tur,  var lige noget for os skøre eventyr mor og datter fans. Jeg var så glad, da jeg fandt og bookede Sandersons Hotels Mad Hatter Tea gennem Afternoon Tea.com som en overraskelse og en forsinket fødselsdagsgave for min voksne datter.  
Stor tak til Afternoon Tea. com hjalp med at finde ud at der  godt kunne lave en vegetarisk menu.  

Afternoon tea nr 2, one of our favorites on our London trip,  just the right thing for us crazy fairy tale and adventure mother and daughter fans.  I was so happy to find and book this venue  trough Afternoon Tea.com as a surprise and a late birthday gift for my adult daughter.

No halal or vegetarian menu was offered while booking but a big thanks to Afternoon Tea, for helping me with finding out that Sandersons could do a vegetarien menu for us.   

Vi elskede alt ved denne afternoon tea, alt fra de gennemførte desserter til bord dækning og porcelænet. Menuen gemte sig i en bog og der var gåder til os på bordet..... Da vi ankom blev vi tilbudt bord uden for og en bord inden for da det var lidt kold, vi valgte at sidde uden for da det så hyggeligere, sener flyttede vi til et bord lidt under nogle varmer uden problemer. 


We loved everything about this afternoon tea,  every thing from the big array of desserts to the table setting and china. The menue was hidding in a book and there were ridlles on tablele for us........................ When we arrived we were offered a table inside and a table out side because it was cold, we choose to sit out side because it looked cosier.  We moved to another table soon under heaters with out problems. 

Vi elskede merengs gulerødderne, de smagte så godt var gennemførte og passede så meget i tema.
Selv om vi havde bestilt en vegetabilsk menu, havde der sneget sig nogle hjemlavede ikke vegetabilske marshmellow svampe ind på kage fadet. Vi fik tilbudt nogle lækker chokolade trøffler istedet. Vores vært/tjener forsikret os at mushroom var de eneste de lavede med gelatine. Jeg fik desværre ikke spurgt ikke hvilken slags geletine de var lavet af. Jeg havde ved bestilling af bordet angivet at vi godt kunne spise fiske eller vegetabilsk geletine. Jeg anbefaler at når man booker bord man laver en forspøgelse til hotellet om hvad indhold af deres kager er og hvad de kan tilbyde istedet. Idag kan mange desserter laves på fiske og plante gelatine, f. eks agar agar.

Bortset fra det var alt upåklageligt, betjening var sød og opmærksom og maden var ubegrænset, så man kunne be om mere og mere. Herfra anbefales at komme på tom mave :). Te udvalget var stor og lækkert,  jeg fik assam og min datter chokolade mint te.  scroll ned ad for mere billeder

We loved the carrot miringues, they were so delicious, well made and so in the theame.

Even we had booked for a vegetarian menue non vegetarian marshmellow had sneaked on our beautiful 3 tired cake stand. We were brought some delicious choclate truffles instead. Our server assured us that the homemade mushrooms were the only thing they had used geletine in our servering, thats why mabey we were not offered the jelly. I didnt get to ask what kind of geletine it was. Booking the table I had listed that we could have desserts with plant and fish geletine.  I reccomend booking the table you make a kindelly request to the hotel about what theire cakes contain and what they can offer you instead. Today lot of dessert kan made with fish geletine or agar agar.

Except that everything was  excellent,  the staff were kind and attentive. We througly enjoyed "tumbling down the hole". The food was delicious and plentyful....... and unlimted. The tea collection also was plentyfull and fine. I has assam with milk and my daughter had a lovly chocolate  and mint tea.  scroll down for more pictures

Chokolade kop med mathca te mousse og spiseligt queen of hearts kort.  

Chocolate cup with matcha tea mousse and edible queen of hearts card.
  

"drik mig "  drikke ( passionfrugt smoothie)  og scones.............

"drink me" portions (passionfruit smoothie) and scones.............

og lækker grønsags sandwich ...... dem med soltørret tomater var så god.
and our scrumptious veggie sandwich, specially loved the one with sundried tomatoes.

3. Afternoon Tea at Ladureé

Sidst men ikke mindst vores afternoon tea nr 3.  i  Laduree i Coventgarden, Laduree en fransk bageri berømt for deres macrons.  Da den restaurant vi skulle spise frokost på vores sidste dag London var lukket valgte vi at drikke afternooon tea på Laduree da vi alligevel skulle derinde og købe makrons. Det var en rigtig hyggeligt te med briocher og millefues, macrons.

Last but not least afternoon tea nr 3 in Laduree in Covengarden. You may know Laduree is a french bakery famous for its macrons.  On our last day buying macrons from Laduree, we choose to have afternoon tea also since the restaurant we were having lunch in was closed.  What a lovly tea with briochs, macrons and pastires.

Vi kunne  godt lige deres hyggelig indretning, især den macrons pyramide.  Man sad tæt på hinanden, men jeg synes ikke at det gjorde noget. 

We loved theire interior and decorations, spcially this marons pyramide. It was cozy, the table were quite close to each other, but we did´nt mind. 

..........  jeg elsker de her flotte pastel farvede kopper og tallerkener.  

Vores betjener var rigtig sød,  effektiv og hun dobbelt chekede alle ingredienser. Vi fik at vide at de kun bruger fiske gelatine i kager og macrons i Laduree i London.

............. and I so loved the china , loved the pastel colours.

Our server was so sweet and affentive and she dobbled checked by her slef the ingredients for us. We found out that Laduree in London only uses fish geletine in thiere pastries, cakes and macrons.  

Alt smagte så lækkert.  Jeg fik en pistacie brioch, lækker og luftige. Man vælger to briocher, to macrons, to finger sandwich og to kager  Man kan sig at sandwichene var almindeligt men kagerne var en helt anden sag...... himmelsk er nok det rigtige ord at beskrive kagerne med. Der er ikke nogen mini kager her, så egentligt kan man nøjes med at bestille 1 sæt afternoon tea til deling mellem 2 personer. Macrons var lækker og friske, min favorit var den med salted karamel ganache. Det aller aller bedste var Ispahan kagen, en marengs med hindebær og lychee, det er den lyserøde kage I ser på billedet. Den smagte himmelsk og eksotisk.  Den er vores absolutte favorit på hele vores London tur. 
Der var også en god udvalg af te, jeg fik c.eylon med mælk. Min datter drak dog kaffe denne gang

Everything was so good. I had a pistacio briochs,  2 delicious and fluffy. You choose 2 brioch, 2 macrons, 2 finger sandwiches and 2 pastries.  The sandwich are very simpel, but the sweets are to die for. There are no mini cakes here, so you can order  1 set of afternoon to share for to persons.  Okey back to the cakes..  the macrons were delicious and fresh, min favorite was the one with the salted caramel ganache.  The absolutte favorite of not only that day but of our whole trip was the Ispahan pastry, a meringue with lychee and raspberry. It is the pink cake to are seeing on the pic. It was devine and exotic. The tea collection was also vey fine, I enjoyed Ceylon with milk, but my daughter  had coffe this time. 

Foruden vores flotte doggy bags, måtte vi have nogle flere lækkerier med hjem.  Jeg håber I har nydt min beretning vores London afternoon tea. Man skal prøve mindst en afternoon tea hvis man besøger London.........................og som sagt der er talrige muligheder.  
Have det godt til vi ses igen. 

Beside our gorgeous doggy bags we also took these delicious and irristible macrons home with us. I hope you enjoyed my telling about our London afternon tea. Are you wisiting London, do try atleast one afternoon tea, there is so much to choose from.
Take care until we meat again.

London 1 : Cake International Show 2015 London

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Hej alle sammen,  nyder i jeres Påske ferie? Vi er  næsten lige kommet hjem fra en fantastisk og oplevelses rig ferie i London. 7 dage og der var så meget der skulle ses, oplevelses og nydes: attraktioner, mad, afternoon teas og selve byen bl.a. Det var en tøse tur min datter og jeg havde talt om næsten i 3 år. Min datter havde aldrig været i London og jeg har været i London for maaaange år siden i min barndom (i 9 klasse) og siden en lidt mislykket studie tur med arbejdet ( lang historie). Det føltes som første gang besøg for mig også da jeg ikke kendte ret meget til London.  Sikken en dejlige oplevelse det var, alhamdolillah. Jeg vil fortæller jer om vores afternoon teas og mad oplevelser sener. Idag vil jeg vise jer billeder af nogle de fantastiske flotte kager

Vi havde planlagt vores ferie sådan at det passede med Cake International.  Jeg var til den der var her i danmark sidste år, men jeg har altid haft lyst til at at se en stor international cake show i udlandet.  Alle billeder er taget af min dejlige fotograf (min datter)

English
Hello everybody are you enjoying your hollidays ? We almost just returned from wonderful vacation in London. 7 days and so much to see, experiance and enjoy : afternoon teas, attractions, food and London it slef. This was a girls trip my daughter and I had talked about in almost 3 years. My daughter had never been to England before and I wisited London in my childhood many many years ago and later a very short trip with my work,  so I did´nt know England or London either. What a wonderful trip it was,  alhamdolillah. I will tell you about our foodie experiances and afternoon teas later. Today I will show you some beautiful cakes.

We arranged our trip so that I also could see the Cake International Show in London.  I was so exited about the cake show, I had been to one here in Copenhagen last year but  always also  wanted to see one international cake show abroad.  All pictures are take by my lovly photopgher (my daughter)

Vi tog til Cake show same dag som vi ankom til London,  vi havde planlagt at sejle på Thames floden ned til Greenwich, hvor man så kunne tage cable car til London Excel. Det viste sig til at være en rigtig god ide, vi  fik en "live" fornemmelse af byen og så næsten alle de store attraktioner, de flotte brorer fra floden. Vores tur  med Thames Klippers startede lige under The London Eye og fortsatte til O2 i Greenwich.  

We arrived to London early morning and aimed for the cake show rigth away. We had planned to go to Greenwich by boat and then by cable cars to the London execel. That turned out to be such a great idea, because we got a "live feeling" of the city and saw almost every big landmarks including all the beautiful bridges sailing down the Thames . Our trip with the Thames Klippers began rigth under the London Eye to 02 in Greenwich.

Tower Bridge

Cable Car, Emirate Airline

Cake show var overvældende stort og flot, så meget inspiration og så meget talent samlet under et tag.  Jeg elskede at gå rundt og besøge alle udstiller med nyt fra kage dekorations verdenen.  De absolutte højde punkterne for mig var at se alle de flotte overdådig kager i konkurrencerne og at møde denne meget talentfulde herrer, den absolutte mester af Royal Icing :  Eddie Spence.


The Cake show was overwhelming big and beautiful. so much inpiration and talent under one roof. I love all the exhibitors with new trends in the cake decoration world. fro me the absolut top was to see all the beautiful cakes in the competitions and to meet this very talented gentleman, the master of Royal Icing : Eddie Spence. 

Sikken en hovedbrud det må have været for dommerne at vælge mellem alle de flotte kager. Hver eneste kage var flot og lavet med kærlighed.  Kager neden under er nogle af mine favorite, jeg ved desværre ikke hvis kager det er. Men man kan se hvilke kager der har vundet priser på http://www.cakeinternational.co.uk/london/competition-classes. 


How difficult it must have been to choose winners from this lot talent for the judges.  every cake was so beautiful and made with love. The fallowing cakes are some of my favorites. I am sorry to say I dont know whos they are, but maybe you can see who won here : http://www.cakeinternational.co.uk/london/competition-classes.

Farberge æg, kun sukker lavet af 14 talentfulde kage artister.

Farbergé Egg , all sugar made by 14  very talented cake artist.

WOW !!!

På vej hjem fra showet så vi London "by night" .  Sikken en dag !! alhamdolillah. Jge vender snart tilbage med vores foodie oplevelser og vores spændende Afternoon Tea oplevelser. Forsat god ferie.

On the way back from the cake show we saw London "by night/evening"  What a day !!! alhamdolillah. I will be back soon with our foodie experiances and our exiciting Afternoon Tea events.  Happy hollidays.