joicydoodle♥: Espresso Meringue Cookies & The Mothers' Day That Had Been

Hi all! As usual I was preoccupied for the past weeks, my recipe for this week is very simple. The past Mothers' day gave me liters after liters of left over egg whites.. I decided that instead of discarding these egg whites, I could still use them to make complimentary cookies and macaron tower for new displays at Cheri (I shall cover the making of my macaron tower by the next week's entry)

All we need in this entry are measuring cups, mixer with wire whisk attachment, clean stainless bowl, silpat, sheet trays and piping bag

My kind of Artillery

ESPRESSO MERINGUE COOKIES

2 cups Egg Whites

4 cups Sugar

as need Instant Coffee for dusting

Combine egg whites and sugar in a bowl

Swiss Meringue Method: In this method, usually the ratio of sugar to egg whites is 2 parts is to 1 part. Placing the egg whites and sugar over bain-marie will decrease the size of sugar granules, the key is to keep the water over very low heat or until just warm, and warm the mixture until Blood temperature, i would describe Blood temperature as little lukewarm. Do not heat the egg whites more than lukewarm or it will scramble. You will know if it's ready by touching the mixture with your finger, not by touching the bottom of the bowl, you have to feel the mixture.

The next step is to whip the mixture until stiff peaks

Nice to meet you, Mr. Meringue!

With the bag held straight at 90 degrees, pipe gently.. You may use or may not use a round piping tip. I didn't use a tip and cut the tip of the bag with about 1/2 inch incision

Kisses-like, yes.

Dust with generous amount of instant coffee

Bake at 110/110 C for 50 mins to 1 hour

Cool down completely before removing from silpat

Store in air tight jars or lunch boxes

Espresso Meringue Cookies

Can't help but dunk it on hot cappuccino!

Moist inner shells

hmmmm :)

How did you spent your Mom's day? Well as for me, it's an acquired strength to go through Mom's day without being sad, I miss my Mom everyday... and on Mothers' day afternoon I went to church and had a prayer, being grateful to have 2 great mothers in this lifetime. My mom and my aunt, who owned me like her own daughter are now both in the heavens.

Good thing work is keeping my mind occupied.It was of course a crazy-predicted day. My week started on Tuesday having been working from 2 pm until 6 am, this went on until Monday, the day after Mothers' day. It was a very busy week.. I had lots of cake orders plus Mothers' day service to our surprise started at 7 effin AM. All long tables.. imagine how many cakes I have in my order form (initially 120 pieces), and how cruel the POS has been for keeping printing endless OS.

I survived though :) these are my favorite photos..

Yema Giant Cupcake: Butter Cake with Yema Custard Filling and French Vanilla Buttercream

1 Liter Frozen Chuckie, my Over time partner! #OverTimeReady. Thank You Chan!

Egg cartons to dry the gumpaste flowers in shape

Looking sharp..

Real Men Decorate Cakes!

Playing pretty for the camera! :)

The Anatomy of Giant Yema Cupcake

Ninja moves!

Sleepy cake? Sleepy West??

The boys helped me out a lot on this, because the shift goes Lyn & Betchay for AM, Mich & Me for PM..the boys worked until we finished all the 100 pieces

Stage mum here!

My team; Mich, Lyn, Betchay and Doodle


A well deserved dinner for the champions!

Flower Power

Cuteness overload!

For those asking, we used a silicone mold, brand is Big Top.

Nude cakes

Buttercream is Love! <3

Chillers are full at maximum capacity!

As of 2:01 AM.. delivery is 8 AM!

1,000 pogi points for men who knew to hold piping bags!

6 AM and the boys nailed it!

like little girls lined up :)

Mamita was just trying to help, look at this little one.. Cute! but had to do it again :)

CAN'T BELIEVE I'M DOING THIS UNTIL MONDAY!


zzzzzz.. I'm sooo tired

Good thing this one is icy!


Yayyy! from my good friend Candice! <3

Happy Mothers' Day Mommy, I hope I'm making you, Papa and Tiya proud by pursuing my dreams and bravest ambitions, no matter how hard they were, no matter how impossible they could be.. Your absence had made me a better person by always working hard and believing in myself, in God.. you never really left me alone, your wisdom just overflows upon me just when I needed it, in all aspects from spiritual, emotional and physical, you are always remembered mommy.