I have never tasted crème brûlée and up until now, it’s still a mystery to me. Read on and you will know why.
This is Crème Brûlée. It means burnt creme.
At first I wanted to make Crème Brûlée Puff (just like the above).
But then sis strongly adviced me against making the puff because “Wuahahaha I don’t think you will have the patience to make the puff. It’s like the one I make for egg tarts. Very susah one”.
Knowing what she said is true (that I’m patience less), so I just change the recipe to plain crème brûlée (without puff). Since I’ve already eliminated the hard part, I thought it will be plain easy to make. Ohh I was so wrong. Timing is very important. Overcooking crème brûlée will turn it into sweet scrambled eggs.
Ingredients:
A – 40g sugar, 4 egg yolks, 1/2 tbsp custard powder
B – 350g whipping cream
C – 1/2 tbsp vanilla essence
Some brown sugar
Beat A until it turns pale yellow.
Heat B until almost boil.
Add B and C to A. Stir until well blended and thickens over low fire.
Pour mixture into tiny cups and bake for 15 minutes at 190 degree C.
Cool down and refrigerate for few hours. Add caramelized brown sugar using a blow torch or grill until the brown sugar caramelized before serving. I didn’t add brown sugar for topping because it is already very sweet.
This is the result. Look quite good eh?
But hor actually I failed la because…
1. I read the ingredients wrongly. I added 4 eggs instead of 4 egg yolks!
2. The mixture was heated too long. It hardens at the bottom of the pan and I managed to save it by mixing it frantically.
3. But it did turn into scrambled eggs eventually as I was baking it for too long. 
So in the end it tasted like egg tart without the puff! Or does crème brûlée actually taste like egg tart? Can anyone enlighten me on this one?
The only person eager to eat my crème brûlée is non other than Chester. 
So now you know why I tiled my crème brûlée photo on the desktop.
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keeyit Says:
October 12th, 2007 at 9:27 amVisit keeyit
hedonistics anonymous Says:
October 12th, 2007 at 9:46 amVisit hedonistics anonymous
if it taste like egg tarts, i’ll eat it. i love egg tarts. especially those portugese ones.. yums!
Neo Says:
October 12th, 2007 at 1:05 pmVisit Neo
Try again until you succeed!
dreamcatcher Says:
October 12th, 2007 at 5:29 pmVisit dreamcatcher
nvm, i like scrambled eggs.
Che-Cheh Says:
October 12th, 2007 at 5:57 pmVisit Che-Cheh
Keeyit, terima kasih yo
Hedo, I love anything that has got to do with eggs.
Neo, ai ai boss!
Dreamcatcher, eh try and bake it…
Jason Says:
October 12th, 2007 at 10:00 pmVisit Jason
Practice makes perfect. :D
Bengbeng Says:
October 13th, 2007 at 11:07 amVisit Bengbeng
looks like u had an interesting experience
Dawn Says:
October 13th, 2007 at 10:57 pmVisit Dawn
Hey they looked good. To me it’s like eating egg tarts without the pastry! Good job!
saoirse Says:
October 14th, 2007 at 10:52 pmVisit saoirse
Hey, I tried once in the hotel, it doesn’t taste like any of the egg tart to me, instead it’s more like creme caramel.
Lex Says:
October 15th, 2007 at 12:27 amVisit Lex
Well, you must be able to crack it’s top coating and also the content must be creamy… like custard.
Che-Cheh Says:
October 15th, 2007 at 1:31 pmVisit Che-Cheh
Jason, true. I’m going to try it later. Not now though coz my sis just bake some egg tarts not too long ago. We’re so sick of eggs now.
Dawn, hehe thanks.
Saoirse, ohh like creme caramel? Then it’ll be really soft and creamy lo. Guess mine is wrong.
Lex, I failed
Angie Tan Says:
October 15th, 2007 at 6:59 pmVisit Angie Tan
still looks good woi.. Am sure it tastes good too…
Che-Cheh Says:
October 15th, 2007 at 11:39 pmVisit Che-Cheh
Angie Tan, hehe please try it and tell me about it.
hcfoo Says:
October 17th, 2007 at 11:20 pmVisit hcfoo
Wow, u did it…almost!