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Melanie M. D.

@melma.bakes

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Pastry Chef | Recipe Developer | Food Artist
Let's dive into the world of sweets and pastries together 🪐🥧
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Hey, I'm Melanie (pastry chef ) & I'm here to show you so many different things!👩‍🍳 From artistic pastry to special cakes 🍰 over to easy recipes & healthy snacks and so much more! ✨
If this is something for you then: Welcome to @melma.bakes! And thanks for following along. 🤗

#pastry#pastrychef#pastrycheflife#konditorin#handwerk#handwerkmitherz#cakes#cupcakes#dessertlove#sweetsandtreats#bakingblog#foodblogger_de#germanblogger#melmabakes by @melma.bakes

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a year ago

Double Choc. Cookies 🍫
A real chocolate dream shaped as a beautiful cookie 💘 and the hints of sea salt make the taste experience just perfect! I'm in love.

✨ inspired by: @mattadlard

Follow @melma.bakes for more pastry art, inspiration and more 💓
#melmabakes

#cookies#chocolatecookies#doublechocolatecookies#chocolateheaven#chocolaty#bakingathome#foodblogger#amateurpastrychef#homebakes#love by @melma.bakes

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3 years ago

Let's bake cookies! 🍪
Love these triple choc. cookies ❤️ - simple but always a winner 🤤
Few tips for baking your - best - cookies:
- sugar: 1) effects on how much your cookie will spread 2) effects the level of crispiness
- egg: lesser egg white means lesser spreading so add an additional egg yolk
- chocolate: use good quality ones (btw. I prefer chocolate bars over chocolate chips)
- flour: the amount of flour is crucial for the cookie's softness
- chill the dough before baking for lesser spreading

I personally love cookies with a chewy center and a crisp edge 🍪 what about you?

Follow @melma.bakes for more amazing pastries, tips and more 🤍

#cookies#chocolatecookies#triplechocolatecookies#cookierecipe#perfectcookies#homebakes#melmabakes by @melma.bakes

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3 years ago

Birthday Cake 🩵🎊🎂✨

#birthdaycake#cakesofinstagram#pastrycheflife#konditorenhandwerk by @melma.bakes

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a day ago

THE perfect crunch for your cakes & desserts:
Paillette Feuilletine ✨
All you need is:
Powdered Sugar, Butter, Egg White & Flour
-> all the ingredients measured in equal parts (for example 30 gr. of each ingredient)

1. Mix the butter & sugar until smooth & creamy
2. Add the egg white little by little until fully incorporated
3. Sift in the flour (to avoid any lumps), Mix until the batter is smooth & spreadable
4. Spread the batter as thinly as possible
5. Bake at 150°C for about 10-12mins or until golden-brown
6. Once cooled entirely, break into small pieces or go over with a rolling pin

Store in an airtight jar.

SAVE this for your next dessert! 📥

For more bakes & hacks follow @melma.bakes 🧁

#pailletefeuilletine#crunch#bakinghacks#frenchpastry by @melma.bakes

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8 days ago

Is your baking powder active or inactive?

➡️ You may notice pink/ redish spots in your baking powder but it doesn't mean you can't use it anymore.
Storing baking powder closely to any strong spices, vanilla or in a moist storing place can make the powder react & turn pink or red. This doesn't necessarily mean it's spoilt. So to figure out whether you can still use it, put it on this test:

Baking powder in hot water

✔️ water turns fizzy = usable, active
❌ water doesn't react = not usable, inactive* (for baking)

*Inactive baking powder can still be used for cleaning remedies

Hope this was helpful :)

#bakingtips#backtipps#bakinghacks by @melma.bakes

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11 days ago

If you love pastries & easy recipes as much as I do then.... You're in the right place! ☺️ @melma.bakes 🍰

#pastries#konditorenhandwerk#backliebe#trends#fyp by @melma.bakes

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a month ago

I'm an Artist 💘

#pastrychef#konditorenhandwerk#artist#fyp#viral by @melma.bakes

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a month ago

2-ingredient strawberry filling:

- strawberry puree (500 gr.)
- starch (1-2 tbsp, more or less accordingly to how thick you'd want it)
- cubed strawberries (handful, optional)

Method:
Mix the strawberries into a puree, heat it up & stir the starch (dissolved in a bit of puree or water) into the warm puree while constantly whisking until the mixture thickens. Once off the heat add the cubed strawberries. Let it cool completely, store in the fridge.
Before using it give it a quick whisk for a smooth texture.

✓ perfect filling for cakes, cupcakes, desserts

Enjoy 🍓

#strawberries#strawberryseason#summerdesserts#easyrecipes#fyp by @melma.bakes

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a month ago

Chocolate Ganache 🤌
✓ pipeable
✓ spreadable

I used a ratio of 1 cream 🥛 : 1,5 dark chocolate 🍫

#chocolateganache#ganache#darkchocolate#cakefilling#fyp by @melma.bakes

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a month ago

A glimpse of art 💘

The guava lemon cake ✨
✓ Vanilla cake layers
✓ Guava curd
✓ Whipped lemon curd
✓ Vanilla buttercream

#cakeart#pastrycheflife#tortendesign#fyp#melmabakes by @melma.bakes

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2 months ago

The secrets to perfect cookies are:
✓ higher ratio of flour than fat (butter) for thicker cookies - the more fat the more it will spread leading to flat cookies
✓ sugar controls level of crispiness & gives structure
✓ optionally adding starch = more structure
✓ don't overbake! Crisp edges + soft center = perfect - the cookies will set completely once cooled entirely

Hopefully these tips were helpful to pick out the perfect cookie recipe for you 🤗

#redvelvetcookies#cookiesofinstagram#cookieliebe#fyp by @melma.bakes

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2 months ago