Brownies Fondant Recipe (Valentine's Day Surprise)

This recipe is to make fudgy brownies

Fondant

Ingredients

500g or white marshmallows (small ones are preferred for easy melt)

500g of confectionary sugar

2-3 tbs of water

1 cup shortening (Crisco)

Steps:

1. Place the marshallows in microwable mixing bowl along with the water. Give it a mix.

2. Put it in the microwave for 3 30-second interval. Stir after each interval. DO NOT BE LAZY AND PUT IT IN 1 90-second shot.

3. Mix half of the sugar until it formed a soft dough. Be careful as the mallows are hot.

4. Start the kneading until the mixture is being able to stretch up to 2 inches without breaking.

5. To store it, cover with shortening and put in plastic wrap. Make sure to have it settled minimum of 12 hours.

6. When coloring, pinch a small part of the fondant and dip it in the coloring. Sandwich it in and start kneading again.

Brownies

Ingredients

1kg of dark chocolate or compound

1 stick of butter

3 eggs

1/2 cup of flour

1/2 cup of sugar (still can be lessen as the fondant is already sweet)

Steps:

1. Preheat the oven for 350 F (150-170 C)

2. Melt the butter and half of the chocolate. (Double-boiler)

3. Remove the mixture from heat and mix the sugar. This will cool the chocolate-butter mix.

4. Put and whisk the eggs one by one.

5. Mix in the flour.

6. For added chunks, add the remaining chocolate.

7. Place the mixture in a baking pan lined up with wax paper.

8. Cook in the oven for 30-45 minutes.

9. Let it cool.

Chocolate Ganache

Ingredients

500g dark chocolate

250ml whipping cream

Steps:

1. Place the chocolate and cream in a bowl and microwave it for 1-minute intervals and stir until no lumps.

2. Let it settle.

Now, to put them all together:

1. Put ganache into the brownies. This is to have a smooth surface for the fondant to lay on. It make take couple of layers. Put it in fridge in between those layerings.

2. Flatten the fondant large enough to cover the brownies.

3. Put designs on it as you want. Mine was hearts as it was hearts' day.

4. Enjoy.

VERDICT:
WILL: Oh my Abbey! A very sweet aroma greeted me when I opened our front door. Then I found my husband at the sofa, singing while playing a guitar. I went to the kitchen and look what he is up to but didn't find a clue but the dining table is in a mess, haha! 

Abbey surprised me a fondant brownies! So sweet!!! Hahaha! I am so delightful to know that the fondant was made of marshmallows. His version of gooey brownies and not so sweet fondant is pretty perfect not only for my tastebuds but for our colleagues too. 

Way to go Chef Abbey. :) I Love You so much!

Pizzeria Mozza @Marina Bay Sands The Shoppes

ABBEY: I don't know where would I date Wilma on Hearts' day. But then I remembered that she wants pizza a lot and she told me that she wanted to dine at Pizzeria Mozza at Marina Bay Sands' The Shoppes one day. So Pizzeria Mozza it is.

Reservations (phone or mail) can be done a month before your date and I booked it at 6PM. I asked for the Hearts' day special and surprisingly there is none.

We ordered three items close to 100SGD: bruschette with wild musrhrooms, spinach, chilies etc, Salame pizza and Lasagne al forno (beef lasagna).

The Italian food is very aromatic, appetizing and delicious. I can still recall the oil dripping on my hand while eating. The pizza was cooked in a brick oven. By the way they are not having chilli sauce, else it will be American version. Got a good conversation with my baby on a candle-lit dinner.

They also serve wine and desserts.

WILL: I am always eyeing to eat in here but we always never get the chance. 2016's hearts day, my husband made it happened. I am so excited, Abbey did the reservation for this occasion. 

The serving is good for two. A little candle lit in the middle of every table and it gave a romantic mood for the whole place. 

I am shocked when we have a bite in each of the food! It is bursting with flavours! I want to eat more but the food is too heavy for my tummy, haha! Try the Raspberry Tea. 

The service is 10/10, food 10/10 and place 10/10. We will surely be going back in here.

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PIZZERIA MOZZA

2 Bayfront Avenue #B1-42/46 

The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands

(T) 6688 8522

Menya Musashi at VivoCity

ABBEY: We decided to dine at Menya Musashi after our stroll at Vivo City (#01-104). 

I got their Chicken Cutlet Toji Rice Set; chef recommended. It comes with a bowl of rice, fried chicken cutlet soaked in beaten egg yolks, miso soup, and chawanmushi.

Japanese rice is delicious. It goes well with the chicken cutlet and the taste is not that salty. I washed them all down with the miso soup. Then for the finale, I ate the egg custard which was topped with mushroom and pork bits. 

The meal costs 16SGD.

WILL: Abbey is so overwhelmed with his new shoes and on that, he treated me a dinner at Menya Musahi at VivoCity. The store is not that big but have a welcoming ambias. We are lucky that time that there is no long queue going on when we arrived the place. 

We were ushered to our seats, ordered via iPad app and they immediately served us their complimentary hot tea. Have you experience that ramen splashes back to your soup? To avoid any clothing stains, you can ask for paper bibs. :) 

I got a thin ramen for my spicy soup set. I am amazed on how flavourful the ramen specially their noodles. Oishi! One bowl is too much for my tummy size, and of course husband is there to rescue me (we hate wasting food). He to agreed how delicious it is. 

Please visit them on any of their branches.

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Menya Musashi - VivoCity

1 Harbourfront Walk #01-104 Singapore 098585

Tel: 6376 9519