Afc & Gh Mumm Champagne Introduce Anna Olson @ Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur

beautiful in addition to witty Anna


Recently, Kuala Lumpur got treated to a large sweetness care for inward the course of didactics of goggle box celebrity chef Anna Olson who visited our shores. She was brought inward by AFC, which airs her 2 shows: Sugar in addition to Fresh amongst Anna Olson. A serial of events were held for fans to run across their saccharide goddess: a media consequence on Th where she prepped upward maple H2O ice cream, apple tree cheddar muffins in addition to butter tart for the press, in addition to lunches on Sabbatum in addition to Lord's Day that saw participants dine from dishes prepped from her recipes together amongst GH Mumm champagne and where she demonstrated lady baltimore cake, banana caramel cheesecake in addition to cappuccino nanaimo bars. Last but non to the lowest degree Astro held nether consequence at Electrolux where fans got to view her baking upward her banana caramel cheesecake. She's left Kuala Lumpur straightaway for Phillipines, where she'll also live on doing to a greater extent than appearances in addition to cooking demonstrations. (Her Asian tour started inward Singapore commencement earlier coming to KL).



GH Mumm champagne, AFC co-founder Hian Goh in addition to Anna Olson


According to Hian Goh, AFC's co-founder it took them nearly 2 years legwork to acquire Anna hither to Asia. I'm glad they pushed through their efforts since it's ever great to run across the people behind the goggle box screen. They lead maintain been champions every bit they had brought inward people similar Laura Calder in addition to Robert Rainford to our shores. Hopefully there's to a greater extent than to come...

beet in addition to goatcheese terrine


Prior to our lunch, Anna demonstrates the three desserts spell nosotros sipped on our GH Mumm champagne. Similar to how she runs the Fresh episodes on television, she asks us to imagine that it's her dinner political party that she's throwing. Incidentally kudos to the AFC squad again, every bit they also scored Fresh amongst Anna Olson cookbooks for the fans to purchase. We were lucky batch every bit the majority sales did hence well, at that topographic point weren't whatever left for the Lord's Day crowd to buy. One of the items served for luncheon is also inward the cookbook.



demonstration pixs amongst her husband, Michael who shows us how he poses


Anna is wonderful on stage, regaling us amongst stories spell she iced a cake (her fav toy is the offset spatula every bit she shows all of us), beats upward the cheesecake mixture, dribbled chocolate in addition to caramel sauce in addition to etc. I specially liked the caramel disaster story since I'm a piddling scared of that sauce fifty-fifty though it may appear simple. She tried a few times amongst it beingness also company difficult or fifty-fifty also flowing it refused to remain on peak of the cake, in addition to when she idea she had aced the perfect chocolate caramel cake, Anna discovers spell cutting the cake, she had forgotten to withdraw the cake's baking newspaper layers!



raspberry pecan tart from the dessert buffet


Anna also shares that inward television, they oftentimes exercise scenes that tin acquire all our senses tingling similar the caramel in addition to chocolate....the perfect tools to brand us acquire ooooh in addition to aaah. Hence when she dribbled that luscious amber caramel on the cheesecake, fifty-fifty though she cued us to all acquire "ooooh", it wasn't also difficult every bit 1 tin completely imagine how wonderful it'll gustation eventually (and it did!). She also took questions from the flooring such every bit baking quandrums in addition to fifty-fifty shared amongst us how she loves durian. Hian Goh had taken her to attempt out the D24 durian inward Singapore. Another items she absolutely loves is kokosnoot hence she's planning to convey dorsum some kaya.

beef tenderloin, mushroom bisque in addition to grilled cod


After the demonstration, luncheon was served. The beet amongst caprine animal cheese terrine served amongst grapefruit in addition to pisatchio is striking inward pink. Not a dish for everyone though every bit some didn't quite bask the creamy (and pungent) cheese. The commencement course of didactics was a selection betwixt seafood inward parchment parcels or mushroom bisque nether a puff pastry hat. Anna said she wanted to exercise wonderful smells for this dish specially when y'all intermission opened upward the newspaper or crevice through that puffed lid. The seafood is calorie-free tasting amongst a generous amount of scallops in addition to prawns on a bed of onions in addition to vegetables.



GH Mumm champagne, walnut, fig in addition to brie tart, desserts, chocolate mousse tart


Main course of didactics saw a selection of ho-hum roasted beef tenderloin served amongst maple onion cream, Irish Gaelic patato perogies in addition to roasted origin vegetables, in addition to grilled cod amongst tomato plant vinaigrette amongst lemon risotto in addition to asparagus amongst avocado cilantro "butter". The perogies (a dumpling stuffed amongst mashed potatoes) is 1 of Anna's identify unit of measurement recipes every bit she used to gear upward this amongst her grandmother. I kinda suspect her avocado cilantro "butter" for the fish is her lead maintain inward getting a creamy sauce (minus the butter) yesteryear emulsion. There's a similar recipe inward her cookbook where she creates a polish tomato plant cream yesteryear emulsion amongst oil, a describe a fast 1 on she writes that she discovered from her hubby Michael.



lemon olive crude oil cake, cappuccino nanaimo bars


After the heavy but wonderful meal, it was the cheese course of didactics - a walnut, fig in addition to brie tart amongst a frisee salad. Last but non least, it was the trio of desserts. I loved the cheesecake since the whole combination of the oatmeal crust amongst bananas, caramel in addition to polish creamy cheese was hence decadent. Anna had also demonstrated the cappuccino nanaimo bars that is the third most pop dessert inward Canada (first is the butter tarts she did for the media consequence in addition to 2d is appointment squares). A layered dessert - y'all start amongst a chocolate biscuit crust which also has grated kokosnoot in addition to toasted walnuts, a java layer that was real fragrant but also sweetness for me followed amongst a chocolate layer. The lady baltimore cake sounded wonderful but strangely plenty it tasted quite ordinary - a chiffon cake amongst a 7-minute calorie-free meringue icing amongst a chopped figs, dates, pecans in addition to cherries layer.



banana caramel cheesecake

Most of the audience was surprised amongst to a greater extent than desserts at a specially laid dessert buffet - kokosnoot creme caramel, raspberry pecan tart, lemon olive crude oil cake amongst citrus in addition to cream, cashew cookie selection in addition to  chocolate mousse torte. Since pictures volition ever live on taken at dinner parties, Anna gave tips on how to pose (without looking similar y'all had a super calorie laden meal!). She later introduced her hubby Michael to the audience, where he also demonstrated how he has learnt to pose (vs the slouch!). The consequence ended amongst a cookbook signing where fans (including me!) got to lead maintain a few words amongst Anna in addition to acquire their books personalised amongst her autograph.


I idea I'll part amongst y'all the cheesecake recipe she demonstrated every bit that was my favourite particular I tasted. What I similar is the unusual banana layer higher upward the crust that gives it a subtle taste. Anna explains that to forbid the cheesecake from cracking, she lowers the estrus during the baking in addition to allows it to cool downwards earlier she chills it. Give it a attempt out in addition to detect its ain awesomeness. For to a greater extent than pictures of the whole event, view the Flickr set. Thanks to GH Mumm Champagne for the invitation.

Banana Caramel Cheesecake yesteryear Anna Olson (Makes a 23cm cheesecake)


crust
12 crunchy oatmeal cookies
1/2 loving cup pecan pieces
1/4 loving cup unsalted butter, melted


banana layer
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 loving cup calorie-free brownish sugar, packed
1 tablespoon rum or lemon juice
3 theatre bananas, sliced


cheesecake
910g cream cheese, room temperature
1 loving cup calorie-free brownish sugar, packed
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
seeds from 1 vanilla bean
5 large eggs


caramel topping
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 loving cup water
1 tablespoon corn syrup or lemon juice
1 loving cup whipping cream


Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Grease the bottom of a 23cm springform pan in addition to roll the exterior of the pan in foil.


To gear upward the crust: In a nutrient processor, pulse oatmeal cookies amongst pecans to an fifty-fifty crumble. Add melted butter in addition to pulse to combine. Press into the bottom of prepared springform pan (not up the sides) in addition to bake for 12 minutes. Allow to cool spell preparing bananas.


To gear upward the bananas: Heat a saute pan over medium-high heat. Add butter in addition to brownish sugar, stirring until melted in addition to bubbling. Stir inward the rum or lemon juice in addition to add together bananas. Stir only to coat in addition to warm. Pour into cooled crust.


To gear upward cheesecake: Beat the cream cheese until fluffy, scraping downwards the sides of the bowl often. Add saccharide inward 2 additions, beating well after each addition. Beat inward butter and vanilla edible bean seeds. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating good after each addition. Pour the cheesecake batter over the caramelsied banana layer inward springform pan. Place springform pan into a baking dish in addition to pour hot tap H2O to a greater extent than or less it to come halfway upward the pan. Bake for xxx minutes, in addition to then cut down oven temperature to 160 degrees Celsius in addition to bake for some other 30-40 minutes, until filling puffs upward slightly to a greater extent than or less the edges but nevertheless moves a piddling inward the middle when shaken. Remove the pan from H2O in addition to allow to cool for 2 hours earlier refrigerating overnight.


To gear upward caramel topping: Combine sugar, H2O in addition to corn syrup or lemon juice inward a pot. Bring to a boil without stirring in addition to cook, uncovered until it turns a rich amber colour. While cooking, occassionally brush down the sides of the pot amongst a brush dipped inward cool water. Once saccharide has reached desired colour, nearly seven minutes, withdraw from the estrus in addition to carefully stir inward whipping cream (watch out for the steam in addition to bubbling). Return to medium estrus in addition to simmer until reduced y a third, stirring occasionally, nearly v minutes. Chill until thickened but nevertheless fluid nearly xv minutes. Pour caramel over cheesecake in addition to chill completely. This tin live on done upward to viii hours earlier serving.


To serve: Run a knife carefully along the within of the pan to loosen, remove pan in addition to piece amongst a hot dry out knife.

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