How to Make Printed Tim Tams (using Chocolate Transfer Sheets) for Valentine's Day - Video Recipe

Easy, cute, gorgeous, and delicious idea with a homemade touch ;)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn8n8G_b3L4

I found cute chocolate transfer sheets at DAISO (Japanese dollar shop)! I had no idea but bought them because I wanted to use them for something. After thinking for a while, I came up with a great idea using "Tim Tam"!!!

To use the chocolate transfer sheet, you will need sweets with flat and hard surface, covered with melted chocolates… Tim Tam is just perfect for that, especially the double coat one!



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Printed Tim Tams (using Chocolate Transfer Sheets)

Difficulty: SUPER EASY
Time: 5min
Number of Servings: N/A

Necessary Equipment:
frying pan
toothpicks

Ingredients:
Double Coat Tim Tams or any chocolate covered sweets with flat surface
chocolate transfer sheets of your choice

Directions:
1. Cut the chocolate transfer sheet according to the size of the area you plan to decorate.
2. Insert a toothpick into a Tim Tam.
3. Heat a frying pan, stop the heat, then melt the surface of Tim Tam with the remaining heat.
4. Place the transfer sheet on the melted surface before it hardens. Make sure that there are no bubbles in between the sheet and the chocolate.
5. Chill in the fridge or freezer until firm. Carefully peel off the sheet and remove the toothpick.

Other sweets you may want to try:
Kit Kat, Tirol Chocolates, etc...

↓レシピ（日本語）
http://cooklabo.blogspot.jp/2014/01/blog-post_28.html
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How to Make Agedashi Tofu (Deep Fried Tofu with Dashi Based Sauce) - Video Recipe

Agedashi Tofu or Agedashi Dofu is a very popular traditional Japanese appetizer dish.

"Age" means "deep fried" and "Dashi" means "broth". Thus: deep fried Tofu steeped in Dashi-based sauce.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RYp-9MmGwI

I think most Japanese restaurants overseas have it on their menu, and it is the most ordered dish than in Japan! hehe



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Agedashi Tofu (Deep Fried Tofu with Dashi Based Sauce)

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 15min
Number of servings: 2-3

Ingredients:
1 (350g=12.5oz) Momen-Dōfu (cotton Tofu / firm Tofu)
Katakuriko (potato starch) *corn starch or regular flour is ok
vegetable oil for deep frying
Dashi Sauce
* 150ml Dashi broth (you can use Dashi powder to make it)
* 3 tbsp. soy sauce
* 3 tbsp. Mirin (sweet Sake)
Toppings
* Daikon Oroshi (grated Daikon radish)
* grated ginger
* chopped green onion

Directions:
1. Cut Tofu into 6 pieces. Drain on a strainer for 5 minutes. Then you can also remove excess water with paper towel if necessary.
2. Heat the vegetable oil for deep frying to 170-180C (340-350F).
3. Coat Tofu with Katakuriko (potato starch). Drop into the oil immediately after coating. Deep fry until puffed and lightly golden (about 2 min). Then drain well.
4. Bring Dashi Sauce to a boil.
5. Place the Tofu in a serving bowl, garnish with some toppings of your choice: Daikon Oroshi, chopped green onion, and grated ginger, then pour the Dashi Sauce over it.

You can of course use "Kinugoshidofu (silken Tofu)" but remember it is very soft and fragile.

↓レシピ（日本語）
http://cooklabo.blogspot.jp/2014/01/blog-post_24.html
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How to Make NO-BAKE Chocolate Cake (Japanese Nama-Choco Cake) for Valentine's Day - Video Recipe

You just need 6 ingredients.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSXnCY2bWfQ

Google and find your favorite Valentine's Day image to create your own stencil. You don't have to buy it :)



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NO-BAKE Chocolate Cake (Japanese Nama-Choco Cake)

Difficulty: VERY EASY
Time: 1hr
Number of Servings: 16
Calories per Serving: 230Kcal

Necessary Equipment:
18cm (7inch) square cake pan

Ingredients:
6 Meiji Milk Chocolate Bar (330g) *or 300g (10.5oz.) your favorite chocolate is OK
120ml heavy whipping cream (fresh cream)
15 (184.5g) Kit Kat Mini *or 180g chocolate-covered cookies are OK
30g (1.05oz.) butter
cocoa powder
powdered sugar (confectioner's sugar)

Directions:
1. Line the pan with parchment paper.
2. Smash Kit Kat in a Ziploc bag, add melted butter (microwaved), and mix well. Press firmly into the square pan.
3. Chop or break chocolates into small pieces.
4. Put heavy whipping cream in a pot and bring to a boil. Stop the heat and add the chopped chocolates. Wait for 1-2 minutes until thoroughly melted to the core. Then mix well. *you can add toasted almond slices (I added 40g=1.4oz.) and/or 1 tbsp. rum.
5. Pour the chocolate mixture into the pan, smooth the surface, and put in the fridge for 1~2 hours until firm.
6. Use a knife warmed in hot water to cut. Dust with cocoa powder, place a stencil, then dust with powdered sugar.

↓レシピ（日本語）
http://www.cooklabo.blogspot.jp/2014/01/blog-post_21.html
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