Crème brûlée. O__O

A little caught up with planning dad's birthday soiree, I have been frequenting the blog a lot less. This here in the picture was one of the main attractions. A classic Creme Brulee! The brittle burnt caramel layer on the top and the sweet and light custard base, makes for a winning dessert. Dad loved it. As you can see, this was done without a Blow torch and looks considerably different. But I couldn't be happier with the result. I can feel all the eyes rolling. :D It tasted absolutely divine! 

Ingredients

For the custard base(Serves 3)
1) 1 cup Cream
2) 2 egg Yolks
3) 4 tbsp castor sugar
4) 1 tsp Vanilla essence

For the Caramel layer
1) 1/2 cup sugar
2) 2 tbsp boiling Water

Recipe 

1) In a saucepan combine the cream and sugar on medium heat. Keep stirring until the cream begins to bubble. Remove immediately. Do not let it boil.
2) In a separate bowl, beat the egg yolks with the vanilla until it turns light and fluffy. Slowly pour the warm cream  and sugar mixture into the bowl to temper the egg yolks. Keep stirring when you pour the cream. Make sure there are no lumps. Pour into Ramekins.
3) Keep the ramekins in a water bath(fill with hot water) and bake in a preheated oven(160 C) for 45 mins. Set aside.
4) In a saucepan, mix 1/2 tbsp Water with the sugar. Keep stirring. When it becomes a little brown start adding the remaining of the water, slowly and stir until the mixture turns a little glossy(Around 5 mins).
5) Quickly pour a little bit of the hot caramel over the top of the set custard layer. Move the ramekins around with your hand so that the caramel evenly spreads out. Refrigerate for a few hours. Serve chilled!

Tip: Do not over caramelize the sugar(It should be golden brown as opposed to darker brown). Otherwise, it will turn extremely bitter. Pour a very thin layer over the top of the custard so that it looks more translucent as compared to my caramel layer in the picture.  :) Cheers!

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