Cooking Question Creme Brulee and Souffle

Hey, I was making a different dessert thing every week for awhile.

I'm making creme brulee this week and maybe a souffle next week.

Are they really hard? I've never actually baked anything before apart from a Chocolate Cake when I was 10.
I heard it's hard to make a souffle rise...any tips?

ummm no they shouldnt b but bout the creme brulee, r u making it from scratch? coz from a mix its really easy :) but thats all i knolols, good luk and send some up to auckland 4 me and allen!!

just make sure the ovens at a perfect temperature than itd be excellent

LOL. Thanks. Yeah, I am making it from scratch.

I made meringues last night. OMG they were PERFECT!! Well, at least the second batch was. LOL. The first batch was a NIGHTMARE! I made the stuff too runny and set the oven waaay too hot and I put it on the top tray/shelf of the oven and it burnt within 2 minutes. *sigh*

Well, for a souffle to rise perfectly, you need to make sure that your egg whites are beaten to perfection and, you must serve it RIGHT OUT OF THE OVEN. If you serve the cake too long after it is finished, it will collapse and you will have a mess of egg whites and sugar.
Also, do you know what creme brulee entails? You need a kitchen torch to do it and you must have mastered the use of it. "Creme brulee" means 'burnt cream". It is custard with burnt sugar on top.
These two deserts that you are attempting to make are extremely difficult. May I suggest that you do something easier to begin with, and then move on to the more difficult aspects of cooking? Try another cake, or, before trying a creme brulee, try a creme caramel or a flan.
Hope this helps!
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I don't think making creme brulee is all that difficult. But I would not recommend using a "kitchen" torch. For carmelizing sugar, you will get better results using the kind of propane torch that is sold in hardware stores for about $20 (U.S.). It takes just a bit of practice to get the knack of using it. But if you are careful you can obtain successful results your first time.

Also, most creme brulee recipes call for a vanilla bean which is can be quite an expensive ingredient these days. You can substitute 1 tsp. (5ml) of vanilla extract without any substantial loss in quality.

Thanks a bunch. I've got the vanilla extract.

As for it being difficult...well...that's something I've actually just learnt about myself. I always skip the typical beginners stuff and try something really hard for my first time :) it's all the fun in trying something new for me!

Hey thanks for all your replies. I made the creme brulee 2 nights ago and it came out great. Not really soemthing I will make often considering my parents are on a diet but, they loved it.

It was perfect! I feel so proud.

Jeez!! You didn't even invite us to share. :-)

Seriously though, glad to hear it was a success.