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  • Azuki (Red Beans) Steamed & Microwaved Sweets

    Instant Azuki Mug Cake

    I sometimes crave ‘Wagashi’, Japanese sweets, but it is almost impossible to find where I live. When I miss ‘Wagashi’, I cook ‘Tsubu-an’ (Sweet Azuki Paste), which is a very popular ingredient for Japanese sweets. I want to share a super quick and easy cake you can make using ‘Taubu-an’ (Sweet Azuki Paste). It satisfies …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets Fruit

    Cranberry Orange Pound Cake

    I bought a bag of Dried Cranberries without realising I had a bag of Dried Cranberries in my pantry. I made the old ones into a compote and used the new ones for this cake. I always tend to use Cranberries and Orange together as I believe they are a good match. And again I …

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    Simple Yoghurt & Lemon Cake

    Sadly it was the war in Ukraine that introduced me Sunflower Oil. When I started my challenge to cook Ukrainian dishes and cakes, I started using Sunflower Oil and I fell in love with it. I often use it for cakes lately. Sunflower Oil makes the cakes soft and the cakes stay soft when cold. …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets Fruit

    Apple & Sour Cream Cake

    A photo of old German Apple Cake inspired me to make this cake. The author of the blog wrote the cake could be made with Pound Cake batter covered with sliced Apples and Sour Cream. I used my ‘Basic Pound Cake’ batter. I covered the batter with Apple slices and sweetened Sour Cream. It didn’t …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets Fruit

    Canned Fruit Salad Cake

    I came across a blog story written about a fruit salad cake that was made with mixed fresh fruit such as Banana, Apple, Pineapple and Berries. When I read it, I hit on an idea that I could use the can of Fruit Salad, which had been sitting in the pantry for a long time. …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets

    Avocado Pound Cake

    My ‘Basic Pound Cake’ recipe requires 125g of each Butter, Sugar, Eggs and Self-Raising Flour (OR Plain Flour & Baking Powder). I replaced Butter with 1 Avocado, which was about 125g when mashed. I didn’t add any Oil at all. The cake is moist and the texture is almost the same but obviously not oily …

  • Bread

    Rice Cooker Carrot Bread

    When I was a child, my family’s breakfast was Bread and Hot Drink. Some mornings, when my mother realised we didn’t have enough Bread, she often made steamed Bread. If she’d had a rice cooker that cooks Cake, she would have used it. This Carrot Bread was cooked in the rice cooker. The top side …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets

    Lorna’s Boiled Chocolate Cake

    Lorna is my husband’s Great-Auntie. You might know Lorna’s Scone recipe, which is now known by many people globally. Lorna left some great recipes for the next generation. This is another Lorna’s recipe for ‘Boiled Chocolate Cake’, that is the most moist and delicious Chocolate Cake I ever baked. However, this is a huge cake …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets

    Coffee Roll Cake with Mascarpone Cream

    Sponge for Roll Cake should be moist and soft, otherwise it tends to break OR crack when rolled up. I always bake it at higher temperature for about 10 minutes to avoid the Sponge get dry. Today I added Coffee to my basic Roll Cake sponge, and made this yummy Tiramisu-inspired Coffee Roll Cake. Makes …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets

    Cream Cheese & Rum Raisin Cupcakes

    Rum Raisins go very well with Cream Cheese as we know Cheesecake with Rum Raisins is delicious. It is good to have a jar of Rum-Steeped Raisins OR Sultanas in the pantry for always. Today I added some Rum-Steeped Sultanas to Cream Cheese Cupcakes. It couldn’t go wrong, could it? Of course cupcakes were delicious. …

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