I had some leftover Arnott’s Choc Ripple Biscuits that were not crispy any more. Today I added them to Matcha Cake. The biscuits were soft and moist in the cake. Do you know Matcha and Cocoa are a good combination? This cake looks nice and tastes great. I always add Rum to Matcha flavoured cakes, …
This recipe was made when I tried to make Matcha Cupcakes with chopped Muscovado Block, which I call ‘Kurozatō’ (黒砂糖) in Japanese. I couldn’t find it in Melbourne where I live. Then I thought about Dates. Dates have similar colour and similar flavour to Muscovado. The result was very satisfying. Matcha and Dates are a …
I had leftover 125g Philadelphia Cream Cheese and I needed to use it up. Is it just me who found Philadelphia Cream Cheese is much softer than it used to be? I could cut it into cubes and add them to cakes and cupcakes, but it is too soft to do that lately. Today I …
My recipe for ‘Basic Pound Cake’ requires 125g of each Butter, Sugar, Eggs and Flour, because 1 pound of each is too much for my family. Today I needed to use up some leftover Thickened Cream, so I tried to make the same cake using 125g Thickened Cream instead of Butter. I actually liked this …
Based on my ‘Basic Plain Rice Cooker Cake’ recipe, this ‘Condensed Milk Cake’ is easy to make. Just mix all ingredients, place the mixture in the rice cooker’s inner pot, then start cooking at ‘Cake’ setting. Of course, this cake can be baked in the oven. Makes I used my 10 cup capacity rice cooker …
I tried to make Pineapple Pound Cake by adding Crushed Pineapple to the Pound Cake batter, but the batter became too soft as I was afraid. Instead of adding a lot more Flour, I added Desiccated Coconut, and it turned out a lovely cake. Then I discovered similar cake recipes. Many people recommend Cream Cheese …
In Australia where I live, ‘Chocolate Slice’ means this type, ‘Chocolate & Coconut Slice’. It’s very popular and quite easy to make. Many people have their own recipes, and this is mine. You don’t need to weigh ingredients. Just mix ingredients and bake, and impress your friends and colleagues. Cake Tin 34cm x 20cm Brownie …
These delicious cookies can be made with other ground Nuts such as Almonds. Today I used Pistachios, expecting the cookies would turn green, but they didn’t because the Pistachios I used were not really green. Probably they were not good quality. If you use good quality Pistachio that are really green, the cookies would look …
Today I wanted to use up leftover Pistachios that were already ground. First I thought about making Puff Pastry Pinwheel Biscuits, but I didn’t have Puff Pastry. I absolutely didn’t want to bother making it, then I decided to make my ‘Easiest Sweet Shortcrust Pastry’. I used Egg Yolk for the Pastry, so I used …
This cake can be made with any fruit. Plums, Nectarines, Peaches and Apricots are nice. Today I used Dark Cherries, and they were very sweet. The cake was tasty, but I wished if the Cherries were sour. If you have sour Cherries, they would be perfect. Makes 18cm x 27cm Cake Tin *OR similar size …
Many Almond Croissant recipes can be found on the internet. Most recipes are identical. They use already baked Croissants, make Almond Cream first, cut Croissants in half, sandwich some Almond Cream, spread some Almond Cream on top and scatter Almond Flakes, then bake. Many people add Flour to Almond Cream, but I don’t want to …
If you are looking for a recipe of Almond Cream to make Almond Tart, Almond Croissant OR other Almond desserts, here is my advice. Almond Cream can be made with a same weight of Butter, Sugar, Egg(s) and Almond Meal. That’s the recipe that I have been using for decades. It’s easy to remember. If …