I wanted to make Apple Upside-down Cake using a frying pan. I have tried several recipes and methods that I had found on the internet, and all failed. Apple didn’t get soft, OR the batter took too long to get cooked and the Apple was burnt, OR something went wrong always. To cook it on …
I first made Custard Stuffed Cupcakes using my ‘Basic Plain Cupcakes’ batter that was made with Butter instead of Oil. The texture was not right with the soft Custard. The cake needed to be softer, so I used my ‘Basic Plain Muffins’ batter, that is quite similar to pancake batter. The result was very lovely. …
The other day, I tasted a store-bought Crepe, and it was absolutely awful. Crepes are basically very thin pancakes, and it is easy to make. You don’t need a specific crepe pan, use a frying pan. The awful store-bought Crepe inspired me to make this treat today. I wrapped Banana and Whipped Cream with them. …
This cake is a variation of my ‘Whatever Fruit You Have’ Cake. My son bought a large bag of pitter dried Prunes, and they had been sitting in the fridge for a long time. I decided to use them up today. It was a great decision to use Brown Sugar and add Spices to this …
Finely Ground Roasted Soy Beans is called ‘Kanako’ (きなこ) in Japanese, and it is a very popular ingredient for Japanese sweets. Kinako is 100% Soy Beans and nutritious. It goes well with Cocoa flavour. These cookies have a lovely taste of Kinako and Cocoa combined, and can be enjoyed with Coffee, Milk Tea, Green Tea, …
Today is Auntie Joan’s birthday, and that reminded me her Orange Marmalade was getting old. Auntie Joan gives us a jar of her homemade Marmalade every year, but we don’t eat Marmalade. So, I use it to make cakes such as ‘Orange Marmalade & Whisky Pound Cake’. Today I made these Cookies instead, using my …
I have been trying to use up what I have in my freezer, so that I could defrost it. One of them was a sheet of Butter Puff Pastry, that had become quite dry and the edges were cracked. I spread the mixture of Brown Sugar and Cocoa Powder over the sheet, rolled it up, …
A bag of Walnuts had been sitting in my pantry for a long time when my daughter gave me another bag of Walnuts. So, I have been trying to use them. Today, I made this Shortcake using Auntie Betty’s Belgian Shortcake recipes. It was seriously delicious. Cake Tin 20cm Square Cake Tin Ingredients 110g Butter …
Tea Loaf, a quick bread (OR cake) packed with Dried Fruits, can be enjoyed at anytime, but I like to bake it at Christmas time. It is absolutely easy to make. Dried Fruits are steeped in Hot Strong Black Tea. I don’t add Butter, but I recommend to enjoy this sweet loaf with Butter, generously …
I make my Pound Cakes using 125g of each Butter, Sugar, Eggs and Self-Raising Flour. When you add extra dry ingredients such as Cocoa Powder, I reduce the amount of Flour. However, I tend to use large Eggs, and 3 Eggs weigh about 150g. So, I used 150g each Butter, Caster Sugar, Eggs and ‘Self-Raising …
When I need to use up leftover Egg White(s), I usually make Egg White Biscuits. I make a large one and break OR cut it into small pieces. The recipe is easy to remember. You need same weight of Egg White(s), Butter, Sugar and Flour. To make this ‘Kinako’ (Finely Ground Roasted Soy Beans) version, …
Is this another type of Magic Cake? I was trying to recreate a Lemon Custard Cake that I saw on the internet. I used my own cake batter, but I realised it was too thick for what I was trying to make. And the Custard was too much and it covered the batter completely. I …