Butter Cream is often used for decorating cakes and pastries. This is the most basic Butter Cream recipe. Remember that Butter Cream will harden as it cools. *Note: This cake is made by my daughter Sachi. Ingredients 125g Butter *softened1 pinch Salt *if you use Unsalted Butter1 & 1/2 cups Icing Sugar1 to 2 tablespoons …
This White Chocolate Cream is very versatile for a glaze, icing, sauce or filling for cakes and pastries. It is lovely as it is, but you can add flavours to it. Make Matcha Cream by adding Matcha Powder, Coffee Cream by adding Coffee Powder, or Pink Cream by adding a little bit of Beet juice. …
‘Matcha Cheesecake’ has become very popular and I love it. Have you tried my ‘Matcha Cheesecake’ recipe? I also love ‘Matcha & White Chocolate Cake’. I tried to combine the two cakes. The recipe requires less ingredients and the cake tastes absolutely divine! Cake Tin 18cm Round Springform Cake Tin *Note: Smaller size tin makes …
‘Necessity is the mother of invention’ and I made this delicious dessert in that way. There was half a block of Cream Cheese in the fridge for a while. I had to use it up. Then I found some Apples in the fruit bowl getting bad. I decided to make apple cheesecake sort of dessert. …
The original English ‘Melting Moments’ are different cookies. But, here in Australia, ‘Melting Moments’ look like these. My ‘Melting Moments’ cookies are custard shortbread, that is made with Custard Powder. For a long time, I thought making custard with Custard Powder was unacceptable. However, I discovered that good quality Custard Powder contains only Corn Starch, …
My Doughnuts recipe is based on my ‘Sweet Bread Dough’. Firmer dough is easier to manage, so you may wish to add extra Flour to make the dough firmer. I use a round scone cutter to cut out discs and a small vegetable cutter’s other end to cut out centres. Some people do not cut …
This Carrot Bread is not very sweet. Because I stared baking it for my then very young children as a substitute for bread, and I didn’t want it sweet at all. Today I added Sugar, and you may wish to add even more Sugar to make it properly sweet cake, but I like to eat …
Did you make Hot Cross Buns during Easter holidays? If you have some leftover ingredients, this is a good recipe to use them up. I made these soft cookies using the leftover Mixed Peels. The amount of Sultanas (Raisins) and Mixed Peels is just a suggestion. You can add more or less. Makes 12 Cookies …
Macadamia Nuts are native to Australia. They are quite pricey nuts but they are getting more pricey these days. They say that the macadamia nuts growers are struggling to keep up with demand as they are getting more popular. It’s a bit sad news for consumers. But the texture of Macadamia Nuts cannot compare to …
‘ANZAC Biscuits’ have long been associated with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) established in World War I. ANZAC was first operated during the Gallipoli Campaign. April 25 is ‘Anzac Day’ in Australia and New Zealand. It is a national day of remembrance that commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders who served and …
I you have some leftover vanilla custard, try this pudding cake. Of course you can make vanilla custard from scratch to make this cake. It is a very comforting cake that is very soft and moist. You may wish to add some dry sultanas or blackcurrants. Enjoy it warm or cool with a hot cup …
If you like Cheese Cake, you would love this dessert. It tastes like ‘Baked Cheese Cake’ but the texture is similar to ‘Crème Brûlée’ or ‘Custard Pudding’, aka ‘Crème Caramel’. Today I made this dessert to enjoy my Apricot Sauce. You can find my ‘Apricot Sauce’ recipe here. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 125g Cream Cheese …