Baked & Fried Sweets

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    Banana & Oats Slice

    When my children were young, I used to make ‘Muesli Bars’ regularly, but I haven’t make them for a long time. Today I wanted to use up 1 Banana that was almost blackened. I made this slice that is identical to the ‘No Sugar Muesli Bars’. This is a healthy and yummy snack. Makes 16 …

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    Pumpkin Pie

    Are you interested in making Pumpkin Pie this October? I know many people are. If you don’t mind, use a store-bought Frozen Sweet Flan/Pie Case, then Pumpkin Pie is easy to make. Today I used my ‘Easiest Sweet Shortcrust Pastry’. There are many types of Pumpkin. I use Kent Pumpkin that has smooth texture. Makes …

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    Sour Cream Pound Cake

    When I added the leftover Sour Cream to my ‘Basic Pound Cake’, I ended up adding a lot of more Flour to get the right texture. Today I reduced the amount of Butter. I added Blueberries to this cake. It is optional, but Berries and Cherries are a nice addition to this cake. Cake Tin …

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    Rice Cooker Cheesecake with Biscuit Base

    My ‘Rice Cooker Cheesecake’ is delicious but it doesn’t look good as Rice Cooker Cakes are supposed to be flipped over. Today I tried to make it look good and I added Biscuit Base as well. I was quite thrilled with the result. No one would think this was cooked in rice cooker. Makes I …

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    My Family’s Old Fashioned Biscuits

    In Japan where I grew up, no one had oven at home when I was a child. My mother made biscuits by frying in the oil. The ingredients were Egg, Sugar and Flour. She never used Butter. Oven baked biscuits in various shapes were available from sweet shops, but the ingredients were the same. These …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets Nuts

    Date & Macadamia Nut Slice

    Macadamia Nuts are native to Australia and this delicious slice is very popular. If it is difficult to find Macadamia Nuts where you live, you can use other Nuts such as Cashews, Walnuts OR Pecans, but the slice wouldn’t taste the same. Smaller OR broken Macadamia Nuts are less expensive and they are perfect for …

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    Hummingbird Cupcakes

    It was about 20 years ago, I first came across Hummingbird Cake when one of my colleagues brought in her homemade Hummingbird Cake to share. She gave me a copy of the recipe that she found in a magazine. The recipe has been lost, but I made my own recipe based on ‘My Legendary Carrot …

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    Chocolate Biscuits

    If you searched for Chocolate Biscuits (OR Cookies) recipes, you would find very many. This recipe is based on my ‘Basic Cookie Dough’. These Biscuits are very simple ones. You can add Chocolate Chips, Nuts OR Dried Fruit, etc. Makes 24 Biscuits Ingredients 125g Butter *softened1/4 cup Brown Sugar1/4 cup Caster Sugar*Note: You can use …

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    Easy Rice Cooker Apple Cake

    My ‘Rice Cooker Apple Upside-down Cake’ is easy and delicious, but today I was in hurry. I tried even easier method. I added a can of Apple Slices and Cinnamon to my ‘Basic Plain Rice Cooker Cake’. I was happy with the result, though it took longer time to cook. This is probably the easiest …

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    Rice Cooker Coconut Cake

    This is another variation of my ‘Basic Plain Rice Cooker Cake’. I used Coconut Milk and added Desiccated Coconut. As the cake batter became too thick, I added extra Egg. Same as other Rice Cooker Cakes, the top side of the Cake can’t be browned, but it looks fine when flipped over. Makes I used …

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    Grated Sweet Potato Cake

    Yesterday I decided to make ‘My Legendary Carrot Cake’ but I didn’t have Pineapple. Pineapple is an essential ingredient for the cake, then I tried to make something different based on the recipe. I grated Sweet Potato instead of Carrots, added more spices, and I ended up with this cake. I halved the Sugar for …

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    Apple Crumble Cupcakes

    The other day my husband asked me to make cake or something for staff members of the tool shop where he works. This is what I made for them. I basically added a can of Apple Slices and Cinnamon to my Basic Plain Cupcakes, and topped with Cinnamon Crumble. It can’t go wrong, can it? …

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