I use this pastry dough mostly for tart/pie base, but it can be used for cookies. You can create all sort of flavours by adding extra ingredients such as Vanilla, Cocoa Powder, Instant Coffee Powder, etc. This is a very simple, easiest, one-bowl ‘Sweet Shortcrust Pastry’ recipe, and the portion is perfect for my 22.5cm …
This is a great topping for Ice Cream or Creamy Dessert. You can actually mix it with Ice Cream. Matcha’s bitterness goes so well with Vanilla and White Chocolate flavours. You can mix in some chopped nuts. You can use it for cupcakes as topping. I wonder what else you would use this delicious crunchy …
Chestnuts are very special to me because Chestnuts relate to many happy memories. My absolute favourite cake is ‘Mont Blanc Cake’ and I bought a jar of Sweet Chestnut Paste to make it. I used the leftover to make these slices. I really enjoyed them with a nice hot cup of tea. Cake Tin I …
‘Sembei’ are, most commonly, Japanese rice crackers. Soy sauce flavoured ones are the most popular, but there are sweet types. The ingredients for those sweet ‘Sembai’ can include Wheat Flour, Sugar and Eggs. Basically they are sweet biscuits. This ‘Peanut Sembei’ is one of them. Unsophisticated and rustic biscuits bring back my childhood memories. Makes …
On the other day, when my daughter had the flu, she wanted to eat Creme Caramel. I didn’t want to drive to a supermarket, so I made it using microwave. As it was unexpectedly so successful, I am now writing down the method. This is super easy and quick. If you ever crave this dessert, …
Coconut-topped Jam Slices are popular, but I always find them too sweet. Then I made this recipe. 2 tablespoons Sugar for the base pastry might sound too little, but you must remember that Jam is very sweet. Today I used Lemon Curd, that goes so well with Coconut. Of course, you can replace Lemon Curt …
Azuki (Red Beans) Paste is a very popular ingredient for Japanese sweets. It can be used for the European style sweets as well. Sweet bread roll filled with Azuki Paste is called ‘An Pan’ and it has become quite famous. You can find my ‘An Pan’ recipe on this website. Azuki Paste matches Matcha flavour …
I love the combination of Dates and Walnuts, that is excellent for cookies, cakes and anything. These slices don’t look sophisticated but they are absolutely delicious. You would need a cup of tea or coffee! Makes 25 Slices Cake Tin 20cm Square Tin*If you use a larger tin, make more Filling and Crumble. Filling 1 …
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. …