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 …
To make this Cheesecake, you would need 5 to 6 Passionfruit. If fresh Passionfruit are not available, you can use Canned Passionfruit Syrup. Passionfruit Jelly Topping looks pretty with seeds, but you may wish to remove all seeds. It can be easily done by straining the jelly mixture. Cake Tin 18cm Round Springform Cake Tin …
‘Kinako’ is finely ground Roasted Soy Beans. It is a very popular food in many north Asian countries. As it is 100% Soy Beans, it is becoming popular as a healthy food in Melbourne where I live. This is my super quick and easy ‘Kinako’ Mug Cake recipe. I add 1 tablespoon ‘Kinako’ as 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 …
I made this Cheesecake based on my ‘No-Bake Yoghurt Cheesecake’. I added ‘Microwave Blueberry Sauce’ to it. This Cheesecake is set with Gelatine. It looks pretty and it is very easy to make. If you don’t have Yoghurt, you can make it based on ‘Basic No-Bake Cheesecake’. In that case, you need to halve the …
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 …
When you crave a cake, a Mug Cake is quick and easy to make. It actually takes only a few minutes. After I found someone tried my ‘Chocolate Mug Cake (No Chocolate)’ recipe and shared a photo of it on Cookpad, I decided to make it for myself. I replaced a half of Cocoa Powder …
It was rainy and cold today, and I craved Chocolate Cake. The quickest way to make a cake is microwave. Based on my ‘Instant Mug Cake’ recipe, I made this chocolate flavoured one. I used just Cocoa Powder because I didn’t have any Chocolate, but some Chocolate Chips would make this mug cake tastier. Makes …
Sweet Azuki Paste is very popular and it is used as a filling OR topping for many Japanese sweets. ‘Dorayaki’ and ‘Strawberry Daifuku Mochi’ and ‘An’ Doughnuts, the list would be endless. I love Sweet Azuki Paste but my husband doesn’t. When I baked these cupcakes, I expected he wouldn’t eat them. However, cupcakes disappeared …