Super Soft & Fluffy Orange Cheese (with Cranberries) Cup Cakes

I have been yearning for some soft cup cakes lately. It’s been a while since I last baked due to my busy schedule. I missed my orange soft cakes. I decided to make cup cakes this time so that I can share the cake easily with my family. I was surprised when the cup cakes … Read more

Japanese Choux Cream Puffs with Custard Cream (Pai-Shuu) Recipe

   Recently after making Cheese Puffs, my next step naturally will be doing the sweet Cream Puffs for my kids.  I made cream puffs in the past without the Pai-Shuu Crust, this round, I decided to follow the recipe from LittleJapanMama to make my own version of “Papa-Beard”……  This time the cream puffs are meant … Read more

Super Soft & Moist Orange Chiffon Cake (with Wolf-berries & Raisins)

      Many times, my cooking inspirations also depends on what I have at home.  I happened to have Sunkist naval orange at home, so I wanted to bake something orangy.  I vaguely remembered reading an article in the past about You Jin 尤今, a famous author who resides in Singapore, who loves to bake Orange Chiffon … Read more

Easy, Light & Airy Cheese Puffs (Gougeres)

I wanted to eat something different and easy to prepare.  I am a bit tired of all the normal cakes and stuff. Then I accidentally came across this post by Ramamalaysia on Cheese Puffs or Gougeres.  Gougeres are light, airy and puffy cheese puffs with a strong cheese aroma. The method used is similar for … Read more

Taiwan Old Fashion Spongecake (Rainbow Sponge Cake with Triple Cheese)

    I love the Taiwanese Old School (gochabi) Sponge cake, 台湾古早味蛋糕, especially the Taiwanese old fashion Cheesy Sponge Cake 台湾古早味芝士蛋糕 since I am not a huge fan of sweet cakes. Ever since Johor Bahru started the frenzy craze for Taiwanese Old School Sponge Cake, or Ah Ma Ji Dan Gao, I have been buying these sponge cakes … Read more

Japanese Strawberry Shortcake (All Time Favorites Birthday Cake)

  My son’s birthday is coming and I asked him what kind of cake he likes.  Straightaway, the answer is Strawberry Cake (hmmm, it was much later that I realised that he meant he wants the Strawberries minus the cake).  Anyway, Strawberry Shortcake has been our family’s traditional birthday cake.  So I started my search … Read more

Savory Banana Muffins (Soft & Moist)

   Have I gone crazy? Or are your eyes playing tricks on you?  Banana muffins are sweet, how can it be savory? I must have gone mad that day when I decided to do a different version of the Banana muffins.  Since I do not eat much sweet things these days, I decided to do … Read more

Strawberry Custard Cream Shortcake

  I have been wanting to do a slight variation to the Strawberry shortcake.  Strawberry Shortcake has for the recent years, been our family’s favorite birthday cake.  Just that I have been making the same Strawberry shortcake for some time already.  I am a fan of custard, so I thought, perhaps marry both Strawberry Shortcake … Read more

Super Soft and Moist Sponge Cake

It is the dream of every baker or would-be baker to master the skill set of making the most soft and moist sponge cake on earth.  I am always game to experiment to find better recipes. I came across this recipe that day quite by accident recently, by Josephine’s recipes, using the the 燙麵法 (Tang Mian … Read more