I saw some pink lemons at the grocery store the past weekend. I’ve only heard about them so I bought some home out of curiosity. Pink variegated lemons have yellow-and-green-striped rind which fades when ripening. The flesh is pink due to lycopene, a red carotenoid pigment that is also found in tomatoes, watermelons and pink … Continue reading Lemon Chiffon Cake 檸檬戚風蛋糕
Liège waffles are my favorite waffle type recently as I like the crispy shell and the soft and slightly chewy center. The crunchy caramelized sugar and rich flavor make the waffles very tasty on its own without any extra topping. Unlike American waffles that are made with baking powder-leavened batter, these waffles are made with … Continue reading Liège Waffles 列日窩夫
Happy Chinese New Year everyone! Wish all of you healthy and joyful in the year of the Pig. If you have been eating traditional steamed sticky rice cake these couple of days, definitely try the baked ones that I am sharing today! I first blogged about it back in December, 2015 and it was super … Continue reading Baked Coconut Sticky Rice Cake with Red Bean Paste (Nian Gao) 焗紅豆椰汁年糕
In January I’ve shared with my readers my recipe for Basic Chiffon Cupcakes and the recipe I’m sharing this time has one extra step which involves cooking the dough or the Tang Mian method. Here the dough is scalded with hot liquid to gelatinize the starch in the flour. Moisture will be locked in the … Continue reading Sponge Cupcakes (Tang Mian Method) 燙麵法海綿杯子蛋糕
Do you like chiffon cakes? I do. They are so moist, soft and fluffy. When you turn them into cupcakes, because of its airiness, it is natural for them to crack in the oven during baking and then collapse while cooling. An easy way to fix/mask this is to pump it up with tasty filling … Continue reading Basic Chiffon Cupcakes 原味戚風杯子蛋糕
I’ve made some chocolate and vanilla cupcakes for the birthday party of my friend’s son over the weekend and I’d like to share my recipe with all my readers. The cupcake recipe was a modification of my Vanilla Chiffon Cake. I have increased the flour amount for a stronger structure which prevents the cupcakes from … Continue reading Ganache Filled Vanilla Chiffon Cupcakes with Vanilla Bean Swiss Meringue Buttercream (Made with Meringue Powder) 軟心朱古力雲尼拿戚風杯子蛋糕配雲尼拿籽瑞士蛋白奶油霜(使用蛋白粉)
A reader asked me if it was possible to use my Fluffy Chocolate Cupcakes recipe to make a chocolate layer cake for fondant cake. My answer was a no as the cake is too soft and fluffy so would be easily distorted. When the fondant is draped over, the icing may gradually ooze out from … Continue reading Chocolate Butter Cake 朱古力牛油蛋糕
