Last week I’ve written a blog post about Sugar-Free Snowflake Nougat which contains nuts, dried fruits and sugar-free biscuits. Dried fruits are high in fructose so are not too diabetic-friendly if consumed in great amount. For that reason, I’m gonna share with my readers a sugar-free nougat recipe that contains only roasted almond. I’ve also … Continue reading Sugar-Free Matcha Nougat with Almonds 無糖抹茶杏仁牛軋糖
I’ve finally come up with this sugar-free version of nougat successfully and I’m so excited to share this recipe with my readers! It is a popular snack called 雪花酥 or 雪Q餅 that I would just translate as Snowflake Nougat for now. Snowflake Nougat, from my understanding, is basically just Taiwanese nougat with nuts, dried fruits … Continue reading Sugar-Free Snowflake Nougat 無糖雪花酥
In the beginning of this year I’ve shared with my readers my recipe for Basic Chiffon Cupcakes along with some tips for success. Today I will share with you the chocolate version. And no, I didn’t just replace some flour with cocoa powder and then called it a day. In my blog post, Chocolate Chiffon … Continue reading Chocolate Chiffon Cupcakes 朱古力戚風杯子蛋糕
Mangoes are in season and they are on sale almost everywhere recently. I bought a case of Ataúlfo mango two weeks ago for about $10. The price was even cheaper so I bought another case for $8.88 the past weekend. With this much mangoes you could eat them fresh or make desserts out of them. … Continue reading Sugar-Free Mango Mochi 無糖芒果糯米糍
At times I get asked whether sponge cake can be use for fondant cake construction. Well, this question is a bit tricky because it depends on which sponge cake recipe is used and how the cake is prepared before fondant is draped on. Fondant itself is pretty heavy. With all the weight of the fondant … Continue reading Basic Sponge Cake 2 原味海綿蛋糕 (二)
I made nougat the past weekend with dried mango pieces as well as cashews this time. They are basically the same as the previous ones, just with different add-ins. I don’t bother taking new pictures this time so if you would like to see pictures and read about other useful tips, please visit my previous … Continue reading Nougat with Dried Mango and Cashew 芒果腰果牛軋糖
I’ve been working on Asian style nougats these two weeks. I played with glucose syrup, corn syrup, honey and liquid maltose and have almost ruined my saucepan when I carelessly burnt my maltose and honey. After 5 to 6 trials I was finally able to make a batch that was of my favorite texture and … Continue reading Nougat with Nuts 果仁牛軋糖
