Join me on my quest of making homemade treats with less sugar!
I am running low on my favorite Ghirardelli unsweetened cocoa powder so I have to use it sparingly until I travel to the States next time (ya so sad that it is no longer available in Canada). I want a cake that doesn’t depend on too much cocoa powder but is still full of chocolaty... Continue Reading →
This is one of the nougat flavors I made for my relatives and friends during Chinese New Year. The Matcha Nougat recipe I shared last year was a sugar-free version (read about my blog post, Sugar-Free Matcha Nougat with Almonds). This time I made them with regular light corn syrup, demerara sugar with almonds and... Continue Reading →
This cake is like a fusion of Pandan Chiffon Cake and Cotton Soft Sponge Cake but with water bath added during baking. Water bath adds moisture to the cake, which literally jiggles after it comes right out of the oven. Without the water bath, the cake is soft and fluffy but yet firm enough to... Continue Reading →
After posting my previous cutout cookies recipe, a reader asked me why I didn’t make my cookies with the traditional creaming method and if it was okay to use cake flour instead of all purpose flour. Well, it’s all about personal preferences. As previously explained in my blog post, Piped Vanilla Bean Shortbread Cookies, your... Continue Reading →
Here’s the matcha version of my Cutout Sugar Cookies. I did it by replacing about 4% of the flour amount with matcha powder. For this recipe I’ve slightly increased the sugar amount to balance out the bitterness from the matcha powder. Use only Japanese matcha powder for a vivid green color. Pure matcha powder could... Continue Reading →
Pound cake is named for the traditional proportions of a pound each of flour, butter, sugar and eggs. Mine is a reduced sugar and scaled down version that incorporates leavening agent (baking powder) for a less dense pound cake and mashed bananas for extra moisture. 磅蛋糕的名稱來自其傳統材料比例-- 麵粉，牛油，砂糖和雞蛋各一磅。EC依比例縮小了份量製作自己的版本，糖的比例固然减少了，也加入泡打粉增加蛋糕鬆軟度，另外亦加了香蕉泥使蛋糕更濕潤。 To make it easier for the egg mixture... Continue Reading →
I don't have much to write about this cake as it is quite simple. But I do want to share with you a general technique for mousse cake construction that is tidy and neat. I use chiffon cake for my mousse cake. My cake layers are super light, soft and fluffy. To prevent them from... Continue Reading →
I’ve been baking with erythritol recently (read about my blog posts, Sugar-Free Chocolate Chip Muffins, Sugar-Free Brown Rice Chiffon Cake and Sugar-Free Matcha Nougat with Almonds) and this time I used it for bread making. Apart from using natural sweetener, I’ve replaced the whipping cream in my Pai Bao recipe with unsweetened almond milk, which... Continue Reading →
This gluten-free chiffon cake is an adaption from my Orange Chiffon Cake and I have to say that it tastes as light and fluffy as any chiffon cake made with wheat flour! Chiffon cake does not rely on gluten but beaten egg whites to help it rise. So if you could whip a gorgeous meringue... Continue Reading →
Here’s another sugar-free baked goods I made the past weekend. I tweaked my Double Chocolate Muffins recipe by replacing the sugar with natural sweetener. In order to further cut down the carbohydrate amount, one third of the flour is substituted with almond flour. I’ve also included some Kamut flour in my recipe for added nutrients.... Continue Reading →
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