Join me on my quest of making homemade treats with less sugar!
I am sharing with you how I make my sugar lace from scratch. I’ve tried a few different recipes before but this gives the best result. I love how flexible and soft the laces are. This recipe is adapted from Lea’s Cooking. I added clear lemon (and sometimes vanilla) extract to the paste as the... Continue Reading →
These whole wheat buns were made with leftover homemade sugar free sous vide char siu. Both char siu and buns were made with agave nectar which had a lower glycemic index than white sugar and honey (the traditional ingredients). I didn't add any oyster sauce when I prepared the filling due to its high sodium... Continue Reading →
When I was chatting with my friend Yammie about making cakes last week, she recommended adding Earl Grey flavor into the them. I just happen to have two Earl Grey tea bags in my pantry. So I decided to bake something new. This cake was basically just my basic chiffon cake, but tea-infused. I’ve refrained... Continue Reading →
I made this cake for my Aunt for her birthday. My cousin who came from Hong Kong loves chocolate.so I used chocolate as the main ingredient and paired it up with a layer of strawberry yogurt cheesecake . 這是EC做給姑媽的生日蛋糕，愛吃朱古力的表妹從香港回來探望家人，因此EC選了朱古力作主材料，再以一層士多啤梨乳酪芝士蛋糕作配搭。 Do use high quality chocolate (such as couverture chocolate) if you can afford it. My chocolate... Continue Reading →
This was another fondant animal figurine that I made last month (read about my first fondant animal here). I have taken some pictures to show you the process. 這是EC四月時做的另一個翻糖動物蛋糕裝飾(有關首個翻糖動物裝飾可參閱這裡)，以下是做法分享。 What You Need Fondant (black, dark brown, light brown, red, green and gray) Tylose powder Silicon mat Fondant rolling pin Parchment paper Small craft knife Small... Continue Reading →
This was my first time making fondant animal figurines. I created a bunny and a horse for my friend's daughters who were born in the years of the rabbit and the horse and used the figurines to decorate their birthday cake. 這是EC首次做動物翻糖裝飾，朋友的兩個女兒生肖是兔和馬，所以EC用翻糖做了小兔子與小馬來裝飾她們的生日蛋糕。 I will first share with you how I made the fondant bunny. I... Continue Reading →
I made a soccer themed cake for my friend’s son Adrian in April. Here is how I created the soccer ball cake topper. All the measurements and cutting were done by hand so were likely to prone to human errors. The shapes should be adjusted slightly and accordingly during the construction. Simply cover up the not-so-great... Continue Reading →
I got leftover sour cream from making my yellow butter cake last week. So I did an experiment to find out what would happen if I applied the same technique to my easy chocolate cupcakes. The result was cupcakes that were super moist and fluffy! I made slight changes to the previous recipe though. After... Continue Reading →
The following was my sharing from my Facebook page back in Sep 2014. I’d like to transfer it over to my blog so my readers can look it up easily. Read about my original post here. 以下是EC在2014年9月時於Facebook專頁內的分享，現在為它搬家方便網友查閱，原文可按這裡。 Evenly distributed cupcake batter = Same-sized cupcakes = Tons of compliments..."oh did you make them? They look so... Continue Reading →
This was my other yellow cake recipe which was adapted from the famed baker Rose Levy Beranbaum. I have reduced the sugar amount by 40%. And in order to compensate for the moisture lost due to the reduction of sugar, I replaced some butter with oil. 這是EC最近嘗試的另一個yellow cake，配方改良自著名烘焙專家Rose Levy Beranbaum的yellow cake。EC把糖量減了四成，而為了彌補大量減糖而做成的蛋糕變乾問題，EC將部份牛油以葡萄籽油取代。 Compare with my previous... Continue Reading →
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