Join me on my quest of making homemade treats with less sugar!
My baking buddy Bonnie and I were talking about making joconde imprime entremets last week. A joconde imprime entremet is simply a decorative almond sponge cake with fillings. The design is built into the cake, which appears as a wrapper. You create your design with a tinted decor paste, freeze it, then pour your joconde... Continue Reading →
Candy making is so much fun. It may seem intimidating but all you need is to pay attention to the temperature, which can be easily done if you own a candy or digital thermometer. This chocolate almond buttercrunch is delicious. The crunchy toffee is mixed with almond pieces and then covered with a layer of chocolate... Continue Reading →
I mentioned that I have once attempted to turn my favorite chocolate cupcakes recipe into vanilla flavor simply by replacing the cocoa powder with all-purpose flour. And guess what? It didn’t work out as expected. I didn’t know why… something just seemed and tasted wrong. Among the various vanilla cupcake recipes I have tried I... Continue Reading →
We had a fellowship cell group gathering at my house last Saturday. My elder daughter and I made some homemade gummy candies for our little guests. We made blackcurrant, strawberry and berry gummies with jelly powder as well as gummies with orange juice and their probiotic drinks (Yakult). The ones made with jelly powder were... Continue Reading →
Lemons are in season! These big and juicy lemons are simply perfect for desserts. I’ve used my homemade lemon curd for some lemon curd mousse before. This time I incorporated it to my Swiss meringue buttercream. The lemon cupcakes were filled with homemade lemon curd and then topped with a swirl of silky lemon Swiss meringue... Continue Reading →
I shared my no-mess piping bags trick in November last year. This time I will continue to share my mess-free way of preparing a dual tone piping bag. 去年十一月時EC曾經分享過“零清洗入唧袋法”，今次是延續篇，繼續為大家介紹如何不用清洗唧袋地做雙色唧花袋。 No-Mess Two Tone Piping Bags 零清洗雙色唧袋法 Directions 做法 Prepare different colors of icing. Wrap each into a cone shape with a big piece of plastic wrap.... Continue Reading →
My basic muffin recipe is based on King Arthur Flour's. From this, I have created several flavors by substituting with various ingredients while keeping the ratios intact. I love to make my muffins with plain yogurt or homemade buttermilk instead of milk as they produce fluffier muffins. These muffins are so quick and easy to... Continue Reading →
My niece’s birthday and mine are just one day apart. After making my own birthday cake, it was time to make hers. Last year I made her cupcakes with Lightsaber cupcake toppers. This year she had a Minion themed birthday party held at an indoor playground. Serving cupcakes to kids within a limited time frame... Continue Reading →
This was what I made for myself on my birthday. I was on vacation for three days right before my birthday. I didn’t want to rush myself on cake preparation after I came back. Nor did I want a store-bought cake. So my solution was to make one the night before I left. This is... Continue Reading →
This is another cake I made with coconut milk. The one before was made with dark brown sugar. This one was with white sugar and I added dried mango pieces to the batter (sometimes I would add toasted coconut flakes too). When baked, the dried mangoes would become soft and chewy. Have you ever bought... Continue Reading →
EC Bakes 小意思 