Join me on my quest of making homemade treats with less sugar!
I have opened a can of coconut milk last week. In order to use it up, I made a few cakes with coconut milk in the past couple of days (I will be posting my recipes in the upcoming weeks/months). I have tweaked my vanilla chiffon cake recipe a bit for this coconut chiffon cake.... Continue Reading →
Muffins are super easy to prepare. All you need is two bowls and a spatula. Whenever I have ripe bananas that nobody in my family likes to eat, I would turn them into muffins or cakes (such as chocolate banana chiffon cake). Banana cakes usually develop more flavor the next day. So if you can... Continue Reading →
This is a healthier version of my chocolate muffins which are made with sugar substitutes. The brand I use (Splenda Brown Sugar Blend) is part sweetener and part real brown sugar. According to the package, only half as much is needed to replace the brown sugar in any recipes. I’ve also used a mixture of... Continue Reading →
I finally have the time to transfer my favorite chocolate cupcake recipe to my blog! This recipe was originally posted to my Facebook page EC Bakes (formerly EC Treats) in September from last year. I have been making these cupcakes for almost two years and I still haven’t found any other recipe better than this... Continue Reading →
This is the second cake I made for our prenatal class gathering last week (the other one was a graduation cake). Not everyone liked durian so in order not to contaminate my friend’s fridge, the cake container was wrapped in two big plastic bags when I brought this exotic treat over. Fresh durian is expensive in Toronto so... Continue Reading →
This is the kind of chocolate cake that I have been using for my fondant and buttercream cakes. The recipe is adapted from the famous Hershey’s “Perfectly Chocolate” chocolate cake, which first appeared in the back of Hershey's cocoa powder tin. Like many other bakers, I’ve made it with a spin. I have added a... Continue Reading →
My elder daughter has completed her kindergarten program! Time flies... I still remember she cried for three whole months when she started school at the age of two (she actually broke the school record). We had a BBQ gathering last night with all other prenatal class classmates. I made a graduation cake for the kids... Continue Reading →
My search for the perfect yellow cake recipe has been for a while. Yellow cake is a classic cake in the North American kitchen and almost every baker has their own favorite recipe. I have to confess that I am a baking nerd who would do anything just to make a recipe right. This yellow... Continue Reading →
I am sharing with you my foolproof way of making sponge cakes today. When I make my sponge cake, I love to separate the egg whites, whip it to a meringue then incorporated it into the batter at the very last stage. Warm milk is added to the yolks while beating to make the yolk... Continue Reading →
This three-layer cake was what I made for my family on Father’s Day last week. The bottom part was a fluffy chocolate chiffon cake layer, followed by a silky white chocolate mousse, then topped with a layer of creamy but not overly sweet blueberry cream cheese. I really love how purplish the top layer looked. The original... Continue Reading →
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