Join me on my quest of making homemade treats with less sugar!
This was the birthday cake that I made for myself. The outside was wrapped with a thin layer of almond sponge cake. Inside of the cake were layers of coffee chiffon, dark chocolate mousse, coffee gelee, salted caramel mousse and chocolate glaze. We were rushing to a restaurant for dinner so I didn’t have enough... Continue Reading →
This was my mom’s birthday cake that I made on Tuesday. Inside the chocolate shell was two layers of vanilla chiffon cake filled with strawberry yogurt cheesecake filling and fresh strawberry pieces. Unfortunately, I didn't prepare enough chocolate shell for glazing so the cake was glazed twice, resulting in an uneven surface especially near the... Continue Reading →
I made my favorite chiffon cake during the weekend. If you are a coffee addict like me, this coffee chiffon cake will satisfy you. I even jazzed it up with a splash of Kahlua. 週末做了至愛的戚風蛋糕，EC是咖啡控，因此當然少不了咖啡蛋糕，為了使蛋糕更香EC還加了咖啡酒。 Espresso & Kahlua Chiffon Cake 咖啡戚風蛋糕 For 7" tube cake pan 7“中空模份量 Ingredients For the Yolk Batter 75 g cake... Continue Reading →
My younger son just turned four on Monday and this was what I made for him. He is a huge fan of Thomas & Friends and has been asking for a Thomas themed birthday cake and guess what? I simply took his toy train and one of his train tracks to decorate his birthday cake.... 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 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 →
I made this mousse cake for my friend’s dad last week. This green tea mousse is the only mousse cake that contains raw egg yolks. The yolks make the green tea mousse richer in taste. For the sake of health, I always heat the yolk mixture to the egg safe temperature. I have made another... Continue Reading →
I baked this as a cake base for my upcoming mousse cake. This was just my Vanilla Chiffon Cake. I replaced the vanilla bean paste with a tablespoon of green tea powder and increased the sugar amount slightly to balance out the bitter taste of the green tea powder. Japanese green tea powder is definitely... Continue Reading →
This was what I made for hubby on his birthday. He loves mango so this has always been the main ingredient for his birthday cakes. This year I tried to add his favorite color, purple, to my design. I was gonna use blueberry but he has tried my blueberry cheesecake and blueberry-white chocolate mousse cake... Continue Reading →
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