Matcha Cream Cheese Pound Cake & Hojicha Ice-Cream

 

Are you a Matcha or Hojicha lover? If you have been following me for long on my blog as well as on my Instagram where I share about food and recipes regularly, you will know that I love both Matcha and Hojicha! 

Valrhona Chocolate Cotton Cake Video Recipe + Mayer Stand Mixer Giveaway

 

Baked my family’s favourite Valrhona Chocolate Cotton Cake when I had the opportunity to try out the new Mayer Stand Mixer. 

Minced Meat Steam Sponge Cake 肉燥蒸蛋糕 （中英食谱）

Have you ever tried making a savoury steam cake? This is my first attempt making this minced meat savoury steam sponge cake and surprisingly it turned out to be deliciously good! I was shedding much tears while cutting up the shallots and it was worth it after all! 😂

Photo updated on 24 August 2018.
This recipe is featured in the “Gourmet Living - 食尚品味” bilingual magazine Aug/Sep 2018 issue.  

Hurricane Roll Cake - Bamboo Charcoal Matcha with Matcha Swiss Meringue Buttercream Recipe 飓风竹炭抹茶蛋糕卷 + 抹茶瑞士奶油霜 （中英食谱）

The hurricane or typhoon roll cake is baking up a storm at Instagram recently as many bakers have taken up the challenge to bake this pretty roll cake with hurricane-like swirls. Special thanks to Mary Ann San and Doris who have challenged me to bake this cake and this post is dedicated to both of you! 😘❤️💕

Super Healthy Cotton Cake 超健康棉花蛋糕 （中英食谱教程）

This is my 2018 first recipe blog post and I would like to share with you this healthy Organic Masarang Arenga Forest Sugar which I was introduced to recently. It has so many health benefits that I decided to use it for my baking. I have experimented baking this cake successfully and it is now my new love ingredient. 

Taiwanese Traditional Sponge Cake - Cheese / Pork Floss 台湾古早味蛋糕 - 芝士 / 肉松 （中英加图对照食谱）

(L - cheese flavor, R - pork floss flavor)
（左 -芝士口味，右 -肉松口味）

This Taiwanese Traditional Sponge Cake has been on my to-bake list for a long time. I had experimented and baked it in three flavors - original, cheese and pork floss flavor. My family's favorite is the pork floss flavor as we find it the most delicious as compared to the other two. 

I've wanted to do a blog recipe post on this earlier but my beloved grandmother passed away on 8 October 2017 and I was in deep deep grief being very close to her. Those who have followed me on Baking Taitai's Facebook Page and Instagram would have known about it. I've baked two of her favorite cakes in memory of her as what better way to remember our loved ones through their favorite food. 

Baked Mooncake with Mandarin Peel Red Bean Paste 陈皮红豆沙烤皮月饼 （中英加图对照食谱）

After I tried Kee Wah's (Hong Kong bakery) mini Eu Yan Sang red bean paste mooncake with mandarin peel, I fell in love with it immediately! I tried to replicate it few days ago and am quite happy with my new experiment! 

最近吃过香港奇华饼家的余仁生陈皮红豆沙月饼就喜欢上它了！前几天在家里摸索做了出来，对自己的新实验还蛮满意的！

Healthy Pandan Chiffon Cake 健康香兰戚风蛋糕 （中英加图对照食谱）

My 93 year-old granny was unwell recently and hospitalized for the past 2 weeks. Those who know me personally, will know that I am very close to her as she has looked after me since I was a baby and I chose to stay with her even when I grew up. She is like a good friend to me and I can talk to her about anything. We have a very close relationship as I stayed with her until I got married. 

It saddened me to see her so miserable as she doesn't like to stay in the hospital. She has kept her lips tightly closed and refused the oral medications and hospital food and had to be put on a drip. The doctor thought that she has difficulty in eating and swallowing and wanted to insert a feeding tube in her which we were against. 

To proof the doctor wrong that my granny can actually eat, I've baked this pandan chiffon cake using extra virgin coconut oil (see below for the health benefits) and at the same time, I experimented with some bread flour. The result was amazingly good and I was surprised that the texture is so fine, smooth and cottony! 

I brought this cake to the hospital and my granny finally opened her mouth to eat as I fed her. The doctor and nurses were really amazed as they saw her chewing the cake happily away! I have shared this cake with the doctors, nurses and patients and all gave big thumbs up and commented that the cake is so delicious!

Thank God that my granny is finally discharged from the hospital and I've baked this family's favourite Gula Melaka Yoga cotton cake, also using extra virgin coconut oil, to welcome her home and cheer her up. Am really happy to see her eating well again. :)   

Gula Melaka Yoga Cotton Cake

Source from Internet

Updated on 20 October 2017
My beloved grandmother passed away peacefully on 8 October 2017. I missed her badly and feel sad that I no longer can bake for her. I have baked this cake today in memory of her, will be thinking of her always as she remains in my heart forever... 

Quick & Easy Bak Kwa Yogurt Muffin 简易肉干优格马芬 （中英加图对照食谱）

As mentioned in my last post, I am sharing this quick and easy Bak Kwa Yogurt Muffin recipe today. It is another savoury muffin which my family loves besides the 'Cheesy Ham & Onion Muffins'.

Valrhona Chocolate Cotton Cake- highly recommended! 法芙娜巧克力棉花蛋糕 - 强推!（中英加图对照食谱）

My son loves eating chocolate cake especially this light and cottony one! I have baked this cake for him to celebrate his admission to the Gifted Education Programme (GEP) next year. I am really proud of him as he got into the GEP without attending any GEP preparatory course nor have any tuitions too. 

Easy Salted Egg Yolk Cookies (3) 简易咸蛋黄奶油酥饼 （中英加图对照食谱）

Have you tried baking with my Easy Salted Egg Yolk Cookies recipes which I shared two weeks ago? Many have jumped on the bandwagon and baked the cookies successfully and given positive feedback about it! Those who have tried commented that the recipe is really easy and the cookies are so delicious and addictive! For those who have missed the 2 previous posts, here you are:

Click 'HERE' for recipe using steam salted egg yolk
 点击‘这里’参考用熟咸蛋黄做的奶油酥饼食谱

Click 'HERE' for recipe using salted egg yolk powder
 点击‘这里’参考用咸蛋黄粉做的奶油酥饼食谱

This week I am in an experimental mood and have used the Feng He Salted Egg Yolk Paste to bake the 4-ingredients Salted Egg Yolk cookies. The paste is really convenient to use as you need not prepare the salted egg yolk from scratch. The cookies turned out to be rather fragrant as the paste has tiny pieces of curry leaves in it. I did not remove the curry leaves from the paste when mixed with the other 3 ingredients as it is edible and packed with numerous nutrients which is good for us. It's health benefits include helping with digestion, protecting our liver from damage, maintaining blood sugar level, accelerating hair growth etc.  

Easy Salted Egg Yolk Cookies (1) 简易咸蛋黄奶油酥饼 （中英加图对照食谱）

I have some leftover salted eggs from making mooncakes and decided to use it for making salted egg yolk cookies. I experimented and came up with this 4 ingredients cookie dough, an easy and fuss free recipe which does not require the use of any electric mixer or chilling of dough before use. My super critical hubby sang praises after eating it and commented that it's the nicest salted egg yolk cookies he has ever eaten! These cookies are so addictive that you can't stop eating at one! 

做完中秋月饼还剩一些咸蛋，就蒸了咸蛋黄拿来做奶油饼干。对自己的新实验很满意，只用了四种食材做出饼干面团。食谱简单，无需用电动搅拌器也无需冷藏面团。挑剔的老公吃了赞很香，还说这是他吃过最好吃的咸蛋黄酥饼喔！真的，吃一口就会上瘾，一口接一口，停不下来！

Easy Salted Egg Yolk Cookies (2) 简易咸蛋黄奶油酥饼 （中英加图对照食谱）

This is a second salted egg yolk recipe which I tried shortly after experimenting with my own 4 ingredients salted egg yolk cookie recipe which is easy and fuss-free as there is no need to use electric mixer or chill the dough before use. The method here is slightly different, I have used pure salted egg yolk powder instead of cooked salted egg yolks. The pure salted egg yolk powder is really convenient to use as there is no need to wash away the thick layer of salted charcoal paste surrounding the egg shell, neither is egg separation, cooking/steaming and mashing of cooked egg yolks required. 

这是第二次做的咸蛋黄奶油酥饼，做法跟前天做的稍微不同，但一样只需用四种食材就能做出饼干面团，无需用电动搅拌器也无需冷藏面团。这次用了咸蛋黄粉，用起来很方便，无需洗去咸蛋壳外那层厚厚的盐腌炭糊，不用分开蛋黄和蛋白，也无需蒸煮或压碎熟咸蛋黄，容易许多！

In my humble opinion, this cookie tastes just as nice as the one using cooked salted egg yolks and it has a crunchier texture which my son likes. If you have the time to try both recipes, do let me know your preference. :) 

我觉得味道也不赖，一样好吃。儿子超喜欢这款因为质感更酥脆！您喜欢哪一款呢？

Thai Milk Tea Cotton Cake 泰式奶茶棉花蛋糕 （中英加图对照食谱）

How time flies, tomorrow will be my blog's 3rd anniversary! Thank you all my wonderful readers and followers for your support and encouragement all these while to keep me sharing here despite my busy schedule. 

时间过得好快，明天就是部落格的三周年庆了！在这要感谢一直以来支持我的忠厚读者们，谢谢你们给予的鼓励，使我在百忙中不忘来这里与大家分享我的烘焙心得。 

Matcha Marble Roll Cake 抹茶大理石蛋糕卷 （中英加图对照食谱）

My 8-year-old boy has arranged the pot of flowers in the background, isn't it nice?
照片里的那盆花是八岁的儿子插的，看着它就感觉很幸福哟！ 

Matcha and Azuki red beans are great combinations. Marry the two ingredients and ta-da...I have the perfect roll cake for a great afternoon tea time treat! 

清香的抹茶配上甜蜜浓郁的红豆 。。。好喜欢这美妙的滋味！悠闲的下午，喝杯茶，吃着自己做的蛋糕卷，也是一种快乐与幸福！

Gateaux Chocolate Classique 经典巧克力蛋糕（中英加图对照食谱）

This rich and moist chocolate gateau is so deliciously good that even the weight watchers would not resist it!  

味道浓郁柔和的巧克力蛋糕，人人都喜爱！

Healthy Wholemeal Cranberry Almond Cookies 健康全麦蔓越梅杏仁酥 （中英加图对照食谱）

The Lunar/Chinese New Year (CNY) is less than a month away. Have you started making CNY goodies? Most traditional Lunar New Year goodies are packed with sugar and fat, with little nutritional value at all. Thus, I am determined to come up with a healthier cookie recipe this year. I have tweaked and modified greatly an almond cookies recipe found on 孟老师's cookie recipe book. 

农历新年快到了，您开始做年饼与零食了吗？多数传统的年饼与零食热量和脂肪含量高，几乎没什么营养价值可言。所以，我就把在孟老师手工饼干食谱书上，看到的杏仁酥食谱，大大地改良成健康，营养丰富的全麦蔓越莓杏仁酥。

Chocolate Eclairs 耶克蕾亚泡芙 （中英加图对照食谱）

A happy and blessed 2016 New Year to all my readers! 

Sharing my first bake of the year - my first attempt to bake Chocolate Eclairs. Eclair is a french word meaning lightning, rumor has it that it came about because a pastry chef would joke that this cake is so good that it is gobbled up as fast as lightning! It is a hollow, log-shaped shell of choux pastry that is filled with vanilla, chocolate, or coffee flavored pastry cream. The top of the pastry is usually dipped into a vanilla, chocolate, or coffee flavored glaze or fondant. 

Highly recommended Bailey's Chocolate and Coffee Roll Cake 强推百利巧克力咖啡蛋糕卷 （中英加图对照食谱）

I'm back from a wonderful family winter vacations and having experienced freezing cold temperature at -9 degree Celsius as well as highly polluted air quality of PSI 500, am I glad to be home! My oven has rested well too for the past one month and it is all ready for moi to work it hard again...lol!

Here's sharing my new experiment and recipe of a roll cake which I have transformed into a Christmas log cake for my church Caregroup gathering last weekend. My friends who were my 'guinea pigs' gave thumbs up for it and they love the smooth, soft and bouncy cake texture. They told me that they have not tasted such nice roll cake texture before and they also love the chocolate and coffee cream fillings which is light and not too sweet. My hubby who hardly praises also commented that this is the best roll cake I have made so far!

As I was rushing to attend the gathering, I didn't have time to take out my DSLR camera to take some nice shots of the cake, only manage to snap one photo of the completed cake with my mobile phone.

I highly recommend you to give this cake a try and here's wishing everyone a Blessed and Joyous Christmas!

分享出国游玩回来的第一个作品，也是我做过最好吃的蛋糕卷，质感柔软又有弹性。把它装饰为木材蛋糕，拿去参加聚会，朋友们吃了都赞不绝口！强力推荐给大家！在此也祝大家有个愉快的圣诞！

Charcoal Chocolate Chiffon Cake 竹炭巧克力戚风蛋糕（中英加图对照食谱）

My last post on the Cream Cheese Chiffon Cake was very well received. Many readers have baked it and feedback that they love the delicate, moist and melt-in-the-mouth texture. They even commented that it tastes like the Japanese cotton cheesecake after chilling it in the fridge. Some have called it a white beauty because of it's pale and smooth colour. Here's how it looks if you haven't seen it and you can find the recipe 'here'. 

Today I shall share another chiffon cake recipe which I have created based on my knowledge learnt from the last chiffon cake. 

After this post, my oven will take a break as I'll be going off for my holidays soon. See you again when I am back in mid-December!  

分享最新创作后，我家的烤箱可以暂时休息了，因为主人要去旅行游玩咯，十二月中旬再回来! :)