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. 

Matcha Castella Cake & CNY Giveaway! 抹茶长崎蛋糕与赠品活动！（中英加图对照食谱）

Photo updated on 5 October 2018 

This is an overdue post and I finally found time to share this cake recipe. 

Last October, my dear friend Bee encouraged me to bake this Matcha Castella (also known as Kasutera) cake using the home brewed sweet glutinous rice wine that she has given me as the cake will be more flavorful. Indeed, the cake turned out so delicious that everyone commented that it tastes exactly like the ones I brought home from Korea some time back. I had bought two boxes of Green Tea Castella Cake from the Paris Baguette bakery at Seoul-Incheon International airport before boarding the plane home. We love the taste of the cake and I am so glad that I can replicate and bake it at home now. I tried baking the cake again using store bought Japanese mirin and the taste is just as good!

This sweet dessert wine is love at first taste, it is a cross between Sake and Makgeolli and I love drinking it! 

Charcoal Matcha Chantilly Roll Cake 竹炭抹茶蛋糕卷 （中英加图对照食谱）

This Charcoal Matcha Chantilly Roll Cake is inspired by my visit to the O'sulloc cafe when I was in Seoul last month. You can click 'HERE' to follow Baking Taitai's Instagram if you are interested to see my Korea travel diary photos. :) 

Strawberry Ice-Cream Recipe & Blog Anniversary GiveAway 草莓冰淇淋 (中英加图对照食谱）

My friend, Marie, bought me this premium 100% pure Strawberry Powder from Taiwan some time ago and I have used it to make this simple 4 ingredients Strawberry Ice-Cream. My teenager commented that it tasted like Hagaan Dazs Strawberry ice-cream when she took her first mouthful. Indeed it does and it's awfully delicious! Homemade ice-cream is pretty simple to make with just 4 ingredients and most important it is free from artificial colourings, flavourings and preservatives.  

朋友从台湾带回来的100%纯天然特级草莓粉，最近拿来做草莓冰淇淋，味道微甜美味。女儿尝了一口，赞不绝口说味道太像“哈根达斯” (Hagaan Dazs) 的草莓雪糕！自制冰淇淋容易做，只需四种食材，最重要是不含人工色素，化学香料与防腐剂，吃了也安心。