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! 😘❤️💕

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！

Non-Bake Cendol Cheesecake 免烤煎蕊芝士蛋糕 （中英加图对照食谱）

My hubby is a great fan of Chendol. Thus I have experimented and created this non-bake Chendol cheesecake to celebrate our 16th wedding anniversary last Friday. Glad it is well received! 

孩子的爸好喜欢吃煎蕊(chendol)，我就摸索自创了这免烤煎蕊芝士蛋糕来庆祝上星期五的16结婚周年！好喜欢这美味又简易的蛋糕，因为不需要用到烤箱或电动搅拌器喔！

Homemade Sweet Red Beans 自制蜜红豆粒 （中英加图对照食谱）

This is a homemade sweet red beans which you can use in many desserts as a fillings or toppings. Homemade sweet red beans as compared to canned ones are not so sweet and not so mushy. 

30 minutes Healthy Matcha Yogurt Muffins 30分钟健康酸奶抹茶马芬（中英食谱教程）

Last night, my little one before going to bed suddenly told me that he wanted to bring muffins for school recess tomorrow. Err...I was looking forward to my personal time after he has gone to bed but on the other hand, I didn't want to disappoint him as he was looking at me eagerly, waiting for my 'ok' answer. 

Danish Yogurt breadmaker Loaf with red bean paste 丹麦酸奶红豆沙面包机面包 （中英食谱教程）

This is another successful experiment with the breadmaker. I had leftover Greek yogurt and red bean paste in the fridge. So I adapted Carol's yogurt bread recipe and used my method in this experiment to make a Danish yogurt loaf wrapped with red bean paste. Love the result as the bread is so soft and tasty. 

Red bean paste steam buns & Char Siew Bao (Roasted pork steam buns) 豆沙包 / 叉烧包




第一次做包子，还可以吗？

喜欢烘培的我，偶尔也想尝试做些中式点心。之前在网上看过大同小异的包点食谱，但都有使用白油。 我本身比较不喜欢用白油，所以至到最近看到不用白油的包子食谱，就把之前收集的食谱拿来比较一下。参考之后，混合一些部份，就做了以下的食谱。第一次做，选择了比较容易包的豆沙包， 也是我女儿最爱的包子，味道还不错！可是，喜欢叉烧包的小儿子，就在一旁呱呱叫，说妈妈不公平，只做了姐姐喜欢的口味。所以为了安抚他，就说妈妈下一次一定会做叉烧包给他吃。为了不让他等太久，一个礼拜后就履行我的诺言。叉烧包不比豆沙包容易，因为豆沙馅我是买现成的，叉烧馅就要自己准备了。还有包法也比较有挑战性。 我觉得这次不是包的很美，需要多加练习。你们可以上youtube找一找‘如何包包子’的视频，看着学习。

Besides baking, I like to make Chinese Tim Sum too. I have wanted to make steam bao for long but those recipes which I had come across use shortening. It is one ingredient which I prefer not to use. Recently, I saw a bao recipe which does not use shortening at all. I refer to the bao recipes I have on hand and came up with the following recipe. My first attempt was Tao Sa Bao (Red bean paste steam bun) which my daughter loves and the second attempt was my son's favourite Char Siew Bao.