Banana Yogurt Streusel Muffins​ ​香蕉优格​沙波罗马芬​ （中英食谱教程）

I have enjoyed hosting the 'Little Thumbs Up' Yogurt event this month and it is coming to an end in two days time.  I am happy to have made some new blogger friends during this event and I want to thank all my blogger friends who have supported me by sharing their wonderful yogurt recipes. Please pardon me if I have not visited your linked blog posts due to a super busy schedule.  

Here's sharing the Banana Yogurt Streusel Muffins which will be my last yogurt post for this event and I do highly recommend it to you. With the addition of irresistible streusel on the banana muffins, it is exceptionally delicious, you really gotta try it!  

这个月主持的小拇指“优格之旅‘活动，过两天就结束了。在这要感谢我的博友们踊跃地支持这项活动，也很高兴认识了一些新的博友。由于太忙，没什么时间到博友们的家拜访，还请多多包涵。

这香蕉优格​沙波罗马芬将是我在这项活动分享的最后一个优格食谱。香蕉马芬本身已经很好吃了，加上脆脆香香的沙波罗更好吃，所以强力推荐给大家，希望你们也会喜欢。 

Ogura Colour De Quad 四色相思蛋糕 （中英食谱教程）

This is my first attempt making an ogura cake and I was bold enough to try it out in four colours. As usual using only natural colourings as I dislike using artificial colourings made of chemicals. I wanted a pretty looking cake as I was making it for my grandmother's 92nd birthday. 

这是我第一次做相思蛋糕。为了烤出一个亮丽的蛋糕给阿嬤的92岁生日，就很大胆地尝试用四种颜色。跟往常一样，我只选择用天然色素，因为不喜欢用化学而成的人造色素。

Not long ago, I made my Yoga Cotton Cake for granny and she loves it much. This time, I decided to try out the Ogura cake which is also known for it's soft and moist texture. I have named it Ogura Coleur De Quad, a French name which means Orgura with four colours. The four colours batter were poured into the baking mould one after another and baked at the same time. I was really curious how the colours will turn out after baked and was pleasantly pleased and surprised with the nice pattern formation! My granny even gave a thumbs up for the cake! 

不久前，做了瑜伽棉花蛋糕给阿嬤吃，她特别喜欢。这次想尝试这款也有着柔软湿润质感的相思蛋糕给她试，希望她也一样喜欢。 我把蛋糕的四色面糊一层接一层倒入烤模一起烤，蛮好奇烤出来的图案会是怎样的。蛋糕出炉后，我非常满意形成的图案，是不是很漂亮？阿嬤吃了蛋糕之后还竖起拇指说好呢！

I want to thank my dear hubby here as after hearing how I wished I can have a Blue Pea plant at home so that I can extract natural blue colourings for my bakes, he immediately searched on the internet and bought the plant for me. Here's one flower which bloom yesterday morning after I have plucked out all to make this cake. Isn't it pretty? Looking at it lifts up my mood! :) 

Blueberry Frozen Yogurt 蓝莓冷冻优格（中英食谱教程）

I am using the Tovolo Ice-cream scoop which provides the perfect scoop and keeps the counter clean. 

A super healthy dessert to chase away the hot and humid weather blue! Joining in the fun of making frozen yogurt together with my blogger friends and posting in our blog today. Thanks to Zoe and Fion for initiating this in support of LTU yogurt theme and BREE dessert theme. Let's chill together! Cheers! 

Chocolate Marble Pound Cake 巧克力大理石磅蛋糕 （中英食谱教程）

I was a huge fan of Sara Lee pound cakes before I picked up baking 4 years ago. I have tried baking several pound cake recipes like the Blueberry Whipping Cream pound cake, Cream Cheese pound cake and Orange Yogurt pound cake and thus far this Chocolate Marble pound cake gives the best taste! With the addition of yogurt, the texture is moist and not greasy too. Thanks to my dear friend, Lois, who highly recommended this recipe to me. My hubby gave a big thumbs up when he ate it and I am so pleased! You see, he is rather critical and not one who praises easily, if he says good, it must be so...LOL!!!   
   
四年前，还没开始玩烘焙时，就好喜欢买‘沙莉雪藏蛋糕’。试过好几款磅蛋糕如‘ 蓝梅鲜奶油磅蛋糕’，‘奶油奶酪磅蛋糕’和‘ 柳橙优格磅蛋糕’，还是这‘巧克力大理石磅蛋糕’最好吃！因为加了优格，蛋糕的质感又湿润又细腻，而且吃起来也没那么油腻。 真的感谢好友Lois强力推荐她收藏多年的食谱，我才能够吃到这么好吃的磅蛋糕。老公吃了也竖起拇指说好。哇，这下我可high了，因为他不轻易给于赞美的喔！所以他说好就是好。。哈哈！　 

Quick & Easy Double Chocolate Yogurt Muffins 简易双巧克力优格玛芬 （中英食谱教程）

I have been using this quick and easy muffin recipe all these while especially when I am super busy and do not have much time to bake. This recipe is really a life saver to me as all in all it takes only 30 minutes to churn out a batch of delicious and moist muffins. In this recipe, I only used one single baking tool - the Tovolo dough whisk, to do the job. Yay, less washing to do...especially if you are like me who do not have the luxury of having a helper at home to do all the washing. 

每当超忙碌时，这简易又快速的食谱是我的救星。因为在短短的三十分钟就能烘焙出又湿润又好吃的马芬。

For those who are new to the dough whisk, it is also known as the Danish Dough Whisk or Brotpisker in Danish. It is an essential tool for all bakers as it can do chores like mixing muffin batter, mixing heavy dough prior to kneading and other batters which you don't want to beat for fear of toughening your bakes. This specialized baking tool is also easier to wash compared to a hand whisk. 

You may click on the following links to check out my youtube videos how this tool was used: 

1. Cranberry Yogurt Muffins - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxZ4sjnObs8

2. Wholemeal Cranberry Cream Cheese Non-Knead Buns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrL6ztD2kkU

在这你会看到我用了好特别的面团手搅拌器也被称为丹麦面团手搅拌器或Brotpisker(丹麦语)，是烘焙者的必备工具。它可以迅速地把材料混合成面糊，不怕面糊搅拌过头而出筋，也可以把面包材料轻易的混合成面团，再进行搓揉，跟打蛋器比，容易清洗多了！

想看搅拌器的实际操作过程可按以下的连接到Youtube观看我的视频。
1.蔓越莓酸奶玛芬 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxZ4sjnObs8
2.蔓越梅奶油奶酪全麦免揉面包 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrL6ztD2kkU

Healthy Fruity Yogurt Popsicles 健康水果优格冰棒 （中英食谱教程）

The weather has been getting really warm and making these healthy and yummy popsicles seems to be the right and wise thing to do to beat the heat! I have used the below Tovolo Rocket and Star shaped popsicles moulds and my kids really love these fun shapes! My son loves especially the rocket popsicles and said "3-2-1- Blast off" before he popped it into his mouth...lol! 

 Tovolo Popsicle moulds  

Which will you pick?
你会选哪个？

Non-bake Blackcurrant Yogurt Cheesecake & Cupcakes 免烤黑加仑优格乳酪蛋糕 （中英食谱教程）

This month I will be sharing mainly cakes and desserts using yogurt as one of the ingredients as I am hosting the Little Thumbs Up baking/cooking event (Yogurt theme) organized by Zoe and Doreen. I would like to start off by sharing this non-bake blackcurrant yogurt cheesecake which my family loves. I have used the following recipe to make one 5 inch round cake and 12 mini cupcakes. The 5 inch round cake was made for my dear granny's helper's birthday and the 12 mini cupcakes were made for our visiting guests from Australia. With the same amount of ingredients, you can also make one 9 inch round cake. This is a light and refreshing cheesecake which you will not hesitate to go for a second helping!  

这个月因为主持“小拇指说好 -优格之旅 ” 的活动， 我将会经常与大家分享用优格食材的食谱。首先就让我推荐这免烤黑加仑优格乳酪蛋糕 ，吃起来不仅清爽又美味，值得一试！

Little Thumbs Up Event May 2015: YOGURT 小拇指说好：优格之旅

I am so excited....for the month of May I will be the host for 'Little Thumbs Up' event and the theme is YOGURT. I would like to thank my blogger friends, Zoe and Doreen, for giving me this opportunity to host my first LTU baking/cooking activity. 

Why did I choose YOGURT? Simply because I love Yogurt especially the Greek-Style ones and it is also one the most commonly used ingredients in my bakes. You may click HERE to view all my past recipes using yogurt or you can click the photos below to view some of my favourite ones.    

Vanilla Bean French Macarons & Vanilla Bean Sugar Recipes 香草豆荚法式马卡龙与香草糖 （中英食谱教程）

As mentioned last Friday, besides receiving a box of Mastrad cupcake pops kit to make these almond cupcake pops below,

Click Here to view Almond Cupcake Pops recipe

 I have also received a box of Mastrad macaron kit to try out. 

Using this kit, I have made a batch of French method Macarons and I am so glad that it is successful on my first attempt! Though it is not very tall, it is close to the ideal macaron which should have a perfect circle with solid smooth bases, have a ruffled “skirt” or “feet” along the edges where it has risen in the oven, taste slightly chewy and yet crunchy! 

Quick & Easy Almond Cupcake pops & Giveaway 简易杏仁蛋糕棒棒糖与赠品活动 （中英食谱教程）

I have always thought that making cake pops are messy and very time-consuming as it involves the process of baking a cake first, mashing it up and forming into small balls. And to use your bare hands to shape the cake crumble individually into a ball is indeed daunting and seems to take forever! 

Well, I have changed my thoughts about this cake pop making after Mastrad Asia Pacific approached me recently and introduced me to their Cupcake pops kit. I am amazed at how easily cake pop can be done with the baking kits provided. Here is a box of Mastrad Cupcake pops kit which I have received to try out. 

Mastrad F44960 Cupcake Pops Kit

It contains: 
- A flexible, nonstick 100% silicone mould with 24 baking cups and a lid.
- 24 reusable sticks.
- A mini pastry bag with 3 pastry tips for filling the baking cups with precision and decorating your cupcake pops.

- A Cupcake Pops booklet with tips and recipes to inspire your creative side.

I am happy and pleased at how easily and convenient cake pops can be made now as all you need is to prepare the cake batter, pour it into the decor pastry bag provided, pipe into the cupcake mould and bake it. Voila! Your cake pops are ready in 15 minutes! Easy peasy ya? 

Here's sharing the recipe which I have adapted and modified from the booklet. If you are keen to try out this cupcake pop kit, scroll all the way down to take part in the Giveaway and you may be the lucky one to win a set!   

Quick & Easy Mini Chicken Pot Pie 简易迷你鸡肉锅饼 （中英食谱教程）

These quick and easy mini chicken pot pies which uses the frozen puff pastry is not only tasty but makes a great snack anytime. You can actually freeze it for up to a month after baked , just warm up before consume. I had two last night to fix my 'hunger pang' just before going to bed. Somehow, these days I can't go to bed with an empty stomach (err..actually not quite empty as I still take my daily dose of dark chocolates before bedtime) and I will be snacking on bread, cakes and cookies etc. My dear hubby is so jealous of me as he commented that no matter how much I eat, regardless of timing, I don't seems to put on weight whereas he has to control his diet, exercise lots but hardly loose any weight! ;p 

这迷你鸡肉锅饼 ，使用了冷冻酥皮不仅容易做也很美味。烘好的锅饼冷却后可以放进冰箱冻结长达一个月。想吃时，拿出来烘热就可以享用了。最近不知怎么的，晚上临睡前会有饥饿的感觉，昨晚就热了两个鸡肉锅饼，吃下了才睡得着！其实我一向来的习惯是每晚都要吃黑巧克力，但最近黑巧克力好像没法“安抚”我睡，总是要找些面包，饼干，小吃的。老公超羡慕也很嫉妒我不管怎么吃，都不会发胖，反而他得控制饮食，多多运动，但还是减不了重！ :p 

Zebra Yoga Cotton Cake 斑马瑜伽棉花蛋糕（中英食谱教程）

Last Friday, I posted my first attempt of the Yoga Cotton Cake, the response was so good and many people are interested to bake this soft, moist and flexible cake. In fact, I have received more than one thousand Facebook private messages and questions regarding this cake. It was certainly not easy going through every single messages and I must admit that I 'see till I blur blur'...haha! My apologies if I have missed out any of your questions and seek your understanding. 

上星期五，在部落格分享了第一次做的瑜珈棉花蛋糕，反应出奇的好。很多人都想挑战做这柔软，滋润又有弹性的蛋糕。在短短的几天，我就收到了超过一千的脸书私人讯息和蛋糕问题。要一个一个地回答还真不容易，光看每一个讯息都看到我头昏脑涨了！在下如有错过您的问题，还请多多包涵呢！　

Here is my first attempt.
这是第一次做的瑜珈棉花蛋糕。

Easy Non-bake Mango Tofu Cheesecake 简易免烤芒果豆腐芝士蛋糕 （中英食谱）

My family loves to eat any type of cheesecake, be it the Classic cheesecake or the Japanese light cotton cheesecake, we love them all! This simple non-bake cheesecake does not require an oven to bake as it is done by chilling the cake mixture in the fridge for more than four hours to allow it to set.

我和家人都很喜欢吃各种各样的芝士蛋糕，无论是经典芝士蛋糕或日式芝士蛋糕，我们都爱！这简易的免烤芝士蛋糕不需要烘烤，只要放进冰箱冷藏超过四小时，就可享用了！ 

Yoga Cotton Cake 瑜伽棉花蛋糕（中英食谱教程）

My dear granny is 91 years old and she loves to eat cakes. As she is on a soft diet, I have to bake cakes which yields soft and moist texture like the Super Moist Almond Butter Cake, , Easy Blueberry Honey Cupcakes, Super Soft Fluffy Banana Cupcakes, Japanese Cotton Cheesecake, Magic Custard Cake etc. so that she still gets to enjoy the healthy homemade cakes I bake specially for her. 

我亲爱的外婆91岁了，她很喜欢吃蛋糕。因为只能吃软食，所以我必须选择烤比较柔软和湿润的蛋糕如之前烤的‘超湿润杏仁奶油蛋糕’，‘蓝莓蜂蜜小蛋糕’，‘柔软蓬松香蕉小蛋糕’，‘日式芝士蛋糕’，‘魔术卡士达蛋糕’等等。她才可以吃到我为她（修改食谱如降低糖份等等）烤的健康蛋糕。

These cakes recipes can be found in this blog.
这些蛋糕的食谱在此部落格找的到。

I tried to bake this condensed milk cotton cake recipe adapted from Little Blue's Kitchen, but with modification of the ingredients and the cake turned out not only light, soft and fluffy and even flexible too! Hence, I have decided to call this cake - "Yoga Cotton Cake". I am very pleased and excited with my first attempt. I find the texture more delicate than chiffon cake, softer than sponge cake and it even tastes like the Japanese Cotton Cheesecake after chilled! It is so delicious that my grandmother and my 2 kids kept bugging me to bake this again.... ;)

前天用了蓝色小厨家的炼乳棉花蛋糕食谱，做了些修改，烤出来的蛋糕，不仅柔软，蓬松，还很有弹性呢！因此决定把这蛋糕改名为 “瑜伽棉花蛋糕”。第一次尝试真的很满意，我认为这蛋糕的质感比戚风蛋糕还要细腻，比海绵蛋糕还要柔软，冷藏后的口味就像日本芝士蛋糕一样！ 蛋糕实在太好吃了，外婆和两个孩子不停地缠着我再烤一个.... 

Vegetarian Cheese Pancake 蔬菜乳酪煎饼（中英食谱教程）

My kids never have any problem with eating vegetables since young. In fact, they love all sorts of vegetables in any form be it stir-fried, poached, steamed or salad. I recalled when my boy was a year old and had just started taking solid food, whenever he saw green vegetable in our food, he would say,"Green please, green please!" We would then pick out the greens and put into his mouth and he would be chewing away happily, rather unusual isn't it? I am more than happy that they love to eat vegetables and they always get a generous portion during meal time.  If your kids do not like vegetables then you can get them to eat their greens by 'hiding' it in the food just like this simple vegetarian cheese pancake which I had prepared for our breakfast last weekend. You can prepare the batter the night before, seal it with cling wrap and refrigerate it. The next morning mix the batter with the shredded vegetables and cheese before pan-frying it. Your healthy breakfast will be ready in less than 30 minutes! Or you can have this healthy snack anytime you fancy... 

Chocolate Hot Cross Buns 巧克力热十字面包 （中英食谱教程）

Have not been baking bread using the oven for quite some time (been relying on my breadmaker to churn out loaves on alternate days though) and I wanted to bake a batch of chocolate chips hot cross buns for Good Friday. However, it turned out to be chocolate hot cross buns instead! As I have added cold Hershey's chocolate chips (left half a pack and was kept in fridge), it must have melted during the kneading process in the breadmaker. Despite this, the buns turned out to be so soft and delicious and my girl commented that it tasted like Petite Provence chocolate wassants! 

好久没用烤箱烤面包了，（不过每隔一天还是会用面包机来做面包的），昨天的受难日正想烤一批巧克力豆热十字面包来吃。谁知道竟然烤出巧克力十字面包来！应该是用了从冰箱拿出来的Hershey's 巧克力豆（剩下半包所以保存在冰箱里），在面包机搓揉阶段时融化了，变成巧克力面团。即使这样，面包做出来很柔软又好吃！女儿说，吃起来味道很像Petite Provence 面包店卖的巧克力小面包呢！

Homemade Tau Suan (Mung Bean Dessert) - caramelised method 自制豆爽-焦糖法（中英食谱）

Tau Suan (mung bean dessert) has always been my favourite hot dessert since young. My childhood and teenage years were spent in Orchard road area where I used to stay. I recalled following my maternal grandmother to the Cuppage food market where she would do her marketing and there after we would head to the food centre above for our breakfast. Knowing that I love to eat Tau Suan, my dear granny never fails to get me a bowl and even buy extra you tiao (dough fritters) for me to eat with. Occasionally, we would travel further to Tiong Bahru to do marketing and there was this particular dessert stall which serves really good Tau Suan as the mung beans used were bigger than usual and the taste was simply fantastic! However, these stalls have long gone but the memory stays in me.....  

豆爽是一种传统热甜品，自小就很爱吃。还记得小时候，住在乌节路一带，年幼的我时常跟着外婆到卡佩芝巴杀去买菜，之后都会到二楼的熟食中心吃早餐。外婆知道我喜欢吃豆爽，时常会买给我吃，还加多油条呢！ 我也记得偶尔她会带我到中巴鲁巴杀去，那儿的豆爽我最爱了，因为摊主用的绿豆绊超大粒的，吃起来口感很棒！随着时间的流逝，这些我曾经喜爱的豆爽摊都已不存在了，剩下的只有回忆。。。

Guest Blogger Workshop with LGW on 28 March 2015 - Magic Custard Cake & German Cookies

10 lovely ladies joined me for a fun afternoon of baking (L-R) : Kum Chee, Trina, Florence, Hwee Lee, Callie, Karen, Yu'E, Ivy, Serene and Verly

This afternoon, I hosted my guest chef blogger Magic Custard Cake (MCC) and German Butter Cookies workshop upon invitation again by LessonsGoWhere due to popular demand. As usual, I have baked the magic custard cake (this time Gula Melaka flavour) for my participants to sample to have an appreciation of the finished product before they attempt to bake one. 

Here's sharing some photos taken during the workshop.  

Super Moist Almond Butter Cake 超湿润杏仁奶油蛋糕（中英食谱）

Do you love butter cakes? I don't quite always like it, but somehow I just can't resist this almond butter cake which is so fragrant and really moist in texture with the addition of almond meal. (finely grounded almond) It is so delicious that I went for a second and THIRD helping...rather unusual for one who is not a fan of butter cake! Do give this cake a try as it will not disappoint you and be sure to use premium butter for a superior taste! 

喜欢吃奶油蛋糕吗？老实说我并不太喜欢，但这次做的杏仁奶油蛋糕却令我无法抗拒！可能加了杏仁粉，烤出来不仅香，质感也很湿润。我吃了一片，忍不住又再拿了一片，一口气吃了三片蛋糕喔！这蛋糕食谱值得一试，决对不会让您失望的。还有记得一定要用优质的牛油，做出来的成品才会更美味哦！

Homemade Mango Sago Pomelo 自制杨枝甘露（中英食谱）

　

I have a pomelo sitting on my kitchen counter top since Chinese New Year. So, when my hubby bought some Thai honey bee mangoes last weekend, I quickly used both fruits to make one of my favourite dessert - Mango Sago Pomelo. It is a popular Hong Kong dessert which can be made easily at home. Just follow the simple steps below and you can enjoy it in no time. It is so delicious and refreshing that one bowl is simply not enough! ;p