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! :) 

Japanese Cream Cheese Chiffon Cake 日式奶油乳酪戚风蛋糕（中英加图对照食谱）

This is one of the best chiffon cake that I have ever made as it's so delicate and smooth and literally melts in the mouth! Everyone who tries the cake, loves it's super smooth and moist texture. Hub and kids went for second and third helpings after eating a piece!

这是我吃过最好吃的戚风蛋糕，老公和孩子们吃了一片后还会想要再吃！蛋糕的质感好轻柔，又松软，入口即化！

Really love this recipe taught by a Japanese champion cake talent. In the past, I used to whip up the meringue till stiff peak stage when making chiffon cake, now I have learnt that the best meringue stage is firm peak stage and it's best for making chiffon cake. Firm peak stage is in between soft peak and stiff peak, thus you have to concentrate hard while beating the egg whites in order not to overbeat it.

好喜欢这日本蛋糕达人所教的配方喔! 以往我都是把蛋白霜打到硬性发泡，现在才学到必须把蛋白打成较湿的中性发泡蛋白霜。这是介于湿性发泡与硬性发泡之间的阶段，蛋白霜立起的圆锥状前端微微往下低垂，才是制作戚风蛋糕最理想的蛋白霜状态！所以打发蛋白霜时，一定要专心，不可以打发过头哦！

Another tip for achieving soft, delicate and moist chiffon cake is to use more egg white than egg yolk. Thus, it is better to separate the egg white and egg yolk first then measure out the weight according to the recipe. This recipe is a definite keeper and I am sure gonna bake this again soon!

要制作出轻柔，松软又入口即化的戚风蛋糕最重要的就是微妙的食材比例。所以蛋白和蛋黄是以克来计算的，请大家将蛋白和蛋黄分开后，再仔细称量正确的量。这食谱真的很棒，值得收藏！

Healthy Oat Milk Pudding 健康燕麦牛奶布丁（中英加图对照食谱）

My teenage girl has a love for anything oats, so I made this quick, simple and healthy oat milk pudding for her and she loves it as much as the Matcha healthy milk pudding which I have made for her previously. You can click 'here' for the recipe if you would like to try it too. :) 

Marbled Cream Cheese Brownie 大理石乳酪布朗尼（中英加图对照食谱）

These marbled cream cheese brownie are so moreish that you will fall in LOVE with this dessert at the first bite! It is also baked in my favourite Mastrad silicone 12 heart-shaped muffin pan. I LOVE this pan as it is so easy to unmould and every piece came out so lovely that you can't help falling in LOVE with it!   

Charcoal Cheese Bread 竹炭起司面包（中英加图对照食谱）

This is my first time baking bread with charcoal powder. I first saw charcoal bread in Taiwan's bakery shops many years ago. Activated charcoal is well known for its detoxification benefits, In fact it is an ancient way to cleanse the system as it is the most absorbent material to get rid of toxins and impurities from the body. Bamboo charcoal has become a popular ingredient in cooking and baking. Besides bread, you can find charcoal snowskin mooncakes, charcoal pastry, charcoal ice-cream etc. Charcoal is almost tasteless and it is good to use as a natural colouring too. 

French Classic & Matcha Madeleines 法式经典与抹茶马德莲蛋糕 （中英加图对照食谱）

The Madeleine is a traditional small cake from France. It is actually a very small sponge cake with a distinctive shell-like shape acquired from being baked in pans with shell-shaped depressions. There was a saying that this french pastry was created in the 19th century by a lady pastry cook, Madeleine Paulmier hence it was named after her. 

I made these lovely french cakes together with my 8-year-old boy two days ago. He came home in high spirit as he is the only one in class who scored full marks for his Mathematics examination paper which he took on Monday. Mathematics is his favourite subject, thus he is overjoyed! We decided to make some madeleines. I did the cake batter for the classic Madeleine while he watched. When I am done, he did the cake batter for Matcha madeleines all by himself! We had to put the batter into the fridge overnight, this is necessary so that the bumps or humps will develop during baking. 

We have an enjoyable time baking, bonding together and eating these tasty french cakes. Do give this simple recipe a try and wishing you a lovely and blessed weekend. :) 

Healthy Honey & Oatmeal Bread 蜂蜜燕麦片面包 （中英加图对照食谱）

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Matcha Ice-Cream- eggless version 抹茶冰淇淋- 无蛋版（中英加图对照食谱）

Matcha ice-cream has always been my favourite ice-cream. Many readers have tried my blog's earlier Homemade Matcha green tea ice-cream recipe and given good feedback. As it requires more steps, involving the cooking of the egg mixture to 85 degree Celsius, I decided to work out a recipe without using any eggs. After several experiments, finally I am satisfied with this eggless version. It tastes just as good! 

抹茶口味的冰淇淋是我最爱的雪糕。之前做了也在部落格分享过，试过的读者们都赞好吃。这次想省略鸡蛋，试验了好几次，终于满意这自创无蛋版的食谱，强力推荐给大家！如果你像我一样喜爱抹茶口味的甜品，肯定会喜欢的！　

I often get enquiries regarding the Tovolo Glide-A-Scoop ice-cream tub which I used to contain my homemade ice-cream. This tub can store up to 1.5 quarts of homemade ice cream/gelato/sorbet. It's non-slip base steadies the container while you effortlessly scoop along the slender tub and it's slim design fits into any tightly packed freezer door too. Good news! It is now available in Singapore and exclusively online at www.tovolo.com.sg. 

Gem Candy Cookies宝石糖果曲奇（中英加图对照食谱)

This month is our local school exam period, I have made these Gem Candy Cookies to cheer my kids and they love it! I have used this set of Mastrad Cookie Cutters to cut out the fun shapes and fill the center with candies, don't they look like gems, pretty isn't it? You can made these for the coming Christmas and it will surely made a lovely gift for your loved ones and friends! 

这个月是本地学校的考期，我做了这些宝石糖果曲奇来鼓励孩子们，他们好喜欢！我用了这套Mastrad多功能饼干模具，切出有趣的形状，并在空中加了糖果，看起来好像宝石，是不是很漂亮？大家可以在即将到来的圣诞，尝试做这些曲奇，送给亲朋好友，一定会受欢迎的！ 

Nutella Ogura Cake 巧克力榛子酱相思蛋糕 （中英加图对照食谱）

My first attempt of baking an ogura cake - Ogura Colour De Quad cake was few months back and I like the way it turned out with four different colours using all natural colourings like blue pea flower, beet root powder and matcha powder. This time I decided to try Nutella flavour as I was craving for a chocolate cake. It turned out to be soft, super moist and chocolatey. I am giving myself two thumbs up for this cake as it is super delicious and I highly recommend you to try it!   

几个月前第一次做相思蛋糕，用了全天然色素（紫蝶豆花，甜菜根和抹茶）做了四色相思。 这次用了巧克力榛子酱做了这超柔软，超湿润，超好吃的巧克力榛子酱相思蛋糕，强力推荐给您！

Camouflage Breadmaker Loaf 迷彩面包机吐司 （中英加图对照食谱）

Bake this soft and fluffy all natural camouflage loaf to cheer my little one up as he has been suffering from frequent nose bleeding due to block nose caused by the haze. Wishing the haze to go away soon as I miss the sun, blue sky and fresh air!!! 

Purple sweet potato egg white butter cookies 紫薯蛋白奶油饼干 （中英加图对照食谱）

Using the purple sweet potato powder I made 2 weeks ago, I have baked these butter cookies and am happy that it turned out a beautiful purplish pink which is acheived by using all natural colouring and nothing artificial at all! These cookies used egg white only so if you have leftover egg whites from previous bakes, this will be a good recipe to consume it. :) 

用自制的紫薯粉做了这些蛋白奶油饼干，很满意用天然材料烘出来的紫红色，也刚好可以消耗在冰箱剩余的蛋白。;) 

Milo Ice-Cream (eggless version) 美禄巧克力冰淇淋- 无蛋版（中英加图对照食谱）

Hope you have enjoyed my creation of the Milo Ferrero Rocher Swiss Roll in my last post. This time I am gonna share another personal creation which also got the big thumbs up from my family. This Milo frozen treat can be made with or without an ice-cream maker and definitely cheers us up in this time of hazy condition in Singapore caused by the Indonesia fires. 

创作了美禄金沙巧克力卷后，又创作了无蛋版的美禄冰淇淋，家人一样赞好吃，好开心！即使没有家用冰淇淋器也一样可以做​的​出来！

Due to the deterioration of air quality, my family has been keeping all doors and windows shut (hubby even bought air-tight tapes to stick on the windows and doors to ensure a tight seal to prevent any air from coming through) and making our IQAir Healthpro air-purifier work extra hard. We are also diligent in donning our N95 masks when the PSI level hits unhealthy level.  

We are kind of disturb to see many people taking the haze too lightly and still do not wear N95 mask (surgical masks, tissues or handkerchiefs will not protect you at all!) at outdoors. According to Wikipedia, the PM 2.5 particles which made up the majority of haze particles is the deadliest form of air pollution due to their ability to penetrate deep into the lungs and blood streams unfiltered, causing DNA mutations, heart attacks, premature death and lung cancer, thus even short-term exposure can be damaging!   

Hence, I do urge my Singaporean and Malaysian readers to take good care during this haze period and be proactive in taking care of your own/family's health. 

Milo Ferrero Rocher Swiss Roll 美禄金沙巧克力卷 （中英加图对照食谱）

Last week was a hectic week for me, visiting the hospital almost everyday! (you will know why if you have read my last post.) I am glad that the week ended well with good celebration of the mid-autumn festival with the extended family. 

To support my blogger friend, Zoe of Bake for Happy Kids, who is the host of this month Little Thumbs Up - Milo theme, I have actually come up with this Milo swiss roll recipe two weeks back but have no time to blog about it until now. 

I love Milo since young especially the Australian recipe which is tastier and more fragrant. Do you know how I like to enjoy my Milo? I usually put a few heaps of Milo powder in my glass of fresh milk, give it a slight stir before scooping up the clumps of Milo to eat, it's really shiok! ('Shiok' is a common slang word used in Singapore and Malaysia to express happiness, strong pleasure or tingling taste buds with regards of food)  

AsI have a box of Ferror Rocher chocolate sitting in the fridge, I decided to use it for the swiss roll fillings. I am delighted that the crushed hazelnuts, chocolate and wafer cream fillings turned out to be super delicious and it blended so well with the Milo swiss roll! My fussy hubby and kids gave a big thumbs up for this new creation. :) 

I have also used organic extra virgin coconut oil in this recipe and here's sharing the health benefits of it. 

Cheesy Shanghai Mooncake 芝士上海月饼 （中英加图对照食谱）

I have actually scheduled this week to bake more varieties of mooncakes but due to unforeseen circumstances, my girl injured her toe and I had to bring her to the hospital to see the Pediatric Orthopaedic and more visits to the hospital as my boy has to see Pediatric Ophthalmology and mum has to undergo minor surgery. So, I am left with just one day to bake before the mid-autumn festival this Sunday. I have chosen to try out this cheesy Shanghai Mooncake which is so much easier as compared to the traditional Cantonese style mooncakes. It turned out to be fragrant and tasty. Do give it a try if you have some time. :) 

Wishing all a blessed and happy mid-autumn! 

祝大家中秋快乐，月来月开心，月来月幸福，月来月甜蜜。

Quick & Easy Breadmaker French Loaf 简易法式面包机食谱（中英加图对照食谱）

This is my first time using Baguette flour to bake and I love the taste and texture of the french loaf which this flour has yielded. The baguette flour besides suitable for making baguettes & french loaf, it is also suitable for sourdough and all types of crusty artisan bread as it is able to give a rich flavour, crusty outer layer and great inner holes. 

My hubby who loves artisan bread gave a big thumbs up for this french loaf using the baguette flour as he loves the texture so much more compared to the Breadmaker Wholemeal French Loaf which I have baked using bread flour previously. I foresee myself to be baking bread more with this baguette flour to please my other half. ;) 

Click 'HERE' for the list of stores where you can buy this baguette flour. 

Healthy Purple Sweet Potato Snow-skin Mooncake 健康紫薯冰皮月饼 （中英食谱教程）

In my earlier post, I shared my homemade purple sweet potato powder and I have used it to make this healthy snow-skin mooncake skin which uses olive oil instead of shortening. I have used quite a bit of this all natural food powder to achieve a vibrant purple and I am beyond happy with the result...of course as purple is my favorite color! :)  

上个帖子分享了自制的紫薯粉，用了它来做这个健康， 用橄榄油代替白油的冰皮月饼。我相当满意做出来的成品，觉得颜色很漂亮，当然...因为紫色是我最喜欢的颜色嘛！:)

Purple sweet potatoes also known as Okinawan sweet potatoes are richly nutritious. 

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Homemade Purple Sweet Potato Powder 自制紫薯粉 （中英食谱教程）

It is not difficult to make your own fruit or vegetable powder at home. I am one home baker who avoids using unhealthy artificial colorings or artificial ingredients in my food preparation and advocates using healthy, natural and premium ingredients. Hence, to achieve my favorite color purple, I have made a pot of purple sweet potato powder which can be used for making bread, cookies, macarons, mooncakes, cakes etc. 

喜欢用全天然材料来烘焙与烹饪的我，自制了紫薯粉，打算用它来做紫色的月饼，饼干，马卡龙，面包等等。自然色素肯定比人工色素健康许多！

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This afternoon, I have used my homemade purple sweet potato powder to make these healthy snow-skin mooncakes (no shortening) which I will share in my next post. 

今天下午，用了自制的紫薯粉做了这些健康无白油的冰皮月饼，下一个帖子再与大家分享！　

Click 'HERE' for updated recipe.
食谱已分享了，点击‘这’看食谱

Yuzu Jam Loaf 柚子酱面包 （中英食谱教程）

A nice and refreshing loaf of bread, simply love the sweet fragrance of citron tea! 

营养丰富的柚子茶，不只可以冲泡喝，也可以用来做面包。面包烤出来时还有股淡淡的柚子香味呢...

Watermelon Shaped Pastry Mooncake 西瓜造型月饼 （中英食谱教程）

Watermelon shaped bakes seems to be in the trend this year. You can find watermelon shaped bread, roll cakes and now mooncakes! This idea is from a bakery in Taiwan who hit the news recently with this creation. This is my first time using Ghee and I am surprise to find out that this cultured butter is full of health benefits. I love it as I am one who advocates using all natural, healthy and premium ingredients for baking! 

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