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   

Easy Blueberry Honey Cupcakes 简易蓝莓蜂蜜小蛋糕（中英食谱）

This week is our local school break, I am usually busier with the kids around and I can't try recipes which take up too much time. I saw this simple honey cupcake recipe while browsing through a Chinese recipe book by 君之 and decided to give it a try with my 7-year-old boy. It's been a while since he bakes together with mummy, our last bake bonding session was when we baked the Number cookies using the Tovolo number cookie cutters last November. This recipe is rather easy, he could do almost all the steps except the whisking of the eggs using the electric mixer which I gave him a hand. We have also added blueberries to the batter for a fruity taste. He was really happy and proud to bake these delicious and soft honey cupcakes. 

Upcoming Guest Blogger Workshop with LGW - Magic Custard Cake & German Cookies

I am pleased to announce my upcoming baking workshop on the Magic Custard Cake and German Melt-in-the-mouth cookies. Yes, this workshop is back due to popular demand after having conducted 3 sessions last year. Click here to view photos of my past baking workshops. 

Do come and join me for a fun afternoon of hands-on baking a delicious magical cake which is done with just one batter and you get three different layers and textures of cake as well as baking some German melt-in-the-mouth cookies to bring home to loved ones. 

Baking Taitai's Endorsment of Blue Jacket Flour in Singapore 烘焙太太代言新加坡售卖的优质台湾水手牌面粉

I was approached by Blue Jacket Flour to try out their premium flour in my baking. As I had zero knowledge of this Taiwanese brand, I asked what is so special and unique about this flour before trying it. I learnt that the Blue Jacket flour is made from top milling grades of hard red spring wheat (CWRS) from Canada, and its water absorption rate and stability are superior than many other brands in the market. In terms of quality, it is comparable with Japanese flour but at a more competitive price. 

Homemade Leopard Print Tokyo Banana- 自制豹纹东京香蕉蛋糕（中英食谱）

The first time I heard of Tokyo Banana was before I went for my vacation in Osaka in 2013, my nephew Darren had asked me to buy it if I see it in Osaka. Unfortunately, I could not find it in Osaka, not even at the Kansai International Airport.

Tokyo Banana (東京ばな奈) is a Japanese souvenir sweet of Tokyo, a banana shaped sweet full of banana custard wrapped in a fluffy sponge. It is considered a top souvenir and must buy when one visits Tokyo. 

I happened to see a homemade version of the Tokyo banana at a chinese blog recently and decided to give it a try. Please pardon my not so nice drawing of the leopard print on my first attempt. Nonetheless, the taste is good and not too sweet like the original version. The kids love it and we finished the 9 pieces all in one go! 

Highly recommended Super Soft Fluffy Banana Cupcakes 强力推荐超柔软蓬松香蕉小蛋糕 （中英食谱）

The week did not start well for me, I woke up with a viral fever on Monday morning with weak limbs and achy body, I felt lousy as all I could do was sleep and sleep and sleep almost the whole day for the past few days! How miserable!!! Felt better this morning and decided to bake my family's favourite banana cake but in cupcake form. We simply love the ultra soft and fluffy texture! Chill it in the fridge and it is so moist and fluffy, taste even better! Those who have tried it love it just as much as we do and I hope you like it too!

病了好几天，今天感觉好一点就做了家人最爱吃的超柔软又蓬松的香蕉蛋糕。强力推荐给大家，希望你们也一样喜欢!

Melt-In-Mouth Oreo Chocolate Chip German Cookies​ ​ 入口即化奥利奥巧克力豆德国酥饼 (中英食谱教程)

How's your Lunar New Year so far?  I have a great time spent with family visiting relatives and close friends during the first 4 days of Chinese New Year (CNY). We had a long weekend to celebrate this year as the first and second day of the Lunar New Year fell on Thursday (19 Feb) and Friday (20 Feb). It was great catching up with one another over sumptuous meals and CNY goodies. 

The CNY lasts for 15 days and we've got another week before it ends but my homebaked goodies are already running low in stock. (Click here to check out my CNY recipes) Today, I created another flavour of the melt-in-the-mouth German cookies since my family just can't get enough of it. Here's sharing another great flavour which you MUST try, I guarantee you will love it just as much as my other sweet and savoury ones!  

Homemade Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice-Cream 自制黑巧克力花生酱雪糕 (中英食谱教程)

Pardon my photo taking as it is really not easy to capture nice ice-cream shots in our hot humid weather in Singapore. I am using the Tovolo Ice-cream scoop which provides the perfect scoop and keeps the counter clean.   

Ever since I have an ice-cream maker at home, I have been making ice-cream almost fornightly. I enjoy experimenting new ice-cream flavours but my family's favourite is still the Matcha ice-cream which you can find the recipe here. 

Besides Matcha flavour, we love dark chocolate (see the benefits below) ice-cream too especially the premium dark chococolate 'Hei' (黑) ice-cream from Awfully Chocolate. I am still experimenting and hope that I will achieve close to the 'Hei' (黑) chocolate ice-cream one day...hei hei! ;p Meanwhile, let me share this new creation that I tried yesterday which satisfied my craving for dark chocolate and peanut butter at the same time! 

Racoon cut-out Cookies - Valentine's Special 浣熊造型饼干- 情人节特定 (中英食谱教程)

Two weeks ago, my blogger friend, Fion invited me to join in the fun of posting Valentine's cookie together with a few other bloggers on Valentine's Day. Here's sharing these Racoon cookies which I have baked specially for my dear hubby. The racoon holds a special meaning for me as the first gift I received from my other half during our first date was a stuff toy racoon. (you'll see it on the left in the photo below) Hope these racoon cookies will bring him fond memories of our courtship days. 　

Cheesy Pineapple Tarts - Goat shaped 芝士凤梨酥－ 山羊造型 (中英食谱教程)

Just one more week to the Lunar New Year and we will be welcoming the Goat Year. I have seen many bakers baking the lovable sheep cookies but I wanted to do something different. So, I put on my thinking cap and ponder on how to transform my round pineapple tarts into a goat shape. Finally, I work out something this afternoon and here's sharing with you my new creation of a goat pineapple tart. Hope you like it! 

我们即将迎接羊年的来临，心想做些羊造型的年饼。在网上看到很多网友都做了可爱绵羊造型的酥饼，但我想与众不同。想了好几天，今天下午终于让我想出怎么做出山羊的造型了，就迫不急特地烘焙了这些山羊入口即化的凤梨酥。在这跟你分享我的独家创作， 希望你会喜欢。也祝大家在羊年洋洋得意，新春飞扬，喜气洋洋，扬眉吐气，青春洋溢，羊年行大运。