This post is long overdue. And I apologize for that. Frankly, I can’t even remember which day it was when I attended Valerie’s workshop to learn how to bake these delectable strawberry hearts.
Confession time. I have been meaning to make these strawberry hearts after attending the class but I have tons of excuses to give for […]
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I love raspberry to bits, and since I have about 1/2kg left of frozen raspberry pureé in the freezer, I decided to make some of these tiny raspberry swirl cheesecakes.
Raspberry Swirl Cheese Cupcakes
10 whole Oreo cookies, crushed
40g unsalted butter, melted
360g cream cheese, room temperature
200g caster sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup raspberry pureé
Preheat oven to 170°C.
Prepare 8 cupcake […]
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E, a good friend of mine, will be celebrating her birthday next weekend. A bunch of her gal friends (moi included) decided to carry forward her birthday celebrations to this weekend since we are also meeting up to celebrate my elder dog’s 3rd birthday.
Searching for a cake recipe suitable for E proved to be quite […]
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Proust’s childhood memories with a twist!
I’ve always been more of a tea person rather than a coffee person. As a matter of fact, I don’t drink coffee at all and I always marvel at how some people around me are able to down cup after cup of coffee to stay awake. Of the many tea flavours […]
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‘Tis rather strange, but I grew up not liking strawberries at all. I reckon I must had tasted a very sour strawberry when I was really young and developed a distaste for this berry as a result.
Fortunately for me, I grew out of this phase in my early 20s, albeit a little late in life (but better […]
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The first time I saw the picture of these cute brownie buttons on page 107 of Baking From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan, I knew I have to try making these petite cookies when I have the time to. Trying this recipe, however, wasn’t on my priority list - I planned to bake […]
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This is another cookie recipe which I didn’t bake recently. About a year ago, I baked these cookies several times trying to achieve the most perfect cheesecake cookies, but somehow they always become sticky soon after being left at room temperature. Other than that one complaint, I really like this recipe which I found at […]
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This is my newest (albeit an unhealthy one to my pockets) hobby - collecting books on baking. I have been a book-collector all my life, no thanks to my indulgent parents who feel that collecting books is a healthy hobby. I still can vividly recall how my mum used to bring my younger sister and […]
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