Japanese Cheesecake

i baked this japanese cheesecake sometime ago..haha been too busy to blog about it.

anyway, this recipe was taken from catherine lau's cheescake seduction which i borrowed from the library. i felt the egg white taste was a tad too stong..and probably cos i didn't mix the egg white mixture well with the cream cheese mixture :(

i just read from a forum that the publisher for this book was sued against by a homemaker who bought the book and her cakes did not turn out as good as the book described. by the way, the book contains many beautiful pics of all sorts of cheesecake. that was why it tempted me to borrow it from the library while i was browsing thru the shelves.

the cake rose till quite high :)

Oreo Cheesecake

baked an oreo cheesecake for teng yong's birthday and jessie's early birthday celebration.

and we also had cblc orientation that day for the new members who are joining us this year :)

anyw jessie turned 20 last sunday; so here's wishing the girl a happy birthday!

there they are!

i got this receipe from alex goh's fantastic cheesecake. i've tried it once and i think it's a really easy to make cake. something like a mix and bake cake, no hassle! oh yes, i omitted the oreo biscuits in the filling cos i ran out of them haha. only enough for me to make the base! i used buttercream for the deco, but still needs lots of improvement ;p but i'm happy thou, haven't really played around much with buttercream before this.

Banana Cake

this weekend, i baked a banana cake!



we had lots of over-ripened mini bananas at home. they were given to us by a japanese friend who bought them from m'sia. yupp so i was tasked with baking a cake to use them all up.

and it's great cos over-ripened bananas are ideal for making banana cakes!

and so, i headed over to aunty yochana's site and found a well-reviewed recipe. mine looked different from hers thou. i see none of the black stripy thing in my cake. (actually i see some!) haha i guess it's because of the kind of bananas i used.


the cake turned out really soft and fragrant :) and i brought some over to share with my korean neighbours.

Banana Cake
Adapted from Aunty Yochana's Banana Cake.

Ingredients:

180 gm. Butter
155 gm. Fine sugar
2 nos. Extra large Eggs - beaten lightly
250 gm. Cake flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. Bicarbonate of Soda
220 gm. Bananas - mashed
50 gm. Dairy whip cream
2 bananas - slice

Method:

(1) Cream butter and sugar till light and creamy.
(2) Pour in eggs gradually and beat till creamy.
(3) Add in whip cream, mashed bananas and mix well.
(4) Add in cake flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda and beat for a while only.
(5) Pour into an 8" round tray, and arrange sliced bananas on top.
(6) Bake at 175C for about 50 to 60 mins. or until cooked.

Steamed Moist Chocolate Cake

hello!

it's been a long hiatus from blogging!

sorry for the lack of updates since i was back. it's been almost 2 weeks since i got home from the US. i've been really busy with my final year project ever since i was back.

and i guess i'll blog about the trip when i get hold of all the photos. the trip was awesome, fun and lots of fun. and not to forget, i made really good friends at grant village.

anyway, bean and chingman invited a group of us to their housewarming last saturday. and having not baked in 3 months, i was pretty excited about trying out a new recipe taken from aunty yochana.

it's rather simple. i could describe the steps in four steps. prepare ingredients-mix-stir-bake steam! steamed cakes are so popular nowadays. the choc cake turned out moist and it was very rich :)

covered the cake in ganache, decorated with silver icing sugar beads

and to the owners, happy housewarming!

Greetings from Yellowstone National Park!

i'm here at yellowstone national park now! i've been posted to grant village to work in the housekeeping department. been about a week since i arrived and still adapting well :)

this place is beautiful :) lots of snow all over and the scenery here is simply breath-taking! so far we've been to the yellowstone lake, which is frozen at the moment. and the people are really nice and friendly to each other.

the employee dining room offers scrumptious meals for us! sigh too bad i can't upload pics to blogger...the interent connection here is bad :(:( i'll try again another time i guess.

i miss baking and my kitchen!

take care peepz :)

Saying hello to yellowstone very soon!

yesh! i'll be away for the next three months for a work and travel program to yellowstone, in the state of wyoming.

i'll be working here for two months and the remaining one month will be spent traveling in the western parts of US before heading to new york on the other end.

woohoo. so excited!

stay tuned for pictures :)

i'm gonna miss baking. haha :D

but then again, i may get a job as a kitchen crew!

looking forward to the trip. yay!

in the meantime, take care, eat well :)

Green Tea Buns

i made green tea buns with red bean and green tea paste today. i needed to use up the red bean paste i made recently since they don't keep very long. filled the remaining buns with left-over green tea paste in the fridge.

these buns are a healthy treat cos the red bean paste is oil-free. cooked entirely with water! and i made them into mini bite-sized buns with a generous amount of red beans haha ;p

i got the recipe from here. thanks to aunty yochana again :) i halved the recipe and omitted the bread improver. shaped them into smaller sized buns too.

freshly baked

red bean paste filling

green tea paste filling

and to all...

stay happy - smile always :)