These Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are perfect for any time of the year – although Christmas would justify that extra teaspoon of Amaretto Syrup! With everyone cooped up at home, trying to flatten the curve during this COVID-19 epidemic, I thought it would be good to share this Chocolate Crinkle Cookie recipe which my mum has… Continue reading Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
When you crave a cheesecake AND a cake at the same time, why choose when you can eat both at the same time?? This super easy chocolate cupcake recipe makes one of the richest and moist chocolate cupcakes (and it uses vegetable oil instead of butter – a little more guilty-free eating!), and the no-bake… Continue reading Chocolate Cupcakes with Speculoos Cheesecake Frosting
To be honest, I spent about 2 weeks planning and designing this cake, because it was difficult to put the dachshund theme and beach theme together, without making it a cliched ‘dog running on beach’ cake. So I thought of the little mermaid and how she appears in a clam shell in the beginning of… Continue reading Dachshund Beach Cake
My parents are a fan of light, fluffy and not-so-sweet cakes (which is difficult for me because I do sometimes love a dense and super sweet cake), so I’ve recently been baking chiffon-type cakes. My recent favourite is this light and fluffy earl grey cake, which can be made into cake layers or cupcakes. I… Continue reading Earl Grey Cake (Light and Fluffy)
This fluffy banana cake with butterscotch sauce and rum buttercream is a guaranteed pick-me up! (This makes a two-layered 6″ cake) For the cake Original recipe from Wen’s Delight Ingredients: Group A 4 egg yolks 1/4 tsp salt 40ml corn oil 2 medium bananas – mashed 30g caster sugar 70g cake flour 1/4 tsp bicarbonate… Continue reading Banana Butterscotch and Rum Cake
For the cupcake: Recipe tweaked from Joy of Baking Ingredients: 85g caster sugar 130g plain flour 35g valrhona cocoa powder 3/4 tsp baking powder 3/4 tsp baking soda 1 large egg 1 medium sized banana (mashed) 120ml warm water 60ml milk 60ml vegetable oil 1 tsp vanilla extract Method: Preheat oven to 180C/350F/Gas mark 4… Continue reading Dark Chocolate and Banana Cupcakes with Cookie Butter Frosting
Last month was probably the only month that I was most obsessed with one particular flavour. I often jump between flavours but when I tried a hazelnut chocolate passionfruit case at a restaurant, I was absolutely sold! I think I made this cake around 4 times last month: once as a trial, the second and… Continue reading Hazelnut Chocolate Passionfruit Cake
Ingredients: (For the cupcake) (Inspired by Hummingbird bakery) 70g unsalted butter, softened 250g caster sugar 2 eggs 170g plain flour 50g cocoa powder 1 tbsp baking powder 210ml whole milk (For the nutella cheesecake frosting) 125g cream cheese 250ml double cream 1 tsp vanilla extract 2-4 tbsp nutella Method Preheat the oven at 180C/ Gas… Continue reading Nutella Cheesecake Cupcakes
I AM DONE WITH UNIVERSITY!!! Been a great three years and I cannot believe that I am done! To celebrate, I baked this fluffy funfetti cake with maple buttercream frosting. Recipe tweaked from here. Ingredients (cake) 350g plain flour (sifted) 4 tsp baking powder 4 egg whites 300g white sugar 170g unsalted butter 245ml milk 2 tsp vanilla… Continue reading Maple Funfetti Cake
Exam season has come upon us!!! And yes, we all need that sugar rush to get through those all-nighters, tears and insane hours of procrastination by watching all the Game of Thrones seasons again (Wait, I don’t do that … Of course not…) Well, let me come to rescue with these three simple desserts that you can… Continue reading 3 Simple Exam Bakes!
Monday Bakeoffs With Izzy 