Mini-custard pie with coconut cream
Egg tarts from Lord Stow’s bakery are rather pricey. But they’re addictive. And the nearest outlet is more than an hour’s drive from our house. I figured why not try to reproduce them at home. I wish I could make puff pastry from scratch but I can’t. I wish frozen puff pastry was available in [...]
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A cheesecake and self-frosting cupcakes
While it has always been my intention to religiously document all my baking projects, it sometimes happens that real life takes over and recipes and photos get buried in the deep recesses of my hard drive. I baked these cupcakes over a month ago and never got around to posting the recipe. Sad part is [...]
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Vanilla and mocha chiffon cupcakes
As I mentioned in my previous entry, when I baked my vanilla-mocha marble chiffon cake, the prepared batter was way too much for my 8-inch round cake pan. As far as I know, unlike pancake batter, cake batter that contains stiffly beaten egg whites cannot be stored in the fridge for later use. Hence, it [...]
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Vanilla-mocha marble chiffon cake
I’ve always wondered if it was absolutely necessary to use a tube pan when baking chiffon cakes. I could have used my silicone bundt pan but I had a theory that using a baking pan with a hole at the center was more of a tradition rather than a must. So I took my chances [...]
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Smoked porkloin and cheese cupcakes
I was thinking of making some oatmeal pancakes but my husband gave me a stand mixer for Mother’s Day and I so enjoy using it. Pancakes do not really require the use of an electric mixer — a wire whisk or even a fork is usually sufficient. So I thought I’d bake something more special. [...]
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Oatmeal, mango and cheese pie
The crust is made with flavored oatmeal, flour and sugar; the filling is cream cheese and sugar with a layer of sliced fresh mangoes on top; the crumbly topping is the same mixture as the crust. I baked this wonderfully sinful dessert pie around midnight last night (I just needed some alone time) and it [...]
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Egg (custard) pie
Warning: do not attempt to bake an egg pie using a loose-bottom pan. I did and, within minutes from placing the pan in the oven, I could smell something burning — the filling seeped through the pie crust and was dripping on the oven floor. I ran to retrieve a tray to place under it. [...]
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Buttery cupcakes
If you’re wondering what I’m doing blogging at 3.00 a.m… well, my 12-year-old daughter Alex had to be in school at 2.30 a.m. for a star-gazing activity. Instead of going to bed early, I baked some cupcakes and I decided to post the recipe before I go to bed.
The girls have been asking me to [...]
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