This is like my dream cake for the perfect Wedding Cake;A beautiful white velvet cake that is soft, moist and not too sweet. White cakes were also once known as Silver Cakes, they became widely available in the later part of the 19th century, and became associated with weddings and christeningsIf you're in search of…
Choux Pastry 101 (Pâte à Choux)
Choux Pastry or Pate A Choux (French: [pat a ʃu]) is a delicate and the most versatile French Pastry that everybody loves. The essential ingredients are Butter, Water, Flour and Eggs. The signature feature is the hollow center that forms when baked. It’s perfect to fill with Pastry Cream, Jam, Curd or even Ice Cream…
Red Velvet Cake without Artificial Food Colouring
Most red velvet cake recipes use a lot of food coloring. The Original Red Velvet Cake is actually a chocolate cake, it never contains red coloring. The reddish color is produced from the use of Raw or Natural Cocoa powder (NOT Dutch Processed) and Brown Sugar in the recipe. Raw Cacao contains antioxidants called Anthocyanins.…
Fluffy Flaky British Scones Baked to Perfection (in 30 Minutes)
WHAT IS THE SECRET OF MAKING GOOD SCONES?The recipe seems so simple, but the perfect Scone doesn't come easy. There are many little gritty things that can get in the way of achieving that all-buttery point of perfection. Scones are supposed to be light, fluffy and soft interior with a little crisp to the edges…
Fluffy Moist Chocolate Sponge Cake
Craving chocolate cake, who doesn't?This fluffy, moist chocolate cake with a deep chocolate flavour is perfect for chocolate lovers. I recently uploaded my "Fluffy Moist Vanilla Sponge Cake" and it was so loved by all of you that I thought you would love a chocolate version as well! 🙃 So soft… and chocolatey 🤤 This chocolate cake is…
Vintage Buttercream Cake (with Piping Roses Technique)
My love for buttercream cakes goes back to my very early childhood. I still remember my fifth birthday when my Mum presented me with a lovely Vanilla Buttercream Cake with frills, buttercream flowers and farm animal theme decorations on top. Kitschy, gaudy, and ornate; layers of buttercream frosting, pastel colours, lace and swirls 🥰 From…
Traditional Chinese Dumpling 饺子 (Gyoza) from Scratch
"We’ve eaten a lot of dumplings in restaurant but somehow, we always come back to these recipe" These are little pockets of light, joy and deliciousness; My little nephew can literally devour them by the plateful. 🥲😄 Maybe… this is the dumpling recipe that you need." The original Chinese dumplings are called Jiaozi (饺子) (also…
Stabilized Italian Buttercream
Minimal sweetness, light and fluffy and a dream to work with. Compared to regular recipe, this Italian Buttercream recipe is more stable, and this is probably the silkiest, smoothest buttercream recipe that I’ve ever had. In this recipe, the sugar syrup is going to cook the meringue, setting the proteins in the egg whites and…
Fluffy Moist Vanilla Sponge Cake
Fluffy, moist and packed with vanilla goodness, this is what my birthday cake dreams are made of. The texture is so soft and quite flexible 😘 It's an incredibly soft and light cake which can be used with any frosting and filling, a perfect base for any celebration cakes you want to make. When you…
Korean Traditional Rainbow Rice Cake MUJIGAE-TTEOK 무지개떡
Mujigae-tteok (Korean: 무지개떡) or Rainbow Rice Cake is a layered tteok (rice cake) of different colours resembling a rainbow. It is used for special occasions such as a banquet, party, or feast like doljanchi (baby's first birthday), hwangapjanchi (60th birthday). Alternative names for Mujigae-tteok include Saektteok (색떡) and Saekpyeon (색편), both of which means "coloured rice cakes" The main ingredient for making this cake is "wet milled Short Grain Rice Flour" Mepssalgaru…
Lion Dance Steamed Buns 舞獅包子
Lion Dance (traditional Chinese: 舞獅; simplified Chinese: 舞狮; pinyin: wǔshī) is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture and other Asian countries in which performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume to bring good luck and fortune.These buns usually served during Chinese New Year as a symbol of good luck and prosperity. When making this kind of steamed buns; the temperature of your…
Gingerbread Nutcracker Cookies
What kind of cookies do you usually make at Christmas time? A Classic Gingerbread Cookies are soft and chewy in the centre but crisp on the edges, and warmly spiced; It's been my go-to tried recipe for over a decade.It's moist, chewy, ginger-ey and not too sweet; and the consistency of Royal Icing is just…