It took me way too long to finally do this. One, the beauty of the original cake was really intimidating. Two, I’d never liked meringue. But I surrendered over the gorgeous warm weather that brought us tons of vibrantly red raspberries. I didn’t go too far to follow the recipe completely, cause I’m not that genius. But [...]
Category Archives: Cake
21-Jun-11
Blueberry Lemon Curd Coffee Cake
I was inspired to bake this cake by the leftover lemon curd from the lemon curd and raspberry tart. And it’s a total boom to my eye with that colorful inside, to my nose with that lemony fragrant, to my mouth with that pillowy texture. Ingredients (9-inch cake): 1 cup and 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 [...]
26-May-11
Orange Butter Pound Cake
Seriously, I have never ever felt this PATRIOTIC as Canucks have advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals after the long-awaited 17 years. That gives me the will power to finish this cake IN ONE GO! Ingredients (a 6-inch cake or one loaf): 1 3/4 cups cake flour, sifted 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt [...]
02-May-11
Chocolate Mousse Cake
This chocolate mousse can be served alone chilled in individual champagne glasses for a small group of dinner party. For a large group, just put a bed of cake underneath, and you are ready to go. Ingredients (9-inch cake): Chocolate Cake 1 1/4 cups sifted cake flour 1/4 cup cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking powder [...]
26-Feb-11
Chocolate Almond Upside Down Cake
On CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) evening news the other day, one of the veteran anchors was reporting about Justin Bieber’s new haircut. And I was all, Why is THIS among other local news, like snow storm, highway car crash, Prime Minister’s latest address on national issues? Why? I bet that anchor was confused too. Not [...]
01-Feb-11
Lemon Bundt Cake with Lemon Syrup
If you think your best original recipe is worth $250,000, there is a chance for you to showcase your good work and take the money home. Food Network Canada is on the hunt to find the best original recipe in Canada for their new TV series ‘Recipe to Riches’. Any Canadian amateur cooks could take the chance to have their most delicious, [...]
For some reason, I’ve been craving for chocolate lately. Seriously, I have never been that into chocolate before. Not that I hate it, but I could completely live without it. Now I always have a couple bars of chocolate in my purse. That’s how I consumed the leftovers from Halloween. At home, either my pantry [...]
25-Nov-10
Banana Upside Down Cake
I’m not a YouTube person. People love to hop onto YouTube to browse and share videos to kill time. I don’t. Not that I’m against it. I just don’t. BUT this particular clip my husband shared with me, I really want to share with you guys because THIS IS AWESOME. As my husband said, “It [...]
To welcome fall/winter, we brought over a little frog baby, and this cake. This carrot cake is in fact a refined version of the one that I made before. “Refined” as in layering the already moist and delicious cake with sinful cream cheese frosting. Critically, I let my little frog cry for a full ten [...]
11-Oct-10
Elmo Cake
Just like other stupid parents, when I realized Ethan loves Elmo more than he loves me, I didn’t feel upset. Instead I’ve been encouraging him to build passion to Elmo by letting him watch lots of Sesame Street. QUALITY PARENTING, dude! So, on his 2nd birthday, I made him an Elmo cake. Only the frosting [...]
