Angel Cake

"got too many egg whites left from making the dark chocolate cream for baobei's birthday cupcakes... so used up all the whites to make an angel cake... baobei 可乐了... he luvs chiffon cakes..."

Pandan Kaya Cake

pandan chiffon cake frosted with pandan fudge

"baobei likes e pandan kaya cake fm bs... so i decided to try and make him one for his 3rd birthday... the first 2 pandan sponge didn't turn out well... and the fudge i made was too thick and began to harden as i started to frost... so tried another recipe... which was better... only that i was a bit slow in frosting as the fudge thickens towards the end... gonna try and perfect this cake..."

Ethan's Birthday Cupcakes

chocolate cupcakes frosted with dark chocolate cream

"made these cupcakes for baobei's mini celebration at his playgroup... initial plan was to pipe swirls of cream on the cupcakes n decorate with m&ms... the cream was too soft for piping... n cos of this... the m&ms start to melt after i put them on the frosting..."

Kueh Kosui - Gula Melaka*

椰丝椰糖蒸糕

steamed rice pudding made with gula melaka and coated with grated coconut

"second time making this kueh... for ah dear's ah ma's birthday... aim to perfect it to my mama's standard... made some amendments this time round... got the Q texture... but find it a little hard... taste-wise is getting closer to my mama's..."

Mango Jelly

French-style Strawberry Cake

sponge base with crème mousseline and strawberries topped with raspberry jelly

"ah dear's 41st birthday cake... made with a little help from ethan who helped arranged the strawberries n piped the cream... "

Tiramisu Cupcakes

red velvet cupcakes piped with tiramisu cream

Pumpkin Salat

南瓜椰香糯米糕
steamed pumpkin custard over glutinous rice

"a different version of my favourite kueh salat... "

Sweet Potato Jelly

agar agar made with sweet potato puree

Pineapple Tarts*

黄梨挞
melt-in-the-mouth butter pastry topped with tangy pineapple filling

 

"ong lai tarts.. a CNY must-have.. especially after knowing how to make them.. chanced upon the recipe from my mama's collection many many years back.. with my mama's help.. we made our first batch of pineapple tarts.. winning many die-hard fans.. "

Lemon-Blueberry Butter Cake

marbled butter cake sandwiched with homemade blueberry preserves

"for my mama (bdae)... who luvs butter cake... n berries..."

Kueh Kosui

steamed rice pudding made with gula melaka and coated with grated coconut

"my mama's masterpiece.. a kueh that she makes quite often since i was young.. probably the first kueh she learnt to make.. though it's her signature kueh but i'm not a fan of it.. maybe that's why it took me so long before wanting to learn how to make this.. learning from my mama is not easy.. cos her recipes are always 'agak agak' one.. 色香味都有..只差口感还没拿捏准.. 不够Q.."

Choco Puff Pie

layers of puff pastry sandwiched with bitter-sweet dark chocolate cream and crunchy chocolate pearls

"making puff pastry from scratch is definitely no easy task.. n my first attempt failed.. badly i should say.. so i used ready-made frozen puff pastry instead.. this is made on request by bamei as a surprise for her friend's 21st.. to my surprise.. e dark choco cream was well-received by them.."

Iced Cookie Pops

vanilla-flavoured butter cookies baked on a stick and decorated with sugar icing

"cookie version of the lollipops..."

Chicken Pie

light flaky puff pastry with a creamy filling of chicken meat, hard-boiled eggs, potatoes and mixed vegetables

Pandan Kueh Kosui

steamed rice pudding made with pure pandan juice and rolled in grated coconut "my first try of my mama's signature kueh... the pandan version of the ever-popular kueh kosui"

Pumpkin Choux Puff

basic choux puff with pumpkin puree and custard cream

"smooth n creamy"

Lemon Choux Puff

basic choux puff with lemon-flavoured custard cream

"refreshing..."