Chocolate Polo Buns 巧克力波萝包

Chocolate Polo Buns 巧克力波萝包 (Recipe adapted & modified from HERE)
(I used chocolate chips as filllings)

I am submitting this entry to Aspiring Bakers #7 - Chocolate Delight (May 2011) hosted by Doris from Tested & tasted.

A day to celebrate....

Today is a special day... 10 may 2011 is my 3rd wedding anniversary!

I baked a Chocolate Chestnut Cake for this occasion. Do you like the wedding couple? I piped them using chocolates, so its edible~ kekeke *^_^*

Chestnut cake (Recipe adapted & modified from Yochana's Cake Delight)

Ingredients for chocolate cake:
4 eggs
80g sugar
100g plain flour
20g cocoa powder
60g cornoil

chestnut filling:
120g canned chestnut puree
100g non-dairy whipping cream

Method:
1. Cake: whisk eggs & sugar till thick.

2. Fold in flour, cocoa powder & cornoil. Pour into 2 cake tins & bake @ 180C for about 20mins.

3. Remove cake from oven, leave to cool on a wire rack.

4. Filling: stir chestnut puree with whipping cream & sandwich the 2 layers of chocolate sponge cake together. Frost the cake with the remaining chestnut cream.

5. Decorate as desired.

A little gift for my hubby on this special day *^_^*

I am submitting this entry to Aspiring Bakers #7 - Chocolate Delight (May 2011) hosted by Doris from Tested & tasted.

Apple Crumble Pie

My mum's birthday happens to fall on the same week as Mother's Day. I am cracking my head what to bake for her for the past few days. She does not like cream cakes, so layered cakes are out. Knowing that she loves apple pie & so coincidentally that I had some apples in my fridge, I baked an apple crumble pie for her *^_^*

Apple Crumble Pie (Recipe adapted & modified from Small Small Baker)

Ingredients Crust:
50g butter
100g plain flour
1 egg yolk
25g sugar

Apple filling:
2 large apples, peeled, cored & cut into cubes
3 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon powder
some water
1/2 tbsp corn flour

Crumble:
60g butter
100g plain flour
2 Tbsp sugar

Method
1. Crust: Sift the plain flour in a mixing bowl. Add in sugar. Rub in the butter until small crumbs are formed. Add the egg yolk & knead to form a dough. Roll & press dough onto the tart pan. Bake in preheated oven at 180C for about 10mins.

2. Filling: Cook the apples with the rest of the ingredients with some water for about 10mins. Add cornflour to thicken.

3. Crumble: Gently rub the butter & flour to form into crumbs & add sugar & mix well.

4. After crust is baked, pour in the apple filling & sprinkle top with the crumble. Bake at 200C for about 25mins.

My mum specially request to have chicken rice from Lee Fun Nam Kee (李范南记鸡饭餐室) in Toa payoh on this special day as dinner. This apple crumble pie makes a good after dinner dessert then ;)

~Happy Birthday & Mother's day~

Mini Marbled Hearty Pound Cakes

I simply adore this marbled pound cake. Isn't it cute? *^_^*
Notice the red dot in the centre of the pound cake? I actually added a red heart but it somehow 'disappeared' after out from the oven. Such a disappointment! :(


Marbled Pound Cake
(Recipe adapted & modified from Technicolor Kitchen)

Ingredients
140g plain flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
120g salted butter, at room temperature
85g sugar
2 whole eggs & 1 yolk
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 Tbsp milk
4og melted chocolate

Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC.

2. Sift together the flour & baking powder.

3. Beat the butter & sugar until pale & fluffy. Add in the eggs one at a time until combined. Mix in the milk & vanilla essence. Add in sifted flour mixture.

4. After the batter is fully mixed, transfer 1/2 of it to another bowl & gently blend in the melted, cooled chocolate. Pipe alternate of the light & dark batters in the mould.

5. Bake for 15mins.

Happy Mother's Day!

I am submitting this entry to Aspiring Bakers #7 - Chocolate Delight (May 2011) hosted by Doris from Tested & tasted.

Chocolate Macarons

Do you like the little hearts & Osmanthus on my macarons?

Macarons recipe

Chestnut filling:
50g canned chestnut puree
40g non-dairy whipping cream

Method:
1) Beat whipping cream till stiff peak & stir in chestnut puree.

I am submitting this entry to Aspiring Bakers #7 - Chocolate Delight (May 2011) hosted by Doris from Tested & tasted.

Marbled Choco & Orange Teacake

Chocolate & orange do make a good couple! These teacakes are really moist & soft.

Marbled Choco & Orange Teacake
(Recipe adapted & modify from cakes & bakes)

Ingredients
75g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
75g butter
80g sugar
2 eggs
40g melted chocolate
1-2 tbsp milk
1 tbsp Grand Marnier
1 Orange zest
Juice from 1/2 orange

Method:
1) Beat butter & sugar until light & fluffy. Gradually add in eggs. Sift flour & baking powder into the mixture.
2) Transfer 1/3 of the mixture to the melted chocolate. Add in milk & stir together.
3) Stir in orange zest. orange juice & grand marnier into the remaining mixture.
4) Drop alternate spoonfuls of chocolate & orange mixture into mould. Gently swirl to give a marbled effect with a toothpick.
5) Bake in the preheated oven @ 180 degrees for 25mins.


I am submitting this entry to Aspiring Bakers #7 - Chocolate Delight (May 2011) hosted by Doris from Tested & tasted.

原味Bagel

Tired of having rice or noodles for lunch? What about Bagel with luncheon meat, smokey cheese & tomato with mashed potato? Sounds great isn't it? Yeah, it tastes even better! Kekeke ;)

原味贝果~Bagel (Recipe adapted & modified from Abbymonsterの歇息站)

Enjoy your meal ;)