Cake week, Day 4: Ube Macapuno Cake. Yay! It’s been 2 years since I started this blog and thanks to you guys for all your support, without you I would not be able to reach this stage. Now the best way to celebrate this day like any other occasions is to have a cake, that … Continue reading »
Cake week, Day 2: Chocolate Souffle. Soufflé basically is a lightly baked cake made with egg yolks and egg whites combined with other ingredients such as fruits, chocolate and cheese; it can be served as a savoury dish or a sweet dessert. Soufflé came from the French word “souffler” which means “to blow up” and … Continue reading »
It looks like having a theme for a week has been quite popular so we will try to bring you a themed post once in a while and for every special occasions. Since there is something for us to celebrate this week (can anybody guess what it is?), our theme is gonna be cakes! To … Continue reading »
Today’s post will be Mixed Berries Cheesecake and I was invited over at Taste It My Way as a guest blogger so for the recipe please head over to my Mixed Berries Cheesecake post or continue below. For those who haven’t been to Taste It My Way, Its a food blog created by Chef Gary from … Continue reading »
If you’re a Filipino and recently migrated to New Zealand and it so happens you are looking for Filipino restaurants that serves Filipino dishes, pastries, desserts and delicacies well it is a bit hard to find as there are only few of them here the only ones I know are Turo-Turo, Three Kings and Gold Ribbon. … Continue reading »
Banana cake or banana bread is a type of moist and sweet baked item made with mashed bananas either served with cream cheese icing, chocolate icing or just plain unfrosted. Banana cake according to history have been invented during the Depression era of the 1930′s by housewives finding other means of making some extra money … Continue reading »
When I see bibingka it reminds me about Christmas, it is because this type of rice cakes are usually sold outside the churches during “Simbang Gabi” (a nine-day mass ritual before Christmas eve that happens very early in the morning) and “Misa de Gallo” (Christmas eves mass). Bibingka is made out of glutinous rice flour … Continue reading »
Lemon Cake as the name implies is a cake with a very strong lemon flavour, similar to a pound cake it is sweet, buttery and moist. This cake is also topped with a sugar lemon frosting that adds to the lovely lemon taste. My wife made this one and just saw it when I came … Continue reading »
Last weekend I decided to make a carrot cake and it was more than 10 years since I made one so I don’t know my ingredients but thanks to the internet I can easily search for the ingredients I needed. I checked some posts that came in the first page of Google search but was … Continue reading »
Cheesecake, I guess everybody loves this one, a dessert which is made of cream cheese and cream mixture placed on a biscuit or pastry base topped with fruits. For a bit of history, Cheesecake have been existent since the ancient Greek period where they serve it for religious purposes as an offering to the Gods, … Continue reading »
It’s Christmas Eve! Everybody must be busy preparing on what to serve on the dining table! I guess everyone is thinking of what cake to bake because Christmas won’t be complete without a good cake or dessert. Since you are already busy preparing gifts and cooking variety of dishes (and not to mention they are … Continue reading »
Baking Cakes consume a lot of time so whats the best way to enjoy baking and eating it without consuming much time in the kitchen? Well you can buy one, or you can buy ready made mix or bake mini cakes they taste the same but preparation is way much faster. This is good if … Continue reading »
I was waiting for some baked goodies last week which was expected from my wife (at least once a week) but to my surprise I did not find any large baking pans around (like I used to lying) but instead there are these snack sized Pistacio and White Chocolate Buns where my daughter was starting … Continue reading »
Another surprise as I came home and saw a big baking pan of custard cake with a note telling me to take a picture of it, my wife is getting up to speed with her baking. Now I am excited on whats next on the bakers oven. Custard Cake the Filipino version is a really … Continue reading »
I called this birtday cupcakes as this is what my daughter had on her birthday rather than the traditional cake. Some of the cakes now are being replaced by cupcakes even at weddings as its easy to bake and more convienient as you dont have to slice it per guest, these cupcakes are even arranged … Continue reading »
