Recipes

Best Hot Cross Bun Recipe: Please tell me you all know what nursery rhyme I'm speaking about! Since Easter is nearing, I've noticed all the local bakeries have been selling hot cross buns. Before picking up a batch, I thought, why not just make some for yourself and see what happens? Although mine don't look as perfect as the ones in the store, I can tell you they taste just … [Read more...] about One A Penny, Two A Penny [Easy Hot Cross Buns Recipe]

Chinese Steamed Cake Ma Lai Gao Recipe: The other day I was in the mood for Cake, not just any old cake but the one you can order when you are out for Chinese. It's called 馬來糕 Ma Lai Gao, a Malaysian Cake when translated from Cantonese to English. It's a Chinese dish despite its name and is usually served in Dim Sum restaurants or at Yum Cha. The beauty of this Cake is … [Read more...] about The Yum Cha Sponge Cake [Malaysian Steamed Cake Recipe]

Today is National Cookie Day. I'm not entirely sure who makes up all these events, but I go with the flow because I enjoy cookies. I've felt so festive since the Christmas tree has gone up. Naturally, I put two and two together, and we've got Christmas Star Cookies. It's a simple egg-free recipe that makes about 16 sugar cookies. I added a bit of cinnamon because I always … [Read more...] about Christmas Star Cookies: How To Make?

This is my second attempt at making a gingerbread house. Last year's attempt was a complete disaster, so I tried to learn from my mistakes this year. I made the gingerbread too chewy and thick, which is how I like it as a cookie but architecturally speaking, it didn't hold. Compared to many of them out there, it's a pretty simple-looking house and not that impressive, but I'm … [Read more...] about How To Make A Successful Gingerbread House?

Today it's pouring down with rain, and I can hear the wind howling outside, so I thought I'd bake something for the exciting lead-up to Christmas. I've been very inspired by all the food scrolling I've done on Pinterest. The problem is that I was over-inspired and wasn't exactly sure what I wanted to bake, so I made two batches - one of Milky Muffins and one of Milky … [Read more...] about Christmas Milky Brownie Muffin Recipe: How To Make?