Kueh Bakul (Nian Gao) is popular during the Lunar New Year. It’s a sweet and sticky steamed cake made of glutinous rice flour, water and sugar. However, as I love experimenting with gula melaka (palm sugar), I have replaced most of the sugar with gula melaka, which not only gives a unique flavour to this […]
Japanese Cotton Cheesecake
Japanese Cotton Cheesecake is light, fluffy and with a creamy texture as compared to the non-bake one. The cheese flavour is not overpowering and the sweetness is just right. This recipe is adapted from various recipes with some modifications. It’s actually a very simple recipe to do but the top tends to crack easily. The important […]
Kueh Bolu (Kuih Bahulu)
Kueh Bolu or Kuih Bahulu as it is usually called, is a sponge cake baked in special aluminium moulds with many designs. This is a very easy-to-make recipe which is actually quite similar to the French Madeleines. In the olden days, a brass mould with a cover for hot charcoal to be placed on top, was […]