I've been on the hunt for a fudgy chocolate frosting for as long as I can remember, and there have been many ganaches and whipped buttercreams that I've tried but I think at long last I've found The One. The One that makes me feel like Bruce Bogtrotter and want to lick the cake plate … Continue reading Chocolate Fudge Frosting
When I had first started teaching myself how to bake, back at the start of this site (when it was still called The Happy Hufflepuff), I had made a strawberry cake that I was very, very happy with. I actually do still enjoy that recipe from time to time, a soft sponge made with puréed … Continue reading Strawberry Cake, take 2
Many years ago, before my husband and I started dating and we were still working in the same office, I made this cake for the very first time and brought it to work for one of those office dos we used to have all the time. He was very, very busy (he's still always very, … Continue reading Apple Crumble Coffee Cake
Alright, a lot of friends asked for a recipe for homemade graham crackers. And there are plenty online, but I'm happy to oblige and share the one that I used. Here in Malaysia, I've never found graham crackers in stores, and so when recipes call for them I usually substituted them with McVities Digestives in … Continue reading Graham crackers-ish
These days, the name of the game is adaptation. There's very very little we can do about our circumstances, and so many of us have turned our attention to things that we can control. I'm also aware that I am privileged that I have a job that is seamlessly adaptable to a working from home … Continue reading Small Batch Cheesecake
With all of us settling in for the long haul, and slowly coming to terms with the fact that this is probably going to be our reality for the next few months (if not the year), everyone's finding different ways to distract themselves. Many of my friends on Instagram have been baking up project bakes … Continue reading Shake Shack style Burgers at Home
I love tahini so much, tahini in my brownies quickly became one of my signature bakes and I think I made about 50 of them in the last year alone for friends and colleagues. But during this quarantine, I'm taking the opportunity and luxury of time to try new and never before tested recipes. I'm … Continue reading Tahini Brown Butter Blondies
I'm trying to make sense of things, trying to remind myself not to live in fear, even as we're all social distancing and the country (along with many others around the world) has gone into lockdown. I'm naturally more introspective, and in fact that's one of the reasons I started this blog in 2011, to … Continue reading Stay Home, Save Lives
Guys, not to sound alarmist, but what the hell is happening right now? This virus is spreading like mad, yet there are some absolutely shit people who are still walking around and gathering in lines around stores trying to hoard and stockpile and taking away precious resources that will just turn into food waste in … Continue reading Lockdown Cookies
Banana bread, the cake that deceives legions with its supposed healthy facade. I love a good banana bread or cake, and whipping one up also takes almost no time. I made a few loaves on Sunday morning for a friend who had ordered some off me, and my banana-bread obsessed husband begged for one for … Continue reading The Instagram Banana Bread
