Banana desserts are hardly mind-blowing, in my opinion… I’ve tried Tokyo Banana cakes which were once very popular, found them mediocre. They are simply banana-shaped sponge cakes filled with flavored custard. Its taste was even a little artificial to me.
In my opinion, galette is one of the easiest desserts to make. No mold or hand mixer needed, no kneading required, what’s more, you don’t even need to be very good at cooking…
In a recent episode of Kodoku no Gourmet (Solitary Gourmet, a popular Japanese food themed drama series), main character Inogashira visited Comma, Coffee and treated himself with a warm, fluffy castella pancake which looked absolutely delicious. The huge fluffy Japanese pancake was baked in oven and served directly …
Galette, a type of free-form crusty cake/pie, is perfect for those days when you crave something sweet, but feel too lazy to make anything fancy. What’s good about making a galette is that it does not require any cake mold or fussy technique. Yes, the …
Mille crepe cakes have become so popular nowadays, and the most renowned mille crepe cake specialty dessert shop is probably Lady M. First time trying Lady M I had the original, it was mediocre and at that time I just couldn’t understand they hype… Second …
This peach Greek yogurt cake is airy, delicious and healthy. No butter or extra fat needed, which means it’s less guilty. The texture of the cake is so fluffy that it almost resembles a Japanese style cheesecake. It can be a nice breakfast meal for …
Have you tried incorporating pears into muffins? If you have not, I highly recommend you trying to make these light vanilla pear muffins. They are not as guilty as those butter rich pound cakes, yet still buttery. These lovely golden muffins are just super satisfying …
Golden baked cheese toast (岩烧乳酪吐司) was once a super popular type of street snack across China (not sure how to properly translate the name though). It consists of slice of toast topped with cream & cheese mixture and sliced almonds, baked to golden. Such a …
Basque cheesecake is my favorite type of cheesecake ever! I first had it at a Spanish bar in Toronto called Bar Raval and instantly fell in love with it. The texture lies between a New York cheesecake and a Japanese style souffle cheesecake. It’s not …
The city I live in has been facing various extreme cold warnings recently and my body starts to crave more calories…Not being brave enough to go get groceries, I made these mini apple cheese tarts using whatever was left at home and they turned out …