Strawberry roll cake

BSF chocolate cake

Pretzels

Chinese New Year Mochi Cake

A recipe I tried to refine to avoid cracking and overly rising on top.  I reduced the baking powder to 1 teaspoon and added 1/2 cup of oil.  Mix only briefly. Result seems to be more desirable.  

Simple scones

White Russian (no cream)

Sex on the beach

Mai tai Mai way

Chinese New Year 焗年糕

Valentine's Day treat

Immerse our suffering in God

Psalm 130:1-8 NLT

[1] From the depths of despair, O LORD, I call for your help. [2] Hear my cry, O Lord. Pay attention to my prayer. [3] LORD, if you kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive? [4] But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you. [5] I am counting on the LORD; yes, I am counting on him. I have put my hope in his word. [6] I long for the Lord more than sentries long for the dawn, yes, more than sentries long for the dawn. [7] O Israel, hope in the LORD; for with the LORD there is unfailing love. His redemption overflows. [8] He himself will redeem Israel from every kind of sin.

Why do all people suffer?

Romans 8:22-25 NLT

[22] For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. [23] And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including the new bodies he has promised us. [24] We were given this hope when we were saved. (If we already have something, we don't need to hope for it. [25] But if we look forward to something we don't yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently.)

2 Peter 1:3-11

2 Peter 1:3-11 NLT

[3] By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. [4] And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world's corruption caused by human desires. [5] In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God's promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, [6] and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, [7] and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone. [8] The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. [9] But those who fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins. [10] So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and you will never fall away. [11] Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

John 14:1-4

John 14:1-4 NLT

[1] "Don't let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. [2] There is more than enough room in my Father's home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? [3] When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. [4] And you know the way to where I am going."

Mont Blanc, Geneva

I just bought a Mont Blanc dessert for about 3.50 franc from Migro bakery in Geneva . It was the best!  The thin tart was filled with chestnut cream. I am so used to 粟子蛋糕but this one has no cake. All chestnut. Absolutely amazing. 

Deuteronomy 33:25-27 NIV

Deuteronomy 33:25-27 NIV

[25] The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze, and your strength will equal your days. [26] “There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides across the heavens to help you and on the clouds in his majesty. [27] The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemies before you, saying, 'Destroy them!'

Chocolate Swiss roll with chocolate cream

David said this is his favorite of all the Swiss rolls I made. 

I used carol's 巧克力堅果聖誕蛋糕卷recipe for the cake. I substituted almond powder with cake flour and skipped walnuts. 

I had very small organic eggs. Since they are so small, I used 5 eggs instead of 4. 

For filling, I used two cups of whipped cream and cocoa powder. I dissolved the cocoa powder in a little bit of water first. Next time I will dissolve it in cream instead. I think I can also melt chocolate buttons in the microwave first and add to the whipping cream. I used the small baking pan instead of the half sheet pan. 

It was very delicious. This recipe has absolutely no leavening agent. 

Bread pudding

Christmas Charlotte

Christmas Yule Log 2015

My group5 friends met up yesterday. One of them told the story of how she knows someone who bakes every Christmas for Jesus for His birthday. I think that is such a brilliant idea!  Here is where the tradition begins. Happy birthday to Jesus. 

I did some research on Yule log. I decided to use carol's chocolate banana Swiss roll recipe.  For the chocolate powder in the recipe, I used the 100% valrhona chocolate powder. The chocolate powder made the cake dense. The outcome was actually very good. The filling was with also from carol. It was the chocolate whipped cream in the chocolate and nuts Yule log recipe. I followed the recipe but used less cream in the whipped cream part because i didn't have enough. It made the cream more stiff. The chocolate was valrhona equatorial was noire 55%. I chopped chocolate before melting it. 

Overall the taste was very good. Didn't taste like Asian cake but much less sweet. My friends really like it. I am very glad. 

Charlotte cake

Carol's chocolate cake with whipped cream. Chocolate mousse filling from 嚐滋味trinity chocolate cake with strawberry. 

Genoise

CL recipe. Do not beat eggs over simmering water. Just turn off the heat and take the boiling water away from the stove. Beat for a few minutes and feel the temperature w finger. Make sure it is warm to touch. Take the hot water away and start beating. With handheld mixer, beat for about 15 minutes to get a stable egg batter. Use whisk or rubber spatula to add flour in two or three additions. Heat milk and oil by putting them in a bowl over the hot water used earlier. Make sure the removable bottom disk used in the cake pan is light weight. 

This cake wasn't easy for me. Two years ago it gave me tennis elbow. I am glad I still remember how to make it. 

紅茶戚風蛋糕Tea chiffon cake

I used royal blend tea from Fortnum & Mason in this chiffon roll cake. I grounded the tea to add to the batter. The infused tea also adds strong flavor to the cake. The recipient of this cake said it was perfect. Thank you J. 

CL and http://phuny.pixnet.net/blog/post/17538986-%E8%91%9B%E9%9B%B7%E4%BC%AF%E7%88%B5%E7%B4%85%E8%8C%B6%E6%88%9A%E9%A2%A8%E8%9B%8B%E7%B3%95

Matcha Swiss roll

Rose cake

My first rose cake. It is a filled with strawberry and piped with whipped cream frosting. The frosting is more stabilized than just whipped cream because cream cheese is added. It is very easy to pipe with this frosting. 

Fresh cream and fruits

Baking lesson in Taiwan - 鏡面巧克力蛋糕

Happy Thanksgiving

Rachel's 17th birthday cake - Oreo and mint chip ice cream cake w Oreo crust

Another Black Forest cake -refined version

Mango Swiss roll - Hawaiian theme

Chocolate cake

Pencil cookies - ready for final exam