Lightning McQueen Cake (for my son's third birthday!)

Ingredients:

Chocolate Cake Base:

3/4 cup All Purpose Flour

1 tablespoon Baking Powder

1/2 cup Sugar

3 Eggs

40 gram Dark Cocoa Powder

2 tablespoons Milk

30 gram Butter, unsalted

1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract

Cream:

800 gram Whipping Cream, 35%

Red Food Colorant

Garnish:

Strawberries, blueberries, canned pineapple, raspberries, blackberries

材料：

(蛋糕)：

3/4 杯   麵粉

1 湯匙   泡打粉

1/2 杯   糖

3 隻   雞蛋

40 克   黑可可粉

2 湯匙   牛奶

30 克   牛油，無鹽

1 湯匙   雲呢拿香油

(忌廉)：

800 克   忌廉, 35%

紅色食用色素

(裝飾)：

士多啤喱，藍莓，紅越莓，黑草莓，罐裝菠蘿

Instruction:

  http://youtu.be/OEM1uE-PF7M

Chocolate Orange Cheesecake Swirl Brownies 朱古力香橙布朗尼

Ingredients:

Cheesecake:

250 gram Cream Cheese, soften in room temperature

1/2 cup Granulated Sugar

2 tablespoons All Purpose Flour

1 Egg

2 tablespoons Grated Orange Zest (about 2 medium oranges)

1/3 cup Orange Juice

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Brownie Batter:

1 3/4 cups All Purpose Flour

1 cup Milk, 2%

1/2 cup Unsalted Butter

1 cup Semi- sweet Chocolate Chips

2 Eggs

1/4 cup Orange Juice

1.5 tablespoons Vanilla Extract

材料：

芝士蛋糕層：

250 克   忌廉芝士，室溫放軟

1/2 杯   糖

2 湯匙   麵粉

1 隻   雞蛋

2 湯匙   橙皮 (約2個橙)

1/3 杯   橙汁

1 茶匙   雲呢拿油

布朗尼：

1 3/4 杯   麵粉

1 杯   牛奶，2%

1/2 杯   無鹽牛油

1 杯   少甜朱古力粒

2 隻   雞蛋

1/4 杯   橙汁

1.5 湯匙   雲呢拿油

Instruction:

Nutella Layer Cake with Chocolate Cheesecake Frosting 榛子醬千層糕

Ingredient:

Crepe:

2 cups Whole Milk

2 cups All Purpose Flour

1.5 tablespoons Rum

3/4 cup Nutella

1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract

3 tablespoons Vegetable Oil

4 Eggs

1 teaspoon Baking Powder

1/8 teaspoon Sea Salt

Chocolate Cream Cheese Icing:

4 ounces Cream Cheese, softened

1/4 cup Icing Sugar

1/2 cup Dark Chocolate Chips

材料：
可麗餅皮

2 杯   全脂奶

2 杯   麵粉

1.5 湯匙   冧酒

3/4 杯   榛子醬

1 湯匙   雲呢拿油

3 湯匙   菜油

4 隻   雞蛋

1 茶匙   泡打粉

1/8 茶匙   海鹽

巧克力忌廉芝士醬：

4 安士   忌廉芝士

1/4 杯   糖粉

1/2 杯   黑巧克力

Instruction:

Summer Zucchini Cornmeal Muffins (A wonderful choice for picnic) 胡瓜玉米小蛋糕

Ingredients: (yields about 12 muffins)

1 cup All Purpose Flour

1 cup Yellow Cornmeal

1/4 cup Brown Sugar

1 tablespoon Baking Powder

3/4 cup Unpeeled Zucchini, finely shredded

1 Shallot, chopped

4 Dried Tomatoes, chopped

70 gram Parmesan Cheese

2 Eggs

3/4 cup Whole Milk

2 tbsp Vegetable Oil

材料：(做約12個)

1 杯   麵粉

1 杯   玉米粉

1/4 杯   黑糖

1 湯匙   泡打粉

3/4 杯   胡瓜(連皮刨絲)

1 個   乾蒜，切幼粒

4 片   蕃茄乾，浸軟

70 克   帕爾瑪乾酪

2 隻   雞蛋

3/4 杯   全脂奶

2 湯匙   菜油

Instruction:

Lemon Blueberry Flat Cake (Vegan Recipe) 藍莓檸檬素蛋糕

The lemony smell of this cake from the oven was a kind of celebration for the beautiful sunshine today.  It's been months during which we could only stay indoor and keep our windows shut day to night, but today I sat in the sun outside without the heavy winter coat.  What a luxury to have sun shine right on you and warm up every inch of your body.   I sat quietly on the doorstep for the whole 20 minutes baking time.

You can try to make this cake in muffin cups (so they become muffins), or bake it in a small spring form as a round cake.  I just find that this flat cake method can achieve the texture I want - flaky on top, and moist and soft inside.  The essential point is simple.

I hope you will also like it.

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Lemon Blueberry Cake (Vegan Recipe) 藍莓檸檬素蛋糕

Ingredients:

(Dry Ingredients)

1.5 cups All Purpose Flour

1/4 cup Walnuts, finely chopped

1 cup Blueberries

3 tablespoons  Brown Sugar

1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder

1/8 teaspoon Sea Salt

(Wet Ingredients)

100 ml Canola Oil (or any kind of light taste vegetable oil)

1 Lemon of zest

1/2 Lemon of juice

4 tablespoons Maple Syrup

170ml Unsweetened Soy Milk

1 teaspoon Vanilla Bean Paste (or Vanilla Extract) 

Sunshine Lemon Tea:

2 White Tea Bags (any kind of your flavour)

1/2 Lemon of juice (apparently it is the leftover lemon you have from this cake)

1 tablespoon Maple Syrup

1.5 cups Luke Warm Water (put the tea under the sun and let the sun does the work for you)

材料：

(乾材料)

1.5 杯   麵粉

1/4 杯   合核，切幼粒

1 杯   新鮮藍莓

3 湯匙   黑糖

1/2 茶匙   泡打粉

1/8 茶匙   海鹽

(濕材料)

100 毫升   芥花籽油 (或其他無味菜油)

1/2 個  檸檬汁

1 個   檸檬皮

4 湯匙   楓糖

170 毫升   無糖豆奶

1 茶匙   雲呢拿籽醬 (或雲呢拿香油)

陽光檸檬茶：

2 個   白茶包 (任何口味也可)

1/2 個 檸檬汁 (很明顯這半個檸檬是做這個蛋糕剩下的)

1 湯匙   楓糖漿

1.5 杯   溫水 (把茶放到陽光底下，利用太陽的熱力把茶味滲出)

Instruction:

Vegan Apple Muffins 素食蘋果小蛋糕

Telling our son "we are going to buy apples" is the compromise to get him to a grocery store on a fussy day of his, so there are always one or two apples sitting around on our kitchen table.   Since my son started going to a preschool and people there offer him apple for snack almost everyday, he doesn't really ask for the apples at home.  Those two apples on the ingredients list below were obviously the "orphans", and I am glad they turned into some uplifting sweet to highlight our vegan diet in this cold week.  These muffins taste better after stored overnight.

Ingredients: (yield about 12-15 muffins)

(Dry Ingredients):

2 cups All Purpose Flour / Plain Flour

3/4 cup Brown Sugar

1 tablespoon Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon Sea Salt

(Wet Ingredients):

* 1.5 cups Apples (I used delicious here), peeled, cored, and cubed

* 1/2 cup Soy Milk

1/3 cup Odourless Coconut Oil

1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract

1/3 cup Soy Milk (it's added depends on the dryness of the dough)

*  These two ingredients should produce approximately 400 ml apple Puree.

材料：(約12-15個)

(乾材料):

2 杯   麵粉

3/4 杯   黑糖

1 湯匙   泡打粉

1 茶匙   肉桂粉

1/4 茶匙   荳蔻粉

1/4 茶匙   海鹽

(濕材料):

＊ 1.5 杯   蘋果，去皮和芯，切粒 (我這兒選用蛇果)

＊ 1/2 杯   豆奶

1/3 杯   椰油 (無味)

1 湯匙   雲呢拿香油

1/3 杯   豆奶 (視乎麵漿的乾度而加入)

＊這兩份材料應該做約400毫升蘋果蓉

Instruction:

No Bake Cho Cho train birthday Cake - My baby boy turns TWO!

This no bake arrowroot cake is always one of the most popular desserts among my family and friends.  This time, I turned it into a set of cute trains for my son who loves cho-cho so much.  Trying to make the cake look colourful while limiting the excessive empty calories, I used white chocolate chips and food colorants instead of the traditional icing.  That also enhanced the milky flavour.  For the decoration, I recommend choosing half-fruit-half-candies, to meet the "healthier" ideal.

 Ingredients:

Cake base:

1 cup Chocolate Chips

350 gram Arrowroot

1 cup Condensed Milk

1/2 cup Nutella

1 cup Butter

6 tablespoon Cocoa Powder

Colourful Chocolate Icing: (for each cart)

1/2 cup White Chocolate Chips

2 tablespoons Whole Milk

Food Colorant

Decoration:

Original Oreo

Mini Oreo

Fruit (any of your choice)

Candies (any of your choice)

Instruction:

No Bake recipe - Chocolate Hazelnut Cake

Ingredients: (for about 8-10 people)

Cake:

300 gram Arrow Root Biscuits

3/4 cup Chocoate Chips

5 tablespoons Hazelnut Spread

1 1/2 cup Salted Butter, room temperature

3/4 cup Condense Milk

2 tablespoons Icing Sugar

4 tablespoons Cocoa Powder

* For the biscuits, baby biscuits or digestive biscuits will also do here*

Topping:

1/2 cup Chocolate Chips

1/2 cups White Chocolate Chips

4 tablespoons Cream/ Whole Milk

Strawberry men:

6 Strawberries

1 Apple

5 gram Chocolate Chip

Instruction:

1. In a plastic bag, crush the 3/4 of the baby biscuits into fine powder, and crush the rest into bigger pieces.  Set it aside.

2. In a large bowl, mix the rest of the cake ingredients together with a spatular.  Microwave the mixture for 1 minute.  Take it out and stir it again until the mixture is well blended.

3. Add in the crushed biscuits.  Mix it again.

4. Pour the chocolate biscuit mixture into a round container.  With the spatular, spread and smooth out the top of the mixture.  Wrap it and chill it for at least two hours.

5. To make strawberry men, use a small metal measure spoon, scoop out six balls of apple.  Soak them in a bowl of salted water to prevent from turning brown.

6. With the same metal measure spoon, gently scoop out a ball from each strawberry.

7. Place an apple ball in the hole of a strawberry.  Finish six of them.  Pat dry the excessive juicy on the strawberry men with a paper towel.

8. Microwave the 5 gram of choclate chips for 40 seconds.  With a toothpick, draw a face on each strawberry.

9. Take out the cake from the fridge.  Loosen the cake by cutting the round edge of the cake with a kinfe.  Turn the container over to flop the cake over onto a serving container.

10. Microwave the ingredients of the topping for 1 minute.  Whisk it until well mixed.  Spread the mixture on the cake evenly.

11. Place the strawberry men on the cake as your perference.  Chill the cake until serving.

No Bake Lemon Cheesecake Dog

Ingredients:

Chocolate Cake:

2 tablespoons Chocolate Chips

20 gram Salted Butter

30 gram Cake Flour

1 Egg

1 tablespoon Cocoa Powder

1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder

Cream Cheese:

250 gram Cream Cheese

400 ml Condense Milk

1/3 cup Freshly squeeze Lemon Juice

15 gram Gelatine

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Milky Jelly Glaze:

400ml Whole Milk

15 gram Gelatine

Instruction:

Microwave Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:

1 Egg

20 gram Unsalted Butter, soften

2 tablespoons Cake Flour

60ml Whole Milk

2 tablespoons Chocolate Chips

2 tablespoons Granulated Sugar

1 tablespoon Cocoa Powder

1 teaspoon Baking Powder

Instruction: