Hershey's "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Cake

I saw this recipe on the back of the Hershey's baking cocoa container & tried baking this. I LOVE it! The chocolate cake is super moist and not too sweet. Of course, I still need to learn to frost a cake better and more professionally.

Recipe source: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/hersheys--perfectly-chocolate-chocolate-cake/

Chiffon Cake

Another favorite from Asian bakery stores- chiffon cake! It's very spongy, eggy, and light. I learned that butter is NOT used but instead vegetable oil- that's why it does not harden even after a few days but rather retains its moisture. 

Thanks to http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chiffon-cake/detail.aspx for the recipe!

Green Tea Cake Roll

I've eaten this cake from 99 Ranch Market, a lot of Asian bakeries. Thought I'd make this for a try. I grinded the tea leaves from Lipton Green Tea bags into the Vitamix blender, on high variable speed, for about 5 minutes total to get green tea powder (I had a hard time finding this powder in the stores). I guess I didn't pour enough batter into the baking sheet, so it came out a little too thin & sadly, the cake did not rise a lot. I will try again next time! :)


Thanks to: http://en.christinesrecipes.com/2010/06/green-tea-matcha-swiss-roll.html for the recipe!

猪肉饼煲仔饭 Claypot Rice

Very yummy & easy!


Fill pot with the amount of rice you want to eat. Add water to a level about 1/4" above the rice. Add a little oil (can be vegetable, sesame, any kind) and stir it in the rice. Place uncovered pot over stove on high heat. Once water starts to boil, add grounded pork, garlic, ginger (whatever contents you like) into the pot & close the lid and turn to very low heat. Cook for about 10-15 min. 


You can also pour this sauce over rice:
Soysauce + hoisin sauce + chicken broth mixed together.


Enjoy!


*Note: The heat settings are based on a gas stove. I have not tried making this over an electric stove, which can take longer to cook the meat thoroughly.
**Because the meat has a lot of water content, the rice should not have too much water or else it would soak up the water and become super soft.

纸包蛋糕 Paper Wrapped Cake

So soft, spongy, and not too sweet! This is a cake that is very popular in Asian bakery stores. The batter is poured into tin cups lined with baking paper, hence where the cake gets its name.  (I didn't have any tin cups or baking paper, so I poured the batter into muffin cups and unwaxed paper cups).


Thanks to http://en.christinesrecipes.com/2008/08/cake-wrapped-in-paper-hong-kong.html for the recipe!