Chocolate + Green Tea Marble Cupcakes [双色巧克力加绿茶蛋糕]

I tried this amazing recipe from http://www.bakerella.com/bundt%E2%80%A6-whats-matcha/ !!

I love the chocolate + green tea combo; it has such a rich taste that no whipped frosting is needed :)) The only thing I did differently is bake into cupcakes and the baking time was less- approximately 30 minutes.

Almond [Milk] Pudding

The Chinese "Almond" Pudding (杏仁豆腐) uses apricot kernels instead of the brown pointy almonds. Since I didn't have any apricot kernels, I made this pudding with real almonds grounded into powder. When I put it into a pudding mold, the effect looked like glitter! : 

Ingredients:

1 1/2 + 1 1/4 cup milk (divided)
1 envelope (.25 oz) gelatin
1/2 cup almond powder
1/3 cup sugar
½ tsp vanilla extract


How to make:

Heat 1 1/2 cup milk in a pot on medium heat. When steam starts to form, stir in the gelatin until it is dissolved. Then turn off the heat.

Stir in 1 1/4 cup milk, almond powder, sugar, and vanilla extract. 

When mixture is fully dissolved, pour into strainer to filter out the almond residue.

Pour the liquid into pudding molds and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.