Japanese Cheese Cake

It’s a beauty! Very light, not too sweet (as most of cheesecake), very cheesy and the texture is to die for. A friend of mine said: it looks like bought from the store!

Honestly speaking I made this 2-3 years ago but only have a chance to update this page today. huhuhu lazy me.

Here is the recipe!

INGREDIENTS:

3 egg yolks

1 egg

50g condensed milk

50g plain flour – sieved

100g cream cheese (increased to 130g for a stronger flavor)

35ml canola oil
1 tsp lemon juice (to enhance flavor)

3 egg whites

45g castor sugar

1 tsp lemon juice

Baking instruction:

1. Grease and line the bottom of a 6″ round tin.  Lightly grease the sides too.
2. Preheat oven at 150C.
3. Melt cream cheese  by double boiling over stove.  Once melted,  whisk lightly to a smooth consistency.  Set aside.
4. Mix yolks, 1 egg and condensed milk until well combined.  Set aside.
5. Heat oil over stove.  Once done, drizzle over sieved flour and quickly mix to a smooth paste.  Set aside.
6. Pour yolk mixture into the cream cheese, mix well, then add in flour mixture, whisk until well combined.  Set aside.
7. Beat egg whites until foamy, add in lemon juice, then add sugar in 3 batches.  Continue beating until attain stiff peak.
8. Fold in meringue to the yolk mixture by several batches.  Be sure to fold till you don’t see any streaks of meringue.
9. Pour in batter to baking tin, tap few times on table top to release air bubbles.
10. Bake by water-bath method. 150C for 30min, then 130C for another 75min.
11. Once done, invert to cool for 5min and remove mold.  Then revert back upright to cool completely.

Easy Eggless Non-Dairy Banana Bread Recipe

Hi again!

This is a very late post actually. I made this for my BF and was referring to this recipe from The Baking Fairy because it said this recipe is for Vegan (he’s a plant-based guy). But, I also found out that some Vegans won’t agree if brown sugar is considered vegan because it’s basically bone-chared white sugar mixed with molasses. You can read about it here and here and go on with what you like. The plant-based dietitian also not recommending any kind of sugar, so… I guess this recipe falls into a non-dairy and eggless category only. (Is it?! Darn I’m so not the expert for this!)

But to be safe, I’d just call this recipe Banana Bread instead. Eggless, non-dairy, banana bread. An easy one.

Back to the recipe for my reference, I only twisted 2 things. I replaced vegetable oil with coconut oil and almond milk with soy milk. Ah, one more! I didn’t use any banana slices for the topping. So that’s it! Let’s roll!

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 medium ripe bananas
• ¼ cup coconut oil
• ¼ cup soy milk
• ½ cup light brown sugar (to make it vegan, maybe replace it with ground dates?)
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat the oven to 350F. Put the parchment paper around the inside of the loaf pan.
2. In a large mixing bowl, roughly mash the bananas. I love to leave some chunks as it looks better after baked, but of course, it’s really up to you!
3. Add the brown sugar, oil, vanilla, and soy milk, and whisk everything together. (Maybe, just maybe, if you wanna use dates to replace the brown sugar, you should ground them first in the food processor before mixing everything in this step).
4. Sift in the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon, and mix using the spatula.
5. Transfer the batter to your prepared pan.
6. Bake for about 45 minutes, then cover with foil and bake for 10-15 minutes longer, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with just a couple of crumbs.
7. Take out the bread from the pan and put it on the cooling rack.

It was so good, cinnamony (is that even a word?!), moist. It’s so good that my BF didn’t even bother to slice the bread with the knife anymore. He’s just using his fingers. Look at this!!!

But well… I admit manners are mostly gone when your food is that good. Mine too. hahaha!

(Not Too Sweet) Chocolate Chip Cookies Easy Recipe

This recipe has been a darling in my household. Everyone LOVES it! After many research here and there, there’s one recipe from The Baking ChocolaTess that seems like the least sweet over many recipes out there. BUT, still too sweet for me. (Confession: I’m trying to stay away from carb and sugar as best as I can! But I’m a lazy keto. So.. I basically still eat carb and sugar in a very small portion).

So what happens then? I twist it!

After I’m finished with the Roasted Green Pepper Hummus, I proceed with the Salsa, and then, I decided to make these cookies as I have already promised my bf since a week ago! hihihi…

One thing tho, start with everything at room temperature. Now, pay attention and be ready to be the most favorite person in your family and friends!

WET INGREDIENTS:

• 1/4 cup of maple syrup (if you don’t have it, then just double the brown sugar)
• 1/4 cup of dark brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter

DRY INGREDIENTS:

• 1.5 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp sea salt

ANOTHER INGREDIENT: Are you seriously forgetting Dark Chocolate Chips? DON’T! That’s the superstar! I use 1 cup of dark chocolate chips. But if you like another kind of chocolate chips, just do!

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F/ 180 C
2. In a bowl, sift all the dry ingredients
3. In another bowl, add in butter, maple syrup, dark brown sugar and vanilla extract and mix it using an electric mixer on low speed until it’s smooth and creamy (around 3 minutes).
4. Then add the egg and mix it another 2 minute.
5. Turn off your mixer, and pour all the dry ingredients and mix it with the spatula.
6. After it’s mixed, then add the dark chocolate chips and put it in the fridge about 5 – 10 minutes.
7. Prepare your baking pan, and using the spoon, make a 2.5cm/ 1-inch ball of the dough. Flat them a bit on the baking pan and give around 1-inch distance. It makes 30 cookies with this size.
8. Put them in the oven for 8 – 10 minutes (I use a gas oven and no temperature setting, so I use my eyes, nose and manual thermometer).
9. After done, move them to the wire racks to cool completely.

EASY PEASY!