Red velvet cake has become a very popular cake. Red velvet is a basic buttermilk cake with red food colouring. No one knows the exact origins of the cake and some believe cocoa in the cake turns a reddish colour when mixed with vinegar. I have not proven this to be true but I believe…
Category: baking
Chinese New Year
Sticky Cakes for Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year was always a time to get together and eat delicious foods. Usually we will have dumplings, Taro cake, and Sticky cake (Nian Gao). My family would always get together to have a big feast. There are many traditions around Chinese New Year and one of them…
Bear buns… (not bare bums)
I’ve always been fascinated with baking and one of the things I love to bake is bread. Bread is so versatile. It can sweet or savoury, filled with stuff or just by itself. The bread recipe I decided to make was from the Company’s Coming Bread cookbook. I chose ‘soft buns’ from this…
