Cheese cake

My first attempt in baking cheese cake was very successful.. yippee!! Forgot to take a picture- alamak!
My mother, the Empress Dowager, who doesn't like cheese and anything foods related to it, took a bite  and felt in love with it.

Very apprehensively, she used her chop stick to break a piece off a slice of my Nutty Cheesecake and tentatively put it to the tips of her lips. Slowly she bit a tiny bit off that, with eye squeeze shut, she took her first taste and wala, she said, "hum.. not bad." Broke off another piece, this time bigger for better taste, then it was no stopping her. I must say, it was most satisfying to see her enjoying my cheesecake. (Smile)

I bought a recipe book - "Fantastic Cheesecake" by Alex Goh. I must say it is a really good recipe book. It tells you everything, not just the recipes but also how to treat the finish products. The tips and extra information is a must read. I feel like a professional cheese cake baker now! LOL!

My next attempt will be Oreo cheese cake.

Chinese New Year baking

A novice baker I am, I must say I did a good job baking cookies, tarts and cakes.

After years of buying new year cookies and paying such indecent price for cookies that are not that fantastic, I decided to bake some myself.

My first batch were sweet tangy pineapple tarts. They were my favorites since I was a kid and still my favorite now. I remembered my Nonya Aunty from Malacca, she baked those wonderful big pineapple tarts the size of half a hamburger  bun. Well, I may have exaggerated a bit, but thru my very young eyes, it sure looked very big and it took me a few big bites before I finished the whole tart. I loved visiting her during the new year... mustn't tell her that it was because of the tarts.

Anyway, I had started experimenting with these tarts since last year and today I am proud to say, I have succeeded. My hubby and kid love them.

Look at the picture... not as big as my aunt's tart tho..

...but it sure melts in the mouth!!

My next feat was Cashew Nut cookies, got the basic recipe from internet, make some modification and wa-la, my very own verson of cashew nut cookies....

So yummy! I used the basic recipe, added more Cashew nut, a couple spoonful of milk, a dash of salt to bring out the sweetness...hmm!

Want to see my banana cake with cream cheese frosting?

There...

 

 My next conquest will be cheese cakes...