DESSERTS

Here’s an easy Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting. The cake texture is moist and fudgy. The frosting is light and complements the cake well. Decorate the cake with chocolate chips, rose petals, crushed pistachios or whatever catches your fancy. Try the RECIPE today!

Here is a fragrant butter cake that you can enjoy with your favorite beverage. This Pandan Butter Cake is made from homemade pandan extract. If you are unable to obtain fresh or frozen pandan (screwpine) leaves, use store bought pandan paste. Here’s the RECIPE.

Made Durian Kuih Sarlat (Steamed Sticky Rice with Durian Custard) for my Valentine. This “kuih” is also known as “Durian Serimuka”. The slightly salty glutinous rice bottom complements the sweet durian topping. Here’s the RECIPE if you want to try it.

Looks like belacan but it is not belacan (shrimp paste)!! Shrimp Paste Cake? Don’t worry. There is no shrimp paste (belacan) in this cake at all! This is one of the moist and delicious iconic Sarawak style steamed cakes. It is most probably named such because of the color and appearance. If you are fortunate enough to taste it, you will come back for more. Get the ingredients and bake one to enjoy this coming festive season.

Pineapple Jam Tarts is our JAM RECIPE for today. These tarts are a must-have item during Chinese New Year because of the significance of the pineapple (ong lai). You can use store-bought paste or homemade pineapple paste to make these. The recipe of homemade pineapple paste is also included.
Have fun baking these delectable morsels of yumminess.

Calling all Sarawak Laksa lovers! These Sarawak Laksa Cookies will appeal to your tastebuds. Salty, sweet and spicy…they are great for munching. This is a basic COOKIE RECIPE. You can substitute with your favorite laksa paste (assam laksa, laksa lemak, Thai laksa etc). Or substitute with your favorite sambal to make sambal cookies. Get creative and have fun baking!

If you need “ang ang” (red color) jelly for Chinese New Year, try this RECIPE of Lychee Rose Jelly. The jelly is good to eat and has the scent of roses, too. Use your favorite mould and make them into flower shapes.

This sinfully decadent and rich shortbread cake is just divine. Lemon juice and zest was added for that hint of citrus that complements this cake. Use your favorite brand of butter to really enjoy the buttery goodness. Try this RECIPE and enjoy a slice with your favorite beverage. Yum!

Since today is the Winter Solstice celebration for the Chinese...here's the RECIPE for Kuih Ee/Tang Yuan/Glutinous Rice Balls in Ginger Syrup. There are many variations to this dish nowadays but this is the way our grandma used to make for us when we were kids.

Air Mata Kucing or Sweet Monk Fruit Longan Dessert is a popular thirst quencher in Malaysia. It’s a delicious dessert and it is believed to have cooling properties and is great for soothing sore throat and cough so it is kind of medicinal, as well. It is a simple RECIPE but a bowl of this will have you coming back for more.

We have always wanted to try baking a yogurt cake. This is the the RECIPE for Cranberry Yogurt Cake. The tart flavor of the yogurt complements the sweet and tangy dried cranberries so well. Yummy! Love this moist cake!

Our COOKIE RECIPE of the day, Empire Cookies, is relatively easy to make and you can prepare the dough ahead.

Empire cookies are classic sandwich cookies made of two buttery shortbread, filled with fruit jam and topped with icing. They can be decorated with chocolate or sprinkles and are perfect for any occasion, appealing to cookie lovers of all ages.

This is the the RECIPE for Nyonya Apam Balik, Penang-style. This Asian Pancake has fresh grated coconut in it and it is topped with fresh sliced bananas and cream-style corn. We used a 14 cm (5.5 inch) non-stick frying pan to make these. If you use the apam mould, you will get smaller pancakes which are more even in color.

Apam balik, or "turnover pancake," is a well-loved street food in Southeast Asia, mainly in Malaysia and Indonesia. It has a soft, thick center with crispy edges, made from flour, sugar, and yeast. Common fillings include crushed peanuts, corn, and condensed milk, making it a popular choice for breakfast or snacks.

You need a Fruitcake in a jiffy? Or you have no time to soak fruits for the Fruitcake? Don’t worry, try this RECIPE for Boiled Fruitcake. No soaking of fruits are required and it’s an easy recipe. These are non-alcoholic cakes that even young children can enjoy.

Here’s a delightful way to eat papayas. Let's have some Papaya Sweet Soup as a warm or chilled dessert. Try the RECIPE and enjoy the dish!

It’s not Christmas without the Christmas Cake or Fruitcake. Here is the RECIPE for a lighter moist version of the Christmas Cake, the Light Fruit Cake. It is basically a butter cake with fruit mix added. This is an easy recipe with no egg separation.

These tasty shortbread cookies have an interesting texture. Our JAM RECIPE today has a subtle orange flavor from the added zest. Make these Jammy Shortbread Cookies and enjoy them with your tea or coffee. The browned crust is the best part of these cookies. Dust them with icing sugar if desired to make them look more festive.

Today's RECIPE is a traditional favorite but this one is the vegetarian version. They are easy to prepare and bake and you'll get melt-in-the-mouth cookies that will disappear quicker than you make them!

This No Bake Cheesecake is a crowd favorite dessert at parties and gatherings. It is pretty easy to make - just whip it up and freeze. This RECIPE is the classic vanilla No Bake Cheesecake. You can switch it up with your favorite flavors by adding fruit puree, cocoa powder or coffee powder.

These tarts are so good to eat. They are pretty easy to make. I have used purple sweet potatoes for these but you can substitute with the orange or white flesh ones. Try the REFCIPE for these Sweet Potato Tarts and you won’t regret it!

Here’s a light sponge cake with a delicious frosting to go with it. It is made without baking powder/soda and without butter. Try this RECIPE for Chocolate Sponge Cake with Chocolate Cream for a birthday or celebratory cake. Great for chocolate lovers!

This is the the RECIPE for Gula Melaka Kuih Bingka Ubi/Baked Palm Sugar Cassava Cake. It’s fragrant and sweet - perfect with your cup of tea or coffee.

Orh Bee Koh Moi/Black Glutinous Rice Dessert is sweet, creamy and flavorful. It's called Bubur Pulut Hitam in Malay and is a popular dessert in many Peranakan and Chinese families. This is an easy RECIPE for a delightful dessert that you can serve warm or cold.

Here's the Pumpkin Pie RECIPE some of you have asked for. It has a buttery crust and a moist filling. Enjoy it warm or cold, on its own or with whipped cream.

Here's the RECIPE for Single Crust Pie Dough. You can prepare it a day ahead and bake it in the morning with the filling of your choice. It's flaky and buttery, also known as pate brisee. Suitable for any open face/single crust pie.

These brownies have perfectly crisp edges, fudgy centers, and just enough bits of flaky sea salt to make them truly out of this world. They are easy to make and are super easy to throw into a ziploc and bring to any outing or get together. These dark chocolate, fudgy brownies are kicked up a notch with a sprinkling of flaky sea salt. Try the RECIPE today!

Today's RECIPE is a childhood treat an aunt used to make every Chinese New Year. Of course, she'll make them pink and red for the occasion. We used our homegrown blue pea flowers (bunga telang) to color ours. You may like to use pandan juice for green, roselle for red, pineapple for yellow and so on. Experiment with flavors and colors. It is a sweet candy although we have reduced the sugar in this recipe. Reduce more if you wish but it will take longer for it to set. Happy cooking!

Here’s the RECIPE for Whipped Cream Frosting. It’s a light frosting that holds its shape yet tastes delicious. This is an easy recipe using only 3 ingredients. Make this frosting to dress up your cakes, cupcakes. puddings etc