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Kuih bahulu – How to make ji dan gao (traditional sponge cake recipe)

Kuih bahulu are hugely popular mini sponge cakes that originated in Malaysia. It is also spelled as kueh bahulu and kuih baulu, called Ji Dan Gao/ 鸡蛋糕 in Chinese, and Kue bolu kering in Indonesia. The name bahulu is likely the corruption of the Malacca Kristang word bolu, which means cake. This kuih (traditional Malay …

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Castella Cake – How to make (with detailed instruction)

Castella (Kasutera カステラ) catches my attention when I realize that it is a cake made with bread flour.  So is it a cake or bread?  The Portuguese merchants introduced castella to Japan in the 16th century. It is derived from a Portuguese recipe Pão de Ló. Since it is also called Pão de Castela, meaning …

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Marble Cake – How to make it from scratch

This article is about how to make a perfect marble cake. I started baking about ten years ago and particularly like butter’s rich flavor and tender texture. This marble cake recipe is adapted from my butter cake recipe, which is the top-selling cake in my cafe. Since I also like chocolate, this marble cake has …

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Japanese sponge cake – How to make the most cottony and bouncy cake

Finally, after many attempts, I am getting everything right to make the Japanese sponge cake. The cake is bouncy like a sponge, with a soft and delicate texture that resembles cotton when you tear it apart. I also added the cake batter to the chocolate Japanese milk bread dough. Here is the result- my delectable …

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How to Make Orange Cake (The complete guide)

I started baking the orange cake as a hobby a decade ago, eventually becoming a favorite item on the menu in our restaurant. I am happy to share how to make my delightful orange cakes, derived from the pound cake, with only pure orange juice and zest. It is a no-frills recipe emphasizing the technique …

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How to make the best banana cake (The step-by-step complete guide)

Imagine the amount of bananas in the banana cake is a quarter of the weight of the cake! A lot of bananas! That is precisely how to describe our banana cake, no essence, one hundred percent pure Barangan banana, fully ripe and sweet. Don’t skip this recipe if you like to eat bananas or love …

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How to make green tea chiffon cake – the complete guide

Making green tea chiffon cake involve only a few steps. However, it is not as simple as you think if you want to make it perfect each time. This guide provides all the information you need to make the chiffon cake which is moist, soft, light, airy, fluffy and free from large air bubbles. Note: …

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Japanese Cheesecake Recipe (Soufflé Cheesecake) with seven simple steps

Have you tried Japanese cheesecake before? Japanese cheesecake is pillowy soft, with cottony texture and soufflé like crumbs. When it is fresh from the oven, the cake is so soft that it jiggles like soufflé! That is why is called soufflé cheesecake in Japan. It involves (a) beating the egg whites separately to become meringue …

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Butter cake – classic recipe with a soft and moist texture

I thought I knew everything about butter cake a few years ago. During one of the baking sessions, I fumbled. The cakes were dense, with cracked top and uneven rising. The result was disappointing and embarrassing to divulge to my guests with high expectations. After the disastrous incident, I spent the next few years fine-tuning …

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