Peach Agar Agar Cheesecake

I recall one fine day, I was feeling bored.. so I asked my sis what should I do? She replied "Bake lah!" this's probably the best advice i ever got from her..

happy birthday sis :)

Strawberry Agar Agar Cheesecake

Biscuit base

Cream cheese mixture

Fresh strawberries

Before agar agar added

After agar agar added

Final product!

Ingredients for Biscuit base:
300g Digestive biscuits
140g melted butter

Ingredients for fillings:
1 block (250g) Philadelphia cream cheese
10g gelatine powder (abt 2 tsp)
50g sugar (abt 3 1/2 tbsp)
1/2 cup hot water
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
Fresh strawberries (or you can use blueberries/cranberries/peaches etc)

Topping:
Agar agar/ Jelly (whichever your preference)


Method:
1. For biscuit base: Blend biscuits until fine and ten mix with melted butter and mix thoroughly.
2. Press into a tray and chill in the fridge to let it harden.
3. For fillings, stir gelatine powder with boiling hot water until it dissolves.
4. Cream cream cheese, sugar and vanilla essence till creamy. Add in gelatine mixture gradually and cream until smooth. Pour on top of the chilled biscuit base. Chill in fridge to let this harden.
5. Arrange fruits on top of the chilled cheese filling. Put in the fridge for a third time to let it set.
6. For topping, prepare agar agar/jelly as per instructions on the package. Let it cool slightly before pouring it over the set cream cheese filling.
7. Put into the fridge and let it set until firm.

Blue Pop-Out Star Agar Agar

Top view

Side View

The pop-out effect was accidental.. wanted to fill the white portion to the same level as the star but as i was pouring it into the mould, the 3D effect was getting prominant so i stopped and there you have it..

For Jayven's 1st birthday party :)

Walnut Cake

walnut cake baked in corrugated paper moulds..

for you mee..

Chocolate Butter Cake

Recipe from joyofbaking.com

it has been some time since i last baked this.. hope it tastes just as good as before :) best served chilled!

Lemon Blueberry Bread

Recipe from www.joyofbaking.com

Sis suggested for me to do some baking today since i had no plans.. saw this recipe from the website and ingredients seem relatively easy to find so decided to try it!

The texture is more like a pound cake rather than bread.. nonetheless, i'm quite happy with the taste! the thing is, recipes featured in joyofbaking.com are usually quite yummy :) this is one recipe for keeps!

Radish Cake

First attempt at radish cake. Not bad! (^_^)v

Recipe from

http://www.tastehongkong.com/recipes/turnip-or-radish-cake-with-chinese-sausages/