Apple Cake

I have baked a similar cake before (with cinnamon added) but this time, I decided to try a new recipe. I chanced upon this recipe and was motivated to test it out because the outcome looks good based on the picture posted. Furthermore, I have never baked a cake using this method before. Well, it was sure hard work since it did all the beating manually. As you can see, my version does not look that great. It was also not the fluffy-soft sort of cake that I expected. Rather, the texture reminds me of banana yogurt cake. Nonetheless, this is one of those recipes that is worth a second look.

Ingredients
2 eggs
165g sugar (I used 100g)
225g self-raising flour (I used plain flour with 1 tsp baking powder)
180 ml milk
45g butter (I used Flora light margarine)
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 medium apple, cored and sliced

[1] Beat egg white till firm peak. Then, beat in sugar, 1 tsp at a time, till smooth and glossy.
[2] Beat in egg yolks.
[3] Fold flour and milk-butter-vanilla mixture with metal spoon in batches. Start and end with flour.
[4] Pour mixture in baking tin and arrange apple slices on top of batter.
[5] Bake at 190 degree for 30-35 minutes. (I took 50 minutes)

Brioche Bread

This soft-buttery bread originates from France and I understand that some are baked with sweet and savory fillings. I made a loaf using the breadmaker.

Ingredients (for 500g)
130ml milk
1 egg
80g melted butter
350g bread flour
1 tsp salt
30g sugar
1 1/2 tsp easy blend dried yeast

Simply add the ingredients in the bread pan in the order listed.

Banana Yogurt Cake

I cannot remember where this recipe comes from. The cake was very moist and the icing was nice.

Ingredients for cake
125g margarine
175g sugar
2 eggs
2 ripe bananas (mashed)
200g plain yogurt
200g plain flour
1 1/2 tsp baking power

Ingredients for icing
200g cream cheese
55g icing sugar

[1] Combine cake ingredients and bake at 180 degree for about 40 minutes
[2] Combine icing ingredients and apply on cake.

Hokkaido Milk Loaf

I made this late last evening for breakfast today. The texture is cake-like and very soft. You can also smell the swirling rich milk fragrance in each mouthful. Very nice!

The recipe comes from Angie's Recipes and I reproduce it here for easy reference.

Ingredients

540g Bread flour
60g Cake flour
10g Dry active yeast
30g Milk powder
80g Sugar
9g Salt
1 pc Egg
250g Fresh milk
150g Whipping cream (heavy cream)

I baked half the suggested portion and used programme 4 of my Kenwood BM250 breadmaker for this bread.

Basic White Bread

This is the first product of my breadmaker, a Kenwood BM250. This breadmaker is easy to use and looks nice in its white and silvery form.

Add the ingredients to the pan in the order listed below and wah-lah, it produced a loaf in 3hrs 15mins. I can't wait to try the delay timer feature.

245ml water
1 tbsp vegetable oil
350g bread flour
1 tbsp skimmed milk powder
1 tsp salt
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp easy blend dried yeast

Banana Muffin

I made one huge banana muffin based on the recipe in Joy of Baking. Instead of plain flour, I used cake flour and I also omitted the eggs. The muffin turned out okay except for the very moist interior.