Wilton cake making class at Michael's 蛋糕裝飾課作品

Raspberry chocolate torte

I was going to make this for our anniversary, but life is just crazy right now. It was on my mind everyday, and finally I got it done for Valentine's Day. This recipe is from American's Test Kitchen. It was easy, not time consuming, pretty and delicious. The flavor is really strong. This is the cake for a serious chocoholics. However, the calories in the cake is amazingly high, so sharing is the best way to go!

Mango cheese cake 芒果起司蛋糕

Since mango is in season, and I have some leftover materials from the Father's Day mango mousse cake, I decided to make a mango cheese cake. I used to add lemon or orange scent into cheese cake for variety, but this time I wanted to try mango. I found this recipe online, which is really easy. I still had one mango left from last time, and I'd better use it before it got rottened. I waited until everybody's at sleep to make it. To my surprise, it was really easy, only took me 30 minutes, and I was in bed at 10:30 pm.

Looking at their little faces, holding their little hands, they are almost too perfect. I know it's hard to bake or make some snacks because of the babies, but I think making some snacks or treats for my dear husband in a nice thing. Me?! I am on a diet!! Need to lose the pregnancy weight ASAP!!

Mango Mousse Cake 芒果慕斯蛋糕

I decided to make a mango mousse cake for Father's Day this year. Mango is the fruit in season, and the weather is warm enough to have something cool. This is my husband's first Father's Day. I wanted to make something special to honor him. For this reason, I didn't want him to watch the twins while I was making the cake, so I got up at 3 am in the morning making the cake. I slept on the couch purposely, so that I wouldn't get too comfortable and hard to get up. I had a lot of fun, and it's all worth it. My husband is such a good father. He is great with the babies, does the night feeds and washes the bottles. I am so glad that I picked the right one. I knew from the beginning that he would be a GREAT father! Happy Father's Day, my dear!

Old fashion chocolate cake 巧克力蛋糕

Mother's Day is May 13th this year. It is my first Mother's Day. My brother-in-law, who is still available by the way, volunteered to babysit for us. I didn't plan anything; the only thing I had in mind was to take a nap. Well, it turned out that we had a unplanned BBQ in the backyard. My in-laws, my brother-in-law, my husband, me and the twins spent a nice afternoon together. The twins were so happy and excited. 

I love chocolate cakes, the really chocolaty kind. I used this recipe from America's Test Kitchen. I just quickly baked it and frosted it. No time for fancy decoration, my cakes are getting more and more sloppy...

Lemon bundt cake 檸檬磅蛋糕

It's weekend. I know everyday is the same to me now. I am still on maternity leave being with the babies, but I really want to do something special tonight. Let's return to baking -- something I haven't done for a long while. I saw this recipe on America's Test Kitchen, and I've always love lemon pound cake, so I was going to try it. I modified the recipe a little bit, because there were tons of butter and sugar in it. The outcome of the modified version was acceptable. However, every time I bake a bundt cake, it turns out there are a lot of holes on my cake. Is the temperature of my oven too high? Can somebody tell me?

Creamy Strawberry Cake 草莓鮮奶油蛋糕

My husband is such a sweet heart. He barely did any house work before we got married. However, he has learned so much since we got married and is always helping around the house. He is also very patient, a virtue I never have. More importantly, he is always very pleasant. He laughs all the time! I guess that's what I like about him the most. Today is his birthday. He likes desserts with fruits, such as vanilla, strawberry, so I am going to make a cake with fruit in it. Hope he will like it.

Happy Birthday, my dear!!

Apple streusel cake 蘋果堅果蛋糕

The weather is getting cold. The air is crisp, and the saffire blue sky reflects the colorful fall foliage. It's a beautiful fall morning. I want to make something belongs to the season of fall. Apple! This is a great choice!

Pumpkin cheesecake 南瓜起司蛋糕

Today is my father-in-law's birthday. It's a perfect fall weather today. What best fits the season? Pumpkin! I also love the spices goes with pumpkin cakes or pies. The spices are the spirit of this cake. I modified Carol's cheesecake recipe. I was afraid it got too wet and soggy. I guess there's room for improvement next time, but the flavor is WONDERFUL!!

Father's Day cake 栗子蛋糕

My father-in-law loves Chinese snakes and pastries, especially the ones with nuts. Today is the Father's Day in US, so I am going to make a chestnut cake for him. I found this recipe on the web, and it is so delicious. I used to be terrible with chiffon cakes. I remember when the first time I made a chiffon cake, my husband to me, "Honey, the taste is good, but the texture is like rubber." True, it was very rubbery, I couldn't even separate the cake with a fork. Then I read a lot of articles and try many time, finally my chiffon cakes taste so soft, like tofu!

Strawberry jello cheese cake 草莓果凍乳酪蛋糕

Holidays are a great time for friends and families to get together. My sister-in-law and her family are moving away soon, so we try to spend as much time together as possible. However, we missed my brother-in-law. He is on the road of "pursuing happiness" -- the love of his life. As I was preparing this cake, I thought about him. Love doesn't come easy, especially true love. Once you've found it (or it's found you), don't ever let it go. Love needs to be cherished and nurtured so that it will grow and be fruitful. We all wish that he will find "the love of his life" soon as we were enjoying this great summer treat. It doesn't just look good, it tastes even better!

Mother's day cake 芋頭海綿蛋糕

This is the cake I made for my mother-in-law on Mother's Day. It is a sponge cake with taro filling. Taro?! Yes, taro. Taro can be used to make a lot of delicious desserts. It tastes like yam.