Baked Strawberry cheesecake

This is probably the longest post I have written so far, o by the way, sorry for the messed up pictures:$ I have no clue how to fix it >< I am actually not a big fan of cheesecake, even though I would still eat it, I don't really enjoy eating it. However, my sister is a HUGE fan of dessert, she would consume any type of dessert that appeals good to her. I don't get why she doesn't gain any weight of having all those sugary food, may be she is just born to be eat sugar stuff .. Lol, jealous :3

Baked Strawberry Cheesecake Recipe (make one 8" round cake pan)
Crust:
70g biscuit crumbs
30g melted butter

Filling:
2 packs low-fat cream cheese
2eggs
280g sweetened condensed milk
1tsp vanilla
1tbsp lemon juice

Strawberry Topping:
350g fresh strawberries
60g sugar
1tbsp lemon juice
1tsp flour
1) preheat oven to 300F, line a piece of parchment paper on the bottom of the cake pan, grease the side with butter and dust with flour.
2) mix together the ingredients for crust, which will resemble a wet sand texture. Press the mixture onto the bottom of the prepared cake pan, leave it in the fridge while preparing the filling.
3) in a pot, combine strawberries, sugar and lemon juice. Bring to a boil, stir in flour and cook for another 2mins. Set aside and let cool.
4) in a big bowl, beat together cream cheese, vanilla and lemon juice. Beat in eggs one by one, then stir in condensed milk.
5) pour cream cheese filling into the cake pan, top with strawberries topping , swirl around with a knife.
6) place cake pan into a water bath , bake in preheated oven for an hour. Turn off oven, let cheesecake cool in the oven. Refrigerate it over night before serve.

Notes:*
-make sure ingredients are in room temperature , especially cream cheese, softened cream cheese allows you to beat it easily and results in a smoother cheesecake.
-if you want a lump-free strawberry purée, simply blend it in a blender.
-if the cheesecake is turning brown too quickly, cover it with foil while baking.

Tips to get a NO-CRACK cheesecake:
-always grease your pan, because during cool down process, the cheesecake will sink and pull itself away from the pan. If you didn't grease the pan, the cheesecake will stick to the side and cracks will form.
-always use water bath method to bake the cheesecake.
-do not over-beat the cream cheese filling.
-if unfortunately you still get a crack, alright then, top it with fruits.

Easy Brownie 布朗尼

Once in a while, you just need that sugar to please your crave for sweet. For missing brownie over half a year, today I decided to release myself a bit and allowed a piece of fatty brownie to treat my sweet tooth. Here, a simple brownie recipe that I want to share. The ingredients are relatively simple and you probably have them all in your pantry. The secret behind every chewy and fudge-y brownie is not too over-baked, instead, always under-baked.

Quick brownie Recipe (found on www.allrecipes.com ):
1/2cup melted butter
1cup sugar
2eggs
1cup flour
1/4cup cocoa powder
1/4tsp salt
1/4tsp baking powder
1/4cup chocolate chips

1) mix together melted butter, sugar and eggs. In another bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder and chocolate chips.. Add flour mixture to the butter mixture, stir until just combined.
2) pour batter into greased pan (i used an 9x5inch loaf pan) and bake in 350F oven for 25mins. The batter should be still gooey inside and the outside is just set.

Strawberry filled Cream puffs

This was not my first time making cream puffs, but it's the first time to make such a sexy cream puff that looks just like the one in a bakery shop. To achieve such a perfect looking cream puff, all you need is patient and not tired of washing dishes. Here is the rough timeline:
1) cream puff
-15mins preparing the batter
-30mins baking per batch
-10mins cooling

2) custard (depends on how are you gonna make it, I only used instant custard powder and all I need is to microwave it)
-5mins making
-30mins chilling in the fridge

3) whipping cream
-3mins whipping with electric mixer

4) strawberries (optional)
-3mins washing and slicing

5) Washing dishes
-30mins or above

So, basically this little cream puff took me the whole afternoon and yea.. So .. Really time consuming

Tiramisu- valentine treat

I know I already had a post on tiramisu before, but this time I used a different recipe which is found on the Sorted food site and the best thing about it was that it requires no egg and gelatin powder. I made 2servings which is the perfect portion for couples celebrating valentine day. The decoration could be vary and please be creative with it:)

Light Dessert- Avocado Mousse

Feel guilty having dessert? Don't worry;) this avocado mousse will satisfy your sweet tooth without ruining your diet plan. Talking about avocado, not many people would actually like to eat it ( at least not the people I have met ). Me, myself was not a big fan of it until last year when my dad bought me a avocado smoothie in a Vietnamese restaurant. It was so rich and creamy and did not taste like those raw avocados at all. From that time, I'm totally in love with it. Adding to that, avocado has so much nutritious and I found most people would eat it in salad. But come on, play around with avocado, don't just stick with salad. I mean this great stuff shouldn't be just on salad, it should be in every food:p lol, like mousse!!! :D

Avocado Mousse Recipe (5 servings):
1 ripe avocado
2tbsp sugar
1cup skim milk
1/2cup whipping cream
2tbsp hot water
1tbsp gelatin powder

1) in a blender, blend together avocado, sugar, milk and cream until smooth.
2) in a separated small bowl, dissolve gelatin powder into hot water. Add gelatin to the avocado mixture, continue to blend until everything is well combined.
3) pour into individual cups and refrigerate it for 1hour. Then it's ready to serve.

Macau.pudding 木糠布甸

If you have been to Macau before, you must notice that everyone is holding a certain type of pudding, and guess what? That's the most famous pudding in Macau;p Since I'm not sure the English name of that pudding, I will just call it Macau pudding(lol). If you haven't been to Macau and willing to try it, don't worry cas right you can make it yourself , and guarantee the result is even better than the original one. K, first thing first, let me explain what exactly is Macau pudding: it's layers of biscuit crumbs and creamy mousse. Sounds so simple but the taste is definitely incredible.

Macau Pudding Recipe (5servings):
6g(1tsp) Gelatin powder
40mL Milk
1 Egg Yolk
160g Whipping cream
160g Mascarpone cheese
1tsp Vanilla
1tsp. Kahlua
2tbsps Condensed Milk
85g. Biscuit Crumbs

1) in a microwave-safe bowl, pour in milk and microwave it on high for 15seconds. Add gelatin and egg yolk to the warm milk, stir to combine. Set aside.
2) whip up the whipping cream in a cold bowl , it may take a few mins and the cream should form soft peaks. Gently fold in mascarpone cheese, vanilla, Kahlua and condensed milk. Add in the milk-gelatin mixture. Quickly mix together.
3) start layering the cream mixture and biscuit crumbs. First put the cream, then biscuit, repeat as many layers as you want, I found it better if the cream is the top layer. You will end up with about 5 individual cups of this pudding. Put them in the fridge and refrigerate it for 1hour.