Hokkaido cupcakes are a popular dessert in Asia typically made by piping custard cream into a light chiffon cupcake. Custard can be a bit of a hassle to make sometimes, so I like to just use whipped cream thickened with a dash of instant pudding powder that also helps to stabilize the cream. Because both…
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Coconut Raisin Bread
Soft and flavourful, this coconut raisin bread is the result of trying to recreate the coconut twists sold in many Asian bakeries. Like most Asian breads, this one is soft, tearing apart easily and only slightly sweet, with a high filling to bread ratio that really brings out the taste of the coconut. The scattering…
American Style Biscotti
The first time I had biscotti, it came out of a large clear box from Costco. You knew it was fancy from the pseudo Italian splashed across the front label in elegant cursive (and the hefty price tag!). Each one was individually encased in a plastic wrapper that showed off the drizzled chocolate and slivers…
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