Desserts and Sweet Bakes

The recipes for desserts are listed below in alphabetical order.

Apple Crumble Bars | Delicacious

Apple Crumble Bars and a Charity Bake Sale

Just last week, I participated in my very first Charity Bake Sale. My office was raising funds for the President's Star Charity through an annual…

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Walnut mooncakes | Delicacious

Baked Walnut Mooncakes

It's the Mid Autumn festival again! The festive season where shopping centres start to display stalls selling a variety of mooncakes. Mooncakes used…

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Blueberry Streusel Top Muffins

I baked blueberry muffins... again. Yes, my husband's colleague asked him a couple of days back when he brought these to work, "You guys really like…

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japanese hot cakes

Breakfast series – Japanese Hot Cakes

What's the difference between japanese Hot Cakes and our usual pancakes? Well, japanese hot cakes are thicker and sweeter. They are very popular, and…

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chocolate chip zucchini muffins

Chocolate Chip Zucchini Honey Muffins

I recently discovered that zucchini can be used in sweet baked goods.  Even though many have been doing that for ages, I never knew that zucchini…

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Chocolate Ganache-filled Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Buttercream

Chocolate Ganache-filled cupcakes with Peanut Butter Buttercream

These cupcakes are likely the most decadent cupcakes that I've ever made. A moist chocolate cupcake topped with luscious peanut butter frosting. To…

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Cookie Top Brownies

Cookie Top Brownies

In my humble opinion, there are few desserts that are as charming in their simplicity as brownies. Moist chocolate goodness, in a bar, or a slab, or…

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Dark Chocolate Ice Cream

Many would agree that there are few foods as seductive as good, dark chocolate. Combine that with ice cream and it can become an almost…

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gula melaka agar

Gula Melaka Agar (Palm Sugar Agar)

Gula melaka and coconut = a match made in heaven. How can anything with gula melaka and coconut not taste good? That probably explains why these…

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whole wheat honey berry muffins | Delicacious

Healthy Whole Wheat Honey Berry Muffins

I opened one of my kitchen cabinets about a week ago and found a hidden stash of honey tucked away in a corner. I didn't even remember that I had put…

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Lemon Basil Sherbet

What does one do when she has four lemons leftover in the fridge? Think of a dessert to make with them, of course. I came across the recipe below as…

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Maple Pecan Tart

Pecan candy, pecan fudge, pecan rolls, honeyed pecans... somehow pecans always seem to be associated with Thanksgiving or Christmas, though I not…

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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

I didn't manage to take a decent photo of these cookies when I baked them - the photo that you all see above does not look very appetising but I…

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Pandan snow skin mooncakes

Pandan Snow Skin Mooncakes

Mid-autumn festival is approaching and I'm back on the blog after a 2 months hiatus. I gave birth to my 2nd baby girl two months ago (she's such a…

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Pistachio and Cranberry Biscotti

Cranberry and pistachio are two common ingredients. I suspect this is more to do with their colours than their flavours. Meaning to do something…

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Red Wine Berry Snow Skin Mooncakes | Delicacious

Red Wine Berry Snow Skin Mooncakes

The Mid Autumn Festival was yesterday. Did you celebrate? I did not really celebrate as my little one was down with gastric flu but we had some of…

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Salted coffee and choco chip cookies | Delicacious

Salted Coffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

A couple of years ago, I picked up the sweet and salty bug. The bug that made me love all things that were a combination of sweet and salty - salted…

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Sticky Date Pudding

The dates had been sitting in the fridge, unopened in their package for many many months. It's a good thing that dates keep well as I have a bad…

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Toasted Oatmeal Muffins

First thought that comes to mind when someone mentions oatmeal muffins? Do the words dry, bland, gummy come into mind? Well I was not quite a fan of…

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Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

My dear husband bought me an ice-cream maker for my birthday in November and since then, we've been making our own ice-cream rather than buying them.…

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Very Chocolatey Salted Brownies

Very Chocolatey Salted Brownies

Home renovation is depressing. Even when it's just renovation of the toilets, the whole house gets messed up. One of the worse parts of renovation? I…

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Walnut Mooncakes

I baked up a new batch of these yesterday for mom, since I was meeting her for dinner. I like the way the crust crumbles when you bite into it, the…

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Walnut mooncakes

Walnut Mooncakes (Improved)

Walnut mooncakes are one of our family's favourites and I bake them every year. This year, I modified my usual recipe as I found it a little too…

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Warm Chocolate Raspberry Tart

I was looking through the photo albums on my computer a few days ago and realised that there were many pictures (and recipes) that I meant to write…

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Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins

I have not been blogging very judiciously since starting a new job and my toddler starting a new school. The poor girl has been sick for more than a…

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Whole wheat strawberry muffins

Muffins are easy to make because they do not require a mixer, just gentle folding in by hand. It is really quick to prepare, as long as you have all…

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