The Informal Chef

Lapis Legit originates from Indonesia (also known as Spek koek ). It takes many layers of baked batter to make one cake. This recipe is a s...

I think I hit all the criteria of a good cake for this Moist Carrot Cake. The cake was moist and soft, tall with raisins evenly distributed,...

Cream cheese frosting is my favourite.  I like my frosting creamy with strong cream cheese flavour and end with a slight tang.  Living in a ...

Yes, it is true. This is by far the easiest fruitcake I have ever done. It turned out soft and moist, just as I wanted it. Have you heard of...

I recently have a revelation. I found out that I have this fetish for chocolate brownies. I can't seem to stop thinking about it. So ...

Each year, I endeavour to make a cake for my son. This is his 6th birthday and my 6th cake for him. As his age progresses, his request fo...

If you have ever tried an original Pandan Swiss Roll, you will not be contented with just pandan essence. Nothing beats the natural tas...

Talk about acquired taste. Just a couple of years ago, I have to give away fruitcakes received as presents because I simply don...

Fritata ! The name does sound fancy but it is nothing more than a baked thick omelette, or, as Jamie Oliver aptly put it, an omelette ...

This is one of my favourite cakes but I have been putting off making this cake for the longest time. It is not a cake for the faint-he...

This is a refined version of my first butter cake recipe . After seeing so many smooth top butter cakes, I am inspired to make a flawless...

The Informal Chef would like to wish everybody a blessed and fruitful Christmas! Yes! I have finally done this. Croquembouche de noel....

Making cookies is one of the easiest in baking. And making these Almond Nestum Cookies is even easier. You don't even need a mixer or...

Making bread pudding is pretty easy to do. It was one of my earlier conquest when I started blogging. If you ever have trouble following ...

Guess what I did to my yummy pumpkin kaya that I made yesterday? Yes, I paired it together with my Japanese milk bread recipe to make th...

I was flipping some old recipe books for inspiration when I came across this recipe on curry chicken tart. What I really liked about the ...

Just yesterday, I was having a conversation with my old school mate. I was thrilled to know that she was following my blog ardently. Unfo...

Whenever I see postings of those perfectly cooked eggs with runny yolks, I am grossly tempted to take a bite. There is something about ha...

It has been a while since I last baked soft breads. Normally, the lazy me would just roll out the proofed dough and slather something in ...

You don't think I am going to leave you in the lurch with just a sponge cake recipe, do you? Well, here's the final product - A S...