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 finally did it! This cake has been in my to-do list for ages. I was always put off by the lengthy steps and the degree of difficulty. I ha...

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...

  First and foremost, let me do a little introduction on the term Wat Tan Hor. Wat Tan basically means smooth egg and Hor basically means...

I have a church friend who has been asking me to bake Orange Butter Cake for the longest time. Sadly, I have yet to send her one. This is be...

Have no oven but dying to try out your own chocolate cake? Making a chocolate cake has never been easier. All the measurements are in c...

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 ...

Ah, Doraemon's favourite food, what not to love about this? Dorayaki originates from Japan. It consists of two round pancake-like pa...

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...

Biscotti, which basically means twice baked, had put me off for the longest time. I don't want to put in twice the effort to make a...

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 ...

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 ...

Many years ago, I had the opportunity to stay with my late grandmother in Ipoh. I remember vividly that she made me this humble egg custa...

This one is for my niece. I made her a strawberry cake for her birthday since she adores strawberries. For the sponge cake, I adapted fro...

I have just finished baking my pineapple tarts and that left me with lots of egg whites. What should I do with it? There were a couple op...