Lasting Impressions

Mum's Observation: When you make a lasting impression on Primary 4 children, it lasts at least for more than a year. This cake is the proof of this observation. Ms Tan was Bri's form teacher last year. On her birthday last year, we made a chocolate cake for her. One year later, though she no longer teaches Bri's class, but they still wanted to give her a birthday cake.

Going Bananas

Another frozen ripened fruit that is in abundance (in our freezer) is the good old banana. Tonight, two of them went into this moist banana cake. Mama got this recipe from a friend when we were staying in Melbourne. But ever since she tried this recipe, she never uses any other banana cake recipe. This has got to be the simplest, yummiest banana cake ever.

The recipe calls for an 8 inch round tin -something we don't have at home. So she baked it in this 6 inch Silicon round pan. By now, she knows she should not pour all the batter into a smaller tin. So guess, where the rest of the stuff went?





Here it is ... into one of her heart-shaped silicon pan :-)

Blueberry Strudel Muffins

Last weekend, Mama wanted to give her band a treat for being such a great bunch of musicians. So she took the Apple Strudel Muffin recipe and substituted the apples with blueberries. No particular reason for the substitute - we didn't have apples in the fridge, but we had fresh frozen blueberries in the freezer.
It looks almost like the apple strudel muffin, except for the telltale blueberry peering from the sides. But our friends who tasted this said the Blueberry Coffee Cake (aka Blueberry Slice - see photos below) tastes better.

Just One Inch Smaller

Blueberry Slice is what you get when you attempt to bake a Blueberry cake in a spring form baking pan just one inch larger than what the recipe calls for!

The Fairest of Them All

You gotta agree with me that this has got to be the prettiest looking cinnamon rolls Ma has ever made.

The one on the right is waiting to go into the oven.

You probably won't be able to make any comparisons cos she never takes photos of those that turn out in inferior shapes and forms. As it is with most things, "Practice makes perfect!" applies to making cinnamon rolls, too!

Here's a peek while they are baking inside the oven.

And here they are, fresh from the oven!