[recipes + videos] 3 Assorted Taiwan Castella Cake With KitchenAid Artisan Mini

The fun and challenging part of cake making is about the science and logic behind the mixture of ingredients. For example a change of flour or decrease in the amount of liquid might affect the texture of the cake.

I had a great interaction time making these popular Taiwan Castella Cake with our Instagram viewers thru the live video where we worked on the steps together.

Lemon Yogurt Pound Cake (柠檬优格磅蛋糕)

I always get mesmerize by those classic lemony pound cake (with a thick layer of white icing) sold in the cafes. To be frank I have weakness on food made from lemon like pound cake, shortbread, lemon curd, lemon bar and honey lemon drink. In this post I am sharing one of my favourite lemon bake which is well-received by family and friends; Lemon Yogurt Pound Cake. This fusion of old fashioned tea cake is made with Greek yogurt then soak with lemon sugar mixture to make it extra moist and lemony!

[KitchenAid Dough Recipe] Matcha Azuki Bun with Salted Cherry Blossom

Matcha Azuki Bun with Salted Cherry Blossom

Hi folks, it's Monday again and I hope you had a great rest over the weekend. Recently you might have realized that I am back into bread making from those Instagram posts which I have shared while testing out my new KitchenAid KSM150. And after trying a few bread recipes, I still think the best result achieved is from the “five thousand dollars starter dough” recipe which I shared last week.

So in this post, I will be using the same 5K starter dough recipe with a twist to turn it into our current favourite bread which is; Matcha Azuki Bun with Salted Cherry Blossom.

[KitchenAid Dough Recipe] 5 Thousand Dollars Starter Dough Bread - 五千元的老式面包

5K Starter Dough Bread

Apart from the Baked Egg Cake (烤鸡蛋糕) which I did recent, I also come across another "viral" recipe known as "5 Thousand Dollars Starter Dough" from my friend; Amy's (Motheringcorner) Facebook timeline. And through their discussions, it seems like many of the home bakers are trying out this recipes too. According to their comments this is seems to be another popular "dough" recipe when compare to the Tang Zhong (water roux - 烫种法) method a few years back. So without hesitate I decide to give this recipe a try and at the same time test out my new KitchenAid stand mixer.

Mayer Expo Extravaganza

This weekend if you are looking for some kitchen appliances (such as blenders, toast oven, electric kettles or build-in oven and hobs and etc) for your kitchen, do head down to Singapore Expo Hall 4B to check out Mayer at Expo Extravaganza starting from 12 - 14 July 2013 (Fri - Sun), 11.00am - 9.00pm. This year they featured well-known brands like Bugatti, Bamix, Ariston and KitchenAid.

[Mayer Expo Extravaganza] Some of the featured brands

[Mayer Expo Extravaganza] Ariston

At the Mayer Sales you would also be able to preview Ariston new "Luce" series with a range of sleek built-in ovens, hobs and hoods plus Ariston's Hotpoint small appliances like slow juice, soup maker and kettle.

[Mayer Expo Extravaganza] KitchenAid Mixer

KitchenAid's collection of colourful trendy mixers are on discounted price of SG$649 for their KSM 150 Stand Mixer which I think is a good steal. Other than their well-known mixer, KitchenAid also launched some new products such as food chopper, automation toaster, food processor with easy adjustable slicing disc, induction cookers and etc all available in KitchenAid's signature Artisan styles and vibrant colours.

[Mayer Expo Extravaganza] Trendy Kitchen Appliances from Bugatti

[Mayer Expo Extravaganza] Some of the discounted kitchen appliances

[Mayer Expo Extravaganza] Range of products under Mayer

For busy homemakers or working adults, Mayer has specially developed these innovative products like smokeless grill, soup maker, automatic bean-to-cup coffee maker, mini cupcake and donut maker, auto program cake maker and etc to meet their daily needs.

[Mayer Expo Extravaganza] Sampling and Cooking Counter for Mayer products

[Mayer Expo Extravaganza] Food sample from baked by the Mayer new products

[Mayer Expo Extravaganza] Naturai P-10 Machine from, Mistral

The all new Naturai P-10 Professional high speed nutrient machine is tailor made to incorporate the healthy blending method devised by a phenomenal expert in naturopathy and nutrition. It is designed with unrivaled high speed and specialized extraction functions to retain the living properties of raw food, providing the whole nutritional value. You can hands-on trying out the machine and sample the end-product too.

[Mayer Expo Extravaganza] Naturai P-12 Machine from, Mistral @ SG$599 each

[Mayer Expo Extravaganza] Cooking Demo using Bamix hand blender

[Mayer Expo Extravaganza] Bamix Magicwand (hand blender) @ SG$299 each

Bamix Magicwand is a multi-purpose blade, whisk, beater and straight cordset which comes in three colours of lime green, red and black.

[Mayer Expo Extravaganza] Mistral and Honeywell products

For those who loves to bake, you could also join in one of the above "hands-on" baking workshops by KitchenAid at a discounted price of SG$20.00 each workshop.

Recently, Mayer also launched a Mayer Friends App which is an opportunity for Mayer Friend to enjoy a myriad of rewards offered by all the brands Mayer represents. Below are some benefits of being a Mayer Friend and you could read more on Mayer website here.

Mayer At EXPO Extravaganza
Singapore EXPO  Hall 4B
Date: 12 - 14 July 2013
Time: 11am - 9.00pm
Admission: FREE