Red Bean and Banana Sweet Bun

We had three huge bunches of bananas from our garden. What better way to use them than for baking. When it comes to bananas and baking, the first thing that comes to mind is banana cake. Sticking to tried and tested recipe is safe but at the same time being stuck in a rut will stifle creativity and progress. We’ve baked banana cake one to many times when it comes to finishing the bananas before they go bad. Each time we have excess bananas, it was banana cake so it’s about time we try other banana recipes.

I didn’t want to do any conventional banana dessert, so no bannofee pie or banana muffin either. After I discovered that I could churn out wonderful breads (ahem, not bragging), I wanted to do a bread recipe but absolutely not banana bread which, to me, is no different from banana cake.

This is a recipe by Agnes Chang. It’s a hybrid recipe because I’ve used her wholemeal loaf recipe to substitute the sweet bun dough for a healthier wholemeal bread. 

Carrot Banana Cake - Recipe from The Star

Nutty and fruity cake packed with bananas, carrots, sultanas and generous sprinkling of chopped walnuts

Happy Monday! I hope none of us are suffering from Monday blues. Well, if you are, here's a carrot banana cake recipe loaded with sunshine and happiness to cheer you up.


Since this is a recipe from The Star newspaper, I won't be regurgitating the recipe here but if you've missed this recipe, here's a snapshot of the recipe from the newspaper itself. This recipe is by Amy Beh.

The Star, 05/07/2015. Click for larger view.

Easy Peasy Guilt-free Chocolate Peanut Butter Oat Balls

The best way to enjoy chocolate minus the guilt is to make a healthy chocolate dessert. I wanted to have chocolate but at the same time I want it to be something satisfying in a good portion and won’t leave me sluggish after, so I came up with the idea of a dessert with chocolate, oats and peanut butter all rolled up in one. This recipe is yummy and filling and is sure to satisfy any chocolate cravings minus the guilt.

Super Simple to Make Cute Breakfast

This post is inspired by Aum Napat who owns Napat Closet in Chatuchak Market. I just love her short cooking videos and I wanted to make cute and fun food for breakfast after seeing all the lovely treats from her. After Googling I found these ideas.

First is Banana Peanut Butter Bear Toast

These are super fun and simple to do. All you need are two slices of bread, peanut butter, a banana and 6 chocolate chips/ raisins.

The steps, I think, are self-explanatory.

Very chocolately ChocoBanana Cake

The finished product, though the chocolate ganache has not completely cool at this point in time.

It's been awhile since my last post. I had to go on a short hiatus because I was busy preparing for the wedding. Now that the wedding reception (all three) is over, Yes freeeedom! I can get back to baking and blogging again!

I shall put up a post on my wedding cakes, two of them, for the two dinner receptions I had for my wedding. That would be later. For now, this post is for the cake I baked last Sunday after my wedding weekend.