Chocolate & Cinnamon Madeleines

When the weather becomes colder everyday, it is time for comfort foods.

Chocolate always work wonders for me.

These madeleines are much better than a piece of dark chocolate.

A subtle hint of cinnamon with a rich & soft centre.

It feels really good with a cup of tea in the evening.

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'Surprise' Apple Loaf Cake

I'd have a lovely weekend & I'd spent most times in food & baking.

My plan for the weekend was to work as the deadline of my assignment is soon.

I was feeling lazy & it was weekend after all.

I love apples & so most of my recipes posted here are about apples, so does chocolate.

Here come another apple cake but it's no ordinary cake.

Take a first look outside, mmm... buttter cake.

Pomme d'Eve

I didn't plan to make this cake as I was planning to make a cheesecake.

However, when I scanned through the recipes I have, I decided to make this because I like the name Pomme d'Eve, meaning Eve's apple.

Beside, apple is my all time favourite.

The idea came from a famous Japanese patissier, Hidemi Sugino.

I haven't got a chance to try any of his desserts since he only has shops in Japan.

But it looks so good not to try this recipe out even though it's not his original recipe.

He's written a book called Le Goût Authentique Retrouvé, I didn't get hold of his book but I'm sure it's a great book.

I've seen several desserts made from his book from Evan's Kitchen Ramblings & Nordljus.

Spice, Carrot & Honey

Autumn is the perfect time for warm & rich desserts, so I baked a spiced carrot & walnut cheesecake served with warm spiced honey syrup.

Yes, another cheesecake!

This is my 20th recipe for a cheesecake in this blog :)

I'm obsessed with cheesecake recently, all down to the simplicity to bake them. 

And yet the most challenging & interesting is to be creative & adventurous with flavours.

The flavours with cheesecake are endless.

When I came across this recipe from another fabulous cookery book from Australian Women's Weekly, I was thrilled not to try this.

A chewy carrot cake with a creamy, spiced cheesecake filling & a refreshingly warm honey syrup make this cheesecake so special.

It definitely fulfils my craving of autumn taste, warm, fragrant & rich with tangy & refreshing honey.