Sweets

I’m so aware of my jeans getting tighter around the waist, but I can’t help thinking about doughnuts!

It’s subtle, but I was able to get the white line for some of them.

(Many of them actually got a “dark band” for some reason…)

They were still all very pretty though.

I coated them with cinnamon sugar.

Perfect for my afternoon coffee break.

Canelé was one of the sweets I always admired.

I only got to eat once prior to today.

It was from a fancy deli inside a liqueur store, and it tasted as wonderful as I had imagined.

There was something magical about canelé that appealed to me.

Maybe it was because of its unique look, beautiful dark color, interesting texture, or exotic name.

I had never made canelé myself because I always thought it was something you buy not you make at home.

To tell the truth, I was intimidated by the process I imagined to be difficult.

But when I became a plant-eater, it simply became impossible to find it at stores.

There was no choice.

I had to make it myself.

So I bought this pan.

These vegan canelé turned out AMAZING!

I almost fainted because I didn’t expect them to be this good (lol).

Perfect look, color, texture, and taste.

Can you believe there was no egg, milk, butter, honey, or flour used for these?

I used https://highteasociety.com/recipe/vegan-canele-recipe/ as a base recipe.

This is my third time to make vegan macarons.

I used the same recipe every time.

The first two times were successful, but this time something went wrong!

They grew big weird “feet” and some of them ended up with a little nipple.

I almost threw them away.

But they tasted good and the more I looked at them, the more adorable they looked to me.

Two versions: raspberry and lemon flavor.

I’m so proud that I didn’t use artificial coloring paste.

The beautiful pink color was made possible by ground freeze-dried raspberries powder, and the bright yet natural yellow color was created by cumin.

The raspberry macaron cookies were served with raspberry butter cream filling, and the yellow ones with lemon butter cream.

Apples are so versatile.

They are good fresh, good cooked, and great caramelized!

Love the unique bitter-sweetness.

Lots of apples, beautifully caramelized.

This is a gluten-free cake, but it’s surprisingly moist.

And I LOVE the caramelized flavor from the apples.

My oat milk yogurt complemented the cake perfectly!

Doughnuts are not the healthiest snack, but we do love them.

I coated the doughnut rings with cardamom sugar, and these holes with cinnamon sugar.

They were both so tasty!

I used purple potatoes for these potato doughnuts, and here is an evidence.

However…

They turned green!

Apparently, the purple color in the potato reacted to other ingredients (baking powder/soda).

This minty green color is not unappetizing, and I actually found it a fun color, although I couldn’t hide my initial disappointment in not seeing the bright purple color inside.

Happy Tuesday everyone.

Apple Banana Cake.

Or my husband calls it “ABC cake.”

If you like banana bread, you’ll like this.

If you like apple pie, you’ll like this.

And it’s gluten-free!

The cake is so moist.

The combination of banana and apple creates familiar yet irresitible flavors.

A lot of things have changed the past few months.

In our household, we now eat much more muffins than ever before.

I’m just so happy with my new muffin pan I purchased.

It makes the cutest looking ones.

We both like muffins, and since it’s easy to take to have as a snack, they go quickly.

But I noticed that any muffins that have chocolate chips go super fast.

What are you cooking, baking or eating more during this lockdown?

Doughnuts!

I don’t make them often, but I do like them.

My favorite ones are yeast ones and old-fashioned.

These old-fashioned doughnuts are so good!

Crispy outside and cakey (cake–like) inside.

I made some coated versions too for fun (Matcha and chocolate).

I liked the plain ones the best though. 🙂

These are so dangerous because I can’t stop eating!

I like to use different fruits for muffins, but black plums have been looking so good the past few weekd when I go to stores, so I keep buying them.

I loved this combination of cinnamon, cocoa, and black plum.

Flavorful, chocolaty, and fruity all in one.