Banana Walnuts Cake

This banana walnuts cake was baked last Friday night... I have not realized that my last bake of banana cake was about a year ago. I used the same recipe which I did in last October.

Matcha & Adzuki Butter Cake

I have neglected my oven and baking for a long time! I kept telling myself that I should start baking again ...and I stumbled into this wonderful recipe which I am so tempted to try especially I have both the main ingredients on hand.

My first green tea cake is a great success and thanks to the blogger - Happy Home Baking for sharing the recipe!

The aroma of this matcha cake was great during baking! I cut down the sugar used - it turned out to be a nice and yummy cake; moist in the inside and most important, non-oily at all! ^^

This recipe is from Happy Home Baking blog!

Matcha & Adzuki Butter Cake

Ingredients

250g cake flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp matcha powder

70g butter, soften at room temperature

150g sugar (I cut down to 125g)

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1 cup (250ml) plain, non-fat yogurt

3 tbsp adzuki paste (red bean)

Method

1. Preheat oven at 180 degC (I baked at 175 degC). Lightly grease the side of loaf pan with butter and dust it evenly with flour. Tap away any excess flour and line the base with parchment paper.
2. Sift together cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, green tea powder and salt. Set aside.
3. With an electric mixer, beat butter for about 1 min. Gradually add in sugar and beat until light and creamy.
4. Dribble in eggs gradually, about 1 tbsp at a time, beat constantly for about 2 mins.
5. With a spatula, fold in 1/3 of the flour mixture. Then fold in 1/2 of the yogurt, followed by half of the remaing flour mixture. Stir well after each addition.
6. Stir in the red bean paste, mix well.
7. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 35-45 mins or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
8. Remove from oven and let cool in pan for 5 mins. Unmould and cool completely.

Stir Fried Noodles

Today is my last day of being "Home Alone". I stir-fried this noodles with lots of vegetables which had been left in the fridge from husband stocked-up for my home alone 'food supply'.

A relatively easy fried noodles with lots of beansprouts, cabbage, french beans, carrot and shitake mushrooms.... and a good jaw exercise too! ^^