Strawberry Cheesecake

For my aunt's birthday earlier this month, mum tried out this new cheesecake recipe she found in a cookbook. The base is made of crushed digestive biscuits, followed by a layer of melted chocolate. The body is a thick layer of cheese blended with low fat cream and ground strawberries.

The cheese was surprising light (because it is made fluffier by the cream) and refreshing (because of the strawberry flavour). I would have preferred the cheese layer to be thinner but that's not a criticism in itself. Definitely to be included into mum's list of offerings.

Sweetcorn Muffin

Something new was in the oven yesterday and it turned out to be these experimental sweetcorn muffin. I promptly cut one up for tasting.

The verdict? I felt it should be a bit fluffier and sweeter. Also offered a suggestion for mum to add peanut sprinkles to mimic the flavourful crispy pan peanut cake sold at pasar malam food stalls.

Watch out for Sweetcorn Muffin, Part II...

Lemon Peach Cake

These hot and muggy days, no one has much of an appetite for chocolate-y goodies. Mum gets a lot more requests for chilled fruity creations. She baked this lemon peach cake for my cousin who needed something for her mother-in-law's birthday celebrations. 

Here are the thick middling layers of chopped peaches and whipped cream.

And a bit more to top things off.