Jennikinz

  Hello everyone! I recently made this Honey Ogura cake for my dad's birthday. If any of you live near Milpitas, CA, there's a Chinese bakery called Golden Bakery that sells honey cakes. Their cakes have a super fine crumb and it's spongy, fluffy, and just melts in your mouth. Ever since I've tried that honey cake, I have wanted to recreate it. And, thus marks the start of my journey to recreating that honey cake. I started off by researching different types of cakes. I thought about making a regular western cake (like those in Safeway), but western cakes lacked that tight crumb seen in the honey cake. Then I thought about sponge cakes, but looking back at all the sponge cakes I've tried making in the past, my sponge cakes always seem to deflate and they always had lots of bubbles in the crumb (hence they have a large, coarse crumb). Then, I stumbled upon several Japanese sponge cakes: Castella, Ogura, and Chiffon. They all seem to have a super fine crum...

Benry Benry the Snowman Born: January 1, 2018 Height: 4 foot 8 inches I have always wanted to build a giant snowman. It's been on my bucket list ever since I can remember, but I've never been able to successfully build one.  This winter season, I went to Toronto, Canada where it snowed a lot . There was tons of fresh snow everywhere (great for skiing and sledding). And, that was the key to building a successful snowman: fresh snow and lots of it. I built this snowman with my sister and cousins, so I can't take full credit, but I can say that it was a very rewarding experience although it was really cold and my toes and fingers almost fell off when I was taking pictures of our snowman.  I have compiled a list of tips and tricks to help you build your own snowman: YOU MUST USE FRESH SNOW! The kind of snow that has just fallen and is perfect for making snowballs. Which brings me to my next tip: LEARN HOW TO MAKE GOOD, TIGHT, FIRM SNOWBALLS. It'...