a hungry girl's guide to taipei
a journal of finding good food and restaurants i love to eat in Taipei when I'm not in Los Angeles. looking forward to hearing from other food lovers about where your favorite places to eat are, so i can try them next!
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Saturday, May 21, 2022
news: 2022 ASIA’s 50 BEST
my kitchen: EASY BEST CHOCOLATE CAKE
Easy Best Chocolate cake
FOR THE CHOCOLATE CAKE:
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk or buttermilk, almond, or coconut milk
1/2 cup oil
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water + 1 teaspoon instant coffee
- Preheat oven to 176 C / 350º F
- Prepare two 9-inch cake pans by lining bottom with oven paper or buttering and lightly flouring.
- Add 2 cup flour, 2 cup sugar, 3/4 cup cocoa, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1.5 tsp baking soda and 1 tsp salt to a large bowl. Mix dry ingredients.
- Add 1 cup milk (I added a little lemon for buttermilk substitute), 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 2 eggs, and 2 teaspoons vanilla to dry ingredients and mix together on medium speed until well combined.
- Slowly add 1 cup boiling water+ coffee on low speed until well combined. It will be runny/on the thin side, and that’s ok.
- Split cake batter evenly between the two lined round cake pans, or one large pan for sheet cake. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick or chopstick inserted in the center of the chocolate cake comes out clean. If you make cupcakes, check cupcakes around 20-25 min and scoop with ice cream scooper.
- 1 1/2 cups sour cream
- 1 cup cream cheese
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
My kitchen: EASY CRISPY POTSTICKER SKIRT
Thursday, January 06, 2022
american/chinese: i recommend FORKS AND CHOPSTICKS
Monday, January 03, 2022
my kitchen: EASY MOCHI WAFFLES
EASY MOCHI WAFFLES
- 3/4 cups milk
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cup mochiko flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
1. Preheat waffle iron.
2. In a medium mixing bowl add 3/4 cup milk, 1 egg, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. Whisk until well combined.
3. Add 1 1/4 cup sweet glutinous rice flour, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Whisk until just combined.
4. Add 1/4 to 1/2 a cup of the batter to the waffle iron. This will puff up a lot, so I recommend filling it half full to prevent overflow. Cook for 3-5 minutes or until golden brown.
Wednesday, December 01, 2021
western/mediterranean: i strongly recommend TOASTERIA CAFE (YONG KANG)
TOASTERIA CAFE YONG KANG 吐司利亞 永康店
(02) 2321-0073
MRT: Dongmen
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
chinese/dim sum: i recommend YA GE at MO TAIPEI
[TAIPEI] 🥟Michelin starred dim sum at @mo_tpe . Faves include the honey bbq pork, crispy taro puffs with foie gras, and rice roll with crispy shrimp. I’ve missed eating with a table full of dim sum and Cantonese food.
Ya Ge is now headed by chef Tommy Cheung Kwok Pong who was previously at Peninsula Hotel in HK for over 10 years with signatures such as birds nest dumpling, garoupa with chicken and duck au jus, pork ribs with aged vinegar and pear and wok fried rice noodles with crab.
Thank you Mandarin Oriental for the lovely lunch and hospitality.