Cherry blossom beer is back in Japan ahead of the start of sakura season

If the thought of matcha green tea beer flavour was too bitter for you, how about cherry blossom? The flowers won’t be opening from their buds for a few more weeks, but you can crack open a bottle of this special craft brew right now. According to this year’s forecast, Japan still has a month……

Japan’s matcha green tea beer satisfies two cravings in an awesomely delicious way

Would you try green tea beer!? If you can’t get enough of Japan, or just happen to be the indecisive type, this mix of Yebisu Beer and Kyoto green tea is for you. While it’s not as internationally well-known as Asahi, Kirin, or its corporate parent Sapporo, those who’ve had the pleasure of drinking Japan’s……

Salted Caramel & Pecan Monkey Bread

This was a recipe I had saved on my Pinterest board for a while and I knew many people in my office liked salted caramel. So when the next colleague to have a birthday liked both salted caramel and bread it seemed like the good opportunity to trial it. Not being well practiced in bread……

Reindeer Cupcakes (2016)

I still have a fondness of this Christmas so I’m glad I made time(ish) to make them this year. It’s interesting having just posted the 2013 version to spot the differences. I’d say as the bake looks fuller in the cupcake case the elements look a little more in proportion. Having said that, there wasn’t……

Gingerbread Cupcakes

The festive season called for festive cupcakes. I bought the gingerbread figure decorations at the Cake and Bake Show in November so they had to be part of my work Christmas buffet. I used a simple Gingerbread recipe with brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and of course ginger. The decorations called for piped icing. Piping remains……

Vegan(esque) Chocolate Cake

I’ve made gluten free bakes before but this was my first attempt at a vegan recipe. It was quite similar to a brownie bake with the use of oils and vinegars. The reason I have to call it vegan-esque was because I made a mistake with the ingredients. I put my trust in Google to enlighten……

M&M Cake

Whenever I was researching Pinterest cakes for work, this kind of cake regularly appeared. So when a chocolate-lover colleague’s birthday came up I had to have a go. It was a basic chocolate cake recipe. When I made the blunder of running out of coca powder, I remembered the Campfire Delight Cake I made with……

Ferrero Rocher Brownies

This I made for a colleague’s leaving buffet. They’d already mentioned how they loved having Ferrero Rocher around Christmas and I knew the recipe worked well Ferrero Rocher Brownies

Victoria Sponge Cake

Not the first time I’ve made a Victoria Sponge Cake but it seems to be the only one that I’ve taken a photo of. I was really annoyed that the cake carrier clipped the top of the cake.I think that’s the final time I use a plate when transporting. Will have to stock up on……

Starbucks Japan’s new Nectarine Frappuccinos – Are they peachy keen? 【Taste test】 — RocketNews24

We headed to our local Starbucks branch for the debut of the Bavarian cream-enhanced dessert drink. Starbucks Japan has pretty equal-opportunity attitude when it comes to choosing seasonal flavors for its Frappuccino blended ice dessert drinks. So while sometimes we’ll get quintessentially Japanese tastes like green tea or cherry blossom, at others Starbucks gives us… via……