Hot-Cross Choux Buns

Hot-Cross Choux Bun event is up for registration!Click on this link to register.You get to learn how to make these choux buns for free and bring home your creation! This event is hosted by Adam Road Presbyterian Church.What's on the menu?- Spiced choux au craquelin (cream puff pastry with crunchy butter cookie layer)- Orange icing cross (to give an added crunch)- Cream cheese filling that's lightened with whipped cream and peppered with juicy orange juice soaked raisins. The filling is...

Read More »

(Almost) Sugar-Free Pandan Gula Melaka Chiffon Cake

 Of course I had to try one of the most classic flavours for sugar-free chiffon with prebiotic fibres added --- Pandan!I added a little gula melaka to boost the flavour so it's not entirely sugar-free but it's definitely white sugar-free. Check out the texture!I couldn't resist making a simple cutie..As with all intentional pandan cake bakes, I use homemade pandan juice concentrate which takes some work and patience to prepare.You may see the process in the reel. Unfortunately I am...

Read More »

Sugar-Free Tiger Chiffon Cake

 I have been testing out the use of prebiotic fibres as partial sugar-replacement for chiffon cakes. Here's what I made in an attempt to use up the excess mandarin oranges after the Lunar New Year!Orange tiger sugar-free chiffon cake!I am so glad I found a sugar replacement that can be used together with the prebiotic fibres to replace all white sugar in chiffon cake to make something that is yummy. My diabetic recipients loved the taste! Why choose to include prebiotic fibres?...

Read More »

Cute Piggy Dark Chocolate Macarons with Indented Features

I couldn't resist giving piggies different expressions, especially the sassy one 🤭Simple pig macarons filled with dairy-free dark chocolate ganache and chocolate coated crispearls. What's unique about this creation is the use of the technique to create indented features on macaron shells. The nostrils and ear indents were created by waiting for a pliable membrane to form on the piped batter before using a Dresden tool to create the indents.Pipe batter with indented featuresFilling the...

Read More »

Chiikawa Strawberry Raspberry Macarons

 This is the 11th consecutive year a friend requested for birthday bakes for her daughter. Chiikawa is the character she's into at this point in time so I made some Chiikawa characters in the form of macarons and brown sugar cookies. I am showcasing the macarons in this blog post!Chiikawa, Hachiware and Usagi!As usual I used my default Swiss meringue method macaron recipe for the macaron shells. I decorated the shells using edible marker and edible paint.Decorated macaron shells!These...

Read More »

Sea Otter Valentine's Day Mugs with Latte Art (a marshmallow-macaron creation)

 Did you see Starbuck's Vday sea otter mug collection this year? They were so adorable I was inspired to create my own version of it out of macarons and marshmallows! A closer look at the coffee vanilla marshmallow sea otters! I used decaf coffee throughout so it's still kid-friendly.A clearer view of the latte art made out of coffee white chocolate and vanilla white chocolate pudding, both of which are dairy-free.Here's a cross section view where you can see that the insides...

Read More »

Heart Macarons with Wet-On-Wet Designs

 I dressed up simple heart macarons with more little hearts for Valentine's Day!Check out the awesome feet from the side view!These macarons were filled with dairy-free dark chocolate ganache and dairy-free mixed berry (strawberry and raspberry) ganache. Both are temperature stable enough for gifting in tropical Singapore.Find out how I created the patterns from this tutorial:https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFchON3zyy-/?igsh=eDMwajlrd3hjejBtTechnical tips to take note of are in the...

Read More »

Pompompurin's Valentine's Day Marshmallows

 I couldn't resist making these after making pineapple tart marshmallows for class display!I used reduced fresh pineapple juice to make these reduced sugar marshmallows so they smell and taste heavenly! I used meringue powder instead of fresh egg whites too so the batter overall was less robust and prone to breaking down faster than fresh egg white and full sugar versions. I mentioned earlier that using meringue powder instead of fresh egg whites doesn't make a difference when...

Read More »

Yuzu Matcha Wintermelon Mochi Tarts

 Inspired by the filling of wife biscuits (老婆饼) & the pastry of pineapple tarts during the Lunar New Year season, I came up with these!A closer look at the insides!It was a challenge to get nice pictures of a bite cross-section because the pastry is light and crumbly. I have shared the recipe and video of the process on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFJTQ1ghkpm/?igsh=MTh6aGJkeDJwZnRhBut I will just copy and paste the recipe and baker's notes on this blog post for...

Read More »

Diabetic-Friendly Pineapple Tarts with Prebiotics Added

I have some family members and friends who are diabetic so I thought of making some pineapple tarts they can enjoy without feeling guilty about it or worry about side effects of sugar replacements. To do so, I replaced some sugar with prebiotic fibres to make these!Here's a closer look at the snake on topA peek at a bite cross-section!My hubby with picky palate can attest that these are yummy 😋 . I made some sugar-free pineapple tarts last year with totally no sugar added at all in the...

Read More »

Passionfruit Honey Vanilla Reduced-Sugar Snake Marshmallows

 Someone asked privately if the sugar content in my default marshmallow recipe in Deco Marshmallows can be reduced. My first thought was wouldn't it affect the stability and simply be essentially a volume reduction? I decided to give it a try anyway. Here's what I made to welcome the Year of the Snake!Passionfruit honey vanilla marshmallows that are more tangy than sweet and full of passionfruit flavour!A closer look at the kawaii version!While reducing sugar did make the marshmallow...

Read More »

"Peppy In Space" Coffee Chocolate Hazelnut Marshmallow Cakepop on Lavender Honey Lemon Cake

 My elder kid requested for Peppy this year as the subject of his birthday bake so I made these!

Composition:

- Peppy as coffee cinnamon vanilla marshmallow coated chocolate hazelnut cakes 

- Lavender lemon honey butter cakes frosted with lemon ganache that's partially naturally coloured with blue pea flower. The acidity from lemon juice turns the ganache a little purplish but I needed to add a teeny bit of gel colouring to enhance the vibrancy. Tried to go for a subtle space theme since Peppy is a space dog

So glad that the cakes tasted great according to my elder kid who is a Star Rail fan. I nearly died piping some of the main characters in marshmallow form last year so I decided to go for something with a lot less details but a lot yummier since there's cake inside and the marshmallow is flavoured 🤭. Peppy is Asta's adorable pet dog. 

I used the same recipe for making Christmas bear with present for making Peppy because I didn't have to add any extra artificial colouring for Peppy's fur colour. I have an online class for it if you are interested in the recipe and visuals for making it. Click here if you are.

 Here's a closer look at Peppy...

Look at the tempting cross-section!

Here's a look at the marshmallows before dusting.

The piping video tutorial can be found in this reel:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DC1M-EJSptu/?igsh=MW9lZmJ6bzdjbmR5eg==

Here's a look at the cut cross section of the cake...

A closer look at the slightly messy cut slice 🤭

It's yummy though with a nice mix of lavender fragrance, sweetness and tanginess from the lemon

A view of assembling neat layers with the help of acetate sheet.

A view of the mini cakes before putting Peppy on top!

I made the lavender honey lemon butter cake earlier this year and my elder kid loved it so much he requested it for his birthday. You may refer to this post for the recipe. I replaced the cream with lemon juice/lavender tea coloured with blue pea flower for the ganache and reduced the overall liquid: white chocolate ratio to make it a suitable consistency for frosting cake.

Here's the video of assembling the layered cake!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEW_wKRShsb/?igsh=bjJ5dnprY3VibHB4

with lots of love,

Phay Shing

Read More »

Dubai Chocolate (Kunafa Chocolate) Inspired Log Cake

 Here's my take of the Dubai chocolate in the form of log cake!Composition:🌲 Chocolate chiffon sponge brushed with strawberry jam syrup🌲 Crunchy pistachio kunafa🌲 Pistachio diplomat cream🌲 Dark chocolate ganache🌲 Dubai chocolate Christmas tree decorations (see previous blog post for the recipe)🌲 Penguin orange chocolate hazelnut macaronHere's the video of the process:https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDjfymJyeAI/?igsh=MTAwazU4Yjg0d2Z6bw==Chocolate chiffon sponge (12x12")*:3 yolks15g...

Read More »