Strawberries n Cream Vanilla Chiffon Cake with Dark Chocolate Minion Macarons

My friend requested for a Minion strawberries and cream cake for her son's birthday. Here it is! You can almost hear them shouting "Happy Birthday!" The Minion cake toppers are macarons filled with dark chocolate ganache. You may refer to this post for the macarons. I gently inserted a toothpick into the filling of each macaron so that the macaron figures are able to stand on the cake. As my friend prefers a less sweet cake, I have taken care to use less sugar in the cake for a light...

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'Crab' Salted Egg yolk Chiffon with Salted egg yolk Lava

I made this 'Crab' Salted Egg yolk Chiffon with flowing Salted egg yolk lava for my dad's birthday, and also to try out for one of the cakes in the 2nd chiffon book, Deco Chiffon Cakes that I am working on right now. It's seriously good!! I make chiffon cakes day in and day out but I can tell you this is seriously good! I'm so in love with this flavour and the oozing custard, and also a big fan of the salted egg yolk lava croissant! My dear daddy loves crabs and salted egg yolk, so...

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Safari Animals Assorted Macarons

I made this a couple of months ago but finally deciding to post it because this post has been "collecting dust" sitting as a draft :p. I had a request for safari themed macarons but with a slightly different set this time compared to my first attempt last year :). Instead of zebras, I made monkeys! Natural food colouring was used as far as possible. Carrot powder for orange, purple sweet potato powder for purple, Queen's natural sourced yellow powder for yellow and Dutch processed...

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Woodland Creature Macarons with Salted Caramel or Coconut Ganache Filling

When I received the reference pictures of a set of woodland creatures to make into macarons, I was so charmed by them that I knew the final product would be gorgeous and enchanting! Here they are! Don't they look like they popped out of a storybook? I can almost imagine them talking to each other! I used the basic recipe without sugar reduction for these macarons as I was making other complex shaped macarons at the same time. Please refer to this post for video tutorials...

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Donald and Daisy Tsum Tsum Rainbow Stripes Chiffon Cake

I made this Donald and Daisy Tsum Tsum for an old school friend! It was one of my last cakes before my month long break to prepare for chiffon cakes for photoshoots for the new cookbook Deco Chiffon Cakes. The recipe for the Rainbow Stripes Tiedye Vanilla Chiffon Cake is here. Here I used a round 9-inch tube pan. So I scaled the recipe 'divided by 5 times 8'. Baking time as follows: 160°C for 15 min, 150°C for 10 min, 140°C for 20 min, then 130°C for 15+ min, or until skewer comes...

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Minions and Monster Mike Macarons with Dark Chocolate Ganache

Here are some Minions and Mike macarons to brighten up your day :) These macarons are actually for two different requests that came about the same time. The full-bodied minions are cake toppers for a strawberries and cream cake for my friend's son. The head-only version of the minions and Mike are for my cousin's fiance. I used the basic recipe without sugar reduction for these macarons as I was making other complex shaped macarons at the same time. Please refer to this post for video...

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Sunflower Black Glutinous Rice Chiffon Sponge & Pudding Cake

I made this black glutinous rice sponge and pudding cake for my mum's birthday :) It's my first humble attempt at making a mini tiered sponge and pudding cake. 4" cake on top of a 6" cake. You may refer to this post for the details on how to make the pulut chiffon sponge and pudding from the pulut hitam porridge itself. That post has a very detailed description so I will not go into details here. I have made black glutinous rice chiffon cakes before from black glutinous rice flour....

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Chiffon Cake Iced Gems

Iced gems, the stuff of our childhood! I actually made these Chiffon Cake Iced Gems a couple of months back requested by a friend. It was such a unique request it took me a while to figure out how to make the shape. Can you guess how I made the icing on top? The recipe, with a yummy Peanut butter base is in Creative baking: Deco Chiffon Cakes launching in Sept! Hope you will enjoy the yummy creation! ...

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Piano Keyboard Macarons (template provided)

My cousin requested for music themed macarons for her mum who is a piano teacher. My aunt used to teach me piano when I was young. Ideas such as a quaver note or a grand piano macaron were considered. But I think nothing is as cool as a piano keyboard with a macaron as each key! Thank God for the inspiration that came out of nowhere! You may not realise these are macarons at first glance! You may refer to this post for video tutorials or my Creative Baking: Macarons book for...

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Pompompurin Mango Yoghurt Chiffon Cakes

I made this Pompompurin Mango Yoghurt Chiffon Cakes a while ago for a Pompompurin lover friend! Do they look like there are talking to each other? =) I heard there's a new Pompompurin cafe open in SG too. Hope these cute cakes brighten up your day! I am a lover of yoghurt chiffon cake and this mango yoghurt is so fragrant and delicious! No special Pompompurin moulds are needed! I baked them in a 15-cm Wilton ball cake pan and a 11-cm Iwaki glass bowl. The recipe below can also be used...

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