Coconut Gula Melaka Ah Mah Sponge Cake

My grandma loves Ah Mah sponge cake and I thought of making it for the extended family this Christmas instead of my usual log cake. But because it's my first time trying it, I thought I better do a trial bake. As I wanted to make a healthier but yummier version of the cake, I came up with this --- coconut Gula Melaka Ah Mah sponge cake! Pardon the poor photography as I wasn't planning on blogging this at first. But the reviews from my guinea pigs were so good I had to share this! Pardon...

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Chalkboard Brown Sugar Cookies

This is the fourth and final in my series of cookie baking classes for kids --- chalkboard brown sugar cookies! What better way to kick start a new school year than to learn how to make these yummy and fun 100% edible treats! The chalkboard and chalk are made of edible materials and trust me, all who have received my iced brown sugar cookies over the past few years that I have been baking for sale have given very good reviews in terms of taste. Kids will learn how to make yummy brown...

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Sushi Platter Chiffon Cake

This was one crazy cake to make! And I made two of it! Lol Instead of just 'Sushi' Chiffon Cake, this round is a 'Sushi Platter' haha. In total I made over 45 sushi! I have already shared the recipe for 'Sushi' and the 'Wood-style' design chiffon cake in my previous Sushi Chiffon Cake post. I only add in some 'tuna' this round =p. Hope you have a blessed week ahead! With lots of love, Susanne Updates *New Deco Chiffon Cake Basics Book launch event on 2nd Dec 2018, 4pm at Kinokuniya,...

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Superhero Themed Vanilla Macarons (Tips on how to colour shells deep red and black)

I have a request for superhero themed macarons for a little boy! He loves vanilla so I filled the shells with vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream The purpose of this blog post is to share how I achieve a deep shade of black and red when making black and red macaron shells. Certain shades of colour may be difficult to achieve if you don't know how to and these two colours are examples. I will also share how I decorated the shells with adequate precision by hand. I used the reduced sugar...

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Camouflage Soldier Chiffon Cake

Anyone watched Ah Boys to Men 4 yet?? =) I was just reminded of my cute Camouflage Soldier Chiffon Cake from my 2nd book, Deco Chiffon Cakes with the super funny movie out! I made it from my nephew's birthday but didn't have a chance to post it before the cake went into the cookbook. Its made from yummy cocoa and pandan chiffon cake and now with the step-by-step pics, you can try making your own cute army soldier hehe. With lots of love, Susanne Book cover of 2nd book Deco Chiffon...

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Two-Tiered Lychee Rose Longevity Peach Sponge and Pudding Cake

I had a request some time back for lychee rose longevity peach cake. The requester saw the longevity peach cake I made for my grandma two years ago and loved it very much. I decided to make something similar but two-tiered this time :) This is a refreshing dessert that goes well as the last dish for a sumptuous birthday celebration meal. Alternating layers of light lychee rose sponge and pudding, served with succulent lychees stuffed with pudding. The longevity peaches are light and...

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Mermaid Tail Chiffon Cake

I love turquoise colour very much so it was a joy to make this Mermaid Chiffon Cake with pretty mermaid tail and purple shells, inspired by the Little Mermaid. I was a little reminded of Legend of the Blue Sea show which I loved earlier =p. Briefly, it was made by sculpting and cutting a chiffon cake into the shape of a tail, and then covering it with scales cut from chiffon sheet cakes of different colours. I used marshmallow cream to stick the pieces on. It was very tedious...

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Happy Bunny Reduced-Sugar Coconut Macarons

Hubby and I use Wechat to communicate because we simply love the range of expressive and cute emojis. One of our favourite is this happy bunny that is absolutely adorable. You can't help but smile or even laugh looking at the range of emojis :). And since I was fine-tuning the recipe for my upcoming reduced-sugar coconut snowflake macaron class, I thought of squeezing in a few cute macarons for hubby's birthday :). I had so much fun playing the pieces for photography! I used the Swiss...

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Christmas Snowman, Reindeer, Hat Chiffon Cakes

As promised, here's the recipe for the Christmas chiffon pops that I did for the demo at Courts on Sunday 12th Nov =). Thanks to those who came and gave encouraging words as well! These chiffon cake pops are made entirely fondant-free, so are soft, fluffy and low in sugar, suitable for kids and the elderly alike! The Snowman and Reindeer are actually miniature versions of the cakes in my cookbooks, Deco Chiffon Cake Basics and Deco Chiffon Cakes. If you like bigger cake versions, you...

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Matcha Azuki & Chocolate Salted Caramel Mini Chiffon Cupcakes

This is the second part in my series of wedding bakes. Sorry for the long delay because I had more pressing bakes and ToTT class registration announcements to make 😅. Here are some simple but yummy mini cupcakes that are tasty but not too sweet. I stress the "not too sweet" part because the bride was very specific about the bakes being not too sweet 😅. Chiffon sponge that is soft, fluffy and packed full of flavour, and Swiss meringue buttercream that compliments the sponge cake flavour....

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