Ufufy Marie Cat Cottony Cake

Happy 4th birthday dearest Charissa!! She loves cats so it’s cat again this year LOL. This year the cake is inspired by the cute Disney Ufyfy Marie Cat. I have a soft spot for the round shapes hehe! Check out the texture of the cakes, it’s really fine, smooth and cottony. I rarely have chances to take crumb shots of my cakes so really happy to be able to take the pictures! The secret is in the consistency of the meringue, and in the use of a whole egg which I use in my newer...

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Turtle Matcha Custard Cream Puffs

This one of the creative Choux pastry bakes that I had in mind and couldn't wait to use up the excess egg yolks in preparation for a macaron bake! Turtle cream puffs filled with Matcha custard and topped with Matcha Craquelin! Here's another view of the fella behind showing his face :) And I just have to take a close up photo of the smooth and creamy Matcha custard! Crisp outer shell and smooth, creamy insides full of Matcha goodness. Yums! My elder kid who is not a fan...

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‘Gudetama’ Tamago Sushi Chiffon Cake

Gudetama, in the form of a Tamago Sushi! Aww isn’t this cute? Can you describe his priceless expression? This cake was a bit of a crazy experiment. I had the idea of a standing Tamago sushi for a while, but wasn't sure if it would work out =p. I'm glad it did! It was a joy designing it, and it did make me and the recipient smile! The Tamago was made by baking lemon chiffon cake in a rectangular pan. The rice was from reduced egg yolk vanilla chiffon cake using a super tall...

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Princess Carriage Macaron Carousel

I had a request for carriage themed macaron carousel for a wedding. Here's my attempt at making something more elegant and less cutesy :) Loose pieces of unicorns and carriages were also requested. I used the reduced sugar recipe for the macaron shells here. Both regular and reduced sugar recipes can be found here. You may refer to my Creative Baking: Macarons book for a systematic presentation of the basics and complex shaped macarons. You may refer to my video tutorials...

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Pastel Pusheenicorns Chiffon Cakes

Can you spot the cakes among plushies? =p Who loves Pusheenicorns and pastel colours? Excited to be collaborating with Pusheen to design some cakes for their new pastel series! I will be sharing more on how to make the small Pusheen cakes in my upcoming posts! =) Hope you had a blessed and good Lunar New year break! Best wishes, Susanne Honored to be featued by Pusheen's official Instagram and FB accounts!  Happy CNY! Honored to be featured on Instagram's official...

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Hedgehog Cream Puffs

When I made the doggy cream puffs, I made these hedgehogs at the same time too :) Surprise! I have a few ideas popping up for cute Choux pastry because there's just so much potential for it to be creative with! Due to the lack of time, I won't be able to do too many or often. But I am really excited about this creative avenue because finally my excess egg yolks have somewhere to go! Working with macarons, Swiss meringue buttercream and chiffon cakes mean that I am almost always left...

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'Kumquat Pot' Chiffon Cupcake

Wishing everyone a 大吉大利 with this little 'Kumquat Pot' Chiffon Cupcake I made from mandarin orange chiffon sometime back! Recipe from 'Ji' Mandarin orange chiffon cake from my 2nd cookbook Deco Chiffon Cakes. Have a great holiday!! And a blesssed time of reunion with your loved ones! 新年快乐！阿够够旺旺过好年！ Best wishes, Susanne Another good news to share, the Chinese edition of Deco Chiffon Cake Basics is just on book depository! ...

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Raspberry Dark Chocolate Chinese New Year Macarons (shells made with raspberry Italian meringue)

I was tending to two last minute requests for Valentine's Day rose macarons and thought why not include a small number of Chinese new year related macarons too since I planned to make a batch large enough to have some spare capacity. I made these without preparing a template but instead used circle template as guides. You may refer to this post for the detailed recipe for macaron shells and the links for raspberry white chocolate and dark chocolate ganache filings. As mentioned in...

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Doggy Cream Puffs

I have been wanting to make another doggy bake in time for Chinese New Year and contemplated making cute doggy buns. But inspiration strikes in another way and I came up with doggy Choux pastry instead. It's been a few years since I made famcy shaped Choux pastry and I have been contemplating playing with them again at some point because they have potential to be creative with. Presenting my humble attempt at making doggy cream puffs! Corgis and beagles! My younger kid who is a fan...

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‘Avocuddle’ Avocado Chiffon Cake

Anyone needs an avocuddle? <3 Sharing a simple and cute bake since Valentine's day is coming =). These were inspired by Queenie's cards. When I first saw it, I just let out an "awww...".  Avocado Chiffon Cake 3 egg yolks 20g castor sugar 40g vegetable/corn oil 40g water 60g Prima cake flour, sifted Avocado paste (1 ripe avocado blended with 1 tsp lemon juice) Natural green coloring (optional) 4 egg whites 45g castor sugar ¼ tsp cream of tartar 1. Prepare the avocado...

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Ondeh-Ondeh Pandan Gula Melaka Mini Cakes (sweetened only with Gula Melaka!)

Have you ever wondered what kind of cakes are more diabetic friendly without resorting to artificial sugar and yet still tastes awesome? I have considered this question because my mother has diabetes and I always keep in mind how to create such cakes for family birthday celebrations. I made one such cake that was so well received last year that I decided to teach this at ToTT, but a smaller version here. Presenting my Ondeh-Ondeh Pandan Gula Melaka mini cakes! Why do I highlight the...

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Chinese New Year Chiffon Cupcakes

Here's my cute CNY couple wishing everyone a Happy Chinese New Year! I'll be making some CNY-themed chiffon cupcakes (hands-on decorating class) at Centrepoint on 2nd and 9th Feb, 2pm. The "lantern and fan" was for 2nd Feb. The "CNY couple" will be on 9th Feb. The classes are already full so I have removed the registration link. This post is more to archive the picture as I am tonnes of pictures still in my computer and I will lose the moment if I don't post it now, knowing myself!...

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Unicorn Macaron Carousel on Strawberries N Cream Chiffon Cake

My friend requested for unicorn macaron carousel on top of a cake for her niece's birthday. She also requested for a less sweet bake so I made the macaron carousel and cake with this in mind. Although I have done macaron carousels many times over, I chose to do it a little differently, by including some fresh fruit puree in the filling without compromising structural stability. Presenting my first macaron carousel on top of a strawberries n fresh cream vanilla chiffon cake! Pardon...

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