Peanut Salted Caramel Sunflower Macarons

My friend who is a fan of my macarons wanted something savoury and floral themed. She suggested peanut salted caramel as the flavour and I went with it :). Presenting my version of sunflower macarons! I replaced some almond with peanut to make the macaron shells. The result is something that's really fragrant. I used cocoa powder for the middle part of the flower and a little more salt than usual. The resulting shells were yummy on their own!  I used a modified reduced sugar...

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Pegasus Pusheen Chiffon Cake Pop (Video tutorial)

Finally ready to unveil the video tutorial for Pegasus Pusheen Chiffon Cake Pop made in collaboration with @Pusheen! We had to cut it short to 1 min for Instagram. Hope you like it! *Updated: Youtube version up! Recipe: Pegasus Pusheen Chiffon cake pops (Makes 4 egg pops) Egg yolk batter 1 egg yolk 5g castor sugar 10g vegetable/corn oil 11g water 1g vanilla extract 15g cake flour (Prima) 1 egg white 11g castor sugar ¼ tsp cream of tartar 1. Prepare egg shells...

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Adorable Hedgehog Cream Puffs Class

This is my first Creative Choux pastry class at ToTT. If this looks familiar, that's because I reused the picture from the blog :p. Hedgehog cream puffs! If you aren't a fan of sweet bakes, cakes or macarons, choux pastry may be something you enjoy as it can be made with very little sugar, yet tasty and very enjoyable to the senses. The best part about making Choux pastry is you don't have to mess around with meringues and you don't need special equipment like electric mixers or candy...

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'Dim Sum' Chiffon Cake

Which Dim sum is your favorite? ;) This is a cake I made for a Dim sum-lover! And a work I really really enjoyed making! It’s my first attempt at chiffon cake Dim sum, after Sushi and Nyonya kueh! I have made a few Wood-style chiffon cakes earlier and have shared the recipe. You can check out my previous posts. This bamboo steamer is similar to my previous wood-pattern chiffon cakes. The dim sum are carved and cut from various chiffon cake pops, briefly: Siew mai: made from cutting...

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Peppa Pig and Family Strawberry Macarons (updated filling recipe that is bursting with flavour!)

This is another Peppa Pig themed bake that I made for my friend's daughter. I made Peppa Pig lychee custard cream puffs too. I happen to know the little girl from Creche where I serve in church so it's nice to make something for a sweetie whom I know personally :). Presenting the whole Peppa Pig family! Daddy Pig, Mummy Pig, Peppa and George I used the reduced sugar recipe for the macaron shells here. Both regular and reduced sugar recipes can be found here. You may refer...

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Peppa Pig Lychee Rose Custard Cream Puff

My friend requested for Peppa Pig themed bakes for her daughter's birthday. Incidentally, I know the little girl from Creche where I serve in church so it's a nice thing to be able to bake for a sweetie that I know personally. Another friend of mine wanted me to make lychee flavoured pastry cream for her choux pastry birthday bake next year (booking me super early!) So I thought why not try out this flavour. Presenting my version of Peppa Pig Lychee Rose cream puffs! Here's a closer...

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'Moomin' Reduced Egg Yolk Taiwanese Castella Cake

Posting one of my of super back logs =p. I made this Moomin somewhere near Chinese new year, near the time of my Culinary arts ministry "Doggy Castella cakes" class. I had joked that this was Moomin after eating too much pineapple tarts LOL. This is optimized based on my previous "Doggy Castella cake" recipe. It is a special reduced egg yolk recipe for white Castella cake as Moomin was requested. The use of egg whites in the egg yolk batter also adds moisture and a slightly "yoga-like"...

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Rosette Macarons with Whipped Strawberry Ganache Roses

I don't like to follow trendy bakes but instead prefer to create whimsical bakes that sometimes people don't think of. But this particular trending macaron intrigued me so much that I couldn't get it out of my mind. Not because I wanted to follow the trend, but because it presented a technical challenge that got my hands itchy to try and solve the mystery. Presenting my humble attempt at rosette macarons with whipped strawberry ganache roses as the filling! It all began when people...

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Tsum Tsum Chip and Dale Earl Grey and Chocolate Custard Cream Puffs

I made these Chip and Dale cream puffs along with my cross shaped Éclairs. Chip is made from chocolate choux pastry case and filled with smooth and creamy chocolate custard. Dale is made from plain choux pastry case and filled with Earl grey custard. You may find the recipe for plain and chocolate Choux pastry case and Earl Grey custard from my cross eclair post. Adjust baking temperature and time accordingly as this shape has small parts that may burn easily. Bake at 180℃ for 20...

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Cheery Bear Reduced-Sugar Matcha Macarons (Mother's Day Special)

Wondering what to get your mum for Mother's Day this year? Why not give her an adorable and yummy treat that's not too sweet! Come and join me for a session of making these reduced-sugar Matcha macarons in the form of cute bears holding flowers. This design may look familiar to those of you who have been following our blog. That's because they appeared on a number of occasions, including in my Creative Baking: Macarons book. I am honoured to be invited as a guest chef at BakerzatWork...

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