'Pot of Flowers' Matcha Azuki Bean Chiffon Cake Roses & Choux Pastry

Are you wondering what special treat to make for your mother for Mother's Day? Especially if she's a fan of azuki beans with Matcha! Why not join me for a 2-in-1 dessert class, -- pots of Choux au Craquelin filled with Matcha whipped ganache and Azuki beans, topped with Azuki bean chiffon cake roses! You will learn how to make two genres of bakes in this class, namely chiffon cake and Choux pastry in this 4-hour long class. I will teach you how to create these edible roses from a thin...

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Hidden Heart Hot Cross Bun Macarons (New Recipe for Low Sugar Macaron!)

Many of you may not know that I have been experimenting with super low sugar macarons for the past two to three years. I have tried a variety of substitutions and have always met with failures. Many have tried sugar substitutes but 100% of the verdict is it's bad tasting so don't bother trying. Those of you who have attempted cutting out sugar will also come to a conclusion that while zero sugar is not possible, low sugar is, but how low can you go?...That is the question which I think...

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Raincoat Pusheen Chiffon Cake

The most adorable Raincoat Pusheen with my chiffon cake Pusheen wannabe! Can you tell which is which? And here they are, on a rainy day =) This is my ongoing love with Pusheen! I dressed up a chiffon cake with a raincoat made from yellow chiffon sheet cake. The hat is from a cake pop, and the tail was made by patterning stripes in a swissroll. Hope you like it! It's been raining quite crazily these days. Don't forget your raincoats! =p With lots of love, Susanne...

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Mooty Mouse Matcha Macarons (Book Giveaway!)

If you lived in Singapore as a young child in the early 1980s, you would most likely have heard of Mooty Mouse. I have the privilege of making the likeness of this plucky and kind-hearted fella in the form of macarons, as part of Marshall Cavendish's publicity efforts because he is making a comeback! Mooty isn't an easy subject to make in macaron form as his salient features are very thin and fine. It was fairly nerve wreaking trying to pick the baked shells off the baking sheet...

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Robocar Poli Roy Chiffon Cake

Does this cake make you smile? =) Roboar Poli's Firetruck Roy made in chiffon cake. I am not a fan of making vehicles as they are really hard to make with chiffon and require more cutting and assembly than normal. Also the many details are really fine and not easy to do neatly. It was also a challenge making the shapes that make up the Fire truck. But it was for a close friend, and not likely to repeat it very soon =p. Thank God it was well-received and made the birthday boy really...

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Rainbow Unicorn Lychee Macarons and Brown Sugar Cookies

My friend requested for rainbow unicorn themed bakes: macarons, brown sugar cookies and choux pastry! The Choux pastry version can be seen in an older post over here. I made them for her daughter's birthday and she loved them so much she wanted me to make them again for her birthday! What I want to share with you is the filling recipe for the macarons and a little tip about filling macarons with fillings that have high liquid content like pieces of fresh or canned fruit, jams and...

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Kirby Durian Choux Pastry

The end of preparing for Deco Choux Pastries photoshoot is finally in sight! Just one more week of prep work to do! In the midst of preparing, I have bits and pieces of extra (less than perfect) choux pastry cases so I couldn't help but put some of these pieces together, spare a bit more white chocolate for coating the pastries, and then fill them with Mao Shan Wang durian whipped cream since I need to take photo of that for the book too! Kirby durian Choux pastry! Hubby is a fan...

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Little Twin Stars on a Star Chiffon Cake

Little Twin Stars! Who grew up with it? <3 It's been so many years since I revisited Little Twin Stars! Still such a joy to make, and still so much work haha! Unlike my previous two versions which involved piping of their hair and faces, I decided to try a different technique of using sheet cake to make their hair, like my Powerpuff girls. It's really a lot more work than the piping technique, though it looks nicer. I also had the chance to try out my new Wilton aluminium stars...

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Video Tutorials for Choux Pastry Basics

Wondering how to make cream puffs or Éclairs? I have made some video tutorials to show you how! I am still in the midst of preparing for the photoshoot of Deco Choux Pastries with Marshall Cavendish but I thought I better take some time to get some video tutorials in order. There will be a total of three video tutorials in the book, two of which are featured in this blog post. I am sharing the method of making the Choux pastry batter and how to pipe basic round choux buns or profiteroles...

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Birthday Pooh Ufufy Chiffon Cake

Good night, sweet dreams! <3 As you can tell by now, I am a big fan of Winnie the Pooh and piglet! This is a big version of my previous Pooh Ufufy Chiffon Cake. The hat was baked from a paper cone =). It is also naturally colored using the range from Magic colours. Giving you a big hugs! xoxo With love, Susanne ...

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