Hamster in Watermelon Chiffon Cake

Just for fun.. is this how we look like after the extended stay home period? 😂 =p  Happy that circuit breaker is somewhat coming to an end. Hope this made you smile! =) 💖  As you know, I have a love affair with watermelons. A watermelon chiffon cake is on the cover of my 3rd book Deco Chiffon Cake Basics. The Watermelon Cake pop is also in the first cookbook. The cookbooks have detailed recipe and step-by-step pictures. Book covers below. Here, I tried to create...

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Swan Tea Set Dark Chocolate Macarons

I didn't think something could be elegant and cute at the same time. I think this macaron teaset satisfies both very well! Everything on the cakeboard is made up of macarons!  I made a have made macaron teacups many times over but this is only my second time making the teapot. You may refer to this post for my first teaset made up of macarons. I made the teapot differently this time round as it was a request without many macarons so it didn't seem practical to have one round...

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'Girl with Donut' Dark Chocolate Macaron Carousel

A mummy requested for a pink macaron carousel for her sweet little girl's first birthday! The girl is holding a donut with "chocolate glaze" and rainbow sprinkles!  I split the baking of the shells in 2 separate baking sessions to make it more manageable. I used a French method recipe for the girls and Swiss method recipe for the carousel frame. Just to share some pictures of the process... Piped shells for the girls  Filling the shells with dark chocolate ganache...

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Sumikko Gurashi in Onsen Chiffon Cake

We really enjoyed the onsen in Japan last winter! Where do you miss travelling to the most?🌎  Sumikko gurashi is so cute! Those who know me know I have a soft spot for round round things! Check out my previous Sumikko Gurashi on playground and other Sumikko creations! Made this for a dear primary school friend. Meanwhile let's stay safe and persevere! With lots of love, Susanne ...

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Rainbow Pandan Kaya Cake

I made a pastel rainbow sponge and pudding cake in the past and this time, I am making it in pandan kaya flavour! Even the rainbow on top is made of alternating soft chiffon sponge and fragrant and smooth pudding! I hope this view brightens your day in these dark days!  You may ask how do I achieve the pandan kaya flavour without making the whole thing green?? I used pandan water, which is simply water boiled with many pandan leaves. The colour of the water is very pale green...

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Shellie May Chiffon Cake

This Teddy bear among Flowers is made entirely made from chiffon cake, and inspired by the super sweet Shellie May, from Disneysea. This is actually a belated mother's day cake, and dedicated to all the beautiful mummies I know. Take care! With lots of love, Susan...

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Winnie the Pooh Mango Choux Pastries in Macaron Teacups

Mangoes are still cheap and plentiful at the moment so I hope you aren't tired of seeing more mango creations from me 🤣. Presenting my mixed genre creation that I was working on while we aren't allowed to bake for sale. Pooh bear mango choux pastries in macaron teacups, topped off with strawberry meringue Piglets!! Here is another look of them without the distractions in front. You may refer to my previous post for detailed recipe for the Piglet meringues. The focus of this blog...

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Toilet Roll Roll Cake

A luxurious 5-ply Toilet roll Roll Cake that literally unravels into continuous sheets of roll cake like the paper 🧻! 🤭😛 I always wanted to make a REAL toilet roll cake that unravels! 🤩 Hope this cute cake made you smile amidst this extended "stay-home" period! ☺ Here is another view of the cake! The soft cake layers are clearer from here. Do you prefer this swiss roll version or the previous chiffon cake version more? Flavour is yummy coconut chiffon roll sponge, and...

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Piglet Strawberry Meringue Cookies

While I have the time to play around with content that is not requested by someone, I thought I better seize it. I had this outrageous idea of creating a mixed genre creation that involves macarons, choux pastry and meringue cookies. This blog post features the meringue cookie part. Presenting my first attempt at character meringue cookies --- strawberry Piglet meringues! Many thanks to a very talented baker, Kokoma, for the meringue recipe. Do checkout her Instagram account @kokomacake....

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Mango Sticky Rice Macarons

Since homebakers aren't allowed to sell bakes for a period of time during this circuit breaker, I took the chance to experiment with a new flavour for macarons that I don't normally have time for - - mango sticky rice! Are you feeling a little like Pooh and Piglet here, getting really tired of quarantine/ lockdown/circuit breaker? Hang in there, it will end one day!  As this was a "do for fun" bake, I didn't think too hard about planning. I baked these along with a small batch...

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Lubo Dino Chiffon Cake

Sharing a cheerful dino chiffon cake inspired by Lubo from @lulusweetkawaiishop made during better times. 💕 Hope this brings a smile to your faces during this period! When I create cute things, my heart smiles from inside out 🥰. Is this the same for you?💖 Chiffon cake was pandan with a tinge of blue. If you can find blue pea flowers, you can use it to extract natural blue food colouring. They are quite commonly grown and can also be bought from baking supplies stores like Phoon...

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