'Penguin Family Christmas Carnival' Macaron Masterclass

 Someone asked if I was going to teach the macaron ferris wheel some time back. I was reluctant because of the level of technical difficulty and precision needed. But since the request is made again, we decided to go ahead with it. A lot of thought and time has gone into making this class manageable and yet cover much content that bakers will find helpful.I have included character macarons, static macaron structure (gingerbread house) and moving macaron structure (ferris wheel) in...

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Bubble Tea Chiffon Cake

 Bubble Tea Patterned Chiffon Cake with brown sugar cream and crunch inside! You can literally drink up the filling from the straw! =p Watch a short video of the making of the cake here. Hope this Bubble Tea Chiffon Cake made you smile! Search Bubble tea tags for my other bubble tea creations like roll cake here =).With lots of love,Susa...

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'Field of Daisies' Matcha Azuki Bean Yuzu Swiss Roll

 My mum didn't get to eat the lychee rose strawberry cake I made for her birthday in late May due to Covid (she got to eat the strawberries and basket though) so we had another date when we planned a family get-together and nice meal at a Japanese buffet. Since I had forgotten to put the chiffon cake daises I made the last time on the cake, I decided to make a daisy themed cake with Japanese flavours this time round!Matcha swiss roll with homemade sugar-free azuki bean paste, matcha...

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Double Rainbow Chiffon Cake

This is a double rainbow chiffon cake that is my newest version! It's a level up from my Rainbow chiffon cake that is on the cover of Creative baking: Chiffon Cakes.  You can refer to the recipe here, or the step-by-step recipe with pictures in the cookbook.Here is an Reel video tutorial of how to pipe the new version from my IG (@susanne.decochiffon).Hope you found it useful!With lots of love,Susa...

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Cute Halloween Choux Pastry Special (Class)

 If you would like to learn how to make these cute pumpkin choux pastries, come and join me for this class happening in October!The mini pumpkins are made of choux pastry too!Each piece sits on a buttery sable!The filling is not just one type but a total of four different complementary components put together to create a treat that is cute on the outside but tasty on the inside!There's peanut butter diplomat cream, chocolate peanut butter diplomat cream, strawberry compote and vanilla...

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Stable vs Unstable Meringue Macaron Recipe

 This blog post is a compilation of content from a 4-part series that I posted on Instagram (my IG is @phay_shing) about stable vs unstable meringue macaron recipes. I compiled the reels into a single video available on YouTube for ease of reference for those of you who don't have Instagram. Colour-coded bullet points within each part are used to explain the same point or make comparisons of specific features from both types of batter. Just in case you are wondering why I have so...

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Coffee and Donut Chiffon Cake characters

 My new baking class is up! I am going to teach these adorable Coffee and Donut Chiffon Cake characters with a surprise in the mug! Sign up link is here. Recipes you will learn: Frosted cereal chiffon cake Coffee chocolate mousse Dark chocolate mousse Frosted cereal crunch  Too cute to eat? =) With lots of love,Susanne...

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Minions Roll Cake

 Do these cute roll cakes make you smile? I made these Minions Roll Cakes for my daughter's birthday as desserts. Thank God they were well-received! Here is a video reel on the making of these roll cakes with surprise. Hope you like them! With lots of love, Susanne                                                         ...

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Betty Boop Avocado Gula Melaka Pecan Chiffon Cake

Finally making the actual cake for this unique flavour request! Betty Boop avocado cake!Reference from fanart drawing by Christina KulzerTake a peek at the layers!I decided to include the element of gula melaka and toasted pecans in this cake as avocado alone is rather bland in taste. A little yuzu juice (or you may use lemon juice) was added to prevent oxidation of the avocado puree so it as a slight tang as well. This is a rather healthy cake as it doesn't use oil or butter but instead,...

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Minions Dizzy Chiffon Cake

 My daughter's birthday is here and she's a Minions fan after watching Minions: The Rise of Gru, so I designed some Minions cakes for her celebration. I watched the show myself and thought it was really funny and cute! Here is a video reel where I shared how to pipe and make the spiderweb design for the dizzy chiffon cake. It's actually inspired by the movie poster with the dizzy background! I used a turntable for this so it was really quite easy to make the design though it...

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