Pumpkin Zephyrs with Maltesers

This was an unplanned project that came about because the idea was so awesome I just had to try! Most bakers would use pumpkin shaped silicone molds for making pumpkin shaped desserts or marshmallows. But molds take up a lot of space and are expensive. For those of us who don't want to make that purchase, there is a simple way to create piped pumpkin shaped desserts!Presenting my piped pumpkin zephyrs filled with Maltesers and topped off with chocolate chips!Zephyr or zefir is a type of...

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Husky, Doberman & Labrador Retriever Chocolate Choux Pastries

 Someone requested for large dog breed choux pastries and this was what I came up with!Husky, Doberman and Labrador Retriever!Here are some pictures of each of the breeds!Huskies!Labrador retrievers!Dobermans!I used my default recipe which can also be found in my Deco Choux Pastries book. Simple round choux buns and eclairs with crispy craquelin on top are transformed into these lively dogs. The filling flavour requested was chocolate so I made chocolate diplomat cream.I shared a...

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Dinosaur Chiffon Cakes (Online class)

 Let's make some cute Dinosaur chiffon mini cakes! These are mint-flavored, fluffy, moist and super cute!! Link to sign up is here. You can watch a short preview of the class here. Hope you like it!! With lots of love, Susanne&nb...

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'Milk and Mocha Bear' Brown Butter Chiffon Cake with Mocha Jelly

 Here's the cake that my Milk and Mocha bear plushiemallows landed on! The little pink hearts are marshmallows too!I settled on making a butter chiffon cake because the thought of having a heavy, rich butter cake after a heavy birthday celebration meal just doesn't go down well. But to incorporate that buttery aroma without the heaviness on the stomach, I decided to use brown butter instead of regular butter. The middle of the cake is filled with delicious mocha jelly too to...

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Milk and Mocha Bear Plushiemallows

Some bakes come about because I did a "reverse engineering" type of thought process. I was clueless about what to bake for my dad's and uncle's birthdays so I asked them what type/flavour of cake they would like. As usual my dad just said anything will do. Uncle said he wanted butter cake. My mind went..."Hmm...butter cakes can be quite rich so coffee may complement it well. Or perhaps mocha...Ooo Mocha bear!...and Milk bear!"So here they are 😊It was a good excuse to practice my templating...

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Brown Butter Mocha Custard Snowskin Mooncake

 I didn't plan on making any mooncakes this year due to my schedule and I am trying to pace myself to allow some breathing space. But after my brown butter chiffon cake bake with mocha jelly recently (which I will share on the blog in due time), I had some brown butter leftover. It's been sitting in my fridge staring at me everytime I open the fridge 😂. I eventually caved in and made mooncakes because I thought this flavour would be awesome --- brown butter mocha custard snowskin...

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Squirrel Tree Stump Mooncake with Surprise inside

 Squirrel Tree Stump Mooncake with Surprise inside! Watch a video on the making of the Squirrel mooncake surprise here. Recipe 30g icing sugar, sifted (1/4 cup) 20g shortening (1.5 tbsp) 60g cooked glutinous rice flour (1/2 cup) 7g wheat starch, sifted (2 ¾ tsp) 65g cold water (0.6 cup) 2 tsp LorAnn Caramel Bakery Emulsion, product of the USA (10g) Brown food coloring or cocoa powder 200g lotus paste Hope you liked it! With l...

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