Monday 27 March 2023
Sanrio Hanami Dango Vegan Macarons
Sunday 26 March 2023
Strawberry Cartoon Chiffon Cake Class
Tuesday 21 March 2023
Eeyore Sugar-Free Ube Coconut Chiffon Dome Cakes
I am almost done with draft 1 of Deco Marshmallows! But before I complete writing the last two recipes and create the respective templates for them, I decided to take a short break to satisfy my curiosity as well as test out the ube paste that I am going to use in one of the marshmallow entries. Having had success with the sugar-free chocolate Rilakkuma swiss roll, I am curious to know if it works for decorative chiffon cake characters as well. Here's the result of my experiment!
This is actually my second attempt. The first attempt was considered a fail for me although taste and texture wise was great. Why so?
I use Allulose and Alchemy fibre as my sugar replacements for sugar-free chiffon cakes. I explained my choice of sugar-replacements in my previous post and you can read about it.
While this combination of sugar replacements produce chiffon cakes that have texture like the real deal, Allulose browns at a much lower temperature than sugar. If you are baking strong colours, earthy, brown or black colours, the browning of Allulose would not be as obvious. But browning will show up more obviously for pastels and tricky colours like blue and purple. This makes baking "naked chiffons" or character chiffons trickier if you don't want the cakes to appear brown at all.
Using coconut milk like I did for this bake doesn't help either as the cake tends to brown more easily than if water is used but I prefer not to compromise the taste for looks. I used steam baking and lower temperature to help to mitigate the browning.
Video of the process is on my Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CqEyn-EgGdl/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
2 egg yolks
5g Allulose
30g oil of choice
30g coconut milk
45g cake flour
3 egg whites
22g Alchemy fibre
53g Allulose
* I used glass bowls that are about 9cm in diameter at the top and 6.5cm in height. You may use any metal or silicone molds about the same size as well but do note that any markings using edible marker should match the colour of the batter or pipe by freehand.
** Use 2 tsp ube paste and omit all extra colouring and flavouring if you are making plain ube coconut cake without Eeyore design. Bake in 6" chiffon tin or in 10x12" tray for Swiss roll.
As with all sugar-free bakes made with sugar replacements, eat in moderation as some people have digestive systems that are sensitive to them.
with love,
Phay Shing
Wednesday 15 March 2023
Black Pink Oreo Chiffon Cake
Black pink oreo chiffon cake recipe!
Video tutorial here.I was surprised that many of you were interested in this recipe, so here’s the tutorial. This is a very yummy cake!
Black pink oreo chiffon cake (6” heart pan)
2 egg yolks
30g vegetable oil
24g milk
4g vanilla extract
42g cake flour, sifted
5 black pink oreos
2 egg whites
45g castor sugar
Pinch of cream of tartar
Crush 2 pink oreos (without filling) into fine crumbs. Mix egg yolks with oil, milk and vanilla extract. Add in cake flour, pink oreo crumbs and a drop of pink food coloring (optional).
Whisk egg whites with cream of tartar and castor sugar (added gradually) till firm peaks. Fold the egg yolk batter above into the whipped egg whites.
Arrange the pink oreos (6 halves) at the base of the cake pan. Pour the cake batter over. Bake at 140C for 45+ min, till the centre of the cake is dry. Enjoy!
With love,
Susanne
Monday 13 March 2023
Sugar-free Rilakkuma Chocolate Swiss Roll
In the midst of writing Deco Marshmallows, I couldn't resist taking a little time out to make this simple bake because we stumbled across an awesome source of chocolate that is 100% cacao with no sugar added BUT is so smooth! Once we tasted the chocolate chips which were suitable for use in baking and making hot chocolate, I knew I had to try it for my bakes. Most other 100% cacao chocolate we have tasted tend to be a little dry and gritty. Here's my rich chocolate swiss roll made without white sugar!
with love,
Phay Shing
Thursday 9 March 2023
Sumikko Gurashi Chiffon Cake
Sumikko Gurashi Birthday chiffon cake for my daughter's birthday party. Thank God it was well-received!
With lots of love,
Susanne
Monday 6 March 2023
Sugar-Free Cinnamoroll Marshmallows
This was my first attempt at sugar- free character marshmallows in December last year. I decided to give Cinnamoroll a try since my friend requested for some Cinnamoroll cookies and macarons at the same time.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CoVyFGKSY2s/?igshid=NTdlMDg3MTY=
The templating method is much easier for those of us who are artistically challenged and uses so much less cornstarch! Here is a peek at the piped marshmallows before dusting!
with love,
Phay Shing