Showing posts with label classes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label classes. Show all posts

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Singapore Sweet Safari

Coming to the end of my trip here in Singapore, I've had the lovely opportunity to try the many varied and interesting sweet treats this island-nation has to offer.

My tastebuds have been tingling from the the many delicious desserts I've been tasting. And my girth has expanded in tandem. But oooh...how can one say no to all of these?


Display at Wimbly Lu, a darling little place near my parent's home


Eclairs and Rocky Road


 Their chocolate molten lava cake


Cupcakes! From Plain Vanilla bakery


A whoopie pie from Pique Nique...'twas delicious!

 
A cake pop made by my husban's cousin for her own 21st birthday.
How talented is she?! 
Now...to bribe her for creative license...


And now, on to ASIAN DESSERTS!!

 My ALL-TIME fav (especially because we can't get it in Australia),
the DURIAN
 
 At a little Asian eatery on Leong Siak St.
Clockwise from top left: 
Mango Sago Pomelo dessert with mango ice-cream,
Boiled black glutinous rice (pulut hitam) with almond slices and ice-cream,
Mango Sago Pomelo dessert with DURIAN,
Warm almond pudding.


 At the Old Airport Road hawker centre
A custard egg tart with a biscuit instead of pastry base
and Taiwan-style sweetened silky soya beancurd (Lao Ban)


Just yesterday we celebrated my sister-in-law's birthday at House @ Dempsey with a Vintage Tea Party buffet they put on every Thursday and Friday.


 Vintage table settings, complete with bunting!
And mismatched plates!


Sweet treats of different sorts. I die!!


Miniature cupcakes, similar to the Vintage Rose ones I've made


Mini skinny pizzas. The truffled mushrooms...OHHH the truffled mushrooms. 
Mushgasm in yer mouth!


 Piping hot tea in an old school thermos flask.
Serving tea that smelt of cocoa, and sweet ginger tea!

WELL! My little getaway abroad has finally come to an end...time to head home, for some new and exciting baking thingamajiggys! Next up will be the North Melbourne Market's special event as part of the L'Oreal Fashion Festival, and my lil' ol' cake pop class at Thread Den!

Hope to see you there!

xoxo,
Sarah

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Cake Pops Class

Yay! I'm so excited, this has been in the works since late last year and I'm finally pleased to announce that I'll be running a one-off Cake Pop class with Thread Den in March!

Details can be found here: http://www.threadden.com/_pages/class_description/cake001.html

What are Cake Pops, you ask?

Well, they're a delicious combination of cake, frosting, chocolate all on a stick! Created by Bakerella, it has taken the world of dessert by storm! There are round cake pops, egg-shaped ones, cake pops that look like animals, even cake pops that look like cupcakes, on a stick!

I would hesitate to say that I'm an expert on all things Cake Pop-y, but I'll gladly share what I know during this class!

Here's one I've prepared earlier:











Hope to see you there!



Tuesday, November 22, 2011

The Cake School Open Day

Sunday was perfect weather for making the great trek across the city to Ringwood. (I live out West...it takes awhile, even on a Sunday!)

After months of waiting, The Cake School has finally launched! And this was their Open Day where I got to see their talented team, led by Fran McGregor run a demo class.

Obviously, I was in full gushy mode, who can help it, surrounded by such talent? (There I go again!)

Here're some pics of the day:



 I walk through the door, and the first thing that greets me?

CHOCOLATE MUD CAKE.

omnomnomnomnonomnomnomnomn....

 With dark couverture chocolate ganache. Of course.


 Here's Fran and Yvette (Baking Addict).


Fran demonstrating how to cover a cake board with white fondant.




 Yvette teaching students how to trim the edges off the cake board with... X-ray film!
Who woulda thunk it?


 TA-DAH!
Incidentally I've been a fan (read: stalking) Baking Addict on Facebook for a short while now, and I was just SO pleased to finally meet her. She's just as nice a person as I'd imagined. Nicer even!


Smoothing the chocolate ganache on the top.




Final product - Naked Cake!


OMG how perfect does this look? 
I exclaimed (out loud) "Doesn't it make you want to jump in and swim in it?!"
I think what I probably meant was that "I wanted to dive right in."
This mix-up could probably explain why the lady next to me gave me a strange look.


Styro-balls, bases for roses.


 Me and Fran!


Yvette, moi, Effie (Designer Cakes by Effie, another Cake Artist I've been following) 

 More pics of their lovely cakes and front lounge can be viewed here on The Cake School Facebook page.

I'm just so super excited to take some classes next year!