Category Archives: Dessert

Wilton Fondant & Gum Paste #4 – My Little Blue Box

Posted on November 11, 2012 by K • 2 Comments

My Finale Cake - Simple can be harder than complex (Well said, Jobs). This classic design turns out to be more challenging than I thought. It is so much harder to cover the corners of a square cake vs. a round cake – The fondant tears easily at the edges. Well….I guess I can’t make a Tiffany using… Read More

Filed Under: Dessert, L'ÉCOLE, Newton, Product, Wilton Decorating Course

Wilton Fondant & Gum Paste #3

Posted on November 10, 2012 by K • 1 Comment

More gum paste flowers in lesson 3– [LEFT] Daisy - It became my favourite flower ever since I watched the Korean movie Diasy a few years back…..And don’t you think it resembles a beautiful sunny side up too? [RIGHT] Chrysanthemum – A rather easy to make flower. We also learnt how to cover a cake with fondant. I now… Read More

Filed Under: Dessert, L'ÉCOLE, Newton, Product, Wilton Decorating Course

The Big Sheila – More Chic-Chic Lunches to Come

Posted on November 6, 2012 by K • 0 Comments

[LEFT] The Big Sheila is located in Swan Lake Avenue. It’s opened by an ex-colleague who sent us personalized invitations. [RIGHT] It’s a small restaurant with just a cosy sofa corner and a long communal table. The big Sheila placed its daily offerings on the counters near the entrance. The first moment of truth was excellent - everything just looked so drop-dead gorgeous and fresh!… Read More

Filed Under: Bedok, Dessert, Home-Made, Restaurant

Wilton Gum Paste & Fondant #1 & 2

Posted on November 4, 2012 by K • 2 Comments

My brand new toolkit & lesson plan for Wilton gum paste and fondant course. Wheee. [LEFT] I’m not a pizza dough! I’m a piece of gum paste. [RIGHT] The gum paste was cut into multiple neat strips using the pizza cutter then assembled into a pretty bow. [LEFT] I’m not a xiao long bao skin! I’m one of the… Read More

Filed Under: Dessert, L'ÉCOLE, Newton, Product, Wilton Decorating Course

2am Dessert Bar – A True Inspiration

Posted on October 17, 2012 by K • 0 Comments

Image from 2am Dessert Bar  2am Dessert Bar is located at a corner of Holland Village.  It is certainly not the easiest place to find but not a major problem when we have our master direction navigator (i.e. P)  around. Kayambe H20 – 72% Michel Cluizel chocolate, Evian P - A dark chocolate mousse infused with Evian resulting in a hollow block with a… Read More

Filed Under: Bar, Dessert, Restaurant

Wilton Decorating Basics #4 – The Finale

Posted on September 24, 2012 by K • 3 Comments

My Finale Cake I enjoyed myself in the final test (and passed) despite the fact that nothing really went as planned. I’m moving on to the more advance fondant and gum paste course next. Below are some of my key learnings from this cake decorating journey so far– Good strategy does not mean good execution – I spent significant… Read More

Filed Under: Dessert, L'ÉCOLE, Newton, Product, Wilton Decorating Course

Rong Cheng Bak Kut Teh + Cake Over Heels

Posted on September 19, 2012 by K • 1 Comment

A BKT shop and a chic patisserie just sound so weird together but there’s a good reason for this…..they are located side by side in Mid View City. Rong Cheng Bak Kut Teh The new branch in Mid View City is managed by the son of the founder of Rong Cheng BKT. The new place is huge and breezy.… Read More

Filed Under: Café, Dessert, Local, Restaurant

Wilton Decorating Basics #3

Posted on September 15, 2012 by K • 9 Comments

The decorating lessons are certainly getting more challenging. We learnt multiple complex techniques today that we need to exhibit on our finale cake next week. Out of the 10+ piping techniques taught so far – Rosette is definitely my favourite. [LEFT] The Ribbon Rose – Another compulsory technique that we need to use on the finale cake. [RIGHT] I bought… Read More

Filed Under: Dessert, L'ÉCOLE, Novena, Product, Wilton Decorating Course

Wilton Decorating Basics #2

Posted on September 9, 2012 by K • 2 Comments

HOME-MADE BUTTERCREAM – Our homework for the week. I made buttercream and at the same time buttercream-ed the entire kitchen. We practised icing (Or masking according to P) a cake with the buttercream. It is  definitely not as easy as it looks - We took a good 20 minutes to complete that. One of the new techniques we learnt… Read More

Filed Under: Dessert, L'ÉCOLE, Newton, Product, Wilton Decorating Course

[Beijing] My Perfect Fooding Day

Posted on September 6, 2012 by K • 2 Comments

BREAKFAST - Du Yi Chu Go local – Start the day in the century old shao mai shop at Qian Men Da Jie The menu is small - just a couple of dumpling choices and appetisers. I went straight for the highly recommended san sian (Mixture of pork, prawn & sea cucumber)  shao mai. SAN SIAN SHAO MAI – The dumplings arrived piping hot after… Read More

Filed Under: Beijing - China, Chinese, Dessert, Fine Dining, French, Fusion, Restaurant