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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

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

Mark & Spencer’s Croissant – Singapore vs. London

Posted on October 20, 2012 by K • 0 Comments

I like the buttery croissants I had in London’s M&S.  I love butter (sorry heart, I will try to eat such sinful food moderately) - I remember an incident when I put a large slab of butter on a small piece of bread and my colleague asked me whether I was eating bread with butter OR butter… Read More

Filed Under: Bakery, French, Paya Lebar, Product, Take-Away, TRAVEL, United Kingdom - London

[London] M&S Simple Food – Singapore Noodles

Posted on October 10, 2012 by K • 1 Comment

Marks and Spencer (M&S) Simple Food is a convenient option for a pre-packed meal in London. I tried a few boxes of these quick meals throughout my stay and all of them tasted more than decent. My favourite is the Singapore noodles – No surprises here. Singapore Noodles The description on the box -  Fine rice noodle with tender… Read More

Filed Under: Product, Take-Away, TRAVEL, United Kingdom - London

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

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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

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Wilton Decorating Basics #1

Posted on September 3, 2012 by K • 7 Comments

I started my first Wilton decorating lesson at BIY and it’s a whole lot of fun! Cake decorating is like doing art and craft (one of my fave subjects in school). The lesson was conducted in a very structured and interesting way – ideal for decorating beginners like myself. I’m awed by some of the “life changing” baker’s tools introduced in the lesson… Read More

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Treats from Japan #3

Posted on February 26, 2012 by K • 0 Comments

Meiji Rich Strawberry Bar Another seasonal offering from Meiji. The mini bars of strawberry chocolate tasted very fruity - apparently the product contained 70% of real strawberries. AMAZING. Tokyo Banana Gaufrette Okay, I found my new favourite Tokyo Banana product (Sorry Tokyo banana cake)! This underrated product tasted so good. The waffles were crispy and the fillings… Read More

Filed Under: Japanese, Product