Assessment: Chocolate Mud Cake

I really miss you blog! It’s been awhile since my last post and I’m already feeling rusty so to kick off this ’Back to the Blog’ entry, I picked the Chocolate Mud Cake that we were assessed on two Saturdays ago. The one pictured above was the version I made at home for practice. I’ve always wanted to have a go at the [...]

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Staying awake with Seafood Paella & Flourless Chocolate Hazelnut Cake

Finally, I can sit down and bring some life back into this neglected spot! I was in Sydney during the Easter long weekend and then battling an onslaught of assignments, tests and practical assessments; all of which were due in the same week. I definitely have a backlog of cook-ups and my Sydney pig-out [...]

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Pandan Layered Cake

A few weeks ago, I posted a random message on Facebook requesting friends to throw cake names at me and I will endeavour to make them. Amongst the list of cake requests which included the Blackforrest, white chocolate macadamia, durian cake,  chocolate mousse etc. was the Pandan layered cake, requested by Carol.

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Orange Chiffon Cake

Yes, it’s cloudy with a chance of fluffy chiffon cake again but this time, it’s an orange version decorated à la Poh’s style from Poh’s Kitchen. Poh is the runner up  on the first Masterchef Australia series. Hmm..I didn’t really do justice to her recipe; merely borrowed the idea of chantilly cream filling, chocolate ganache [...]

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Orange Poppy Seed Cake with Passionfruit Glaze

I was feeling a little blue this afternoon, and not to mention a pounding headache the size of  Jupiter. After several glasses of water and a panadol, I decided to make an orange cake; perhaps to inject some colour and zest to lift my spirits. Well, the orange cake has been [...]

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Green Tea Cheesecake with Raspberries and Blueberries

  Green tea cheesecake with cream cheese and green tea frosting, decorated with berries  

Yesterday was my sister’s birthday which meant, cake time! I know she likes berries and not chocolate so no chocolate cake. I recently bought some maccha green tea powder so I thought it would be interesting to marry cream cheese [...]

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Butterscotch Banana and Mocha Cream Sponge Cake

 Mom’s Birthday Cake
Butterscotch Banana Genoese Sponge Cake with Mocha Whipped Cream & Toasted Flaked Almonds
decorated with Les Fruits De Mer Belges Originaux De Guylian    

The name is a mouthful isn’t it? How else shall I call it? Over the last few years, I’ve been replicating a cake that [...]

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