Cendol Treat

Happy day everyone!~ :)

I love cendol! Cendol is a traditional dessert originating from South East Asia. Basically, it is a mixture of coconut milk, worm-like jelly made of rice flour and pandan juice, palm sugar (or gula melaka), and shaved ice. Other ingredients such as red bean are sometimes added for extra flavour and texture. You can also add ice cream for additional richness!

Since cendol is a popular dessert in Asia (plus it is also my favourite), I decided to create a one-of-a-kind Cendol Cake!!! :)

It was a great success and I'm so happy with the taste! There are some changes that I would like to make the next time: 1. cook the red beans a little softer; 2.drizzle some palm sugar (gula melaka) over the top just before serving. Mmm...

Enjoy! :)

Lots of Love,
Eileen

Grape Yakult Cheesecake

Hiiii..

This is another of my creation - Grape Yakult Cheesecake.

Yakult is a Japanese pre-biotic milk-like product made by fermenting a mixture of skimmed milk with a special strain of the bacterium Lactobacillus casei Shirota.

I love drinking Yakult everyday for good digestion and my favourite flavour is grape.

One day while drinking Yakult (grape flavour of course), I'm thinking...Hmm..  wouldn't it be nice if this is added to cheesecake.

This inspired me to create Grape Yakult Cheesecake.

Starting with a biscuit base... I topped with a light mousse made of grape puree, cream, sugar, and yakult.

The result........ TA-DA.......

One word says it all... YUM!!!

I made these mini roses using leftover mousse...

Enjoy!~


Love,
Eileen

Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き)

こんにちは! (Konnichiwa - Means Hello! in Japanese.)

I love Okonomiyaki - お好み焼き.

It is a Japanese savoury pancake containing a variety of ingredients. The name is derived from the word okonomi, meaning "what you like" or "what you want", and yaki meaning "grilled" or "cooked".

This is how it looks like....

Okonomiyaki usually consist of chopped cabbage, thinly sliced pork, squid, prawns, green onions, dried bonito flakes etc. You could add whatever your favourite ingredient actually.

For my exam - Bread Category... I thought it would be nice to create a masterpiece of Okonomiyaki Bread!~

The birth of my Okonomiyaki Bread..

Ops, can't really tell what's in it from the picture. Don't have a clearer or closeup of it...

Inside is a generous filling of crabstick, prawn, chikuwa (japanese fishcake), cabbage, carrots, an egg.. topped with cheese, mayo, Japanese sauce, bonito flakes, and dried seaweed.

Reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaally good! Taste like Okonomiyaki... :p~~

Enjoy!~~

Love,

Eileen

Love Nest: Orange & Carrot Butter Cake

Hi folks ~

I created this masterpiece for my exam - Love Nest.

Inside you'll find Orange & Carrot Butter Cake..Yummm...

Made those sweet lover birds with fondant...

As for the nest... I piped little sticks of chocolate... covered them with crushed hazelnuts....piece by piece forming the nest with some dark chocolate ganache!

Took a long time to prepare though.. but I am extremely happy with my results.

It's worth all the effort!~  :)

Enjoy!~


Love,
Eileen

Raspberry Heart Delight

Hi!~

This is a bavarian raspberry mouse cake... made for my exam masterpiece...

Those chocolate pieces on the side was handmade by me. Probably the next time I will try the same design but using sponge instead...  :)

Enjoy!~

Love,

Eileen

Cappuccino Cup Tarts

Hi everyone...

I love my cuppa espresso!

For my exam masterpiece for pastry.. I made these Cappuccino Cup Tarts!

It's really cute and presentable... Scored really well for this category.

Here it is...

Hope you love them as much as I do...

I made the tarts using mini round moulds....

These handles are the hardest to make because they are really tiny. I had to becareful not to burn them while baking. Stuck each of these handle on the cup with abit of chocolate. :)

Inside each cup... freshly made coffee creme patissiere (pastry cream)... topped with whipped cream.. dusted with cocoa powder...

Complete with a stick of cinnamon...

Perfect!


Enjoy!~~~


Love,
Eileen

Petits Fours

Hi everyone!

If you love colours, these are made especially for you! Made by me and the bunch of fun loving professional students at Creative Culinaire, Singapore.

These colorful miniature cakes are made with a variety of fruit mousses - Raspberry, Mango, Orange, Citron, Lychee, Strawberry.

Enjoy!~


Love,
Eileen