Strawberry Shortcake

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Strawberry Shortcake

by Philia Ng

The moist Japanese Vanilla Sponge layered with Chantilly Cream and fresh strawberries is the best way to end your meal!

Cuisine : Baking Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 20 mins Cook : 25 mins Ready in : 45 mins Serves : 6


INGREDIENTS:

  • Japanese Vanilla Sponge
    • 3 Eggs
    • 95g Sugar
    • 30g Milk
    • 90g Cake flour
    • 30g Melted unsalted butter
  • Chantilly Cream
    • 400g Dairy whipping cream
    • 40g Icing sugar

DIRECTIONS:

         For the Japanese Vanilla Sponge

  1. Whisk the egg and sugar over a bowl of simmering water, until the sugar is completely melted.
  2. Remove from the heat and continue to whisk it until it is whitish and fluffy, add in the milk and whisk it until ribbon stage.
  3. Fold in the sieved flour into the batter.
  4. Lastly, add in the melted butter and fold it well.
  5. Bake it at 180°C, non-fan mode for 25 minutes.

    For the Chantilly Cream                 

  6. Whisk the cream until soft peaks.

  7. Add in the icing sugar and whisk until it is stiff.

  8. Chill until you are ready to use it.

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Poached Pears in Red Wine

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Poached Pears in Red Wine

by Eric Low

These Red Wine Poached Pears make an elegant and delicious dessert! Spice it up with spices for an extra punch in flavour!

Cuisine : Baking Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 10 mins Cook : 5 mins Ready in : 495 mins Serves : 2


INGREDIENTS:

  • 80g Sugar
  • 1/2 no Lemon
  • 1 pc Cinnamon stick
  • 1/3 btl Red wine
  • 100 ml Water
  • 2 Medium pears, peeled (Anjou, Borsch, Packham), cored and cut into quarters

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Combine sugar, lemon and spices with red wine and water. Bring to boil.
  2. Poach pears in syrup for 5minutes. Turn off the heat and allow pears to steep in solution till cooled. Chilled the pears overnight and use as required in salad, desserts or serve just simply on its own.
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Oreo Cheesecake Cupcake

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Oreo Cheesecake Cupcake

by Michele Ow

Enjoy your weekend with these delightful and easy-to-bake Oreo Cheesecake Cupcakes by Chef Michele Ow!

Cuisine : Baking Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 15 mins Cook : 25 mins Ready in : 40 mins Serves : 4


INGREDIENTS:

  • 6 no. Oreo cookies (4 left whole for the bottom of the cupcakes and 2 chopped for the filling)
  • 30g Icing sugar
  • 200g Cream cheese
  • 30g Egg whites
  • Pinch of salt

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Preheat oven to 150°C. Line standard muffin tins with paper liners and place 1 whole Oreo cookie in the bottom of each cup.
  2. Beat together cream cheese and powdered sugar until it’s smooth.
  3. Add eggs whites and mix until combined but use medium speed and do not over mix it.
  4. Add pinch of salt and mix.
  5. Fold in coarsely chopped Oreo cookies.
  6. Fill each cup over the Oreo cookie , almost to the top.
  7. Bake for about 25 minutes (until the center appears set and the toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean).
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Sugar Jam Roll

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Sugar Jam Roll

by Julie Yee

Try this moist Sugar Jam Roll recipe by Chef Julie Yee for your next baking session!

Cuisine : Baking Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 30 mins Cook : 15 mins Ready in : 45 mins Serves : 4-6


INGREDIENTS:

  • Group 1
  • 70gm Cake /Top/HK Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
  • Group 2
  • 3 Egg White
  • 6 Egg Yolk
  • 70gm Fine Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • Group 3
  • 50gm Hot Corn Oil
  • 50gm Hot Milk
  • Jam

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Sift Group1 (Flour & Baking Powder) together.
  2. Beat egg white till soft peak with sugar.
  3. Add in egg yolk & vanilla (Group 2) gradually.
  4. Whisk till thick & ribbon stage.
  5. Pour in the warm milk & whisk for another 10 seconds.
  6. Hand fold sifted flour gently.
  7. Pour in the hot oil at one go and hand mixed till well mixed quickly.
  8.  Bake at 200ºC for 12mins.
  9. Cover with a clean wet towel till use.
  10. Spread your favorite filling onto the sponge sheet and roll tightly.
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Spiced Christmas Muffins

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Spiced Christmas Muffins

by Philia Ng

Bake these beautiful spiced muffins for Christmas breakfast to share it with your family!

Cuisine : Baking Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 15 mins Cook : 15 mins Ready in : 30 mins Serves : 6-8


INGREDIENTS:

  • Group A
  • 85g Unsalted butter
  • A pinch of Salt
  • Group B
  • 125g Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Mixed spice powder
  • 105g Castor sugar
  • Group C
  • 1 Egg
  • Group D
  • 75g Full cream milk

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Combine Group A (Unsalted Butter and Salt) and B (Flour, Mixed Spice Powder, Castor Sugar) together until it is well mixed.
  2. Add in Group C (Egg) and mix well.
  3. Combine Group D (Full Cream Milk) to the mixture and mix well.
  4. Fill the muffin tray to ¾ full and bake for 180 degree Celsius for 15 mins.
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Pistachio Mousse made with Push Up Pops Flower Shape

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Pistachio Mousse made with Push Up Pops Flower Shape

by Martellato

Indulge yourself with this light and fluffy mousse that will surely tantalize your sweet tooth! This eye-catching dessert will complement any garden or child-friendly party while not forgetting its sweet and crunchy texture as a bonus.

Cuisine : Baking Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 40 mins Cook : 38 mins Ready in : 18 mins Serves : 4


INGREDIENTS:

  • Chocolate Biscuit without Flour
    • gr 375 Butter
    • gr 185 Sugar
    • gr 25 Cocoa powder
    • gr 210 Yolks
    • gr 150 Whole eggs
    • gr 400 Dark chocolate 65%
    • gr 675 Albumen
    • gr 2250 Sugar

    Pistachio Mousse

    • gr 300 Sugar syrup
    • gr 250 Yolk
    • gr 1000 Whipped cream
    • gr 200 Pistachio paste
    • gr 20 Gelatine

    Pistachio Biscuit

    • gr 250 Almond flour
    • gr 400 Pistachio paste
    • gr 250 Icing sugar
    • gr 400 Yolk
    • gr 200 Whole eggs
    • gr 600 Albumen
    • gr 450 Sugar
    • gr 320 Flour

DIRECTIONS:

          Chocolate Biscuit without flour

  1. Mix the butter, sugar and cocoa together. Mix and whip up with a planetary mixer the eggs.

  2. Pour the mixture into the melted chocolate at 35° C.

  3. Whip the white eggs with sugar and then combine the two mixtures. Spread the compound at 6 mm thickness onto oven paper and cook at 165° C for 30 minutes. Check the baking frequently because the biscuit have to remain soft.

    Pistachio Mousse

  4. Whip up the yolk with hot syrup at 121° C. Let the compound cool down and add the gelatine, already softened in water, pressed and melted.

  5. Mix well, then add the pistachio paste and the cream not completely whipped in 2 times. Mix well and pour into the moulds.

    Pistachio Biscuit

  6. Whip 400 grams of yolks and 200 grams of whole eggs and add the compound gradually to the flour, the pistachio paste and icing sugar.

  7. Add the 600 gr of white eggs mounted with 450 gr of sugar and 320 gr of flour later.

  8. Spread the biscuit to about 3 mm of thickness and bake at 230 ° C for about 8 minutes.

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Orange Hokkaido Cupcakes by The Cooking Doctor

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Orange Hokkaido Cupcakes by The Cooking Doctor

by Jehanne Ali

Fluffy cottony cupcakes are at your disposal with this easy recipe, which is low in calorie yet tastes so good and versatile. Using a Kitchenaid mixer, whip the egg whites until meringue-like in no time at all, it is after all the one investment that most home bakers fall in love with. Silicone cupcake liners are not only trendy but you are also doing your part for the environment – they are re-usable and each pack comes in gorgeous multiple colours!

Cuisine : Baking Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 20 mins Cook : 20 mins Ready in : 40 mins Serves : 12-15 large cupcakes


INGREDIENTS:

  • 3 large eggs, separated
  • 60g castor sugar
  • 50ml canola oil
  • 50ml milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ orange (juice and rinds)
  • 80g cake flour
  • A pinch of salt
  • ¼ tsp cream of tartar

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Using the stand mixer, whip the egg whites with cream of tartar until soft peaks are formed.
  2. Add half of the sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks meringue are formed.
  3. In a separate bowl, hand whisk the egg yolks with salt, remaining sugar, vanilla and orange rinds until almost pale.
  4. Add 2 tbsp orange juice and milk.
  5. Once combined, add the cake flour and combine well.
  6. Fold in the egg white meringue into the batter and spoon into silicone cupcake liners.
  7. Bake the cakes for 18-20 minutes at preheated oven of 170°C.
  8. Sprinkle with icing sugar on serving and orange wedges.
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Panna Cotta with Fruit Compote

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Panna Cotta with Fruit Compote

by Jehanne Ali

Panna Cotta is an Italian classic which is simple to make at home with this recipe shared by Chef Jehanne Ali! It tastes amazing when served with fruit compote!

Cuisine : Baking Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 20 mins Cook : 25 mins Ready in : 45 mins Serves : 6


INGREDIENTS:

  • 100ml Heavy cream
  • 100ml Greek yogurt, cold
  • ½ no. Vanilla pod
  • 2 tbsp Caster sugar (or honey)
  • 1 tbsp Gelatin powder

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Simmer the cream with sugar and vanilla beans until it reaches boiling point.
  2. In a separate bowl, sprinkle the gelatin in a bowl of 3 tbsp cold water.
  3. Using double boiling or microwave, melt the gelatin and pour into the hot cream.
  4. Add the yogurt, and mix well.
  5. Divide into jars and chill until set.
  6. Serve with fruit compote on top.
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Cream Cheese Biscuit Bun

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Cream Cheese Biscuit Bun

by Julie Yee

Enjoy the simplicity of this Cream Cheese Biscuit Bun with Cranberry Jam for the perfect snack!

Cuisine : Baking Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 20 mins Cook : 15 mins Ready in : 35 mins Serves : 16


INGREDIENTS:

  • 90g Bread flour
  • 80g Cake flour
  • 1 tbsp Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Baking powder
  • 5 tsp Salt
  • ¾ tsp Baking soda
  • 130g Buttermilk
  • 60g Cream cheese
  • 30g Salted butter
  • Sprinkling of Parmesan cheese

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Mix all items except the buttermilk in a big bowl to crumb-like texture.
  2. Make a well in the centre and pour in the buttermilk. Knead gently and briefly until dough comes together.
  3. Roll into a rectangle 10cm x 8cm x 2cm thick and cut into 5cm square.
  4. Bake at 220ºC till light brown for 12 -15mins. Serve warm.
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Florentines

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Florentines

by Thripti Hinduja

Try making these chewy, luxurious biscuits at home that is worth the calories!

Cuisine : Baking Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 35 mins Cook : 10 mins Ready in : 45 mins Serves : 1 container


INGREDIENTS:

  • 10 g Butter
  • 50 g Sugar
  • 10 g Liquid Glucose
  • 50 g Whipping Cream
  • 60 g Sliced Almonds
  • 50 g Candied Orange Rind
  • 100 g Chocolate For Coating

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Put the butter, sugar, liquid glucose and the cream in a pan.
  2. Cook the mixture stirring occasionally until it turns golden brown.
  3. Take it off the heat and add in the sliced almonds and the candied orange peel
  4. Divide the mixture into 20 g balls and place them into silicone molds.
  5. Flatten them slightly and bake them in a preheated oven at 180 ºC for 8-10minutes.
  6. Allow to cool, take them out and spread with melted coating chocolate.
  7. Allow the chocolate to set in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes.
  8. Store in an airtight container for a week.
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