Chilled Avocado with Sago Gula Melaka

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Chilled Avocado with Sago Gula Melaka

byEric Low

This creamy textured Avocado mousse with Sago and Gula Melaka is the best chilled dessert for a hot day.

Cuisine : Baking  Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 10 mins Cook : 15 mins Ready in : 25 mins Serves : 2 Servings


INGREDIENTS:

  • 3 tbsp Mini Size Sago Pearls
  • 1 Riped Avocado, seeded
  • 100ml Water
  • 80g Gula Melaka (Palm Sugar). Melted with 6 tsps of Water
  • Coconut Cream or 1 Scoop of Vanilla or Coconut Flavoured Ice Cream

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Fill ¾ pot of a medium size pot with water and bring to boil.
  2. Add the sago pearls and stir randomly. Cook until the pearls are completely free of white dots and are translucent.
  3. Drain over running water and rinse the sago. Drain off excess water and use as required.
  4. Blend avocado with water in a juice processor. Add melted gula Melaka to taste. Mix in the sago pearls and serve the avocado puree with coconut milk or ice cream.
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No Spice Honey Gingerbread

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No Spice Honey Gingerbread

by Claire Marie Chang

Make your kids this No Spice Honey Gingerbread this festive season!

Cuisine : Baking  Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 1 hr 20 mins  Cook : 11 mins Ready in : 1 hr 31 mins  Serves : 6-8 Servings


INGREDIENTS:

  • 150g Unsalted Butter, Cubed
  • 100g Mix of Light & Dark Brown Sugar
  • *Can use Molasses Sugar as well
  • 170g Honey
  • 1/4 tsp Seas Salt/Fine Salt
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 Egg (65g)
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Bean Paste/Extract
  • 535g Plain Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C
    1. Combine butter, sugar and honey. Heat over gentle heat till the butter is fully melted. Transfer to metal/glass mixing bowl.
    2. Add Baking Soda and salt. Stir well to combine. Leave to cool to room temperature.
    3. Sift dry ingredients together.
    4. Using the paddle attachment, mix in on low speed egg and vanilla.
    5. On low speed, add flour in 2-4 additions till full combined.
    6. The dough will be soft. Divide into two portions. Flatten and cling wrap dough.
    7. Refrigerate for 1hr or till firm to handle.
    8. When ready to use, flour your worktop, dough and rolling pin.
    9. Roll to your desired thickness. Cut using floured cookie cutters.
    10. Bake for 9-11 minutes depending on cookie size.

    * Keep at room temperature for up to 7 days. Best eaten within 2 days for its soft texture.

    Chilled dough keeps well in fridge for up to 7 days.

    Alternative flavours:

    • Honey Cinnamon: Add 1-2tsp ground cinnamon
    • Honey Gingerbread: Add 1 tsp ground all spice and 1-2tsp ground ginger
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Nutella Malt Muffin

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Nutella Malt Muffin

by Mimi Wahadi

Nutella Malt Muffins are to die for! It is swirled with Nutella, easy-to-make and simply delicious!

Cuisine : Baking Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 20 mins Cook : 17 mins Ready in : 37 mins Serves : 2-4 Servings


INGREDIENTS:

  • 115g Blue Jacket ® Plain Flour
  • 4g Baking Powder
  • 3g Baking Soda
  • 60g Sugar
  • 5g Cocoa Powder
  • 120ml Milo Liquid Milk
  • 70g Milo Powder
  • 45g Melted Butter
  • 1 Egg
  • 100g Nutella

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Sift dry ingredients twice.
  2. Add milo to dry ingredients.
  3. Combine all wet ingredients in a bowl, whisk to mix.
  4. Add Wet Ingredients to the dry ingredients. Do not use a whisk to mix. Use a rubber spatula to mix. DO NOT OVER MIX.
  5. Use yellow scoop & portion into muffin cups – 70 g on each.
  6. Drizzle the Nutella on top of muffin before bake.
  7. Bake at 190°C for approximately 17 minutes.
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Apple and Strawberry Kuchen

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Apple and Strawberry Kuchen

by Thripti Hinduja

Who knew that we can switch up basil for broccoli for a delicious pesto recipe! This Roasted Broccoli Pesto tastes delicious with anything!

Cuisine : Baking Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 2 hrs 20 mins Cook : 25 mins Ready in : 2 hrs 45 mins  Serves : 4-6 Servings


INGREDIENTS:

  • Dough
    • 200g Bread flour
    • 25g Sugar
    • 3g Yeast
    • 75g Milk
    • 1 no Egg
    • 1 tsp Lemon zest
    • ½ tsp Cinnamon
    • 50g Butter
    • 1/8 tsp Salt
  • Egg Wash
    • 1 Egg
    • Splash of Cream
    • ½ tsp Cinnamon
    • 1 tsp Sugar
  • Crumble
    • 75g Flour
    • 25g Almond Powder
    • ¼ tsp Cinnamon
    • 5 tsp Brown Sugar
    • 2 tbso Sugar
    • 50g Butter
  • Fruits
    • ½ box Strawberries
    • 1 Apple
    • 3 tbsp Sugar
    • ½ tsp Cinnamon

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Mix all the ingredients together and knead for 5 minutes. Place the dough in a greased mold and cover with cling wrap. Leave aside for 1 hour.
  2. Beat the egg, cream, cinnamon and sugar together.
  3. Chop the fruits and stir in the cinnamon and the sugar.
  4. Mix the flour, almond powder, cinnamon and the sugars together. Rub in the butter to form a crumble.
  5. After the dough has rested for 1 hour, punch it down and spread it onto a tray lined with baking paper. (About 9″). Allow the dough to rest for 30 minutes.
  6. Spread the egg wash liberally over the dough. Top with the fruit and then the crumble mixture. Bake it at 180C for 35 minutes.
  1. Serve with a strawberry sauce and some ice cream if desired.
  2. For a strawberry sauce simply purée 1/2 box of strawberries with 2 – 3 tbsp of sugar.
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Christmas Chocolate Pretzels

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Christmas Chocolate Pretzels

by ToTT

These Chocolate Coated Pretzels are perfect as a snack, party favour or even dessert this Christmas! They are easy to make, sweet, salty and crunchy all at once!

Cuisine : Baking Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 5 mins Cook : 5 mins Ready in : 10 mins Serves : 2-4 Servings


INGREDIENTS:

  • Pretzels
  • 1 cup White Chocolate Chips
  • 1 tsp Vegetable Oil
  • Red Candy Melts or White Chocolate Chips Melt Dyed Red

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Put white chocolate chips into a microwaveable bowl. Add about a teaspoon of vegetable oil and stir it together with the white chocolate chips.
  2. Microwave till fully melted.
  3. Dip pretzels into melted white chocolate and lay it flat on a piece of baking paper to harden.
  4. Once the chocolate has hardened, melt the red candy melts and microwave it till melted.
  5. Pour melted red candy melts into a small ziploc bag. Snip off the bottom corner of the bag and drizzle the red candy over the hardened white chocolate. Allow it to harden.
  6. Enjoy!
  7. Store in a cool place in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
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Mont Blanc Tart

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Mont Blanc Tart

by Lin Weixian

Tempt your tastebud with a classic Mont Blanc Tart; with each bite you will taste the sweetness of chestnut and caramel overtone of the rum.

Cuisine : Baking Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 40 mins Cook : 15 mins Ready in : 55 mins Serves : 2-4 Servings


INGREDIENTS:

  • Sugar Dough
    • 105g Icing Sugar
    • 135g Bread Flour
    • 135g Cake Flour
    • 105g Cold Butter, cubed
    • 60g Egg
  • Mont Blanc Cream
    • 360g Chestnut Paste
    • 180g Chestnut Puree
    • 180g Whipped Cream
    • 27g Rum
    • 2pcs Gelatine, bloomed

DIRECTIONS FOR SUGAR DOUGH

  1. Combine icing sugar, cake flour, bread flour.
  2. Cut cold butter into the flour mixture until mealy texture form.
  3. Add eggs, mix until dough form.
  4. Flatten the dough and rest inside chiller for later use.
  5. Roll out to 3mm thickness and shape into tart mould.
  6. Bake at 180 deg cel until golden brown.
  7. Cool down before assembling.

DIRECTIONS FOR MONT BLANC CREAM

  1. Bloom gelatin in cold water for 10 minutes.
  2. Slightly microwave chestnut paste and chestnut puree to soften them.
  3. Whip up cold cream using whisk.
  4. Fold whipped cream into chestnut mixture.
  5. Microwave to melt gelatine in rum.
  6. Fold rum mixture into chestnut cream mixture.
  7. Fill into piping bag and assemble accordingly.
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Creme Mousseline

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Creme Mousseline

by Charlynn Gwee

Fill your cream puffs with Crème Mousseline, a decadent combination of milk, butter and Orange Cointreau!

Cuisine : Baking Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 5 mins Cook : 20 mins Ready in : 25 mins Serves : 2-4 Servings


INGREDIENTS:

  • 175g Whole Milk
  • ½ tbsp. Vanilla
  • 2 Egg Yolks
  • 50g Castor Sugar
  • 18g Pastry Flour
  • 100g Unsalted Butter
  • 1 tbsp Orange Cointreau

DIRECTIONS 

  1. Place milk and vanilla in a saucepan and bring it to a boil.
  2. Remove from heat and set aside.
  3. Whisk egg yolks with sugar until mixture is pale yellow in color.
  4. Add flour & mix well.
  5. Pour cream in egg yolk mixture, then return to saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly.
  6. Continue to beat mixture until it thickens and become smooth and glossy.
  7. Remove from heat and cool.
  8. Beat butter in a mixer till creamy and add cooled cream. Whisk till combined.
  9. Add orange cointreau and mix well.
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Moroccan Mint Cake

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Moroccan Mint Cake

by Thripti Hinduja

Savour the delicious and moist Moroccan Mint Cake with a delectable Honey Almond Crust.

Cuisine : Baking Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 20 mins Cook : 30 mins Ready in : 50 mins Serves : 4-6 Servings


INGREDIENTS:

  • Mint Cake
    • 55g Butter, room temperature
    • 70g Sugar
    • 2tbsp Chopped mint – roughly 12 leaves
    • 2 Eggs
    • 60g Desiccated Coconut
    • 60g Plain flour
    • ¼ tsp Baking Powder
    • 2 tbsp Milk
    • 1 tsp Lemon Rind
    • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • Syrup
    • 100ml Water
    • 40g Sugar
    • ½ bunch Mint Leaves
    • Juice of ½ Lemon
  • Honey Almond Crust
    • 40g Sliced Almonds
    • 40g Honey
    • 20g Butter

DIRECTIONS FOR MINT CAKE

  1. Preheat oven to 170 deg and grease 2 nos of 7 inches cake tins.
  2. In a mixer bowl, sift the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon powder.
  3. Add sugar.
  4. Add in the beaten eggs and the melted butter.
  5. Mix to combine. Do not vigorously beat the mixture.
  6. Fold in the vanilla extract, pineapple and walnuts.
  7. Pour mixture into prepared tins and bake in the pre heated oven for approximately 25-30 minutes.
  8. Check for doneness with a toothpick.
  9. Remove from oven and cool.
  10. Once cool, spread the frosting on top of both sponges and layer them up.
  11. Then spread the remaining frosting on the sides of the cake, covering the whole sponge.
  12. Decorate with chopped toasted walnuts.
  13. Chill before serving.

DIRECTIONS FOR SYRUP

  1. Boil the water, sugar and mint leaves together for 1 minute. Strain and add the lemon juice.

DIRECTIONS FOR HONEY ALMOND CRUST

  1. In a pan, melt the butter and honey together, Take it off the heat and stir in the sliced almonds.
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Hummingbird Cake

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Hummingbird Cake

by Mimi Wahadi

Sink your teeth into this moist and flavourful hummingbird cake with bananas, pineapples and walnuts! Frost it with a delicious cream cheese for a classic southern dessert!

Cuisine : Baking Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 20 mins Cook : 30 mins Ready in : 50 mins Serves : 4-6 Servings


INGREDIENTS:

  • 180g All-purpose Flour
  • ½ tsp Baking Soda
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • ½ tsp Cinnamon Powder
  • 160g Fine Sugar
  • 90g Eggs
  • 130g Unsalted Butter Melted
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 115g Pineapple, chopped
  • 100g Walnuts, chopped
  • 100g Bananas, chopped

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Preheat oven to 170 deg and grease 2 nos of 7 inches cake tins.
  2. In a mixer bowl, sift the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon powder.
  3. Add sugar.
  4. Add in the beaten eggs and the melted butter.
  5. Mix to combine. Do not vigorously beat the mixture.
  6. Fold in the vanilla extract, pineapple and walnuts.
  7. Pour mixture into prepared tins and bake in the pre heated oven for approximately 25-30 minutes.
  8. Check for doneness with a toothpick.
  9. Remove from oven and cool.
  10. Once cool, spread the frosting on top of both sponges and layer them up.
  11. Then spread the remaining frosting on the sides of the cake, covering the whole sponge.
  12. Decorate with chopped toasted walnuts.
  13. Chill before serving.
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German Laugen Soft Pretzel

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German Laugen Soft Pretzel

by Julie Yee

Make your own authentic German Soft Pretzels at home with Chef Julie’s recipe. Crispy on the outside and soft in the middle, dip them in your favourite dip for the perfect snack!

Cuisine : Baking Course : Appetizer Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 95 mins Cook : 30 mins Ready in : 125 mins Serves : 2 Servings


INGREDIENTS:

  • 600g Plain Glour
  • 5gm Malt Powder
  • 5tsp Salt
  • 1 tbsp Sugar
  • 80g Full Cream UHT Milk
  • 300g Warm Water
  • 7gm Yeast (1 Packet)
  • 60g Room Temp Butter
  • 5L Butter

DIRECTIONS 

  1. Mix the dry ingredients together.
  2. Add in all the other ingredients except the butter.
  3. Knead for 10 minutes before putting in the butter cubes.
  4.  Knead till the dough does not stick to the bowl.
  5. Let it ferment for 45 minutes & punch down.  Cover & rest for 10 minutes.
  6. Scale into desired shapes for pretzels and loaf.  Proof for 15 minutes for pretzels.
  7. Boil 2.5l water with baking soda in a huge pot till boil (be careful will bubbly a lot)
  8. Boil pretzels for 30 seconds each. Remove and place on oiled parchment paper.
  9. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with coarse salt or brush with honey.
  10. Bake at 230C for the pretzels for 15mins and 200C for the loaf.
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