Thursday, October 25, 2012

Traditional Chinese New Year Cookies Hands-on (Peranakan Style)



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Chinese new year would not be complete without traditional home made, mouth-watering cookies. In this workshop, you will learn all traditional peranakan cookies that will take breath away when you stand in the way of hot trays of oven-fresh home made cookies. So make your CNY special this year by baking these traditional delicacies in your own kitchen.

Course Outline
In this workshop, all participants will have hands-on on the following TEN different Peranakan-style cookies:

Kueh Bahulu - Kuih Bahulu is a mini sponge cake with a sweet crust are baked in special moulds of various shapes. It is perennial favourite among the young and old especially during traditional festive seasons.

Kueh Bangkit - A traditional Nyonya Chinese New Year delicacy. It is a cookie that is hard on the outside but melts away in your mouth. In this workshop you will have a chance to use wooden mould to mould different symbolic animals and flowers for the new year.

Kueh Makmur- A very fragrant and delectable leaf-shaped cookies filled with fragrant peanut chunks.

Kueh Rose/Kueh Goyang – Or sometimes known as Beehive Cookies. These crispies,with a sweet aromatic flavour from fresh coconut cream , are highly addictive and one can easily eat a whole container of it in one seating. kuih rose brass mould would be used in the workshop to make these cookies.

Suji Cookies with Almond -These traditional white and creamy coloured cookies are so fragrant and are yet another favourite nonya cookies for CNY.

Walnut Cookies (Hup Tao Soh) - Lovely crunchy and fragrant walnut biscuit that is loved by the young and old. To the Chinese having walnut cookies would mean happiness of the entire family.

Cashew Nut Cookies – A selenium-rich food is another popular cookies served during CNY. As the nut’s shape resembles gold bar of the ancient china, eating cashew nut cookies would mean more wealth and fortune coming on the way.

Almond Cookies (Han Yan Soh) - These almond cookies have a light, delicate flavor that is not too overpowering but with a melt-in-the-mouth texture. Definitely a thumb up for all.

Peanut Cookies (Fa Shan Pang) - Many people love eating peanut cookies during Cny because peanut in chinese means health, long life, birth of prosperity, continuous growth, multiplication in wealth and good fortune and stability. These little golden morsels of soft peanut crumbs made from freshly ground peanut simply melt in the mouth.

Cornflake Cookies – These buttery, crunchy, and tasty treats are gems among young and old.

Bonus Recipes - CNY Butter Cookies and Crispy Cornflake cookies


FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE Email:  creativebaking88@yahoo.com.sg

Special private workshops such as bridal shower party, get-together sessions for girlfriends, couples, team building sessions etc for cakes, decoration and cooking can be arranged. For more information please contact us.

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Party Celebration with "Cath Kidston" Inspired FONDANT Cupcakes



Date: Saturday 03 November 2012
Time: 9.30am - 1pm

Thinking of making vintage celebration cupcakes and finish them in a shabby chic style?  This workshop will enable you to turn Cath Kidston theme and patterns from pretty floral designs to cool polka dots,  to create stunning look-alike cath kidston cupcakes.
Hands-on Outline:
You will learn:
Basic knowledge of the right tools
Types of tools and equipment to use for fondant design
Types of Cupcakes
You will learn to create 2 types of cupcakes.
Learn different tips in creating different flavour of cupcakes
Icing
You will learn how to handle fondant and learn how to store them
Colouring of Icing
Types of colour to use
Choose the right colour to help you set the theme and personalise your cupcake decoration
Cupcake Decoration
Create a beautiful touch with combination of techniques in decorating the cupcakes
Other tips in enhancing your cupcake design

Paint on Fondant
Learn this special technique 
At the end of this workshop, each participants will bring home 6 different beautifully decorated cupcakes to share your gifts in the kitchen with your loved ones.


FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE Email: creativebaking88@yahoo.com.sg

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Creative Festive Cheesecakes Hands-on




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Cheesecakes need not be just simple cheesecakes.  In this full-day intensive workshop, cheesecake lovers will learn how to make mouth-watering cheesecakes and then turn them into creative contemporary decadent cheesecakes with a range of complimentary designs, textures and favours.

Hands-on Outlines
You will be making the following:

1. Red and White Cheesecake
2. Hawaiian-style carrot pistachio cheesecake
3. Tiramisu Chocolate cheesecake
4. Rich American Cheesecake
5. Coffee Oreo Cheesecake
6. Cheesecake in Strawberries

You will also learn the following techniques to create these interesting cheesecakes:

1. Cakes - Vanilla and Chocolate
2. Working with chocolate
3. Working with marzipan or fondant
4. Piping
5. Shiny fresh fruits


FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE Email: creativebaking88@yahoo.com.sg

Special private workshops such as bridal shower party, get-together sessions for girlfriends, couples, team building sessions etc for cakes, decoration and cooking can be arranged. For more information please contact us.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Mix-Roll-Knead-Bake - Bread-making



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This “mix it, roll it, knead it and bake it” bread-making workshop will introduce you to two very delicious bread – Herb-based Hawaiian pizza and mexican coffee bread.  This workshop is actually not as daunting as one might image. All participants are given recipes with step-by-step methods to follow.  Making bread in your own home kitchen is such a rewarding experience as you get to combine some simple ingredients and turn them into warm, comfortable bread ,...fresh from your own kitchen oven. 

Herb-based Hawaiian Pizza
Handmade, homemade pizza is a fun dish perfect for sharing with family and friends. You can choose an infinite  toppings to make these home-made pizzas creative and delicious which will dazzle your friends and family members:

You will learn how to:

  • Herb Pizza base
  • Development of Gluten
  • Balling of the dough
  • Topping

Mexican Coffee Bread
Well-known as roti boy, participants will learn the following

  • making bread dough from scratch
  • how to ferment the dough
  • how to hand shape the dough
  • how to make the topping
  • how to bake the bread

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE Email:  creativebaking88@yahoo.com.sg

Special private workshops such as bridal shower party, get-together sessions for girlfriends, couples, team building sessions etc for cakes, decoration and cooking can be arranged. For more information please contact us.