Macarons... driving me crazy!

mini mcacarons

I have been reading up any books, blogs and youtube that say macarons as it is driving me crazy with every failure i encountered. Today i finally get to try it with success!! I cannot describe the feeling when i saw the feet forming and it all went well... no cracks, no wrinkles, no deflation and no no feet.

Paige has put in her request for green tea and plain almond macarons... will be doing it again when i can spare some time during the day.

chocolate macaron with mocha ganache

chocolate macaron with dark chocolate ganache

My 1st date with fondant!

I am so interested in cakes that were decorated with fondant and gum paste but have no clue how to use them until I went for the cake decorating courses. I went for the basics using buttercream and the other course that uses gum paste and fondant which i really adores now. Here are some of the cakes that i did during my hands-on classes. I am so looking forward to every baking classes...












Basic sponge cake layered with blueberry jam

Butterfly Park At Sentosa

During Paige's march school holidays, we went to Universal studio and butterfly park at Sentosa. We took all the rides that her height permits but i didn't get to ride the roller coaster that i longed waited but we still had an enjoyable time together.

At butterfly park, the weather was too hot to stay for long so we took a few pictures of the butteflies and insects and we headed home as she couldn't take the heat and also she's tired and needed her nap.







I didn't know butterflies likes bananas and apples until I saw it with my own eyes! ;)

Macarons

There are so many versions of macaron recipes and 2 methods. I am still looking for the not so sweet recipe as i find them too sweet to eat a few more but too nice not to eat more.... hahaha... isn't it a dilemma?

I have made some with not too much sugar but there's still room for improvement on its sugar content. Let me know if you have any recipes for macarons. Thanks!


Rose petal


Ginseng wolfberry


Earl grey


Pink almond


Green tea


Coconut


Chocolate