by Sucre Haven | Jul 22, 2018 | Bundt, Cakes
Deliberated over what to bake or whether to actually bake and I decided to just do it. Having scored a bundt cake tin from a sales, I decided to bake in it and do a simple chocolate dripping sauce all over the cake and give it a polished look with some hazelnuts and...
by Sucre Haven | Jun 22, 2018 | Cakes, Swiss Rolls
June hasn’t been all unicorn and rainbows although it is the holiday season, but I’m not going to share all the weepy stories. Rants aside, I’ve been baking quite a bit this week with Father’s Day and mother-in-law’s birthday all in one...
by Sucre Haven | Jun 22, 2018 | Cakes, Pastry creams, curds and sauce, Swiss Rolls
The latest baking trend over social media is the Hurricane Swiss Roll. I tried about 3 times with extra batter from baking sponge cakes and never succeeded in getting a nice roll with the skin tearing or the sponge being too thick or the filling spilling over the...
by Sucre Haven | Jun 22, 2018 | Basics, Cakes, Swiss Rolls
This is a basic swiss roll recipe which I tried and managed to roll the cake without peeling off the skin. It took me a good 4 tries before I succeeded in keeping the skin, so here’s how to increase success. You’re welcome. The flavour of the swiss rolls...
by Sucre Haven | Jun 19, 2018 | Cakes, Layered Cake, Sponge Cakes
I have made this cake numerous times and also taught some friends how to make this cake. This time round, I decided to make it more sophisticated, in the form of layered cake, something like an opera cake. I only managed 2 layers of pandan sponge though I planned for...
by Sucre Haven | Jun 19, 2018 | Basics, Sponge Cakes
This sponge has similar texture as the cooked dough (melted butter), however, this requires the oil to be heated. Both are my favourite sponge recipes and for shortcakes, I usually use the melted butter recipe and for ondeh, the heated oil one, whichever works. (Makes...
by Sucre Haven | Jun 18, 2018 | Cakes, Decorations, Fondant and Gum Paste, Layered Cake
So good friend, E wanted to bake a unicorn cake for her little girl who was turning one. I made sure to check that it was not a big party before agreeing to help because I did not want to spoil a one year old birthday cake. It turned out pretty okay except for a few...
by Sucre Haven | Jun 18, 2018 | Basics, Cakes, Sponge Cakes
This sponge is not as dense as a butter cake and also not as light as a chiffon cake. I use this for the good balance it has for even the unicorn cake. Here’s the basic recipe. (Makes an 8 inch Cake) Dry Ingredients 145g top flour 100g castor sugar 15g corn...
by Sucre Haven | Apr 22, 2018 | Butter Cakes, Cakes
A colleague passed me some walnuts and though I am not a fan of walnuts, I didn’t want to waste them and so I decided to bake the good old banana walnut cake and bring half to a party. This is a very versatile recipe and chocolate chips can be added for...
by Sucre Haven | Mar 25, 2018 | Cakes, Cheesecakes
This was for the nephew’s birthday. He wanted an oreo cheesecake, so I was deliberating over the dense cheesecake and the light souffle cheesecake. In the end, I chose the light souffle cheesecake because there was many family birthdays in March and hence a...
