by Sucre Haven | Nov 29, 2018 | Cakes, Cupcakes, Swiss Rolls
Ondeh ondeh is a local flavour and is still very popular even though it has been around for quite a while. It is quite a crowd pleaser and easy enough to make. (Makes a standard Swiss roll) Ingredients For the swissroll 75g top flour 60g milk or...
by Sucre Haven | Oct 26, 2018 | Cakes, Swiss Rolls
In the midst of clearing work, I decided to bake a cake for the niece’s birthday. The motivation to bake was dwindling, but I thought I might as well carry on the tradition of baking for the family’s birthdays. As always, the design of the cake is a big...
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...