by Sucre Haven | May 10, 2020 | Cakes, Chiffon Cakes, Festive Bakes
‘Where flowers bloom, so does hope’ – Lady Bird Johnson. Today is Mother’s Day and this is not my favourite day in this season of my life. Mum’s in a nursing home and we can’t visit and stuff like that. Oh well, and since I believe...
by Sucre Haven | Aug 13, 2019 | Cakes, Cupcakes, Decorations, Decorations, Frosting, Photo Sharing, Special Days, Sweets
A close friend’s birthday was round the corner and the plan was to bake a lemon cupcakes bouquet for her, coincidentally, a friend’s mother was also celebrating her birthday and so I baked one for her too. To cut the long story short, I only did one before...
by Sucre Haven | Aug 4, 2019 | Biscuits, Special Days, Tarts and Pies
This was made for a dear friend, PK’s birthday. She likes matcha, so I thought a tart will be a good choice since I have been making cakes for her. The texture of the cream did not turn out the way I expected it, however, it was a nice tart, albeit a little...
by Sucre Haven | Jan 6, 2019 | Biscuits, Festive Bakes, Gingerbread Man, Photo Sharing
So Christmas came and went and left behind a whirlwind of fatigue that needed to be eased. This year, I took on more than I could handle and was so tired after Christmas, I took a hiatus from baking. This year, I did the usual Christmas Fruit Cake, the ondeh ondeh...
by Sucre Haven | Dec 19, 2018 | Cakes, Festive Bakes
Last year, I used another recipe and it was not as good as the original recipe. This year, I went back to the recipe I used for a few years. Think this is still the best. Here’s the recipe. (Makes a 8 inches round cake) Ingredients For the fruits soak For the...
by Sucre Haven | Nov 27, 2018 | Christmas Fruit Soak, Festive Bakes
So it is time of the year again to do the Christmas fruits soak and I no longer fret over using exact proportions recommended by the recipe. I used all the fruits I bought or have left over in the fridge and I did not even measure the citrus peel, which is needed in...
by Sucre Haven | Sep 16, 2018 | Festive Bakes, Special Days
It’s Teachers’ Day and I wanted to bake something special for the colleagues and so good friend, S and I did some research and decided on ice-cream cone cakes. I saw some really lovely ice-cream cone marshmallows by nectar and stone and was inspired, hence...
by Sucre Haven | Feb 19, 2018 | Biscuits, Festive Bakes
This is a way overdue post. I had a bonding cum baking session with a good friend and she taught me this super easy almond cookies which is a common treat during the Lunar new year period. We stay really near to each other, but we are so busy, me with work mostly and...
by Sucre Haven | Feb 4, 2018 | Festive Bakes, Tarts and Pies
Over the years, I have made some bakes annual, like for Christmas, I bake Christmas Cake and for CNY, I bake rosette pineaapple tarts. This year, I also baked some rose, cranberry and pistachio shortbread. I think I might be able to squeeze in some florentines. Note...
by Sucre Haven | Dec 23, 2017 | Festive Bakes, Gingerbread Man, Make Ahead Bakes
It is the time of the year, Christmas! Tis the season to be jolly! After much thoughts, I made the dough ahead of time, cut them into shapes and froze them. The day before I intended to bake the gingerbread cut outs, I moved them out of the freezer to defrost in the...
