by Sucre Haven | Sep 9, 2018 | Basics, Make Ahead Bakes, Pastry creams, curds and sauce
I love lemons! When life gives you lemons, make lemon curd. It’s citrusy, sharp and tangy. I love how lemon curd balance the sweetness from most desserts, refreshing and awakening the taste buds. Ingredients 100g caster sugar 125ml lemon juice (about 3 lemons)...
by Sucre Haven | Aug 22, 2018 | Basics, Make Ahead Bakes, Pastry creams, curds and sauce
I’m getting excited over a baking project I am doing with a good friend. Having researched and decided on this, it’s so pretty, I cannot. Of course, the end product will be very different from what I envision it to be, but I’m keeping every part of...
by Sucre Haven | Jul 2, 2018 | Make Ahead Bakes, Pastries, Quick Fix Bakes
Having tried using filo pastry on baklava, I was excited to use them on other bakes, so I found Anna Olson’s spinach and feta spanakopita which is a greek savoury bake. They’re quite simple to do and can be prepared beforehand, frozen and baked when...
by Sucre Haven | Jun 19, 2018 | Basics, Make Ahead Bakes
The ondeh fever is still going strong and since this local flavour is so popular and delicious, the coconut filling, which is a common ingredients used and given how versatile it is, it is a useful sweets to have in the fridge. I use this in cakes, puddings and even...
by Sucre Haven | Jun 12, 2018 | Make Ahead Bakes, Sweets
I have always wanted to try poached pear and finally got down to making some. These can be used to make individual poached pear strudels, elegant and delicious. Here’s the recipe from Anna Olson. (Makes 12 halves) Ingredients 600g caster sugar 6 pears, peeled,...
by Sucre Haven | May 13, 2018 | Make Ahead Bakes, Pastries
I have made choux pastry a number of times and they are not easy to fail, but it is tricky to get that balance where you cook enough to dry the pastry or end up burning them. I saw some profiteroles online, made into cute cartoon characters like keropi and even hello...
by Sucre Haven | Mar 1, 2018 | Basics, Make Ahead Bakes, Tarts and Pies
This is another festive season and there are quite a number of Lunar New Year gathering. I take it as an opportunity to try some new bakes and there are people to help me finish my bakes, no waste. I browsed through some of the links I saved and decided on tarte au...
by Sucre Haven | Jan 20, 2018 | Basics, Make Ahead Bakes, Tarts and Pies
This is a buttery sweet pastry that can be used as a tart base. I used it to make some chocolate and passion fruit curd tarts. (Makes a 6 inch base and about 6 individual 5cm tart rings) Ingredients 210g cake flour 125g unsalted butter at room temperature 85g castor...
by Sucre Haven | Dec 30, 2017 | Make Ahead Bakes, Pastry creams, curds and sauce
One of my favourite flavours is passion fruit. I love that it is tangy and aromatic and that it goes with many things. I have used this recipe many times and it is quite fail proof. Ingredients 3 large eggs 125g caster sugar 125g passion fruit puree 200g unsalted...
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...