by Sucre Haven | May 31, 2020 | Chiffon Cakes, Photo Sharing
My brother-in-law was craving for pandan chiffon and he couldn’t get from the supermarkets, so I baked one for him. I used the same recipe as the pandan bloom and did a Keroppi version. I had always wanted to try these character chiffons, but they brown so...
by Sucre Haven | May 31, 2020 | Basics, Breads, Make Ahead Bakes, Photo Sharing
This CB period saw me baking lots of bread and this easy recipe has that nice crust and it freezes well too! I have these 2 scored differently bread frozen in the fridge to be consumed later. Come next week, there will be less time to bake. I’ve been dying to...
by Sucre Haven | May 31, 2020 | Photo Sharing, Tarts and Pies
So I revisited Spiced Apple Pie because I wanted to try the lattice decorations again, but I realised that to do the lattice decorations, I need another kind of pastry, probably the mealy dough. I still didn’t get decoration I wanted, so I’ll try again! I...
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 | Jan 6, 2019 | Edible Flowers, Musings
And so I wrote that I went for a edible flowers workshop in December and later I found some notes in my phone. Before I delete that note, let me transfer some notes I took that day and I am excited to share that the Cat’s Whiskers is growing well and I am...
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 | Mar 14, 2018 | Musings
It’s the holidays! Having more time means I will have time to experiment with new things and so I looked through all the links I saved and decided to bake marshmallows, filo pastries and a easter bake. Have not decided on the easter bake, but it may be the...
by Sucre Haven | Jan 21, 2018 | Cream Cakes, Photo Sharing
Recently, there are not many inspirations, but I needed a birthday cake for my Godmother, hence, I decided to bake the cookies and cream cake again. This also allows me to try out my own recipe and the cake turned out soft and fluffy and the only difference was the...
by Sucre Haven | Jan 19, 2018 | Musings
Chinese New Year is just round the corner and this year, I have not managed to start baking. Last year, I managed to start baking in December and managed to bake pineapple tarts and almond florentines. This year, I’ll keep things simple and bake some pineapple...
by Sucre Haven | Dec 16, 2017 | Musings
So what have I been up to this December? Reading – Currently reading, A man called Ove, my sister and I felt that the man described in the book so reminds us of our father. It’s a story of a funny man who is so rigid, you want to intentionally ruffle his...
