Munchies Bakes

Friday, May 23, 2014

Friday, May 16, 2014

Minions Cupcakes and Ladybird Cupcakes

I made minion cupcakes and ladybird cupcakes !

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Natural Yeast Bread Class

I went to learn how to make bread using natural yeast. We made carrot walnut loaf, sweet potato loaf and pumpkin with pumpkin seeds loaf.

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For the final lesson, each student got to create 3 recipes. One using preferment, one with liquid sourdough and one with stiff sourdough. I made pumpkin with purple corn loaf, sundried tomatoes with bell peppers sourdough and tom yum mushroom sourdough.

Tom yum mushroom
Sun dried tomatoes with bell peppers
Pumpkin with purple corn

Pumpkin with purple corn

All our breads !!

Li Yong, Vanessa, Tracy, Chef William, Elizabeth, Apple

My Certificate !!!

Artisan Bread Class 3

For lesson 3, we made tomato rosemary sourdough, blackcurrant pistachio sourdough and ciabatta.

cross section of blackcurrant pistachio and
tomato rosemary loaf

cross section of ciabatta

Artisan Bread Class 2

In lesson 2, we made green tea seaweed loaf, pan de chocolate loaf, foccacia and fougasse.

Me and my fougasse !!

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Artisan Bread Class 1

I went for my 1st artisan bread class. In lesson 1, we made french baguettes, pain de mie and rustic farmers loaf.

Me and my loaves !!

Baguettes, farmers loaf and pain de mie

Farmer's Loaf

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Ladybird Cupcakes

I made ladybird cupcakes for a close friend who was in town recently.

Cheongsam Inspired Cake

I went to learn how to make a cheongsam inspired cake. We use royal icing to do the embroidery flowers and also the buttons. Everyone piped until our hands and fingers are so tired, but we are all very happy to see our end product !! So pretty !!!

Castle Cake

I learned how to make a castle cake. Although it was very time consuming, I was very happy with the end product. I also build a swimming pool next to the castle !!