Cherylshuen

Joo Chiat has always been one of my favourite hang-outs. Reason being……..

 

You can find so much nice food there! Like the awesome durian puffs to the nostalgic kaya toast and how could we forget all the pastry stores that are tucked at various inconspicuous corners.

 

So one day, the boyf and I were there for dinner when this shop caught our eyes!

 

I’m sure this shop is no stranger to those who loves to have their cakes customized. Click on link if you have yet to hear about them. Cherylshuen.

So we parked and headed straight to the shop. A really simple shop with minimal decorations; just a table and few chairs and also a few display of her masterpiece. The cake fridge was almost empty!

Since it was before dinner, we decided to share a piece of cake. Boyf ordered his favourite fruit flavoured cake, namely passionfruit and mango or better known as the Tropicana.

Really love the blend of colours!

However, the cake was a little disappointing. Even though the mango and passionfruit blend is very refreshing, the mousse taste as if it is thickly laden with sugar. The passionfruit curd sandwiched in between the cake layers did little to salvage the overall sweetness. The texture of the cake also fall short from our expectation. It was a tad too crumbly and somehow the mousse doesnt stay nicely on the cake. As such, after the first bite, the top simply gets dislodged.

 

 

Boyf and I concluded that perhaps we chose the wrong flavour. So probably we should go back and try again! Or perhaps…….. Their expertise simply lies in the area of their fondant designs? ((:

Girl over Flowers

Nope. It’s not Boys over flowers but Girls over flowers! Woots! Made these for sis’s classmate’s birthday.

Buttermilk Cake

I fell in love with Aunty Yochana the moment I “stepped” into her site.
The recipes that she shared are simply oh so great!

And so today… We shall explore her other recipes… Which is…. *drum rolls* the buttermilk cake! Come.. Let’s follow Aunty Yochana in baking this very simple yet tasty cake!

Buttermilk Country Cake
Adapted from Aunty Yochana.

Ingredients
80gm egg yolks
160gm buttermilk
5gm (1tsp) vanilla
200gm sifted cake flour
200gm sugar
15gm baking powder
1/8 tsp salt
120gm unsalted butter (softened)

Procedures
1. In a bowl, lightly combine the yolks with 40ml of buttermilk.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine all the dry ingredients and mix on low speed for 30sec to blend.
3. Add the butter and the remaining buttermilk.Mix on low speed until all the dry ingredients are moistened. Increase to medium speed and continue to hit for 2min to aerate and develop the cake’s structure.
4. Gradually add in the egg yolk mixture and beat for another min.
5. Pour the batter into a 8″ round pan and bake for abt 50min at 175°C or till skewer inserted comes out clean.
6. Let the cake cool in the pan for 10min then invert and cool on a cooling rack.

One really awesome fact about this cake is that it’s very very forgiving! Best-served warm. (: Keep in air-tight container to ensure freshness!