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7 NOV |

(New Recipes!)
Chef Audrey Tan, Head Chef & Chef-Owner Freshly Baked
3.00pm-6.30pm
(3hrs 30mins with an interval)
Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.00am to 8.30pm
Demo + Recipe Pack + A Substantial Box of Freshly Baked Treats to Take Home
Difficulty Rating:
Easy (No or little background required)
Non-Members: S$109 nett*
Members: S$98.10 nett
Prepayment Required.
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1) Snow Ball Cookies
Icing sugar coated almond cookies (includes gift wrapping ideas).
2) Chocolate Mint Whoopie Pies
Mint cream sandwiched chocolate cookies (includes gift wrapping ideas).
3) Cranberry Chunky Chocolate Chip Cookies
Large over-sized chocolate cookies with cranberries (includes gift wrapping ideas).
4) Gingerbread Men & Women
Basic cookies recipes + simple decorations with royal icing sugar (includes gift wrapping ideas).
5) Jolly Holly Christmas Cupcakes
Spiced pumpkin cake base with christmasy decorating ideas.
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- Christmas Wreath, Red Ribbon Bow, Snowman
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6) Sticky Date Pudding Cupcakes
Classic and moisty sponge with a delicious rum and toffee sauce.
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Melanie Lee, Training Manager, Gryphon Tea Company
10.30am-1.00pm
(2hrs 30mins with an interval)
Lim Tian Wee, Founder & Regional Director, Gryphon Tea Company
3.00pm-5.30pm
(2hrs 30mins with an interval)
Retail Shop & Office Hours: 9.00am to 8.30pm
Difficulty: All Levels/Beginner (No background required)
Free! Limited Spaces; First-Come First-Serve Basis. Booking Required.
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1) Tea Talk:
- Understanding Teas: White, Green & Black
- Benefits of Drinking Tea
2) How to Brew the Perfect Cup
- Various Methods, Temperature & Time
3) Tasting Menu:
- White Tea: Nymph of the Nile (Organic White Peony Tea with Egyptian Basil and Pink Persian Rose)
- Green Tea: Vanilla Sencha (Finest Green Tea with Vanilla and Osmanthus)
- Black Tea: Queen's Tea (Blend of Exquisite Darjeeling and High-Grown Ceylonese Tea)
- Smoked Black Tea: Morgan Blend (Lapsang Souchong with Oil of Bergamot)
4) Includes:
- White Tea Sample Kit for Each Participant
- Handouts with Useful Info
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(New Recipes!)
Le Cordon Bleu-Trained Chef Elsa Van der Nest
3.00pm-6.45pm
(3hrs 45mins with an interval)
Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.00am to 8.30pm
Demo + Substantial Food Tasting + Cookbook Signing
Difficulty Rating:
Intermediate (Some background preferable)
Non-Members: S$149 nett*
Members: S$134.10 nett
Prepayment Required.
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Demo + Substantial Food Tasting:
1) Molasses, Orange and Verjus-Glazed Christmas Gammon Ham
A traditional Christmas ham with a caramelised sliced orange garnish covering the ham.
2) Beetroot Cured Salmon with Mustard Sauce
Fresh salmon cured in beetroot for 24hrs.
3) Caramelised Red Cabbage with Duck Confit
A traditional vegetable side dish.
4) Walnut Stuffed Mushrooms Wrapped with Bacon
A walnut stuffing with fresh herbs in mushrooms, roasted with crispy smoked bacon.
5) Whole Pear and Cherry Chutney
Chunky pear pieces and whole cherries infused with Christmas spices - perfect with ham or gift-wrapped and given away!
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(Repeat - Back by Popular Demand!)
Chef Patrick Heuberger Award-Winning Exec Chef & Part-Owner, Le Bistrot du Sommelier
3.00pm-6.30pm
(3hrs 30mins)
Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.00am to 8.30pm
Demo + Substantial Food Tasting + Cookbook Signing
Difficulty Rating:
Intermediate (Some background preferable)
Non-Members: S$149 nett*
Members: S$134.10 nett
Prepayment Required.
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1) Blinis with Sour Cream & Avruga Caviar
Homemade mini pancake topped with sour cream & garnished with caviar.
2) Pan-Seared Duck Foie Gras (Duck Liver) with Black Truffle Shavings
3) Oven-Roasted Grain-Fed Angus Beef Tenderloin with Creamy Mash Potatoes Garlic Confit, Thyme & Rosemary Jus
4) Passion Fruit Soufflé
Served with complimentary red wine.
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(New Recipes!)
Pastry Chef Joycelyn Shu
3.00pm-6.45pm
(3hrs 45mins with an interval)
Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.00am to 8.30pm
Demo + Food Tasting + Handcrafted Treats to take home + Comprehensive Recipe Pack + Bonus Section with Extra Recipes, Ideas & Serving Suggestions (8 Recipes + Techniques)
Difficulty Rating:
Intermediate (Some background preferable)
Non-Members: S$149 nett*
Members: S$134.10 nett
Prepayment Required.
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1) Spiced Pear Bundt Cake
Homemade pear sauce lies at the heart of this wonderfully moist and moreish cake. Perfect on its own, but may also be dressed up with:
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- Poire Williams Glaze |
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- Pear Chips
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2) Pumpkin Patch Cookies
Gently kissed with spice and pleasingly pumpkin-y, these cookies boast a tender, cake-like texture and are simply scrumptious. Try serving with Spiced Pumpkin Ice Cream (refer to Bonus Section) for a special treat
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- With Zesty Orange Glaze
When replete with glaze, stems, leaves and vines, these cookies look just-plucked from the pumpkin patch!
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- With Cream Cheese Filling Sandwich
The cookies with this billowy filling enriched with cream cheese for a pumpkin-packed take on whoopie pies.
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3) Little Maple Cakes
Pure, premium maple lends its distinctive, earthy sweetness to these little cakes that may be mini in stature but are mighty on taste. True blue maple lover? Pair with Maple Pecan Ice Cream (refer to Bonus Section) for the ultimate in mapley desserts.
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- Maple Cupcakes with Maple Buttercream
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- With Fall Foliage Decorations
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4) Nutella Panna Cotta
Call it a milk chocolate and hazelnut panna cotta if you prefer, but Nutella - essentially a chocolate hazelnut spread - is the everyday secret to this extraordinary pudding; only you need know it! Lovely accompanied by something crisp, such as the Classic Gingersnaps (refer to Bonus Section).
5) Spiced Pumpkin Ice Cream
All the savour of an awesome pumpkin pie churned into a sumptuous ice cream.
6) Maple Pecan Ice Cream
The deeply nutty, toasty flavour of great maple syrup really enhances that of pecans. This potently flavoured ice cream is just as great with Little Maple Cakes (see above) or Maple Pecan & Date Cookies (see below).
7) Maple Pecan & Date Cookies
The contrast of succulent dates against crunchy cookie, combined with an unique intensity of flavour, guarantees this number will become a cookie jar favourite.
8) Classic Gingersnaps
Fragrant with the heady warmth of ginger, these delightfully crisp cookies have a habit of being snapped up as quickly as they are baked.
Read more on Joycelyn's Blog here.
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(New Recipes!)
Pastry Chef Joycelyn Shu
3.00pm-6.45pm
(3hrs 45mins with an interval)
Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.00am to 8.30pm
Demo + Food Tasting + Handcrafted Treats to take home + Comprehensive Recipe Pack + Bonus Section with Extra Recipes, Ideas & Serving Suggestions (8 Recipes + Techniques)
Difficulty Rating:
Intermediate (Some background preferable)
Non-Members: S$149 nett*
Members: S$134.10 nett
Prepayment Required.
See more details
1) Spiced Pear Bundt Cake
Homemade pear sauce lies at the heart of this wonderfully moist and moreish cake. Perfect on its own, but may also be dressed up with:
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- Poire Williams Glaze |
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- Pear Chips
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2) Pumpkin Patch Cookies
Gently kissed with spice and pleasingly pumpkin-y, these cookies boast a tender, cake-like texture and are simply scrumptious. Try serving with Spiced Pumpkin Ice Cream (refer to Bonus Section) for a special treat
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- With Zesty Orange Glaze
When replete with glaze, stems, leaves and vines, these cookies look just-plucked from the pumpkin patch!
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- With Cream Cheese Filling Sandwich
The cookies with this billowy filling enriched with cream cheese for a pumpkin-packed take on whoopie pies.
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3) Little Maple Cakes
Pure, premium maple lends its distinctive, earthy sweetness to these little cakes that may be mini in stature but are mighty on taste. True blue maple lover? Pair with Maple Pecan Ice Cream (refer to Bonus Section) for the ultimate in mapley desserts.
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- Maple Cupcakes with Maple Buttercream
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- With Fall Foliage Decorations
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4) Nutella Panna Cotta
Call it a milk chocolate and hazelnut panna cotta if you prefer, but Nutella - essentially a chocolate hazelnut spread - is the everyday secret to this extraordinary pudding; only you need know it! Lovely accompanied by something crisp, such as the Classic Gingersnaps (refer to Bonus Section).
5) Spiced Pumpkin Ice Cream
All the savour of an awesome pumpkin pie churned into a sumptuous ice cream.
6) Maple Pecan Ice Cream
The deeply nutty, toasty flavour of great maple syrup really enhances that of pecans. This potently flavoured ice cream is just as great with Little Maple Cakes (see above) or Maple Pecan & Date Cookies (see below).
7) Maple Pecan & Date Cookies
The contrast of succulent dates against crunchy cookie, combined with an unique intensity of flavour, guarantees this number will become a cookie jar favourite.
8) Classic Gingersnaps
Fragrant with the heady warmth of ginger, these delightfully crisp cookies have a habit of being snapped up as quickly as they are baked.
Read more on Joycelyn's Blog here.
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(Repeat - Back by Popular Demand!)
Chef Patrick Heuberger Award-Winning Exec Chef & Part-Owner, Le Bistrot du Sommelier
3.00pm-6.30pm
(3hrs 30mins)
Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.00am to 8.30pm
Demo + Substantial Food Tasting
Difficulty Rating:
Intermediate (Some background preferable)
Non-Members: S$139 nett*
Members: S$125.10 nett
Prepayment Required.
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Four Steaks
1) Onglet Steak with Shallots & Garlic
(Onglet a l'Echallotte)
2) Beef Tenderloin with a Peppercorn Sauce
(Steak au Poivre)
3) Angus Beef Prime Rib with Red Wine Sauce
(Entrecote Bordelaise)
4) Steak Tartare
(Tartare de Boeuf)
Four Potatoes
5) Braised Potatoes in Brown Stock & Onions
(Pomme Boulangère)
6) Baked Potato Slices with Cream & Cheese
(Gratin Dauphinois)
7) Mashed Potatoes
(Pomme Purée)
8) Baked Potatoes with Sour Cream and Chives
(Pomme au four et crème aigre)
Complimentary wine will be served.
17 Nov, Wed
CLOSED
(Hari Raya Haji)
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(New Recipes!)
Chef Christopher Tan, Cookbook Author
3.00pm-6.30pm
(3hrs 30mins)
Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.00am to 8.30pm
Demo + Comprehensive 15-Page Recipe Pack + Food Tasting + Take-Home Box of 4 Baked Treats
Difficulty Rating:
Easy (No or little background required)
Non-Members: S$139 nett*
Members: S$125.10 nett
Prepayment Required.
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Christmas is a-coming, and with it many occasions to gather with family and friends around laden festive tables! Be inspired to bake up an aromatic storm and give your loved ones a treat with these pie and tart recipes.
Demo + Food Tasting + Comprehensive Recipe Pack + Take-Home Box
1) Sweet Pie Crust - Master Recipe
A buttery, flaky and very lightly sweetened shortcrust pastry, suitable for all kinds of sweet tarts and pies.
2) 'Rumpkin' Pie
A classic American-style pie combining the heady flavours of roasted pumpkin and dark rum! The crust cradles a smooth pumpkin custard spiked with Myer's rum, brown sugar and a hint of spice.
3) Chocolate Nut Tart with Brandied Banana Salsa
Pecans, walnuts and macadamias nestle in a silky filling that is rich and intense but not too sweet, thanks to Valrhona cocoa powder. Brandy-marinated bananas add a fresh, harmonious element. Baked in a tray and cut into squares, this is a simple but elegant dessert great for Christmas parties and potlucks.
4) 'Deconstructed' Mince Pies
English mince pies are delicious to eat, but fiddly to make, especially in hot weather. Here's an alternative - leaf-shaped shortcrust cookies simply topped with warm home-made mincemeat (brandy-spiked dried fruit preserve) and served with almond-flavoured whipped cream.
5) Japanese Bakewell Tart
The traditional English tart transformed with winter flavours and a Japanese makeover! In the tart shell are chunky red bean paste and sweetened chestnut puree, topped with a layer of rich sponge cake flavoured with kinako, toasted soybean powder. Perfect with a cup of oolong or green tea.
(For you to try at home):
6) Eggnog Custard Tart in a Cinnamon Crust
Rich, bourbon-spiked egg custard baked in a cinnamon pastry shell, dusted with an aromatic sprinkling of nutmeg.
7) Mincemeat & Marzipan Turnovers
A luscious mixture of mincemeat and diced marzipan baked in ready-rolled puff pastry - a speedy, handy dessert you can whip up easily if you have mincemeat in the fridge.
8) Bourbon Caramel Butter
A variation of English brandy butter: a creamed sauce of butter, bourbon, vanilla and brown sugar, for serving with mince pies and Christmas pudding. Very decadent, but then Christmas comes but once a year!
9) Mulled Cranberry Cider
A warm festive drink of apple cider and cranberry juice infused with sweet and fragrant spices, a soothing digestif after you've enjoyed all your pies.
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(New Recipes!)
Le Cordon Bleu-Trained Chef Elsa Van der Nest
3.00pm-6.45pm
(3hrs 45mins with an interval)
Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.00am to 8.30pm
Demo + Substantial Food Tasting + Cookbook Signing
Difficulty Rating:
Intermediate (Some background preferable)
Non-Members: S$149 nett*
Members: S$134.10 nett
Prepayment Required.
See more details
Demo + Substantial Food Tasting:
1) Spiced Juicy Roast Turkey in Brine
Turkey soaked in a liquid mixture with infused cranberries, orange and cloves; drained then roasted until golden outside yet still moist inside.
2) Roast Goose with Apple Stuffing
French goose roasted with apples until crispy and juicy.
3) French Bean and Hazelnut Salad
A salad infused with orange zest served with a champagne vinegar dressing.
4) Maple Roast Parsnips
A traditional winter root vegetable that is roasted with maple syrup to give it caramelised sweetness.
5) Beetroot and Orange Relish
Cubed beetroot and fresh orange segments infused in vinegar and spices.
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(New Recipes!)
Chef Christopher Tan, Cookbook Author
3.00pm-6.30pm
(3hrs 30mins)
Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.00am to 8.30pm
Demo + Comprehensive 15-Page Recipe Pack + Food Tasting + Take-Home Box of 4 Baked Treats
Difficulty Rating:
Easy (No or little background required)
Non-Members: S$139 nett*
Members: S$125.10 nett
Prepayment Required.
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Get recipe-ready for the festive season with this new suite of dishes using easy home-made puff pastry!
Demo + Comprehensive Recipe Pack + Food Tasting + Take-home Box
(Previous attendance of Bake It Better: Puff Pastry 1 is not required to understand this class.)
1) Master Recipe: Basic Quick Puff Pastry + Technique Tips + Decorating Tips
Turning out beautiful crisp layers of puff pastry in your own kitchen is possible! Less fussy than traditional French puff pastry, this recipe only requires a rolling pin and a little patience. Also, learn how to cut out decorative shapes to adorn your pies.
2) Saumon en Croute
Salmon fillet and sautéed mushrooms wrapped up into a puff pastry parcel and baked until fragrant and meltingly tender, served with a creamy onion and dill sauce. A lovely centerpiece dish for Christmas entertaining, a fabulous substitute for non-meat eaters.
3) Curry Debal Pie
There's no better way to use up a surfeit of Christmas meats - chicken, turkey, ham - than to turn them into a classic Eurasian curry debal, with a spicy, mouthwateringly aromatic gravy. Well, perhaps one better way: make a curry debal and bake it into a lavish pie topped with puff pastry!
4) Banketstaaf
A log cake with a difference! This very traditional Dutch Christmas pastry wraps up a rich lemon-scented almond paste in puff pastry and bakes it into a golden log. A treat at any time of the year, especially for teatime.
(For you to try at home):
5) Coques aux Bananes et Noisettes
Puff pastry rounds baked into little golden pillows, split in half, then sandwiched back together with sliced bananas and whipped hazelnut ganache made with Nutella, dark chocolate and cream.
6) Spicy Sausage Rolls
Home-made sausagemeat with a hint of lemongrass, garlic and chilli, rolled up in puff pastry coats to make delicious little snacks - so much better and more unusual than bought!
7) Potato & Cheese Galettes
Individual tarts that can be made canape-sized or appetiser-sized, topped with potato slices, onions and crumbled white cheese, and baked until golden.
8) Cheese & Sesame Straws
What do you do with the little trimmings and bits of puff pastry left over from cutting out puff pastry shapes? Mix them with grated Parmesan and roasted sesame seeds and bake up deliciously crispy cheese straws, of course!
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(New Recipes!)
Pastry Chef Joycelyn Shu
3.00pm-6.45pm
(3hrs 45mins with an interval)
Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.00am to 8.30pm
Demo + Food Tasting + Handcrafted Treats to take home + Comprehensive Recipe Pack + Bonus Sections with Decorating Ideas & Essential Techniques; Extra Recipes, Ideas & Serving Suggestions
Difficulty Rating:
Intermediate (Some background preferable)
Non-Members: S$149 nett*
Members: S$134.10 nett
Prepayment Required.
See more details
1) Kugelhopf (A Brioche-Style Festive Bread)
From Alsace to Austria, this traditional European specialty is equally beloved for good reason. Buttery yet delicate, the fruited yeast-leavened dough has a superb texture that's the perfect cross between cake and bread. Leftovers make for excellent Bread Pudding or Pain Perdu. (Refer to Bonus Section II.)
2) Gingerbread Linzertorte (A Holiday Jam Tart)
This lovely twist on a beloved Austrian classic features a beautifully spiced gingerbread crust coddling a raspberry jam filling.
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Tipsheet: Creating Perfect Decorative Cut-out Tops
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3) White Christmas Parfait (A Frozen Dessert)
A dreamy, creamy, light-as-snow frozen dessert with cranberries, pistachios and Valrhona Ivoire 35% white chocolate. (Note: An ice cream machine is not required for this recipe.)
4) Peppermint Fudge Brownies
An ultra luxe brownie recipe featuring an extravagant quantity of Valrhona Manjari 64% dark chocolate, bound by just a little flour. The result? Fudgy brownie heaven. These special treats are also used as the base for decorated miniature stacked brownie tiers. (Refer to Bonus Section I.)
Decorating Ideas & Essential Techniques:
(Designs and techniques demonstrated will include a comprehensive selection - depending on time - from the material covered in Bonus Section I.)
5) Miniature Stacked Brownie Tiers
Decorated with:
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- Pretty Poinsettias
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- Holiday Holly
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- Candy Canes
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6) Cupcake Ornaments
How to decorate Brandied Mincemeat Cupcakes (Refer to Bonus Section II) to resemble gorgeous holiday ornaments for trimming the tree.
Extra Recipes, Ideas & Serving Suggestions:
7) Brandied Mincemeat Cupcakes
As festive and tasty as fruitcake or mincemeat pies, but much quicker to put together.
8) Rum Raisin & Chocolate Bread Pudding
A velvety chocolate custard and rum-plumped raisins elevate homey bread pudding into the realm of the sublime.
9) Luxurious Pain Perdu (French Toast)
No ordinary French toast, this showcases an enriched bread soaked in a lush Madagascar Bourbon vanilla-perfumed custard and carefully cooked till tender within and crisp without.
Read more on Joycelyn's Blog here.
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(New Recipes!)
Pastry Chef Joycelyn Shu
3.00pm-6.45pm
(3hrs 45mins with an interval)
Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.00am to 8.30pm
Demo + Food Tasting + Handcrafted Treats to take home + Comprehensive Recipe Pack + Bonus Sections with Decorating Ideas & Essential Techniques; Extra Recipes, Ideas & Serving Suggestions
Difficulty Rating:
Intermediate (Some background preferable)
Non-Members: S$149 nett*
Members: S$134.10 nett
Prepayment Required.
See more details
1) Kugelhopf (A Brioche-Style Festive Bread)
From Alsace to Austria, this traditional European specialty is equally beloved for good reason. Buttery yet delicate, the fruited yeast-leavened dough has a superb texture that's the perfect cross between cake and bread. Leftovers make for excellent Bread Pudding or Pain Perdu. (Refer to Bonus Section II.)
2) Gingerbread Linzertorte (A Holiday Jam Tart)
This lovely twist on a beloved Austrian classic features a beautifully spiced gingerbread crust coddling a raspberry jam filling.
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Tipsheet: Creating Perfect Decorative Cut-out Tops
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3) White Christmas Parfait (A Frozen Dessert)
A dreamy, creamy, light-as-snow frozen dessert with cranberries, pistachios and Valrhona Ivoire 35% white chocolate. (Note: An ice cream machine is not required for this recipe.)
4) Peppermint Fudge Brownies
An ultra luxe brownie recipe featuring an extravagant quantity of Valrhona Manjari 64% dark chocolate, bound by just a little flour. The result? Fudgy brownie heaven. These special treats are also used as the base for decorated miniature stacked brownie tiers. (Refer to Bonus Section I.)
Decorating Ideas & Essential Techniques:
(Designs and techniques demonstrated will include a comprehensive selection - depending on time - from the material covered in Bonus Section I.)
5) Miniature Stacked Brownie Tiers
Decorated with:
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- Pretty Poinsettias
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- Holiday Holly
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- Candy Canes
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6) Cupcake Ornaments
How to decorate Brandied Mincemeat Cupcakes (Refer to Bonus Section II) to resemble gorgeous holiday ornaments for trimming the tree.
Extra Recipes, Ideas & Serving Suggestions:
7) Brandied Mincemeat Cupcakes
As festive and tasty as fruitcake or mincemeat pies, but much quicker to put together.
8) Rum Raisin & Chocolate Bread Pudding
A velvety chocolate custard and rum-plumped raisins elevate homey bread pudding into the realm of the sublime.
9) Luxurious Pain Perdu (French Toast)
No ordinary French toast, this showcases an enriched bread soaked in a lush Madagascar Bourbon vanilla-perfumed custard and carefully cooked till tender within and crisp without.
Read more on Joycelyn's Blog here.
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