Sugar-Laden Saturday
Saturday, lesson 7 at Palate Sensations, was all about cakes and tarts - set to send my efforts of working out at the gym, alongside the agonising pain suffered, to a mere dream wasted. Still, no matter how tough my muscles get, the weakness for desserts can never be overcome. Muttering a quick "i'm sorry, personal trainer" under my breath, I gleefully got on to work out with my sugar, cream, butter and all things sinful.
Our tasks for the afternoon:
- Alsatian Tart
- Almond & Blueberry Tart
- Chocolate Mousse Cake
- Framboisier (Raspberry Mousse Cake)
In making the mousse cakes, as we had a lot to complete and too little time, we only managed to bake the genoise, and layer on the mousse. Yes, I always feel like a kid caught with my hand in the cookie jar, smearing on the chocolate mousse like that - messy, sinful yet thrilling - especially when it's time to lick the devilish chocolate off your fingers!
They are now in the freezers in Palate Sensations, to be "touched up" next Saturday. The genoise had a very light texture, with the right amount of sweetness - found another great recipe!
By the way, check out the sexy red KitchenAid Stand Mixer in the foreground - I would so LOVE to get my hands on one. I just need a bigger kitchen!!!!!
Am mighty pleased with the tart recipes as well, so much so that I was off to Phoon Huat immediately after the lessson to get some tart tins. For the Alsatian Tart, we used raspberries instead of apples. For the Almond & Blueberry Tart, the use of almond powder to make the cream filling was just superb. Which reminds me, I better start practising at home soon before I forget!
9 comments:
omigosh.. the tarts look to-die-for!!
if u r looking for baking utensils, u can try Sia Huat at Temple st in Chinatown :)
i have a red mixer!!!! but mine's not from kitchen Aid. mine's the Kenwood Patissier.. i fell in love with the red more than the function at first though. but i must say it's a good investment. saves me all the muscle ache.
sharon > Yes yes, I've been wanting to go there for the longest time! There's also crockery I wanted to check out too!
But the timing is just not good for me. Weekdays, it closes at 6 - I NEVER get off work at that time. And saturdays, they close 3pm? And they are closed on Sundays!! SIGH!
lingz > That is absolutely CHIO lor!!! Good buy! Only thing is that this takes up space - and you obviously don't pack this away each time after use. So I can't afford to clutter my kitchen top with this. :(
hmmmmm........... yummmy.........
Hi hi, great blog ! Excellent pics - haha, you're lots more polished, your pics have captions on them ! :-)
I had a great time collaborating with you on Saturday too. BTW, where did you get the steamer ? I also want leh !
Oh wow! I don't mind being your neighbour and getting some leftovers from your baking if you guys can't finish.
silver-crv > hmmmmmm yes? ;)
j wong > HI! thanks for coming by! Indeed, I had fun on Saturday. Steamer? Meyer from Taka - there's a fair now (not sure when it ends), so go check it out! Was very tempted to buy the scanpan one, but it's like $315 - 6 times the price of my meyer one. My hubby would kill me!
dr > haha, wouldn't it be fun if we are ALL neighbours?? Ha, then maybe no need blog anymore..
yum yum yum... i think i have to sign up for this when they re-run the course after seeing your yummy creations! sigh. i've no space for a kitchen aid in my tiny kitchen either! (that plus the fact that DD would totally KILL me) now i feeling like baking...
Haha, so would Jem KILL me if i get the kitchenaid. But it's so gorgeous right?! Yup, you should sign up for this course once they run this again next year! :)
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