Hello my dear readers,
How are you? How is your week?
Mine started with lots of high priority working tasks and little willingness.

Oh well, work is almost always like this.
But the amazing part is that Sunday I have started my first ever baking classes and it was awesome.

I was standing and baking for 8 continued hours but was so fulfilling.

Do what you like and you’ll not feel tired not even a second ๐
Was it worth it to register for these baking classes?
Absolutely worth it! The kitchen is awesome, filled with everything a baker can dream of and our pastry chef Al has lots of patience and guide us though each step.

In the first class we’ve learned the basics for sweet & savoury dough & crusts.
For the savoury we’ve done a quiche Lorraine and chicken pie ๐ฅง to lick your fingers and for the sweet, we’ve discovered how to make pate sucree and we’ve used it to make apple crumble tart with streusel and poached pear and almond tart.
Now, I’m not really new at making dough, but I never managed to find that perfect consistency. The ones that I did in this class were simply perfection for me.

I couldn’t believe that these were my creations ๐
Yep, very pleased with myself.
The second class was all about cookies.

We’ve learned different techniques and versions of how to make cookies: from piped cookies (almond spritz) to dropped cookies (chocolate mudslide & asian cashew cookies) and rolled cookies (checkerboard cookie & biscotti).

The almond spritz cookies are similar to crumbly butter cookies, the chocolate mudslide cookies are cookies crispy on the outside and soft and creamy in the middle loaded with chocolate and the asian cashew cookies are very crunchy cookies.
At home I usually make all my dough by hand or with a manual mixer but here I have used for the first time a Kitchen Aid.

Oh my, I need one at home ๐คช It makes your life so much easier in the kitchen.

That checkerboard cookies look amazing ๐คฉ Done all by myself, can you believe it?
And the biscotti, simply crunchy and loaded with pistachios, heaven.
Now of course, I was too busy baking than taking pictures but of course I’ll challenge myself to re-do them at home where I’ll have more time for step-by-step photos and recipes ๐
Easy to say that I cannot wait for the next class where will be all about cakes foaming with lots of cakes and frozen desserts. I don’t know for you, but Milk Honey Parfait with Salted Caramel & White Choc Mirror Glaze sounds absolutely divine and super difficult to make ๐คช
We’ll see next time ๐
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Baking classes done at Palate Sensations Culinary School Singapore.
Wow! That checkered cookie looks really good! You did an amazing job!
Thank you very much! Very appreciated โบ๏ธ
Wow these look incredible!! Did you learn and do all these in one class? The experience must have been very exciting and refreshing and productive! Hope you have just as much fun re-making them at home!! ๐ ๐
Thank you very much. We had two classes in the same day, 4 hours each โบ๏ธ
The experience was amazing! Iโm very glad Iโve registered ๐ Beside learning new recipes, Iโve learned also techniques โบ๏ธ๐ I hope at home will be so easy as it was there โบ๏ธ
Wow 4 hours each, I absolutely love that! I’m personally nervous about baking therefore can imagine how much all the practice and nonstop working must have helped! The only way to become good at something is to keep at it ๐ And when you re-bake it all at home, you’ll have double the practice which is even better!!! ๐ ๐
Very true! Practicing makes it better โบ๏ธ๐ When Iโll finish with all the courses Iโll try my luck at home โบ๏ธ
Awesome!! ๐ ๐
Those cookies are just yum ๐.
Thank you very much โบ๏ธ
Youโre welcome
They look fabulous!!! Nice work ๐
Thank you very much dear Sophie ๐คโบ๏ธ
Lovely. Drooling…:D Wish could have them all from the pictures. Reality hits hard. lols
Wonderful creations. Love the checkered one.
Thank you very much Kritika! Hard work but wonderful and delicious results โบ๏ธ๐ช
Welcome ๐
Yes and Patience. Patience is the key for the best cookie. ๐
I want one now. ๐
Very true! I wish I could send you some! These days Iโve shared the tarts and cookies with my colleagues at work and I still have at least 50 cookies ๐ช All my baking result โบ๏ธ
Wow I am only thinking about the 50 left ๐
Will try to bake and let you know. ๐
Lots and lots of cookies ๐ช A cookie a day keeps the doctor away ๐โบ๏ธ or letโs say at least 5 cookies per day otherwise for 2 months Iโll keep eating cookies โบ๏ธ๐
Haha this sounds cool.
Yes, I can believe it. These look amazing. And I love apple crumble, which is very popular here.
I also use my hands with dough, but I trust you. I’m not buying any mixer or something, but I bet it’s easier. I need to feel it in my hands, that’s all. Old school.
Hahaha…thank you my dear! I guess if I wouldโve the kitchen bigger Iโll definitely buy a Kitchen Aid โบ๏ธ I do enjoy having my hands in the dough but sometimes can be really a big helper ๐
There, you said. If I had a bigger kitchen…My thinking exactly.
Hahaha…maybe one day ๐โบ๏ธ
Yeah….
Wow! Also took a few lessons in baking with Nissa many years. We lost the pamphlets we were given in each class back in 2009 during typhoon Ondoy.
Iโm sorry youโve lost the pamphlets, are great tips โบ๏ธ
Is my first baking class ever and it was really amazing ๐คฉโบ๏ธ
It’s nice to learn new crafts.
Very true โบ๏ธ
Wow! This post motivates me to enrol myself in one such baking class in here. Have a wonderful (& delicious) baking session ahead! ๐
Thank you very much Megala! If you have the chance do it as is an amazing and exciting experience and delicious too ๐โบ๏ธ
So tempting!
Thank you very much ๐
You are well justified in feeling pleased with yourself
Thank you very much Derrick! โบ๏ธ
Wow just look at all the sweet treats! Signing up for a cooking class is one of the most valuable investments, particularly if you love baking โบ๏ธ I’m glad to hear you had a fun day ๐ Aiva
You said it right dear Aiva! It really is the most valuable investment that I did โบ๏ธ and is all worth it โบ๏ธThank you very much! And of course all the results from the baking we take them home ๐ I have cookies for another week ๐โบ๏ธ๐
they look amazing!!
Thank you very much โบ๏ธ
What fun! I mean, if you like baking this would be really fun! Great looking pies and cookies.
Thank you! Oh yes! I had fun and also learned new things and Iโve got home with lots of goodies ๐โบ๏ธ Wonderful!
That’s a lot of work for each of these classes, and the results are incredible. So much fun to take a cooking or baking class. You always learn something, and it gets us excited.
Definitely! Iโve never baked for 8 hours but was a wonderful experience! Lots of things to do and learn! Very exciting โบ๏ธ
Awesome friend these all look incredible. I knowing your baking class is worth it and fun. ๐๐
Thank you Suni! Definitely worth it โบ๏ธ๐
OMG
Want some cookies? โบ๏ธ๐ช
Everything looks so good! Nice work!
Thank you very much โบ๏ธ
You’re welcome!
that’s got to be the weirdest thing to crave in SIngapore. All desire for baked goods vanishes when I am in SE Asia. But from here, it looks delicious!
Really? Why? Singapore is a food paradise where you can find lots of different cuisines for everyoneโs taste โบ๏ธ๐ And they are good bakers too ๐
Wow! I am super impressed and jealous that I can’t take that course.
Hahaha…if you have a chance go for a baking class even if you know how to bake โบ๏ธ Itโs a wonderful, exciting and delicious experience โบ๏ธ๐
That is terrific. I think you have every right to be happy and proud of your results! They look so good!
Thank you very much Anne! โบ๏ธ๐
Ottima direi
Grazie mille โบ๏ธ
Wow fantastic๐๐๐๐๐โคโคโค
Grazie mille โบ๏ธ๐คฉ
They look amazing! Iโve wanted to try baking classes for AGES, this has motivated me to look into it properly – thank you ๐ I hope to see photos of next weekโs results, the descriptions sound fabulous!
Thank you very much! If you have the chance go for it! It is well worth it! Even if you know how to bake, you learn new techniques, it is fun and delicious ๐
Canโt wait until the next session ๐
Everything you made looks really yummy! Iโve always wanted to take a baking class in person, it looks so fun! I love your gifs too, perfect ๐
Thank you very much! If you have the chance go for it! It is a fun and delicious way of spending time and learning something new ๐
Awesome! Baking class is on my โthings to try outโ list. My daughters have been asking for a KitchtAid, but Momma has been slow to respond since she doesnโt bake. I hear that they make baking a lot easier, faster, and fun. Must be true, right? Thanks for.
Thank you! If you have the chance go for it! Is fun and delicious ๐
Kitchen Aid is really making the life easier in the kitchen โบ๏ธ I donโt have it but when Iโll have a bigger kitchen, will be the first thing to buy โบ๏ธ
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Your baking looks amazing!! Great job~
Thank you very much โบ๏ธ
Looks so good! Awesome job!
Thank you very much!
You are most welcome!
That looks so mouth watering
Thank you very much!
Lovely post! Made me hungry and salivate. ๐
Thank you very much! Iโm glad you like it โบ๏ธ
Those cookies look fabulous as do your other creations! I do love baking as well but haven’t done any this winter yet, a terrible thing!๐๐ป
Thank you very much Steve! Well, start baking something โบ๏ธ Muffin will appreciate it โบ๏ธ๐๐ป
Yes, Muffin does like my cookies and cakes!๐๐บ๐ช๐๐ง
Then start baking something โบ๏ธ๐ป
This week is going to be cold, so maybe I will. But it’s also a very busy week so…๐๐น
Always busy โบ๏ธ๐๐น
Well, sometimes anyway.๐๐ธ
I am so jealous! These all look perfect and what a fun time!
Hahaha…thank you Diane! Really a fun and delicious time โบ๏ธ๐
This is great! Your creations are amazing. Well done.
Thank you very much! Very appreciated!
Anytime! Keep up the good work.
Love this so much. Love how you added such beautiful pictures and layered it with fun clips. Your very talented. Keep it up.
Thank you very much for stopping by and for your kind words! Very appreciated! โบ๏ธ
The cookies look amazing. I wonder is they allow an only cookies class?
Thank you! Yes, you can also take only the class you wish โบ๏ธ๐
Thatโs great ๐
Wow and Yummy! Missed this first time round.
Thank you Goff! Was a great and delicious time โบ๏ธ๐
Cheers. Enjoyed the post. Happy Monday.
Thank you Goff! I hope you had a great Monday too!
Thanks. Busy day writing! Happy Tuesday.
Cheers.
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Thank you!
I love chicken pie and quiches. I never had a pie or a quiche in Germany, but since moving to the UK I have eaten plenty. Your look like shop bought versions, they look great! I want the recipe for those once please ๐
Thank you ๐ Yes, I was very pleased because really look like the shop versions only that I did them myself ๐
I will try to make them at home and then Iโll do the recipes too๐
Thanks, I am looking forward to them.
Yummy yum! You are awesome!๐ธ๐๐๐
Thank you very much! You are very kind โบ๏ธ๐ธ
Everything you made looks wonderful! <3 Glad to know your class has been fruitful. 8 hours straight sound a bit like a torture to me. But then again, I could gawk in front of a writing program for 8 hours without problem so yeah, time won't matter when it's fun.
I had a good laugh at the gifs haha ๐
Look whoโs here โบ๏ธ๐ค
Thank you dear Jess! It has been very fruitful โบ๏ธ Luckily my colleagues in the office helped me eat all the sweets this month ๐
It seems a long time but they just flew by so very fast ๐ Itโs true, when youโre doing something that you like, time wonโt matter ๐
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This is certainly a great experience and I’m looking forward to the day you have your own cafรฉ and you will have the most delicious desserts ever made ๐๐ Hope coronavirus will end soon so I can fly and eat some hahahaa ๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ
Thank you my dear Koko! Yes, it was tiring but was a wonderful and delicious experience ๐๐
And Iโm looking forward to have you as my guest and try all my delicious desserts โบ๏ธ๐๐๐ค๐ค๐๐๐
Yes yes I will definitely come and taste all these delicious desserts ๐๐ I donโt care how many PCRs I have to do ๐๐ really great and amazing dear ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ๐ค๐ค๐งธ๐งธ๐๐
So far I guess weโre lucky that we did not do any PCR ๐ and I hope weโll not need to…but I honestly cannot wait to have the possibility to travel again ๐ฅฐ I wish at least to be able to send you some ๐๐ฅฐ๐๐ค๐งธ
I wish that too!! Hopefully soon ๐๐ป๐ค๐ค๐ค๐๐๐๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ