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 π
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 π₯§ 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 π
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 π€ͺ It makes your life so much easier in the kitchen.

That checkerboard cookies look amazing π€© 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 π
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 π€ͺ
We’ll see next time π
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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 βΊοΈ
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!! π π
Thank you very much. We had two classes in the same day, 4 hours each βΊοΈ
The experience was amazing! Iβm very glad Iβve registered π Beside learning new recipes, Iβve learned also techniques βΊοΈπ I hope at home will be so easy as it was there βΊοΈ
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 π And when you re-bake it all at home, you’ll have double the practice which is even better!!! π π
Very true! Practicing makes it better βΊοΈπ When Iβll finish with all the courses Iβll try my luck at home βΊοΈ
Awesome!! π π
Those cookies are just yum π.
Thank you very much βΊοΈ
Youβre welcome
They look fabulous!!! Nice work π
Thank you very much dear Sophie π€βΊοΈ
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 βΊοΈπͺ
Welcome π
Yes and Patience. Patience is the key for the best cookie. π
I want one now. π
Very true! I wish I could send you some! These days Iβve shared the tarts and cookies with my colleagues at work and I still have at least 50 cookies πͺ All my baking result βΊοΈ
Wow I am only thinking about the 50 left π
Will try to bake and let you know. π
Lots and lots of cookies πͺ A cookie a day keeps the doctor away πβΊοΈ or letβs say at least 5 cookies per day otherwise for 2 months Iβll keep eating cookies βΊοΈπ
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 wouldβve the kitchen bigger Iβll definitely buy a Kitchen Aid βΊοΈ I do enjoy having my hands in the dough but sometimes can be really a big helper π
There, you said. If I had a bigger kitchen…My thinking exactly.
Hahaha…maybe one day πβΊοΈ
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.
Iβm sorry youβve lost the pamphlets, are great tips βΊοΈ
Is my first baking class ever and it was really amazing π€©βΊοΈ
It’s nice to learn new crafts.
Very true βΊοΈ
Wow! This post motivates me to enrol myself in one such baking class in here. Have a wonderful (& delicious) baking session ahead! π
Thank you very much Megala! If you have the chance do it as is an amazing and exciting experience and delicious too πβΊοΈ
So tempting!
Thank you very much π
You are well justified in feeling pleased with yourself
Thank you very much Derrick! βΊοΈ
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 βΊοΈ I’m glad to hear you had a fun day π Aiva
You said it right dear Aiva! It really is the most valuable investment that I did βΊοΈ and is all worth it βΊοΈThank you very much! And of course all the results from the baking we take them home π I have cookies for another week πβΊοΈπ
they look amazing!!
Thank you very much βΊοΈ
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 Iβve got home with lots of goodies πβΊοΈ 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! Iβve never baked for 8 hours but was a wonderful experience! Lots of things to do and learn! Very exciting βΊοΈ
Awesome friend these all look incredible. I knowing your baking class is worth it and fun. ππ
Thank you Suni! Definitely worth it βΊοΈπ
OMG
Want some cookies? βΊοΈπͺ
Everything looks so good! Nice work!
Thank you very much βΊοΈ
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 everyoneβs taste βΊοΈπ And they are good bakers too π
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 βΊοΈ Itβs a wonderful, exciting and delicious experience βΊοΈπ
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! βΊοΈπ
Ottima direi
Grazie mille βΊοΈ
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Grazie mille βΊοΈπ€©
They look amazing! Iβve wanted to try baking classes for AGES, this has motivated me to look into it properly – thank you π I hope to see photos of next weekβs 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 π
Canβt wait until the next session π
Everything you made looks really yummy! Iβve always wanted to take a baking class in person, it looks so fun! I love your gifs too, perfect π
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 π
Awesome! Baking class is on my βthings to try outβ list. My daughters have been asking for a KitchtAid, but Momma has been slow to respond since she doesnβt 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 π
Kitchen Aid is really making the life easier in the kitchen βΊοΈ I donβt have it but when Iβll have a bigger kitchen, will be the first thing to buy βΊοΈ
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Your baking looks amazing!! Great job~
Thank you very much βΊοΈ
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. π
Thank you very much! Iβm glad you like it βΊοΈ
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!ππ»
Thank you very much Steve! Well, start baking something βΊοΈ Muffin will appreciate it βΊοΈππ»
Yes, Muffin does like my cookies and cakes!ππΊπͺππ§
Then start baking something βΊοΈπ»
This week is going to be cold, so maybe I will. But it’s also a very busy week so…ππΉ
Always busy βΊοΈππΉ
Well, sometimes anyway.ππΈ
I am so jealous! These all look perfect and what a fun time!
Hahaha…thank you Diane! Really a fun and delicious time βΊοΈπ
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! βΊοΈ
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 βΊοΈπ
Thatβs great π
Wow and Yummy! Missed this first time round.
Thank you Goff! Was a great and delicious time βΊοΈπ
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 π
Thank you π Yes, I was very pleased because really look like the shop versions only that I did them myself π
I will try to make them at home and then Iβll do the recipes tooπ
Thanks, I am looking forward to them.
Yummy yum! You are awesome!πΈπππ
Thank you very much! You are very kind βΊοΈπΈ
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 π
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Thank you dear Jess! It has been very fruitful βΊοΈ Luckily my colleagues in the office helped me eat all the sweets this month π
It seems a long time but they just flew by so very fast π Itβs true, when youβre doing something that you like, time wonβt matter π
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This is certainly a great experience and I’m looking forward to the day you have your own cafΓ© and you will have the most delicious desserts ever made ππ Hope coronavirus will end soon so I can fly and eat some hahahaa π€π€π€π₯°π₯°π₯°
Thank you my dear Koko! Yes, it was tiring but was a wonderful and delicious experience ππ
And Iβm looking forward to have you as my guest and try all my delicious desserts βΊοΈπππ€π€πππ
Yes yes I will definitely come and taste all these delicious desserts ππ I donβt care how many PCRs I have to do ππ really great and amazing dear π₯°π₯°π₯°π€π€π§Έπ§Έππ
So far I guess weβre lucky that we did not do any PCR π and I hope weβll not need to…but I honestly cannot wait to have the possibility to travel again π₯° I wish at least to be able to send you some ππ₯°ππ€π§Έ
I wish that too!! Hopefully soon ππ»π€π€π€ππππ₯°π₯°π₯°
You are an excellent student. Everything an Aplus!
Thank you very much π