These buns were lip-smacking good. Made with home made fillings, one was not enough for me. The filling was moist and rich, the Windsor buns were soft and springy, totally made my day. Recipe (Makes 10 with leftover filling) Filling 200g grated fresh coconut 130g Gula Melaka 2 tbsp water 1/4 tsp salt 2 tsp…
Tag: Old school
Ermine Buttercream or Flour Buttercream
Ermine buttercream. It’s lighter than American Buttercream but easier to make than SMBC. It’s every bit as delicious, stable and very pipeable in our hot weather. Also, be assured there is no flour taste whatsoever. Recipe (makes a small piping bag) Roux 16g plain flour 100g milk Butter cream 100g salted butter 1/4 tsp vanilla…
Purple Sweet Potato Layer Cake (紫薯千层蛋糕）
This cake is made for my Dad’s birthday, he likes old school desserts with pandan/ yam/ sweet potatoes/ coconut etc. Me, on the other hand, has been wanting to use purple sweet potatoes in my recipes because they yield such a beautiful intense colour. I thought this cake really satisfied both our requirements. For the…
Pandan Kaya Cake
This cake mainly adapted from Jeannie Tay and Kitchen Tigress, yields a very soft fragrant custard. I like it a lot. My adaptation is to use some of the coconut milk to extract the Pandan. But you can also use pandan paste to simplify things. The inner cake can also be varied. I last paired…
Old School Luncheon Meat Buns
There are no words, love this so much. Buns using killer toast recipe. Bun Recipe (makes 10 to 11) 270g bread flour 180g (1 egg plus water) 25g sugar 3g yeast 2g salt 25g butter Mix all ingredients except butter and salt, till dough comes together. Add in butter and salt and knead till pass…
Olady Bakes 