Corporate Event - MSD Malaysia - 30 July

Etaine came with her sister for our Mad for Macarons class and next thing we know she booked her team mates for a private macaroons class on 30 July. She said she enjoyed baking the macaroons so much that she wanted to do it again and she also wanted her team mates to experience the same fun as she did in her first Mad for Macaroons class. Have fun is the key word for the day as the team from MSD all don on their aprons and pulled up their sleeves to try their hands in creating that delectable sweet dessert cookie.

One of the girls, Hui Kin, was so creative that she decided to change the shape of the macaroons to a "LOVE" shape as she wanted to give the macaroons to her boyfriend as a gift. How lucky he is! Our macaroons classes are fully booked until end Aug. Our next macaroons classes are on 18 & 27 Sept. For details, e-mail us at19culinary@yahoo.com or look out for our new class calender (Sept-Dec) launching end Aug.

Corporate Event - Hewlett Packard (2) - 22 July

We had just confirmed a booking from the Hewlett Packard's finance dept for a private baking class when Margaret of Hewlett Packard's CASS dept e-mailed us for a private baking class for her comrades too. They wanted macaroons. So it was, gals and guys alike came in full force with great enthusiasm to learn how to make those sweet little dessert cookies they hear so much about. Some have bought to try whilst some have only heard of it, never tasted any.

Nevertheless, they all loved to make some macaroons to bring home to their children, wives, husbands, boyfriends and girlfriends! Never fail as great gifts. Needless to say, everyone enjoyed themselves especially the guys who had better piping skills than some of the girls! So again, who says men should not be in the kitchen? If you are interested to hold a private baking class for you and your team mates as a reward, a bonding-motivation session, a thank you for job well done, or just to have fun, give us a call or e-mail us: at19culinary@yahoo.com

Raya Cupcakes - Thorn amongst the Roses

We did our 2nd Hari Raya Special cupcakes class on 21 July and there he was, Hafeez who was the thorn amongst the roses. But don't judge a book by its cover. Who says men can't bake or worst still, have nimble hands to shape fondant decorations to decorate cupcakes for Hari Raya!? Hafeez indeed a patient student, very eager to learn and had very creative hands. Once he don his apron, there was no stopping him from creating his beautiful Hari Raya cupcakes. His set of cupcakes was the best decorated of the lot. Qudos to Hafeez! You made our day!

Smiley Faces at our No.1 Class

Without a doubt, Our Mad for Macaroons class is still our No.1 class. All our macaroons class are booked solid until end Aug. Looking at our photo book, we just had to feature our latest macaroons class on 19 July because the students who came were all so cheerful and smiley. Look at their smiles and joy learning how to bake those sweet delectable treats at our studio. We are doing some R&D right now to set a new trend (fingers crossed), better than macaroons that is! What can be better? Well, keep a look out for our next quarter (Sept-Dec) class calender.

Cake of the month - June 2011

It’s time again for us to feature our “Cake of the month” to showcase what we consider our best custom made order cake. The Cake of the month for June is a special Birthday cake for Mrs Tan’s husband. Mrs Tan wanted a simple birthday cake decorated with all her husband’s favourite things as surprise gift for her husband. The request was golf, tennis, durian, their two dogs and desserts!

Mrs Tan was pleasantly surprised when she collected her cake and was pleased that all of her husband’s favourite things were on the cake. This is what she had to say “Look at the detailing. It’s marvelous. The detailing on the durian, even our two dogs looking like real rottweilers! Thank you At 19.” Well, another satisfied customer. We are happy when our customers are happy.

Take a peek at our Cake Creations Gallery: http://www.at19culinary.com/gallery_cake.html. For enquiries on our custom order designer cakes, please send us an e-mail: at19culinary [at] yahoo.com.

Corporate Event - Hewlett Packard (1) - 15 July

Hazlina was very excited when she approached us to hold a corporate event for her finance dept. They wanted to do a private baking class, something different from the usual cupcakes. Macaroons….well not really!? Yes, yes….let’s do bread & pastry. That’s something different. So, we designed a special bread & pastry class for Hewlett Packard’s finance dept based on the budget that they had to spend. Hazlina was pleased with our proposal and got her boss to approve it within a week. Wow! boss Tony also like to bake eh? We could see the smile on his face when he rolled and shape the dough into buns and bread. We even had him assemble his own special café style tart.

Everyone enjoyed themselves and so did we! Everyone sat down for tea after all their hard work to sample their own bread & pastry….with more to take home too. Oops! Forgot to mention that we threw in a competition. There were 4 groups – Muffins, Pavola, Finger Roll and Bread Cakes. They were competing for cash vouchers from At 19 and judged by 3 simple criterias. We must say that the scores were very close but there can only be one winner….Finger Roll. Hip2 Hurray! Finger Roll put on a marvelous show of teamwork, creativeness and lots of tidiness. They even cleaned out the chef’s work station…how’s that for initiative!

Well, we hope Hazlina, boss Tony and team enjoyed the event as much as we did organizing it for them. Cheers!! If you would like to organize a corporate event for your team, talk to us, e-mail: at19culinary@yahoo.com

Bridal Shower: Cupcakes in a Pot - 3 July

When Azlina approached us to hold a cupcakes baking class for her sister, Azura's bridal shower, we were delighted. The theme is Orange, Orange, Orange! The bride-to-be is crazy over anything and everything orange from fruits to colours. We quickly put on our thinking caps and came up with Orange & Poppy Seed muffins for tea, orange daisies to decorate the tables. We even brought out our new orange coloured kitchen aid mixer just for Azura!

What an event it was. All the girls arrived in their best baju and everyone looked fantastic. Of course the bribe-to-be came in orange (without a doubt) and everyone enjoyed themselves baking, chit chatting, chilling out without boyfriends and husbands. Great stuff. We wish you the very best Azura....Happliy Ever After from all of us At 19!

Vote & WIN Free Class Contest: Extend until 31 July

Hey, All. Good news. We are extending our Vote & Win Free Class contest until 31 July so that more people can participate. Nope, it will not ruin your chances as we have decided to choose 3 more winners because of this extension to give people more chances to win. Yeap, now 6 lucky lucky people will be chosen from our winning class that you vote for to come and experience a At 19 FREE class.

We have 67 votes for Macaroons class, 9 votes fo Thai Cooking and 11 votes for Bread class. Looks like our Macaroons class still reign supreme! If you want to experience a Macaroons workshop and want it FREE, then LIKE us on Facebook and Vote. Good Luck!