Cake of the month - Nov 2011

We just remembered that we have not been featuring our cake of the month for some time now. We have been so busy the past few months but we must tell you about our latest “Cake of the month”. Our best custom made order of the month for Nov 2011 is a very special Birthday cake for King Z!

Yeap, the request was for a Macaroons Tower Cake to celebrate King Z's birthday. The flavours chosen were pistachio (our best loved flavour), strawberry (our all time favourite) and chocolate (everyone's favourite) creating the wonderful colours of green, red and brown. The cake looks so so pretty and yummy. Have a Happy "Macaroonish" Birthday King Z from all of us At 19 Culinary Studio.

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.

Private class: Chocolate Indulgence - 15 Nov

Adeline wanted to plan an enjoyable half day out, a secret getaway from the stress of work for a bunch of her colleagues to celebrate Bee Gaik's early retirement (how lucky!). OCBC Bank must be missing these girls (and guy) wondering where they were at on a hot tuesday afternoon!?

When Adeline e-mailed us. We were excited and suggested that she host a private cake baking class and we immediately came up with the idea of chocolate cakes. The girls (and guy!) learnt how to bake chocolate moist cake and chocolate marble cake. They also did a hands-on session of creaming and setting the chocolate cake with choclate ganache. Now isn't that what we call "Chocolate Indulgence"! Happy retirement Bee Gaik!

TAG Your Photo & WIN Contest - 1 Nov to 31 Dec 2011

Wanna win a box of Macaroons from At 19 Culinary Studio? Join our new contest - "TAG Your Photo & WIN" from 1 Nov to 31 Dec 2011. 19 Facebook fans with the highest number of photos tagged, wins a box of 6pcs Macaroons from us worth RM25. Good Luck to All!

The rules are simple. Here's what you have to do?

1. LIKE us on Facebook and be a FAN.

2. Go to our Facebook's Photo Album.

3. TAG yourself in as many class photos as possible.

4. Complete and submit the contest form at http://www.at19culinary.com/tag_fb-form.html to inform us how many class photo(s) and which photo album(s) you have tagged yourself.

At 19 Culinary Studio in Magazines!

At 19 Culinary Studio has caught the eye of several magazines which featured us in their recent issues. We were featured in Natural Health in March, Parenthood in April, MamiBaby in May. Magazines like Prestige and Time Out KL also featured us in their May issues.

Look out for us in the December issues of Marie Claire and Her World magazines. The MAS Inflight magazine, Going Places will also be featuring our Macaroons class as one of the must-do activities when in Malaysia! Great stuff.

Halloween Fondant Cupcakes Craze

We conducted our Halloween Fondant Cupakes class on 20 Oct. Our students learnt how to bake simply delicious vanilla cupcakes. They also learnt how to make their very own fondant from scratch. We are so proud of our very very talented bunch of students. They patiently and diligently rolled, cut, slit and shaped all kinds of Halloween designs.....pumpkins, spiders, tomb stones, ugly eyes, ghosts, grave yards...!! Simply brilliant and too good to eat.

If you have are interested in learning how to make fondant and master fondant decorating, don't miss out on our Baby Shower Cupcakes class on 17 Nov and Christmas Fondant Cupcakes class on 16 Dec. Check out our class calender on our website at www.at19culinary.com/schedule.html.

Our Tribute to Steve Jobs

At 19 Culinary Studio is saddened by the passing of ITech icon Steve Jobs. His is a story of rags to riches and creation of history that touches our daily lives. We cannot imagine living our lives without iphones or ipads. Here is our tribute to Steve Jobs - our very own iphone fondant cake created especially to remember its creator. This is a 7" x 5" fondant cake at RM185. May Steve rest in peace!

Private Class: Asian Flavours - 25 Sept

After Cristiane visited our school on Open Day recently, she was all excited to organise a private class for her and her Brazilian friends. We got talking and the group wanted to learn some Malaysian and Thai inspired recipes like Beef Rendang, Thai Mango Salad, Satay and Peanut Sauce. They even requested for a demo on Thai Mango Stick Rice which Chef Khai kindly obliged.

Needless to say, all of them enjoyed themselves and had family and children over to savour the delicious food that they have cooked during the 3 hours hands-on class with Chef Khai. We cooked them ketupat to go with the satay and peanut sauce and they were delighted to savour another Malaysian delight. Everyone went home full and happy!

Whoopie Pies!? Ever heard of them?

Whoopie pies, ever heard of them? They do look like macaroons but they are not. Imagine a dessert that is a cross between cookie, pie and cake, all rolled into one. Whoopie pies are a dessert that consists of two cake-like cookies sandwiching a creamy, frosting-like filing.

Whoopie pies are generally thought to have originated in Pennsylvania Dutch country as an Amish dessert. According to food historians, Amish women would bake these desserts and put them in their farmer husbands' lunch boxes. When the farmers find the treats in their lunch boxes, they would shout "whoopie!".

It is easy to think of them as macaroons as they do look like macaroons. Both are sweet desserts. We At 19 think of them as the next new wave after macaroons. Come and discover Whoopie Pies! Check out our class calender at www.at19culinary.com/schedule.html