Macaron Bijoux from Pâtisserie Dessert Couture

Macaron Bijoux from Pâtisserie Dessert Couture

These lovely mini ispahans are also Evan's creations and she gives a funky name to them. Hmm, bijoux refers to anything small and of elegant workmanship and it sure describes it well. All the small things I have received today are so nicely decorated and packaged.

As described by her, Macaron Bijoux is a rose macaron sandwich with rose scented buttercream, a lychee and a ring of fresh raspberries, topped with rose petal and raspberry.

I would say her macaron shells are one of the best I have ever tried. Chewy and not too sweet but the only difference from BakerZin and Carousel lies in the cream she used. The fragrance of rose and lychee is not strong in comparison to the mentioned 2 and it might be better to slice the lychee so as to make it easier to eat everything (i.e. the shells, lychee and cream) together.

I regret not ordering macarons from Evan for this round, I miss her macarons so much. By the way, do drop by her flickr album, I am sorry I couldn't capture a tempting picture of her creations, my bad photography skills. =(

Pâtisserie Dessert Couture
Website - http://dessertcouture.blogspot.com/
Blog - http://bossacafez.blogspot.com/
Photos - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bossacafez/

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Choc raspberry tartlets from Pâtisserie Dessert Couture

Choc raspberry tartlets from Pâtisserie Dessert Couture

I couldn't resist my urge to try all Evan's desserts since I have been frequently her blog. Also, when I heard her talking with Sihan about the different type of chocolates and the existence of real estate chocolates, I have decided to lay my hands on her choc raspberry tartlets.

These are mini tartlets filled with Valrhona 55% equatorial dark chocolate ganache and topped with fresh raspberries, don't they sound tempting?

Evan should really consider baby shower packages and corporate gifts, her packaging is always so lovely. Anyway, back to the tartlets, each has a whole raspberry (pretty generous, I would say) but I thought it would be better to replace it with nuts as the raspberries are pretty sour and dry. In addition, I thought it will be better with some glaze on the raspberries to make it look better.

The tart shells retain its crunchiness despite having the chocolate ganache sitting in the shell for a while. Simply loves the smooth and bittersweet chocolate. With rich, smooth chocolate and a firm, non-soggy tart shells, I cannot stop popping it in my mouth. My family loves it and I wonder do I still have any to spare for my colleague.

However, they are pretty steep when compared to alternative options available in shops. That is the main problem when ingredients are expensive when bought at a small scale.

So envious of Evan's, I can never do it half as good as her. Her photo of these tartlets looks so irresistible. By the way, if you (of course, Evan) have decided to use these chocolate ganache in eclairs, let me know, I will be the first to buy it from you. I simply fall in love with the chocolate.
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Pâtisserie Dessert Couture
Website - http://dessertcouture.blogspot.com/
Blog - http://bossacafez.blogspot.com/
Photos - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bossacafez/

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Macha Roll Cake from Pâtisserie Dessert Couture

Macha Roll Cake from Pâtisserie Dessert Couture

As mentioned in my previous entry, I simply cannot resist Evan's photos of her desserts and apart from her macarons, I have also ordered a macha roll cake from her. Based on the description of her website, this is a delicate macha sponge cake roll filled with either the choice of macha creme chantilly (sweetened whipped cream) or buttercream.

Aren't those little gumpaste flowers lovely. The colour of her macha roll cake is of such a lovely green and the chantilly cream just provides the contrast, making it so fresh and delicious.
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Fen's comments

It is always hard to find a good matcha cake as the balance between sweetness and the after-taste of green tea is difficult to achieve. Some are strong with the after-tea taste while others are mild and blended with chocolate, sweet potato, etc. I personally prefer green tea on its own and I thought even Azuki (Red bean) will overshadow green tea.

So far, I have only came across 3 green tea creations that is topped with whipped cream and that is the Matcha Chiffon from Tampopo Deli, Matcha Cotton from Ochacha and Evan's Macha Roll cake and I can dare say these 3 remains my favourite. Tampopo's Matcha Chiffon has the strongest green tea after-taste and due to its high green tea content, it has a slightly dense and wetter texture than the other 2. Ochacha's Matcha Cotton, on the other hand, is much milder and lighter in its texture... Evan's Macha Roll Cake happens to fall in between the two.

The beauty about Evan's creations is that it is home-baked and thus generally not sweet. I didn't regret my choice of buying macarons and macha roll cake from her as I was indeed craving for more. The simplicity of her macha roll cake is so lovely at sight and the soft and springy cake sponge with a slight after-taste of macha is simply addictive. However, I do find it alittle steep as it costs $8 per roll (8" in length) but do keep in mind that it is hand-baked and thus deserve a higher price than the bakes in confectionaries such as Bengawan Solo and Prima Deli. The same logic goes to Chinese New Year goodies when people are willing to pay 3 times more for home-bakes.
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Yuan's comments
This is a very light chiffon cake with a tint of matcha smell. It is not too bad on its own however I found the cream in the center too thick.
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Pâtisserie Dessert Couture
Website - http://dessertcouture.blogspot.com/
Blog - http://bossacafez.blogspot.com/
Photos - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bossacafez/

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Macarons from Pâtisserie Dessert Couture

Macarons from Pâtisserie Dessert Couture

I chanced upon Evan's kitchen ramblings from LadyIronChef's blog and I really adored the modern feel of her blog. At that time of my visit, I came across her entry on her new creations. Like all others, I cannot resist the delightful colours of her desserts and thus tempted me to make a purchase from her. Moreover, Sihan highly recommend her pistachio macarons, how can I miss this all together.

As the minimum order is 20 pieces with any of the 3 flavours, I have chosen matcha, lychee rose & pistache at a price of $35 nett.

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Fen's comments

Frankly speaking, I have never ordered food from blogs before and I have always admired these home bakers for your patience and resourcefulness to be able to sell their bakes. When I collect my order from Evan, I liked the way she has packaged the macarons, the little ribbon with her tag and the colourful macarons indicate that every tiny detail is her hard work.

I was even impressed that she managed to generate successful batches of macarons after her 2nd attempt. I know I can never do that. Self-learning is never easy.

The macarons are lovely made and I would say it is one of the prettiest I have seen. Each of the macarons has different shades of colour tones, make it so tempting. The macaron shells are chewy with a crispy outer layer, just to my liking and the best thing is that it is not sweet. Her macarons are pretty light that I think I have at least eaten 10 macarons. Her macarons taste better when chilled as the filling used is light buttercream.
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Yuan's comments
As Evan herself said: "Amande's macarons are similar to my macarons." Readers who have tried the macarons from Amande would find close resemblance in the texture of the shells. Crispy and slightly chewy. I guess the downside is probably the cream, it sort of lack the fragrance.

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Pâtisserie Dessert Couture
Website - http://dessertcouture.blogspot.com/
Blog - http://bossacafez.blogspot.com/
Photos - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bossacafez/

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