June 2017 Class Schedule*

 

Hi there!

Today I am posting June Class Schedule. Prior to Hari Raya at the end of June, I am holding a couple of Raya Special classes! For special macaron class, I will be teaching four of my favourite flavours. Please take this opportunity to learn caramel factory’s signature macarons^^.

 

 

<June 2017 class schedule>

1. Raya Special! Cafe Noisette (18cm x 9cm size) & Cafe Viennois – Special Class – 

Haezlnuts dacquoise cake, hazelnuts feuillantine, 

chocolat ganache and cafe chocolat blanc mousse

Crispy Viennois cookie with coffee flavour

DATE:       June 7th (Wed.) 11:00am-3:00pm – FULL

                    June 10th (Sat.) 11:00am-3:00pm

                    June 18th (Sun.) 11:00am-3:00pm – 1 more seat left!

FEE:           RM250 (RM198 for members)

 

2. Raya Special! Macaron Class (4 flavours!) – Special Class –

* Japanese Green Tea macaron

* Raspberry macaron

* Chocolat macaron

* Vanilla macaron

 

DATE:       June 3rd (Sat.) 11:00am-2:30pm 

                    June 22nd (Thurs.) 11:00am-2:30pm – FULL

 FEE:           RM250.-

 

 

3. Fraisier (French style Strawberry cake) & Financier au the *Request* – Premier Class –

French style Strawberry cake with biscuit genoise (sponge cake),

creme moussline, strawberry and strawberry nappage

Financier petit gateau with earl grey tea flavour

DATE:      June 11th (Sun.) 11:00am-3:00pm 

    FEE:     RM210 (RM169  for members)

 

4. Paris Brest & Eclair au Chocolat *Repeat*  – Premier Class – 

Popular choux pastry in a ring form with hazelnuts praline cream inside

Eclair with chocolate cuustard cream

DATE:      June 17th (Sat.) 11:00am-3:00pm 

   FEE:      RM210 (RM169  for members)

 

To register for the class, kindly email me at caramelmoko@gmail.com (Tomoko).

Thank you and I am looking forward to hearing from you!!!

 

Cheers,

Tomoko

 

May 2017 Class Schedule*

Hi!

Today I am posting May 2017 class schedule ^^. 

Our theme for May is fresh lemon! I will be introducing “Week-end Citron Cake“, a French style lemon butter cake as our new recipe. Week-end Citron originates from people baking this cake on weekends to share with their family members and loved ones. Since May 14th is Mother’s Day, I think it is a great way to celebrate this day^^.

I will also be teaching Tart au Citron and other cakes from April classes. Ramadan month is starting from end of May. Let’s enjoy baking next month again!

Here is the class schedule; *Please also refer to our Class Calendar.

 

1. Weekend Citron Cake & Lemon biscotti – Basic Class –

Fresh and moist lemon butter cake

Lemon & pistachio biscotti

DATE:        May 6th (Sat.) 11:00am-2:30pm – FULL

                    May 14th (Sun.) 11:00am-2:30pm

                    May 24th (Wed.) 11:00am-2:30pm

FEE:            RM200 (RM159 for members)

2. Tart au Citron & Creme Burlee *Repeat* – Premier Class – 

Tart au Citron – Pate Sable, Creme d’amande and Lemon Cream

DATE:        May 13th (Sat.) 11:00am-3:00pm – FULL

                    May 17th (Wed.) 11:00am-3:00pm

FEE:            RM210 (RM169 for members)

*For details of this class, kindly refer to my previous post Tart au Citron class.

3. Double Chocolat Cream Rollcake & Mini Caramel Nuts Cake *Repeat* – Basic Class –

Moist chocolat rollcake with

2 kinds of chocolate cream

Caramel Cake with almond & pumpkin seeds

DATE:      May 7th (Sun.) 11:00am-2:30pm 

    FEE:     RM200 (RM159  for members)

4. Yakigashi Special *Repeat* – Season Special Class-

*Coffee Walnuts Pound cake

*Blueberry Cheese Tart

*Coffee Nuts Cookie

Three recipes for coming Ramadan month and following Raya celebration!

Many coffees are used in this class and will keep you awake! The tasting session is with the hand-dripped coffee, and I am asking the Coffee & Macaron class graduates to pour us a nice cup of coffee^^*.

DATE:      May 28th (Sun.) 11:00am-3:30pm 

   FEE:      RM250 (RM195  for members)

*For details of this class, kindly refer to my previous post Yaigashi Special Class.

To register for the class, kindly email me at caramelmoko@gmail.com (Tomoko).

Thank you so much and I am looking forward to hearing from you!!!

Cheers,

Tomoko

Yakigashi Set Special Class*

The season special class in March is; Yakigashi Special Class! This class is designed to make  gateaux that are rather easy to prepare and to be transported for the coming school holiday and Ramadan period!

The menu is; Coffee Waluts Pound Cake, Blueberry Cheese Tart and Coffee Nuts Cookie.

Coffee pound cake with Walntus

The first menu is Coffee pound cake with walnuts. I am glad to be sharing this recipe with those of you who like drinking coffee^^. Most of my pound cake recipe uses sugar-butter method, but we bake this pound cake in a different way. We will be using coffee powder for the pound cake.

The scent coming out from the oven is so… nice!

The second item is Blueberry Cheese Tart. The parts are consisted of; pate a sucre, creme d’amande, blueberry jam, creme double and crumbs. If you have stored pate a sucre and creme d’amande in the fridge, this cake can be baked with almost no work!

We will also bake a coffee flavoured cookie. This is an icebox cookies so you can prepare big portion and store them in the freezer, and bake only when you want to!

I hope this will be a fun and exciting class for you all ^^.

Here is the schedule;

DATE:      March 18th (Sat.) 11:00am-3:00pm – FULL

                   March 29th (Thurs.) 11:00am-3:00pm

    FEE:     RM250 (RM195  for members)

Coffee Beans*

 

Last weekend I had Coffee & Macaron Making Master Course, day 1. One of my students who was back on holiday from Australia (yes, my students are international ^^*!), has kindly bought me some coffee beans from where she lives – in Melbourne. The shop name is called Seven Seeds and seems to be handling various types of coffee beans / Specialty coffee beans. They roast themselves too!

 

 

The packaging and the cards that were slipped together explained how much they care about the beans they carry and the passion to transfer their thoughts to consumers. I like that! The one I had was Seven Seeds Espresso Blend, and beans were from Ethiopia Yirgacheffe, Colombia and Brazil. Taste like: Plum, Raspberry, Caramel (according to their notes).

 

 

During the class, I shared beans that I got from from Jason BSC – Brazil Santos, Ethiopia Yirgacheffe, Kenya AA, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia Mandheling, and Guatemala Antigua. These are more commercial beans and it’s good to compare how different region beans taste differently. Each bean has different characteristics, and you can tell such characters the most when you actually brew them together. We also tasted above Specialty coffee in Hario hand-pouring, although the beans are suited for espresso based drink.

The coffee and cafe culture in Malaysia is expanding in the last couple of years, and I feel that we have more options and luxury to choose our coffee. We are lucky to see this with our eyes, and I hope that the industry will grow more in the future!

 

 

And I wish to visit Australia Melbourne one day!

Thanks for your sharing ^^.

 

Cheers,

Tomoko

 

 

Coffee & Macaron Master Course*

 

Hi there!

We are having our Coffee & Macaron Master Course this weekend! This two day course comes with a certificate of completion from Caramel Factory.

This class is for you to deepen your knowledge on coffee and macaron making, and hopefully give you more joy in visiting cafes and making coffee and macarons on your own^^.

You will be learning all about the history of coffee,  how coffee beans are harvested and roasted, and how different regions of coffee beans vary in size, flavour, etc. You will also be brewing coffee by Hario hand-dripper, as well as an espresso machine, syphon machine, mocha pot and other coffee making tools. It is a fairly comprehensive beginner’s guide to specialty coffee making!

 

 

As for macaron making, you will be learning over 12 kinds of macarons in two sessions, by both Italian meringue and French meringue way. We’ll using high quality ingredients such as Belgium chocolate, French vanilla paste, Japanese green tea powder, and french fruits puree. Some of the flavours that I’ll be teaching are: Vanilla Rose macaron, Royal Milk Tea macaron, Passion Chocolate macaron, and many more!

For details of this class, kindly refer to my previous post; Coffee & Macaron Making Master Course.

Here is the class schedule (2 days course);

DAY 1:   July 31st (Sunday) 10:30am-5:00pm *30 minutes lunch break included

DAY 2:  August 7th (Sunday) 10:30am-5:00pm *30 minutes lunch break included

FEE:      Promotion RM990 (original price RM1,290) – 3 more seats left!

 

 

 

If you are interested in joining the course, kindly email at caramelmoko@gmail.com (Tomoko).  

I am looking forward to hearing from you!!!

 

Cheers,

Tomoko

 

July 2016 class schedule*

 

Hi there!

Today I am posting July 2016 class schedule! 

I am introducing bread classes in July! Homemade breads are healthy and good, and I receive happy voices from my students that they are often making bread at home after learning in my class. For soft buns, I have 2 classes such as Japanese Snow White Bread, Bagel and Donuts. And for the new class, I am teaching hard type of bread – Cranberry cream cheese bread & Petit baguette. I hope these breads will give you joy in your daily baking^^.

I will also be conducting our new Coffee & Macaron Master Course. So for those who have been waiting for macaron class, please find the details at the bottom.

 

Here is the schedule of July 2016 class (click for Class Calendar);  

 

<July 2016>
1. Bread class 1 ~ Japanese snow white bread & Ham and cheese roll ~

Snow White Bread

Ham and Cheese Roll

(We will use Halal Chicken Ham)

DATE:       July 16th (Sat.) 10:00am-1:30pm – FULL

                   August 13th (Sat.) 10:00am-1:30pm – FULL

    FEE:      RM200 (RM159  for members)

 

2. Bread class 2 ~ Chocolate bagels & Japanese donuts ~

Chocolate walnuts bagels

kinako & chocolate coating

DATE:       July 16th (Sat.) 2:00pm-5:30pm – FULL

                   August 13th (Sat.) 2:00pm-5:30pm

    FEE:       RM200 (RM159  for members)

 

3. Bread class 3 ~ Cranberry cream cheese bread & Petit baguette ~

Cream cheese and cranberry inside

French style mini baguette

DATE:      July 17th (Sun.) 11:00am-2:30pm – FULL

                  July 23rd (Sat.) 10:00am-1:30pm – FULL

   FEE:      RM210 (RM169 for members)

 

4. Tart au Tiramisu & Chocolat Orange Finacier -Premier Class- 

 

DATE:      July 21st (Thurs.) 11:00am-3:00pm

                  July 24th (Sun.) 11:00am-3:00pm – FULL

    FEE:     RM210 (RM169 for members)

 

5. Ramadan Special Class! – Season Special Class – 

~ Moist Carrot Cake & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie & Fudge Brownie ~

 

DATE:       July 2nd (Sat.) 11:00am-3:00pm – FULL

    FEE:       RM250 (RM195 for members)

 

6. Caramel Nuts Tarte & Sable Mandian – Premier Class – *Request*   

   

Caramel Nuts Tart (middle)

Nutty cookie using cassonade sugar

DATE:      July 3rd (Sun.) 11:00am-3:00pm  <– 1 more seat left!            

    FEE:      RM210 (RM169 for members)

 

7. Tokyo Lemon Chiffon Cake & French Chocolat Sable

Fresh & moist lemon chiffon cake

with lemon icing

Cocoa sable sandwiched with chocolate * hazelnuts praline

with a hint of French Guerande salt

DATE:      July 23rd (Sat.) 2:00pm-5:30pm 

   FEE:      RM200 (RM159 for members)

 

 

 

<Coffee & Macaron Master Course>

 

Coffee & Macaron Course is an intensive 2-day course designed for students that are interested in mastering  the art of making macarons and coffee brewing (focusing on hand-dripping). For more details of this course kindly refer to my blog post; Coffee Making and Macaron Master Course!

 

 

As for the date and fee;

DAY 1:   July 31st (Sunday) 10:30am-5:00pm

DAY 2:  August 7th (Sunday) 10:30am-5:00pm

FEE:      Promotion RM990 (original price RM1,290) – 3 more seats left!

*It’s a full day course with 30 minutes lunch break. We will make various types of macarons (more than 12 kinds) over these 2 days. Each session will start with macaron making and you will learn about coffee in the 2nd half of the day tasting delicious macarons and coffee. It’s a fun class and I am looking forward to having good time with you!

 

For registration, kindly email at caramelmoko@gmail.com (Tomoko). 

I am looking forward to hearing from you!!!

 

Cheers,

Tomoko

 

 

 

 

How was your long weekend?

 

Hi, how was your long weekend?

As for me, I had classes on Saturday and Sunday so enjoyed baking with my students (Thanks for coming to my class)! Saturday class was Japanese Souffle Cheesecake and Sunday class was Pistachio Pound Cake. I had some extra cakes from my classes, so enjoyed them with cup of coffee over the weekend! Yum yum…

 

 

 

And today, I went to my favourite cafe BEAM with my family. We had Cafe Latte. Oh… their coffee is still the best for me in KL!

I also ordered this Green Tea Waffle with Vanilla ice and fruits… I might have over eaten… I need to exercise, haha!

 

 

Hope you had a great weekend too!

Cheers,

Tomoko

 

Coffee & Macaron Master Course* – coming soon!!!

Hi there!

Thank you for visiting my blog ^^.

By the way, heads-up to some of you… I am conducting “Coffee & Macaron Master Course” in late August to early September.

<Class Schedule>

Day 1: August 23rd (Sunday)          11:00am-5:00pm

Day 2: September 5th (Saturday)    11:00am-5:00pm 

Day 3: September 12th (Saturday)  11:00am-5:00pm 

*All including lunch break around 1:30pm-2:30pm.

Please let me know if you are interested in!

For details for the class, kindly refer to my previous post of Coffee Making and Macaron Master Course.

Thank you so much and I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Cheers,

Tomoko

Specialty Coffee Shops in Tokyo! vol.2

Bear Pond Espresso @ Shibuya

Located right in the heart of Shibuya,  Bear Pond Espresso, is also worth visiting. It’s not really a Specialty coffee bean place but is specialized in espresso.

The photo is not allowed inside the shop, so I show you the outside^^. We ordered their Espresso and Cappuccino for take away. It was really nice! The coffee was freshly roasted at their shop so we bought back a packet of beans as well!

I have been making lattes with their house blend in my home espresso machine and it taste very nice, well grounded, fruity and not too bitter:)

Sarutahiko Coffee @ Ebisu

Ebisu, 1 stop away from Shibuya on train, there is this another excellent coffee shop called Sarutahiko Coffee.

This shop is very small with a few tables and high chairs, and my family could barely fit in… (my husband had to carry our son on carrier while I squeezed in one person space with my daughter), but their service and coffee was excellent that everything was alright! We went on a rainy day and the shop lady helped us put the stroller outside and fold the umbrella. I know that Japanese hospitality is quite good, but this shop was beyond our expectations. I bet regulars come back because of this.

Like these two senior men.

Excuse me on this photo shot, but I couldn’t help taking them because it was such a heart warming scene of two men, one with a retro hat, chit-chatting over a cup of coffee before they start the day. Sometimes the customers add the scenes to the coffee shop and makes the whole experience nice and memorable.

We ordered their specialty Iced coffee in hand-dripping style. You can see the pour over tools in front of the man in the second photo. Their house roast is rather dark and is suited for iced coffee and it was really nice!

We visited a couple more coffee shops but these are the Specialty Coffee Shops we went. I enjoyed the beans we brought back from Japan, and some with my students! I hope to visit back some of the shop and other coffee shops in my next Japan trip!

Thank you for always visiting my blog & Have a great weekend!

 

 

Specialty Coffee Shops in Tokyo! vol.1

 

Speaking of Specialty coffee, I would like to introduce some of the coffee shops I visited in my last Japan trip!

 

The Roastery @ Omotesando (Harajuku)

 

 

First is The Roastery in Harajuku, Tokyo.

Harajuku, Omotesando and Shibuya areas are known to have nice cafes and coffee shops. Many popular pancake shops are also located here and recently, Magnolia Bakery, the famous NY cupcake shop, opened their first branch in Japan as well! It’s a trendy and hot spot for the cafe lovers!

The Roastery is located in one of the small stretch of road that leads from Omotesando Harajuku to Shibuya.

 

 

 

The shop reminds us of some cozy cafes in the west coast of the U.S., and being part of a large restaurant & cafe group, it’s quite spacious for a cafe in Tokyo.

 

 

They serve New York Ring here! It’s a donuts made from croissant dough and is popular as ‘cronuts’ in the U.S.!

Their coffee menu is quite simple and you choose from Americano, Espresso and Cappuccino from the two types of coffee beans. They change the beans on a weekly basis, more or less. The beans are roasted in the shop itself, as you can see from the first photo, and they share the same Specialty coffee beans with NOZY coffee, another famous coffee shop in Tokyo.

 

 

We tried their cappuccino and espresso, together with the N.Y. Ring! The espresso had a very powerful flavor, and even with cappuccino where normally milk makes the coffee tastes blend, I could feel the strong characteristics of the Specialty coffee beans. We liked the coffee beans so much that we bought back a few packets of COE and Specialty coffee beans that were available in the shop. Price range from JPY1,200/200g to JPY1,800/200g (RM40-RM70).

As for their Americano, they were using French Press and not hand-dripping (pour over) style.

 

Coutume @ Omotesando (Aoyama)

Just 10 minutes walk from The Roastery, in same Omotesando (Aoyama) area, we found another Specialty Coffee shop called Coutume. This shop, which is newly opened in April 2014, is a Paris found cafe. It has various kinds of coffee but especially specializes in French Press.

 

 

Look at this French Press machine! It is completely computerized and looks very stylish!

I honestly don’t appreciate French press as much as the hand dripping style, but some people say that French press can extract the nice coffee oil which the hand dripping will take away from using filter paper.

 

 

In contrast with the wooden feel of previous cafe, The Roastery, Coutume was a bright and white stylish cafe! Fashionable like Paris!

 

 

Even the way they serve was cute and stylish, with some details of the coffee bean explained in the transparent cube that came along with the coffee.

 

 

We ordered their specialty French press hot and ice coffee. My friend ordered their Pour over coffee and it was served in this cute glass pot.

 

Overall we had a good experience! My husband liked the modern and minimalist design and of course the automated French press machine was very impressive! Ok, I will talk about other cafes in my next post! Have a good day!

Thank you for visiting my blog!