Make the world’s most drooled over desserts with baking queen Elise Strachan
New Series The Sweet Life with Elise Strachan premieres on SBS Food
The Sweet Life with Elise Strachan goes on a tantalising and flavour-filled exploration of the international desserts trending online, made right here in Australia by an amazingly diverse array of multicultural experts.
In this fun and colourful two-part special, Elise Strachan reveals the most drooled over desserts on social media from awe-inspiring #JellyArt to #GiantBrioche and shows you how to recreate them at home with the help of talented local innovators who are reinventing the classics from their home countries.
Elise is a household name in the world of sweets. She is the founder and host of YouTube and social media brand MyCupcakeAddiction, one of the largest food and lifestyle channels online today with over 10 million followers.
Her meteoric career as a social media sensation has taken her around the world to see first-hand which desserts are creating a flurry of likes and shares online.
Now she’s uncovering the Australian restaurants, patisseries, bakeries and stalls lighting up social media here and abroad with eye-catching desserts inspired by their cultural heritage.
From Greek, Middle-Eastern, Japanese and Malaysian favourites to Indonesian, Indian, French and Italian fare, these sweet makers are indeed living The Sweet Life sharing their culture with the masses and turning the classics on their head with fresh new ideas.
Elise invites them into her kitchen to share their multicultural recipes, divulging all the tips and tricks so you can try them at home.
Episode one features My Kitchen Rules 2016 winners Tasia & Gracia Seger putting a unique Indonesian spin on Brûlée; Culinary Artist Siew Heng Boon’s epic Malaysian Three-Dimensional Jelly Cakes; Chef Phi Nguyen serving up Japanese frosty favourite, Kakigōri; and Yasoda Welsh’s Indian-inspired hand-painted Mandala Cheesecakes.
In episode two, Melbourne’s Nick Makrides (founder of YouTube sensation The Scran Line) whips up Loukoumades Cupcakes; Bearded Baker Ameer El-Issa’s presents his famous Middle-Eastern treat Knafeh; acclaimed French pastry chef Vincent Gadan showcases Chocolate Spheres three ways; and Sydney-based Italian chef Paolo Gatto makes a Giant Sicilian Brioche bursting with home-made gelato and granita.
Elise Strachan says: “Australia is one of the most creative countries in the world. Our free-thinking lifestyle, stunning native habitat and cultural diversity are a melting pot for innovative and original ideas to flourish. I thought I had to travel the world to find the most unique and inspiring desserts, until I realised just how many of the last decades viral food trends started right here at home. I’m here to celebrate some of Australia’s most inventive sweet artists and make sure the whole world knows just how talented us Aussies are.”
Josh Martin, SBS Commissioning Editor for Food, says: “Elise Strachan is a self-made social media phenomenon and there is no one better to present a show which celebrates the eye-catching sweet treats generating buzz and excitement online. Why settle for ice-cream, pavlova and cheesecake, when you could instead have knafeh, kakigōri or a banana and cheese brulee? The show is a feast for the senses and showcases a culturally diverse array of desserts famous here and around the world that will get you baking and your social likes skyrocketing.”
The Sweet Life with Elise Strachan is produced by Projucer for SBS.
The Sweet Life with Elise Strachan premieres on SBS Food Thursday April 2 at 8.30pm. The series will also be available to catch up anywhere, anytime after broadcast on SBS On Demand.
