Garden Fondant Cake

Attended Cherly Shun's recent fondant cake deco class.  Very humble and intelligent lady.  Glad to know that it is not that difficult to manage fondant, just need some practices and creativity. 

It is understood now why such 6" cake can cost easily $200++.

We were taught how to roll and make all petals and ladybirds too.  Very interesting class.

Madeleines and Rum Balls

Simply love this tiny madeleines.  Not so sweet and so easy to bake.  Recipe courtesy from Joy Baking.com.

Made some rum balls with the left over pound cake after cutting out the shape for petit four.  Will show the picture of the petit four once they are set.

Christmas colour Madeleines:-

Rum Balls

Pound Cake

Having a gathering with church cell group this Saturday.  I am delighted to take care of the dessert corner.  So decided to prepare petit four to give them more variety...

Pound cake for the building block (recipe courtesy of Joy Baking.com):-

Where have I been???

I must admit alothough I have not been updating my blog, I have not been lazy.  I am still baking a lot...

Today, I am going to share a few of the bakes I have been doing recently, or should I say for the past 1 years.


The Pulut Hitam fresh cream cake:-

Shyanne's first attempt baking cupcakes:-

Blueberry Lemon Bread:-

Cookie Monster Cupcakes:-

Fresh Fruit Cake for hubby's birthday:-

 The cross section:-

Hello Kitty Strawberry Cake for Celest's Birthday:-

Rainbow Popping Cake with Cream Cheese topping:-

Black Forest Cake w homemade dark chocolate for Grandma's 84 birthday.

Kaya Swiss Roll:-

Orange Raspberry Swiss Roll:-

Hello Kitty Birthday Cake:-

Pulut Hitam Swiss Rolls

The fillings for Swiss Rolls can be very exciting. You can be very oriental, by filling up all kinds of Nonya stuff:).
I have some pulut hitam left over in the fridge, so decided to mix with some fresh cream and fill up the roll. Everyone at home simply love the oriental touch.

Swiss Roll with Dark Cherries and Raspberries Jam

Decided to make Swiss Roll today.  Used up all the left over Raspberries Jam and fresh cream in the fridge.  Ready to stock up new ones... :)

Happy with the outcome. 
The jam balance up the sweetness from the dark cherries.

1-1 Workshop

WOW!!! Had a very enjoyable session yesterday with a friend of mine. 
Since she is leaving her current department, she decided to give something meaningful. 
Hence I conducted this 1-1 baking session with her. 
Good solid 3 hours and she brought home 3 8"x8" Pistachio Brownies and dozens of Oatmeal Raisin Cranberries Cookies. 
I am glad she, too, had enjoyed the session. 


Will definitely have more of such sessions...
Let me know if you are keen for any baking session...

Cinnamon Apple Muffins

Baked a whole lot of Cinnamon Apple Muffins for my girls' teachers for Teacher's Day.  Indeed, these teachers have put in lots of effort to guide and love.  HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY to all Teachers. 

Rum Fruit Cake

Used the basic recipe for buttter cake and mixed with fruit soaked in rum.  After baking, brush the remaining rum on top of the cake.  My aunts ate almost the whole 10" cake.  Try it, any butter cake recipe is fine.

Orange Mixed Fruit Muffins

Very lazy to start from basic and futhermore, Poon Huat has very good muffin mix.  Bought a few packets of the golden muffin mix and made some changes to get my very own Orange Mixed Fruit Muffins.  I have replaced the water to fresh orange juice and add in a little lemon zest.

My daughter told me to use Ribena and tart cherry in the next round.  How creative!!!

Banana Cake

Baked these banana cakes recently.  It's my late father's favourite cake, still can remember his satisfied look everytime he had this cake with coffee.  Oh! How I miss him...

Coffee Chiffon Cake

Baked this with the left over coffee powder and it turned out soft and the coffee aroma is strong too.  You can use the orange chiffon cake recipe and replaced the liquid to coffee.

Shyanne's Birthday Party

I wish to thank all friends and relatives who had turned up to celebrate Shyanne's 2yr old birthday party.  I also thanked many who had complimented how much they enjoyed the cake.  The children, especially, loved the cookie lollipops.  I guess all mothers are alike, wanted to give the BEST to our love ones.  I look forward baking more for them...

My Girls' Birthday Cakes

I have baked a few types of cakes for my 2 daughters recent birthday celebrations in school.  I used the sponge cake and cupcake recipes that I have posted and designed it to the girls' liking.  You, too, can do the same for your loved ones.  Try out any of my recipes today and see the joy for yourself.  ENJOY!!!



4 1/5kg cake for Charlize's 6th birthday party in school


  

Shaynne was abit shy when all attention was on her



Star-shaped cookie lollipops





The Cupcakes for little children and teachers



More Cupcakes!!!

I came across this wonderful tasting cupcake receip when tidying up my bookshelf.  The original recipe used butter but I have replaced it with olive oil instead.  If I have a choice, I will normally replace butter or shortening to oilve oil.  Healthier choice for my family, of course.

Make 12
Ingredients:


120g Olive oil
120g Castor sugar
Pinch of salt
1 egg (about 50-55g without shell)
150g sour cream*
1/2tsp Vanilla essence
150g Cake flour                   }
1/2tsp Baking powder         } Sifted together
1/2tsp Bicarbonate of soda }


*You can replace sour cream to natural yogurt.
*You can mix 1 cup of full cream with 4tbsp of lemon juice to get freshly made sour cream.


Methods:


Mix the oil, sugar and salt in a mixing bowl and beat for few minutes.  Add in the egg and incorporate it well into the oil mixture.  Add in sour cream to the mixture and mix well.  Finally, fold in the flour and mix well.


Lined the 12-holes cupcake tin and bake at 200 degree C for 18-20mins or check with a skewer by inserting it into the cake, it should come out clean if baked.


Leave the cupcakes on wire rack to cool before storing in air tight container.  If without any icing or fosting, the cupcakes can be kept in the fridge for 7 days, it can last up to 1 month if in the freezer.