Sunday, May 11, 2008

Chocolate Banana Cake

Make Chocolate Banana Cake with the Chocolate Sponge Cake that I baked yesterday. The little hand is a proof of my son trying to "attack" the cake.



Successful Sponge Cakes - Chocolate

Having success with the vanilla sponge, I decided to try baking Chocolate Sponge and so happen sis-in-law came over to my place to have Mother's Day lunch, we jointly baked this chocolate sponge. The cake is perfect but may be I have been using Valhorna Chocolate in almost every Chocolate recipe...in fact I am a little sick of the taste and smell... also find all my chocolate baking smell and taste the same. I will try to explore other brand of chocolate ingredients.



Fresh Cream Mixed Fruit Cake

Decorated and make this mixed fruit sponge fresh cream cake using my 1st successful sponge cake for my domestic helper's birthday! Happy Birthday Joyce! The cake taste delicious and received great review including from her neighbourhood friends!





Successful Sponge Cakes - Vanilla

In fact, I set myself quite a high challenging task for this year to bake a successful sponge cake without using spongecake mix or any spongecake emulsifier and also had chosen the separated egg method. FINALLY! I had succeed.
Thanks to the baking lesson (I have learnt a few tips from there) and also thanks to Linda from Imperial Kitchen for her tips and recipe. I really appreciate that for the breakthough and with that...my to bake list is going to increase with the new found success.

My First Successful Sponge Cake!

Trying to show everyone how spongy it is!

But didn't know it will leave a dent! :)

The finishing look and I like the fresh eggy and rum smell! My son keep digging into it before I can decorate it.

Princess Cupcakes

Baked this princess theme cupcakes for my girlfriend's gal 5th birthday celebration. Along with the princess theme, there is last minute request for some boy design for the classmates.
Personally I like the castle most and the tiara and glass slippers cake toppers. For the boy design, am quite satisfied with the Power Ranger and 3D UFO. Has to dig out my boy's sticker book for the PR design but end up prefer the design from his shoe...end up have to walk few round to and fro from the table to his shoe to take note of the pattern :)


Was so happy when I saw this tiara cake topper from the bakery supply shop...wipe out most of the stock they have :)

Same goes to these glass slipers...how I wish I am Cinderlla!


I like the UFO more than the alien...hope the boys love them too.

Power Range from my boy's sandal design :)

My favorite knight!

Princess Carriage...In fact want to made 3D carriage with using my 3D semi-dome cake pan but end up find it too time consuming.

Want to post this picture as it was taken by my domestic helper...she was so funny as all pictures was taken by her for this order as I was running out of time since my friend was on her way to pick up the cupcakes and I was still struggling with the last few pieces. Saw her taking these picture and asked her why you placed it upside down and she say she though this is some cartoon character...on second look...they do look like Mickey shapes :)