Almonds Devil's Food

I always have some problems when baking chocolate cake using any recipe from the internet..it is either too dry or hard and it does not taste to my expectations!! Is it because of the recipe or is it because of the way i melt my chocolate???

Almonds Devil's Food

Anyway, I have always been very supporting and love Betty Crocker ready mix flour! Believe me, I can never make mistakes with the flour, the cake or anyting!! I had tried all the different flavours ready mix flour, many different brands...and my conclusion is ..All types of Betty Crocker ready mix flours are wonderful!!! The taste is just wonderful, not sweet at all and the texture is perfect!! I just love Betty Crocker!! But....It is very hard to get the ready mix flour in Supa save nowadays!! Got to depend on your luck!!!

Perfect Moisture texture

I borrowed a cookbook from the library yesterday and came across this butter icing...thought of may be I can give it a try on my cupcakes. To make Vanilla Butter icing, all you need is 200g of sifted icing sugar, 60g of butter and 2 tablespoon of boiling water and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla essense and colours of your choice. All you need to do is mix everything together and then put the colours you like and then into the piping bag and deco!!

Trying out with the vanilla butter icing - Result: I don't like it at all!!!

I tested the vanilla butter icing..OMGoosshh... it is so sweet!! Put into the piping bag and try out on my cup cakes!! It look awful...okie I admit my drawing skills but the butter icing looks like it is melting and the texture does not seem normal to me....it look a bit disgust to me ..hahahah.. so in the end..I wiped off all the butter icing on my cupcakes!! And when it comes to washing...Eeewww.. my hands were very oily and smell of butter.....eeewww.. I just don't like it..hence..very rare there will be a second chance I will this vanilla butter icing on my cake.... May be I will use cream frosting or chocolate ganache instead!!

Blackforest Cheese cake

Would like to thank my gal buddy for trusting me to bake her sister birthday cake last Thursday,22nd Oct. She choose to have Blackforest Cheesecake with less cream - meaning less butter cream for the deco!! In fact, I actually felt sorry as I still could not master the skills on cake decorations! Hence I could only decorate it with fruits which are more healthier!!

Blackforest Cheese cake (Biscuit crumbs base)

I personally is not fond of butter icing, butter cream..those colourings..I know it is more eye catching with colours!! so you would not actually find it in those cakes that I baked!! But, if there is a chance for me to attend any of cake decorations workshop... I am sure I would be able to do some basic decorations ONE DAY!! Be it with with those frostings, icings or cream with colours!!

I am also interested in paper craftings recently...well.. still a beginner though in it.. and have spent hundred of dollars in buying those magazine and materials!! Handmade card's materials are not cheap!!!! Really not cheap!!! so I made a birthday card for Amy..the birthday gal.. the card look simple right?? But, it took me an hour to make it!!! Well... I hope she like it!!

At the same time, my regular cake-eater requested a blackforest fresh cream cake..so I bake one for him....initially would like to use chocolate shavings to decorate the cake to make it look classy..after done.. it looks quite 'dark'.. and I saw a packet of flower marshmallows which I bought quite sometime ago but still not expired yet... Then I add the marshmallows here and there.. and in the end.. it looks bit kiddy but eye catching....ahahah...

Blackforest Fresh Cream cake

Blueberry Muffins

Downloaded an easy to follow steps of baking blueberry muffins from the internet and tried it out and Voila....It is delicious!!!

As there is no fresh blueberries in my country, and you can only find those frozen berries in the supermarket.. hence I used the blueberry fillings!! The end result is not bad!!!

Blueberry Muffins

Look at the texture...this is absolutely delicious!! Great for morning and afternoon tea time!!

Yea.. I always insist trying to use fresh ingredients.. but what to do?? I couldn't find the fresh blueberries..!! Ohhh no...once in a while you may find in the supa save but that's costly!! if you count..may be about 50 blueberries and it cost you $14!!! wowooo.. way to expensive.. but i believe the taste would be great!!

Hershey Truffle Blueberry Muffins

In each blueberry muffins, there is one Hershey Truffles in it!! Will taste a bit sweet when you reach the Hershey!!

May be you can try to bake your own muffins! Be creative in baking!!Have fun trying out!!

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition) -adapted from All Recipes.com
1/2 cup butter
1 1/4 cups white sugar (I used 1 cup)
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup milk
2 1/2 cups fresh blueberries (I used the blueberry fillings-so I do not mash the blueberries)
I also added a pinch of nutmeg

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour muffin pans or use paper liners.
In a large bowl, cream butter and 1 1/4cup sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and mix in.
Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Add flour mixture, alternating with milk. Mash 1/2 cup berries and stir into batter. Fold in remaining berries.
Fill muffin cups and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and wait 20 minutes to remove from pans.

My muffins are almost done in 20minutes. Check with inserting the skewer into the muffins, if it comes out clean, then it is done.

Apple Raspberry Cheesecake

Trying to create a bell shape cake and conclusion was..It is not easy!! Still need lots of practice in it...This cake is covered up with raspberry cream cheese as well and top up with fresh black cherries!!

There is no colourings used in this cake and the pink colour actually comes from the raspberry syrup itself. Taste is unique, the little sour taste from the raspberry is able to mix well with the little saltiness of the cream cheese and it is not sweet at all !!

Okie .. I agree with my layering skills.. not perfect!! Still need to practice!! No wonder the quote said ' Practice makes Perfect!!!'.. But no worries.. taste is great!!!

This cake was ordered by Johnny and he gave a supportive comment with its unique taste despite the not so good deco. I am not really good in deco with either butter cream or butter icing or fondant.. but I will learn one day... In fact .. I would personally prefer that the cake is deco or top up with fresh fruits and it is always better than with those creamy stuff...May be.. I personally do not like those cream.. I always wipe the cream off my cake!!!

I used fresh kiwi seeds to create this effects..

Fresh Mango Cheesecake

Since my last year vacation to Hong Kong having a Mango Pudding Desserts @ GoldFish Market when it was still having it Typhoon 5, I have been craving and crazy with Mango!!! Everywhere I went for desserts, I will ask for anything that is with Mango!!

So few months ago, it was mango season, I got lots of mango stucked in the fridge! So I decided to bake some Real Fresh Mango Cheesecake, be it with the biscuit crumbs base or the sandwich sponge cake...I baked it all!! I even baked a mango cheesecake for my colleuege, Yappy and also for my own birthday cake!! Well... What to do..lonely lady is like that...hahaha

Decorate and top up the tops with all fresh fruits!!! Now you choose, Deco with fruits or you wanna have to deco it with icing and colours???

Fresh Mango Cheesecake ( biscuit crumbs based) -I used about 8 pcs of mangoes and real fresh mango puree in this cake!!! Fresh mango puree is really the 'oommpphh' power to this cake...

This was specially baked for Yappy on her birthday!! I think the two fresh black cherries were the first to vanish and causes someone who hunting for cherries in the market!! Till today, I could not find any fresh black cherries in the supermarket!!!

This was again specially baked for my little sis ( she look little in size only) as her good luck cake to wish her all the best in her studies in UBD. But she said it was to celebrate her for leaving home for the first time and I finally got the bedroom all to myself.. welll...any reasons will do for me.. as long as she is happy with it!!!

My sponge cake is getting better.. I love my sponge cake more due to the texture and the 'closeness' of it.. Unlike those normal spongecake u bought form the bakery. it is too 'hollow' and empty ...Okie I may agree with you on my leveling of the spongecake...I did not level up my cake well and cut off the excess height and straight I slice the cake into three layers!! I did it on purpose because I do not want to waste food!! It is a sin to throw food that you can eat and especially this yummy sponge cake!!!

Quite simple and yet delicious mango cheesecake for my birthday!!!

After uploading some cakes pictures on facebook, my friend Adeline wanna order a mango cheesecake for home consume. So I baked a 3 lbs less sugar mango cheesecake for her. But not for her to worry, coz all the sweetness of this cake naturally come from the mango itself and so do the colours!!! No colouring is used in my cake!! So no worries about that colouring that may harm your kidney!!!

Adeline gave me quite good comments for this cake and I was glad that she loves this cakes! thanks for you support my dear....

As these cakes are using fresh fruits, no preservatives are added, it is best to be consume as soon as possible!! Preferably within 5 to 6 days to get the best from it!! And I can guarentee you with the mango aroma when you open the cakebox if you are using the 'Loo Soon' Type of mango!!

Blackforest Fresh CreamCake

This was my another attempt to bake a blackforest cake after a 'disappointed event' of blackforest cake...Well.. I myself was not quite satisfy with the deco itself this time.. but who cares..my theme is ' I may be ugly but I am nice inside!!'.

Three quarters of this blackforest cake vanished in 15 minutes by four teens ( 2 boy and 2 girls), each coming back for a second slice... Kids don't lie and they are honest...words and together with actions!! So.. their actions had told me how success this cake was!!! Thanks kids!!!

I Love almond flakes... that's y it is on the cake!!!

Blackforest Fresh Cream cake

Mars Cheesecake

I tried to bake this Mars Cheesecake last nite and it was good with its creamy texture. This was my first attempt in baking this cake and of course.. still plenty of room for me to improve!!! either on its look or taste!!

This cheesecake was bit creamy as I did not put as much gelatine as it required because I personally prefer bit creamy cheesecake...I would say it is a bit sweet.. well all mars chocolate are very sweet!!! but I tried to balance it with the saltiness of the cheese and the sweetness of the chocolate.. so it was fine.. just as I wasn't a sweet eater!!! But definitely and I assured you, you will sure want to have a second slice of it!!!!

Mars Cheesecake