The first official birthday cake I baked for the family and it's for my younger sister's husband. He still enjoys his weekly football game despite his old bones now ;)
Happy birthday, brother-in-law!
Orange zest sponge cake with Valrhona Guanaja 70% couverture beans as ganache and mocha fresh cream and of course the all time favourite crunchy chocolate pearls.
Valrhona describe the Guanaja 70% as “a palette of bitterness”. My review of the the bitter sweet dark chocolate: It has a extraordinary subtle fruity note and a slightly acidic burnt coffee aftertaste. I felt it goes well with the orange flavoured sponge cake. For the ganache, I added a tbsp of Kahlaur, coffee powder and molasses sugar. Hope the family likes it.
Recipe for the Ganache:
200g Valrhona Guanaja ($9.50 a pack)
200g Fresh cream
1 tbsp Kahlaur liquor
1 tbsp Molasses Sugar
1 tbsp Coffee Powder
1. In a saucepan, add in molasses sugar, coffee powder and fresh cream. Bring the cream to a simmer and pour it over the chocolate. Stir until smooth.
3. Stir in the liquor.
4. Leave it to cool to firm or place in fridge to set.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Monday, November 26, 2012
Swiss Rolls
Received this message from Kerine, "My boy loves to eat your cake n bengawasolo cake. The rest he rejects. Thanks for your effort doing this nice cake. Its not very sweet. My boy can't stop eating the cake.... after 2 tablespoon he jumps. Can see he loves this cake. My whole family enjoy the taste of this cake."
So happy to hear that! Here's another 2 swiss rolls for her boy :)
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So happy to hear that! Here's another 2 swiss rolls for her boy :)
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Vanilla roll with blueberries pie filling for the Pocoyo design
Pandan roll with dark bitter ganache, choc fresh cream and loads of crunchy choc pearls.
It's so yummylicious that I baked one more roll for my family to indulge in.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Passion Fruit Mango Cake
Passion Fruit has such a nice and fragrant smell that me and the family loves it. Mum brought some Passion Fruit back and my first thought was that I am going to use it to bake a cake. It so happens that I also have 2 mangoes in the fridge and what a perfect match! Dad ate two slices in one go so conclusion, it's going to be our current favourite cake flavour now.
Passion Fruit Topping:
4 passion fruits
2 tsp powdered gelatin
1) Juice the passion fruits by using a seive into a saucepan over low heat.
2) Add in the gelatin and keep stirring till all gelatin has dissolved. Leave to cool.
Bûche de Noël
Why is log cake one of the celebration food for Christmas? Thanks to internet, I found out that Bûche de Noël aka Yule Log is a large log burned as part of a traditional Christmas celebration. Log cake is supposed to symbolise the Yule log and hence it is a traditional dessert served near Christmas in France and several other European countries.
Fragrant orange sponge cake with rich hazelnut and mocha fresh cream
Monday, November 19, 2012
My lovely pink logcake
Love this lovely pink strawberry log cake. Isn't it sweet? This is my first log cake and also my girl's favourite!
She hearts strawberry as well as the strawberry fresh cream.
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Happy 3rd birthday, Ann!
The fondant cake toppers. Hello Kitty looks like she has gained some weight! Haha!
I like the panda. It looks so chubby and cute.
Happy birthday, Ann sweetie pie. Thanks for the kiss on my cheek!
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Hello Kitty's Grandma
I have always been a Hello Kitty lover and yet I do not know that she has a family! When Kerine asked me to make a Hello Kitty's granny, I did not know who this granny is and I googled for it. It was only then that I realised that not only is there a grandma named Margaret White, there is also grandpa Anthony White, father George White, mother Mary White and sister Mimmy White! Grandma kitty looks kind of cute with her glasses, doesn't she?
One most frequently asked question... Why doesn't Hello Kitty have a mouth?
Yuko Yamaguchi, the current official designer of Hello Kitty entertained this question when Time Magazine interviewed her: "It's so that people who look at her can project their own feelings onto her face, because she has an expressionless face. Kitty looks happy when people are happy. She looks sad when they are sad. For this psychological reason, we thought she shouldn't be tied to any emotion - and that's why she doesn't have a mouth."
I hope grandma kitty looks happy to you =)
One most frequently asked question... Why doesn't Hello Kitty have a mouth?
Yuko Yamaguchi, the current official designer of Hello Kitty entertained this question when Time Magazine interviewed her: "It's so that people who look at her can project their own feelings onto her face, because she has an expressionless face. Kitty looks happy when people are happy. She looks sad when they are sad. For this psychological reason, we thought she shouldn't be tied to any emotion - and that's why she doesn't have a mouth."
I hope grandma kitty looks happy to you =)
Thursday, November 1, 2012
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