Latest Creation-Strawberry Sponge Cake with Chocolate Ganache

 

This is a 2kg birthday cake for my husband's friend. Basically it is a sponge cake with strawberry filling and top up with chocolate ganache which is always a huge favorite amongst adults and children alike. I too,  like them ganache :)

The difference is, I learnt how to make to chocolate strips and it was pretty easy to make. All you need are creativity and lots and lotsa love.

That's my secret ingredient everytime I bake a cake, or making chocolates, or cupcakes or cream custards. 

I made them with love and there is no more gratifying feeling than making others happy especially when they go OOHHS and AHHS when looking at the result.

I may not be a pro in this, but i will become one

Thanks for the oppurtunities guys! Hugss!!!

Valentine's Day Chocolates

Since word spread out that I too can make chocolates and although not a pro in making making, nevertheless I did received some orders to make some for  Valentine's Day. Syukur Alhamdulillah

Here are some of the designs for your eyes, which of course please enjoy salivating upon viewing.

The fillings vary, from mocca praline, almonds, hazelnut and Gummy Bears, until i dont know which is which when i stuffed them in the special design boxes. Luckily my clients did not have any allergy towards nuts and best of all, these are cheaper than the ones available in the market.

How i wish someone give me some chocolates for my Valentine...hahahaha

Happy Valentine's Day people, have fun!

Chocolates Galore

 

I learned to make these today. There are so many varieties of chocolates, like mocca filling, durian filling, strawberry filling etc etc;

and i will practise to make it tonight. So we can all enjoy it. While watching TV, as a Valentine's Day gift to your love ones or just to reward yourself

Thanks Chef for spending the time teaching me these skills. I wont fail you.

Chocolate chocolate and chocolate delight!

 

This is the latest design 

i made this today...please excuse the poor outlook of the rose petals. I kept on eating the chocolates instead of using it to make the petals! hahaha

For a beginner, all i can say is...

darn it...it does look good! Better than i expected hahahaha

I need more practice, and i wont stop until it is perfect!

My first wedding cake

The wedding cake

I received an order from my former close friend to make his wedding cake last December 2009

**  i meant former because i dont know where he is now..Maybe off to his honeymoon..hyuk hyuk  :P **

So he ordered a 3 tier chocolate fudge cake which is easy peasy for me to make However i faced difficulty on one thing which was to find the desired figurine. Most figurines may look lovely to the naked eyes but once you peer closely, you can see how disfugured they can be. Like broken nose, crooked arm etc.

This then caused me to traveled all around Johor Bahru to find the perfect cheap figurine, which was then available in the cake supply shop in front our my house! hahaha.

It was a simple white fondant cake with some fresh mints and strawberries which was decorated on the spot at the wedding reception in order to preserve their freshness, and this is the final reult.

What do you think?

Up next, an all chocolate 3 tier wedding cake with mocca praline on the works..yummersss!

Stay tuned

My dream kitchen

My dream kitchen as per http://www.ikea.com.my/

CCC has taken a hiatus for a while. The owner of the blog is having severe migraine and fever and unwell to cook for others for fear of contaminating her clients, hahaha

Therefore, i will post something that is related with my what i am doing now, which is having a dream kitchen! I like this kitchen design and most probably i can get this exact design at my new house, pray to God. I mean, you must have a inspiration in order to cook, right? And i like this design. maybe the cabinet doors will be in black or blood red, as knowing us Malays, when we cook there bound to be something spilling or splashing over  Like the cooking oil, or the sambal belacan from the lesung batu

I like IKEA..i will always do. Praying hard that their doors will open soon at JB. They already bought the land plot. Please open your doors here at JB. I will be your biggest client. hahahaha

Mini Croquembouche Tower

Mini Croquembouche tower made from stack of Profiteroles

Finally i got the chance to make some profiteroles or also known as cream puffs which is a type of choux pastry. Profiterole is a term that refers to a filling of ice cream. For profiterole, various type of fillings can be use, like ice cream, whipped cream or pastry cream. It can be presented single of it can be assemble into a type of presentation called Croquembouche which is French for "crunch in the mouth"

all this details are courtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profiterole 

And today i made them, stacked them up and drizzled with strawberry flavored chocolate. Yumm!

Profiteroles are a kind of treats that is always serve at weddings, gatherings as it is so easy for the guest to enjoy. It is less messy than cupcakes where you have to peel off the cupcake case, yet it can be a centrepiece which you can eat! How great is that? Less mess and you do not have to clean up after the guests!

There are a lot of fillings that you can choose from.My personal favorite are vanilla ice cream and cream pastry. This will then follow with the drizzled chocolate or even caramel. Oh gosh the thought of it makes me drool. Imagine the filling melts in your mouth **salivating**

I am going to enjoy my share of the profiteroles now! Be back for more people!