My First Red Velvet Cake

After reading all the reviews about red velvet cakes and their deliciousness, me decided that I need to try this cake.  But the kiam siap me was too stingy to buy a piece at exhorbitant price just to taste !

Then me decided to try baking this cake..

Presenting my not so 'red' velvet version...

The redness is from artificial colouring.  This is for own consumption, I only added 2 drops into the batter.

Naked cake

with cheese cream



Rolled the cut off top into small balls and stuffed them into little tarts moulds
top with cream cheese



My assistant trying her luck to get some cake bits!

Yummy yummy breakfast

Can bake for someone birthday which is this week..

Most of my cake recipes are from joyofbaking.

Levian Bread House @ Jalan Delima, Kuala Lumpur

It has been a quite awhile since we found time to have a nice breakfast together. With the girls growing up and having their own life & activities, our time out together sometimes just does not meet everyone's schedule.

Moreover, with Angel around, we had to properly house-train her first. She does not like to be alone for long.

Anyway, today we managed to get/sneak out for the morning, drove down to Kuala Lumpur and have a brunch at Levain. This place is housed in one of those old bungalows, renovated to look like a Parisian cafe.

The moment we stepped into the shop, the aroma reminded me of those bakeries at Europe. Perhaps it because the bread & pastries are baked in stone oven.

With Chrismas just roun the corner, of course there must be some Christmassy stuff on display.

Pastries ...

More yummies pastries & salad

cute looking bread

Macaroons ....and cakes

ok..I got to go enjoy my brunch now...

Cupcakes for Teachers' Appreciation Day

Today, being the Teachers' Appreciation Day, my jr requested me to bake cupcakes as gifts for her favorite teachers.

Being a working mom, it meant that I had to bake these cakes during the late evening and decorate them during the night, ready to be given to some truly hardworking dedicated teachers the next morning.

I made 3 different type of cakes
carrot cake with cream cheese frosting
moist chocholate with ganache
lemon cake with buttercream

Easter Cupcakes

Just for fun, I baked and decorated some cupcakes for Amanda, my little mischievous niece.

She likes the 'easter eggs' only.

Class with Lynn Hassan

Finally, I took up a deco club with Puan Lynn Hassan..

Voila..presenting my creations at the end of the day.

worth all the ooohhs and aahhhs from my family..

May take her continental cakes class soon.

more of Puan Lynn Hassan on her webpage : www.mysugarclass.com