Raspberry and Vanilla Cupcakes
This was taken during my 19th birthday a few years back. Nope, I didn't make the awesome fudgy cake...all credits go to "Royals Cake." However, I love how the tea-time spread with traditional glasses of Turkish Apple Tea and of course the awesome company of my 2 gals made me feel....warm and cozy. =)
Ah...leap year babies. When you're four you're sixteen. And when you're sixteen you're actually..four? Hehe. Well my sister had her "real" birthday in 2008. We had a Hawaiian themed beach gazebo party which was so much fun! The cake was homemade...beach themed with a custom made guitar..yup...my sissy's a great guitarist...well, good enough for me that is. We also had a self-made cupcake stand with colour power cupcakes...and balloons.
A friend had his 21st birthday on the ice-skating rink. We had a pot-luck celebration and so..this was my treat...the birthday cake! Butter cake with strawberry and kiwi filling...
My baby cousin had her first birthday, August last year...and she loovess lady bugs! Well, at least "bugs" was listed in her baby vocabulary and she goes "OooOO!" whenever she sees them...=) So here's some pretty lady bugs for baby...
A little competition can be healthy...well for me and Denden that is... ;) This competition took place when we just got acquainted. It was an incident whereby our egos were just too huge that we decided to have a brownie-making competition!...so yea, best brownie wins! haha, it's pointless actually but it sure brought us at least a step closer..=) So the left one's mine (Chewy chocolate Brownie with Chocolate Ganache) and the other one is Denden's (Chewy Brownie? Tastes abit like caramel?)
Made these crazy designs on chocolate cupcake using royal icing. At that time, it was the start of the cupcake craze. The good thing about royal icing is that, if you conjure up a good mix, the icing will harden! The end-product...mess-free cupcakes great on a stand as decorative elements or gifts...(I think =p)
Referring to the previous post on Kek Lapis Ice Cream, these are other Kek Lapis varieties made during Eid, 2 years back. From top-left clockwise: Aftereight( Chocolate and Peppermint), Prune, Mocha, Ice-cream, Mango, Milo and Durian.
"Kek Lapis" is Malay for "Layered Cake." Therefore you should know what "Kek Lapis Ice Cream" means.....that's right! Ice-cream layered cake! Traditionally, Kek Lapis originated from Sarawak, Malaysia and is now a popular favourite even in Singapore. It is commonly seen during the Malay festive season and comes in all kinds of colours and flavours unimaginable; Blueberry, Durian, Mango, Vanilla, Chocolate..etc. =) Making Kek Lapis requires alot of skill, accuracy and most importantly patience. This is because, the different layers are baked one at a time! My first attempt in layering was on the Kek Lapis Ice Cream. This layered cake has strawberry, vanilla and chocolate ice-cream in it. Delicious!
This is a vanilla butter cake with strawberries and whipped cream. My first attempt in making a full-sized cake! =) The cake was made for my Mum's birthday 2 years back.
