happy birthday little effa...

little effa is 4 today!!! her mum is a close friend of mine and ordered from me for the first time...

this cuppies were for effa and her smart reader section 9 classmates...





and these were extras for the rest of the teachers and friends...effa's mum is the best! ;) i hope they enjoyed it as much as i enjoyed making them...

cherished moment...

it was delish...and we were very happy with the outcome...happy happy treat after a hardwork day for us last weekend for we had a little family gathering and tahlil for everyone in the family...especially two new family members that will join us in a few days to come...happy happy moments should be cherished with sweet delight like the above...

ideas from here and here

she was 1

i remember when she was 1
we had all the fun
it was late 2008 with one very hot sun
when all this had not yet begun

my guidance was tips and recipes
both virtual and hardcopies
nonetheless it was suffice
to fulfill my own love of doing it

you don't need to go extra mile
to bring a very beautiful smile
you don't need to be exile
when all you need to do is to try...



16 simple deco cupcakes with marshmallow frostings...(or whipped cream and buttercream; starts from RM40.

it is called steamed buttercream (SBC)...

i got the opportunity to learn how to prepare and cover a cake with steamed buttercream from the SBC sifu in Malaysia...kak liana. Thank you kak liana.

what to expect from a SBC covered cake?
smooth finishing, tasty and creamy but not too sweet BC...just superb.



and it is just good for any occasions...



the cake above was ordered by my favourite masseuse, weighed around 1kg
not layered
chocolate cake
SBC lemon flavored
with some fondant deco

starts from RM65

cherry blossom in december

poem by A. E. Housman taken from here:


Loveliest of trees, the cherry now
Is hung with bloom along the bough,
And stands about the woodland ride
Wearing white for Eastertide.

Now of my threescore years and ten,
Twenty will not come again,
And take from seventy springs a score,
It only leaves me fifty more.

And since to look at things in bloom
Fifty springs are little room,
About the woodlands I will go
To see the cherry hung with snow.




Details:

The whole cake size: about 7x4 inches
Layers: 1 chocolate and 1 strawberry cake
Filling: Lemon flavored buttercream
This type of design starts from RM150


Cupcakes size: Medium 5cm diameter
Flavor: Strawberry flavoured cake
Toppings: Strawberry buttercream topped with swirly whipped cream

The whole tier like this starts from RM250.