Misses

One of the biggest challenge staying here is having to live with a microwave!

Yes, I miss my power mixer and gigantic oven at home.

Managed to bake once in my friends' place, it's a privilege (: Made a simple banana cake, slightly burnt on the top, but good enough!

It's reading week this week, so I'm just catching up with my reading and lecture/seminar notes.

Have a great day everybody!

Final Order

Hi.
I am back again.

Have been going on a bake craze for the past few weeks, but the weather did not permit decent pictures that are worthy to be posted on this blog. Where have I been the past few months? Well, I COMPLETED my final exams, escaped to the beautiful islands of Sabah to learn diving- I am now an Advance OW Certified Diver!, shopped till I dropped, countless farewells, attended my graduation ceremony, a wedding, run a kids camp, did chalk drawing for the first time in 4 years, filled in MANY application forms, learnt how to wake up late, drank loads of coffee, survived without internet for one week (well I cheated and walked over to use McD’s WiFi), went to Indonesia..

Well, you get the picture.

Today I am here to share with you my latest and final cupcake order, because the weather permits it. It was a great achievement especially as I have not warmed up this skill due to the long absence. Started everything from scratch: Mixing the three-G’s (gelatin, glycerin, glucose) over the double boiler to make rolled fondant, colored each lump one by one, the famous cupcakes (if I may say so myself), and assembling every detail and dusting them with fine gold glitters.

Coincidently, this cupcake ensemble also represents me in so many ways: the bowls and chop sticks (which I will definitely miss when I leave to the UK), the girl with the pink dress and her chef attire, the little colorful details, rolled out cookies, little cakes.. all my favorite things. This order was for my cousin who wanted a Master Chef theme. To be honest, I had only watched one episode of Master Chef. I googled for ‘Master Chef theme cupcakes’ but only found images of cupcakes with the Master Chef logo. Despite my hectic schedule, I knew that I wanted this to be meaningful and memorable. I got rid of the Master Chef logo idea and just went with anything that I could come up with at that moment, what I call ‘freestyle.’ I am very satisfied with the results, considering that I started in the late afternoon and finished in the wee hours of the morning.


My personal favorite is the baby blue kitchen tiles. They bring such a homey touch to the cupcakes. An accidental perfection.

Can't thank my sister enough for being by my side all the time physically, spiritually, emotionally and mentally throughout my cupcake adventure, which started when I was a young kid at age 15! She is my source of support and encouragement when its 3am in the morning and she's telling me that the letter she is writing is more difficult then putting on the final touches to the cupcakes. She helps me in so many ways like holding up a white plate in an awkward position so that I can get the best shot :)


My sister's master piece- the cookie monster. I wish I had the opportunity to make Sesame Street cupcakes. I grew up with these furry creatures!

Okay, one final picture:
I'll be back, SOON.

A watermelon breakfast

Banana upside down cake

It feels great to be back in my little quiet kitchen after spending what felt like a life time in front of books. Its definitely a relief. I can’t wait to introduce to you a new cake addition that is now available for orders:

The best caramel banana upside down cake that you ever had!

Its by far the best I’ve ever tasted, and I can’t wait for you to try it! The sweetness comes naturally from the bananas and its so incredibly moist.. I’m still drooling over it. The aromatic smell that came out of the oven was just heavenly! Well, enough of talking, you should taste it for yourself! This is a mind blowing alternative to the ordinary pineapple upside down cake, studded with chocolate pieces (you can also opt for chopped nuts) and topped with caramelly banana slices.

This is one of the many recipes that I had indulgently collected from all over the web sphere, but never had time to make. I adapted the recipe with the addition of peach yogurt and cutting down on the sugar, the result is unbelievable. Now its time to try more recipes so I can share them with you.

I'm off to make dinner, have a great day!

A quick update

I can't wait.

Exactly two more weeks and I'm a free bird!

Which also means, my next paper is coming up soon :S

Well, for the time being, grab yourselves some toast with avocado + nutella + cranberries. Bliss!

I'll be back on 24th of JUNE!

see you soon (: