Foodelicious!

Ok.. now, time for a little break.. gotta put up my legs, rest those fingers and hands, roselle drinks and snacks ready for a marathon of relaxation.. movies and books shall be the order of the day for next week......

September has always been a wedding season and I have my share of creating wedding cakes! This was a last minute order and thank god, the customer was easy going. He just wanted a cake to cut and if possible, to have the theme something along the line of their wedding card which has doves, bird cage and lots of olive green.

As this was a less than 1 week notice cake and with the rain, everything has to be kept simple. Flowers were made within 2 days and I had to bring them to my work place to dry them.. hehehe.. first it was a bouquet of real flowers.. and now trays of what looks like real flowers.. hahahaha.. what my boss must be thinking! Anyway, he knows this is my hobby from the time I went for my interview..

So, with flowers drying in my office, concept brewing in my head, I worked on this design with gusto on the day before delivery.. Thank God it didnt rain on the day and I had an easy time working on the 3 layers...

Oh yes, this is the groom's favorite marbled butter cake with fondant. As time was limited, there was no time to get the marzipan layer done.. instead, a layer of Italian buttercream was used which was a bit tricky...

All 3 tier weigh in at 7.85kg and this was sold for RM950. An extra charge was added on for the last minute request as I need to run to the stores for all the little essential items..

This cake was made for a friend who has gotten hitch again... Hehehehe.. I always admire people with such courage.... Anyway, this is a chocolate butter cake, my friend's favorite cake all nicely decorated with roses and hydrangeas.. I recently got my hands on these cute hydrangeas cutters and decided to try out on this cake.. yes, I need to practise more.. practise.. practise.. practise..

This would be sold for RM380 with the cake weighing in at nearly 3kg..

Angry Birds are in fashion!! This cake was designed for a 10 years old boy and if anything, I do know that pre-teens dont like fanciful cakes. Heh! heh! heh! Not cool to have too fanciful anything...

Anyway, this is a french vanilla butter cake weighing in at 2.5kg with Angry birds trying to catapult themselves to rescue their eggs. This was sold for RM300.

Another set of angry birds cuppies.. I noticed that most angry birds cuppies are in the garden and I decide to do it differently. Hehehe..

These are sold for RM5.50 each with an option of lemon curd or strawberry compote filling. A minimum order of 16 is required.

Heh! Heh! Heh!.. this set of cuppies was ordered for a lady's birthday... This must be her favorite things.. hahaha.. These twister cuppies are sold RM6.50 each with a minimum order of 25 cuppies.

Macaroons are something I make every school holidays when I was young.... yes, in those bygone days, we children never had much to amuse ourselves.. it was either books, handiwork of some sort, boardgames or visits to friends' house if mama permits. Yes, those were very boring times but we survived and we learn to be creative! Hahahaha....

Anyway, back to my macaroons, yes, I was 14 years old when I learnt to make this.. it was fairly simply and since there was always egg whites in the fridge and with recipe in hand, I set out to make this.. my first attempt was a failure.. partly because I didnt use the machine and instead, whisked the egg whites with the ever famous old fashion rotary whisk!! hahahhaa... I remembered I was miserable and didnt quite know what my mama would say when she saw the failed macaroons... well, I was more afraid that she would scold me for wasting her ingredients. I dont come from a rich family and every ingredient are never to be wasted.. till today, I have this habit of not wasting anything...

When my mama got home from work, saw the pile of very failed macaroons and me all nervous, she poked at the macaroons and told me to try again. Boy! was I relieved... and that night, she taught me how to operate the mixer.. I am still using the same mixer today... Things were made to last in those era..

The next day, I try again and this time, my mama called from work to remind me to check the oven temperature and make sure I got it right.... and viola!! my first batch of macaroons!! my first baking adventure and I conquered... the sense of achievement and success stuck to me forever... I loved it and will always love it. Hehehe..

So, for years, whenever I need to have a present real quick, I will always whip up a batch of macaroons. Although many people are not familiar with macaroons, they are very willing to try the ones that I give them. Maybe it is because I am a bit fanciful.. I usually add on colors and flavoring to make it attractive and once these people start.. hehehehe... they usually dont stop. Not even those who claim macaroons are too sweet! Ahhh... then again, what is life without a little bit of sugar once in awhile? Life is about living it and at time dangerously can be justified.. with a macaroon!Hahahaha..

Recently, I proposed this as a gift for a wedding that I did, the bride was seduced by this.... and so were all her guests! Hahahaa... the bride called from her honeymoon destination just to tell me that she will need to order another 20 or so more of this gifts as most of her guests are requesting for it...

And oh yes!! the people at my office who did try these are also enquiring about this.. and for that, I made some today!! These are really great with a cup of coffee.. The light, melt in the mouth texture simply is divine and the contrasting taste teasing the taste bud.. are the ingredients that make this so addictive...

So, are you keen to try something addictive like these macaroons?? Hehehe.. these are packed in 100gm and sold for RM35.. there are plenty for 100gm... and many cuppa time will be a smiling time...