Foodelicious!

The other day while I was window shopping, I saw this fruit bread being sold at some exotic cafe and instantly I was transformed back to my childhood... My aunt used to make such loaf and we kids will always have a great time eating them.. so much so, my aunt had to ration how much we can eat. hehehehehe.. so that we have space for proper meals.

So, eagerly I bought a portion of the bread hoping it will taste like my childhood... but sadly, it didnt.. there was something missing. I couldnt figure it out until I asked my aunt to try and she told me the secret ingredient.. aaaahhh..

So, eagerly again, I set out to make my crown of fruits.. hehehehehehe... but since I am not someone who like it sweet, I cut down the amount of dried fruits.. oh.. and I didnt forget my secret ingredient.. hehehehe.. and was I waiting gleefully for my bread to come out.. hehehe.. hence, I didnt wait to take picture using natural light the next morning.. I had to have a slice. hahahahaha..

The bread is simply tender and soft.. even without any bread improver or conditioner.. it was still reasonably soft after two days and I must say, it taste better as the days goes by and toasted. The fruits were plump and juicy inspite being baked.. Hmmm... must be the secret ingredient. Hehehehe...

When I first saw this cake, I was rather apprehensive as watermelon always give me a "watery" impression but since I had no orders for the day, I thought I will try it. However, I made a few changes. I used sponge fingers instead of swiss roll for the side and add sponge cake layers inside instead of just leaving the cake all mousse.

The lime mousse was slightly complicated to make but I was very surprised that it actually set well. Not a wobbly squishy mousse but a rather airy and delicious mousse that is addictive. The addictive part is the tangy lime flavor....it just make you want to keep eating it. Dangerous cake to have around me. hahahaha..

Oh.. and there was the fun part of balling watermelon. Hehehhehee... I have this fascination of balling melons. It must be a fascination from childhood where such things was a stylo mylo thing to do but since I was a very young kid, I never got a chance to it until I attain adulthood. Anyway, back to the cake, once the balls of watermelon has been nicely arranged on top, the layer of jello to hold them was very tricky. A mojito jello that I need to make sure it set fast before all of it get soaked into the sponge fingers. Tricky

So, while the cake was getting some rest time in the fridge, I was praying hard that everything will turn out well. I, afterall, decided to be funky and change quite a few things about this cake. Hehehehe.. after a few hours, eager beaver me took the cake out and cut it up.. Yay.. it turned out and the taste test went very well. Everyone simply love it. Some was mesmerized by it.. hahahahhahaa... some asked for more pieces.. hehehehe...

So, this watermelon mojito cake is for sale.. This is quite a big cake.. do call for price.

It was pouring outside and there was no good movies to watch on TV, so, we both decided to make something and I thought why not make a decorated swiss roll since we have some dairy whipped cream left with strawberries.

So, we set out to make a decorated swiss roll... hehehhee.. but we couldnt decide on what design to make on the swiss roll. Hehehehe.. so, we bicker and end up with 2 designs on a roll.. My daughter decided on the cupcake motifs and I compliment it with green dots. Hehehehehe.. and very quickly, we have this.. and they are super yummy!

My daughter suggested that I make them into dainty rolls and sell..with cute motifs.. hahahahaha.. she is learning the trade quickly I see.

I took my home made bread, cut it, toast it, dug out the turkey ham, slice it and lay on it.. and went on my merry ways to make my pouched eggs. In case you havent already know, egg benedict is pouched eggs and it's not as easy weasy as it seems. It took me a lot of eggs to master the skill of making a perfectly enveloped pouched egg years ago and I am glad I have not lost that skill. The technique is to swirl the water, keep the water boiling gently and dropping the egg at the right movement so that the swirling of the water will "fold" the egg whites around the yolk and lastly, scoop it up at the right movement. Not too raw, not too cook. Hehehehehe..

Anyway, very quickly I got the whole dish assembled with a quick hollandaise sauce. Yup, it is actually not that difficult to make egg benedict at home afterall. My daughter whalloped the whole works of this for her breakfast and declared that it's the best so far.. Hahahahahaha... Shangri-la hotel will now see less 1 customer.. hahahaha..

Something I did for an express order.. Hehehehe.. meaning, last minute order... The buyer wanted 5 sugee cakes nicely decorated for her clients who has tasted and like and requested for more. The buyer wasnt fussy about the design as long as the cake is as yummy as the first batch. Hehehehehe...

These were sold for RM160 with express charges.... Heh! heh! heh!

So, when the many fruits started to ripe all at once, I had a challenging time as to how to use up the passionfruits and that's when I remembered eating this awesome marshmallow from dish restaurant. Thus, I set out on my quest to make that same awesome marshmallows.. Hehehehe...

What I never like about marshmallows is that it's simply SWEET! I could never stomach the sweetness, although I consider myself as someone who can take quite a bit of sugar.But I like is the cloud like texture and in the case of marshmallow from dish restaurant, I simply like the melt in the mouth and tangy taste. It was love... hahahaha.. so, the first two rounds of marshmallow making was not quite successful. Partly could be that I cut down on the sugar.. and partly could be that I am impatient. Hehehehe.. will go disturb and cut up the marshmallow before it's time. I was more or less successful on the 3rd round...

This time around, I added back on some of the sugar (decreasing the sugar by only 100gm instead of 200gm) and adjusting the liquid, I was very encouraged with the outcome. And this round, I was patient, letting it set and ready before I sink my knife into the spongy, cloudy marshmallow. The taste is simply simply awesome. I love the tanginess of the passionfruit making it not sickly sweet, although, yes, it was still too sweet for me. Texture wise, it was so good... hehehehee.. now I know why children loves such things.. it's like a dream...

I am so happy with myself.. I finally succeeded in my quest.. I dont think I will sell this as our weather is not cooperative and let's face it.. seriously, who actually will want to gobble up so much marshmallows??? Hehehehe...

Awhile ago one of my favorite blogs, http://hungerhunger.blogspot.com/

had this lovely cake.. A cake that I have always wanted to make but never got around doing because, for one, the few coconut cakes I have made didnt live up to my idea of what I would like as a coconut cake..until I saw Terri's blog.. wooot!! For another, I didnt have time and was partly lazy.. tsk! tsk! tsk!... Anyway, today, I got time and wasnt lazy.. so, I made this cake and the result was...

I must say I was very very surprised with the texture. I absolutely love it!! It's light, soft, moist and somewhat like sponge but had a hint of buttercake texture. Absolutely fabolously love it!! However, I am not too please with the flavor.. the coconut aroma/flavor didnt quite come thru inspite of me using fresh coconut cream.. Hmm.. perhaps I need to work on this.. And my idea of using lime curd to contrast or rather bring out the coconut flavor didnt quite work... Hmmmmmmmm... I need to work on this too. I have to decide if I want to reduce sugar as it's sweet but if I do, will that affect the flavor? Would the coconut flavor disappear all together? Would I still want to use lime curd on this cake? Yes, this cake needs a bit more work..

Overall, I find this cake has potential! I like the texture.. I love the look of this cake.. and yes, I didnt go thru all the effort of making a few different cream for this cake.. instead, use my usual light and fluffy buttercream but the result is just as good, I think. Hehehe..

Am I going to make this again?? Oh yes!! hell yes.. hahahaha.. this time, I will change a few things.. and once I get this right, I will sell this cake! Oh yesss.... it's not easy to find an awesome cake.. what more an awesome coconut cake!! Stay tune!!

Whipping up the sponge cake take skills. I dont use chemicals in my cakes and I like them as old fashioned as possible... hehehe.. however, I also dont like my cakes to be dry so, I always work on my recipes and skills. With this, I was most happy to come up with a soft and moist sponge cake that is sturdy enough to roll... And with dollop of kaya, I was getting nearer to satisfying my craving.. woot!

The feeling of sinking my teeth on my favorite was priceless!! And yes, I threw the damn diet out of the window and had a pandan kaya swissroll tea snack with a good cup of ginger tea!! Life is good..

Oh yes.. this is for sale too! Call for enquiries.

For once, I have a Sunday to myself.. no orders.. no rushing.. no nothing.. it's a great change from my usual Sundays. Hehehe...

Ok.. ok.. that picture is not exactly the best... but I was greedy and wanted to eat that bowl of self created tong sui!! Hence, the just snap the damn picture and let's get on with the gobbling cincai shot! Hahahahaha...

Yes, this is not the common tong sui you get everywhere.. infact, I dont think you have seen this anywhere yet.. Yup, I was being funky and decided to create something nice base on what I like.. which are.. red bean, green bean, yam and hehhehe... secret!! The combination of all these is mind blowing, tongue teasing, texture and taste seducing tong sui!! Ok.. wait.. let me have another bowl....

The combination of 2 beans and yam was not something common.. but the flavor was good.. further enhanced with my little secret, it was more than great... It wasnt too rich nor was it bland.. the flavors compliment each other yet there is a a hint of contrast.. maybe in terms of texture.. the red bean was soft yet still whole..the green beans lend a very aromatic flavor.. the yam was just succulent and fluffy.. and the flavor was blending...yummmz!!

I brought this along for a party and thinking that nobody usually takes such thing, I shall have quite a bit of leftover... hahhaahaha.. boy! was I very very wrong!! bowls and bowls of this was scooped and had.. men even went back for more than 2 helpings!! Aaaaahh.. men are not tong sui lovers.. hahahaha.. but this, must have seduced them.. and I have some of my friends coming up to me to ask me.. What have I brought that their husbands keep taking about!! Hahahaha..

Yes, off and on, a good creation is what makes life interesting.. a good "haute couture" tong sui is a much needed affair especially when one has been feasting on the usual food.... hehehehe... oh yes!! this is for sale.. but I have yet to decide how... but I do know, it will be a hit!!

Tangerine and Chinese New Year are twins!! hahahahaha... I was asked to create something interesting for a friend's open house party.. something easy to eat and refreshing.. and me being me, wasnt happy to just pick out one of the many cakes I have made.... so, while I was cracking my head, an idea came to me..... slices of tangerine! Hahahahaha...slices of tangerine sitting on a cheesecake....

So, to make it really interesting, I revised the normal cheesecake and added a big slosh of orange and tangerine juice, a tiny slosh of orange liquor, lots of orange peel and when I taste test it, I still felt something is missing.. something to give it a boost... what??!! what??!!!... until I saw my Green & Blacks staring back at me... ooooooo....

And with a 80% cacao chocolate in hand, I melted that and swirl it into the cheesecake... Viola!! you never could have guest that a tiny swirl of chocolate could create such an effect! It was explosively awesome! Hahahahahahaa...

So, with the slices of tangerine stuck in my head, with the cheesecake all made up.. with a small secret nicely tucked in the cake.... I went about to create what I have in mind.... The above! Hahahahahaa.... it was simply spectacular if I may say so! and as for my friend.. she was beaming like a child with her first angpau! Hahahahaha..

This is on sale for RM110... heh! heh! heh!.... for an explosive CNY treat.. why not??

These were ordered for a pre-wedding party. The bride was interested in having something different from the usual design but not too way out. Hahahahaha!!! I am always amazed by such request.. so, I got a glimpse of her wedding preparation and something trigger my creativity.. Hehehehe..

These twister cuppies are made in mehndi motive and the colors are in tune with the bride's clothes. Hehehehe.. the bride was impressed!

These twister cuppies in lemon curd was sold for RM6.50 each with a minimum order of 16.