Tuesday, 26 March 2013

Green green birthday....

Never to test a recipe on an important day!!!!!

My dad birthday around the corner. Instead of the usual strawberry cakes or chocolate cakes. Think my family are bored with these flavor. Wanted to make something special for dad. 

After searching high and low..... Finally decided on pandan kaya cake. 

This is the first time I am using a cake ring to set the cake.. I am so clumsy and small incident happened and nearly spoilt the cake. 

 Finished product after the kaya set. 

I got a cake ring which is expandable. Like the idea coz need minimum storage space. But I was wrong as its difficult to use. ( not sure if I use it correctly or not as I feel it's so messy.. ) 

Anyway I adopt the recipe from Aunty yochana blog


Verdict: kaya too strong coconut taste as it uses purely coconut milk . Or Is it me who dump all coconut milk in as the recipe calls for. By the way I uses those ready squeezed coconut milk bought from supermarket. Not too sure if tat makes it too coconut milky haahaa 

Cake base wise not too bad but lack of the pandan smell as
I uses essence. Lazy to prepare the pandan juice.   The kaya  taste too strong coconut milk and no pandan coz no pandan juice added as recipe did not call for.  

Anyway we still finished the cake heehee. I tell my self not to be lazy when making pandan cake. Must must make the pandan juice no matter what. Also to try receipe before important day!!!! 


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Monday, 11 March 2013

Unbelievable

Eight is my hubby and nephew birthday. Both if then born in the same day but different year (obviously rite)
Done a cake for each of them. But m too adventurous wanted to complete it within a nite.

Luckily baked the cake two days before and left one day for decorating. No no it's one nite to decorate it. Didn't sleep and decorate it till the nxt morning. Pack up, wash up and go to work. A zombie at work.

Here is some pix to show my work :) it's the first time doing and lots of area for improving.

Can someone advise me on how to avoid the fondant from "sweating" & "melting...



Here is the cake for Hubby. He specially request for boxing glove design and I got to figure how to do it. The cake is chocolate sponge with dark bitter chocolate ganache.
The original glove next to the cake heehee..... Proud of myself to be able to complete it within a few hours. Really lots of room for improvement.

This is the cake for my nephew. A Liverpool lover that y though if this cake for him. But the icing image color runs and the logo blurred. Sad that can't produce a nice cake when deliver to the recipient. Nevertheless, he is happy of reviving the cake. That at least warm my heart. Got to think of a way to avoid it. Anyone out there can advise?.??



Once again I push my limits on decorating the cakes. Thus round gif me confidence to make even more adventurous cake...