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May
20

Decorating a chocolate sponge cake

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I manage to snap these photos during the Cake day at TV3. The demo was conducted by a chef from KDU. If I’m not mistaken, it’s Chef Raymond. Thank you Chef. STEP 1 : LEVELING THE CAKE Some tips – first look at eye level at the top of the cake. Make sure the surface …

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May
17

Anniversary cake

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She is from Finland, a nurse. And he is from Norway, a computer genius. Celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary. And this is the cake that their friend ordered from me, with very specific instruction on how the cake would look like : Look closely, she’s an evil nurse.. with an XXXL syringe. Poor guy.. and …

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May
8

Pineapple upside-down cake

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This is actually one of my favorite recipe. I bake it every year for our Hari Raya. It’s been a while that we haven’t had the Upside-down pineapple cake, so for my hubby’s birthday on 5th May, I decided to make one. My version of the cake uses caramel, but some also use butter + …

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May
4

Winners for buku Kraf Gula

Thank you to all 28 commentators who submitted by 30th April, 09. And the winner is : Comment no. 9, 4 and 23 – Whaslinda, Mak Teh & Cekmekzue. Please send me your full name & address for me to post the book, ok. CONGRATULATIONS ! To the rest, thanks for your wishes. If you …

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Apr
24

My book is out – KRAF GULA

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I’m so excited, my long awaited book is out today ! This is a book in Malay language, 95 pages and selling at RM30. Thank you very much to Utusan Publications & Distributors Sdn Bhd for giving me this opportunity (special thanks to Cik Azwa, the editor). Its now being sold at Utusan’s booth, at …

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Apr
13

Cakes Day at TV3

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Thanks to Linda from Bakingproject Yahoo group who informed us on this event. I was not really prepared to enter the competition, but went ahead to make a simple cake, just for the fun of it. The theme was TV3 25th anniversary, and I registered under the ‘bawa & pamer kek’ (decorating at home and …

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Mar
13

Figure modelling

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Spent a few hours just now trying to improve my modelling skills.. I wish the results could be better. It is actually difficult making a human. The cartoon, fun character type is simple. But to make a human figure which actually resembles the real human body is a challenge. So, here goes, the sexy lady …

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Mar
6

Quick Puff Pastry

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You can have a pretty and simple to make dessert, even at home.. Just keep some ready-made puff pastry in your fridge, and have a few cans of fruit fillings. And you gotta have whip cream all the time. This is how I made my quick puff pastry. Thaw the puff pastry for about 10 …

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Feb
24

Culinary stencils

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Today I was a bit free and decided to try the cake stencils I bought. This is my first time trying to decorate a fondant cake with stencils.. well, I must say I’m not so lucky. You’ll see why, later. First thing to remember when buying a cake stencil is ensure the size of the …

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Feb
13

The results

My apologies for this late entry. Firstly, thank you to all 60 visitors who left their comments (before the dateline). Thanks for all your good wishes. I hope I will have the perseverance to keep writing/ blogging.. It’s been tough lately, but once I have some help around the house, I will try to write …

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