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KL International Book Fair 2012
I was at PWTC this morning, promoting my two sugarcraft books at Utusan Publications booth. It is a Saturday and the whole place was so crowded, buses coming in full of school kids. Tomorrow is the last day of the Book Fair, which could be why it was jam packed. I brought some cupcakes and …
Lemon chiffon cake
I have not baked Chiffon cakes very often. One thing is because I do not have the proper pan. I’ve always wanted to buy something like this. All the features needed to bake a perfect Angel or Chiffon cake : ( From http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/aluminum-angle-food-cake-pan/) Baking light, fluffy angel food cake is easy with this well-designed …
Pecan caramel brownies
The original recipe is called Turtle brownies. Well, unless you are living in the United States, first thing that came to mind is a picture of that big turtle laying eggs on our coastline. Apparently, after some reading, I think the name Turtle brownies came from the invention of Turtle candies in 1918, where they …
Books at 10% off and free delivery worldwide
One of the things that really brightens up my day is.. getting a parcel through the mail. All the anticipation, waiting, and finally my book arrived this morning ! I have been ordering my books online from BookDepository for the past few years. So far service has been good. I placed my order for …
Wonder mold for doll cakes
I have bought this mold long ago, but have not used it yet. I’m thinking probably one day I should have a garage sale and try to get rid of all my cake decorating tools. The ones still looking new but collecting dust.. hehehe. Anyway, at last I tried to bake a cake using this …
Creamy chicken pie
‘Who ate my pie?’.. Well, this morning I woke up and found out that during the nite, while I was sleeping, my hubby brought a friend and donated a slice of our chicken pie.. Hope the friend likes it :) Anyway, this is a Chicken pie, I made the filling using left-overs from our roast …
Banana walnut butterscotch cake
No matter how you style this cake, it still doesn’t look pretty.. with the jagged surface full of walnuts. But the taste, it is totally the opposite. Its really, really good and I had to include it here for you to try it yourself. The recipe was adapted from the cook book, KitchenAid Great Baking. …
Tartlets – fruit & cheese varieties
Last month I was helping Chef Gunawan to prepare some tartlets to be featured in the Aroma Magazine, February 2012 edition. For those of you who did not buy the magazine, take a look at the pages which I scanned below. Click on the picture to get a better view. Our tart class for this …
Citrus & walnut bread (Kenwood Breadmaker)
Today I baked a loaf of bread, yes.. from my Kenwood breadmaker, can you believe it. I’ve had this breadmaker for years, but I have only used it once. After trying it, I donated it to my mom, who then after some time returned it back to me. So finally I found the machine under …