Strawberry cheesecake vs Chocolate cheesecake

Here are two very simple-to-make cheesecakes with different toppings. Strawberries vs. Chocolate ..both are simply delish!

The base is a mix of oreo cookies+Jacob crackers+Weetameal


(which explains the mixture of colours but tasted very nice!) The cheesecake is basically a mixture of cream cheese + whipping cream + sugar + eggs + lemon juice + a couple of tablespoons of flour and then, into the oven. No sweat!

The strawberry topping: Strawberries, sugar, water over heat.
The chocolate topping: Double-boiler chocolate pieces + milk.

Simple yet satisfying.

Slice Cheese Cake

So, what do you do when you feel like having cheese cake but there's no cream cheese in the fridge? Well, use the sliced cheese instead!

Maybe there's another name for it, but I found this recipe on the internet months ago, tried, tested AND loved it! It is soft and light, definitely return for seconds.

Recipe:
4-5 slice cheese
200ml milk
4 eggs (separate)
70gms butter/margarine
70gms sugar
70gms plain flour (sieved)
vanilla essence

Cut/Tear the slice cheese into small pieces and place it in a pot with the milk. Heat it on low till the cheese dissolves. Add butter till melted and switch off the heat. Let it cool. In another bowl, whip the egg whites till meringue. Put it aside. As for the egg yolks, whip it in another bowl, and further add the cheese+milk+butter mixture till combined. Then, add on plain flour bit by bit making sure the batter is smooth and no lumps visible. Finally, fold in the egg whites into the batter.
In a preheated oven, bake it about 170C for 50 minutes using the water bath method.

Salam Aidilfitri

Salam Aidilfitri to all...
I was on a long break, so that's the reason for non-updating of this blog. Well, I am set to go and will soon be uploading pictures and stories behind them...
Just watch this space! Maaf zahir & batin.

Mickey mouse cupcakes

The real deal...for 1 year old Eddin...

Mickey mouse '1' topper for the one year old boy :)

The combination of a few cheerful colours:
red, yellow, white, beige, black...

Thanks Zuhaira and Fikri for these orders! Hope lil Eddin likes his cuppies...

I sure enjoyed making them!

Mickey cupcake tryouts

I was asked to do a mickey mouse design cupcakes and so, I came up with this sketch...
It then became a tryout session the night before,

Upside Down Apple Cake

One of the easiest cakes to make is this one...I used green apples and the results: worth the effort..but then again, since this was too easy to make, what effort?
And the smell...who could resist...
(The recipe taken from myresipi.com- click the title of this post and it'll get you there)

This taste wonderful when served warm alone, or topped with a dollop of whipped cream or vanilla ice-cream. It can be kept in the fridge, and whenever you feel like eating a piece, just pop it in the microwave for a few seconds, and it will still taste nearly as good as it first came out of the oven. Trust me on this!

Pink, White & Chocolate themed cupcakes

These were orders from my cousin, which she told me to do whatever I like. So, I wanted something pretty but classy, so I chose these colours for the icing. The cake: chocolate moist cake and orange butter cake.

Cupcakes with custard powder

I found a recipe on the internet where custard powder was added in the batter. Haven't tried that before. Anyway, the results: not bad. It is definitely an added flavour and taste great when it just came out of the oven. I did some decorating and these went to my daughter's kinder...

Cupcakes!

A fun weekend project with a couple of friends...results: delish!

Thanks K. Zareena for the knowledge!

Banana Choc Chip Muffins I and II

I made these for 2 different occassions...

Muffin I

Muffin II

(with extra toppings)

These are still great after a couple of days provided you keep in an airtight container in the fridge, then microwave for a few seconds before eating them.

Rainbow butter cake

I've always wanted to bake a colourful cake and finally, I did. This is a butter cake with 4 pastel colours: yellow, baby blue, baby pink and pastel green.

Mini Donuts

So, one weekend, I felt like having donuts, but not those big ones. I wanted something small and cute. I had the mini donut cutter so the making-the-shape-part was easy. After it was done, at first I thought of just tossing them into castor/icing sugar..instead, I turned it into a mini project with my daughter and decorated them. Since they were minis..just the right size for a single bite! (maybe, two..)

Dessert Cuppies for Wedding

These are cupcakes for a wedding, not as door gift but as desserts. Initially, I wanted to stick to one pattern, one colour which would be easier for massive production. But then, I thought, why not jazz it up by having several colours and let the guests wanting to try 'em all?

also mini ones for the main table...

Chocolate Cake with Strawberries

I made a chocolate cake with cream cheese filling, with chocolate ganache and topped with halved strawberries. This was for a party at a friend's house. The cake arrived and gone within minutes!

sloppy sides, picture taken before I repaired them...

1 Year Old Cake

Here's a No.1 cake that I baked last year and decorated without any tools at hand..hence, the sloppy finishes but one very happy birthday boy (my son, that is...)

Roses Cupcakes

My first buttercream rose...a little on the flat side...:(


a garden of white and red roses...put 'em together, any imperfections diminished!



Another occassion...

peach and yellow roses mini cuppies (phew!)