tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80121512266062940842024-03-05T04:51:58.480-01:00Family First's ConfectionsI am a FTWM with a wonderful and supporting husband and a lovely, happy toddler with his ever-lasting energy. This blog is all about my journey as a home based baker & mommie as well as our family's happenings especially now that we have our very own family and home.Family Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12129458712805649826noreply@blogger.comBlogger392125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012151226606294084.post-2995805692969277062013-05-27T08:51:00.002-01:002013-05-27T08:52:34.449-01:00Winx Club Cupcakes This is my 2nd Winx Club order. The first was a cake late last year but this time round, its a request for Hanna, a 6 year old sweet Japanese girl living in KL. <br />
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Her mom was very happy that little Hanna was very excited & happy to see the cuppies! She instantly PM'ed me a photo of birthday girl with all her classmates surrrounding the cupcakes. And I was really happy to make my customers happy .. hehe.<br />
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For enquiries, please PM me at www.facebook.com/ConfectionsKL<br />
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Passing by Jalan Maarof everyday to work and all of a sudden one morning - I was jolted up from my seat! What the heck was that! I thot I saw a giant peeping from the wall! <br />
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Started googling and read that it was done by the world famous Ernest Zacharevic which totally made me soooo jealous cos he made wonders with his works in Penang .. but thanks so much for bringing your hands to the walls in Bangsar :)<br />
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Apparently there is another piece of art along the lorong just next to Baskin Robbins at Bangsar Village .. so guys go check them out!Family Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12129458712805649826noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012151226606294084.post-41167250195170802022013-02-26T00:31:00.000-01:002013-02-26T00:32:52.172-01:00Steamed Egg White Cake<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This year, the orders for my pineapple tarts was massive! Thank god for the help I got from Mom, hubby and also niece. And since we had a few public holidays just before the CNY, it really helped us gather momentum and finish up the orders in time, phew!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As you may know, pineapple tarts only use egg yolks and that left me with many huge batches of egg whites so much so that I threw away most of it! No space in the fridge! Even the freezer is full (of butter!!). So I just saved a small batch which I thought I would be hard-working enough to whip up some biscotti for sendiri makan but ... but .. but .. once I completed all the cookie orders, I just dont feel like baking anymore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Saved it till after CNY and finally, I decided to whip up something easy and nice for breakfast. This is my colorful steamed egg white cake that I wish to share with all my readers. Do also read the notes I have written after the recipe. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">280 gm self raising flour (sifted)</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mix egg whites, sugar, ovalette and salt till medium-stiff peak</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sift in flour and add into egg white mixture. Mix it lightly till well combined</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Add the milk butter mixture into the egg white mixture</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mix lightly till well combined again</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Divide into 4 parts and add essence & a little bit of coloring on each part</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">To prepare baking pan, place baking paper on bottom of pan. Oil/Butter the sides and coat with flour (for easy removal of cake when its done).</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">I separated my batter into 4 but you can do more or less layers. Just even the amounts out so that you have even layers when baked. if you are a perfectionist, you can weight the batter into each bowl. I just eye-balled mine.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">I used 4 different essence/flavours (mocha, lemon, orange & pandan) but I dont feel it went well all-together. Prefer to use a single plain vanilla for all 4 layers the next time I bake this.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">When mixing in the colors, keep it light cos they turn darker/stronger after baking.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Make sure fire is not on high cos we dont want the water to be in a rolling boil. Just hot enough to have an even bake. I used medium fire on my stove throughout the steaming process. </span></li>
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Finally, I made something that I named "Chinese Eye" cookies lol!! Its a butter based cookie topped with melted choc & home roasted whole almonds. Cute leh .. hehehe. For those who have tasted it (did a test run earlier to try out various recipes ma) they loved it. So it was highly recommended to offer this sale this year.</div>
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Its just a couple of weeks away from CNY and I just had to push myself to bake a batch to retry the recipe since the last time I baked them was in Jan this year! I am glad it turned out well and I had no trouble at all getting into the rhythm all over again. Love it when recipes work well and are trustworthy and reliable. I am all set to start the baking marathon!!</div>
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I have tried a couple of red velvet cakes out there and honestly, I dont really know which is the real deal! Some taste just like ordinary cake, some taste like a chocolate cake and some are sharp with lots of vinegar .. so will the real red velvet cake please stand up? Hahaha.</div>
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Love the combination of pink and purple. And the cake looks amazing all round!! See more of this at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ConfectionsKL">www.facebook.com/ConfectionsKL</a>Family Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12129458712805649826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012151226606294084.post-58483649962148855972012-09-26T05:22:00.002-01:002012-09-26T05:28:48.292-01:00Air Cond Hokkien Mee!!<div style="text-align: justify;">
Kim Lian Kee - seen this place usually filled with customers and soon realised that they were just selling the plain old hokkien mee! After a few checks, apparently they originated from one of the hokkien mee stalls at Petaling Street but now modernised their business and moved on to open up their outlets in shopping malls :D</div>
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Pork lard filled hokkien mee in shopping mall - gotta give it a try!</div>
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Actually, they offer a variety of noodles (eg hokkien mee, cantonese noodles, claypot loh shue fun, singapore fried beehoon, etc) but seems like the hot favourite and chiu-phai-meen is the hokkien mee.</div>
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Tried the hokkien mee on 2 separate occasions. Quite good. More than enough dose of lard for me. Got good wok-hei. Tried the wat-tan-hor (cantonese kuay teow) - terrible! Worst ever! A friend then tried the hokkien mee at the same branch I went to - she said horrible! Aiks! How come?? I think she got the Myanmar chef instead of a Chinese one .. hehehe. Told her dont give up, go try one more time. This time ask who is the chef before ordering .. hahaha. Wish her luck.</div>
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Cant recall all the prices but as a start, the small portion is RM8.90. Just slighly more expensive than roadside stall nia ... some more here got good service, clean environment and clean utensils too plus good service and free tissue :D Some more got aircond leh ... so ok lah the price.</div>
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First we were all reluctant to take it and we thought it was just another snack. But when the first one tried a pack, he gave a big smile. Then another colleague tried .. and we got another big smile. So tunggu apa lagi .. try la!<br />
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This is hell of a snack! Start with the first pack and bet you will be looking out for another! Its awefully crunchy on the outside and still soft on the inside. The are actually potato strips (like the ones you see at McD la but much crunchier!) and it says in the package .. they use real potatoes ... hmm. Wei ... damn good!</div>
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So far we found that you can get these in Singapore, Hong Kong and of course Japan. My regular supplies comes from Singapore and this sort of packaging (5 in a pack) costs about S$3.80. There is also another packaging (in paper can type) and I buy them at around S20 per carton of 12 cans :)</div>
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<br />Family Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12129458712805649826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012151226606294084.post-67659883570675246032012-08-30T01:47:00.000-01:002012-08-30T01:47:34.916-01:00Mickey Inspired 2 Tier Cake<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Two sets of box-of-9 cupcakes for Jayden's 4th birthday celebration in school. <a href="http://kristieblog.blogspot.com/">Mummy</a> said Jayden loved it but I think Mummy got no time to blog about it since titi Kevin came along. </div>
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I kinda like how it all turned out. But boy, literally took me hours to complete! Remember sitting down after dinner one night at 8pm and by the time I looked up, Bryan was already upstairs in bed and hubby was switching off the TV, ready for bed time .. which means it is 11pm! Gosh!!!</div>
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Quite a few of the blogger mommies are having a dragon year baby and its my pleasure to bake them some of my home created cupcakes. This time round, its for <a href="http://www.pakumuse.com/blog/2012/07/kayleys-full-moon/">Paik Ling</a>'s princess Kayley. It must be a true joy to have 3 boys and then finally hit the gold with a princess ... yeay!! Congrats again Paik Ling ;)<br />
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Baked vanilla cuppies to go with buttercream deco and fondant cut-outs in the shape of onesies, baby pram, milk bottle and also a horsie. Pink and yellow is a good combination for girls, dont you think?<br />
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Below is a blue and yellow combination for <a href="http://kristieblog.blogspot.com/">baby Kelvin</a>. Those in FB would surely remember this cute lil fella. Congrats again too to Kristie ;)<br />
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Remember, you first saw banner cupcakes at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ConfectionsKL">Confections </a>;) Hope over to see my other creations.Family Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12129458712805649826noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012151226606294084.post-13232682012849852982012-08-06T01:49:00.001-01:002012-08-08T05:20:49.455-01:00Restoran Tien Sun Tien, Taman Connaught Cheras<div style="text-align: justify;">
If you are looking for a decent dinner for a family of 3 to 4 pax and have a budget of RM50, look no further. </div>
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Driving past this place every evening, i find that it is always packed with customers every single day and I believe you need to be very lucky if you can find a table for yourself on weekends. But fret not, its not only taste good, comes cheap, service is also very fast!!</div>
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Restoran Tien Sun Tien is located at the very beginning of the "longest pasar malam in Malaysia" road! Along Jalan Connaught in Cheras, at one end you will see Giant/McDonalds and Tien Sun Tien is located on the opposite end of this road. The very first corner shoplot.</div>
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They also have a decent satay stall and roast chicken wing stalls right outside this restaurant if you also fancy these. </div>Family Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12129458712805649826noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012151226606294084.post-66713591629275151952012-07-30T01:01:00.000-01:002012-07-30T01:01:31.077-01:00Hot Wheels Wall Track Starter Kit<div style="text-align: justify;">
Are you one of those that are very lucky when it comes to lucky draws, free gifts, etc? I am definitely not one of them! I hardly win anything! But when I saw this Hot Wheel Wall Track Starter kit in this <a href="http://mumsgather.blogspot.com/2012/05/giveaway-hot-wheels-wall-tracks-starter.html">famous blog</a>, I got very kan-cheong!! Cos this will freak my boy out! I can imagine him jumping up & down if he gets this!</div>
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I am a pretty kiam-siap mom. Meaning I don't buy expensive and branded toys for him. This is also because he is not that good in taking care of his toys. And he also gets bored really fast. So I only buy when there is an occasion or when he truly deserves it. Most of them time, night market toys will do. The branded ones are all gifts from his aunts & uncles and of course his precious daddie. Not that I dont love him, but I truly believe he is already priviledge enough and too much will only spoil him. </div>
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About 2 weeks after I joined the contest, I saw the email that I wanted to see! Actually, I was expecting the announcement via FB but then it was announced via email to me, then the official announcement on her blog. Yeah!!!!! I won!!!!! Thanks so much MG!!</div>
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The gift was delivered by Hot Wheel's local PR agency to me 2 weeks later which was totally fine with me cos they were kind enough to hand deliver it to me rather than having me drive all they way to some place to collect it.</div>
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Its been a month or more and I have yet to give it to him. I've decided to keep it for a special occasion. Birthday had passed, so he will have to wait till its Christmas. Between now and Christmas, of course there will be small gifts every now & then from his aunt (my sis). She works in Singapore and she come back every 2 months or so ... without fail a gift for him. He is into Beyblade now ... and its so much cheaper getting it from there. I once bought a Ben 10 shoe for S$10 and her it costs RM60 or RM80 ! Chee sin!</div>
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I made my very first Durian Cake for my MIL's birthday last July (exactly a year ago). I had no idea how it was going to taste until we were all at the dinner venue. After dinner, we sang the song and she cut it open ... and all hell broke loose after that, I tell ya. The aroma was killing (esp in an airconditioned room) and all other guests were looking at us! We had a piece each and while eating it half-way I still remember my SIL told me that the lady at the next table requested for a small piece for her daughter as she loved durian cake. How can we say no? We gave her a piece (cos really, not much left edi) and she (the Mom) gave us a thumbs up after trying a wee bit. She even asked us where she can buy one ;) </div>
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The smell was such a killer that the restaurant captain walked over. She then told us that durian cakes were not allowed (ooopps!!) but then again she said with a smile .. that she actually cut a tiny tiny tiny piece (more like crumbs from the sides) and tasted it and it was very very good wor ... hahaha. We all had a good laugh. And she ended up ordering one for herself! Was reluctant to take her offer then but glad I did it. She has since given her friends my contacts and the rest as they say .. is history lor.</div>
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My signature durian cake design was unintentional. Like I said, it was designed with my MIL in mind so I piped rosettes on them. Made a pink one for my mom as well last year.</div>
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This year, I decided to offer it for sale to friends of FB. I only bake them when I can locate my favourite durian uncle cos his quality is assured and his prices are reasonable. Actually prices of durian are double of last years prices but I am still maintaining the same price.<br />
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Yesterday (Sunday) was my 3rd baking session and so far, all the reviews and feedback has been positive and this has motivated me further. In fact, I manage to improvise on my sponge cake recipe and I think the improvised version will be used from now on. I do believe its much moist and fluffier!<br />
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More photos can be viewed from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ConfectionsKL">www.facebook.com/ConfectionsKL</a></div>
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Received an email one afternoon for a Wynx Club Cake. Had no idea what it was so had to google to do some research. Since the enquiry came quite late (delivery needed in 3 days), I had no time to do an edible image cake, so I proposed a cartoon drawing cake instead.</div>
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Having just done one other cartoon drawing method just a couple of weeks ago, I bravely embarked on this Wynx Club design. While I was drawing out the outline of the image, Bryan came by and asked "Mom, what cake are you doing?". He then paused for a couple of seconds and waited for my reply but I was too busy concentrating hard on the image to get it right. Then he said "Mom, you doing Wynx Club cake ah?" Fuh! Am I glad he could recognise it!!! Means ok la!</div>
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Some potential customers do enquire about the weight of my cake and when I tell them its close to 2kg for just an 8" cake, they dont believe me. I guess they are used to getting lighter cakes from the bakeries who by the way, some use only sponge cakes, okay!!! So thats why they lighter, so they bake into a bigger size and charge you slightly cheaper la. Once you try a home made pure butter cake, you will never to bake to the regular bakery shops :D Im sure many home bakers will agree with me.</div>
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For more designs on cakes and cupcakes, do "Like" me at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ConfectionsKL">www.facebook.com/ConfectionsKL</a></div>
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This is Bryan's third year in kindergarten. During the first 2 years, it was more like playschool and nothing really academic. Only this year, they have introduced so called proper subjects and kids have to sit for formal mid and year end examinations and are given proper report cards. Bahasa Malaysia was introduced for the first time as well as Moral, in addition to English, Maths and Mandarin.</div>
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Last year, Bryan hardly spoke any Mandarin. He was more playful and didnt want to learn to speak the language much. He was in fact, pretty shy to speak in Mandarin then. He got a C for spoken Mandarin and got a B for written Mandarin when we were shown his exam papers back in Dec last year. Daddie was devastated! But mommie was cool :D From then on, Daddie tried to speak in Mandarin to him and coached him a lot on his Mandarin homework and practiced a lot on writing chinese words too. He also picked up mandarin speaking at his mental maths classes where majority of the kids there are Chinese. Since then he has progressed really well. Daddie was rewarded with an A for ting-xie and B for spoken Mandarin. </div>
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Since Bahasa was just introduced 6 months ago and we almost never speak Bahasa at home, we were told to read more to him so that he can recognise more Bahasa words. So now the pressure is on Mommie to perform ..haha.</div>
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Bryan generally speaks good English and we were curious why he only got 95% for spoken English .. teacher explained that he always speaks and ends his sentences with lah lah lah eg nevermind lah, ok lah .. omg!!! I wonder where he learnt this!! Daddie says its from mommie wor ... aiyoh sei for! I better speak properly from now on.</div>
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Its been quite some time since I posted any updates on my brat. Its been routine stuff mostly ie school and some weekend classes that we send him too. Since Jan, we decided to keep him a little more busier cos he just spends too much time on TV especially on weekends.</div>
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We have started him on mental arithmetic classes twice a week as well as an arts and craft class on Sundays. Our choice was one academic lesson and one extra curricular activity (eg art, music or sports).</div>
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The first 2 weeks was tough. He didnt enjoy the mental arithmetic class because his teacher was a little more strict with him compared to his kindy teacher. Perhaps this is a light dose of how a primary chinese school environment would be compared to the current montessori environment he goes too.</div>
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He didnt want to go and would sulk every time I reminded him that he has classes today, etc. Not only it was tough for him, I think the teacher also found it tough to teach him - cos he would not sit still - even for 10 seconds! Instead of doing concentrating on his work, he would look around, see his friends book, play with his rubber, sharpen his pencils, day dream or go to the toilet every 5 mins. Thats what the teacher told me .. and I totally believe her cos thats exactly what he does at home as well .. sigh. </div>
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On week 3, I heard some magic words! The teacher told me that she finds Bryan a really smart boy! Just that he cant sit still for a longer period of time .. hahaha. Since then, it has been quite a smooth journey. I guess the teacher found a way to communicate better with him. Most of the time now, he enjoys the classes. After 6 months, the lessons are getting tough. Even mommie and daddie have to think twice how to get the answer correctly using the correct method on his abacus. If that day the teacher taught him a new chapter or bigger set of numbers, he would usually get 5 or 6 out of 20 wrong. And that would put him in a really bad mood. He would then come home with a black long face and tell us that he got so many wrong answers!! We then have to sayang him and encourage him and promise him that the next lesson, we will ask the teacher to teach him again so that he can get all the answers correct - then his mood is better and cheers up instantly. And true to behold, in the next class, he would proudly tell us that he got all correct answers that day! That's my boy, very moody if he gets them wrong and very happy when he gets them all correct.</div>
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Its been 6 months now and we are happy with his progress. Not only in mental maths but we are also proud that he has picked up Mandarin speaking as well. I have mentioned to the teacher when we first registered Bryan there, that we plan to send him to a chinese primary school and preferred that the teacher speak to him in Mandarin although he could hardly speak a word then. Now he is willing to speak Mandarin naturally even at home but its usually English with me and Mandarin with daddie, which works perfectly.</div>
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There was a wave of rainbow cakes and now its the ombre wave! After seeing some really good designs on line, I decided to venture on one with my very own daisy designed cupcake, albeit a simpler design.</div>
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When I was first asked to do a 3D pirate ship cake, I almost did not want to take the order. Reason being, I have never really sculpted a ship cake before and was not sure if I could do it. I have previously done a 3D LV Handbag cake using a different cake recipe (pound cake) but this pirate cake was to be in a moist chocolate cake instead! Pound cakes are studier, easier to carve - but does not taste as good as a fluffy butter cakes, in my opinion. Nevertheless, if you never try, you will never know. So off I went to explore on my recipe and at the end, was glad I took on the challenge.</div>
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The test cake was baked with perfection - at least that's what hubby said. Then I set out to plan the rest of the cake (in my head!) On baking day, hubby was considerate enough to take Bryan out for half a day window shopping at Mid Valley while I worked on the cake. I was so grateful. Without any disturbance, I manage to complete it before they got home. </div>
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In my heart, I was really thankful for the customer in placing her trust in me, a complete stranger whom she found online. In return, I wanted to surprise her with an extra box of cupcakes - for free!!! I immediately set out to bake a dozen cupcakes in vanilla, covered it with buttercream and designed it to coincide with the party theme. </div>
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"Dear Joanna, thanks a lot!! The cake and cupcakes were fantastic! I have given your contact to some of the other parents. Love, Giovanna."</div>
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Oh boy! That made my day! Showed hubby the sms ... cos so darn proud of myself in taking up this challenge. Now this has spurned me to take on more orders which previously I would have rejected as I just didnt have the courage to explore something beyond my comfort zone. I am so glad I am progressing slowly but surely, in something I ventured out to do for me and myself. <br />
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</div>Family Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12129458712805649826noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012151226606294084.post-82921020831689058292012-06-25T01:51:00.000-01:002012-06-25T01:51:49.722-01:00The Heritage Village, Seri Kembangan<div style="text-align: justify;">
We took a short walk around Heritage Village after we were done at <a href="http://www.familyfirst3.blogspot.com/2012/06/critterland-paper-wrapped-chicken-seri.html">Critterland.</a> The place generally looks not too well maintained. This property is built facing a lake called Blu Water (I believe it used to be a mining lake) and is said to be maintained by the same property management team as the Palace of Golden Horses (Mr Google said so, not me).</div>
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They had stone statues of the 12 animals in the Chinese Zodiac sign, so naturally Bryan had to pose with this huge oink! If it was not for the hot weather, we would have spent more time strolling around but its just too hot as we were there right smack in the afternoon!<br />
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My first ever try at drawing cartoon designs on a cake! </div>
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I find that when drawing (anything), the most important is to get the facial expressions right. The other features dont really matter that much. Once you get the face right, the image would seem right. But if the face seems "deformed", no matter how accurate you got the face, body, legs & hands, the entire image would still seem deformed! So if you want to give this a try, do ensure you pay attention to the face .. hahaha.</div>
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More designs available at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ConfectionsKL">www.facebook.com/ConfectionsKL</a></div>
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I've heard about this chicken curry bread even in KL years ago but never ever tried it. So after our <span id="goog_1011761256"></span><a href="http://www.familyfirst3.blogspot.com/2012/06/gua-tempurung-gopeng-perak.html">Gua Tempurung adventure</a> <span id="goog_1011761257"></span>and a good dose of exercise, naturally we looked for food.</div>
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Having a great tour-guide (bro-in-law) who also enjoys cuti-cuti Malaysia and food trips around the country, we headed to this famous place located at the town centre of Kampar, called Restoran Yau Kee. </div>
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This particular type of curry noodles is pretty thick and creamy and it has an extra strong smell and taste of curry paste that is similar taste and smell to curry powder. You may or may not like having your curry noodles cooked with such strong smell - but for me, its worth a try - and I liked it. Its different from the ones you would usually get in KL or Penang or from any curry noodle stall - totally worth a try!</div>
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Be forwarned that the lady cook is a bit lan-si, just like any other famous noodles stalls. We were seated all the way at the last table placed on the walkway/pavement ;( That is how packed this place is during our late breakfast.</div>
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Didnt get a good shot of my yummylicious curry noodles cos need to feed Bryan his noodles as well and it was freaking hot la in Ipoh, but anyway, here's a pics of my very satisfying late breakfast ;)</div>
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Actually, before I even step foot in Ipoh, I was already craving for the claypot crab tanghoon noodles ... but sigh ... we went there for dinner but I didnt know we had to pre-order. Sampai sana, semua ada ... except my beloved claypot crab tanghoon noodles. Can you imagine - salivating and all and DONT GET TO EAT??? My face also turn black like wok already but nevermind ....<br />
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