Sunday, November 30, 2008
Lemon apricot mousse cake. Lemon chiffon cake layers brushed with spicy ginger syrup, with lemon mousse and fresh apricots. For my grandfather's birthday dinner, which got cancelled so I'm trying to figure out a way to finish up the cake ): I've never used fresh apricots in a cake before, my mum bought a huge basket of them, so I tried using them in a lemon cake.
White chocolate raspberry cheesecake, for fellowship sunday. I decorated it with strawberries, which actually doesnt make any sense.. I used korean strawberries which looks nice whole but strange when cut up. I wish I didnt do it.
I kind of liked the cake, even though I dont like cheesecakes on the whole. It only had half the amount of cream cheese than in other cheesecakes. It has a sour cream topping too.
Making marshmallows. I've always wanted to try them.
Passionfruit marshmallows.
Whipping the mixture til its fluffy.
Cutting up the marshmallows and dusting with icing sugar. Its a bit sweet and didnt hold up well at room temp. Oh well, it makes good s'mores.
Another meringue nest with ice cream.
Saucepan chocolate fudge drops.
8:20 PM
Saturday, November 29, 2008
The bar at sheryl's house.
Memories(:
Mani at btsp, with liana and cheryl.
9:03 PM
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Iceskating at kallang. It was super expensive la. I havent iceskated in ages. Maisie was learning and it was grace fong's first time but in the end she was the one zipping around.
HAHAH, I cant stop laughing when i see this photo. Maisie deleted the original one. Hahaha sze wing's macro (with flash) which nearly blinded her.
Micheal's early birthday lunch(: At Kushin bo, haha we were all so greedy ended up really stuffed after that. Aileen came! I havent seen her in an age.
small group. haha fellowship at andrew's on sunday(:
8:18 AM
Monday, November 24, 2008
Meringue glacé. Meringue shell filled with honey vanilla bean ice cream and strawberries. I blame the weeping meringues on humid weather. They also coloured a bit): It was a little of a sugar overdose, with honey in the ice cream and meringue, but I love eating ice cream in meringue nests for the different textures.
I couldnt find lavender honey for the last few months. So I used a mixed floral one, it wasnt the same flavour.
Naan bread. I've always wanted to make homemade naan. It's my favourite of indian breads, and one of the fastest yeast-risen bread recipes. I dont have a tandoor oven, so the recipe called for cooking the bread in a wok.
With chopped coriander. I think there's special pleasure in making your own breads(: But this is nowhere near tear drop shape.
Baking in Sheryl's house(: We baked there last time, but I cant remember what we made. Chocolate eclairs(: Choux pastry filled with vanilla bean pastry cream glazed with bittersweet chocolate glaze.
Filling and glazing choux buns.
Shiny(:
1:21 AM
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
The weather has been so humid, and my meringues have been weeping. ):
Im in a bread making phrase(:
5:43 PM
Monday, November 17, 2008
Its amazing that O Levels are over. I tried counting and we roughly spent six months this year mugging. And having 10 weeks of freedom is overwhelming.
I cut my hair! Haha its not really that short but I took a long time to get used to it. Like when you try combing your hair it ends suddenly. Everybody cut their hair recently. And Sharon dyed hers. Haha I want to see(:
Friday was class outing to Sentosa. I havent been there in ages. It was going to rain though so we went back to vivo. Maisie's present arrived from hk that day, so on Saturday me and melinda mrted all the way to serangoon to drop it off. Haha we took mrt so many times that week we have become quite good at it(: Serangoon is the new cool.
Today with Tricia and Sze wing in town.
Time really flies! I cant believe its been two years. I was looking thru liana's old pictures. Oh gosh we looked so geeky and weird then, I guess we've all grown. We need a twotee party.
6:10 AM
(very) Overdue pictures (:
Vanilla Bean Poundcake. Plainly perfect staple, its like vanilla ice cream of the cake world.
Chocolate chip cookies. Not your average kind, One being it has NO chocolate chips, but chopped up Valrhona 80% dark chocolate feves, and it has hazelnut butter added(:
Haha the bread I woke up on 6am on my birthday to bake. Buttery cinnamon swirl rolls.
Ispahan! Finally made it again so I could take pictures this time. Baked it for the lit girls(: I love the Ispahan but its really expensive to make and I spent 5 hours in the kitchen for this, yes only special occasion(: My aunt gave me Rose extract for my birthday! Made from real rose petals, not the artificial bandung chemical esters. Its really exquisite. Rose scented macarons, with rose cream, raspberries and lychees.
4:37 AM
