My current manager has a saying, "sweet young things". Then pointedly says to me that I am neither sweet nor young. How would you interpret it? Anyway, and with this cake, you're all up-to-date with my cake and baking stories! Finally! It's only taken two years... And for some reason, and by luck because to be...
Another one where I wasn't going to take it on. I think I was having lunch with one of my colleagues who mentioned that she got a quote from a local lady for a Paw Patrol cake (see photo below) for her son's 6th birthday. I know Paw Patrol... my nephews went through the same phase and wanted a Paw Patrol cake...
I pretty much had a mental battle with myself over this one for weeks. Whether I was even going to take on the challenge cause: Singapore. Heat. Humid. Melting ganache. No tools. Expensive ingredients. No kitchen space. No oven. Where do I even get the speciality ingredients? What brand fondant do they sell here? In...
Ever heard of hummingbird cake? So many people say it's better than Carrot Cake (which is one of my all time favs). So I wanted to make it for my buddy's birthday (he eventually left our team for Germany, still haven't forgiven him but really happy for him as well). Verdict? Carrot Cake rules. Anytime. Everytime. Hummingbird...
Another one of those random cakes I made because I had things in the pantry to use up and I wanted a nice instagram photo. ...
Common occurrence in Singapore: bring so much stuff back from Sydney that I eventually need to do a pantry or fridge clean. In this instance, it was earl grey tea. I basically bring things to take up luggage space and feel good about having items from home. I rarely consume it... fail. I also made this cake so I didn't...
We had a little party in the office and of course I made cake! Fruit cake and Ombre cake. ...
And they're still asking!Easy to make, hard to dress up! But managed to scramble some passionfruit curd and papaya to make it local. I think this was literally because I wanted to post a new photo on instagram. hahaha. ...
You wouldn't be able to walk into Coles or Woolworths and see microherbs and microflowers. But for some strange reason, the (very expensive) supermarket that I venture often to (because it is the closest and the stuff isn't all produced in China or Malaysia) has it... but charges an arm and a leg for them! And I still...
Looks fugly (and yes, was criticised about having the JP flag above the US but I digress). Tasted amazing. Matcha cake with 70% cocoa dark chocolate icing. Another one that was for the office. I had to get a cab to work that day because it was that heavy and that hot outside. Cake was for two farewells... one heading...
Haha, I remember back in the day - it was around 2010 - and I said to my then manager, "OMG, 30 is so OLD!!!" My mind has changed dramatically on this statement / opinion. This is a Sydney cake. Earl Grey cake with chocolate icing and whatever I could find that I could throw on the cake. Pretty sure that's Mozart...
Ironically, had to go back to Sydney for a few weeks for work. Even in Winter, it was amazing and I didn't want to leave. Caught up with friends so basically threw some passionfruit, chocolate and caramel together and came up with the ugly-pretty thing. Tasted good though. I think we call this kind "rustic". ...
Another nightmare care to make in Singapore because you have to bake each layer separately. That means 4 times for 4 layers. Why do I do it? Have some dear friends here who also moved from Sydney to Singapore and this is her absolute favourite cake. #worthit ...
I have to confess that I went home (as in Sydney) for Christmas but not before I basically made a mess on the kitchen and tried to build some Gingerbread Houses. As it happened, I vowed I'd never do it again because it literally took all day to build three houses. I remember getting so frustrated that nothing would dry...
