Green tea MaTCha!

Ohaiyo! =) Finally something more japanese yeah? Green tea roll yum yum..I bet you can find this everywhere! Loved by all, including my sister and I, has motivated me to attempt this light and 'healthy' cake..It has TEA in it and it's green! so no matter what you say it's still a healthy cake version to me =)! Plus mammy made homemade soy bean..Very asian tea time snack that weekend.

There's still much room for improvement but it's a very good first try I might say =)..Very leveled rising and balanced in taste as well..I got the recipe from a japanese translated chinese book! Mammy gave me some help since I can't read chinese..but I know a little japanese though =) Yes, I still haven't made my journey to KLCC to Kinokuniya TT..but still it's a very good book and not too expensive..So back to the cake, it's a regular roll cake with green tea and filled with green tea fresh cream! I wanted to add red bean bits into it but I realised it's really expensive to buy and it was too late for me to boil some..save it for the next time =)..So I placed some on the top for decorative purposes..haha lil cheats!

I had major problems rolling the cake..omg..everything was squishing out and soft and cracking and everything..stress mode was definitely on!..But I manage to make a section from the whole thing..you can see it;s a little flat and not as round as the ones  you buy from the bakeries..Taste wise it was good but the cake could be lighter.

Anyway that's all for now..will try many other new recipes to come..haha more free time now..some of you might know why.'winks'..Holiday mode is here! have a great start for JULY!..I hope mine will be =)

Tutti Fruiti Tarty?

Fruit tart anyone? Hehe..Yummy fruit tarts bursting with colours and flavours always bring me joy =)..I always  had a little bias towards tarts and pastries, they are just my kinda thing. Not very hard to make but can be done in so many ways. To me it's like a little 'transformer' for desserts! You want it filled caramel? chocolate? cream? jam? peanut butter? OMG anything you want! I bet other cake and stuff can be done in many ways but tarts are the easiest to me. I made 2 different types of fruit tart. Obviously you can see one is filled with pastry cream, yummy strawberries and grape, but what's the other? Hiding behind ? hmmm..

What's banana doing there?! Haha yes yes banana is very much part of the team of fruitiness =) "told you tarts were ever changing" The other was banana cream tart filled with chocolate and topped of with nuts! Even the description sound good yeah? 

The thing what I love about these mini treats is that it has buttery flaky aroma and texture and filled with not-so-dry sweetness and topped healthy fruits! Perfect combination =) They look so colourful, and great for parties, sure to lighten up your dessert spread! "pops whole tart into mouth..hehe" So go hunt for a fruit tart now!

tutti fruiti tarty! =) byee!

birthday boy 2010!

It's time for a birthday! =) My first attempt on sucha BIG cake! But for the birthday boy it's all worth it! It gave me a chance to experiment, I can't just do a cake like that for fun! *jumps* I'm quite happy with the way it turned out for my first attempt even though it has a million flaws and cannot be compared to what I've seen my boss do. Nevertheless I TRIED! hehe =) and birthday boy was happy with it too! *super smiles*

It's Chocolate cake on the inside and I added strawberries in it because we both love strawberries! *yum yum* It was quite a big process doing this mini surprise! It had to be something special, different, sincere, and most of all! SECRETIVE! *ngek ngek ngek* I, myself believe in surprises and the expressions you get it's always a picture perfect memory =). It brings joy to the people I love and of course me too! so it's always a 'thumbs up'! 

The day began with all the usually routines, class and work (saturday)..and all that aside! the mission began! From shopping for the foods, I made dinner too!, (no pictures of that TT ) to calling and answering calls from here and there! Omg! the time constrain, I was in major "must finish in time" mode! before the birthday boy gets home from work! I started with the cake..took me a long long time even though there was days of preparation before. The fear of the cake melting..*tit* the air condition..and the making those 2 cute little animals on the top. It's a giraffe and an elephant if you couldn't tell what it is =)..cute eh? Little elephant trying to give giraffe flower! *cuteness*! hidden meaning the birthday boy knows =).

Before I knew it, it was nearly time! "panic mode kicks in" Had to cook the food, pack everything so I can transport it over and also get MYSELF ready! lol! By the time I was done with the kitchen it looked like a war took place there and I left no SURVIVORS! hehe =) and it was time! Sneaking this in and preparing is the most worrying part cause it's pretty much out of our control =(. Even though not everything I plan turned out, but it was still good =) and I hope he had a wonderful birthday this year and thanks everyone who help! =). Awesomeness! *winks*

Loves!

Macarons Success!

Ello my dear blog! imma have been missing you TT..Sorry!!! *bows bows* I have much been neglecting my blog for the past month...*bad xiaoly =( * I know! But I have not been lazy..well maybe just a little bit..My past few weekends were filled with 'playing pastry sessions with my boss boss and her new friend! =) *smiles* We've been making macarons as you can see from above. Little biscuit made from egg whites, sugar and almond that looks awesome but didn't taste as awesome as I imagined, but still good! They come in all colours and sizes which makes it so cool! Imagine having jars of all colours! WAhhhh like rainbow =)! Boss came up with the idea of putting peanut butter and jam as the filling this time but you can fill it with whatever you want..the possibilities are endless! While the 'Pros' were showing me 'the noob' how it was done, my eyes went like *wahhhhh amazing-nya* Always see them in the books and blogs and never really had a chance of actually doing it, so it was much excitement for me =).

After the big "hooha" of a mess we played, it was time to take pictures! Really fun and I got to be the "hand model" hahaha! =) enjoy the pictures and more yummy-ness coming your way!

Past Birthdays and Yummy Desserts!

WAAAAAAAAAAAA! Doesn't it just bring you JOY  by just looking at these yummy oh-so-delicious desserts? It certainly brings me over-the-moon type of joy! It will SO make my day or weekend! I bet you are wondering...Did xiao make this? wah suddenly so good already? Sadly to tell you I have yet to reach this level yet...still far away to be exact...but imma working hard towards it! everyday! at least I try =). But isn't it just wonderful if I could do all these and spread joy to everyone like when I had my share of these dessert? I wish to achieve this one day, to bring happiness to your little taste buds and forget the not-so-little calories as well =). I had these in Delicious..I bet everyone had...just a little treat for my mommy and sister for their birthday...hahaha my sister was saying I'm happier getting these treats then they were..quotes It's like it's your birthday more than mine..hahaha..shows you how excited I was =)! But ya it was SO GOOD!

And yes we did have a birthday cake as well! No I didn't make the cake, but due to the fact that an ACCIDENT has happen to the beautiful cake, I had to SAVE it! OMG stress..........some of you might heard about it..Nevertheless it survived and I did some deco onto it to hide the flaws ^^ hehe! The cake was still amazingly yummy tiramisu cake, best that I've had. It cost a little atomic bomb though but it was worth it! Thanks to my brother-in-law =).

The happy couple

even little piggy had some cake! =)

*waves and smiles* come back soon =)

CNY Celebration and such~!

Hiya! =) Yes though it was long ago but I have finally found the motivation for me to upload it! Thanks to those who keeps reminding me "habuk" is accumulating! You know who you are =) I just realised more people read my blog than what I expected. AWW Thank you all for the support! Here are the some stuff that I have been hiding "hehe".

 

Due to the fact it was the CNY *joys over food* and Valentines day on the same day this year, I'd made treats for friends and family who came to visit! =) First picture is blueberry cheese tarts! Not so conventional as you always see in bakeries, mine has a little heart on the top! cute for valentines eh ^^. and the rest are just some cupcakes that I put up =) so everyone would have a sweet first day of CNY besides all the cookies.

I have a thing for tarts and pastries. Aren't they just cute! and less messy haha! Lalala in to your mouth it goes =). I made mini one since everyone is less "healthy" during this festive season haha. I hope everyone had a great new year! I know I did *winks* ^^.

Mini Mandarin Orange Tartlet =)

Yay! I know finally I'm back! Sorry! =) hehe...I can't believe how much effort it takes to actually get yourself started to write up a blog..but once you start it's not that hard . Well anyway I did continue making food just that been lazy to upload it all up..Well these was one of my work before the CNY celebration! yay! It looks so CNY yeah? Mini mandarin orange tartlets yum yum, filled with orange custard.

Due to the abundance of "kam" everywhere during this festive time, why not just use it! Plus it's a lot cheaper than buying all those imported fruits, but they are all so pretty though. Mini size pastries are my favourite! One bite and TADAA! it's all in your mouth..saves the mess! haha! Sweet crust filled with orangey zesty custard and to top it all off is the fruit itself..Little petite desert for all at my uncle's house =).

Hahaha my cousin is having a good time with it! one of my loyal fans! *smiles* hehe this proves that my food is edible hahaha and survived!

Hmmmmm..

Don't you wish you were her =) More updates to come! (yes kiat I'm cleaning up the dust lol!)