Cakes and Cookies

Melt-in-the-mouth German Cookie

February 9, 2012

Before Chinese New Year, I had a list of goodies that I wanted to make like Peanut Cookie, Nian Gao, Bak Kwa, Pineapple Tart and others. Then the snowstorm / ice storm / power outage hits and all plans were out the window. After the power came back on, I only managed to bake this [...]

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Barbie Merliah Birthday Cake

February 6, 2012

Taking a short break from bento-ing, here’s a long overdue post from last year – C’s 7th birthday. This time she requested for a Barbie Merliah birthday cake. It’s a lemon butter cake with strawberry buttercream covered in marshmallow fondant.Everything is edible except for the top half of Barbie’s body which is the real Barbie [...]

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How to make marshmallow fondant

November 11, 2011

Lil’ C is turning 7! How time flies!!! So that means it is my annual cake baking time. When I first started making C’s cakes, I used buttercream but for these couple of years, I have been using fondant just because it is more fun. However I do not like the store bought fondant. I [...]

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Making homemade caramel

July 11, 2011

When my niece visited a couple of weeks ago, she wanted to learn to make caramel. How can I say no to this request for this sweet addictive stuff, right? I remembered bookmarking a caramel recipe from Savory Sweet Life last year. I have always wanted to try it out and it was the perfect time [...]

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The Little Mermaid – Ariel Cake

May 9, 2011

It has been 3 months since I baked my last birthday cake.So it is time to get back into action with this sweet cake. The little 3 year old cutie pie had a hard time deciding between Ariel or Dora. In the end Ariel won. This was a fun cake to make. The cake is [...]

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Super Mario Cake Again!

February 23, 2011

My 3rd and hopefully the last Mario cake in a year!  This time it’s for N who turned 4 last week. He loves Mario, so I made him this Super Mario cake. Besides the star candles, Mario, Luigi, Yoshi and Goomba, everything else is made from marshmallow fondant.

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Kuih Bangkit

February 1, 2011

My first attempt at making kuih bangkit – failed! Kuih Bangkit is a traditional cookie that is very common during Chinese New Year. It is made from tapioca flour, coconut milk and pandan (screwpine) leaves. It is a little on the dry side but when done right, it will melt in your mouth. Personally I [...]

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Swinging into action with Spiderman

January 17, 2011

This was the last cake that I made last year and I am finally getting around to posting it. It’s a Spiderman cake for a 5 year old who likes Spiderman and cars. I realized that if I can avoid making figures, I would. So I was very glad to able to find the Spiderman [...]

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Garden Fairy Cake

December 18, 2010

Lil’ C’s best friend, E loves horses. So for the last 2 years, I did My Little Pony cakes for her. This year, she decided that she wanted a fairy cake, not just any fairy cake but a garden fairy. As usual everything except the dolls are made from either marshmallow fondant and sugar paste. [...]

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Strawberry Shortcake House Cake

December 8, 2010

Every year, the last 2 months are always a crazy time for me because I go into a baking frenzy. Mainly it’s for Lil’ C’s birthday cake and also birthday cakes for a couple of her closest friends. If you have been reading my blog for a while, you would know that my whole cake [...]

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