tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274268192024-03-13T20:40:20.681+08:00Cakes and Cookies SpecialsBaking is a passion. Off and on, over the years, have been baking cakes and cookies and even tinkering with chocolates and jellies. Still have lots to learn, but here's my sharing... Enjoy!ViPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01228335824133856949noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426819.post-78078857718021615592012-06-20T11:24:00.000+08:002012-06-20T11:24:00.651+08:00Decorate With Fondant Workshop - Cake Decorating Ideas<br />
Cake decorating can be really fun as ideas are limited only by one's imagination. There are millions of cake decorating ideas out there and if you run short of any, just google on the internet and you will be able to be inspired with the many ways to decorate cakes and one of the simplest that I like working with is to decorate with fondant.<br />
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Once you know the basics of fondant decorating, you will find it fun and simple. Fondant decorating is just like playing with play dough. :D Except that fondant can be eaten. <br />
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Here are some simple fondant works done during a 'decorate with fondant workshop' that can be used as fondant toppers.<br />
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Briefly, semolina is the coarse endosperm grains of the wheat kernel when separated from the bran and the germ upon being processed by corrugated steel rollers.<br />
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There are basically two types of semolina cake recipes, the traditional type of sugi cake is the heavy and dense semolina cake which is typical of a Eurasian wedding cake. The other type of sugi cake is light and moist which my brother loves.<br />
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Here is the lighter version of the semolina cake recipe.<br />
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<b>Sugee Butter Cake Recipe </b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">Ingredients</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">A</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">5 egg yolks</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">90 gm castor sugar</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">B</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">5 egg whites </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">1/4 tsp cream of tartar</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">90 gm castor sugar</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">C</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">225 gm butter</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">120 gm semolina</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">D</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">10 gm milk powder</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">80 gm HongKong flour (low protein flour)</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">1 tsp double action baking powder</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">1/2 tsp soda bicarbonate</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">40 gm ground almond</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">E</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">1 dsp brandy</span></span><span style="color: blue;"> (optional)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">Method</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">1. Cream </span>C<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> till white and fluffy. Leave aside for 1 - 2 hours.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">2. Cream </span>A<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">3. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Fold </span>C </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">into </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">A</span>.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">4. Whisk <span style="color: red;">B</span> till stiff.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">5. Add <span style="color: red;">D</span> and <span style="color: red;">B</span> alternately into the semolina butter mixture.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">6. Add <span style="color: red;">E</span> if preferred.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">7. Pour into a 7 inch cake tin.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">8. Bake in preheated 180 degrees Celsius oven for approximately 30 minutes till golden brown.</span></span><br />
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Do try out the recipe above and let me know how it turned out. :D Happy Baking!<br />
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As Wikipedia puts it, semolina is the coarse middlings from certain types of wheat and grains such as rice and corn. When wheat kernels are processed via corrugated grooved steel rollers, the bran, germ and endosperm are separated. Due to the narrow space of the rollers, the endosperm is broken down into coarse grains and this is semolina. The semolina can then be ground into wheat flour or used in the production of other types of food.<br />
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The semolina particles are very coarse, depending on the various grades and quality and usually ranges from off-white to yellow in colour.<br />
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Semolina can be used for cooking or baking.<br />
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Eurasians typically love the semolina cakes or sugee butter cake, also known as sugi cake, which uses semolina as one of its main ingredients.<br />
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South Indians use semolina to make the rava dosa, a dish which resembles a thin pancake but without the eggs. North Indians use it for their sweets such as the sugi halwa.<br />
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Americans boil semolina with milk and sugar to get semolina pudding.<br />
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Semolina is also used in the manufacture of pasta, cereals, cookies and desserts.<br />
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A point to note is that semolina contains no fat or cholesterol and is very low in sodium. At the same time, semolina is rich in several B vitamins.<br />
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Instead of a poker cake, visualized a baccarat game where there was a tie as well as a pair and of course a winning hand!<br />
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Here is the preparation for the fondant birthday cake...<br />
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Started off with the playing cards. Decided to do with the biggest cards in the pack which is the four aces... This was quite a challenge as all the pieces had to be hand cut as I do not have any cutters for this.<br />
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Next was the preparation of the casino chips. Tried to get as close to the actual colours as I could. As I did not have the correct mould cutters for this, had to make do with bottle covers, etc...<br />
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Thought it came out pretty well, except that it was very time consuming, especially for the white edges.<br />
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Next was preparing the alphabets for the words, "PAIR" and "TIE". This was to make it look just like the baccarat gaming table.<br />
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Now came time to bake the cake. After baking the cake, covered it with a light green fondant base, followed by placing the designs that had been prepared.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inserting the custom made casino fondant pieces</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stacking up the casino chips</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More chips = more money</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some purple flowers to decorate the base</td></tr>
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Finally, after a few hours, the cake was ready. Here is a picture of the cake which I am proud of and I feel that this is one of the coolest birthday cakes that I have come up with on a full fondant birthday cake ...<br />
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The cake also has a winning hand! Whoever bet on pairs and ties would have won! At the same time, these wins are normally paid out 8:1 or greater... :) Which means even more money coming in at the casino.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Final picture of the full fondant birthday cake - casino birthday cake designs</td></tr>
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And time to sing Happy Birthday to the grand old dame...<br />
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Below are some of my trials with baked cheesecakes ... :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beer cheesecake - but not that much taste of beer & don't worry, you will not get drunk... LOL</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favourite Durian cheesecake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oreo cheesecake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oreo cheeecake with chocolate topping</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pandan cheesecake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chocolate chip cheesecake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mango cheesecake (another variation)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chocolate liquer cheesecake (was a little too rich for me)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Japanese cotton light cheesecake (have yet to master making this in a bigger pan)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orange mascapone cheesecake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marble cheesecake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Feather light cheesecake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New York cheesecake</td></tr>
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I must admit that it was fun trying out the various baked cheesecake recipe and testing them out. It was such a sense of satisfaction when it came out well... :) & especially when getting compliments from others! That indeed made the long hours in the kitchen worth it.<br />
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In order to start getting the whole cake done up properly, three to four days in advance, I started preparing Mickey's head with black fondant mixed with gumpaste as I needed to get it to stand upright, and especially for the ears to stick on and not fall off.<br />
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All the stars, hearts as well as alphabets had to be prepared in advance so that they would have time to harden and stand upright. The flowers and leaves were fun to make as I started to visualize the cake with some colourful flowers and butterflies as well.<br />
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It was a joy to see such a cheerful Mickey Mouse cake, especially after days of planning... The Mickey and friend figurines were purchased and provided by the customer.<br />
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Did not expect the pot of flowers which Minnie Mouse is standing on to
give me a challenge, but had to re-do it as I found that it was
difficult to get Minnie to stand up straight there and she kept leaning
either forward or backward. However, it all finally came together. :)<br />
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ViPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01228335824133856949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426819.post-64385721452445350882011-09-13T14:22:00.000+08:002011-09-13T14:23:00.512+08:00Snowskin MooncakePersonally, I prefer the snowskin mooncake as compared to the traditional baked mooncakes. The snowskin mooncake is not only easy to make, yet it has a nice soft texture as well as comes in a kaleidoscope of colours and flavours. Best of all, it tastes pretty delicious!<br />
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Recently bought a set of mooncake moulds from Hong Kong during my recent trip there and here are some of the results... :) Prior to these new moulds, had made some snowskin mooncakes as well but forgotten to snap the pictures.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pandan snowskin mooncake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Testing out my durian snowskin mooncake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another of my trials - black sesame snowskin mooncake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black sesame with lotus and durian snowskin mooncake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green bean, red bean and the ever popular durian snowskin mooncakes<br />
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With the Mooncake Festival this year falling on 12th September, 2011, was too busy preparing the mooncakes and baking other goodies that this post just got updated after all the hectic schedule over the past few weeks.<br />
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Always love cakes that are light and fluffy. Have been making cheesecakes recently and thought of trying out this Japanese Cheesecake Recipe. The Japanese are well known for their cottony soft Cotton Cheesecake Recipe and fortunately for me, I found this recipe in one of my recipe books and modified it a little.<br />
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<b><u>Japanese Cotton Cheesecake Recipe</u></b><br />
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<i>Ingredients:-</i><br />
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A<br />
200 g Cream cheese<br />
30 g Butter<br />
150 g Milk<br />
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B<br />
50 g Flour<br />
38 g Cornflour<br />
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C<br />
5 Egg yolks<br />
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D<br />
5 Egg whites<br />
1/4 tsp Cream of tartar<br />
100 g Sugar<br />
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<i>Method:-</i><br />
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1 Place A in a mixing bowl. Stir over double boiler until thicken. Remove from heat.<br />
2 Add in B and beat well.<br />
3 Add in C one at a time and mix till well combined.<br />
4 In a separate mixing bowl, whip D till soft peaks form.<br />
5 Add D into cream cheese mixture and mix well.<br />
6 Pour into 8 inches prepared baking tin.<br />
7 Bake in steam bath 170 degrees C for approximately 45 minutes till a pick inserted into the centre comes out clean.<br />
8 Remove cake from oven and unmould to cool.ViPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01228335824133856949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426819.post-3321374304243440932011-06-17T17:03:00.000+08:002011-06-17T17:03:30.803+08:00Mini Fruit Tartlets RecipeLove making these tiny fruit tartlets as they are easy to make and can just be popped into the mouth (though a little big still... :} ). They are a big hit with adults and kids alike at parties!<br />
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Personally, for the tart pastry, I prefer to just buy these off the shelf as it does away with the hassle of doing up the shortcrust pastry.<br />
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In fact, the recipe for these mini fruit tartlets can be used for the normal fruit tart recipe with a little modification. Just a matter of different size for the tart base, adding a little more custard and maybe cooking the filling till it thickens more so that it can be cut.<br />
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<b><span style="color: green; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt;">Mini Fruit Tartlets Recipe </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 23.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt;">(Makes 70)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Ingredients</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Method</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">1. Boil A</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">2. Mix B in a bowl and pour into A (away from fire). Cook over gentle fire until mixture thickens, whisking to prevent lumps.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">3. Spoon into tartlet pastry shells. If you are doing in bulk, it would be faster to pipe the custard mixture into the pastry shells.</span></b></div><br />
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</tbody></table>Glazing is optional and done only if you wish to have a glazed shiny look so that the fruits look nice and attractive.<br />
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Although it took us beginners several hours to complete the modeling of the fondant bride and groom cake toppers, our instructor could do it in less than an hour. WOW! That goes to show how practice plays an important part in fondant modeling.<br />
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Here are some pictures taken as we were walked through the steps on modeling our fondant bride and groom cake toppers.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">How to fondant bridegroom</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Make 2 of these for the shoes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roll black fondant to about 9 inches in length</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fold black fondant for the body and the legs, gluing in the centre</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ssTUFzT_3QM/Tfbo7RvwhTI/AAAAAAAANms/AoMeLu2Okjs/s1600/groom23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ssTUFzT_3QM/Tfbo7RvwhTI/AAAAAAAANms/AoMeLu2Okjs/s320/groom23.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cut a piece of white rectangle for the shirt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Putting the shirt on measuring the length of the shirt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Trim the top of the shirt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Neaten it</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Glue the shoes on and insert a skewer in through one leg all the way up</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-T_u5TQuTwxI/Tfbo18mMzvI/AAAAAAAANmE/0OgwgxDKZvE/s1600/groom13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-T_u5TQuTwxI/Tfbo18mMzvI/AAAAAAAANmE/0OgwgxDKZvE/s320/groom13.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Add some flesh coloured fondant around the top for the neck</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qwd4GpMr9vc/Tfbo46rxpGI/AAAAAAAANmY/0jXKkaKgCdU/s1600/groom18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qwd4GpMr9vc/Tfbo46rxpGI/AAAAAAAANmY/0jXKkaKgCdU/s320/groom18.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Cut a piece of black rectangle for the jacket</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Jacket fitting</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oC02RJVNA5I/Tfbo32bY5sI/AAAAAAAANmQ/F3urhSkCU9M/s1600/groom16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oC02RJVNA5I/Tfbo32bY5sI/AAAAAAAANmQ/F3urhSkCU9M/s1600/groom16.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Trim to the correct size and round the corners</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Fitting the jacket</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ncI3-aDawEI/Tfbo2Ypu3OI/AAAAAAAANmI/ZggYB50ZMM4/s1600/groom14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ncI3-aDawEI/Tfbo2Ypu3OI/AAAAAAAANmI/ZggYB50ZMM4/s320/groom14.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Make a slit at the back</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_fivWqE2UGI/Tfbo1QkTAeI/AAAAAAAANmA/2AapA1K0WQY/s1600/groom12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_fivWqE2UGI/Tfbo1QkTAeI/AAAAAAAANmA/2AapA1K0WQY/s1600/groom12.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Glue the jacket on</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LQiJ0JDaN9M/Tfbo0_DQH6I/AAAAAAAANl8/IJ8KnN4IRAg/s1600/groom11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LQiJ0JDaN9M/Tfbo0_DQH6I/AAAAAAAANl8/IJ8KnN4IRAg/s1600/groom11.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Slit the top of the jacket for the collar and lapel</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NEzFtAPmCFo/Tfbo0ee4d3I/AAAAAAAANl4/L2zd-j-ehBU/s1600/groom10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NEzFtAPmCFo/Tfbo0ee4d3I/AAAAAAAANl4/L2zd-j-ehBU/s1600/groom10.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Slit the other side as well</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Fold the jacket lapel and collar down</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> To look like this</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Modeling the fingers</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IAO3rarTYko/TfbowqRbIYI/AAAAAAAANlo/8YdlOUQNCX8/s1600/groom6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IAO3rarTYko/TfbowqRbIYI/AAAAAAAANlo/8YdlOUQNCX8/s320/groom6.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Looks pretty real :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XqaYvhOYq2Y/Tfbovs-4ESI/AAAAAAAANlk/bPD8grcT3Eo/s1600/groom4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XqaYvhOYq2Y/Tfbovs-4ESI/AAAAAAAANlk/bPD8grcT3Eo/s320/groom4.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Roll out black fondant for the jacket sleeves</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HCNRdgcNZTU/TfboujKP81I/AAAAAAAANlg/_HWUmaDj7eE/s1600/groom3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HCNRdgcNZTU/TfboujKP81I/AAAAAAAANlg/_HWUmaDj7eE/s320/groom3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Add a white cuff on the wrist and slit as in picture above to slot the fingers into the black sleeve</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> This is what it will look like</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Add in the head, eyes, nose, ears and make an indent for the mouth</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bU6f-RMXjOw/Tfb3rpBzRUI/AAAAAAAANoE/dEm1V1R2mOA/s1600/bride22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bU6f-RMXjOw/Tfb3rpBzRUI/AAAAAAAANoE/dEm1V1R2mOA/s320/bride22.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1 Make the base of the bride as above... one is enough</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2 Shape the upper body as in the picture</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3 Pinch the top to form the neck</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pXtv1J8Gdv0/Tfb3oHekqrI/AAAAAAAANn4/Njf0HHJsmTE/s1600/bride18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pXtv1J8Gdv0/Tfb3oHekqrI/AAAAAAAANn4/Njf0HHJsmTE/s320/bride18.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4 Trim the neck a little</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5 Fit the upper body to the base and push a skewer through</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">6 Add the boobs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> 7 Cut a white rectangle for the dress top</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">8 Trim for a low back dress</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">17 Fitting the long wedding train to the bride</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">18 With the train flowing down the two tier wedding cake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">19 Piping royal icing for the hair</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bride and groom cake toppers</td></tr>
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More pictures of wedding cake toppers done by our group, though some are not fully completed.<br />
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We also learned the difference between fondant and gumpaste. Basically, gumpaste is fondant with gum powder added to it for your modeling needs so that your figures will be able to dry harder and stand easier. However, gumpaste does not taste as good as fondant.<br />
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Fondant and gumpaste can be used interchangeably. Although you can use fondant to make flowers and other decorations, the finished product may tend to droop and become limp after a while. However if you were to do them in gumpaste, they will be able to keep their shape and dry better.<br />
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Using gumpaste for your modeling of flowers allows you to roll the paste thinner which gives your flowers a more realistic feel.<br />
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I must add that the more humid your area, the more your flowers will go limp and wet even using gumpaste. That was what happened to my sugar flowers. To remedy that, you need to work in an air-conditioned environment especially if you are in a humid country like myself. If you live near a water catchment area or on a high floor, this situation can get even worse!<br />
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And if you intend to make those beautiful sugar flowers ahead of time, be sure to store them in a cool and dry place.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>Never store fondant figures or fondant cakes in the refrigerator as they will turn wet upon room temperature.</i><br />
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Our sugarcraft cake decorating highlight of the day was modeling the bride and groom cake toppers and placing them on the tiered wedding cakes. As we were involved in modeling the fondant bride and groom which took us several hours, the two tier cake was left plain and simple, without any further sugarcraft decorations which would have made them even more elegant.<br />
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</tbody></table>We were given a free hand to choose the colours of our tiered wedding cakes. Thus you can see various colours so that we had a feel of the different shades the colours could give.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some variations of the fondant bride and groom</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Some of us were brand new to fondant modeling. Plus the fact that to make the bride and groom look real, there were many other small details to take note of. It took us the whole afternoon just to finish off the bride and groom cake toppers and place them on our tiered wedding cakes.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiered wedding cakes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Final product of the fondant bride and groom</td></tr>
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</a>ViPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01228335824133856949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426819.post-37686503571587058232011-06-13T16:05:00.001+08:002011-06-13T16:08:31.129+08:00Sugarcraft Cake Decorating - PME Professional Diploma Course (3)<span class="post-labels">Day 4 of our PME Professional Diploma Course in Sugarcraft Cake Decorating. Today we learn more techniques on decorating cakes with fondant and also the art of marbling fondant. We also learn how to make basic sugarpaste flowers as well as sugarcraft decorations including a cute little rocking horse.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Preparing the rocking horse</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Cut the rocking horse according to the picture above. Glue the two headless base to either side of the head as in the picture below and place on a cardboard to harden. This needs to be made with either gumpaste or if using sugarpaste, do mix it with gum powder so that it can harden and stand well.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leave the rocking horse to dry</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Learning the art of marbling fondant. Start by adding a few colours to the sugarpaste.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adding colours to the sugarpaste</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3HIFxylZwOo/TfW4WHhAi4I/AAAAAAAANkY/DNPH3_ayCs8/s1600/pme26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3HIFxylZwOo/TfW4WHhAi4I/AAAAAAAANkY/DNPH3_ayCs8/s320/pme26.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knead the sugarpaste</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out the various colours</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jmwf_M2DtrQ/TfW4Uizy5-I/AAAAAAAANkQ/3u8lpELRwOA/s1600/pme23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jmwf_M2DtrQ/TfW4Uizy5-I/AAAAAAAANkQ/3u8lpELRwOA/s320/pme23.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roll out the sugarpaste</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Should you happen to put too much colours that they start to run and smudge, place some icing sugar on the affected area before rolling. <br />
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If you are going to cover the cake board as well, roll out the sugarpaste till it is big enough to cover the cake board, then gently bring over the cake and smoothen accordingly with the fondant smoother.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cover the cake and smoothen accordingly</td></tr>
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Pinch the sides to make some designs.<br />
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As for the lacy designs for the sides of the cake, follow the pictures below:- <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cutting out design for the 'lace'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Use eyelet cutter for the design</td></tr>
</tbody></table>You can frill the edges a little if desired.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Use water to attach on the cake sides</td></tr>
</tbody></table>For the top layer of the lace:-<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using a contrasting colour for the top</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A design for the four corners to look like a handkerchief</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After attaching the sides and corners</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up look at the sugarpaste decoration</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using royal icing to add the details</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished product</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dW0pSl9qlNg/TfW4JxvrZfI/AAAAAAAANjg/72WfOMQE9XQ/s1600/pme11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dW0pSl9qlNg/TfW4JxvrZfI/AAAAAAAANjg/72WfOMQE9XQ/s320/pme11.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After piping of the royal icing and adding the basic sugarpaste flowers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">End result</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Having mastered the art of fondant cake decoration, it is simple to come up with a design as in the above. And it is great fun putting in your creativity to work as well... and listen to the oooohs & aaaaahs of your friends when they see your work of art!<br />
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Here are more of our masterpieces as we went through the full course learning the intricacies of sugarpaste and fondant cake decor. Really love the beautiful results of the sugarcraft decorations. Let your imagination run wild!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For the swags</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upon attaching to the cake</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Note the strip around the base of the cake. You can use different embossers to make the cake more interesting.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--DaCkoKL9j4/TfHM8RJOxXI/AAAAAAAANic/HWot5KNKfbg/s1600/pme1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--DaCkoKL9j4/TfHM8RJOxXI/AAAAAAAANic/HWot5KNKfbg/s320/pme1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cake fully decorated with fondant cake decor</td></tr>
</tbody></table><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=essence-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=1853913502&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>For Day 3 of the PME Professional Course in Sugarpaste, we learned to work with two tier cakes. The top was a 6" dummy whereas the bottom was a real 9" fruit cake. It is different working with a real cake versus a dummy cake.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My masterpiece for Day 3 of the PME Professional Course in Sugarpaste</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another cake with a different colour theme</td></tr>
</tbody></table>As we were given a free choice of colours, it was creativity at work.<br />
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Check out Sugarcraft Cake Decorating - PME Professional Diploma Course for more of what we did on Days 1 & 2. <br />
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Look out for Sugarcraft Cake Decorating - PME Professional Diploma Course (3).<br />
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</a>ViPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01228335824133856949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426819.post-16856494809179441252011-06-03T22:24:00.002+08:002011-06-10T15:39:56.493+08:00Sugarcraft Cake Decorating - PME Professional Diploma CourseIt has been almost a year since I became interested in sugarcraft cake decorating. Took up the PME Professional Diploma Course in Sugarpaste flowers late last year and have been waiting for the PME Professional Diploma Course in Sugarpaste ever since.<br />
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Finally managed to get the dates which suits me. And here I am.<br />
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Here are some of the pieces that we worked on...<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h7AfKhJuSm4/TejtKVz74nI/AAAAAAAANf0/3ERTfNr9FM4/s1600/pme1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h7AfKhJuSm4/TejtKVz74nI/AAAAAAAANf0/3ERTfNr9FM4/s320/pme1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 1PME Professional Diploma Course</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Day 1:- We learned to cover a dummy cake as well as the cake board with sugarpaste, also known as fondant. As you can see from the picture above, we also learned some crimping effects as well as creating inlays and outlays. And not forgetting the 2 types of ribbon roses, sugarpaste flowers.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 2 PME Professional Diploma Course</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Day 2 - We covered a real pound cake with sugarpaste and created the frills, bows, hearts as well as the little teddy bear.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Learning to make frills</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bows</td></tr>
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<div>Check out Sugarcraft Cake Decorating - PME Professional Diploma Course (2) for more on what is covered in the PME Diploma Course for Sugarpaste</div><div><br />
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</a>ViPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01228335824133856949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426819.post-85481004122844873092011-05-18T16:50:00.000+08:002011-05-18T16:50:02.829+08:00Chocolate Ganache Cake Topping<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mY1PfwUCvTk/TdN0arin0ZI/AAAAAAAANbE/WhNpKvIAdHU/s1600/choc11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mY1PfwUCvTk/TdN0arin0ZI/AAAAAAAANbE/WhNpKvIAdHU/s320/choc11.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://gateway2freedom.info/">Elife Inspire Club</a> Official Opening</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Here are some pictures of the marble coffee cake which I call Coffee Harmony Cake, covered with chocolate ganache cake topping.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Happy Birthday Cake full of hearts,even the side too...yummy! ~ Yomiko Yeo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Internet Biz Coaching Office 1st Anniversary Celebration</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qMpTZDB6Bxo/TdNxNbkbAuI/AAAAAAAANao/p4ZiFAvwvTI/s1600/choc3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qMpTZDB6Bxo/TdNxNbkbAuI/AAAAAAAANao/p4ZiFAvwvTI/s320/choc3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A birthday cake ordered by a neighbour</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4yMoniIItOo/TdNxOtGof9I/AAAAAAAANas/_zkJJD8Mk4A/s1600/choc4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4yMoniIItOo/TdNxOtGof9I/AAAAAAAANas/_zkJJD8Mk4A/s320/choc4.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coffee harmony (marble coffee cake) for a 9 year old </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing with icing figurines for the coffee harmony cake</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xkz8CglTsDo/TdNxQQyyXJI/AAAAAAAANa0/FquVm0U6pnA/s1600/choc7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xkz8CglTsDo/TdNxQQyyXJI/AAAAAAAANa0/FquVm0U6pnA/s320/choc7.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chocolate Bliss</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fs72DbHN1Fg/TdNxRMYIH5I/AAAAAAAANa4/0ccXikg5V8E/s1600/choc8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fs72DbHN1Fg/TdNxRMYIH5I/AAAAAAAANa4/0ccXikg5V8E/s320/choc8.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very simple birthday cake with chocolate ganache cake topping</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IeQWxUbSgEE/TdNxRpF4CfI/AAAAAAAANa8/7kNA_z1uGVI/s1600/choc9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IeQWxUbSgEE/TdNxRpF4CfI/AAAAAAAANa8/7kNA_z1uGVI/s320/choc9.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Something fun</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0_g6fyc4Ua8/TdNxSXjxz7I/AAAAAAAANbA/PL_tEi3b9D0/s1600/choc10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0_g6fyc4Ua8/TdNxSXjxz7I/AAAAAAAANbA/PL_tEi3b9D0/s320/choc10.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A ballerina</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Above are just some of the pictures of either Chocolate Bliss cake or Coffee Harmony (marble coffee cake) with Chocolate Ganache Cake Topping. A good combination!<br />
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</a>ViPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01228335824133856949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426819.post-41799475623104283572011-04-24T21:59:00.001+08:002011-04-24T22:07:05.375+08:00Birthday Party Ideas For 9 Yr Old Girls<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1EZLNHsU6Cw/TbQqAZYHogI/AAAAAAAANNU/2Dg37r3uwwQ/s1600/b1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1EZLNHsU6Cw/TbQqAZYHogI/AAAAAAAANNU/2Dg37r3uwwQ/s320/b1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simple birthday decoration</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Had a friend who was looking for kids birthday party ideas and especially birthday party ideas for 9 yr old girls. As she knew that Home Kitchen Creations conducts baking classes for kids, she decided to look into baking birthday parties for kids.<br />
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Alternating between cupcake birthday parties and cheesecakes, she opted for a cheesecake baking birthday party for her 9 yr old girl. That decided, she was discharged from her duty as the birthday party planner.<br />
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Here are some pictures taken during the baking birthday party recently.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baked mango cheeesecakes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beaming with pride at their cheesecake creation</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Specially created chocolate cornflakes </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A beautiful chocolate cake for the 9 yr old birthday girl</td></tr>
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According to my friend, "the kids liked the recipes and really enjoyed themselves. Really talking non stop about the party."<br />
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Somehow if you can make cheesecakes, be they baked or no bake cheesecakes, you seem to move up a notch in your baking skills in the eyes of those who do not bake. <br />
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If you are looking for simple cheesecake recipes, here is an easy no bake cheesecake recipe which I would like to share.<br />
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<u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">No Bake Pineapple Cheesecake Recipe</span></u><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Crust</span><br />
150 g Marie's biscuits, crushed<br />
100 g melted butter<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Method</span><br />
For the crust, mix the melted butter and biscuit crumbs well. Place into 9" round springform pan and refrigerate.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Filling</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">A</span><br />
250 g cream cheese (room temperature)<br />
60 g fine sugar<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">B </span><br />
200 g whipping cream<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">C</span><br />
1 can (450g) pineapple rings/cubes (diced)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">D</span><br />
125 g pineapple syrup<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">E</span><br />
1 ½ tbsp gelatin<br />
60 g hot water<br />
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1. Cream A till light and fluffy<br />
2. Whisk B and fold into A<br />
3. Dissolve the gelatin in hot water and cool<br />
4. When E is slightly cool, add in D<br />
5. Add D and E mixture into A and B. Mix well<br />
6. Add in C and stir<br />
7. Pour onto prepared crust and refrigerate at least 4 hours<br />
8. Remove from springform pan and serve<br />
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</a>ViPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01228335824133856949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426819.post-2128754447502382022011-04-06T15:39:00.000+08:002011-04-06T15:39:37.546+08:00Make Fondant Animals and Fondant CreationsThough I took up the PME Diploma in Sugar Flowers, I have not had any formal training on how to make figures with fondant. Suddenly had a craze last week to start using fondant and churning out some fondant creations. Here are some of the fondant figures that I came up with...<br />
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Was fortunate to be able to make some fondant animals as well such as the fondant bear, monkey and giraffe. The ducks and frogs were done last year when I had an order for a <a href="http://vipcreations.blogspot.com/2010/09/1st-birthday-cupcakes.html">1st Birthday cupcakes</a>.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XuOQZE2FnU8/TZwPoc_pDLI/AAAAAAAANG8/Z9Cn8xGf1Qw/s1600/1+bear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XuOQZE2FnU8/TZwPoc_pDLI/AAAAAAAANG8/Z9Cn8xGf1Qw/s1600/1+bear.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fondant bear</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7iAv8YjdiL0/TZwPpQDvCRI/AAAAAAAANHA/N7L_baUMk2I/s1600/2+bears.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="208" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7iAv8YjdiL0/TZwPpQDvCRI/AAAAAAAANHA/N7L_baUMk2I/s320/2+bears.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friends forever... </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yD5Ji5e7KpA/TZwPqS9yCQI/AAAAAAAANHE/va8-CVjxPB8/s1600/baby+%2526+bear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yD5Ji5e7KpA/TZwPqS9yCQI/AAAAAAAANHE/va8-CVjxPB8/s320/baby+%2526+bear.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby & bears</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oSABBvG9qBk/TZwPreiFFNI/AAAAAAAANHI/VBwIOzIiA5I/s1600/baby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oSABBvG9qBk/TZwPreiFFNI/AAAAAAAANHI/VBwIOzIiA5I/s320/baby.jpg" width="280" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">haha.. supposed to be a baby but guess the fondant figure does not look like one...</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Dml3Fv2pDkc/TZwPsZFtJCI/AAAAAAAANHM/Z9Boe3wGhk0/s1600/baby1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Dml3Fv2pDkc/TZwPsZFtJCI/AAAAAAAANHM/Z9Boe3wGhk0/s320/baby1.jpg" width="271" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fondant baby before the stars</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Fxenq8iZWDg/TZwPtAhcYSI/AAAAAAAANHQ/wHfBY2s53TY/s1600/ducks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Fxenq8iZWDg/TZwPtAhcYSI/AAAAAAAANHQ/wHfBY2s53TY/s320/ducks.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fondant ducks</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Swfajucg70M/TZwPt0GXc2I/AAAAAAAANHU/e3Yh9txedgA/s1600/frogs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="185" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Swfajucg70M/TZwPt0GXc2I/AAAAAAAANHU/e3Yh9txedgA/s320/frogs.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fondant frogs</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eJf4qh7nJUg/TZwPuamDIrI/AAAAAAAANHY/RUgGmxlhjto/s1600/giraffe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eJf4qh7nJUg/TZwPuamDIrI/AAAAAAAANHY/RUgGmxlhjto/s320/giraffe.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little fondant giraffes</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zezf3lPd5vc/TZwPus6WMiI/AAAAAAAANHc/_NA2tYejXdU/s1600/giraffe1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zezf3lPd5vc/TZwPus6WMiI/AAAAAAAANHc/_NA2tYejXdU/s1600/giraffe1.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the fondant giraffes</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4y3LXExwbRY/TZwN2lQOG_I/AAAAAAAANG4/voX8kbwG1RQ/s1600/monkey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="295" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4y3LXExwbRY/TZwN2lQOG_I/AAAAAAAANG4/voX8kbwG1RQ/s320/monkey.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fondant figure of a monkey... not very well done and still lots to improve</td></tr>
</tbody></table>It was a very fun and exciting week for me as I played about making some of the fondant creations. If you have the patience and the passion, there is nothing that you cannot do... :)<br />
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Started off with the easiest:- this is what I call the easy no bake cheesecake<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No bake pineapple cheesecake</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next was the orange mascarpone cheesecake. This was the only cheesecake that used two types of cheeses - cream cheese and mascarpone cheese.</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orange Mascarpone Cheesecake</td></tr>
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This feather light marble cheesecake tastes a little like a normal light sponge cake.</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Devil's cheesecake</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Found the devil's cheesecake a little too rich for my liking.<br />
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Next I tried the chocolate marble cheesecake. The chocolate covering was what gave this cheesecake its chocolate taste.<br />
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Tried something slightly different with the mango cheeesecake. Placed real mango slices on top of the cake and hundreds and thousands at the side to make it colourful. Not too good an idea of the hundreds and thousands as the colours tend to run...<br />
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The chocolate chip cheesecake was one of the hot favourites as well as the mango cheesecake and orange mascarpone cheesecake. For an easy no bake cheesecake, the pineapple cheesecake is a great homemade cheesecake to start with.<br />
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Pretty easy to make, these dainty little snow coffee cookies are great not only for coffee lovers but for individuals like myself who do not drink coffee but just love any cakes or cookies with that special coffee flavour.<br />
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<b><i>Snow Coffee Cookies Recipe</i></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">200 gm butter</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">100 gm castor sugar</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">1 - 2 tsp coffee paste (depending on your preference)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">15 gm mocha powder</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">220 gm plain flour</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">1 tsp baking powder</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">60 gm ground almonds</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">60 gm semolina</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">1. Cream </span>A<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> till light and fluffy</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">2. Beat in </span>B<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> & </span>C</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">3. Refrigerate for 30 minutes</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">4. Shape into rounds, flatten a little and place on baking tray lined with greaseproof paper</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">5. Bake in preheated 170 degrees Celsius oven for 12 - 15 minutes till golden brown</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">6. Decorate with </span>D<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> on the top</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">And there you have it! The Snow Coffee Cookies recipe should not be too difficult to follow and the coffee cookies are great for tea breaks...</span><br />
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</tbody></table> Also had an order for some cakes to be delivered before Chinese New Year. And since it was the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit, came up with this simple CNY cake decor.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GNFxEFjOgOs/TV9_AEdR_lI/AAAAAAAAM2s/tX6HOpX4qlY/s1600/c2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GNFxEFjOgOs/TV9_AEdR_lI/AAAAAAAAM2s/tX6HOpX4qlY/s320/c2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>For the edible cake decor:- Fondant rabbit signifying the zodiac rabbit year. Fondant plum blossom flowers signifying luck. A red fondant background representing joy, virtue, truth and sincerity since red is an auspicious colour. And all things gold for prosperity.<br />
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Simple and nothing too elaborate for the fondant cake decor... Yet bringing out the significance of the Chinese New Year festival.<br />
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Chinese New Year is here once again... <br />
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Personally though I love the traditional CNY cookies, I do yearn for something different as well. This year, I have come up with a few new varieties including some for the chocolate and coffee lovers as well as some traditional cookies.<br />
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Here are the CNY cookies available for 2011:-<br />
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</a>ViPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01228335824133856949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426819.post-86196531459373918972011-01-06T19:07:00.005+08:002011-01-06T19:48:33.376+08:00Christmas Chocolate CupcakesWas away in the weeks before Christmas and touched down on home soil only on Christmas Day. Since we were having a family Christmas lunch on Boxing Day, decided to make some Christmas chocolate cupcakes at the very last minute.<div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 288px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7Fd7Gp3gglY/TSWnFmWFf4I/AAAAAAAAMgk/OginA6ZbXUA/s320/c1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559033029693112194" /><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas season</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Used my basic chocolate cupcake recipe, topped it with chocolate butter cream and added some Christmas decorations and voila! here comes the very easy-to-make Christmas chocolate cupcakes.<br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7Fd7Gp3gglY/TSWnFnWy16I/AAAAAAAAMgs/DjXIYqP8-_4/s320/c2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559033029964519330" /><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas chocolate cupcakes - one of my friends said that they looked very 'pro' :)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7Fd7Gp3gglY/TSWnF96U1EI/AAAAAAAAMg0/urI7WGHbaQw/s1600/c3.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7Fd7Gp3gglY/TSWnF96U1EI/AAAAAAAAMg0/urI7WGHbaQw/s1600/c3.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7Fd7Gp3gglY/TSWnF96U1EI/AAAAAAAAMg0/urI7WGHbaQw/s320/c3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559033036019127362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Another set of Christmas chocolate cupcakes but with vanilla icing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><a href="http://onlywire.com/submit?u=http://vipcreations.blogspot.com &t=Christmas Chocolate Cupcakes &tags=Christmas chocolate cupcakes, santa cupcakes, christmas season, christmas cupcakes, chocolate cupcakes" class="owbutton" title="Bookmark & Share this Article" target="_blank" style="display:inline-block !important; white-space:nowrap !important; padding:1px !important;text-decoration:none !important;line-height:12px !important;border:1px solid #CCCCCC !important;border-radius:6px !important;-webkit-border-radius:6px !important;-moz-border-radius:6px !important;background-color:#FFFFFF;"><br /> <span style="display:inline-block !important;margin-right:0px !important;border-radius:4px !important;-webkit-border-radius:4px !important;-moz-border-radius:4px !important;background-color:#0095C8;"><img src="http://onlywire.com/images/onlywire_logo_small.png" style="height:15px !important;padding:0 !important;border:none !important;vertical-align:middle !important;display:inline !important;"></span><br /> <span style="display:inline-block !important;vertical-align:middle !important;font-weight:bold !important;padding-right:3px !important;padding-left:3px !important;color:#000000;font-size:9px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bookmark & Share</span><br /></a>ViPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01228335824133856949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426819.post-75162074858598575682010-10-11T19:50:00.004+08:002010-10-11T19:59:34.663+08:00Tiffany Blue Cupcakes With Fondant ButterflyA special request for tiffany blue cupcakes with lavender butterfly.<br /><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7Fd7Gp3gglY/TLL4IXsRIgI/AAAAAAAALIA/3Sq_IBb8E8k/s1600/cup10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7Fd7Gp3gglY/TLL4IXsRIgI/AAAAAAAALIA/3Sq_IBb8E8k/s320/cup10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526752515419349506" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chocolate cupcakes with tiffany blue icing and lavender fondant butterflies</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7Fd7Gp3gglY/TLL4HxPxdrI/AAAAAAAALH4/4loAWOI89l0/s1600/cup9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 288px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7Fd7Gp3gglY/TLL4HxPxdrI/AAAAAAAALH4/4loAWOI89l0/s320/cup9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526752505099286194" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">These chocolate cupcakes are packed in boxes of 6</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7Fd7Gp3gglY/TLL4HgHD6lI/AAAAAAAALHw/6KCqAzjWnrc/s1600/cup8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7Fd7Gp3gglY/TLL4HgHD6lI/AAAAAAAALHw/6KCqAzjWnrc/s320/cup8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526752500499343954" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Top view of the tiffany blue cupcakes with fondant butterflies</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As per Cherilyn:- <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">My friends love the cupcakes. They found it very pretty and too delicate to eat. As for me, I found the flower and leaf very crunchy, butterfly marzipan a bit too sweet and cos the butterfly was too big for the cupcake and 1/2 of the butterfly broke. The colours are very sweet and the mint green did have a tinge of mint in it, right? The mint flavour went very well with the chocolate cupcakes... :)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div></div><br /><br /><a href="http://onlywire.com/submit?u=http://vipcreations.blogspot.com &t=Tiffany Blue Cupcakes With Fondant Butterfly &tags=tiffany blue cupcakes, chocolate cupcakes, fondant butterflies, fondant butterfly" class="owbutton" title="Bookmark & Share this Article" target="_blank" style="display:inline-block !important; white-space:nowrap !important; padding:1px !important;text-decoration:none !important;line-height:12px !important;border:1px solid #CCCCCC !important;border-radius:6px !important;-webkit-border-radius:6px !important;-moz-border-radius:6px !important;background-color:#FFFFFF;"><br /> <span style="display:inline-block !important;margin-right:0px !important;border-radius:4px !important;-webkit-border-radius:4px !important;-moz-border-radius:4px !important;background-color:#0095C8;"><img src="http://onlywire.com/images/onlywire_logo_small.png" style="height:15px !important;padding:0 !important;border:none !important;vertical-align:middle !important;display:inline !important;"></span><br /> <span style="display:inline-block !important;vertical-align:middle !important;font-weight:bold !important;padding-right:3px !important;padding-left:3px !important;color:#000000;font-size:12px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bookmark & Share</span><br /></a>ViPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01228335824133856949noreply@blogger.com0