Since quitting my job in April and finding my new direction in life, I found the time to do the things I love again. Recently my ex-colleague mentioned I could earn some money by writing a blog... haha she tells that to almost everyone ;). On top of the $ motivation, I also hope to keep writing to ensure my writing skill doesn't get rusty. Having worked in a mystery shopping company for 38months, I shall not and will not let this skill die on me!! Let's just say I was never good with English. Yet what could I write about and what am I good at that I could keep the writing going.... that brings me to... BAKING!
Over the last 1-2 years, I have occasionally baked my hubby favourite fruit cake for him but that was it. In the past, I used to bake real cakes (with creams, different layers and toppings) every weekend. I even baked my own 21st b-day cake - in a shape of a key filled with dark chocolates and dark cherries (almost like black forest cake). Unfortunately I lost all photos in cyberspace and my laptop.... =(
However, this passion got killed after I started my degree and job. Another reason for not continuing with it was the lack of good ingredients. I used to get all my ingredient from my teacher, Richard Goh, whom I learnt from at a local community center. He taught us how to make all kind of cakes i.e.: butter cakes, sponge cake and even those specialty cakes that you get in hotels...& most importantly he has his car filled with all kinds of baking equipments, top quality whipping cream, fillings, chocolates, and compound (real extract from fruits i.e.: strawberry, orange unlike the essence you get at your local supermarket or Red Man (at least the one near me - i only saw RUM compound so far)). These ingredients make your most ordinary cake into the most heavenly cake u have ever tasted.
In March, the Kenwood baking machine my father-in-law gave me decided to give up its life by releasing large amount of black smoke and screamed its last dying pain on me. I was baking fruit cake again then and had just started on the first mixing. =( I told my hubby that if he wished to have his cake, he needs to be the whisking machine (to whisk the second mix - egg whites & sugar- till they are stiff!) Hahahaaa.. it was such a comical screen, seeing him desperately trying to do that.
Thus I starting searching for a good deal N ended up with my silver Kitchen Aid which I bought at Mayer warehouse sales.The price is so good that you will never see the same rate outside =) but of course there is a catch - the paint work on the machine is defective (with black spots). After much struggles (I was eyeing the red one), I decided to go for it.
With that I started my baking again, and stocking up flour, sugar and butter. I have also recently fall in love with cupcakes. Making them is easy but what attracted me most is the different kind of toppings on them. I want and will learn to make them. I will share all these on my blog and I already made loads of pic on the cake I made for my father-in-law birthday on Jun 2... will upload shortly.. =)
Enjoy...!
Over the last 1-2 years, I have occasionally baked my hubby favourite fruit cake for him but that was it. In the past, I used to bake real cakes (with creams, different layers and toppings) every weekend. I even baked my own 21st b-day cake - in a shape of a key filled with dark chocolates and dark cherries (almost like black forest cake). Unfortunately I lost all photos in cyberspace and my laptop.... =(
However, this passion got killed after I started my degree and job. Another reason for not continuing with it was the lack of good ingredients. I used to get all my ingredient from my teacher, Richard Goh, whom I learnt from at a local community center. He taught us how to make all kind of cakes i.e.: butter cakes, sponge cake and even those specialty cakes that you get in hotels...& most importantly he has his car filled with all kinds of baking equipments, top quality whipping cream, fillings, chocolates, and compound (real extract from fruits i.e.: strawberry, orange unlike the essence you get at your local supermarket or Red Man (at least the one near me - i only saw RUM compound so far)). These ingredients make your most ordinary cake into the most heavenly cake u have ever tasted.
In March, the Kenwood baking machine my father-in-law gave me decided to give up its life by releasing large amount of black smoke and screamed its last dying pain on me. I was baking fruit cake again then and had just started on the first mixing. =( I told my hubby that if he wished to have his cake, he needs to be the whisking machine (to whisk the second mix - egg whites & sugar- till they are stiff!) Hahahaaa.. it was such a comical screen, seeing him desperately trying to do that.
Thus I starting searching for a good deal N ended up with my silver Kitchen Aid which I bought at Mayer warehouse sales.The price is so good that you will never see the same rate outside =) but of course there is a catch - the paint work on the machine is defective (with black spots). After much struggles (I was eyeing the red one), I decided to go for it.
With that I started my baking again, and stocking up flour, sugar and butter. I have also recently fall in love with cupcakes. Making them is easy but what attracted me most is the different kind of toppings on them. I want and will learn to make them. I will share all these on my blog and I already made loads of pic on the cake I made for my father-in-law birthday on Jun 2... will upload shortly.. =)
Enjoy...!
