selamat hari raya :D

Hye all.......

Ramadhan is coming to its end in a few short days.... Im a little sad that this year's Ramadhan seems to be passing by too quickly... I feel like im not fully utilizing this blessful month to its max... but syukur alhamdullillah, i managed to complete reciting the quran after a year of reciting the holy book... alhamdullilah....

The end of Ramadhan means the unfolding of Syawal.... Syawal is a joyful month as Muslims celebrate this month with glorious foods..... Not to mention us Sarawakian.... this mean sugar frenzy as delectable cakes and cookies will be served.... not to mention carbonated drinks... *memang sugar rush tauuu*.....

What i love best the coming together as a whole family..as for this year would be waiting for dear hubby to come home.. one big extended family will come together and gather at the eldest member of the family's house.... In my case, the first day will be the gathering of our families at my grandmothers house while the second day, my father will be swamped by his step-siblings *yess... my dad have over 12 step brothers and sisters*

Where there are people, there will be food.... my fav would be lemang and curry and of coz, kuah kacang and nasi impit... yummmssss.....

Whoopsss.... lets have a peek on what i did today... its a 25 pieces of chocolate cuppies covered in fondant for HARI RAYA!!!! The customer requested 6 figurines which made up the whole family... Enjoyyyyyy



Important elements during Hari Raya: lemang, ketupat, kek lapis and of course our orang tua (parents/ grandparents/ aunties and uncles)

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri

the 25 pieces of cuppies with Raya theme

Results!!!!

Salam Ramadhan :)

Today is the second day of Ramadhan... am home alone and VERY EARLY at the office. Am at the office at 630 am! WOW! usually am at the office by 9 *sheepish*

Rite, remember i told you how i was missing my lab and was experimenting with cake flavors and stuff in my last post? Well, today i'll be revealing the results!

EXPERIMENT 1: BLACKFOREST CUPCAKES!

*sorry folks... my cake looked massacred here :(*

Description: Blackforest cake (chocolate cake with cream cheese and cherry fillings)

Results : 6/6 lab rats commented that the cake is yummy.

Conclusion: YAAY!!!!

EXPERIMENT 2: APPLE CRUMBLE CUPCAKES!

*the before and while being eaten cupcake pics*

Description: Apple cake with crumbles... vewy BRIT-ISH i must say (the haughty brit aristocrat tone)

Results : 4/7 lab rats commented that the cake is yummy.

2/7 lab rats said the cake is a little too sweet

1/7 lab rats said need more apple to add contrast to the cake sweetnes <--BRAVO!!

Conclusion: maintain recipe but needs a bit of tweaking :D

EXPERIMENT 3: ITALIAN TIRAMISU!!

*tiramisu is truly a FEEL GOOD dessert. i personally loved this*

Description: Mousse-y feel cheesecake with coffee tang and the classic italian lady fingers!

Results : 3/7 lab rats LOVED this cake.

4/7 lab rats said the cake is good (as they are more partial to my apple crumbles)

Conclusion: excellent recipe to be kept and served during fancy2 occasions :)

EXPERIMENT 4: PEANUT BUTTER CUPCAKE!

*peanut butter cuppies!*

Description: peanut butter cupcakes with a little chocolaty flavor

Results : 6/6 lab rats not really are not heads over heels in love with this

Conclusion: yeah... the cake is rather bland and not peanut-y enuf. Ill be improving this recipe as it held potential. perhaps some peanut butter fillings would do the trick ;)

EXPERIMENT 5: CRANBERRY CRUMBLE!

*cranberry crumble cake.... can u spot the cranberry?*

Description: heaps of cranberries in the cake batter with crumbles

Results : many lab rats loved this *lose count coz brought it to nina's party*

Conclusion: yeah... the cake taste is BETTER than apple crumble... but again the cranberries

are

rather expensive :D

EXPERIMENT 6: CRANBERRY CHEESE CUP

*cranberries in cheesey batter-ala-mousse*

Description: since nina piled me with lots of dried cranberries, i decided to make this. cheesy mascarpone batter with cranberries.

Results : many lab rats loved this *again, i lose count coz brought it to nina's party*

Conclusion: oklaaa.... i would prefer my tiramisu though... heeeee

EXPERIMENT 7: RAINBOW CUPCAKE!

*orange buttercream topping and rainbow cake*

Description: Orange buttercream and rainbow cake (very my-little-pony, under-the-rainbow, dont u think?)

Results : dont really get any feedback but the cakes were gone in a blink at nina's party

Conclusion: i will make this again for fun ;D

so thats it folks... i wont be holding any more experiments during puasa... but, will be baking some raya biscuits and cakes. stay tune if u wanna know :D

note: credits to amer for some nice pics of my cake. TQ amer

credits also for nina for providing cranberries for my experiments. TQ nina.....