bakes and cakes 6

 cream puff with whipped cream and strawberries

 happy tengok cream puff naik..the last time i made this tak jadi...not sure what happened but the dough looks too oily compared to the previous and this one

 

 vanilla meringue with cream, strawberries and strawberry jelly

 

 yummy, but for irfan i prepared without strawberries because he doesn't like anything sourish

 pineapple cupcake

with crushed pineapple..the cake is surprisingly light and airy

happy birthday irfan

You have always been a cheeky boy and very manja as well. Today on your 6th birthday mama wishes you Happy birthday Irfan, semoga Irfan menjadi anak yang soleh dan mendapat kejayaan di dunia dan akhirat.

a day trip to genting

 this was dec last year, the last week of dec, we decided to take a day trip to genting

 irfan was so excited bila sampai...the last time we came here he was still in a stroller, with the previous bibik

 at the dinosaur park

 dalam one of the boat yang hanging kat dalam park tu..tak ingat apa nama ntah

 irfan first time naik ni..memula nampak muka takut2..dah nak abis baru ok..bila tanya kata best



bumper car ride for alia

 i think this is his favourite..naik dekat 10 kali kot..lepas geram sebab dapat tengok je kakak naik yang adult bumper car

boat ride..tak lama lepas ni hujan..main indoor la jawapnye..

bakes and cakes 5

 cheese cupcake with cream and frozen raspberry

 ready to be eaten.. a hit with alia but irfan not a fruit lover prefers oreo cheese cupcake, which i made using the same cheesecake recipe but by adding crushed oreo

 cinnamon pull apart bread...DH and alia loves this, very easy to make recipe taken from kitchenguardian...easier than cinnamon buns

 

fresh from the oven...
i have lots of photos and stories but most of it is in my personal laptop and right now it cant seem to be able to link with my wifi, don't know how to trouble shoot . DH is having similar problems with his own notebook. May be i'll just wait for him to figure it out.

late lunch at tranquerah

DH wanted to try this restaurant since it was featured in masterchef, so one sunday we both went there for a late lunch

 this restaurant is at encorp strand, not at the strand shop lot..you have to park your car and walk to find the restaurant

 inside the restaurant..some of it reminds me of my childhood in melaka, makes it kind of nostalgic to eat here

we ordered ikan gerang assam..a must try here

 sotong goreng tepung...drizzled with sweet sauce..sedap

 some of the deco here

this is the table and chairs outside the restaurant, creative i must say.

latest addition

my 5-day-old niece...yet to be named

bakes and cakes 4

rainbow cake...been wanting to bake this for quite some times and since i have extra egg whites from creme brulee, bolehla cuba. Recipe from Martha Stewart, basically a white cake recipe with addition of colours. Leceh jugak nak buat sebab u need to weigh the cake batter roughly the same weight and since i only have 2 cake pans of the same size, need to wash and reuse the moment you took out the cake.

 But the result were worth all the troubles..

from the top, with cream cheese topping (the only topping that my kids like). Would be better if the topping has slightly harden before piping, but as usual, when baking with kids around you are hardly unlikely to be able do ask them to wait for long. Gave some to my neighbours as i know we couldn't finish all this by ourselves.

creme brulee, bake this twice in 24 hours as my kids loved it and were fighting for the last one. Kesian pulak tengok..tak pe mama buat lagi, senang je, cuma it only uses egg yolks and i don't like to keep egg whites for long...dah kena pikir nak buat apa with egg whites pulak..alhamdulillah, dapat buat rainbow cake yang kat atas tu.

churros for breakfast, alia's request. Recipe using basic choux pastry recipe, the difference is you pipe and fry the dough instead of baking it.

good to be eaten straight from the fryer..top with cinnamon sugar.