bakes and cakes 9

I can't remember the last time i made florentine but I know it was more than 5 years back as this is the first time I baked this in my present home and I have been staying here for four and a half year this June. This is a very fragile cookie and if not because of its taste I wouldn't be bothered to make it after the first try. But I have made this many times, each time trying to modify the process so that it would look as good as it taste. I've tried scraping the sides into a rounded corner when it's still hot as suggested by the recipe book which is so time consuming, making it in a large square aluminium foil and cutting it after I've spread the chocolate (easier but still doesn't look good) but most of the time I just drop a large chunk of dough on the tray and pray that most of it will stay that way during baking.

Last week I bake the dough on my new silicone pad and sure enough the dough spread into one large thin layer cookie. We ended up eating the bits and pieces straight from the tray because I can't even hold the cookie to spread the chocolate layer.

The next day I decided to bake the cookies in a silicone cupcake cases, spread the chocolate when the cookie is cooled, put it in the fridge till the chocolate is set and then peeling the cupcake cases to get a perfectly rounded florentine. This is how I'm going to make florentine from now on and I think I'm going to bake this again soon. Yummy...

I've made macarons a few times but everytime the results will be different..I've got cracks, empty shells, no feet macs, different shape and sizes etcs. But this is the first time I got macs this even sizes with a weird looking feet.

 It is definitely easier to remove the macs using a silicone pad than a baking sheet.

 peanut butter cream and kaya butter filling

 I still can't find out why the feet turn out this way. The shell is also crispier than before..may be I overbake it.

 nevertheless, it's yummylicious!

child labour??

 cat/touch up dinding yang previously kena conteng by irfan himself...

 habis badan & rambut kena cat sekali

catching up with old friends

last weekend i went to a seminar in holiday villa. the thing with seminars so related to your profession is that you got to meet and catch up with old friends, some of which you have not met for more than 10 years.

with Sila and Gee, my classmates in UM, they still look the same after all these years.

with Zuraini, my friend during my housemanship years in biro, found out that she's actually working and staying so near to my area, but somehow have never cross path.

 my long long time friend, way back in secondary school in Form 1, Kamarun which to my eyes, never ages or look any different from school days. she did her pharmacy degree in UKM while i did mine in UM and we probably met once in 3-4 years, every time while attending a seminar/conference. i'm also grateful to my ex-students who pleasantly introduced themselves to me during the conference. i'm sorry i did not noticed you initially but having been on both sides (student & lecturer) i know it's easier for a student to remember a teacher/lecturer than the other way round.

bakes and cakes 8

apam bunga...made this many times using many other colour combination, but so far this is the most colourful.

 kek lumut...made this three times already, tasted almost similar to kek lapis sarawak, yang tak tahan sebab kena kukus for 2.5 hours. Irfan said 'sedap sangatlah kek ni mama...' and requested for it again and again. Memang lah sedap, pakai horlicks sampai 1 cawan, kaya and condensed milk.  recipe from fromintankitchen.blogspot.com

super fudgy brownies...the photo doesn't do justice to the taste..i think this is one of the time when i like brownies, most of the time it tasted dry. Recipe from bisousatoi.com.

happy birthday alia

happy birthday alia..you are eleven today, tak lama lagi nak sama tinggi dengan mama. mama will always love you dan akan sentiasa mendoakan kebahagiaan dan kejayaan alia dunia dan akhirat. i love you, my princess.

bakes and cakes 7

this creation was inspired by this entry , which made me salivating for days and wondering where i can just buy one of those breathtaking tiramisu. well, since i dont think i have the patience to use a balloon, i just use my silicon cupcakes cases.

i did not put any tiramisu sponge/biscuit as the biscuit comes in large packing and since i'm just gonna use probably only less than 1/8 of  the packets, i figured i'll make do without them. After all. once you open the biscuit, it wont last very long and i dont want to end up throwing half of the contents like last time.

this is how 'easy' for you to peel the chocolate from the case

yummylicious...

 German cookies...first time trying this, it tasted almost similar to english shortbread but lighter.

cinnamon rolls...half with sultanas, half without (for DH), all gone within 24 hours.

irfan's 6th birthday

 we celebrated irfan's birthday by inviting irfan's friends and some close friend of alia from our neigbourhood. First time buat sendiri birthday cake---rainbow cake, irfan requested angry bird.

 

 bought happy meal, masak spagetti & meatballs, fried chicken, chicken nuggets, fruits and some kuih courtesy of a neighbour.

 makan time

 started to play with happy meal toys

 girls section

 choc cupcakes with cream cheese topping

 tiup lilin time

 half eaten cake...this time i spread blueberry paste in between the layers instead of cream cheese

 game time

 it's getting tougher

 and tougher

 to stay in the game..

 tak sempat nak amik gambar with unopened presents...rupanya masa main game irfan dah curik2 masuk bilik & bukak hadiah. A very happy boy that night...

birthday presents from papa...dah offer macam2 tapi still nak robots