The sweetest gift ~~ Cupcake Loft

Chocolate Raspberry meringue pie!

2011-07-11T11:00:00.000-07:00

So after my lemon meringue was made..usually while making desserts it curbs all my cravings of anything sugary sweet or whatever i'm making. I'm not sure why but its always been that way for bakers and cooks.

So i thought perhaps the next day i could have a slice in the morning! but to my dismay the next day the meringue was completely finished!!

Hence the decision to make another pie..actually this pie was also an accident..i was making cupcakes with my friend and i forgot she wanted buttercream instead of chocolate ganache so there you go! the filling of the pie (i added alittle custard in)

Anyway in the end i preferred the taste of chocolate raspberry then lemon cos i felt lemon was too sweet for my liking

FILLING:

2 c. milk
4 eggs, separated
1/2 c. flour
3/4 tsp. salt
2 c. white sugar
4 tbsp. butter
3 blocks unsweetened chocolate
1 tsp. vanilla

Scald the milk in a small pan. Beat egg yolks in small bowl. Mix flour, salt and sugar in double boiler. Add egg yolks and stir. Add scalded milk, stirring well. Add butter and chocolate; cook until thick, stirring often. When mixture is thick, add vanilla. Pour into baked pie shell.

Lemon meringue Pie

2011-07-07T10:04:00.000-07:00

Its been awhile since i've made a meringue pie (and the last time it failed) So anyway this was a last min meringue pie.. after i made lemon curd i felt it was simply too much work to make a lemon cake (cos i had to make the cake + the frosting) so the easiest was a pie!

It turn out quite well except that i had too little curd (cos i never expected to make the pie in the first place. but if not..the crust was very rich and flaky and the meringue was white fluffy and perfect.

There was alittle liquid initially at the base of the pie when i cut it but i suppose its usual cos i even seen it in bakery shops. it wasn't alot and i suppose it comes from the curd.

My recipes was a mixture of tartlette's lemon curd and "BBC goodfood" pie base and meringue... i tried her curd before so i know it works..when it works keep it that way...

So if you'd like to try it, heres the recipe:

For the pastry

175g plain flour

100g cold butter , cut in small pieces
1 tbsp icing sugar
1 egg yolk

For the Meyer Lemon Curd:
½ cup (125 ml) lemon juice
1 tablespoon (4gr) lemon zest
1/2 cup (100gr) sugar
3 eggs
2 tablespoon (28gr) butter

For the meringue:

4 egg whites , room temperature
200g golden caster sugar
2 level tsp cornflour

For the pastry, put the flour, butter, icing sugar, egg yolk (save the white for the meringue) and 1 tbsp cold water into a food processor. Using the pulse button so the mix is not overworked, process until the mix starts to bind. Tip the pastry onto a lightly floured surface, gather together until smooth, then roll out and line a 23 x 2.5cm loose-bottom fluted flan tin. Trim and neaten the edges. Press pastry into flutes. The pastry is quite rich, so don't worry if it cracks, just press it back together. Prick the base with a fork, line with foil, shiny side down, and chill for 1⁄2-1 hour (or overnight).
Put a baking sheet in the oven and heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Bake the pastry case 'blind' (filled with dry beans) for 15 mins, then remove the foil and bake a further 5-8 mins until the pastry is pale golden and cooked. Set aside. (Can be done a day ahead if you want to get ahead.) Lower the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.
While the pastry bakes,in a saucepan set over medium heat, combine the lemon juice, zest and sugariand bring to a simmer. Stir occasionally to make sure the sugar is dissolved. In the meantime, whisk the eggs in a medium bowl just until combined. Once the lemon mixture is hot, slowly pour it over the eggs to temper, continuously whisking to prevent the eggs from scrambling. Return the mixture to the pan set over medium low heat and cook until thick. Do not let it come to a full boil or it might separate. Remove from the heat, stir in the butter and whisk until it is fully melted. Cover the surface with plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming, keep it warm before filling the pie.
Put the egg whites in a large bowl. Whisk to soft peaks, then add half the sugar a spoonful at a time, whisking between each addition without overbeating. Whisk in the cornflour, then add the rest of the sugar as before until smooth and thick. Quickly reheat the filling and pour it into the pastry case. Immediately put spoonfuls of meringue around the edge of the filling (if you start in the middle the meringue may sink), then spread so it just touches the pastry (this will anchor it and help stop it sliding). Pile the rest into the centre, spreading so it touches the surface of the hot filling (and starts to cook), then give it all a swirl. Return to the oven for 18-20 mins until the meringue is crisp and slightly coloured. Let the pie sit in the tin for 30 mins, then remove and leave for at least another 1⁄2-1 hr before slicing. Eat the same day.

Enjoy!!

Green tea Macarons and TWG

2011-03-30T11:56:00.000-07:00

So i've been into macarons again...mostly cos i just crave the taste of green tea macarons and pistachios as well hehe.

So talking about all things green i ask my fren Joline (a fellow macaron enthusiast) how about did she do her green tea filling and also in the pursuit of good macarons. We concluded that Canele and Bakerzin didn't do justice to really good macarons. However, she did reccommend me to TWG's macs. (Later in the post)

Green tea brown rice macarons

I use french style macaron shell recipe and i basically added 3 teaspoons of green tea powder into the shell mixture.

As for the filling its white chocolate + alittle milk + 2 teaspoon of green tea powder. Of course you should add accordingly to how much you like the taste of green tea. Mine is rather mild.

The outcome is surprisingly good because everyone loved it, including my sister WHO almost NEVER eats anything i BAKE. HA!

Now TWG macarons:

You can get them at ION 2nd floor (i think) and these babies are $2 a pop! and comes in boxes of 6 and 12.

Theres limited flavors but whats great about TWG macarons is that they are tea-infused flavors with is different from the typical flavors available and amazingly good to eat.

I'd say their texture is almost as good as laduree. A light light crisp and soft slight chewiness and a filling thats soft but holds well. I cant say much for the rest of the macs i've tried in singapore (except felicia's macs!)

So i bought 6 and i've eaten 2 before i could take a picture hahaha! so these are the flavors i've tried:

1) Grand wedding tea, passionfruit and coconut (purple)
2) Earl grey with chocolate ganache macaron (brown)
3) Bain de rose Macaron (Pink)

4) Lemon bush Macaron (yellow)

5) Black tea and currant (dark pink) not seen in pic

Other available flavors but i've not tried:

1) Napoleon tea and caramel (black)
2) Camelot and parline (dark brown)

3) Morroccan Mint tea (white)

In any case its so worth the try... my favorite were the purple and pink!!!

Eating in Beijing!!

2011-03-26T22:53:00.000-07:00

Yum Yum this early march i was in Beijing!! I love the food in beijing! Extremely good and cheap chinese cuisine!!

Click here for the full blog entry!!

Rainbow Cake!!!

2011-01-10T23:35:00.000-08:00

For more details on the cake!! click on the picture or on this link!!

A rainbow awaits!

2011-01-08T09:30:00.000-08:00

I have decided to make rainbow cake for my friend Jiawen as thats what she reminds me of! Vibrant and colorful and everyone loves a rainbow and it cheers you up on a rainy day!

So wait for new post on rainbow cake soon!! in the meantime...here are some rainbow cupcakes made from the leftovers of the cake batter!!

The success and failures of a macaron..

2011-01-08T07:13:00.000-08:00

So for the Picnic party i was over ambitious and wanted to make 2 type of macarons (first mac attempt other then a chocolate one!)

1st one is Raspberry macarons
and the 2nd is Lemon curd macarons!

Personally, i dont like macarons so it turn out a tad bit too sweet for me. But my frens love it and so did my cousin so i guess all turned out well!!

Picnic with Jiawen and Evon!!

2011-01-08T05:05:00.000-08:00

Gelato Discovery in Rome!!

2010-06-24T05:37:00.000-07:00

Hi guys,

I'm back from Italy last week and italy is a great sightseeing place! i went to venice+lido+burano and also Rome!! how can we miss rome?

The sights were breaktaking to see old Rome...you really need to be there, no pictures could ever show u the beauty of rome!!

BBBUUTT!!

Pictures of GELATO is EVERYWHERE!! haha well i mean Gelato is everywhere and we tried as often as we can and we've been taking pictures non stop of our gelatos!! half dripping and collapsing!!

Plus gelato is alot cheaper here than anywhere else in europe...like france is about 2.50 to 3 for a miserly Small single scoop.. where as in italy they just slab it on!!

I'll list 2 of my favorite Gelato (however pictures of only 1 shop sorry!):

In Italy they have a myraid of flavors that i cant even understand the name...ranging from sweet caramels, liquer, cake flavors and different nuts and berrie combinations and different fruit sorbets!! the choices are endless and all the flavors are yummy!!

My favorite however is Pistachio and Morello cherries and mostly thats all i've been eating (My fren eats every other flavor in the sun and i just try!)

Their yummy tarts!!

Italian desserts!!

I found 4 cherries in one scoop of morello cherries!!

Me is DAMN lucky girl.

Aww would u look at that!!

This ice cream cost about 2.50 (2 flav) to 5 euros (3 flav + deco)

Ok if u like the icecream shop above you can find it at:

Bar-Gelateria

Via Di Propaganda

Roma, Italy

If youre wondering...its near the Famous Spanish steps near a roundabout with a huge tall pillar, Find that(near the spanish steps) and look around for the road..you'll find it!!

Next!! Me and Dawn have decided its the best among all the stores we've tried!!

Its actually along the walls of the vatican city

I didnt take down the name but its near the open square called: pizza risorgimento and if i had to guess the road is called

Via del bastionni de michelangelo

Roma, Italy

Heres 5 reasons why u should go and try:

1) The gelato taste damn good!!

2) they serve it with a huge dollop of whipped cream

3) its only 1.50 euros for the same size as the other gelato!!!

4) handsome italian men serving u and call you "bella"

5) its near the vatican city...gelato cant get any more blissful than this ;)

i think one of the angels is holding a gelato.
I've tried a couple of pizzas in Italy and i have to say that i've gotten afew bad experiences. Venice had the worst pizzas around but i should have seen it coming since it was made by a CHINESE...lol sianz

Next was at a authentic italian restaurant with curious waiters looking and flirting with us non stop...thin crust..HUGGGEE but i didnt like it.

The next was my last and final stop..i discovered on my way to Fountana de trevi (the most famous fountain in europe) And it taste awesome...esp if you like thick crust!!

My happy italian waiter!

If you wanna try this pizza:

Pizza in Trevi

Via di San Vincenzo 30-30A

Roma Italy

tel: 06 6785986

You know its good when locals are eating there too. They sell by weight and different pizza has different pricing. but its approx 4 euros per slice (which is about 2 slices sg standard)

You must try!!

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Ok if You like cakes and cupcakes its surely because they are cute and colorful so although the next few set of pictures arent about food nor cupcakes it'll still be interesting :)

When in venice we strayed into another island nearby called :
Burano

This island is unique in the way that every house is painted in bright colors each to complement the neighbouring house setting off a rainbow island.

Its very quaint, quiet and hardly any tourist...mostly locals getaway here.

The food here is also alot better, they sell interesting local pasteries(sorry i didnt take) that you wont find down south in Rome or any major cities.

Its REAL ITALIAN local pasteries..like chocolate salami and some cornetto chocolate stuff. Different nougats and confectioneries.

When you come to Venice just ask how to take a boat to Burano but it should be:

Vaporetto NL (or LN cant remember) from San marco polo!

or alternatively take a boat to Lido island, they have more boats going to burano there.

Also i advise you to buy a full day pass instead of a single ticket cos transport in venice is very expensive!!

Cute pasta!

Ti amo Italy!

Out and about Paris!

2010-06-22T16:23:00.000-07:00

Hi guys!

I'm having a great time at Paris!! lots of stuff to do there and endless possibilities for eating and hanging out!!

Just afew days ago there was this major Music Fest happening all over paris, where paris is like a playground for musicians everywhere. it was awesome!!!

I hung out at Montmartre Hills and there was a wide range of music from Club, electronic, rock, jazz, punk rock, country and just people strumming their guitar and belting out pop songs!! (which i love!) will upload post in my main blog soon :)

Of course as with any music festivals theres definately drinks and food fairs!! there were alot of makeshift stalls selling BBQ hotdogs and beer...mmm Awesome..the smell of smoked sausages!

Makeshift br...selling Mojitos and other drinks!
I was back in marais again and i found this sweet almond delight!!
honey+sugar+almonds+cherries/fruits

Ok this is very important:

YOU must try this when you are in Paris!

If you are a foodie lover

You must!

If you love chocolate

YOU Effin MUST!!!!!

Angelina's Hot chocolate.

My friend dawn insisted we must try this hot chocolate. She read up somewhere and i wasnt so keen on it cos i'm not a hot chocolate fan. But she drag me there and i thought wat the heck since i'm waiting i must as well just try it.

This is one of the rare few moments in life when i was SERIOUSLY pleasantly surprised. The first sip was:

LIKE DRINKING FROM THE FROTHY CHOCOLATE WATERFALLS IN WILLIE WONKA'S FACTORY.

i'm serious.

Its chocolate heaven, it was like drinking pure chocolate.

i got high in an instant.

you have to try!

Angelina

226 rue de rivoli

75001, paris

France.

Tel: 1 42 60 82 00

Its next to Jardin de tulleries, the shop houses along the garden.

This is much better then the Laduree

and also their Mont blanc is famous too

but we didnt try.

Also its very very jelat

so if youre going with a buddy i suggest u order for 1 person first. If u can finish u can order another one. :)

Marshmellows in Marais~!!

Marais is confectionary heaven..

actually alot of places in france are!
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So staying away from asia for sometime has made me miss asian food so i sometimes cook at home hehe.

Btw i tried Asian food here ytrday, it totally sucks..their takeaway crap.. i wanted to die..plus i had a black man eyeing on my food the whole time i was eating on the steps of Montmartre...not very pleaseant :/

Check out my bowl of cherries..you likey?

hehe its only 1.50 euro!

Oh and raspberries too..for 99cent per box

bliss in a bowl. :))

If theres any question about paris/barcelona/italy

you can email me : nic_nat123@yahoo.com

doesnt always have to be food related :))

Bonsoir!

Yum Yum paris.

2010-06-12T09:47:00.000-07:00

My frens from swiss came down and we hung out around paris. We went to montmartre and it was there we had our first french cafe food! haha i think it cost about 17 euros for appeitiser, main dish and dessert :)

Don't forget to tip!

i swear this is a super cheesy picture of me~!!

guess wat i had? Beef bourguignon haha just like that show...Julia & Julie

At an icecream shop!!

I heard laduree is the place to get the best macarons in the world.

and so here i am~!! Laduree

i heard it was opened as one of the first tearooms that allowed women to sit and have tea! Prior to this, all cafes were strictly for men therefore laduree became popular as a new place for women to hang out other than their homes.

Viola~~!! macarons in the precious little box

There where 17 flavors all together and we ordered a box of 24 with every flavor and extras of chocolate macarons since its a hot favorite.

My personal favorite flavor:

Chocolate (not dark)

Lemon

vanilla

Raspberries

sesame

jasmine

Next stop: Marais, the little jewish district

Tried different types of their tortes, spinzters, strudels and raspberries/chocolate thingies.

all yums!!

it cost about 2.80 to 4 euros but are quite big portions so its great to have a buddy to share with you or be like me GROW FATTER~!

Rat cookies imagine that!!

I had my dinner along the seine river. Just some simple baguette with a drink and chocolate tart for about 7euros.

Its real romantic or a good evening to just get wine and hang out with ur frens by the bridge (which is wat all the parisiennes do)

hard not to fall in love here :)
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Disney!!!

Candied apples...like the type snow white eats and falls into deep sleep after hahaha!

Alice in wonderland, teacup parties!!

Expensive marshmellows in shops

Ahh paris.

2010-05-29T03:22:00.000-07:00

People just sit here and laze all day..doing next to nothing but relaxing...reading a book and having long lunches. As a singaporean, i find that truely amazing, my kinda life except sg is too hot to do that.

Typical paris back alleys selling fruits,meat and pastries...lined with cafes.

Cheese Shop

Je vais a paris!

2010-05-23T22:15:00.000-07:00

Tonight i'm leaving for Paris!

The land of heavenly dessert delights! And i'll be there for 3 months. Doubt i'll do any baking.
Will update on the lovely places to eat in paris (if i go) boohoo i'm so poor :(

well thats all really. Hope to upload some pics soon :)

Mango

2010-05-08T11:53:00.001-07:00

My friend Stella who owns a Ice-Cream Kingdom down at Henry Park Apartments was so gracious to give me some of her sweet ripe mangoes.

So i decided to make one of my personal favorites : Mango Cake
Its really just for my own personal indulgence :)

Ingredients:

1) 4-5 sweet ripe mangoes
2) a bowl of whipped cream (didn't measure but i think maybe 300ml)
3) Sponge cake (which u can get from your local baker)

I baked my own sponge cake but it turned out chewy...so i need to sort tat out again. :/

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So slice the mangoes to silvers of heaven.
Cut across the cake.

Then layer whip cream + Mangoes + whip cream + Mangos
(i think i overdid it lol!! i love this sin lah)

With the remaining whipped cream, ice the entire cake

Once done, leave in the fridge to set for at least an hour :)

I had excess mangoes!!! i cant have them wasted so i piled them on top... You must chill ur cake first before eating...trust me i know.

My sis couldnt wait and i slice my cake...it became lopsided. lol...Chilling the cake makes it alot easier to slice cos the cream is set!

Stella Stella

2010-04-09T09:08:00.000-07:00

Stella from Ice Cream Kingdom has been asking me to do some bake goods for her.

These are some of the recent one..i love this cake.... My chocolate Cake :)
Perfect when heated and all teh chocolate melts mmmmmmmmmmmmmm yum!!

I've also experiemented making blueberry pie...ehhh i used canned blueberries which is not what i like but it taste like those tiny tarlets by...umm arrordes or something..i cant remember the name... next time i'll use actual blueberries

Also the crust came out alittle thicker then i would have liked..so next time i'll make the dough thinner.

Easter cupcakes!

2010-03-18T11:33:00.000-07:00

Alice Alice in Wonderland.

2010-03-06T02:22:00.000-08:00

Have you watch Alice in Wonderland...i wonder what it would be like to grow very very big or very very small? lets eat this cake and find out :)

XOXO

Natalie

♥Garden Dinners♥

2010-03-02T10:14:00.000-08:00

Cupcake Tiers

2010-01-16T11:44:00.000-08:00

Helo peeps!

Today i've been very in the mood with pretty stuff...that above..is me..i just finish tat dress and i took a bunch of pictures to show off :P Narcisist is ME. Click Natalie's Daily Ditties to view!!

Now if youre wondering i wanna have a tea party with those nice cupcake tiers and cake stand but i dont have one!! you could always make one...

Heres how:

To make a 2 tier cake stand u need:
1 med size plate
1 small saucer plate
1 souffle cup (or any symmetric cup)
1 shot glass

First place souffle cup upside down

then place ur plate on top!! tadah!!

Cake stand people.

These are from Daiso..both $2 each..$4 cakestand.

Now to make a cupcake tier you place the shot glass in the centre of the bigger plate

Then place the saucer on top.

Viola!!

Cupcake Tier!!

I made these little sugar rose..so pretty...i wish i could teach but i cant..its something u gotta try urself..but u need to by the teardrop tip piping.

My sis took the camera away and my hp just died recently leaving me with this stupid china Iphone..no choice i had to use it to take pictures (so sad:(.. ) not how i expect the quality of pictres to come out :(

Still i hope this tip helps and may u have a wonder tea party!!

XOXO

Natalie

Teaparty with fairies

2009-12-31T09:56:00.000-08:00

Chocolate Gananche

2009-12-30T23:44:00.000-08:00

Hi there girls...

New Years tmr!! what resolution have u made?

I've made mine already. My new year's resolution is to improve my fashion knowledge and creativity. Cos i was thinking...i'm really so out of touch with the fashion world!!!...More nonsense about me in my personal blog

So hopefully...i'll make true to that.

Anyway...heres the reciepe to the Chocolate Ganache...ITS SOOOO SIMPLE.

200g Chocolate (semi sweet or dark), Chopped
200ml Thicken cream

- Place everything into a heavy dbl boiler pot and melt over low heat. stir until chocolate is smooth

- Take away from heat and let it cool in the fridge or freezer
(May take up to 2 to 3 hours to get the ganache glaze consistancy)

- Remove from fridge and stir ur ganache first...then ice onto cake/cookie
(Caution: Make sure ur cake/cookies are completely cooled before icing~!!)

The thing about chocolate ganache is that...as long as u have a 1:1 ration of cream/chocolate u can make ganache..if u want it to be alittle stiffer or thicker then add alittle more chocolate and vice versa.

Always constantly stir ur chocolate when melting if not it'll burn at the bottom...and yeah ganaches are great for icing any cakes/cookies/savory dishes..wat have u not...

Natalie

Christmas in a family who loves to eat.

2009-12-28T22:28:00.000-08:00

Chocolate ganache cupcakes

Xmas tree warehouse

Feasting!!

Doesnt look great but this apple pie is to die for

Happy holidays kids!!

Trick or treat??

2009-11-01T08:51:00.000-08:00

Happy halloween!!!!!

Orange macarons with chocolate ganache...

They aint perfect but i love how it look homemade!!

Orange Lava halloween cupcakes...!!

I hope your halloween was fantastic like mine!!!

For more pictures on the halloween escapades just look at my fb album or my blog

2009-10-29T10:09:00.000-07:00

HALLOWEEN IS COMING!!

AND I'LL BE MAKING SOME HALLOWEEN MACARONS AND BABY PUMPKIN CUPCAKES!! YES WE'LL SEE HOW TAT GOES (IF I HAVE TIME!)

XOXO

CA cafe @ Dempsey

2009-10-15T11:30:00.001-07:00

So i went about trying some cakes from CA in Dempsey after work one day...i'd say they were good but not the best i tried.

However their lemon tart was exceptionally wonderful and that would be the tiny piece of heaven that will keep me coming back again :)

Caramel Delight (i think?..on the right)

Mango Raspberry

Thanx you for viewing my little foodie heaven

XOXO

Natalie

Blush Blush

2009-10-15T11:06:00.000-07:00

Easy Peasy Dessert that is delicious, light, healthy and easy!!

i think i've shown this one before but i found some old photos and decided to post them!

step 1: in a bowl mash half a box of raspberries and Blackberries each.

Step 2: Whip whipping cream(unsweeten)

step 3: Wash and cut strawberries, prepare ur blue berries/blackberries/raspberries for toppings.

Step 4: pour your mash berries into ur whipped cream, take half a meringue *about have the size of ur hand. and break them into small pieces into the cream. stir roughly

Banana Cake!!

Assemble : pour into serving glass ur whipped cream, add ur fruits and then sprinkle bigger chunks of meringue on top of the fruits (add mint leaves for color/deocration)

Thanx for viewing my blog

XOXO

Natalie

~Garden Tea Party for One~

2009-09-15T02:09:00.001-07:00

Tea party on a warm afternoon with a slice of rockie road brownie and a cup of earl grey tea.

Life is sweet.

XOXO

Nat

Keep coming back :)

Tea Parties in Summer.

2009-09-10T09:51:00.000-07:00

I organized a teaparty recently for my bestie ashie's 21st birthday party..we had it in the botantics and she wanted a very girly floral theme... one of the best birthday party celebrations yet!!

we had lots of fun .

will post other party pictures in my blog soon..(i hope)

I sewn this gigantic pieces of fabric together to form a huge giant floral mat...its so lovely (you can see the the background)

and i cushioned it too :)) anyway i made the cookies and cupcakes as usual.

Honey Joys!! by my sister

I've asked my good fren felicia to make some macaroons for me...i always loved how pretty they were

however often too sweet for my tastbuds

i only ordered 20 that day and soon realise it wasnt enough lol...so after a few days (and nights) of temptations...i've decided to attempt her recipe! lol

=Chocolate Macaroons=

i'm surprised they turned out well (if not for the irregular shapes from unskilled piping lol!)

texture and taste is great..easy and surprisingly fast to make~!! i made like 30 or 40 in 2hours...

Felicia said its also cos i've made tons of meringue so its really much easier for me haha! i see some truth in that!! cos i've heard that macaroons are one of those delicate things to make that dont often turn out well..

If you like to have a go at this recipe click on the earlier link or
click here.

Thanx for reading and sorry i havent been updating :/

xoxo

mac wannabe pancakes

2009-09-10T09:25:00.000-07:00

how lovely to start the day with macdonalds pancakes...well..except when i woke up its already past 11am..so i decided to search for a hotcakes receipe...this is the end result.

Pancakes with orange syrup. YUM! :P

so i found this reciepe its truely good but not really like macdonalds per se.. but i think making good pancakes boils down to heat and timing...get it too hot and u wont get the color right..flip it too fast or slow could ruin ur pancakes.

anyway try this reciepe out..the cakes are nice and fluffy and asborbs all the maple or orange syrup u could possibly pour onto it mmmmmmhmmm....!! haha

ENJOY!

-I wannabe Mac Pancake mix-

1/3 carbonated beverage (lemon-lime/soda/coke/7up etc...)

1 egg

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon oil

1.5 cups biscuit mix

Prepare biscuit mix:

- 1 cup flour

-1.5 teaspoon baking soda

-0.5 teaspoon salt

-1 tablespoon shortening (i use butter)

mix until well incorporated.

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1) mix biscuit mix + salt+ sugar + egg + beverage into a bowl

2) use a mixer and blend on high for afew seconds (dont overbeat) texture should be milkshake like...add more soda if its too dry.

3) let stand for 10 mins before using batter

* heat pan on low heat and pour batter in, wait till bubbles appear on the sides, flip over and let it cook for a 2 mins or so.

(really you'll get the hang of it...how and when to flip it)

** i usually use soda water or 7up but i've heard pple using other types of can drinks..though not advisable.

=orange syrup=

- 1 orange

- 3/4 cup water

- 5 tablespoon sugar

- 1 tabespoon honey

1) peel orange skin and leave 2 or 3 strips aside

2) slice orange into small slices

3) in a small pan, bring water to a boil and add ur sugar and orange slice in (keep stirring)

4) wait for syrup to thicken slightly then add the orange slices and honey

5) keep stirring until syrup comes to the consistence that you desire.

6) pour over pancakes.

Thanx for viewing my blog u guys...if any hahah!

Rolls and Rolls!

2009-08-11T12:24:00.000-07:00

-White Bread or Rolls Recipe-
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150ml warm water
2 tablespoon sugar
750g flour
4 tablespoon olive oil/ 40g butter
2 teaspoon Salt
20g fresh yeast/ 10g dry active yeast

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Heres a step by step guide..but i'll skip the easy parts:

1) In a measuring cup - 150ml of warm water, stir in sugar then add yeast. leave for approx 5 mins the yeast should start to foam/bubble and rise to the top.

2) in the yeast mixture, pour olive oil and top warm water in till 435ml (when topping warm water...NEVER pour hot water in then cold..the water should always be a constant warm temp)

3)In a big bowl, mix salt and flour together first. Then add in the yeast mixture and use ur hands to slowly mix until it forms a dough (below)

4) Take the dough out and knead and stretch it for about 10 to 15mins or until it bounces back when touched.

Test the dough's bounce:

The example above : after u press ur fingers in..and the dough keeps the shape and doesnt bounce back.. u need to continue to knead it more

5) Press the dough when it bounces back when pressed...place it in the bowl and clingwrap it. Leave bowl in a warm dark place for at least a hour or 2.

6) The dough should have risen to more then 2 twice its size. if not let it rise until it is.

7) When your dough has risen, punch it down into the bowl.

8) Take it out and shape to the desired shapes. Oil then dust with flour ur pans and trays before placing ur dough in. If making loaves...slash diagonal lines across the dough (take note that the dough will rise at least 3 times its current size so plan ahead :) )

9) Cover your dough with a cloth and leave it to rise for 2 hours at least...it should rise about 3 times its size.

I took this picture halfway..it should rise more than that...

I made scones too~~!!!

10) After letting it rise, remove the cloth and either eggwash or coat the top of the loaves with oil and add wateva u want to include...like herbs or nuts.

11) Preheat at 220c and bake at 200c for 40-45mins.

best eaten fresh~!!

Any quries just ask~!!

Rectangle cake

2009-08-11T12:14:00.001-07:00

This sunday i made a layered cake cos i felt like it....
Didnt take me long...abou 3 hours or less to make this and 15 other cupcakes!!

You can see the icing is kinda like slapped on..it was meant to look like that!! dont u think it feels more edible when its made this way? more homely haha!!

Sticky Buns & Bread

2009-07-28T09:56:00.000-07:00

Since i've started work i havent got time...but now that i got alittle free time...i did some baking.

These are sticking rolls waiting to rise before going into the oven. :))
The thing is...according to the recipe i left them in the fridge overnight to rise..but i honestly think it rose too much so the next time i'll maybe let it rise for 2hrs before baking.

I should add more sugar cinnamon in the centries..and more syrup on top!! hahah wasnt enough.

Sticky buns arent as good when they come out from the oven..they taste better when they cooled for an hour or so :)

Bread Rolls...i followed a channel 16 travel and living show..i think its Rachael ____ : Bake! haha i forgot her name.... anyway it turn out nice...

I sprinkled rosemary on the bread and it smells absolutely lovely and when u eat it...its wonderful for sandwiches...plain ones are great for butter and jam~!!

Loaves...unfortunately my sister was cooking ribs with the bigger pan so i could only use the pizza pan to bake my bread...and they conjoined together!! lol...baby loaves..so cute.

I love them...If you like the reciepe i can post it the next entry...im just wondering if i should do a tutorial version of it. hmmm should i or not?

Anyway sorry of late i've not been bothered to take pictures nicely to produce a nice shoot...lazy to buy nice wallpaper/wrapping paper...nice places or flowers or wateva... and mostly a better camera..haha..ok sorry u have them raw and uneditted for now lol!

XOXO

Lemon Meringue Pie

2009-05-23T21:24:00.000-07:00

This is a mini Meringue pie.. actually its not that tall i just placed it on a souffle bowl so that it looks nicer haha!!

Out of stress from exams, i needed time off..i decided to make lemon meringue pie but ended up with lemon as well as chocolate+raspberry pie fillings.

Did u know squeezing and grating 4 big lemons needs alot of work! so damn tired.

Horrible table setting..actually its just my room.

My personal notes...collections of things i love.

Initially i was quite dissappointed with the pie cos the cream didnt seem to thicken even after i baked it.. i though i failed but after i refrigerated it last night..i took it out this morning and the texture was really nice...the taste was sweet and tangy i love it.

It turned out more like lemon cream than curd.

XOXO

Natalie

Cake fest!

2009-05-01T12:57:00.000-07:00

I duno why or wat has gotten me into a cake baking frenzy...
This is the 2nd cake i've bake in this week...well i didnt bake it...my sister did...i meerly just decorated the cake.

She wanted this cake for her boyfriend's grandmothers 85th birthday! lol The strawberries were add ons by her bf.

I thought this cake turn out really gorgeous (better looking in actual view) except i haven quite prefected doing the sides that well.. i Love the pastel colors and all..v romantic...

Kenny(her bf) said it looks like a wedding cake.

Anyway i found out the cake didnt go too wellwith the crowd...cos it was too sweet for some...singaporeans dont have a thing for sweet western pastries...anyway i think its cos the whipped cream has sugar...i didnt ssee...i bought the one with sugar inside already :P my bad!

My failure attempt to do a fresh cream flower. haha

A dollop of love on a sweetheart strawberry.

Love you guys...thanx for visiting my page~!!

XOXO

Natalie

Je fais un gâteau de chocolat!

2009-04-27T11:45:00.000-07:00

Mid night cravings have left me mad for chocolate (not to mention the monthly business)

Therefore fast approaching midnight...i risk the fact that i may as well gain 2kgs from this...I BAKED A CHOCOLATE CAKE FOR MYSELF!!

Oui! Merci!

I like the outcome of the cake...dark and moist inside...with a layer of raspberry jam...and choclate buttercream! The cake deco..well not much thought was put into it..but it look damn cute....its a waysided cake..but who cares if the goal is to swallow it asap!

Tea at 1am anyone?

XOXO

Natalie

In the mood for baking

2009-03-16T09:40:00.000-07:00

In The Mood for Baking

I'm in the mood for updating my site...i will probably do my site and flavors soon..so do check us out after mid april!!

Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar???

Pavlova

2008-12-21T07:48:00.000-08:00

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Pavlova
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I havent been baking recently but right now i have this thing for meringues and pavlovas...so today i made a pavlova with different type of berries. enjoy!

First the base:

Then pipe the support out.

Then bake in the oven for like 40 to 50mins

The outcome is like this...!

I love the lovely peaks..

Fill with cream and fruits!!!

Merry Christmas everyone!

XOXO

Natalie

meringuuueeee

2008-12-17T09:49:00.001-08:00

ok lets do this

2008-11-21T11:49:00.000-08:00

alright lets do this!!

7 FACTS ABOUT ME

i went into Happy Cup and one of her blog entries was basically 7(useless) facts about the blogger..and its kinda pass from blog to blog...so since i havent been baking/updating my blog..umm heres another entry to replace an otherwise cupcake entry.

1) Im libra..if u believe in horoscopes..i am mostly what libra girls are about...extremely vain and have a love for all things romantic/beautiful/soft.. eager to please and get out of any conflicts but extremely selfish and loves procrastinating.

2) I sleep very little...on an average...i sleep at 4am and wake up at 8am everyday... partially because of my schoolwork and schedules and well i'm just used to sleeping so late!!

3)Pior to studying fashion design...i took biz mgt in NYP...i worked in a office and couldnt stand live beening so mundane for the rest of my life....i tried being in travel agent and travelled in asia...bakery and now fashion!

4) If i didnt follow any of my 3 main passions in life...i'd probably study a degree in finance and try my best to be in the finance industry.

5) First love by Utada Hikaru is my all time favorite song...no matter how many years ago. It also happens to be the first song i learn to play on the piano...through listening. Utada's "final Distance" MV is very strange beauty to me.

6)i hate insects alot...any kind!! but i hate praying mantis the most! and i'm always getting "attack" by them...i hate them!!! and all other insects!

7) i like to read BLEACH manga and i follow the anime series. I like illustrations and i enjoy seeing different types of illustrations...i draw illustrations myself as part of my fashion work.

Blogs i'm tagging:

Happy Cup
Felicia Khoo
melissa Png

Here are the rules for tagging:

Link to my blog (tagger) on your blog.
Give seven facts about yourself.
Tag another seven bloggers by leaving a comment on their blogs and letting them know they were tagged and listing them (and their blogs) on your blog.

Baileys mania

2008-10-11T19:47:00.000-07:00

I went to Hong Kong somewhere at the end of September..when i came back i bought baileys for my sisters... then we were doing all sorts of stuff..adding baileys to coffee...icecream...ice cold chocolate etc...

So yesterday night we decided to make chocolate cupcakes drench in baileys!!

This was all done...late in the night...it was kinda a last min...craving kinda thing.. easy to do.. we were all semi drunk by the time it was done anyway. lol...
its really simple just bake chocolate cupcakes then pour the baileys in (2 tablespoon per cupcake) or more if u are an alcoholic! (like me and mysisters)

This time i didnt add buttercream or anything..just cos i sometimes like my cupcakes plain..so really you could just call them muffins. but u still could top it with buttercream, icing or a huge choc coated marshmellow from jones the grocer haha!

XOXO
Natalie

helo

2008-09-12T23:05:00.001-07:00

Hello guys..

I havent been baking for sales recently but from time to time i do make desserts for my family.

Last weekend i went over to my aunt's house to stay for some "me" time, R&R or wateva u call it... I made this simple yet really good dessert for the family. I saw it on nigella once.. yup so i figured i make it..

I made for them essentially berries with whipped cream and meringue. Sorrie if it doesnt look great on the picture..i only quickly took it with a cam phone before it got stolen!!
Anyone can do it...especially if u are cooking a 7 course meal and u need something tat looks presentable and good yet takes VERY LITTLE TIME TO PREPARE....

Ingredients: Makes for 10 people (approx)

1L whipping cream
3 packs of berries of ur choice
(blueberries/ raspberries/blackberries/strawberries)
2 tablespoon of blackberry liquer/rum/any berry liquer or ur personal fav.
1 meringue (from gastronomia)
approx the size of ur whole entire hand

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-In a small bowl, pour half packet of blackberries and raspberries respectively into a bowl.
- Pour in 2 tablespoons of liquer/rum/personal choice...add more if desired.
- mash the berries into the liquer, soaking it up. It should be lumpy bits..dont over mash.

- Whip cream in another bowl until soft peaks form.
- Combine/ pour berries mix and crush 2/3 meringue into small bits and powder into whipped cream
- Stir well until evenly blended.

- Find 10 nice serving classes and gently plop the whipped cream into glasses.
- Decorate with berries and crush reminding meringue on top for dusting.

** Strawberries/blueberries should only be decoration berries, Raspberries/blackberries are reccomended for mixing in the whipped cream instead.

** you may prepare the whipped cream ahead of time and chill it. only decorate with berries and meringue right before serving

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Some of you have ask me for this recipe so here it is:

Lemon Cheesecake with Strawberry topping (serves 8)

50g unsalted butter
25g light soft brown sugar
45ml golden corn syrup (3 tbsp)
115g or 1 cup of cornflakes
11g sachet powdered gelatin 2
25g soft cheese
150g greek yoghurt
150ml single (light) cream
finely grated rind and juice of 2 lemons
75g caster sugar
2 eggs separated
1 packet of strawberries
1/4 packet strawberry jello

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- Place butter, brown sugar and syrup in a pan and heat over a low heat stirring until mix has melted and well blended. Remove from heat and stir in cornflakes.

-Press mixture over the pas of a 30cm loose base round cake tin and chill for 30mins

-Sprinkle gelatin over 45ml water in a bowl and leave to soak for a few mins. place the bowl over a pan of simmering water and stir until gelatin is dissolved.

-Place the cheese yoghurt, cream, lemon rind and juice, caster sugar and egg yolks in a large bowl and beat till smooth and thoroughly mixed.

-Add the hot gelatin to the cheese mixture and beat well.

-Whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks and fold into the cheese mixture.

-Pour mix over the corn flakes base and level surface. prepare strawberry jello mixture and cool slightly

- Slice strawberries and place them in radiating order starting from outside - in.

- Pour Jello mix over strawberries just to coat strawberries with a nice glossy shine.

-Chill for 4 to 5 hours or until filling is set.

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I hope you guys try it out and make a successful dessert!!

XOXO
Natalie

Double chocolate Sin.

2008-07-04T06:55:00.000-07:00

This is probably the best chocolate chip cookie i've made ever!!

I love chocolate. End.

Wrap me up!! Miss Double Chocolate Chip Cookie!

Strawberries and Cookies

Gone!!!!

Lemon cheesecake

2008-07-04T00:17:00.001-07:00

Hi Girls...

Its been awhile since I last blog. As usual as the term gets more advance, it becomes harder for me to take time to experiment. Well the 1 week break is here and i've got time to bake some stuff.

Actually this is my first time baking a cheesecake so its alittle crappy haha..i think i should have put more jelly topping... hmm.. and my aunt insisted she had to decordate the strawberries...no bad huh haha..

Lemon Cheesecake with strawberries.

I experimented with a cornflake crust instead of the usual biscuit crust and the lemon cheesecake..if u like sour or yoghurt taste then u will like this. Thankfully the combination of sweet cornflake crust and sweet strawberry toppings made a good balance for this cake.

I also i like it cos its not the heavy base type..like secret recipe..this cake is light and frothy soft. more towards japanese style but not completely. If u are interested to try this recipe..email and i'll send u a copy :)

See you soon!!

2008-05-07T11:22:00.000-07:00

Hello there...

Mother's Day is this Sunday 11 May 2008.
I'm selling my cupcakes for that special occassion. The theme for my Mother's day cupcakes are floral sets. :)

Side note: (Felicia i've finally did my first rose haha...not bad right?? you're always chasing me to post pictures!)

--Mother's Day Cupcakes Set--

Flavour: Vanilla Cupcake with raspberry jam center topped with floral buttercream.
Quantity: 5 per Box
( 4 floral cupakes + 1 "happy Mother's Day" cupcake)
Pricing: $8.00/per box
(collection refer below)

Design 1 (buttercream frosting and 1 rose)

Design 2 (buttercream frosting with bouquet of flowers)

Design 3 ( Bouquet of flowers w/o buttercream frosting base) if u dont like frosting so much :)

Flavour: Chocolate cupcake with chocolate buttercream and floral designs
Chocolate cupcake with Marshmellow toppings
Quantity: 5 per Box ( 4 floral cupakes + 1 "happy Mother's Day" cupcake)
Pricing: $9.00/per box
(collection refer below)

Design 1 (Chocolate buttercream with 1 rose)

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Collection Details:

Meet up collections will be on Saturday 2pm and 6pm at Dover Mrt Station.
Collections on Sunday will be at Mt Sinai Drive

Contact : Natalie 90230163 / cupcakeloft@yahoo.com

If u'd view some other flavours or designs in my blog u'd like to make or perhaps collect your order on a separate day, then do call me or email me the details. Try to give me ur orders 1 full day in advance, its subjected to when u confirm the details of ur order with me. :))

XOXO
Natalie

2008-05-06T07:33:00.000-07:00

--Cupcake Update--

Mother's day is this coming Sunday i've been collecting afew orders.
I'll post pictures or cupcakes i'll be doing for mother's day by wednesday or thursday.

Meet up collections will be on Saturday 2pm and 6pm at Dover Mrt.
Collections on Sunday will be at Mt Sinai Drive

Details and pricing will be posted up later.
U may contact me on email or contact me on my phone.

hear from you soon!! :)

Natalie

2008-04-30T21:22:00.000-07:00

~~The Ultimate Comfort Cup~~

XOXO

Natalie

Smores cupcake

2008-04-23T05:25:00.000-07:00

Hi cupcake lovers,

~~Smores Cupcakes!!~~

9 in a box -------> $18.00

To order:

Email me your name, contact, order, date and time of collection. I will reply u shortly. :)

XOXO

Natalie

Scones

2008-04-16T11:18:00.000-07:00

SCONES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Freshly Baked for Class!! So late into the night when all my classmates are about to fall asleep..i decided to make scones...and surprisingly it didn't take much of my time..but taste great with butter and jam anyway :))

I made chocolate chip versions..i forgot to add cinnamon so i just dusted the top with cinnamon :P

For Sandra made with love!

For myself in school tmr....breakfast is settled!

XOXO

Natalie

2008-04-06T10:02:00.000-07:00

Hi Cupcakelovers,

These are the new flavours :

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Apple Spice CupcakesApple spice cupcake with Vanilla buttercream
9 in a box - $14.00

Apple spice cupcake (without cream)
9 in a box - $10.00

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S'mores Cupcake

S'mores cupcake with graham base and toasted marshmallows
9 in a box - $18.00

S'mores cupcake(without base and marshmallows)
9 in a box - $14.00

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Lemon Cupcakes

Lemon cupcakes with lemon cream and meringue
(Lemon cupcakes or honey cupcakes)
9 in a box $25.00

Lemon or honey cupcakes plain
9 in a box $ 12.00

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To order pls email me ur name, tel no. , amount, flavours, date and time of collection. Order has to be 2-3 days in advance (not including collection day). Collection @ Mount Sinai Drive unless if it is along the way for me to pass it to u. :)

My cupcakes size is about 6cm diameter.
My cupcakes are baked on the same day if not the night before (for morning orders)
Theses cupcakes cant be designed on. so no wordings or drawings.
Enquries are welcome, but dont ask me about recipes and sources PLEASE.

Thank you. The full pricing list will be out soon. (actually u check the Vday blog entry for other flavour pricings)

XOXO
Natalie

Apple spice cupcakes

2008-04-02T03:53:00.001-07:00

Yesterday we made more smores cupcakes..and a new cupcake..Apple spice cupcake. I must be really apple crazy recently...I'll post price list soon :) then u can start ordering :)

For the meantime u can try out ur own apple pie and eat it with super yummy vanilla icecream!!

(recipe below) Miss. Apple Spice Cupcake.

Top off with some Vanilla buttercream

Dust some Cinnamon on top..love the smell!!

Yummy yummy Smores cupcake~~!!
(without marshmellow cos i ran out!)

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~~Apple Pie Recipe~~

Classic Pie Crust (approx. 9")

170g all purpose flour

1/2 level tspn salt

1/2 cup Vegetable shortening (i use plain crisco brand)

3 tbsp Cold water

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Mix flour and salt into a medium bowl.

Cut ur shortening into the bowl, using pastry blender (or 2 knives) until all flour is blended into form pea-size chunks (basically..go crazy cuting away ur shortening and flour until it becomes some clumpy peasize mixture)

Sprinkle with water, 1 tbsp at a time.

Toss lightly with a fork until dough forms (then use ur hands...BUT..wash hands first!!)

Flour the dough lightly, flour ur rolling pin and ur area use to roll ur dough..

roll it to be about 11 to 12" circle..and CAREFULLY flip the dough into ur pie plate.

*** Note this is to make the base and a criss cross top..if u want a totally covered top, make double of the instructed amount.

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Classic Apple pie

Unbake Classic crust dough

6 medium granny smith apples (green apples)

150g granulated sugar

2tbsp flour

1tspn cinnamon

1tbsp butter/margarine

1 egg white, lightly beaten.

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Peel, core, slice apples.

Toss apples with sugar,flour and cinnamon.

Prepare Base crust, pour the apples into the pie crust and dot with butter.

Cover with top crust; seal and flute edges.

Brush with egg whites, cut slits for steam to escape.

Bake at 200 degrees celecius for 30 to 40 mins till crust golden brown and apples are tender.

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Enjoy and good luck girls!!

Natalie

Miss little Apple Pie!

2008-03-31T10:58:00.000-07:00

Helo...MMMmmMMmMMmmm.........

The smell of cinnamon wafers in the air... i love apple pie smells..

Dont particularly love eating apple pie :)) but the crust is good.

What an enjoyable day!

XOXO
Natalie

Smores day

2008-03-30T10:00:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!!

Firstly thanx for viewing my blog :))

its been almost a year now since i started this blog and i have experimented so much and gotten much further then i thought. If u have always come by to just check out my blog or eaten my cupcakes thanx for everything! i hope my business will grow substantially one day :))

Smores' cupcakes!

Arent we perfect?

I will sell both my lemon cupcakes and smores cupcake but pls be patient and wait for me to do up the pricing :) Any questions pls tag or email me (for more detailed explanations)

XOXO
Natalie

2008-03-29T09:04:00.000-07:00

Hello cupcake lovers, And so what is the outcome of my ambitious list? well only one appeared successful haha!!

Firstly i tried makeing my pavlova base but becos i didnt put it in the oven immediately..it melted and made some watery liquid.(So always note that when making meringues..to immediately bake it)

My Yogurt lemon cupcakes with lemon cream turn out so perfect!! i love my lemon cream..looks like a potential seller!! :))

Yogurt lemon cupcakes with lemon cream!!

Meringue drops before baking
Soft and fluffy!!
piping my pavlova base...as u can see..it would have turn out beautiful :(

Over toasted them slightly cos i left to buy stuff from phoot huat!

Complete cupcake!!

Fred not!! Tmr i'll bake again..maybe my applesauce cupakes or my smores cupcakes!! Today besides this..i went to Holland V and bought some other interesting confectionaries and stuff.. but i blogged it in my personal blog :))

XOXO
Natalie

Experimentation day

2008-03-28T23:26:00.000-07:00

Hello Guys,

Last min, Sandra had to go to work and so we didnt make the apple pie ytrday! Fustrated cos i totally planned to bake...............SSSOOOO!!!

Im still not statisfied with last weeks lemon cupcakes and i'm going to try one new recipe today.
:)))

Today's Ambitious list:
Pavlova
Lemon cupcakes
and....its either applesauce cupcakes or s'more cupcakes

Still looking at the ingredient list..hmmm.....

Will post pictures tonight!

2008-03-25T06:46:00.000-07:00

Hellos!!
Roula ordered some cupcakes from me and wanted a black and white theme..i really dont fancy black and white honestly but it remind me of the black boards i drew for Cedele (Sorry i accidently inverted the picture and saved it! so it looks like a white board)

So i did an Art Nouveau theme for her.. and it turn out quite well i think..haha.could have been better though!

Today was super exciting also cos its my first time meeting another baker!! Felicia and I did a barter trade! haha In exchange for my vanilla cupcakes with lemon icing she gave me a tiramisu cupcake and double chocolate cookies (which i love)

Love cookies..never had a nack at baking them..always wish someone else did it for me (Which usually my youngest sis does! haha) But anyway so happy got cookies with milk tonight!!

To see more of the other boards i've drawn during my stay in Cedele (and manage to remember to take picture of) Its in my blog :))

XOXO
Natalie

2008-03-24T08:08:00.000-07:00

XOXO

Natalie

2008-03-19T10:00:00.000-07:00

Hello Cupcakelovers,

Welcome to Cupcake Loft

Its been a long time! So long picture post of over 2 weeks. Also if u like to know the pricing for chocolate cupcakes. Will explain as we move along on the pictures :))

Rose garden

Cupcakes ordered by my classmate for her twin..... I love the flower bouquet (this is a buttercream cupcake)

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Yesterday was my sis birthday...these are some mini cakes from Bakerzin

Super dark chocolate cake! no idea for the name but its a real pick me up on a bad day or PMS.
This is i'm guessing some hazelnut chocolate thingy with the crispy thing that i love. haaha.

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So over the week i've experimented and so has my sis SH. She decided to make Lime meltaways(cookies)

Baking in progress

My sunny garden

Pebble path to happiness
A great pick me up.. love the color and the heart...so happy.

So late into the nights we have to work
Me making a funny face pass the mountain of cupcakes

Messy messy work space

doing orders...that night was damn cold!!

~~Chocolate Cupcakes~~

Flavor: Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream

A box of 9 ----->> $17.00 (5cupcakes with design,4 with choice of special message)

Flavor: Vanilla cupcakes with lemon icing

A box of 5 ----->> $8.003 cupcakes with design, 2 cupcakes with choice of special message (e.g I LOVE U, JON loves CAROL etc..)

A box of 9 ----->> $14.005 cupcakes with design, 4 cupcakes with choice of special message.

Flavor: Vanilla cupcakes with jam and buttercream

A box of 5 ----->> $8.00A box of 9 ----->> $14.00Designs will be swirls with hearts or silver ball deco. No wordings.

Please try to inform me in advance :) Orders subjected to availability of my time(lol so sorry busy pple like tat one) Please sms me Natalie 90230163 or email me mailto:cupcakeloft@yahoo.com questions pls ask me on the tag board or email me :) Please leave ur name and contact with the details of ur order.
Collection will be at my house @ mount sinai drive. Nearest MRT clementi or Bouna Vista. Available buses 7, 75, 165, 156, 61 and 92.

XOXO

Natalie

2008-03-08T06:41:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone.

This week new stuff..firstly change my blog skin...took me damn long to figure it out. I might change it again hee :)

2ndly photo entry..experimented with a new flavour Lemony cupcake with earl grey and honey boiled icing. This gives the very glossy and light texture. Taste like marshmallow..however it froth out by the next day..so this icing can only be eating within the day itself :(

Also so chocolate cupcakes from previous batch.

walk thru the cupcake mountains...

over cornflakes avalanche..

Lol me scaring the cupcake!!

Lemony cupcakes with earl grey and honey icing
Boiled icing
cupcake batter!

Ready to eat...

Perfect.

XOXO

Natalie

side note: photos taken by my sis. Huihui

2008-03-01T20:42:00.000-08:00

Hi my beautiful cupcake lovers,

- Delightful basic cupcakes-

The pictures are taken over a span of 2 weeks sorry haven't uploaded sooner.. enjoy.

Cupcakes for my classmates...decided to give my stressed out frens a gift.

Failure cupcake

Above.. the perfect cupcake should be flat and slightly brimming like the one on the left. The cupcake on the right is a failure cos it resulted in a concave dome. Thats when u take out a cupcake afew mins before it should. haha.. also a convex dome cupcake is a failure cupcake as well.

Princess Theme

Valentine's heart theme but in chocolate.

MMmMmMmmMmm... raspberry jam swissroll!

Playing with leftover cupcakes.. having so much fun!

XOXO
Natalie

The Leap Years

2008-02-28T10:47:00.001-08:00

Feburary 29.

The Leap Year.

Take a leap of faith

2008-02-19T08:26:00.000-08:00

HeLLo Cupcake Lovers!!

Meet Lefty and Ugly potato.

XOXOXO

Natalie

2008-02-11T03:04:00.000-08:00

Hello Frens.

Just days before Valentines day tmr will be the last day of orders. So if u haven't made up ur mind pls do so quickly. Deadline for 13/14 Feb cupcake orders will be tmr -

12 Feb 2008 @ 4pm. :}

Call/sms me @ 90230163 Natalie or email me at cupcakeloft@yahoo.com. If u are emailing pls leave ur name and no. so i may call to confirm with u. Thanx

XOXO

Natalie

Happy Valentines Day

2008-02-06T09:25:00.000-08:00

Hi my lovely Cupcake Lovers.

Design 1 (vanilla cupcakes with lemon icing)

Today is the first day of new year and its a busy year ahead~~!! Hope angbao collection will be plentiful this year!! hahaha!! Now as we are all celebrating New year...just round the corner is VALENTINE'S DAY and what do u plan to give the one u love? :))

I'm selling my cupcakes for that special day.

Vday~Valentine's day~Vday

Design 1 (Vanilla cupcakes with lemon icing)

Design 2 (Vanilla cupcakes with jam and buttercream)

Design 3 (Vanilla cupcakes with lemon icing)

~~~~Valentines day Cupcakes!!~~~~~

Flavor: Vanilla cupcakes with lemon icing
A box of 5 ----->> $8.00
3 cupcakes with design, 2 cupcakes with choice of special message (e.g I LOVE U, JON loves CAROL etc..)
A box of 9 ----->> $14.00
5 cupcakes with design, 4 cupcakes with choice of special message.

Flavor: Vanilla cupcakes with jam and buttercream
A box of 5 ----->> $8.00
A box of 9 ----->> $14.00
Designs will be swirls with hearts or silver ball deco. No wordings.

Please choose from any of the 3 designs above.

Please try to inform me in advance :) Orders subjected to availability of my time(lol) Please sms me Natalie 90230163 or email me cupcakeloft@yahoo.com Any questions pls ask me on the tag board or email me :) Please leave ur name and contact with the details of ur order.

Collection will be at my house @ mount sinai drive. Nearest MRT clementi or Bouna Vista. Available buses 7, 75, 165, 156, 61 and 92.

Hope to hear from u soon.

XOXOX
Natalie

2008-01-28T07:29:00.000-08:00

Now i was watching Nigella's show and i came across this interesting recipe that i just couldn't stop thinking about for afew days..so thank god for starhub's recording station(Hehehe) I'm able to view it one more time.

Nigella's Chocolate Pavlova

Of course with the remaining strawberries and raspberries (if any at all) Makes a great breakfast with plain cornflakes, alittle sugar and a bowlful of milk! this is my favorite breakfast actually.. but my sis doesn't understand why i rather eat this then something thats already sugar laden or packed with dried fruits haha.

I ate the endangered species.

I found this panda in a butter biscuit box..Just being way too cute...with his stubby arms and half bitten ear..I must take a picture of it!!(i eventually gobbled him up fyi)

XOXO

Natalie

2008-01-17T19:37:00.000-08:00

Hello to you!!

Now the school term has begin and things are starting to be busy.. Sorry if i dont have time to post blogs more often :( But i'm sure you'll forgive me :)CNY is coming round the corner i'm so excited!! Ang baos to collect..new clothes to buy haha..

Wish u a happy rat year ahead!

xoxo
Natalie

2008-01-03T22:01:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday!!!
We had a birthday celebration for my daddy who was actually still alittle sick on his bday. The dreamie cupcakes in the previous entry, could be incorporated in a cake:

I didn't frost the cake with buttercream becos i really dont like cream all that much but if u do, go ahead to frost ur cake earlier and leave it to chill in the fridge to firm up. before serving.

If possible only display ur meringues just before u display the cake..esp if its been humid or a rainy day. :))

Megan and the cake

MmMmMMMMmmm.....

XOXO

Natalie