cookie cutters yg chomel..

i bought these cookie cutters last weekend. cik ayu beli ni utk buat cookies for atia and ina engagement day in june.. they both request for cookies bentuk hati. nampak cutters ni sgt comel.. dan seperti biasa, cik ayu can't resist the temptation (pantang tgk benda comel) dan sekaligus menambah koleksi cookie cutters cik ayu yg sedia ada.

p/s: look out for the cookies ya!

happy teacher's day

happy teacher's day to all teachers in the world! i made these for jannah's teachers...

p/s: look out for the tutorial ya! :)

it's my birthday!

hari ni genap umur saya.. tuuuuttt.. haha.. 31 thn ye kawan2.. jap je kan rasanya..

beberapa hari yg lalu cik ayu hantar sms kat en. suami.."hubby, takyah beli kek ya..".. hahahaha... ikut la en. suami nak paham ke tak..

bukan ape, this year cik ayu nak buat birthay cake sendiri.. ni lepas tgk kek edina kat sini... tersgt la tempting skali kek itu.. so pg td lepas breakfast bermula la misi buat kek ni.. Devil's Food Chocolate Cake. honestly, this is a highly recommended chocolate cake recipe!

kek yg baru keluar dr oven cik ayu

skang kite letak cream cheese frosting yg nyum.. nyum.. itu.

ok.. skang mekap ngan chocolate ganache plak.. then lots and lots of strawberries!

indescribable taste.. it's sooo delicious

ok.. ini resepinya.. cik ayu copy n paste dr edina's blog.

Devil's Food Chocolate Cake

1 cup all purpose flour (tepung gandum biasa)

1/4 cup cocoa powder

3/4 teaspoon bicarbonate soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

65 gram butter

1 large egg - size A (i used 2eggs, size C)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 cup buttermilk (homemade: 1/4 cup milk added with a few drops of distilled vinegar (cuka biasa), leave to rest for about 20 minutes

1/2 cup warm water

Methods:

Set your oven at 170C (i set mine at 160C)

Prepare your cake tins.

Sieve flour, cocoa powder, bicarbonate soda, salt, and set aside.

Beat butter with sugars until light and fluffy, add eggs.

When all well incorporated add the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder etc) and alternate with liquid ingredients (buttermilk + warm water) in three portions, last incorporate the vanilla extract.

Bake for about 30 minutes or until just cooked

Cream Cheese Frosting

250 g Philly cheese (i made only half-125g)

125 g butter (i use about 60g)1 cup icing sugar (i used 1/2 cup)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

juice of a squeezed slice of lemon

Beat the cheese and butter, just until creamy, add the icing sugar, vanilla and lemon juice.

Chocolate Ganache

200 ml double cream with at least 30% fat content

250 g dark chocolate, chopped finely

a pinch of salt

In a double boiler, warm the cream until just at boiling point, add the chocolate and salt and stir, when all chocolate is melted, remove from the heat and continue stirring until all well mixed.

Wait for the cake to cool completely, spread the cream cheese frosting and pour the ganache on top.

selamat mencuba!

saya dpt award!

thanks raggedyanne @ *liplickin'* for the award! this is my first award sejak mem'blog' nih... ok.. here are the questions that i have to answer and things i have to do:

1. Thank and link the person that gave you the award...... ~DONE!~

2. Pass the award to 15 bloggers you've recently discovered & think are fantastic.... ~Here they are~

• Sari Yusa Ibrahim@ Alam Sari
• PertMuffin @ Lissa n Rayyan ~My Little Cupcakes @Melaka
• -L.i.n.a- @ ...c.u.p.c.a.k.e.s.L.i.n.a...
• queserasera@ the disturbed mind of queserasera
• Yat Maria@ easybakes
• syasya@ sYasYa's cake
• Leen@ Loyang Kuih
• MysDear @ MysDear Therapy Site
• azatiesayang @ azatiesayang
• wanieyra @ Ummi Affaf
• KecIk @ .....si kecik.....
• kaksu @ cerita orang mersing
• neena @ kek warisan bonda
• as@ SiMpLe-SwEeT-HoNeY
• inahar ali @ inahar's cooking time!

3. Contact said blogs and let them know they've won the award. ~ Will do ~

4. State 7 things about yourself... ~This is a bit hard to do. I'll try my best ok!~

1. salah seorang 'mangsa' masa 1998 economy recession dulu - disebabkan ni cik ayu tak dpt study abroad.. isk.. isk..
2. studied engineering for 5++ years, tp x pernah minat engineering.. huhu
3. currently is an engineer tp my passion is always benda seni2 ni... (jgn bgtau my boss ok!)
4. the only girl in the family right now - my youngest sister passed away when she was 15 *al-fatihah*
5. i'm into cupcakes about 1 and a half years ago... (tp tenggelam timbul.. hehe..)
6. 'ayu' is not my 'real' name as in my birth certificate. tp my family, relatives, org kg - kat mersing nuuu... , kawan2 rapat (sek. menengah, uni) sume panggil saya dgn nama ni.. dan perkataan 'cik' kat dpn tu does not represent my status, i'm married ya! haha.. tp nickname 'cik ayu' ni adalah nickname yg saya guna masa zaman bujang dulu utk mIRC (wujud lg ke benda ni?) hehe...
7. married to my classmate masa form 2 dulu.. hehe
   
   

skarang kite buat bunga :)

salam semua pembaca CupcakesChek,

hari ini kite akan belajar mcm mana nak guna flower veiner, seperti yg saya janjikan dulu. (lina..entry ni spesel utk awak.. hehe).

1. ini barang2 yg kite perlukan: fondant, pewarna, rolling pin, stokin ajaib saya (hehe.. stokin berisi tepung jagung ya), acuan bunga (5 petal) dan flower veiner.

2. mula2 warnakan fondant anda. saya gunakan kaler violet dr wilton (comotnye la botol kaler cik ayu kan.. hehe).

3. kemudian canaikan fondant dan terap acuan bunga di atas fondant.

4. 'dust'kan sedikit tepung jagung pd flower veiner, dua2 belah skali ok! ini utk elakkan dr fondant melekat pd flower veiner. kemudian letakkan fondant yg telah diterap td di atas flower veiner. adjust kedudukannya supaya petal bunga tu selari.

5. tekan bhgn atas flower veiner ke atas fondant td. jgn terlalu kuat ya, nanti fondant akan jd terlalu nipis, ia akan melekat pd flower veiner dan susah pula utk di'handle' nanti.

6. dgn berhati2 keluarkan bunga yg telah di'vein'kan (ada ke perkataan ni? hehe..) td dan letakkan di atas permukaan yg blh mengekalkan bentuknya sehingga ia kering dgn sempurna. saya letakkan di atas sarang telur :) dan inilah hasilnya!

selamat mencuba!