Yes!!!! I am now officially back into my working world of cakes again! With a couple weeks of settling back into normal life, I have been suck right into mixing up sticky batters, baking in a very hot kitchen (its still really hot here!) with perspiration pouring down my face, modelling till day break and churning out yummilicous desserts.
With the start of March, it means I'm just 2 months closer to the wedding in which I have been placed in charge of (together with grandma Greatbatch) the catering of an English high tea after the ceremony. March is also the birthday month of both Josh and Rach whose birthdays are almost a week apart. And there's also a youth group organised ladies pampering night which I hope to be able to contribute a dessert or two.
Just this Sunday, I made my first cupcakes bouquet (or that's just what I like it to be called) for a dear church lady who just had her 4th little girl, Claire. She lost her 3rd little girl, Charlotte, who was a stillborn close to a year ago.
This is Chrissy,the mother, with 3 roses, each representing each of her daughters. The lil butterfly on her arm is Charlotte. The lil butterfly was a way that they used to explain to their daughters how Charlotte had flew all the way up to Heaven to be with God. 
Baby ClaireThey were very thankful to have added another little girl in their family and I thought it was the perfect time to celebrate with cute lil cupcakes!
Besides cupcakes, I made a stack of cheesecake brownies for Becky and Justin's engagement party which I found myself craving for days later.
The food at the party. The cake with the heart in the background was baked by Justin especially for Becky as a valentine day pressie. He actually went all the way out to cover it with mazipan and then buttercream all made by himself. So awfully sweeeet! Its funny 'cos I personally don't like fudgy sweets at all. But in this recipe, the tangy-ness in the cream cheese provided a nice balance. This is a very easy way to make something special.
So Jema, no matter how busy u are i'm sure u be able to find time to make these little babies. ;) Maybe can make it for "yong yong" for his bdae? To make it more romantic can always cut the brownies out with a heart shaped cookie cutter too.
Melted butter, to grease
150g butter, chopped (I only used 95g)
300g good-quality dark cooking chocolate, chopped
3 eggs
215g (1 cup) caster sugar
1 tsp pure vanilla essence
225g (1 1/2 cups) plain flour
65g (1/4 cup) sour cream (I used light sour cream)
1 x 250g pkt cream cheese, at room temperature (I used light)
In a saucepan, combine butter and chocolate and cook over low heat. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth.
Remove from heat. Set aside for 5 minutes to cool.
Whisk 2 eggs in a small bowl. Add whisked eggs and 140g (2/3 cup) of the sugar to the chocolate mixture, and stir to combine.
Add the flour and sour cream and stir until well combined.
Using an electric beater, beat cream cheese and remaining sugar in a bowl until smooth.
Add the remaining egg and beat until just combined.
Spoon chocolate and cream cheese mixtures, alternately, over base of pan.
Use a skewer to swirl to create a marble effect.
Bake in oven for 30 minutes-45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Set aside in the pan for 1 hour to cool. Cut into squares to serve.
Make sure to only make these for a party or too bad to your thighs...=P
xoxoxoxo
150g butter, chopped (I only used 95g)
300g good-quality dark cooking chocolate, chopped
3 eggs
215g (1 cup) caster sugar
1 tsp pure vanilla essence
225g (1 1/2 cups) plain flour
65g (1/4 cup) sour cream (I used light sour cream)
1 x 250g pkt cream cheese, at room temperature (I used light)
Preheat oven to 180°C. Lightly grease a 20cm square cake pan with the melted butter. Line the bottom and sides with baking paper and lightly grease it.
In a saucepan, combine butter and chocolate and cook over low heat. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth.
Remove from heat. Set aside for 5 minutes to cool.
Whisk 2 eggs in a small bowl. Add whisked eggs and 140g (2/3 cup) of the sugar to the chocolate mixture, and stir to combine.
Add the flour and sour cream and stir until well combined.
Using an electric beater, beat cream cheese and remaining sugar in a bowl until smooth.
Add the remaining egg and beat until just combined.
Spoon chocolate and cream cheese mixtures, alternately, over base of pan.
Use a skewer to swirl to create a marble effect.
Bake in oven for 30 minutes-45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Set aside in the pan for 1 hour to cool. Cut into squares to serve.
Make sure to only make these for a party or too bad to your thighs...=P
xoxoxoxo
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