my baking frenzy.. hee..

haven been baking for the longest time.. haven been updating my blog.. last night dear dear visited my blog and reminded me that my last update was in March 12! haha

since i had some spare time on a friday evening, i was pondering over recipes to bake today.. very determined to at least make 2 items today.. hee.. was busy browsing recipes in the afternoon.. wanted to make full use to bake yummilicious stuff.. hee..

frankly, i was still undecided after i left the office but when i came home, decide to settle for this sweet thing.. it is easy to mix but cookies, requires time to roll them and shape them into little balls for baking.. therefore, it took me quite a while to bake 4 batches of the cookies..

presenting my swedish thumbprints.. well, the looks can be improved.. not really consistent.. hee.. this cookies is so valentine's lor.. makes me have the love is in the air feeling when i was baking this.. nice aroma too!

before putting them in the oven..

in the oven they go..

baked swedish thumbprints! yummilicious wor!!


packing them into containers..

next, decided to do cream cheese pound cake as the recipe seems easy.. and for cakes, simply mx the batter and put it into the baking tin for baking.. that's it! after one hour! ta-da! its done! haha..

while i was mixing the batter, dad and mum came back from courts with a surprise for me! hee.. thanks mum and dad!! tell you the surprise later..

my dad's always very interested to see me bake.. he always rendered help.. this time, he mix the batter for me while i gave instructions.. haha.. fun! training for instructor haha.. dad told me to be more ambitious.. to sell my bakes instead of making an making.. instead of spending money on baking, he feels that i should concentrate on improving recipes that can be improved to be more yummilicious to sell.. afterall, im a marketer, it should not be difficult to find potential buyers.. haha.. or i can get my marketing professionals, aka my good friends in the marketing line to market for me too.. well, ah yi did tell me to dream BIG dreams.. like ricky, he opened his own shop and is very happy though it is tough.. maybe will keep it in mind once my bakes are better and i have more confidence!

dad mixing the batter:
in the oven.. presenting my "smiling" cream cheese pound cake..

presenting the surprise!

an electric mixer! though it is not kitchen aid, kenwood chef but i am really happy that they got it for me! i love it! i will make full use of it and will bring it with me when i move out next time.. well, i did borrow an electric mixer from my grandma which she has used for many many years.. at the initial stage, i dreamt that i spoilt it.. i felt so guilty.. the guilt and the laziness in me for taking out the electric mixer to bake.. my dad commented.. always see you, using your hand strength to beat the batter like so "xin ku" so they got it for me! i was so so touched! really! it is the thoughts that matters not how good the gift is..

the electric mixer comes with 3 different types of whisks! it even comes with a spatula.. though the whisk is stationary unlike kitchen aid that moves, the mixing bowl will move when i turn it on.. nice!

will try another bake soon with my new electric mixer before my assignment starts!

wee-a-wee!!

testing it..

after this long post, considered long because i haven blogged in ages.. heading to bed.. very tired!

ciao!