thermo
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cldn't resist the urge of whipping out my whisk and spatula today. SO i made this..specially for mummy dear. Just a simple snack whipped up in the shortest time possible... not to mention minimal mess in the kitchen!
Mini Blueberry Sponge rolls with Blueberrys and cream sandwiched btw a rolled up sheet of thin sponge. *yumz*... the combination was as my mum described ' a match made in heaven'.
Heard this song on the radio last night and totally melted when i heard Brian Mcknight's voice ... if i could describe it, it was lyke velvety chocolate sliding down the back of ur throat.. ahhh... oh-so-smooth. Somehow i was also captivated by the lyrics for certain reason. So here's sharing with u guys, Brian Mcknight's '6,8,12'
do you ever think about me,
do you ever cry yourself to sleep.
in the middle of the night when u awake,
are you calling out for me?
Do you reminisce?
I can't believe i'm acting lyke this.
Knoe its crazy.
HOw i still can feel you lips.
groggy
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now i understand why i had never enjoyed afternoon naps.. took one this afternoon. Not because i wanted to but becoz i had to. Kinda brain dead after the whole morning of consecutive tuition sessions and wasn't reallie ready to start work in tt state of mind. So squeezed myself in btw my bro and my mum on the masterbed to take a quick nap. Erm.. a quick nap tt amounted to a full blown hour+ of sleep. ARGH... worst of all, I woke up feeling reallie NUA... like super duper listless. I hated tt feeling, a sense of weakness and helplessness, even dragging myself out of bed was a chore. Gosh.. Now i finally come to realisation why i never enjoyed taking afternoon naps. Haha.
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Just recieved a request from a little gurl to have a private baking session with. Haha.. how cute is tt. Not tt i wld mind a little gurl sticking her icky little fingers into my batter/ dough as i baked. Haha. Its not as if i'm all tt tidy either... Tee hee. Lets just say i have very little patience for intolerable behaviour. Wish I was better with kids though. But oh too bad, never had the magical charm around children. haha. However, if it cld make a kid's day, then why not? haha. It wld be ultra fun to bake some delicious chocolate chip cookies as well. Haha.
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Great..now i have to get to work.. Don't wanna be caught dead at the examination hall with a blank script.. *bleah*. Ciao boys...
satine beauty
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guess i've finally satisfied my baking urges. white chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal banana muffins, a blueberry cheesecake (for orders sake) and lastly my newest creation, CRAZY/BEAUTIFUL. It is my third attempt at finding tt perfect chocolate cake (sometimes i wish i had tt determination in my studies.. haha). However this is a little different from the previous attempts, it is actually a black chocolate expresso cake with a satiny chocolate glaze. As captivating as it sounds, its looks tell otherwise. I have named this cake as such as i feel tt underneath its mediocre, non-fanciful surface, lies something magical, divine. U ask me how wld i knoe if i've not taken a bite of the cake. Trust me, i knoe something good from something bad.. and right now i see potential in this one. As it was baking away in the oven, the lovely strong aroma of coffee was evident, thus its name the expresso cake. The pairing of coffee and chocolate in dessert are uncommon; but in this cake, the magical union of the pair has sworn them to a delectable relationship lasting many ages. 
I think this is it.. this is the one...
or will it be? stay tuned for the responses...
so what?
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cookies
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so what if others said the paper was much easier than previous years and I on the other hand met with several problems with the sums? so what if stand a chance of da pao-ing this subject this semester? I reallie dun care...
Problem is, after some soul-searching, i realised it mattered to me tt i had failed. Being a hardcore perfectionist in my earlier days, it is hard to believe tt my standards have dropped by miles since those times. Neither can i adhere to a tight schedule, nor can i persuade myself to work towards goals that are know are beneficial to me. I have lost myself.. to a world of sloth and torpidness.. and worst thing is tt i've got no one to blame but myself... Try as i might to push the blame to my lack of concentration due to certain recent affairs in my life. I realised tt i've let myself down majorly. Looking ard, the only person suffering is me. The guilt in me rises to a new level, sinister and terrifying...
How do i pick myself up again?
I am all alone and afraid,
with my oven and my buddy and me-e-e
trouble
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decided to drop a post before i headed for the shower... its night again. Once again.. I'll let the night and its black hole consume me. Feels kinda strange tonight... Was riding on an endorphin high just now, probably due to the recent caffeine ingestion. But it died down pretty quickly. Guess i shld have rationed tt extra boost a little more cleverly...
So the cooling night.. is just perfect for tuning into some ColdPlay... the one song tt describes my mood now is 'Trouble'... here's a little snippet from the song.
O no, I see, I spun a web, it's tangled up with me,
And I lost my head,
The thought of all the stupid things I said,
O no what's this?
A spider web, and I'm caught in the middle,
I turned to run,
The thought of all the stupid things I've done,
I never meant to cause you trouble,
And I never meant to do you wrong,
And I, well if I ever caused you trouble,
O no, I never meant to do you harm.
Its nice..the blue-si-ness of the song... and the subtle intensity of the emotions involved. Kinda lazy..and slow moving..exactly like how i am feeling now.
Just 8 hours to the next paper...
yet if i cld lay all my thoughts on a sheet of paper right at this very moment...
it wld be blank.
the mini-s
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Introducing to you.. the Mini-s!!!
Now you can have ur cakes without having to worrie about storing the excess getting sick of eating a certain flavour. My cakes are now offered in 6" (now thats reallie small) haha.
So we've got my Chocolate Cake, conjured using a new recipe that i tweaked and combined from several others. and my Oreo Cheesecake. The Simple, delightful Chocolate Cake is covered with a layer of chocolate favoured buttercream and splashed with tiny doses of white chocolate icing. Now thats a real treat for the chocolate lover... haha. The Oreo Cheesecake on the other hand may not be aesthetically pleasing. But trust me, it sure packs a punch. Imagine Chunky pieces of Oreo cookies in a rich slice of Cheesecake on a buttery Oreo biscuit base. *yumz*
kk. i think tt shld be all for the night. This is Sihan signing out...
chocolate cake for a little gurl
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halfway through. I can only heave a sigh of relief. that leaves 3 more papers till the end 3rd May.. which seems soo far away given that time passes by at snail's pace now a days.
Finally done with aero materials paper today. Thank goodness I haven't decided to take up the material sciences course in NUS. Can just imagine all my brain cells constricting from the exertion of having to squeeze in all those facts. Guess today's paper was quite odd in sense tt our reading materials were very wordy as compared to the usual mathematical and formulae style of learning tt we've adopted ever since we entered this course. Memorisation and regurgitation of the facts was a thing of the past. However it was brought to life in this paper. and obviously I had lost my skills in that area.. haha. BUt overall, it was okie. I have no expectations whatsoever for this paper..we'll just have to wait for the results don't we?
So now, I'm back at home... with my freshly baked chocolate cake in the fridge. No touching tt one either since its for a customer tommorrow. Its ordered by a mum for her little gurl. That i find brings back many memories to me. Fuzzy warm memories. I recall tt my mum once bought a reallie gorgeous chocolate cake for my birthday when i was little. Not tt it was the best cake in the world or anything. But I was contented... it was not just a cake. It was a gift of love, something warm that touched deeply into my soul. That's what baking is about, it ain't about the end product, its about the memories and emotions connected to the cake that should be the highlight... and tts what i strive to do in my baking.. leave warm and beautiful memories for the people who savour my cakes...to make a difference...
addicted to caffeine
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Its 5.15pm and I just had my first coffee of the day. Tried denying the warm advances of coffee the entire day. Well, who am i trying to kid? Silly me. By mid afternoon, I was lethargic and tired beyond words. Guess my over reliance on my daily dose of caffeine is evident. *Yawnz*.. lets just put down my defences and submit myself to that warm steamy cup of coffee on a rainy afternoon. *purr*.. tee hee.
Now thats much better..'ahhhhh'
Sometimes i wonder whether coffee's hold over me is just mental or something truly physical...
anyway here are more photos of the hideous cake... *argh*..makes me depressed just thinking about it.
Oh yesh, I must mention that Samuel, leader of the 'teh' gang has released a compiled list of 20 of his favourite Mariah Carey songs on his blog. Of course this is done strategically, released in batches. The songs are accomplanied by a slew of honest remarks and reflections regarding the songs. Being someone who likes Mariah Carey as well, I thought it would be nice to share this link with u guys. And Sam, perhaps i'll compile a list with you. I'm sure our top 3 hits will tally. haha.
स्तिच्क्य चेव्य chocolate
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*sigh*
yet another failed attempt. I shall be more forgiving this time as apparently, as i have expected.. it is VERY VERY difficult to master the techniques to producing the moist and most devilicious chocolate cake. SIgh.. Mine turned out to be more lyke 'sticky chewy chocolate' instead of a cake. Haha. Well well..it certainly spells in my face tt something is MAJORLY wrong with whatever i'm doing. haha. gotta get tt right now dun we. So i have officially pronounced this as Chocolate Cake Season. Warning to all my beloved friends and family, pls be prepared to endure chocolate-y affairs as i alter and fix my recipes in my attempt to produce the more luscious and to-die-for chocolate cake. hehe. FOr me, its going to be a 'cocoa high'. haha
For viewing purposes only, here are pictures of the cake I did for Melvin's Dad's Bdae. Sorrie for the sub-standard cake mel.
for a simple breakdown of the things going down under. It is bascially a rich chocolate cake layered and smeared with fresh banana buttercream and topped off with a layer of dark chocolate ganache. Sprinked down with toasted almonds down the sides.
Guess we;ve got to tame the ambitiousness and not slice the cake into too many layers. That wld help to lessen the risk of the cake collapsing during assembly. Plus, reckon something is wrong with the baking time. This has 2 be fine-tuned...
busy bee
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*phew*..got some more good news for u guys.. Orders have sprung up to 7 cakes overnight!!! haha.. NOw this sure is a cheesy business. Tee Hee.. THanks Mummy for being such a good promotor. haha. and a million thanks going out to all her colleagues for their lovely compliments.. Sure works well as moral boosters... *smilez*
oh yesh..here's the picture of the Lemon Rind Butter Cake from yesterday. *yummy* Just love the smell of lemon... Tee hee
Gosh..think i'm becoming more of a food blogger than just a normal blogger already. Is tt a bad thing? sorrie for making u salivate Kor.. is it similar to the case when u dislocated ur jaw and had to hold a towel to ur chin to stop urself from choking on ur own saliva? *tee hee*... woopsie... forgive me. I still want my MORE POWERFUL oven! haha.
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