sebiji kek seribu rupa

saya ada cita-cita. cita-cita saya adalah menghasilkan kek yg unik dan mempunyai 1000 rupa. walaupun dasarnya tetap sama iaitu 'kek coklat' namun rupa yg pelbagai kdgkala boleh menghiburkan org. kita tak tahu, tp itula hakikatnya..


buat kek tak sesulit mana sbb basicnya sama, namun terpulang pada interpretasi masing2. sy penah terpk tagline ni 'every cakes deserved its own look'. maka, sy selalu berusaha untuk menampilkan rupa lain2 sbb sy nk cake tu special. yelah, walaupun hanya kek coklat biasa tp bg sy personal touch tu penting.


kdg2 jenuh gak nk memikirkan. silap sy jugak, sbb suka berangan tinggi melangit. hehe.. but hey, it's fun walaupun sendiri kene memikul tanggungjawab memikirkan design. haha. no,no.. bukan customer yg demand, tp sy sendiri yg selalu fikir jauh2......


apply bentuk yg kita imagine kdg2 tak sama dgn apa yg dpt kita lahirkan. kdg2 jadi kdg2 tak. bila jadi, kita suka & gembira. bila tak jadi, kita jadi down n bad mood. should i say, saya ni emotional cake maker? ye tepat skali.. sy tau menjadi seorg yg beremosi bukanla satu bende yg sihat. mungkin emosi tu ok. cuma cara nk handle emosi tu yg penting. kalau kecundang, kite jugak yg merana.


ok, sebelum shut off. mari menjamu mata creation sy yang terkini; super moist (i steam the cake!) choc cake with strawberry dipped in chocolate tp sy sprinkle strawberry ni dgn choc rice. ternmpk cara sprinkle dlm chef @home. kiwi pulak, saje2 bg green view. hijau kan menawan! oh btw, kiwi ni manis tau. huhu


mungkin kalau tgk pandangan kasar tak byk beza, tp bg saya agak puas hati sbb dpt present output yg lain sikit dari sebelum ni. mungkin takde makna sgt, tp i personally happy dgn kek ni! takde lain yg sy harap melainkan customer pun enjoice jugak. walaupun kek nk makan2, tp nk jugak rupa yg special. sy anggap mcm kite la, dok kat rumah pun nk pakai cantik2, wangi2. org tak nmpk, tp bg saya tu satu self-satisfaction.


overall, sy suka rupa dia. pengubat hati ketika lara :p

tuhan uji sbb tuhan sayang pada kita..

disebalik ujian/dugaan yang bertimpa2, tuhan masih bagi aku kekuatan menzahirkan kenangan-kenangan indah di atas kek. ukiran-ukiran ini kukira teraphy bagi diri sendiri. Thanks Allah atas nikmat yang satu ini. alhamdulillah.....


theme: birthday, here and there...

farhana, 3yrs

aunty, 35th


m. fazli akmal, 1 yr

ain 14th, ayah 38th

more to come after this ;)

dalam cake ada jiwa..

when you bake with passion, "sesuatu" tu akan datang tiba2. normally, bila mood baik .. hati senang.. feel tu akan menjelma dgn laju. but, there's a time. serabut2 pun output ok but tenang2 jadi tah apa2. seriously, i try to be fair dgn semua org. taklah pilih kasih or lebihkan sana, lebihkan sini. cuma, that's a matter of time. kite hanya merancang, tuhan yg tentukan. kalau tiba-tiba output jadi kurang mmberangsangkan, pls pls .. maafkan diriku. aku hanya insan biasa yg punye kelemahan.

pressure is my "Big enemy". i hate pressure! tu sbb kot lagi suka jadi pembuat kek cipisan. but, if one day mmg dh tertulis INI JALAN KU.. i'm happy to move and take further step


for the time being, let me breath in this "small space"...

dalam cake ada jiwaku yg tertinggal

utem, sept 2010..

ybtc @ itsd jamuan raya

ikut plan nk bake 3 cakes, but since ff tak berapa sihat masa tu just manage to bake 2 cakes and half (half tu adalah another cake yg tak berapa jadi) and 72 cupcakes.


i bake them @nite and doing frosting @4am. thanks hubby sbb tolong sy kat kitchen. tak sempat nk deco sgt sbb seriously letih + sayu hati melayan anak tak sihat. luckily, berkat off separuh hari.. ff back to normal. bile anak sihat, semua jadi BEST!


again, rasa gementar jugak since ramai mmu-rians attend jamuan ni. haih, sometimes being emotional cake maker is really not good. letih dealing dgn internal conflict. kan best kalau ada self motivation yg tinggi!


apa2 pun, thanks for your continues support. i'm new, i'm a little bit naive.. i need strength to keep moving! moving! moving!

susun buah @6am, what u expect? senget benget.. hehe

butter-kiwi-peach- cake with cream cheese. filling? i put fresh kiwi..

signature choc cake. takdak strawberry kali ni. p serpihan2 j&jill cookies. cam best la pecah2 cookies camtu

choc-mocha cupcakes with lemon-cream-cheese frosting. buh choc button je. simple kan?

my condition..

"stress" is my middle name. ye, org lain pun stress jugak. but sometimes i feel that i can't cope it anymore. hubby was fine kalau i nk back off. ikut hati mmg nk on je. tp aku masih tak berani. byk future planning yg memerlukan aku contribute esp sbb masa ni la nk build family. so, i still need fixed revenue every month.

before this, byk kali aku bgtau dia. i don't mind keje admin ke, keje belakang tabir ke but i have a big problems kalau kene keje luar + keje weekend. dhlah, weekdays keje dari pagi smpai 6-7pm .. abis weekend pun nk keje smpai petang ke? someone suggest me to bawak anak pi opis?? hey!! i'm not that crazyyy.. dhlah ofc env tak sesuai dgn budak, dgn clinical waste berdekatan, ko ingat aku nk anak aku terdedah kat bende2 camni???

i'm not complaining. ye aku tau, keje ni sumber rezeki. tapi kalau dh meeting smpai pukul 4-5 pagi. serious i can't stand it anymore. only god knows betapa penatnya drive ke kl dari pagi then tgh malam drove back. boleh je nk stay, tp aku mmg tak boleh nk tinggal anak.

i have bad experience last week, tertido masa drive. drive alone @12 midnite esp kat pedas (tak tau la lalu pedas ni rasa mcm khayal je.. rasa mcm lamaaanyaa jarak diaa..) luckily, tuhan masih syg kot. kalau tak sia2 je masuk front page. then, lg skali accidently tido jugak masa tunggu traffic light. but, i'm still in lucky mode. tiba rumah, bake pulak (boleh je bake esok, tp aku kan gile bake..huhu). haih, work too hard la last week ..


business? alhamdulillah.. dgn stress2 ni, i managed to complete all orders. few orders terpaksa ditolak dgn baik sbb my date mmg full until this few weeks. bukan apa, takut nnti dh janji2 then tak sempat, risau pulak. few customer dh faham smpai ada yg dh book date until dec! ya allah.. syukur sgt. cuma satu je, aku masih belum ada kekuatan a.k.a keberanian to turn this passion into fix business. kepala ni kene brainstorm lebih2 kot.. takut sgt :(

last but not least, did i tell you that i got phone call from someone yg baru makan my cupcakes for bigger business opportunity? actually, this is just a simple cupcakes cuma aku alter buttercream dia. add with cream cheese & liteyo mango-peach yogurt drink. hehe. bile stress kan, sukati2 je create new taste yg secocok dgn tekak aku..

cuma satu je lah, biar betul diorg ni. tak pernah terjangkau dek minda since i still new in baking world. Unfortunately, i can't proceed due to time constraint (he knows aku keje, cuma dia tak tau la aku kene keje weekend2 gak.. huk huk huk)

urghhhh, maybe next time.. who knows ;)

cupcakes yg berjaya membuatkan org offer bigger chances..

choc cupcakes with cheesy-buttercream (sukati je aku alter.. hehe)

baking with style - part one

Baking is not all about money. Yes, u got money & people will start to recognize you. That's bonus. But, i'm not talking about money now. I'm talking about passion. Passion makes me alive. Passion makes me grow wiser ;)


I just hope this little touch can make someone happy. Everybody deserve to be happy rite?


latest props, bought it @robinson, MV during my city-vacay. 70-80% off!

thanks dear hubby cum my o.p ;)




Happy Tuesday!

Orders Raya : Review

Salam semua!


my second week keje after cuti raya. actually start keje last week isnin tp mood last week adalah mcm yo-yo. imagine je la keje sorg2. so mmg hati terpk nk balik awal je because i have tons of work kat rumah. bake, kemas yg tak sudah2 (until now pun tak setel2 lagi :p)..

gosh, i've never expected a week before raya orders tetiba boost!before ni mmg hati kecil ada berangan nk buat cookies raya. konon training la kot2 next year terpk nk business cookies pulak. tp, mmg tak boleh berangan sbb tak sempat langsung!

actually, masa first week puasa mcm malas2. so naik second week few peoples nk start buat orders. so, finally mmg tak menang tgn smpai 30th syawal. for those yg tak sempat ku accept orders, insyallah next time ye. punye bz smpai balik kg pun tak sempat bake cake. sorry pagohrian!


anyway, thanks byk2 kepada semua yg sudi orders. walaupun kene tido depan oven (oh sy cintakan oven sy. thanks mr gagah perkasa!), tp bile tgk kek siap terus hilang penat! orait, meh jengok main pictures with labels : order raya (lepas ni kite jengok album after cuti raya pulak.. hehehe...)

orders dari nadya BP, x-trainee. dh 3 kali kot dia orders. thanks dear! theme: reunion

orders dari mommy zikri, nk makan before pi deliver new baby. theme : free style

mmu staff, balqis utk anak2 buah dia. theme ; choc & princess

mmu staff, ramizah. nk bawak balik kelantan. alhamdulillah, tak cair!
cos skang i guna choc ganache & first timer dealing with multi-nuts. ada roasted almond, almond flake, peanut, hazelnut & raisin!
i personally love this cake & falling in love dh.. hehehe

mmu staff, kak rozana. nk makan2 1 syawal. "yulie, strawberry pls"
oh kak, sy bake smbil tertido depan oven tauuu!

carrot cake with pineapples cube. topping: cream cheese, white choc grated
& toasted walnutmy colligue, siti, muar. theme: free style. so i kene pk sendiri :p

for family & family boyfriend. siti, kompme kene pinang pasni :P

seksi tak?? hehe

my colligue jugak. special ideas ni lepas terlelap depan oven (lagi!)

orait.. khatam! for more sexier pictures.. pls click my fb album. thanks to photographer seumur hidup darling hubbyku yang bertungkus lumus captured gambar. dh raya ni boleh tenung lama2... next entry, sy akan cerita pasal orders dibulan syawal. jauh jugak kek2 jalan. smpai utm, jb & kuantan!

masih di sini..

ishk semua org dh cuti ke?? aku? takde cutii pun. esok keje gak. jumaat - ahad je cuti tu pun nasib baik ada public holiday :p. isnin dh start keje. huhuhu....

so oleh sbb mood pun dh takde. pagi tadi (eh pagi ke? kol 10 baru smpai ofc :p), after bake sempat posing2 walaupun pimples yg dengki tu menimbun2 kat pipi. tp nasib baik jugaklah the Biggest Pimples tu terletak di bawah pipi sama tempat dgn lesung pipit yg tak berapa nmpk ni. so kene senyum camtu baru pimples tak obvious. gile complicated kan? hahaha..


btw, mmg hajat nk buat raya post. heeeeeeeee..


dikesempatan ini, tuan punye blog menyusun 10 jari memohon ampun & maaf sekiranya ada terkasar bahasa, terlebih perilaku, terover type & secara langsung or tak langsung menyinggung perasaan yang membaca. yelah, kdg2 pena pen eh jari jemari ni lagi laser dari mulut. hehe. so mana2 yg salah tu jgn simpan dlm hati ye. 0-0!

oh, lagi satu. nk ucap berbanyak2 terima kasih/ berjuta penghargaan pada pembaca2 setia either yg menonjol di ruang comment or silent reader sbb bykkk bg moral support yg kdg2 aku sendiri tak sangka. i start from zero & now rasa happy sbb ada improve sikit2 in terms of baking item. sayu tau bila ingat2 balik zaman dulu2 mcm apa je aku bake. tp korg setia bg semangat walaupun korg jauh dimata (malaysia, oversea..)

sbb readers2 + kawan2 la aku tetap berdiri & insyaallah bakal maju setapak in near future. kalau ada singgah2 melaka nnti, informla. kot2 boleh bersua muka di bulan yg mulia ni.. hehe


before pen off, meh layan blogger yg lama tak menggedik ni. hua hua hua. org dh nk raya baru terkial2 shopping, nasib baik size ada lagi :p

hari ni ariani dah cam pasar malam . so i grab 3 helai for raya matching la dgn public holiday yg 3 hari tu.. :P (jumaat, sabtu ahad)

note to myself: since pimples tumbuh menimbun, maka wajib amik gambar kat tempat yg lighting ok n senyum gaya ni. hahaha

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one of the 3 cakes baked freshly from oven. new design : strawberry + nuts. mlm ni another 3 cakes in waiting line. ^__^ (takyah tido la.. hehe)

kek2 lain, tunggu official photographer buat hard work. mlm tadi dia teman sy bake & susun stock brg smpai 2 pagi. sy ni bab susun2 mmg fail! then kami sahur megi bersama2. *jiwangggggg*

you make me smile ;)

Besides keributan pindah umah, anak kurang sihat (alhamdulillah dh sihat dh!).. i managed to bake few orders for new customer. most of them are my silent reader. challenge??? sure la nk bg the best design walaupun rempahnya sama je : cupcakes + coklat + strawberry.

Alhamdulillah, Tuhan kurnikan idea untuk dikongsi bersama. Thanks my silent reader, AJU. Glad to see you. Bake & decorate at the same day. TOTALLY FRESH from my new oven :D

glossy eventho guna choc ganache (buttercream + my fav dark choc, Berylls)
tips: put few drops of corn oil :D

i personally admirer this kind of design.. stripe! baby! stripe!

The Great Challenge - Barbie Cake

I'm speechless ^__^

Alhamdullillah :)

yeah, mama DID It!

will blog about the rest of story later..

weekend coming up

Activity during weekend : Off to BAKING LAND

source: google




Have a great weekend readers :)

urgent task a.k.a immediate request

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i started bake at 9pm (lps jemputan berbuka puasa bersama mil) and finished basuh mangkuk/sudip/mixer at 1.45 am. then, tido, wake up at 530am and off to jb at 730am. tido pun bau coklat. waht a lifeee.

chocolate cupcakes with choc ganache for sis ninie. thanks kak sbb sentiasa bg support dari dulu smpai skang & tak jemu2 makan kek saya. i ingat sape la anak dara eh mak budak manis dok bawah pokok tu. sanggup dia tunggu saya dari jauh. serious la kak, terharuu sgt. kek ni mmg merapatkan betul ukhuwah kite lepas 15 yrs tak jumpa. btw, i owe u biskut raya + kek pisang taw!

Second cake, special baked for ms Yang Sarinah, MMU. cherry ni buat mataku terang benderang di pagi hari. mcm ceria pulak. i just hope kids & her hubby love it. since ni emergency request, so tak sempat sy nk beli strawberry. luckily this glossy cherry did her good job, tak meragam!


choc curl as a cake wall ;)

i'm touched beyond words, to have friends who always give full & continued support.. semoga tuhan merahmati kita semua, insyaallah ;)

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latest cake

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i'm still taking orders during ramadhan. tapi light2 sahaja since energy kurang. hehe. asyik ngntukk je. cuma, kalau 3-4 hari tak bake, mula la tangan ni semacam. huhu. at last, i bake jugak for family, baby sitter and friends apa lagi kalau all time fav iaitu kek pisang. harini bawak kek pisang kat opis and bungkus2 for colligue. org lain derma kurma, aku derma kek pisang . haha. upgrade version tau, kek pisang with choc chips. yum yum. saje je buh pisang byk2, sbb aritu balik kg mak bg setandan. tak baik kan buang2, rugii....

so, cabaran bake during ramadhan? satu je.. TAK BOLEH RASA ;P

order kali ini...

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Kek-kek kali ni dtgnya dari ibu-ibu mengandung. oh, i never knew it! patutla taste of choice lebih kurang je.. thanks to Shuhada & Suria sbb sudi order dari saya. diorg tak penah rasa, and tgk gambar je. so menjadi kewajipan utk buat yang terbaik sbb sy taknk customer rasa 'indah kabar dari rupa'. seriously, this is a big challenge for me coz all marketing done thru cyber world..


Alhamdulillah, 2-2 suka & happy dgn kek tu. Jika anda suka, saya apatah lagi. Seolah-olah dunia ni saya yang punye ;)


Berikut saya senaraikan fakta-fakta disebalik tabir:

• 2-2 dari utem. thanks korg for being supportive!
  
• shuhada kawan sabrina, unimate merangkap customer
• suria, kawan marsha .. marsha adalah returned customer saya. thanks dear!
• shuhada & suria adalah ibu-ibu mengandung! wahhh sy tak tau.. kalau tau sy tepek sekali sticker new coming baby. psss: sy suka tepek sticker comel2 kat kotak kek ;P
• husband sy yang hantarkan kek pada hubby shuhada sbb sy dpt urgent call kene meeting kat KL. guess waht, hubby shuhada kenal hubby saya! UTM! huhu. keciknya dunia
• suria sgt gorjes dgn sunglass & kene attend konvo event. sorry tau kene amik kat rumah sbb sy ada training cpr & firedrill time tu.. huh!

ok, terimalah gambar-gambar yang baru sempat diedit oleh hubby saya. hubby dh start kelas so bermulalah episode kejar mengejar masa .. LOL!

did u know notice, i'm in the process of improving my icingwritting?

land of strawberries. grass tu additional effect. hehe

initially, she request for ultraman. too bad atas sbb2 teknikal i just can
deliver upin upin's crowd. sib baik arief suka.. phew!!!

my trademark, ada choc ganache disebalik image. sy sukaaa choc ganache sbb dh jumpa dark coklat yg sedapppp! so nk share dgn customer kenikmatannya.. hihi

pst : nk pi bakery sat, dh book skirt cake pan for next project :)

flowerish engagement cake

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thanks to dear hubby sbb bg nama yg unique. normally, i yg choose name but since masa editing aku dh zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. maka, hubby decide tu put this name. not bad, sedap gak nama ni. hehe..


actually this cake ordered by bakery worker yg dok perati aku ulang alik bakery kot. at first, she thought i ada kedai. maka ku jawab,


"takde dik, akak ni hanya indie cake maker ;P"


maka, setelah bertukar2 phone number, set date dia pun confirmed order. kami berwireless sbb dia takde internet connection. terasa syok lak dikala meeting cake di depan umah. selalu org jumpa2 nk buat unit trust ke jual kain ke, kali ni jual kek. hehe.. new experience!

kek2 lain akan diupdate di masa akan dtg.. selamat menyambut ramdahan semua!


*smbut puasa kat pagoh. yeayyy!!!!!!!!

The White Cake

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I have yet to venture into whipping cream & accidently guna Rich Non Diary Whipping Cream. ni kes whipping cream biasa habis kat bakery. so cuba nasib guna version ni.


oh Boy!, i really love the taste cause it's remind me to vanilla ice cream. buat ganache pun sedappp! tak sia2 first version abis :p

pic googled

since whipping cream ni tak robust sgt, so i just use it kalau ada simple event mcm makan2 or family gathering. but if bday or wedding cake cutting, i still prefer buttercream sbb tahan sikit (wait until i explore fondant in near future *wink*)


orait, before pen off.. i present my latest cake request by sis Hasni, mmu. Thanks sis sbb request freestyle cake. boleh, i cuba2 new design ;)

blueberry moist choc cake

my all time fav, white cake!

i heart the 'gebuness' of this frosting

stack cake

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ever since i jump into baking world i never expected that one day, i will able to make a stack cake. this ideas came across while arranging my little daughter's bday, on middle of june. waktu tu, pening pk nk buat something special, something different.


hubby is being supportive & encourage me to do something new. i still remember his words; 'masa ni la awak nk try n error. experiment time. takde sape marah or komplen'. so dlm kecuakan, i force myself to make stack cake.


what is stack cake? all this while, i've been browsing tru net & found lots of guideline on how to make stack cake but this is one of my favourite link. actually, the proper way to decorate stack cake is using fondant. fondant kan keras & not messy. but being a buttercream survivor, i truly believe cream pun boleh buat jugak. you just need to balance your cake while arrange them. kang tak pasal2 kek jatuh, nayaaa. so, i frost 2 cake separately using 2 different cake board & chill. then baru decorate..


i feel good sbb my decision to try stack cake mmg berbaloi. stack cake sgt sesuai for event mcm bday or wedding sbb selalunya event camni selalunya ramai guest. risau, cuak, leceh tp worth it!

first trial. senget!

second one, round & square shape

latest creation, customer request something
similar to my first cake.

so, this is an improved version of
my stack cake :)

dear, i love my obsession more & more :)