Last Sunday, Sophie announced that her new name is "Bagu" and that she "lives in a toilet". She then christianed her brother "Bunnytown". So here are pictures of Bagu and Bunnytown:
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Kids
.. are able to play together at last, very amusing. Makes for late nights for both of them. We've been letting James fall asleep in our bed, and Sophie is in the same room, in her cot. So after lights out, you can hear them having extended conversations in bed. Their latest thing is playing ice cream parlour.
Last Sunday, Sophie announced that her new name is "Bagu" and that she "lives in a toilet". She then christianed her brother "Bunnytown". So here are pictures of Bagu and Bunnytown:
Last Sunday, Sophie announced that her new name is "Bagu" and that she "lives in a toilet". She then christianed her brother "Bunnytown". So here are pictures of Bagu and Bunnytown:
More baking - cookies this time!
And finally, 30 butterfly cookies for a friend's daughter... Happy birthday Emma!
Fifteen pink ones for the girls and...
fifteen blue ones for the boys.
You wouldn't think I'd have so much trouble finding butterfly cutters, even in Singapore... but I did! Couldn't find them in BIY, because apparently someone had come in a while before and swept all the cutters off the shelves and bought the lot : P. Couldn't find any in PH. Then a friend suggested Shermay's school, which is the last place I would have thought to go, because the shop space is so tiny... but hey, they had them, and they were on sale too : )... hooray! But they were hEUUGE. And wouldn't you know it, I just happened to go to Laura Ashley at Great World last night and they were selling a set of three pretty butterfly cutters for $20, in a pretty box too.
I found this project a little tough going, because I didn't forward plan as much as I should have. Things like not having enough whadjammacallits, sorry , couplers, or not having as small a tip as I would have liked. Plus constant stress worrying that I'd run out of icing. I made 2.5 recipes, but borrowed heavily for my sister's cake : ). Some things just don't go your way... I ran out of blue flow icing with only ONE cookie left to go. I made up some more, piped it in, then lost TWO cookies to breakage (butter fingers!) so had to pipe in another two more, and barely barely made it with what I had left. Moral of the story: plan, plan, plan!
Fifteen pink ones for the girls and...
fifteen blue ones for the boys.
You wouldn't think I'd have so much trouble finding butterfly cutters, even in Singapore... but I did! Couldn't find them in BIY, because apparently someone had come in a while before and swept all the cutters off the shelves and bought the lot : P. Couldn't find any in PH. Then a friend suggested Shermay's school, which is the last place I would have thought to go, because the shop space is so tiny... but hey, they had them, and they were on sale too : )... hooray! But they were hEUUGE. And wouldn't you know it, I just happened to go to Laura Ashley at Great World last night and they were selling a set of three pretty butterfly cutters for $20, in a pretty box too.
I found this project a little tough going, because I didn't forward plan as much as I should have. Things like not having enough whadjammacallits, sorry , couplers, or not having as small a tip as I would have liked. Plus constant stress worrying that I'd run out of icing. I made 2.5 recipes, but borrowed heavily for my sister's cake : ). Some things just don't go your way... I ran out of blue flow icing with only ONE cookie left to go. I made up some more, piped it in, then lost TWO cookies to breakage (butter fingers!) so had to pipe in another two more, and barely barely made it with what I had left. Moral of the story: plan, plan, plan!
More baking projects - Hermes cake
Birthday cake for my sister this time... I know she really likes the Hermes kelly bags, but I'll never be able to get her a real one ... so why not a cake? Everything went really smoothly for this cake project, one of the best experiences i've had. The only problem I had: my homemade gum paste was a little off-white, and i couldn't get my fondant coloured to match it. So I had to add tylose powder to my coloured fondant and make those bits all over again. They weren't as strong as the gumpaste ones though. Had to use the original handle I'd molded, so if you notice, it's a different colour from everything else.
Tiny cake in the front for my dad - he just finished his radiology treatments that same day. Used a different recipe for the buttercream .. it held up well in the humidity, but was really sweet. I think I'll try regular buttercream next time, and make sure the cake stays in an air-conditioned environment the whole time, and see how that holds up.
It looks ok from far, but up close you can see how messy it is! I'm always flinging cornstarch all over the place!! The gold lock is a on wonky too - the handle actually snapped (that fondant + tylose powder gumpaste really isn't strong... or maybe it's just because I didn't have time to dry it out over night)
Tiny cake in the front for my dad - he just finished his radiology treatments that same day. Used a different recipe for the buttercream .. it held up well in the humidity, but was really sweet. I think I'll try regular buttercream next time, and make sure the cake stays in an air-conditioned environment the whole time, and see how that holds up.
It looks ok from far, but up close you can see how messy it is! I'm always flinging cornstarch all over the place!! The gold lock is a on wonky too - the handle actually snapped (that fondant + tylose powder gumpaste really isn't strong... or maybe it's just because I didn't have time to dry it out over night)
Old bakes
Photos of baking projects from last year...
1. Cookies for Sophie's class...
If I remember correctly, she was sick and missed the last class of term, so these cookies ended up with EH's Sunday School class...
2. Cake for James' Birthday
Problems, problems! First, the darn thing kept tipping over, a la the leaning tower. So you have to imagine this is a rocket taking off at an angle. It stood up ok at first... dowelling problems, I think. Second, the fondant kept tearing, sliding off and melting... realize now I made a mistake using a cream cheese frosting (but it tastes so yum!). No more standing up cakes like this for a while.
The end result.. : ). At least it's cheerful!
3. Cookies for his party
I was pretty happy with the way these turned out : )
1. Cookies for Sophie's class...
If I remember correctly, she was sick and missed the last class of term, so these cookies ended up with EH's Sunday School class...
2. Cake for James' Birthday
Problems, problems! First, the darn thing kept tipping over, a la the leaning tower. So you have to imagine this is a rocket taking off at an angle. It stood up ok at first... dowelling problems, I think. Second, the fondant kept tearing, sliding off and melting... realize now I made a mistake using a cream cheese frosting (but it tastes so yum!). No more standing up cakes like this for a while.
The end result.. : ). At least it's cheerful!
3. Cookies for his party
I was pretty happy with the way these turned out : )
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