Announcement

Hello all,
Piece of Cake will be closed from 7th to the end of the year.
Will revert to your messages once we reopen on 3rd January 2011.
Thank you. 

Wedding Cuppies

Was tasked to bake wedding cupcakes recently by an aunt. The specific instruction was to create simple, nice and yummy cuppies. Tough huh? It is for a self-taught baker like me. So, I came up with the red velvet cuppies, but this time minus the red colouring, smeared the cream cheese frosting on top, sprinkled coloured sugar and stuck a cute rose in the middle of the cuppies. Ta-da..

 

Sugee Cake

A dear friend of mine, Carol, requested a sugee cake and I immediately said yes. Only to realise after that, that I've never had sugee cake before. I love sugee cookies though but never tried the cakes and have never baked one before too!

So, when in doubt, google! Haha. Whoa!! Was really surprised when I saw the ingredients. The number of eggs and amount of sugar used! Super-thigh food. That's what my friend would call this. I ended up with the so-called 'healthiest' and 'figure-friendliest' recipe. Passed it to Carol for tasting and nahh! Even I didn't like it. Brown sugar for sugee, nahh! It doesn't go that way. Plus the recipe called for the use of almond essence. Nahhh, that didn't work either. 

Call me lucky, but I then got a recipe, an authentic Indian sugee recipe from MIL's neighbour. But the thing was, I could feel my waistline expanding just by looking at the recipe alone. So, tweaked it a bit. Again, I passed to Carol for tasting. Carol called the 'test' cakes as mock-ups. Glad that she liked the second one. And to my delight, after I handed her the real cake, she said it passed with flying colours. (Eventhough I wasn't too happy with the quite messy edges!) Note to self : Make a nicer looking sugee cake next time! So, sugee cakes for deepavali, anyone? ;) Carol just ordered another 3 ;)

Pavlova

When I heard that SIL loves pavlova, I instantly knew what to do with the leftover eggwhites I have frozen in the freezer. We had dinner last few weeks and I baked pavlova for dessert. In my opinion, sourish fruits like kiwis and local strawberries make the best toppings for pavlovas. This is to somehow balance the sweetness of the meringue and the cream. Been receiving orders for these pavlovas ever since I had the pics uploaded on my facebook ;) Depending on the toppings desired for the pavlova, this is sold from RM60. Thanks guys!

 

More Red Velvets

Here are the small red velvets. Weighs 1 oz each with 1.5 inch diameter. Selling at RM30 for 25 small cups. Thanks for your order Ika!

Brownies For 'Across The Sea' Shipment

Emily ordered these Cheesecake Choc Chip Brownies recently. All these to be shipped to Labuan. Thanks for your order dear! Was really happy to 'spread my wings' ;)

Cuppies In A Jiffy

Received a really last minute order for red velvet cuppies recently. Was only able to make the big ones as I lacked the cups for the small cuppies at that point of time. Was grateful that they turned out fine. The big cuppies are those with 2.5 inches diameter and weigh around 2.5-3 oz. Thank you for your order Diana!

Red Velvet Cupcakes

I've always wondered what's this hype over red velvet cuppies. Until the day I decided to bake my own, I now know why. The moist cake, the rich chocolate taste, the nice dark red colour and to top it all, the yummy cream cheese frosting. I've tried those sold in the shops with normal buttercream frosting. In my personal opinion, nahhh! It doesn't work that way. Red velvets have gotta come with cream cheese frosting ;) Anyway, I'm selling the large sized cuppies for RM25 for minimum order of 12. For customised orders with extra deco items, do contact me at pieceofcake0810@gmail.com. 

Blueberry Cheesecake

Blueberry cheesecake made for 1st day of Raya. A 9-inch diameter cake with lotsa blueberry on top. Base is made of crushed trans-fat free digestive biscuits. An absolute delish melt-in-the-mouth treat! 1kg version of this cake is sold for RM65. 

Totally Chocolate

These are the chocolatiest cookies you will ever come across. Mr Significant Other (Mr. S.O) is a big fan of dark chocolate and requested that I made dark choc cookies. So, these are what I came up with. It's now the family's favourite ;) Sold for RM25 for a jar containing 50 pieces.

Most Popular

Best selling item for Raya this year - Cheesecake Choc Chip Brownies ready for delivery. Promotional price of RM27 for 800-900gm. Promotion ends 31 October 2010. Price is RM40 thereafter.

Mission : Uncrack (!)

One of the things I find it hard to perfect is to bake flawless and uncracked cakes. Most of the cakes I baked would end up cracked at the top. When googled and asked around, I found these tips :

1. When mixing cake batter, use paddle attachment
2. D not overmix your batter
3. Use lowered oven temperature from the ones stated in the recipes

 Pic googled

Wonder if there are more tips. Sure hope my cakes would crack no more ;) 

Chocolate Pear Pudding

Want something chocolatey but at the same time don't wanna miss your daily servings of fruits? Have Chocolate Pear Pudding! It's cakey, a little bit goey and of course fruity ;) Yumms!

Banana Peach Pie-Tart

My latest creation - banana peach pie-tart, topped with loads of almonds. The combination is superb. Tangy, sweet, juicy and crunchy with the almonds. Can be taken with ice cream too, preferably vanilla.

Keeping Updated

When MIL first heard about my intention to start this dessert venture, she gave me this whiteboard! "This is to track your orders," she said. Awww! How sweet! And yes, the whiteboard is definitely practical. Thanks Ma! Cheers to the start of a new journey!

Cheesecake Choc Chip Brownies

Choc and cheese can never go wrong. With added chocolate chips, it's even yummier ;) Baked cheesecake choc chip brownies yesterday for Sue. Thanks for your order. Hope you enjoyed them. 

Desserts List

Here's the list of what Piece Of Cake has to offer. The list is non-exhaustive. I will be uploading pictures of the desserts 'piece by piece' soon ;) Please contact me at pieceofcake0810@gmail.com for queries and orders. Thanks.

The Birthday

Piece of Cake was born, driven by the owner's (me!) passion to cook and bake, especially desserts and snacks. Not only the sweet treats, but also the savouries. There's a lot to offer and this includes cakes, brownies, trifles, cookies, puddings, pies and savoury snacks. For the ones who are watching their waistlines, there are healthy bakes as well. These are desserts and snacks made from organic, low G.I (glycemic index), low fat ingredients etc. Not only that, for those who love to indulge in luxury, there are gourmet bakes for you - profiteroles, cannolis, madeleines and many more.

Come and have a piece of cake!