Castle Birthday Cake

My daughter wanted me to hold a party for her at her nursery, so i asked her which cake she wants, she instantly replied castle cake :) i tried to make her change her mind because i was kind of finding it difficult to make a castle cake ;) but she would not budge from her choice of cake, so here it is the finished castle cake for her nursery party...
i regret not taking more photos of the cake in the making.. hopefully will remember next time when i make a cake..

Lemon tarts and mini cupcakes...

Saffron & Almond Cupcakes

 I wanted to make saffron cupcakes from a long time, but never got around to make them until finally now... plus this recipe is actually a little healthy as well, because this cupcakes contains no butter or oil, plus it has almonds.. which normally kids don't eat, but this way my daughter happily ate the almond containing cupcakes..

 ING: 1 teaspoon saffron threads
          2/3 cup milk
          1 cup flour
          1/3 cup ground-up almonds
          1 cup sugar
          1 tsp baking powder
          1/2 tsp baking soda
          pinch of salt
          1 tsp vanilla extract
          1 large egg

Method:
      preheat oven to 375F.
      In a mortar and pestle finely crush the saffron threads with 2 tablespoons of warm milk..
      In a large bowl, whisk together flour, ground almonds, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
      In another bowl combine saffron/milk mixture, remaining milk, egg, vanilla.. Mix the dry and wet ingredients together..
       Pour into cupcake or muffin tins and bake for around 15 min.. or until done..
       Tastes best when it comes right out from the oven..
      

2nd Birthday party at my daughter's nursery..

 I liked the first cake so much that i made a second cake similar to the first one for my daughter's birthday party at her nursery.. but i added books, apples, rulers, color pencils and scissors to transform it into a more school themed cake rather than just art...

 cup cakes.... again with pencil or crayons..

individually packed the cupcakes in their cases to give out to the kids in her class, her teachers and other play school staff.. 

Artsy party

This years theme was ART party..
was fun to prepare for it as well as the party itself..

 These are the party favors.. put neatly inside crayon-shaped gift bags..

 We gave art aprons to the older kids 2-years and above and personalized bags to younger infants..
and novelty shaped homemade crayons..

 These are the side walk chalks we made... sadly i don't have a photo after removing the paper tube..

 Pinata in which rather than beating it up u just put your finger inside to recieve your gift :)

 finger painting.. these are actually edible. and the taste rather well... will be posting the recipe for these finger paints as well..

 The crayons we made using chocolate plastic molds..
melting crayons and pouring it in the molds was really fun and satisfying..

 No party is complete without party hats and party blowers right?!!

finally the party cake... was pleased with the result.. 100% edible.. paint tubes, brushes, palette, crayons, pencils, and even the name plaques are all food coloring and fondant..

Sponge Bob party

 Sponge Bob Pinata....

 Unfinished sponge bob cake..

Finished cake...

Pot of Roses Cake

it took me around 10 hours just to make this small cake.. but in the end it was worth the effort..

Cutout Cookies

Valentine Puffs

we made these around the time of valentine's day, but didn't get the time to post..
i still have so many posts to publish yet..

The best vanilla cake recipe i know so far...

VaNiLlA cAkE

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

100 grams (1/2 cup) butter

1/2 cup caster sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 large eggs

1/4 cup sour cream

1/4 cup milk

Method:

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
• Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
• In a another small bowl mix milk, sour cream, and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl beat butter and white and brown sugar until fluffy for 2-3 min if using an electric mixer.
• Next add egg one at a time until well incorporated.
• Than add the dry ingredients to the butter sugar mixture a little at a time alternating with the milk mixture.
• Pour the batter into cupcake cases and bake for 12-15 min or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• frost with your desired frosting and enjoy.....
  

Racing car birthday cake

Nursery rhyme themed Birthday cake..

We made this cake for my niece's birthday party. i think 2 or 3 years back..

Madelines

want to make these again.. now lets see when it will be possible again...