VIVA LAS VEGAS

This was my biggest project so far. A challenge that went through many many ups and downs. Thank you to the bride and groom for giving me freedom to create the cake. Overall, I'm very proud of the final product. Thank you too to bro and auntie who helped out and gave ideas and suggestions. I look forward to future challenges.








Work In Progress~~~~~








The Big Pink Chip (No value)





I love the big dices. The most difficult part was balancing the top tier with the 3 dices.





Hearts, Diamonds, Club, Spades!





The size of the cake was just nice for the big table provided by Conrad.
The reviews for the cake was fantastic. Many people did not believe it was cake.

Email me for enquiries: my_sweet_cocoa@yahoo.com

LOVEBIRDS

I've two close relatives whose wedding cakes and cupcakes never fail to inspire me. I want to do it differently though. My siblings' wedding deco company slogan sums up what I want to do. "Wedding Meets Design". Till date, I'm still waiting for that extravagant order!

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ARE YOU THE ONE?? :D

The first wedding cake that I did, (Engagement cake actually) was made up of two heart- shaped marble cakes. I had put the cake in a clear box for easy display .It was simple and sweet. Nevertheless, I'm proud of it! Roses were handmade :D

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(SELAMAT BERTUNANG RIZUANA & ASHIM)

The One With The Red Car

My very first challenge to create a 3 tier cake was last July. The final result was one I did not expect.



The request was from an ex-colleague. She had difficulty ordering from a well-known baker. She saw an engagement cake that I did for a friend and thought I should go for it. She requested for Disney Pixar Cars Mcqueen as the top tier.
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So I saw this picture from Wilton's Cake book.
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(HAYDEN'S FIRST BIRTHDAY)
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This was my interpretation. Her final addtional request was a Ferrari logo.
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For the cake, I've made two layers of chocolate cake with a layer of vanilla cake in between (something like Surabaya Cake). I've used Nutella spread and added whole roasted hazelnuts for crunch and iced the cake with peach flavored buttercream.
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I had difficulty carrying the cake though. I think it weighed approximately 10kg!
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Overall, good reviews!! Well, I've still got alot to improve on!

(Thank you Elsa for helping to promote the cake at Singapore Motherhood!)

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J'S WOK & GRILL RESTAURANT

Mixed Grill By J's Wok!
-SHIOK!


This is probably the best halal western food restaurant. J's Wok & Grill Restaurant, located at Bedok North, is run by Jamiyah. Jamiyah is a Muslim welfare organisation in Singapore.http://www.jamiyah.org.sg/ . I couldn't find any official write-up about this restaurant. Someone told me, a portion of the profits goes to Jamiyah to help the non-profit organisation. This was the main reason I wanted to check out the place.

Eat & Do Good at the same time! Brilliant!

They have western and asian menu. The following were dishes we had.

Onion Soup (Soup of the Day)

-When the waitress introduced the soup of the day. My first reaction was "NO!". She convinced me to try it. This soup was made with so much effort and love.

Soup in bowl ( I think it was chicken or mushroom soup)
- Bro's fav!

Youtiao with Mayonnaise
-Crispy and the chilli added some tangy taste to the overall flavour.

Nasi Goreng Seafood Pattaya
-Very generous serving of fried rice and seafood.

Beef Lasagna

-This was normal.

Beef Bruschetta

-I like this. Something different instead of the usual tomato bruschetta.

Fish & Chips

-Very similar to Swensen's. In my opinion, same standard.

The place was filled with middle to upper class makciks and pakciks. Probably regular donors to Jamiyah?

Address: Blk 527 Bedok North Street 3 #01-514 Singapore 460527

Tel: 63457155

KUIH RAYA 2010 *UPDATED*

Salam to all. Thank you for considering us to supply your Hari Raya cookies. Feel free to contact us to place an order and for clarifications (or discount!) . Happy Fasting.

KUIH SAMPAN "BEST SELLER" $35/100pcs

-Boat shaped cookies filled with melted choc & topped with slivered almond.

ALMOND LONDON $35/100pcs

-Cookies with whole almond filling coated with melted choc.

KUIH TART (PINEAPPLE TARTS) $30/100pcs

-Buttery melt-in-your-mouth pastry topped with pineapple filling

KUIHMAKMUR $30/100pcs

-Leaf-shaped sugar coated peanut cookies

SUJI (SUGEE COOKIES) $25/100pcs

-Melting moments you'll ask for more!

BISKUT CHOCOLATE CHIP $25/100pcs

-Plenty of Hershey's Choc Chip in every bite

HONEY JOYS $25/100pcs

-Honey coated crispy cornflakes. Need we say more?

CAKES:

KEK KUKUS $35

-Traditional steamed fruit cake

KEK LAPIS REMPAH $35

-Mixed spices layered cake

KEK LAPIS DURIAN $40 (Recommended)

-Durian layered cake. Only pure durian flesh used!

KEK LAPIS NUTELLA $40

-Nutella layered cake. Moist and oh-so-yummy!

2010 HAMPER SPECIAL!

CHOOSE ANY 6 OF THE ABOVE COOKIES @ $80 (SMALL BOTTLES OF 25 PCS EACH).

Cupcakes Galore

It all started with this book. I wanted to use my ATM card to pay for a few postcards and a pen. So I didn’t want to embarrass myself, I grabbed the most interesting looking recipe book and paid. The rest is history! :D





Some pictures of muffins that I sold at an Indonesian Cafe in town.





Blueberry Muffins




Apple Cinnamon Muffins





Chocolate Cheese Muffins

And the journey continues...




Maryam's 4th Birthday





Nurul's Bday

2010 and more to come...



Eunice's Bday




Maryam's 5th Bday




Siti's Bday



BIY class



Tuah's First Month


And then there was the molten lava cake craze... check it out on the next post...

World Cup Cuppies

World Cup fever is here. I've been hit too, my kitchen actually. I had this idea of creating my version of WC cuppies while reading the papers on the 32 countries and spotted the beautiful flags. Thus, I challenged myself and voila. With the kind help of KK, this is my final result. However, I managed to do up only 14 countries.




These are actually lava cakes. Yummy...

To order email me my_sweet_cocoa@yahoo.com

Ask me about flags (WC), I'm an expert now. :D

Fika

Fika, Halal certified Swedish Cafe & Bistro. It's my second time there.





I remembered the first trip there, it was a quiet weekday afternoon. The food was a wee bit pricey for me and bro. We shared a plate of their Swedish Meatballs. Bro drank a bottled soda.


The second time round, I was with BFF and BIL. We were at Arab Street to get some fabric.


Wow, packed to the brim. Me being my usual self, was wearing shorts and t-shirts. It's forever hot hot hot in SG. It was a rough start with the waiter. He chose to entertain the scantily attired Ang Moh behind me instead. Hmph!


I helped myself to the outdoor seats, and a sweet waitress gave me the menu. Ok enough talk. Photos :D

I ordered this. Swedish Hash @ $17.90 before Service Charge (SC)
My review : Didn't know beetroot is so sweet. Plenty of potatoes and meat (beef). This is definitely different from your usual western food. I love my eggs sunny side up and runny. Perfect!

3.5/5





BFF ordered this Swedish Meatballs @ 16.90 before SC
Review: I still think eating meatballs with jam is fantastic. The meatballs are tender and goes well with the cream. Potatoes have buttery taste and herbs.

4.2/5



BIL ordered Baked Pasta @ $17.90.
Review : My BIL is a picky person when it comes to food. He said this is actually worth the price. It was gone before I could grab a photo.

4/5



Ambience : 4.5/5 I like the all-white concept. If you like IKEA, you will like this place.



Service : 3.5/5 The manager or the boss came up to us to offer a slice of cake and apologise for their shortcomings. Maybe she saw my 'black' face. I didn't take the offer. I thought it was a bribe. *Grins*



Overall, recommended especially for my Muslim friends who always wanted to eat those awfully good-looking meatballs at IKEA!



Address: No. 257 Beach Road/ Arab Street


Website: http://www.fikacafe.com/

First Post

Woohoo! After months of procrastinating, this blog is finally up! *Pat on my back*

Hmmmm what will I be blogging about you may ask. Basically, I'm going to blog about Halal food found in S'pore. It's beneficial for all, Muslim tourists, friends etc. Feel free to give me recommendations. Insya'Allah, I'll make my way there.

Sweet Cocoa, is the name of my humble home-based 'bakery'. I reckon there will be plenty of posts on my baking experiments .I bake for family and friends. If you like what you see, feel free to order. Drop me an email Yo!

Channel 435 (Asian Food Channel aka AFC) on cable. My favourite. I get my baking and food ideas from there. Seriously, no thanks to this Channel, I'm doing what I'm doing now!