Cartoon Themed Cakes

Kids nowadays are very smart..they know what they want and they know that their parents will do anything to fulfill their wishes especially on their birthday. I have a great time baking and decorating birthday cakes with cartoon theme. And I love the look on their faces when they saw the cakes that I make. Priceless!! My niece & I have the opportunities to host 'Elmo' themed birthday party for my precious 1 year old son. I wonder what will be the theme for his 2nd birthday next year..hmmm...

Collections of theme cakes over the years

Hello Kitty Rainbow cake

Barbie Cake

My baby 1st Birthday Party with Elmo's theme

Candy Buffet...sugar overdose?? Happiness overload??

Candy Buffet

Step right up to the candy buffet

It’s a sweet addition to a wonderful day.

This is a treat we are offering to you,

On this beautiful day when we say I Do.

Use the scoop, choose what you like,

Leave some for others,

Be polite.

As you enjoy your bag of treats,

Please remember,

LOVE IS  SWEET!!

Candy Buffet is a buffet consisting of various types of candy. A candy buffet is great for any occasion; a wedding, birthday party, family gathering,etc. It is based on customer's theme and budget. There are variety of candies you can choose from such as cupcakes, macaroons, fancy cookies, marshmallows, jelly beans, the list goes on and on....

Here are some of our works, need more orders please! Our candy buffet price start from RM250..we offer variety of delicious and mouth watering desserts plus decorations according to your theme, contact us for further information :)

 

Durian Crepe...lalala

Durian season is back again!! D24, D101, D13, Musang King...so many types of durian. U can eat it straight away or you can make Durian Cheesecake, Durian Cream Puff, and the latest craze...Durian Crepe! Crepe is a type of very thin pancake made from flour. Crepes are made by pouring a thin liquid batter onto a hot frying pan or flat circular hot plate, often with a trace of butter on the pan's surface. The batter is spread evenly over the cooking surface of the pan or plate either by tilting the pan or by distributing the batter. Crepe originate from Brittany, a region in the northwest of France. Now, Malaysians are very innovative we can change a traditional French recipe into a Malaysian one! The fillings are up to your preferences but for Durian Crepe you fill the crepe with whipped cream and durian. Yummmaayyyy!!!

There are so many Durian Crepe maker mushrooming all over the place. You just have to know your maker in your area. The price varies for a set (either 4 pieces or 6 pieces) you can get for RM10. But believe me, one set is not enough for the whole family! I went for classes to master this recipe, someone told me that it is easy to make but let me tell you if you want the thin crepe and fillings that melt in your mouth it is NOT an easy task! You need to use 5 types of flour just to get the right taste of the crepe. And the right tools and skill to cook it.

For those of you who are not into Durian, you can actually make Mango Crepe, Oreo Crepe, Banana Chocolate Crepe or any other flavour that you like. For me, I catered to those staying in Shah Alam, especially the U10 area (nearby Bukit Jelutong & UITM Puncak Perdana) and other than Durian Crepe I also make Oreo and Banana Chocolate Crepe.

Here are some of the pictures of Durian Crepe for those of you who have not seen it before...(where have you been, duuuhhhh...)

The famous Durian Crepe

The fillings

What's the deal with this rainbow cake??

Rainbow Cake, Rainbow Cupcakes, Rainbow Cake in a Jar...the 'in' cake for this year. I guess the colorful layered cake is what attracts people to this cake. The recipe is quite simple, it is actually a butter cake but with at least 6 different colors of rainbow, hence...the 'Rainbow Cake'! Based on Wikipedia, the first person who make this cake is Kaitlin Flannery (see her website:http://www.whisk-kid.com/).  And Martha Stewart make it popular after Kaitlin Flannery invited to  The Martha Stewart Show, April 2010.  After that this cake is popular in USA and all around the world, including Malaysia.

Following the recipe to make this cake is easy but the hardest part of it is the layering of the cake. You have to make sure that each layer is exactly the same thickness and you need at least two cake pan to bake each of the colors. Imagine if you only have one cake pan you need to bake six times for you to get the six layers! Waaaa...what a waste of time and electricity! When all the six layers cooled off, you need to sandwiched it with icing (we use buttercream cheese icing, yuummyy!!) and decorate as desired.

It is a very long process but for the love of cakes, we gladly do it...for those of you who wants to try, good luck and take all the time that you need :)

Our Cake in a Jar

Half eaten Rainbow Cake

I'm baaaccckkkkkk.....!!!!!

Hi y'alls, so sorry have not been updating my blog post for a llllooonngggg time (more than a year to be exact!). The reason being is that I have a baby! Alhamdulillah, Allah have granted our wish...his name is Hairul Khalish. He was born premature at 26 weeks and his birth weight is only 615gms. He is truly a miracle baby, first time I saw him I cried my heart out...he is so tiny! The doctor is only giving him 50-50 chances as he had too many complications. But Allah has given him a chance to live and he pulls through! He was in incubator for almost 3 months and was in the hospital for four months plus. We never fail to visit him everyday in the hospital giving him support and much needed love. Now my baby is with me and everyday I thank Allah for giving us this wonderful gifts. I love you so much Khalish, you are truly a survivor!

HAPPY EID MUBARAK!

Dear bloggers, sorry I haven't been updating my blog...my laptop is not working & I didn't send for repairs till now! So much have been happening in my life since the last time I blog, at present I am back in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Just for a few months...I'll be back in KL to continue with my baking business! While I'm here, I miss my baking so much! I'm torn in the middle...my hubby in Saudi or continuing my business in Malaysia! But, baking is my passion & I believe if I want to succeed I have to make sacrifices (that is being apart from dear hubby, sob..sob...). I'm worried that if I leave my customers in Malaysia for a long time, they will forget about me so wait for mmmmeeeee!!!!!

Open House celebration in Jeddah...but I miss the celebration in Malaysia!

Pavlova oh Pavlova!

My darling niece introduced me to this dessert last month. She wanted me to make her this dessert for her birthday in May. She said the name is 'Pavlova', and I'm like 'whaaatt????' For what I can remember 'Pavlova' is the name of some sport figure. Skating or something? She said her friend's boyfriend brought 'Pavlova' at her friend's surprise birthday party. So I started doing some 'googling' at home. And this is what I found :

Pavlova is a meringue-based dessert named after the Russian ballet dancer Anna Pavlova. Colloquially referred to as "pav", it is a cake similar to meringue with a crispy crust and soft, light inner.

The dessert is believed to have been created in honour of the dancer either during or after one of her tours to Australia and New Zealand in the 1920s. The nationality of its creator has been a source of argument between the two nations for many years, but formal research indicates New Zealand as the more probable source.

~Sources from Wikipedia

How do I make dessert that I have not even taste it? During my research I only found Alexis Cafe, the only place that serve Pavlova in KL...I have only been to Alexis during my 'happenin' days (when I  used to work as a Flight Stewardess for Malaysia Airlines) but now, I don't think so too hip for me. And so, after so much of researching and choosing the right recipe, I started making Pavlova...Bismillah...

The utensils and bowl must be very dry and eggs white have to be separated carefully. The eggs have to be beaten till stiff and when you turn upside down it will not drip. OK so far so good....next the baking part..the recipe says bake for about 1 hour but after 45 minutes I think it's already browned. Ok I think I did it, yes!! After it's cooled completely, time to transfer it for decoration. I was holding it carefully in my hands then...crack!! Arggghhh!!!! Another 2 hours till delivery and I have to make another one! Feel like crying but I have to keep cool..and so I made another one, but I left it in the oven for 1 hour and waited till it's cool  enough to transfer it for decoration, extra careful this time! Decorate it with whipped cream, topped it off with strawberry and chocolate. Yummy!! And delivered it 1 hour later than scheduled. Sorry Era! Based on the feedback that I received the whole family loves it! Alhamdulillah..

Pavlova...what a name, what an experience making it!

The Birthday Girl...

Have a 'GaGa' Birthday!

At the very last minute, my sister decided to organized a 'surprise' birthday party for my niece. I decided to make birthday cake ala Lady Gaga (something funky but not too weird like her!). The flavor was Blueberry Cheese Cake and I used buttercream as the frosting instead of fondant because I knew my family doesn't really fancy fondant. The color was purple based on my niece's bedroom color. We had a nice time (especially my gediks nieces) playing with fondant deco. However, it was not considered a surprise party because my sis end up telling my niece about it 3 hours before the party!

The 'Gaga' Cake in black & white (Note the Chanel sunglasses, the pearls necklace, CD lipstick and the eyeshadow!)

Gediks Cousins :)

Girls having fun with the cake!

Would you like to have your picture on a cake??

Would you like to have a cake that reflects your unique personality and style? Or you want something memorable like your picture or your loved ones on your cake? It's edible so no problem you can eat it if you want too! The image is printed on a rice paper using edible food colors. So it is safe to eat! Lately I have been receiving orders for cakes with edible image. Most of the orders are for kids so they want pictures of cartoon characters but a few years back I received order for pictures from my friend Anna. One was a picture of her daughter and the other one is for her sister in law's engagement. Up to you what picture you want to put on your cake, your wish is my command :) However, I need at least 5 days notice because I need to liase with my printer (how I wish I have the machine to print the image). I wish someone order 'Twilight' image for my birthday cake (hint..hint..for my next year birthday in March)..hehehhe...

Toy Story birthday cake with Chocolate Moist and Strawberry filling

MU Cupcakes

BEN 10 cake for my nephew

Engagement Cupcakes

Edward Cullen Birthday Cake...(dreamy)!! On my wish list, hehehe

MY Galley 1st Booth...

Last week I had the opportunity to set up a booth at Malaysian Rubber board in Jalan Ampang, KL. I was told not to expect a large crowd because the booth is set up only for seminar participants. And so yours truly who had such a busy week with the orders five days in a row baked just a few variety of cakes for the booth. I decided to bake Red Velvet (the 'in' cake of this year!), Rainbow cakes with buttercream topping, Vanilla and Chocolate Moist Cupcakes. I don't mind if my cakes are not selling well because the objective of setting up the booth is to introduce MY Galley Artwork to public. And I am able to distribute my flyers and meet up with potential customers. 

And so, I woke up early in the morning (which I don't usually do!) packed my things and head to USJ to meet up with my niece (she's selling clothing by JEMARIKU Collections by the way) and faced traffic jem all the way to KL (gggrrrr!!!!). By the time we reach KL, we are about one hour late but it was ok because the rest of the stall operators arrived at the same time as us. I shared my booth with Mida, my long term good friend who is an Insurance Agent and part time promoter for MY Galley, hehehehe....The response was good, Red Velvet was the top selling cake (as I predicted). And in the future, I hope to set up more booth, hopefully...InsyaAllah...

Pic courtesy of Nazilla

Pic courtesy of Nazilla

My Booth

Nazilla & Asmida at Jemariku Booth

My junior promoter

The Making of Singer Gazelle Series IV

When we hear the name 'Singer' we often associate that name with sewing machines. I thought so too...I received FB Message from my dear niece to make cake for her hubby's birthday, she wanted me to make a vintage car cake. This is my first attempt to make a car cake let alone a vintage car! So I said bring it on...e-mail me the picture of the car! The car name is 'Singer Gazelle', it has many series and this is the IV one...she wants the same color and exactly like in the picture. I googled it and I found this info on the car :

Launched in 1956, the Gazelle was an reasonably attractive car, typical of the new look British built cars of the mid 1950's. The Gazelle managed to rack up just over 100,000 sales before it was replaced by an entirely new shaped car in 1967.

The day before the delivery I started to make the cake. The flavor is red velvet with buttercream filling.The cake is baked in a square tin cake so I have to cut it in the shape of a car then smooth it with buttercream and covered with fondant. That's no easy task! U need to be patience to make this cake because if the fondant is not smooth you have to redo it all over again...arrrggghhhh!!! And so I spent about seven hours just to decorate the cake, based on the picture as I have to check all the minor details such as the car plate no, the side mirror, the logo, etc, etc...
The end result is as you can see from the pics below but I think I need to improve myself, well..practice makes perfect. Hope to get more order for Classic Car Cake (or Sports Car?).... For my niece, Ina I hope you and your hubby like it, thank you for believing in me :)

The original car pic

Red Velvet cake covered with fondant

The front view

With additional side mirror and plate no

Ready for delivery :)

Why Do I Like to Attend Wedding Functions?

Hi y'all...school holidays already started so kenduri kahwin (wedding parties) pun semakin banyak...for me, I enjoyed attending kenduri kahwin because I get to eat the delicious food (nasi minyak, nyum..nyum..) and the door gifts for guests! Err...I also like to see the pengantin (bride & groom), yeah..that's right must not forget them, they are the centre of attraction, hehehehe...It doesn't matter whether the doorgift is expensive or not, it's the thought that counts. And I have been approached by a few people who wants a few samples from me for their wedding. The price is according to your own budget. Here's a few samples :

Fancy Cookies with Cinnamon flavor

This is the door gift done for a meeting for my dear sis.

Variety of gifts according to your budget and preference

Door gifts done for an engagement party

Nurses lurve Cakes!

My niece who works as a nurse at Pusrawi, KL is my new agent of MY Galley Artwork! For KL Branch anyway...hehehe (I don't even have a shop but I have branches in a few areas, berangan tak?). The order is kind of last minute but for the love of money and good creations I am willing to pull an all-nighter! I have to do the delivery before 12 noon on 23rd February because their party start at 12 noon. So, the day before the delivery I am pulling all my energy to finish the order of 2 dozens Cheese Tarts, 16 pcs Fondant Cupcakes and Creme de la Creme - 1 kilo of Red Velvet Cake! Cheese Tarts is ok, I've done this before but the fondant cupcakes with 'man'ly design as requested by customer? Hhhmmm....so what does a working man needs? Mobile Phone, Laptop, Shirt & Tie and a watch! Colors? 'Macho' colors such as dark blue & turquoise...and the result is ttaaddaaa!!! (Check out the pics below). Hope to get more requests such as these so I can get my creative ideas flowing....So, Ria thanks for the order and hope to get more and more order from your lovely friends, cheers!!

The 'Macho' Cupcakes

What Men Needs

Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Topping and Strawberry, I have repeat order for this :)

MY Super Duper Fabulous Family

Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family:

Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.
-Jane Howard, English Novelist

When you are living aboard most of the time, you tend to miss out family event such as gathering during 'raya' (Eid ul-Fitr), wedding or Family Day, so whenever we get a chance we will try to meet up. I have such a big family (I have three brothers and three sisters and all with their own family so you do the math!) so it is not easy for everyone to meet up. But when we do meet up we created such a havoc with our gossiping, laughter and karaoke'ing. This month I had the chance to attend both family gathering; one is karaoke session with my sister, cousin and nieces (just us girls, the usual suspects according to my brother) and another one is a birthday party for my sister in law and niece. I had the chance to make them cakes and desserts during both gathering. This is also the time for me to get feedback and comments from them on my creation, they are very supportive in giving me motivation to continue with my dream. What can I say, through the good times and bad times, they are always by my side and good or bad they are my family :)

My sis, cousin & her daughter; our usual gang for Karaoke activity

My Blueberry Cheese Cake

My sister promoting the cake, hehehe..

Birthday cake for my sis-in-law and my niece

Cheese tart

Cake cutting ceremony

Two models promoting my cake, thank you girls! A big wedding cake from me when you gals get married :)

Mad about Bread & Pastries

I have to admit given a choice I'd prefer bread and pastries compared to cakes...maybe because I don't have a sweet tooth.

There is no denying that bread baking as with baking anything is a delicate process.

Bread baking involves so many things that first time bakers are often discouraged after a few failed attempts to turn out professional looking and tasting loaves. Before this, a few of my friends who had the experience in baking bread told me it is very tiring to make bread because you need to knead the bread. But when I attended the Bread Making Class last week, I find it not as complicated as I was told and it was very interesting...

My next mission is to learn as many pastry recipes as I can but for now I've been taking order for Apple Pie, Blueberry Cheese Tart and Chicken/Beef Puff.

Kopitiam Style Bread

Shanghai Cheese and the famous 'Mexican Bread ala Roti Boy'

Cheese Stick

Apple Pie

Blueberry Cheese and Fruit Tart