little confections

Happy Eidulfitri !

noreply@blogger.com (Naim) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:31:00 +0000

To all muslims out there I just want to wish everyone a happy Eidulfitri. I know it's a little bit late but to me it's better late than never.

The beautiful picture at the side (I use it as a banner) wishing Selamat Hari Raya is by Lee, the designer from www.Lefiores.com. It is a picture of the backdrop of The Mid Valley's Raya decoration setting for 2008. I love it very much because it has aesthetic value and classic looking.

To family and friends who know me, Selamat Hari Raya and Maaf Zahir Batin.

Tiramisu

noreply@blogger.com (Naim) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:28:00 +0000

Tiramisu is is one of the most popular Italian cake which is made of lady finger biscuits dipped in espresso or strong coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of egg yolks, mascarpone cheese, cream and sugar and topped with cocoa powder.

I love tiramisu very much as it is one of my all-time favourite desserts. Nyum-nyum-nyum-nyummy ! It is very easy to make and there is no need to bake (provided that you use ready baked lady finger biscuits). I used to make tiramisu quite a lot back when I was a student. I remember the last tiramisu I made was back when I was in Manchester during my final semester of my third year in university. Fewh! That is quite a long time ago.

Anyway, it is not that I don't want to make any tiramisu in Malaysia. I found that it is very hard to get mascarpone cheese here in Malaysia, if any, it is very expensive. Dairy cream is also scarce and expensive too. I felt that it was convenient to just go and buy a piece of tiramisu from Secret Recipe or Starbuck everytime I fancy some. It was convenient for my waist too! Hehehe!

That was then, now I've decided to make one for my family for 'buka puasa' (breaking our fasting of the day). So last week during a stay in KL, I went to a wholesale bakery supplies store, Bake With Yen, (which I found out that I can actually order my ingredients from them in advance especially cream cheese, mascarpone cheese, sour cream and dairy cream) and bought all that i needed. Yeay! They have everything!

Yesterday, I made not one but two large rectangular dishes of Tiramisu. Hmmm... it was really good and now I know it is much much more satisfying eating a piece that you make on your own than eating a piece that you bought from a cafe. Anyway, we did not eat it all at one go. We still have one large dish of tiramisu in the fridge, which I plan to serve again for today 'buka puasa'.

My Artisan

noreply@blogger.com (Naim) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:00:00 +0000

A KitchenAid stand mixer, Artisan series, pink in colour. An early birthday present from my loving and generous husband. My birthday is not until late September. Yeay! I'm very lucky, indeed. Something that I wanted for soo long. I love it ! Thank you very much Baba and I love you too !

My hubby bought it from Robinson at The Gardens, KL. They were having sales and product promotions, so with my pretty pinky Artisan mixer came along a combo of blender and juice extractor machine, Triax, for free. It is really great! Now I can make my own fresh juice and ice-blended drinks. But the machine is still in the box since it is huge and there is not much space on my kitchen top.

Anyway, my Artisan is soo pretty and new that I have been resisting to use it. I'm afraid that I might broke it or something. Owh!

Thank you again, Baba!

About Me

noreply@blogger.com (Naim) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:03:00 +0000

Hello world!

My name is Naim and currently living in Terengganu, one of the states of the beautiful east coast of peninsular Malaysia. I am a wife to a loving husband and a mother to two beautiful and charming daughters.

From passion to cook, I found my new love to bake. Then I stumbled upon the world of cake decorating and sugar crafting. It fascinates me how every time an imagination or a sketch of an idea becomes real and edible. Each time it amazed me and brings a great joy!

After each baking and decorating project my passion grew bigger and bigger. Every now and then I take courses to update my skills, to learn new techniques, to know the latest trend and meet others who share the same passion as mine.

Other than occupying some of free time, Little Confections is really a great way for me to share with others. I hope to learn as much as I can about baking, cake decorating and sugar crafting and hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Happy baking and sugar crafting!