My first barbie doll new year cake 

You can successfully make this beautiful doll from the right tools but if you can get substitutes from your kitchen then you don't need to buy the barbie cake set, but for me since I had a chance to purchase from a shop in Paris together with my cookie cutters, I grab the opportunity to get one. 

First, get your half barbie that comes in the box (you can also use the actual barbie toy but make sure to wrap the whole body not to touch the cake once inserted).Roll out fondant and wrap around a tube type of body top.

Bake the cake, the shaped pan can be filled by 2 quantities of  hershey's chocolate cake recipe, which means to fill the 4 pieces of 8 inches pan.

  

Then, once the cake is ready, check and try to insert the barbie top (make sure that you already design the hair, hands and neck). 

 Filled the cake with frosting, I use the normal buttercream frosting.

Finally, insert the other half permanently and started decorating the dress skirt. I made a small flowers out of fondant and placed a pink pearls in between.  The stand of the barbie also comes in the box set.

There you go, my barbie doll cake. I made this for 2 hours + 1 hour handmade fondant + flower cutting design. 

Happy Baking!!! Loves, Mrs. A 

My first Christmas cupcake treats to my colleagues.

I made 4 dozens of chocolate cupcakes to everyone in the office regardless that majority of which are Non-Christian in religion. I believe that Christmas is all about sharing and I don't mind the individual religious culture.

Once again, I made the marshmallow fondant and used my lovely cutters. I made a lot of new designs from my cutter lately and I literally roll each fondant in different colors. 

Flowers

Christmas tree in dual tone colors

Christmas snow flakes 

Sugared top

Heart shapes 

I made all of these for 4 hours because fondant making is time consuming and I only have one 12 cupcake set of pan so I have to bake 4 times and make 2 sets of the standard Hershey's chocolate recipe. 

Chocolate Cake Recipe

(adopted from Hershey's website)

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2  eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water
•   "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING (recipe follows)

Directions

1. 1 Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
2. 2 Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.
3. 3 Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost with "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING. 10 to 12 servings.
   
   
   CUPCAKES: Line muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups. Heat oven to 350°F. Fill cups 2/3 full with batter. Bake 22 to 25 minutes. Cool completely. Frost. About 30 cupcakes.
   
   
   "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING
   
   1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
   2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
   3 cups powdered sugar
   1/3 cup milk
   1 teaspoon vanilla extract
   
   
   Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency.
   Add small amount additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting.

Happy Baking !!! Loves, Mrs. A

Light Shaped Popeye's Biscuits with a twist 

I am craving for the famous popeyes biscuits and I bought a new set of cookie cutter from Paris so I wanted to try using those and come up to a light butter biscuits. 

RECIPE:

Popeyes Biscuits Copycat

(adopted from Laura of answer.yaho.com)

Makes 10 biscuits: 

2 cups all-purpose flour 

1 tablespoon sugar 

1 1/2 teaspoons salt 

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 

1/2 teaspoon baking soda 

1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold 

1/2 cup buttermilk 

1/4 cup milk 

melted butter, to brush on top 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 

Mix together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a medium bowl. 

Slice cold butter into cubes and use a pastry knife or potato masher to cut butter into dry mixture until no large chunks of butter remain. 

Add buttermilk and milk and stir with a spoon until dough forms. 

Roll out to 1/2-inch thick on a floured surface. 

Cut biscuits with a 3-inch biscuit cutter and arrange on a lightly-greased baking sheet. (what i did was i made it flat and cut out using my cookie cutters.)

Bake for 22 to 24 minutes or until tops begin to turn light brown. 

Remove biscuits from the oven and cool for a couple of minutes, then brush each biscuit top with melted butter.

There you go the photos says it all. 

Happy Baking !!! 

Loves, Mrs. A (i love my new salutation M.R.S.)