Oreo Cake / Pineapple Unside Down Cake

I have been baking for the past few days... Just trying out new recipes as well as improving on the old... Was really happy to receive rather good reviews from my customers on the cakes they ordered for Father's Day... Thanks to all who have provided me with constructive comments and I will definitely improve on it... In the meantime, do show me your continuous support! :D

On the cakes that I baked yesterday and today, there were flops... and success... i know what and where went wrong... So the next try will be great! yeah!

Just look at the pineapple upside down cake... I think it looks ok... But looks can be deceiving... haha... it was awfuuuully sweet... and I had actually wanted to make the cake softer by adding some pineapple syrup... Unfortunately, I have gone overboard... duhz... The cake was soft... too soft... Grrrr.... and I believe this cake was not supposed to be cottony soft in the first place... Boo-boo... And I MUST cut down on the sugar the next time...

Now, for the Oreo cake... luckily it was edible... it was my very 1st attempt after all... but from what I gather, many of my "guinea pigs" and customers do not like their cakes too sweet... and this cake IS sweet... so I must also cut down on the sugar. Apart from taste, I will also need to improve on the presentation... and yea, it will be part of the cake list soon... :-D

Durian Swiss Roll

I have lost count of how many swiss rolls (or disasters) that I have thrown away.... it got so bad that I have even stopped baking it for awhile... can't take too many failures... haha... The swiss rolls have always broken when i tried to roll it... the fillings tend to seep out from the sides... sighs...

This is my 1st successful swiss roll... the durian was a little too soft though... but the taste... heavenly... :-D I look forward to more successful swiss rolls... yumz yumz....

Choc Mousse Cake

It's been a while since I updated my blog... During this period, I was trying to perfect my durian cake as well as try on a new recipe, chocolate mousse cake...

Well, I believe in the term 'trial and error' and 'practice makes perfect'... coz I've finally succeeded in both... I had to throw away tons of "failed" cakes... heart ache, of course.... but once I make a successful one, the exhilaration far outweighs all the disappointments... :-D

The 2 rectangular ones were "decorated" by Lynn and me... A little messy... but well, we had fun... The one below that looks like a "castle" was decorated by Lynn... a little "marshmellow overdose"... but cute :-D

Now i just have to wait for interested customers to order my cake... and in the meantime, I wil continue to "experiment" on other cakes.... hmm, what's next?