birthday cake
August 5, 2007 at 11:18 am | Posted in Birthdays, Cakes, Cheese, Chocolate, Fruit | 16 Commentsyesterday we had an advanced birthday celebration for my aunt, and i made this:
i have to admit that i cheated – i used phoon huat’s chocolate sponge mix. but i’m not remorseful or anything, because it gave me the height i wanted and the texture was very nice and fluffy! i sandwiched the two layers with cream cheese frosting, arranged a layer of sliced strawberries and then frosted the whole cake.
happy birthday, mak su!
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she paints the kitchen red 
Hi… can I ask how you made the pink wordings… I always do the buttercream but it sweats after a while.
Comment by B— August 6, 2007 #
that’s cream cheese icing too – butter, icing sugar, cream cheese and vanilla icing. i don’t have exact proportions though, i just estimate.
Comment by maya— August 6, 2007 #
Look at the size of those strawberries!! 🙂
The cake is lovely.
Comment by Patricia Scarpin— August 6, 2007 #
pat: haha don’t be fooled, we seldom get juicy SWEET strawberries in this part of the world. -_- looks can be deceiving!
Comment by maya— August 6, 2007 #
thanks
Comment by B— August 7, 2007 #
so nice!! nadia’s mum looks as pretty as always hehe.
Comment by Nana— August 7, 2007 #
yummy!!! eh.. and ur mak su, dont really look very ‘mak-ish’. haha.
Comment by hazz— August 9, 2007 #
hazz: HAHA. yeah la she like forever young like that eh? some people got all the luck lorrrr. she and my cousin like gilmore girls. hehe.
Comment by maya— August 9, 2007 #
Hello, I know this is rather random, but I’m not sure if you are aware that we are having our (annual) food bloggers dinner at Le Papillon on 1 Sept, Saturday. You are invited to join us! Just rsvp with me and let me know if you have any dietary restrictions. Hope to see you there!
Comment by joone!— August 9, 2007 #
i am a great fan of your site. one of the links on shaz’s blog that i love to visit. i love looking at your foodS! 🙂
Comment by soffz— August 11, 2007 #
Ah lovely cake there!
Comment by zn— August 12, 2007 #
Hi
just browsing by and i was struck by the name ‘she paints the kitchen red’. A wonderful blogsite and i certainly will draw inspirations and ideas from you blog to make them here in Botswana, Africa. Am a fellow cake maker and surf to pick up newer possibilities to delight the palate.Do pass by my blog whenever you can.
Comment by Anamika Singh— December 12, 2007 #
Hi! Can I ask some questions regarding cakes? May I know the method and the quantity of the ingredients of your cream cheese icing? Is it suitable for frosting a layered Mango cake? Or do you have any icing which can replace whipping cream but does not spoil the taste of the fruit cake? Thanks a lot!
Comment by Kelly— February 18, 2008 #
hi kelly, unfortunately i don’t have a fixed recipe for the cream cheese icing that i make. you could try googling, many will come up. i just mix cream cheese, icing sugar and butter until it tastes ok and the texture’s spreadable but not too thin. you could also add a few drops of vanilla essence/extract. 🙂
Comment by maya— February 18, 2008 #
Hi Maya, thanks so much for the prompt reply! Yup I’m on the hunt for ‘healthy’ frosting for cakes, frosting/icing that tastes good but does not involve too much whipping cream or butter. Will let you know if I ever find/come up with one! I really love your website & all your beautiful creations 🙂
Comment by Kelly— February 20, 2008 #
kelly: thank you so much for your kind words! 😀
Comment by maya— February 20, 2008 #