Bercuti di Camerom Highlands lagi :) - part 1

 layan gambar dulu :)

Adik ngan kakak, adik tgh taici ke dik..hehe tetibe je posing cmtu..kekeke

 Empat orang jantung hati mama :) baby nak jalan tak nak ambik gambar daaa... :)

time ni sempat beli jagung YaAllah..sedap giler hehe manis :)

 Dinner time..dah lasak baby skrg..tak blh dok diam kekeke

 happy seketika..hahaha

 adik tunggu makanan.. :)

 kakak dah pandai order sendiri ya nak ape..hahaha sayang kakak

 Ni mama n papa punya.. Tom yam steamboat..ya Allah sedap giler murah pulak tu..harus pegi lagi nih..jom2

 Cuti raya cina baru ni kitorang pegi bercuti di cameron.. :) BEST GILEr..ahaks...tak rugi ler bersabar sebab jem nak naik ke tanah rata.. yang sepatutnya 20 minit...ambik masa sampai 3 jam..huhu..kita orang checkin di heritage Hotel..okey la kan last seminit punya plan...agak mahal jgk ler rega nya tengah peak seasson..hurm..hotel murah2 sume full house..hahahaha

lepas dinner kitorang terus balik hotel...tidoq..letih giler la dok dalm kete...

~Mama With Love~ Fara Othman

MM (Marshmallow) Fondant

Marshmallow Fondant Recipe and Photo Tutorial by Peggy Weaver   To many folks, even the pros, covering a cake in fondant icing is scary and avoided at all costs. It has a beautiful satin like finish that is desired by many Brides, but it is extremely difficult to make the traditional Fondant icing. So much so, that there are a few companies that are willing to sell you their product for $6 per pound and up. That will cover an 8-inch two-layer cake. If you do the numbers, you will quickly realize that a three-tier cake is going to be a big headache and costly. The worst thing about this problematic and expensive cake icing is the fondant icing doesn’t taste good and is usually peeled off the slice of cake, like an orange rind, and left on the plate.  So………you have got to ask "Why bother."  Well, the recipe I’ll share with you is easy to make, tasty, and great to work with - beautiful on the cake. That’s why you should bother. You will amaze the bride, guests, and family with your skills in the kitchen. This recipe uses a commercial product as the base, so that is why it is a dream to make compared to the traditional recipe. Advice from Peggy: One of the first things that I learned in cake decorating is to relax and have fun. Try to remember that you are working in a medium that is meant to be eaten. It won’t be around 50 years from now. The memories and pictures might be around, but I can promise you that the important part of all of this is that you went to the effort and everyone was delighted. Lesson two is that no cake decorator creates a perfect cake; the pros just know how to correct the errors and go on. The cake that I’m going to use today is a dense, moist cake that will hold its shape under the weight of what can be a heavy bit of icing and decorations.   MM (Marshmallow) Fondant Icing Recipe   Recipe Type: Fondant Yields: 1 batch fondant icing Prep time: 60 min Ingredients: 16 ounces white mini-marshmallows (use a good quality brand) 2 to 5 tablespoons water 2 pounds icing sugar (please use C&H Cane Powdered Sugar for the best results) 1/2 cup Crisco shortening (you will be digging into it so place in a very easily accessed bowl)   Directions: NOTE:  Please be careful, this first stage can get hot. Melt marshmallows and 2 tablespoons of water in a microwave or double boiler. To microwave, place the bowl in the microwave for 30 seconds, open microwave and stir, back in microwave for 30 seconds more, open microwave and stir again, and continue doing this until melted. It usually takes about 2 1/2 minutes total.  Place 3/4 of the powdered sugar on the top of the melted marshmallow mix. Now grease your hands GENEROUSLY (palms, backs, and in between fingers), then heavily grease the counter you will be using and dump the bowl of marshmallow/sugar mixture in the middle. (By the way, this recipe is also good for your hands. When I’m done, they are baby soft.) Start kneading like you would bread dough. You will immediately see why you have greased your hands. If you have children in the room they will either laugh at you or look at you with a questioning expression. You might even hear a muttered, “What are you doing?”  Keep kneading, this stuff is sticky at this stage! Add the rest of the powdered sugar and knead some more. Re-grease your hands and counter when the fondant starts sticking. If the mix is tearing easily, it is to dry, so add water (about 1/2 tablespoon at a time and then knead it in). It usually takes me about 8 minutes to get a firm smooth elastic ball so that it will stretch without tearing when you apply it to the cake. It is best if you can let it sit, double wrapped, overnight (but you can use it right away if there are no tiny bits of dry powdered sugar). If you do see them, you will need to knead and maybe add a few more drops of water.   Prepare the fondant icing for storing by coating it with a good layer of Crisco shortening, wrap in a plastic-type wrap product and then put it in a re-sealable or Ziploc bag. Squeeze out as much air as possible.  MM Fondant icing will hold very well in the refrigerator for weeks. If I know that I have a cake to decorate, I usually make two (2) batches on a free night during the week so it is ready when I need it. Take advantage of the fact that this fondant icing can be prepared well in advance.

~Mama With Love~

~Anak2 dan jangkitan HFMD~

 ~24 November 2011 arissa admit di KJP kajang disebabkan HFMD..penuh ulser di mulut adik.. dan dah tak boleh makan..4 hari sebelum tu dah bawak pegi AzZahra..tapi doc. cakap takde pape just demam.. :( kesian adik..nangis lapar tapi tak boleh makan.. pukul 3pagi mama n papa bawak adik ke KPJ kajang..dalam masa dua jam tu adik nangis je huhu..tragis btol..syukur alhamdulillah.. 5 hari di KPJ..Adik dah sembuh seperti sedia kala...TQVM to Dr. Mahani yang merawat adik n nurse2 yang sangat baik hati :)

 Papa keletihan berjaga semalaman n sepagi :) TQVM papa sebab sayang mama n anak2 kita.. mama syukur sangat dapat suami sebaik papa.. :)

 adik dah boleh minum susu.. syukur alhamdulillah.. layan dora :)

 Adik sayang..mama sayang sangat adik, kakak n baby.. doa mama semoga Allah S.W.T murahkan rezeki kesihatan untuk anak2 mama.. AMIN

 ~Mama With Love~ 

Fara Othman

~Special Request~wink3

Finally!! Is that what you are thinking? Its ok. You can admit it. We are all friends here.
Well it turns out some of you daring bakers want to make this yourselves. Yeah you! I cant wait to see and read all about it… send me links girls! (and boys… if there are any boys)
Well. In order for me to do a tutorial I had to make another one. So, forgive the less then stellar decorations, but here is our 'tutorial' heart cake.

But you didnt come to see the outside right?
Here goes.
Start out by making four eight inch pans of white cake.
Make one 9×13 (you can do whatever shape and size you want) pan of red velvet cake.


First I need to level each cake.
I use this handy dandy leveling cake thingy I got at Walmart for a few bucks.
Remember to do this for all four white cakes.

Add about 1/2 cup to 1 cup frosting and then put one layer on top. You want two separate two layer cakes at this point.

For the red velvet cake I just ran my fork through it to break it up. Then I added about a cup of frosting and combined well.
NOW! I usually like to freeze the cakes for at least a couple hours. If you cant freeze them, at least try and pop them in the fridge for a bit!

I know this looks pretty weird (maybe cause it is) but this is what I am going to use to make sure I have some uniformity in the heart design. Its just two toothpicks and a piece of twine.

Place one toothpick in the center of the cake, then (holding firmly) drag the outside toothpick around the cake and make a circle.

Like this! Now I have a rough guide line of where I am going to being carving. Do this to both cakes. (or, if you are a good drawer, just take a knife and cut a shallow line around the perimeter.)

Carve out a V shape in the cake.

The top half of the heart is a little trickier. This time, I started with my knife in the center of the cake and created this little island.
I then moved back out to my "guide line" and started cutting. I ended up creating this channel. Once this has been created, you can go back in a do some more carving to create more detail.

Here is after I went in with a spoon and carved out a bit more.

The two cakes carved out. The hard part is pretty much done now!

Now I can start filling in the cakes with the red velvet cake.

All filled! At this point I put it in my freezer for about 15 minutes. Just to let them set.

I added some frosting the the edge of the bottom cake. Make sure you know which is which! You are going to want to add the cake with the hallowed out 'channel' to the top of the V cake.

Here goes nothin! I have found the easiest way to do this is to just use your hand. Place it flat over the top of the 'channel' cake and flip it over. Then gently place it one the bottom cake.

Add some more frosting and do a rough crumb coat over the whole cake.

 ~My feveret customer request utk buat cake ni.. n i plan utk buat cake ni jugak utk birthday Muhamad Fudhail Sani this coming sunday... good luck mama hahahaha~


tutorial copy from imbaker :)

~Mama With Love~ 

Fara Othman

~Happy Birthday sayang Muhamad Fudhail Sani~ 1 year 11.11.11 :)

 11.11.10 :) 1st day baby kt dunia ni.. syukur Alhamdulillah :)

Happy Birthday Sayang..semoga  jadi insan yang berjaya di dunia dan akhirat kelak, menjadi anak yang soleh untuk mama n papa...mama, papa, kakak zara & kakak arissa..sangat2 sayangkan fudhail :) muaks muaks muaks

~Mama With Love~ Fara Othman

~Melaka Part 2~

 Kakak Happy nak pegi Zoo Melaka..sengih sampai ke telinga :)

 Dua hari berturut-turut pegi zoo.. tak jemu-jemu hehe

 Excited kakak tgk burung ni..(dalam cita RIO kan) blue :)..  siap nyanyi 1 wanna samba hehee

 kakak cute je posing..ade cahaya pulak..adik mcm biasa tak suka bergambar..baby tgk mama tgh dok bleter kt arissa..haha

 With Cik Kim..:)

 kakak pose ngan crcodile...tak takut sikit pon okey hahaha

 mama yang scary..hua hua hua

 pose sikit sayang :)

 cinta hati mama :)

 hari ke dua lega sikit sebab pegi ngan papa..kakak baru lepas nangis nak beli mainan..hik hik hik

 tapi tetap sporting walaupon baru lepas nangis :)

 Adik minum susu..lepas ni dia takmo naik stroller jogging satu zoo waaaaa,,kagum mama ngan papa.. bnyk energy adik :)

 tengok gajah :) adik takut..hahaha

 nangis nak camera..haha jgn harap mama nak kasik..klu tak jadi mcm selalu langsung takde gambar kenang-kenangan..huhu

 kakak sgt suka tgk gajah.. :) time nak gerak..mama cakap babai elephant..kaka marah..mama tak blh say bye kt Elephant..hahahha kakak..

 nak pose ngan chimpanze konon.. :) tak nampak..hehe ni gambor kt bawah :)

 baby fudhail..dah lali2..penat hehe

 Best sangat pegi sini :) InsyaAllah ade rezeki kita datang lagi..yang penting mama & papa happy sangat tgk gelagat anak2 mama teruja tgk semua animal yg ada kt Zoo ni..:) TQVM papa darling

~Mama With Love~ 

Fara Othman