September 15, 2008

Chocolate Tiramisu


18" x 13" Chocolate Tiramisu Birthday Cake
Coffee soaked Chocolate Cake, Dark Chocolate Mousse, Mascarpone Tiramisu Cream

Frasier

Wedding shower cake
18 "x 16" Frasier
Buttermilk Cake filled with Strawberries and Pistachio Mousseline topped with Meringue

Scrabble Cake


10 inch Caramel Ganache Cake with Scrabble decorations

September 08, 2008

Halal Chicken



I love the halal chicken you get from the street cart. I don't know what they put in it, crack or something, that makes it taste so good. I've been tinkering with my own recipe at home. Just from the smell and taste I know there's cumin, coriander, turmeric, and paprika in it. I also added some onion powder, garlic powder, white pepper, chili powder, a little curry powder, a touch of sugar, and a some salt. The chicken is marinated in a mixture of all of these spices and yogurt. The yogurt makes the white breast meat so tender and juicy.

Halal Chicken
2 T cumin
1 T coriander
1 t turmeric
1 t paprika
1 t onion powder
1 t garlic powder
1 t curry powder
1/2 t chili powder
1/4 t white pepper
2 t salt
1/2 t sugar
2 chicken breasts diced up
1/2 c full fat yogurt

1. Coat chicken in yogurt. Add 3 T of spices. Marinate for an hour.
2. Cook chicken in a hot pan with olive oil.
3. Serve with basmati rice.

Edit: Cumin and curry are strong flavors that some people might not like. I happen to love both. Feel free to add less if you like.

September 03, 2008

Baby Shower Cake Catering Order

This weekend I had a cake catering order for a baby shower. Armelle was going to be the proud mommy of a baby boy so I wanted to make sure her cake was extra special. She ordered a 12 inch Frasier cake with strawberries and vanilla mousseline cream:
The sides are my favorite part!

And 24 cupcakes, devil's food with mocha buttercream and vanilla buttermilk with vanilla buttercream:

I had extra batter so I made a few mini cupcakes:


It was also my dear friend Mark's bday so I made him an 8 inch frasier also: