Hello Kitty

The past week had been kind of busy.

Mun Wai, my niece from Brisbane arrived on Tuesday. She is spending a few days in Malaysia before leaving for Beijing where she will spend the next six months studying Mandarin.

My god-daughter, Wei Yi arrived yesterday. She is also spending a few days with her extended god-family in KL before leaving for London early next month. She will be studying to be a chemical engineer in UCL.

In between I have been doing a bit of baking. There is one cake that I must mention because I had so much fun doing it. It was  a birthday cake for a little girl who would be two and the mother had requested for a HELLO KITTY cake.

People who knows me would surely remember how Hello-Kitty-mad I was about eighteen to twenty years ago. I remember queing up at MacDonalds for their Happy Meals because I wanted the Hello Kitty dolls. My young sons would have their Happy Meals while I would keep the dolls! It was a most amiciable arrangement.

I would buy Hello Kitty stationery, Hello Kitty bags and Hello Kitty watches. I had been given storage boxes, lunch boxes, mirrors, costume jewellery with Hello Kitty. The list goes on.

The years came and went and in the daily busyness of living, Hello Kitty became something I only stop to have a quick look in the shops.

So when this request came in, can you imagine my delight. I have always made the cakes for all the birthdays of my children but with three boys and no girl, a Hello Kitty cake has never made an appearance. My god-daughter? Nah, she is not really into Hello  Kitty.

"Yes, of course! Of course I will make a Hello Kitty cake." I assured Ashley's mother.


I started looking again  and realised that despite the years, I have remained a true Hello Kitty fan. There is something appealing in her mouthless face adorned with her trademark red bow.

Baked Raspberry Cheese Tartlets

Took me a while to get out of bed when the alarm clock rang. Breakfast was noodles which I cooked and then added to some stew left over  from dinner last night. Not exactly fine dining but Yee Juinn and Yee Hou said it was good and went for seconds. Hmm.... not bad for something that was made while the cook was still half-asleep.

Once the cob-webs had cleared, I remembered this piece of cream cheese that was "expiring" in a couple of days' time.  "Better that it ends up in someone's tummy than the garbage-bin", I thought.

I also had half  a cup of coulis which I made from fresh raspberries a few days ago.  That was expensive stuff and I wanted to use it  before it expired too.

With a little digging around, I found a fat juicy lemon, some kampung eggs and an unopened packet of oat biscuits. Now they were enough to get me started on my little impromptu project which was to use up a piece of cream cheese.

By mid-morning I had 15 pieces of  Baked Raspberry Cheese Tartlets which were real  beauties with   their bright pink  and pale yellow swirls.  And the smell......!

I knew they tasted best chilled but hot or not, I was in no mood to wait!!!

When I bit into one just  after it came out of the oven, my tongue felt like it was being scalded. At the same time, the taste of the tart raspberries and the tangy cheese together with the biscuit crust was amazing!

Suffice to say, I gleefully gobbled two with my second mug of coffee for the morning. *grin*

Verdict:-  Peng Sam, Yee Hou and Yee Juinn agreed that they were "very, very good"!!

HELLO EVERYBODEH! :)))

So I have been giving quite a bit of thought as to how I'm supposed to kick start this blog... 'cause I just can't seem to find the right words to tell you just how goooooood my god-mother's deserts taste, and how mouthwatering it makes me, just thinking about it!

Oh dang, now I've gotten myself hungry. *Craves!* :DDD

But seriously! From chocolate eclairs to crème brûlée; from lemon meringue pie to strawberry tartlets; this lady here never fails to get me fattened up each time I visit. Together with her strive for perfection and her gusto for baking, she'd whip up the crème de la crème of treats for you and your tummy, any time of day!

Fancy a rich chocolate cake topped with fresh strawberries dipped in premium dark chocolate? She's got it for you, coming right up!

Not hungry yet? Well, here're some pictures to whet up your appetite. If that doesn't work, I don't know what can! ;)

 

Okay. End of tour! Hehe. 

If you're interested in ordering her premium quality home-made cakes, you can visit facebook.com/sugarymoments for more info! 

If not, stay tuned for more updates and various insights into the mind of one creative and passionate masterchef of Malaysia, Sharron Woo, personally at MOREsugarymoments.blogspot.com! 

<3 her god-daughter

PS. Yes, she's MY god-ma. Be very envious. Teehee~