tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86443989743578781332024-03-14T07:02:46.495+02:00DeezertBaked by Diana Loutfy, with love...Diana Loutfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205212506097710408noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644398974357878133.post-76319515748572600102013-12-17T10:02:00.001+02:002013-12-17T10:41:32.509+02:00Happy Holidays from D!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's <span style="color: red;"><strong>Christmas</strong></span>!!! </div>
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and the best part: the dessert!!!</div>
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Who doesn't love a decadent Buche de Noel? It's one of my personal favorites. You have a lot of variations of this famous yule log but the classic chocolate genoise with chocolate whipped cream will always have a special place in my heart <3 . </div>
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I'll admit, the rolling part of the cake took me some time (and several cakes!) to master, but the result definilty worth the trouble. </div>
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Other than that, the cake is pretty straightforward to make. Just bake your favorite genoise sheet cake , spread some chocolate whipped cream and roll! </div>
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Some green and red fondant holly will look great on top. But maybe next year I'll try baking some meringue mushrooms.</div>
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Happy Holidays Everyone!! May the coming year bring us even sweeter things...</div>
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Diana Loutfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205212506097710408noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644398974357878133.post-34654487696813973122013-12-02T20:52:00.000+02:002013-12-02T20:52:00.341+02:00Lady in Purple<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A simply purple lemon cake for a lady who loves pearls.<br />
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I really enjoyed making this cake. All of my order have been about sports and guy stuff lately. It was a nice change doing this extremely feminine cake. And I finally got to use those pretty cake mats! :D<div>
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I simply love it when I have my cake frosted and covered with white fondant. Looks like am empty canvas just waiting for someone to splash it with color, don't you think?<br />
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Et Voila!<br />
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I also had to add a ribbon somewhere, the frilly ribbon just fit right into the theme?<br />
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Now all this cake needs is a BIG purple hat to go with it.<br />
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What do you think?<br />
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Diana Loutfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205212506097710408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644398974357878133.post-24484738259668529212013-10-20T18:56:00.001+03:002013-10-20T19:03:44.373+03:00Chocolate Chiffon Cake with Pink Rosewater FrostingIt's been a while I haven't baked and was starting to miss it.<div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Ss-k2jTXiwOe2uf280Zr_oIN7DXcfN92WDMLg44qn40Rqz8HDiV2DidcvSYJmOJ_eUOBF552JdzG9bIRd4g_H6upDBgsVCzhuQFvawJWWARAqnrr6ASX9chDuOYDxl0kFop3LCfYvWc/s640/blogger-image-675887021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Ss-k2jTXiwOe2uf280Zr_oIN7DXcfN92WDMLg44qn40Rqz8HDiV2DidcvSYJmOJ_eUOBF552JdzG9bIRd4g_H6upDBgsVCzhuQFvawJWWARAqnrr6ASX9chDuOYDxl0kFop3LCfYvWc/s640/blogger-image-675887021.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div></div><div><br></div><div>And i was in the mood for a sugary rich chocolate treat. I opened up mu favorite cake blog (sweetapolita) and found this recipe for a dark chocolate chiffon cake with pink rosewater vanilla frosting.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYn0_jDF_DzrD6wFLUrXxAq9PcnpTuuJNJbmV1ZCSZcI-vfWcVKyMzmHLKGDbeiLQOSCps4o5Q1X6w2kPLHHhYzeQnK0RnMb5KMNb8jISmyYhdNseT_SmxOR6MH_i9O-eBWT-D2Ys_u4/s640/blogger-image--852506606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYn0_jDF_DzrD6wFLUrXxAq9PcnpTuuJNJbmV1ZCSZcI-vfWcVKyMzmHLKGDbeiLQOSCps4o5Q1X6w2kPLHHhYzeQnK0RnMb5KMNb8jISmyYhdNseT_SmxOR6MH_i9O-eBWT-D2Ys_u4/s640/blogger-image--852506606.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The cake itself is as light and moust as can be! The meringue in it really gave it height and texture. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hk1LwCqKY_ldF-nU0K_4D9IacYBL2g8C5SJl3GaQgMg6S0rVSivmhb_9utcGa7kuEqanYFz_xRX2ZIYEtkbTQ6Ew7L7tKZ4kJLH-dfqUxroHzqkDL3RVtY2_RY7F-oJ_tsaFSW-oFpU/s640/blogger-image--1990286058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hk1LwCqKY_ldF-nU0K_4D9IacYBL2g8C5SJl3GaQgMg6S0rVSivmhb_9utcGa7kuEqanYFz_xRX2ZIYEtkbTQ6Ew7L7tKZ4kJLH-dfqUxroHzqkDL3RVtY2_RY7F-oJ_tsaFSW-oFpU/s640/blogger-image--1990286058.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I was slightly afraid of it rising but the result was amazing!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__OWEY7RorSm5_EpnzU49dYww1VHegExGHxkTA41L9E_iWxOoifv54UXQ8h2PlL6DVo49houlBwmuU_yKdcFd9ZDF8ZLP9EpmULYt_A6ni7JATQm582sIspCP8P-WV3zG4jraTYi6RUU/s640/blogger-image-253963254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__OWEY7RorSm5_EpnzU49dYww1VHegExGHxkTA41L9E_iWxOoifv54UXQ8h2PlL6DVo49houlBwmuU_yKdcFd9ZDF8ZLP9EpmULYt_A6ni7JATQm582sIspCP8P-WV3zG4jraTYi6RUU/s640/blogger-image-253963254.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After cooling (this was torture!!), i slathered on a HUGE amount of pink frosting and dug in!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-Z3bqjbkrcuyxdqqRFFzex26JhkAgw-U6LVuiw8xEGEWT7sliIaxmbi4jSpte-p0_7JPtQRRIzLpyCWbd3SegjQLTeC1QNxIaDmJROFy240J3ljtlXz7blaYnmZUgqXbEXPDFNfvqMU/s640/blogger-image-2112291782.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-Z3bqjbkrcuyxdqqRFFzex26JhkAgw-U6LVuiw8xEGEWT7sliIaxmbi4jSpte-p0_7JPtQRRIzLpyCWbd3SegjQLTeC1QNxIaDmJROFy240J3ljtlXz7blaYnmZUgqXbEXPDFNfvqMU/s640/blogger-image-2112291782.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSDoanU1m5Nh5Z_izOU_eo0-9GXAVwymvGIei86VRD0Btl25hqsJ_DjGRb0Y3g2b7xlPA0q40VABY0hjlA92k8YJcmhmP8DSnngm2momdNV-CP5TuY0NAl0N_ZpLdz4wjkJejGVvT4to/s640/blogger-image-1949569345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSDoanU1m5Nh5Z_izOU_eo0-9GXAVwymvGIei86VRD0Btl25hqsJ_DjGRb0Y3g2b7xlPA0q40VABY0hjlA92k8YJcmhmP8DSnngm2momdNV-CP5TuY0NAl0N_ZpLdz4wjkJejGVvT4to/s640/blogger-image-1949569345.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">They barely let me even take pictures!!!</div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HVdaOpO8_tG7jHUGMeSai9X3PGHFsSzjTOGiMpBGoH5f_s0jUlqrEodiSIlQUERh-91SbMkQJLi-4pTqmVkuT2xVBYYRNCnTFtwbOBUUWNR3iUKwvKxzhfwlOqpD6Mqy6nini00_6kg/s640/blogger-image--1506550608.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HVdaOpO8_tG7jHUGMeSai9X3PGHFsSzjTOGiMpBGoH5f_s0jUlqrEodiSIlQUERh-91SbMkQJLi-4pTqmVkuT2xVBYYRNCnTFtwbOBUUWNR3iUKwvKxzhfwlOqpD6Mqy6nini00_6kg/s640/blogger-image--1506550608.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div></div></div>Diana Loutfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205212506097710408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644398974357878133.post-33079265688185544312013-08-31T11:42:00.001+03:002013-08-31T11:42:57.562+03:00Homemade Croissants - Paris style!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">During my last trip to Paris, i took this amazing pastry class at La Cuisine Paris. It was the highlight of my trip. I felt at home!! The chef was the sweetest lady ever and the people taking the class with me were from all over the world!</div></div><div><br></div><div>But let me tell you, croissants need time! And the smallest mistake can mess them up. You even have to make sure the weather outside is suitable for these french yummies. </div><div><br></div><div>Lebanon weather is very humid, so yea I had some trouble making them but they turned out pretty good.</div><div><br></div><div>I guess I'll just have to keep trying (and eating) more croissants in order to get the perfect one.</div><div><br></div><div>So here are my babies before I left them rise!</div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRsOxkuouH44jdvBmXkf1CwNQowpSQUGSDWcCiVEXU4hHrtiuknx3liBAM8KGXMtydDFut7PxmaDD1yIuXs3bLxJl1RK6SdAa9eRQrbCiBlKKoQXhyphenhyphen0sLD8_-fSfLLGtTpsTe1F0wd6co/s640/blogger-image-1415431490.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRsOxkuouH44jdvBmXkf1CwNQowpSQUGSDWcCiVEXU4hHrtiuknx3liBAM8KGXMtydDFut7PxmaDD1yIuXs3bLxJl1RK6SdAa9eRQrbCiBlKKoQXhyphenhyphen0sLD8_-fSfLLGtTpsTe1F0wd6co/s640/blogger-image-1415431490.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEk1Ahd5FH08867ZOMSCxBImyWWAo00EytpX6_WDadWIUZ5pU7Smn_KYK4ccd4qfA-G_qEwFoBumwJwu6c0KIuTPYYBMmkTQSxqF3Z3o9jwq70WIOq_LOD61HHQdg4yEGmOl4Rr6O2S34/s640/blogger-image--2021405718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEk1Ahd5FH08867ZOMSCxBImyWWAo00EytpX6_WDadWIUZ5pU7Smn_KYK4ccd4qfA-G_qEwFoBumwJwu6c0KIuTPYYBMmkTQSxqF3Z3o9jwq70WIOq_LOD61HHQdg4yEGmOl4Rr6O2S34/s640/blogger-image--2021405718.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And here they after rising! They rose quite a bit didn't they?!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMHgyLLM5i3hj4uGkv0Ly3ZidqAztolaT3ZRSvatHS-lEXk3NMhDkRgS8ujme4Zp0MuN_ewQbLqFbDHTwX11Wwunu5nbcBqtycrbdQhH1MFQOcCM7ZxFYEwqLwMF8yJjoLl8jM-F10k4/s640/blogger-image-849770894.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMHgyLLM5i3hj4uGkv0Ly3ZidqAztolaT3ZRSvatHS-lEXk3NMhDkRgS8ujme4Zp0MuN_ewQbLqFbDHTwX11Wwunu5nbcBqtycrbdQhH1MFQOcCM7ZxFYEwqLwMF8yJjoLl8jM-F10k4/s640/blogger-image-849770894.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWtJX6-qSkQl9IO2p8EdaAqRs0tk422vVpQcT4W1Fh1Bd-1Y7jITJTKob18Fcc5OMS9cjZcZbtJ3wbVovR8DR9Uff8A908nFp1DXUSVdjM_Ezf-QQpjlXvDAUvhuo3K7HYZeJVLPa9oY/s640/blogger-image--771112295.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWtJX6-qSkQl9IO2p8EdaAqRs0tk422vVpQcT4W1Fh1Bd-1Y7jITJTKob18Fcc5OMS9cjZcZbtJ3wbVovR8DR9Uff8A908nFp1DXUSVdjM_Ezf-QQpjlXvDAUvhuo3K7HYZeJVLPa9oY/s640/blogger-image--771112295.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And here they are after baking!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCKvWhPmDVWK7QEFgc9LZxjw5PJS0rEfq8iJWuXvzdxOGPNa4DJ_pEvtA0U7VUhILK1rjyoLzu5Z0kcXlRheK5dw3JzPIy9llNyYR_kO8u9yLS905Rlr0iia_O1x4jSGLRIKYrWJZiME/s640/blogger-image-671768658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCKvWhPmDVWK7QEFgc9LZxjw5PJS0rEfq8iJWuXvzdxOGPNa4DJ_pEvtA0U7VUhILK1rjyoLzu5Z0kcXlRheK5dw3JzPIy9llNyYR_kO8u9yLS905Rlr0iia_O1x4jSGLRIKYrWJZiME/s640/blogger-image-671768658.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVGsyrFnbRq6izen_yBrl1FZ4S21tqC34b2ldcVil8x72vmVdzV0tkFBvzk_2Dxmxe6L-EzTTv2LJi4H7FetH-RETgAzpW0Ex-I8vZJEaJzMA8rbtm8GLudHuAOU62rTWxvVuSMwLbzI/s640/blogger-image-557084020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVGsyrFnbRq6izen_yBrl1FZ4S21tqC34b2ldcVil8x72vmVdzV0tkFBvzk_2Dxmxe6L-EzTTv2LJi4H7FetH-RETgAzpW0Ex-I8vZJEaJzMA8rbtm8GLudHuAOU62rTWxvVuSMwLbzI/s640/blogger-image-557084020.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div>Et voila! </div>Diana Loutfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205212506097710408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644398974357878133.post-62637171363017298992013-07-10T11:50:00.001+03:002013-07-10T11:50:10.857+03:00Paris, instagram and cakeSince my trip to Paris is just around the corner.. I thought I'd share the Paris-themed cake I did a while ago.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifa2vowOWc3aXdBBjDeGbd1h_5ClEAp4eav6MyLCq0cHg4rhy6Wv9INq5GWf7EcwhJhWgU94-o0rc82xjOP-ecCqmIPcUHLYMkbe270frmH0AjK3ZF0SWWwSYLPlGdc1bMJPDW-QrLZ2I/s640/blogger-image-182718321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifa2vowOWc3aXdBBjDeGbd1h_5ClEAp4eav6MyLCq0cHg4rhy6Wv9INq5GWf7EcwhJhWgU94-o0rc82xjOP-ecCqmIPcUHLYMkbe270frmH0AjK3ZF0SWWwSYLPlGdc1bMJPDW-QrLZ2I/s640/blogger-image-182718321.jpg"></a></div><br><div><br></div><div>Eiffel tower and pink stripes. I opted for a girly simple look to finish off this cake. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-hOkwS3P27vikeYurPRAH6EVSrddrM45rMeAcoxGHQe-yn5c9Bu3uQDivGqrClNVTKJCgQpjcMj9ZC-rB-LWjv6omub2oH8MQlUe4RPgqWwWyyFBoJmgkm9R_IIcf58tRUz8n9AnuYQ/s640/blogger-image--1566482386.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-hOkwS3P27vikeYurPRAH6EVSrddrM45rMeAcoxGHQe-yn5c9Bu3uQDivGqrClNVTKJCgQpjcMj9ZC-rB-LWjv6omub2oH8MQlUe4RPgqWwWyyFBoJmgkm9R_IIcf58tRUz8n9AnuYQ/s640/blogger-image--1566482386.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Oh, as for the pictures, I (finally) got to posting directly from phone! I've been doing many things lately and haven't had time to post as often as i'd like SO i'm going to give phone blogging (with instagram pictures) a shot.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBnuoET5cSiNRRzoR0Ym9DMt2BvZHG6c27nvGIjOcZbXDYKi3bD8u9VYumwRPJ4qQOmd2tus8t6DV_gUSRC7qsgzQqdwIHEBm9QEb6YAQjLMEtfMa_xmN2SYc4-VKrtUiLrIBmPzS2uE/s640/blogger-image--1872697192.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBnuoET5cSiNRRzoR0Ym9DMt2BvZHG6c27nvGIjOcZbXDYKi3bD8u9VYumwRPJ4qQOmd2tus8t6DV_gUSRC7qsgzQqdwIHEBm9QEb6YAQjLMEtfMa_xmN2SYc4-VKrtUiLrIBmPzS2uE/s640/blogger-image--1872697192.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div><div>I can't wait for my Paris trip!! I'll be taking some cooking classes so stay tuned for some delicious croissant recipes fresh from kitchens of authentic Parisian bakeries!!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Diana Loutfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205212506097710408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644398974357878133.post-53545121944186656672013-07-03T11:40:00.001+03:002013-07-03T11:40:44.352+03:00Cake and Spongebob Square Pants<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A while ago a friend asked for a spongebob cake. I jumped at the request! I felt like a little kid again. Working with cake and edible "playdough" - yes thats how i explain what fondant is when people ask about it.</div><div><br></div><div>As usual, before i started working on the cake I started planning and designing in my head a huuge cake with all the characters surrounding a big pineapple! 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This was - surprisingly - one the fastest cakes I've done. Took me 2 hours!</div>
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The inside is chocolate fudge and the outside - yes you guessed it - marshmallow fondant.</div>
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Comfort Food..in every possible way.<br />
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After all those posts on my wall of that pink sofa cake, I finally got around to doing this cake...<br />
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Chocolate Fudge Sofa, can it get any more tempting???<br />
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Baby Showers..they have to be as cute as can be. The pregnant ladies, the emotions, the tears and awwwwww's all around. but the best for me always is: CAKE! I just love the cuteness, the cakes are always so pretty, colorful and childish (in a good way :P ) <br />
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So when the opportunity came where I had to do one, I was ecstatic! I got out all my colors and started coloring all the marshmallow fondant I had. <br />
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The first step was to mold the baby and let it dry overnight. I admit the baby turned out a bit <strike>too </strike>cartoon-ish but it all came together at the end with the blanket and the colors.<br />
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I propped the baby on a light green fondant covered chocolate cake and propped a blanket on top. Looks cute, no?<br />
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The cupcakes are chocolate, vanilla and marbled flavored. I was trying out my new cupcake pan. I got the biggest one I found since I had many to do. Then I got creative and started cutting out shapes and piping on the cupcakes.<br />
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I just love the colors!<br />
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Valentine's Day is almost here...and what's valentine's without some kind of sweets!! <br />
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I decided to go simple this year and opted for a basic vanilla sugar cookie recipe.<br />
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Who thought cookies need more work (and timeee!!!) than cake! Between the freezing and cutting and baking and decorating. Ahhhhh but they were worth it. They turned out reeeally good and looked great. <br />
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I am relatively proud of the results....remember this is my first time decorating cookies! pretty decent no?<br />
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vanilla sugar cookies + royal icing ..... they'll make anyone fall in love..trust me.<br />
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(I ate <strike>a lot</strike> a bit before decorating...just to "check the taste")<br />
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It's been done! My first sushi cake. well..sushi roll cake. And surprisingly it was pretty easy! and really fun to do. The pieces all fit together perfectly. <br />
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The cake itself is a vanilla-lemon cake. In other words, fluffy vanilla cake with lemon curd filling and white vanilla frosting.<br />
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and as usual: Marshmallow Fondant!!<br />
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I made a dark (black-ish) fondant strip and wrapped it around the cake and sprinkled white sprinkles on top for the "rice".<br />
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I dug through many leftover fondant pieces from previous cakes...turns out I have many many colors left (makes life muuuuuch easier) and added all the colors to the sushi roll.<br />
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Finally, a sushi cake cannot exist without some chopsticks, so I stacked 2 on top.<br />
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I just love the pink of the ginger...don't you think it looks good??<br />
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Diana Loutfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205212506097710408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644398974357878133.post-43917986756724077282013-01-14T23:01:00.001+02:002013-01-15T14:54:32.712+02:00Birthday Cupcakes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I feel like I've been cheating on my blog this month :( <br />
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I haven't been posting like I should have. But I'll be making it up this month.<br />
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Starting with these cupcakes!!!<br />
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I made them for my sister's birthday last week. I opted for a simple super light chocolate cupcake recipe from Sweetapolita and her yummy nutella cloud frosting. Yes you heard that right: there's nutella in the frosting!!!<br />
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The cupcakes are covered with colored fondant and represent things she likes: foootball - barcelona in particular - and piano!! <br />
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Oh and this is my first iPhone post :p pretty cool huh?! <br />
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Diana Loutfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205212506097710408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644398974357878133.post-59287183625661829412012-12-02T16:48:00.000+02:002012-12-02T16:48:44.203+02:00Twitter, Instagram and Cake<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This week has been crazy! I still do not believe it's Sunday and it seems like its been ages since I've blogged. But I'm back..with a very special cake that I reaallllyy enjoyed doing.<br />
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I'm loving those cakes that need small details as opposed to big themed designs. So this was the perfect cake for me to end the week with.<br />
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This cake has two social media icons (as you can see):<br />
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They were pretty straight forward to do. I just baked the cake and made all my fondant beforehand and left the fun part till the end.<br />
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I rolled up my sleeves, turned on some music and got to work.<br />
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I started with the cake board itself. I'm thinking of starting to always cover those dull golden cake boards. Makes the cakes look better. This cake had a background of the Armenian Flag. So red, blue, yellow. Pretty easy.<br />
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Then I covered the cake with white fondant and started with the logos.<br />
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I printed out cutouts of both logos in front of me and started recreating.<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">Is Christmas
pudding - pudding?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s been a while now since shops have
started displaying their Christmas decorations and most importantly the
Christmas goodies. Among them, </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">the Christmas pudding</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> seems to be
just another type of dessert – nothing special. </span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">But<strong> </strong>the
British Christmas pudding is indeed a bit more special than that.</span></span></div>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One is a chocolate pudding, the other is
sticky toffee pudding. One has a cream like consistency, the other one looks
like a piece of cake. And then the list can go on: tapioca pudding, rice
pudding, banana pudding. You can even buy pudding is sachets, just boil some
milk and add some sugar. And you’ll get yourself two nice bowls of steaming
pudding.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">And finally, there is the Christmas Pudding</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: small;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">The
Christmas pudding is mainly a British Christmas dessert that doesn't have the custard like consistency of the pudding described above. It is a proper cake,
made with lots of fruits and spices; a classic, favourite British dessert. It’s
so famous that we even sing about it, without actually realising it:</span></span></div>
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figgy pudding and a cup of good cheeer” (We Wish You a Merry Christmas)<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">What are the main ingredients?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Sultanas, raisins, currants, almonds,
orange or lemon peel, mixed spices, like cinnamon, nutmeg, plain flour, eggs,
sugar and something to make one merry indeed: a tiny little bit of alcohol:
either brandy or rum. If you are interested in the recipe, you can find it </span><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/richchristmaspudding_8935"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">here</span></b></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">.</span> </span></span></div>
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want to remember <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">King George I or the
Pudding King</b>. George was born in Hanover, in what is now Germany. At the
age of 54, after the death of Queen Anne of Great Britain, he ascended the
British throne – in 1714. As the Christmas of that year was his first Christmas
in England, he requested that plum pudding (similar to the present Christmas
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carol <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“We won’t go until we get some/We
won’t go until we get some”</i> or </span><a href="http://www.dunns-bakery.co.uk/"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: inherit;"><strong>pay a visit to Dunn’s Bakery</strong></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> to
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Yes! I've finally ventured into Tiered Cakes. They've always been intimidating to me but once someone asked me for an engagement cake, how could I have said no? So, I researched and researched and RESEARCHED and finally came up with a system for tiered cakes that is reliable, efficient and wouldn't affect the final look.<br />
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2 Tiered cake with a golden color scheme. The first layer was a polka dot creme colored cake<br />
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I've realized that ribbons really add dimension to the cake and makes it pop! Don't you think so?<br />
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The cake was a butter devil's food chocolate cake moistened with a sugar syrup to keep it moist and fresh. The filling was Almond Crunch Swiss Meringue Chocolate Buttercream (long name for such a delicious filling).<br />
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This is me frosting the cake! I just love this part =)<br />
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Check out my other <a href="http://deezert.blogspot.com/2012/03/pretty-in-pink-ribbons-mothers-day-cake.html" target="_blank">Ribbon Cake</a><br />
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I can't believe it's already been a year since I started blogging. I remembered how reluctant I was at first..how hard it all looked! All that code and what not..<br />
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But soon enough, I got the hang of it and I fell in <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;"><b>love </b></span></span>with blogging and regretted that I haven't started one long before.<br />
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It's really amazing if you think about, I've been my stats for a while now and I have people from all around the world that read this blog: Germany, UK, India, Canada, Australia, Jordan, Algeria...really all over the place...<br />
This just baffles me!!<br />
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And don't worry, there will be cake in this post. Did you really think Deezert's birthday will pass without any cake?!!!!!!<br />
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I opted for simple (yet not so simple to make) lemon cake.<br />
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The vanilla cake was 4 layers of angel food cake, so all egg whites and no yolks!<br />
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YUM, white vanilla fluffy cake.<br />
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I stacked the cake and the lemon curd and covered the whole thing with sweet white marshmallow fondant (again, Deezert's birthday has to have marshmallow fondant somewhere in it!).<br />
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I've seen this cake many many times and always thought about recreating it but was intimidated by the "fur". However, I will never say no to a request! (Especially a Sesame Street Cake!)<br />
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The cake itself was also a challenge. Two layers of moist vanilla cake: a white white and pink-tinted one. One layer of red-velvet cake and last but (definetly) not least chocolate cake. <br />
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Then it was time for FROSTING!<br />
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I wanted something that tastes really good but can also last and not melt and mess up my pretty cake.<br />
My final decision was laid upon <a href="http://sweetapolita.com/2011/04/swiss-meringue-buttercream-demystified/" target="_blank">Sweetapolita's Swiss Meringue Buttercream</a>.<br />
It looks silky smooth and tastes delicious. It's starting to become my go-to frosting.<br />
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I made a LARGE amount of buttercream. I chilled my cakes and stacked them one on top the other and cumb coated the whole thing.<br />
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Then I got out my piping tools. I searched and searched and finally found the perfect tip: Wilton Grass Tip 233.<br />
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Diana Loutfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205212506097710408noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644398974357878133.post-32314173491572261972012-09-05T15:52:00.000+03:002012-09-05T15:58:54.778+03:00Guest Post: Have Your Cake and Eat it: Four Sweet Treats That Can Be Surprisingly Good For You!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Are you a secret chocolate eater? Do you beat yourself up about having that extra slice of cake or picking the most calorific desert on the menu? Well fear not – extensive scientific research is proving that cakes, chocolate and deserts can actually be surprisingly good for your health and wellbeing. Here are some of your favourite treats and the way in which they can benefit you.<br />
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Chocolate gets a hard time. Although it dates back to the time of the Aztecs, the inclusion of sugar and cream to the cocoa beans has seen it become the ultimate guilty pleasure for many women (and men, but mostly women!) over the years. But despite its high calorie content, research has shown that there are in fact several benefits to enjoying a moderate amount of chocolate in your diet.<br />
Chocolate is essentially made from plants, which means that it contains many of the same compounds as dark vegetables. In particular, cocoa beans and chocolate are full of antioxidants which help protect the body from the effects of aging (such as <a href="http://www.kwikmed.org/propecia-thinning-hair/" target="_blank">thinning hair</a> and clogged arteries) and also neutralises any harmful chemical reactions happening within the body during metabolism. Dark chocolate contains twice the amount of these antioxidants as milk chocolate and <a href="http://www.healthspan.co.uk/articles/is-chocolate-good-for-you-the-pros-and-cons/" target="_blank">Healthspan</a> say that studies indicate even 100g of dark chocolate in your daily diet can dramatically reduce the risk of high blood pressure which in turn reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke by 21%.<br />
And because we all love eating chocolate so much, it is a well known mood enhancer. This isn’t just because of the yummy taste but because it contains chemicals that help increase the brain chemical serotonin – the happy hormone. This is why chocolate can often perk you up if you’re feeling irritable or tired and is a good example of it being beneficial for both mental and physical wellbeing.<br />
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Cakes come in all shapes, sizes and varieties so it’s hard to pinpoint the nutritional value of ‘cake’ in general. Like chocolate, cakes are not renowned for being particularly healthy, what with the sugar, hydrogenated oil and bleached flour not to mention calorific, creamy fillings. However the majority of cakes do contain some useful vitamins and minerals such as protein and calcium which can be found in binding agents like egg and milk. Calming carbohydrates can also be found in the flour, sugar and oils which can give the body a boost of energy and maintain a healthy body heat, making a slab of cake the ultimate comfort food during the winter months.<br />
The beauty of homemade cakes is that you dictate what goes in. Admittedly, many shop bought cakes do contain additives and preservatives used to increase shelf life which are both unhealthy and unnecessary. If you choose to make your own cake you can use wholegrain flour to increase fibre, omit any buttery frostings and include a variety of fruits and nuts to make your cake extra healthy.<br />
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Everybody loves a good ice cream on a hot day but who’d have thought that a sensible variety and amount of ice cream can actually help you lose weight?! Because ice cream is made from milk it is very high in calcium which is one of the most important compounds needed for fat metabolism. Experts also think that ice cream can oppress the appetite and satisfy the cravings for other sweet foods, hence results in less unhealthy snacking. Frozen yoghurts and iced fruit lollies are also healthy summer treats.<br />
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Studies have shown that certain sweets can help both prevent and alleviate symptoms of some serious diseases. In an article published in The <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/05/licorice-the-candy-that-fights-diabetes/256921/" target="_blank">Atlantic</a> experts suggest that root liquorice (the root ingredient of the popular sweet) has anti-diabetic properties and can help reduce blood sugar as well as having anti-inflammatory properties. In fact, liquorice has been known to treat a variety of ailments throughout history from eczema to heartburn.<br />
Similarly, hard boiled sweets, particularly lemon drops and sour candies, are though to help prevent oral infections and taste disorders by encouraging the mouth the produce more saliva. Saliva is important to oral health because it keeps the mouth well lubricated and doesn’t allow for an dry environment in which anaerobic bacteria can grow. Sucking hard candies is more beneficial than simply using water to hydrate the mouth because that can just flush natural saliva away.<br />
So next time your sweet tooth flares up and you find yourself heading guiltily for the confectionary aisle, remind yourself that, providing you’re eating it in moderation, you could actually be keeping your mind and body healthy. </div>
Diana Loutfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205212506097710408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644398974357878133.post-16854310765433380502012-08-20T16:00:00.000+03:002012-09-05T15:53:21.028+03:00Spain Birthday Cake<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This cake is so sweet on the eyes as well as on the mouth. Chocolate cake on the inside and an explosion of red and yellow on the outside.<br />
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I made stripes of red and yellow on the sides of the cake to resemble the colors of the flag of spain and wrote a simple Feliz Cumpleaños on the top.<br />
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Diana Loutfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205212506097710408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644398974357878133.post-28738310397164149492012-08-09T17:55:00.003+03:002012-08-09T17:55:54.483+03:00Ombre Rainbow Ruffle Cake<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It seems I'm either not baking at all or cramming 2 big (cake) projects in one day!<br />
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I've wanted to do this rainbow layer cake ever since I first saw it, I thought it to be such a fun creative (and simple) idea that would bring a smile to any face.<br />
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I ALSO had my eye on the new trend of ombre cakes. I've been seeing a lot of this design on Pinterest and thought that I just had to try it. Ombre is a type of design that has shades of a certain color from top to bottom. The cake itself is usually also the same shades of the color however for my cake I chose to stick to the rainbow layer cake I've always wanted to try.<br />
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Ok first of all, I made 2 recipes of vanilla cake. I wanted my cake to be tall and regal-looking (the friend I'm making this cake for like royalty and princesses etc. Oh and she's the one I made the <a href="http://deezert.blogspot.com/2011/10/pink-princess-cake.html" target="_blank">princess cake </a>for a couple of years ago..one of my first cakes.)<br />
Then I separated the batter into 6 bowls and colored them all =)<br />
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Aren't they just so pretty and colorful??<br />
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After around 3 hours of pouring, baking, cleaning and pouring and baking and cleaning again and again (I only had 2 pans of the size I needed:( ) I was done, and 6 layers were finally ready.<br />
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Then it was time for the buttercream. I opted for a Swiss meringue buttercream which is one of the whitest buttercreams you can get. I thought it would be a nice contrast to the other intense colors.<br />
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I made some marshmallow fondant, left some white and colored the rest different shades of pink.<br />
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I started with covering the top of the cake with white fondant and started layering the ribbons from white to pink to the darkest pink.<br />
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So, what do think? </div>Diana Loutfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205212506097710408noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644398974357878133.post-50849008179905292032012-07-29T15:57:00.001+03:002012-07-29T15:57:31.287+03:00Chocolate Tart<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Ok, so this is officially my favorite dessert! I can eat it anytime, anywhere, with anything! I just love chocolate tarts!!!<br />
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With rasberries, with caramel layers, with meringue, with whipped cream...THE JOY!<br />
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I recently came across this very delicious-looking recipe via Pinterest. I checked the recipe and thought I have to try this. <br />
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I didn't like the crust recipe so I just sticked to my foolproof buttery flaky one (<a href="http://deezert.blogspot.com/2012/05/strawberries-and-summer.html" target="_blank">Click here to see it</a>). I love this crust, it always turns out the most falkiest, butter-iest, decadent crust ever and it can easily be adapted to suit whatever filling you want. Just change the amount of sugar, add some falvors and essences, some cocoa powder perhaps, or almond flour and voila..you have the perfect crust. <br />
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Now, for the main star of the show!! The chocolate ganache. Oh my, I got goosebumps when I had my first bite. The recipe was great but I tweaked it a bit to make it more my taste. <br />
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And booy, was it good. I omitted the sugar and instead added some honey and added much much more chocolate than the recipe called for.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Then the final step was to make the chocolate ganache glaze and pour it over the tart. That's how I got this glossy look.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Ahhh, I think I might have to start working out after this tart..</span><br />
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If you love chocolate, then you've come to the right place!<br />
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Fudge chocolate cake + KitKat + M&Ms = CHOCOLATE PARADISE!<br />
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What's left to say about this cake?! It's a pretty cake, that actually tastes good!<br />
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I've always wanted to try and make this cake, I've seen a lot online and in some bakeries and said: ooooo! chocolate, I want to try that!<br />
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It's both yummy and easy on the eyes, don't you think?<br />
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And it's super easy to make. Just whip up your favorite chocolate fudge cake recipe, frost it, and align around 10-12 4-finger KitKats on the sides. Now this cake is usually made with smarties (which I surprisingly couldn't find in large quantities), so I opted to make them with colorful M&Ms.<br />
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I've always wanted to make a hat cake. Every time I drape fondant over a cake I think: "I should just keep the extra fondant and turned this into a hat!" But I'd already have other plans for the cake.<br />
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But this time, THIS TIME: it was my aunt's birthday. And she (like me!) loves big hats! So I finally got to make one. And ofcourse, when you try and finally make something, it does not turn out the way you thought it would be. It was harder than I initially thought, but after creasing up the sides, I ended up with this awesome red hat!<br />
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I had some left over purple fondant, so I cut up a sash and put it around the cake and made a cute little purple fondant bow and placed it on the side.<br />
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Oh oh, what I like a lot about this cake is that I took a break from all those chocolate cakes and made this (new found) White velvet butter cake from Rose Levy Beranbaum's The Cake Bible (I love this book, there's no recipe you can't find here!). I then iced it with Almond crunch buttercream (YUM!). This is a standard neoclassic buttercream recipe mixed with almond caramel crunch (which is roasted almonds topped with caramel and crushed to a powder!). It gives the cake this delicious crunch. This cake is AMAZING! You really REALLY have to try it!<br />
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</div>Diana Loutfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205212506097710408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644398974357878133.post-22444112274807138592012-07-03T17:17:00.001+03:002012-07-03T17:17:23.229+03:00A little girl's dream...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Pink, pink, pink!! That's all I was thinking about while making this cake.<br />
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It's dee-licious chocolate cake on the inside with my usual marshmallow fondant on the outside. (Note to self: I should really start working on that marshmallow fondant tutorial!)<br />
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I made two batches of fondant, each with a different shade of pink.<br />
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The cake is covered with light pink fondant and decorated with pink daisies and red hearts! (I finally got to use my daisy cutters, which were PRETTY HARD to find!)<br />
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I've also recently stumbled upon many cake designers that work on the cake board as much as the cake. So I thought I'd try covering my cake boards from now on. This one was pretty simple. I just covered it with some white fondant and a long strip of pink fondant.<br />
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Here's the Cake!<br />
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</div>Diana Loutfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205212506097710408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644398974357878133.post-16018447255327406082012-06-27T23:37:00.000+03:002012-06-27T23:37:08.369+03:00Congratulations Grads!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
If it's not <a href="http://deezert.blogspot.com/2012/06/liverpool-chocolate.html" target="_blank">football</a>, then GRADUATION! That's what everyone's talking about..well at least among the people I see everyday.<br />
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And soon enough, someone wanted a graduation-themed cake =D. But this cake also had another aspect to it: a trophy =D I directly thought: I can now use my new gold edible lustre dust! YAY! I've started using powder food coloring recently. At the start of my cake decorating "journey" I only knew about liquid food coloring, but now that I've gone deep into this world, I realized there are MANY!<br />
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Edible lustre dust is simply food coloring in the form of powder..with some "lustre" added to it. The lustre makes the fondant/icing shine and have an amazing finishing touch to it. You can use the powder as is, or you can mix it with a little alcohol or some lemon extract and "paint" on your fondant. Pretty cool, huh?!<br />
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Back to the cake: Chocolate as usual covered with elegant white marshmallow fondant.<br />
I had some leftover black fondant so I crafted the graduation cap out of it. I had to place a small square cardboard beneath the top of the cap to keep it from falling apart.<br />
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As for the trophy, that one was a challenge!! I (with my awesome mom's help), took out almost every cup/bowl/glass in the house that resembles the top of a trophy. After a frustrating hour, we decided on this old tea cup we had (you know that looks like those old coffee cups) and I draped some fondant over it and let it dry for a couple of days. After that I piled some different sized circles on top of each other for the base and made some S shaped handles :D<br />
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Finally (my favorite part) I painted the trophy gold!<br />
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Isn't the color just amazing?<br />
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Note to self: Get some more gold lustre dust and some silver ones as well!!<br />
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Oh and congratulations to all graduates =D<br />
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(Ehem, such as me and my sister Sally =D) YAY!<br />
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