Homemade Croissants - Paris style!

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!

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. 

Lebanon weather is very humid, so yea I had some trouble making them but they turned out pretty good.

I guess I'll just have to keep trying (and eating) more croissants in order to get the perfect one.

So here are my babies before I left them rise!

And here they after rising! They rose quite  a bit didn't they?!!

And here they are after baking!!!

Et voila!  

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Paris, instagram and cake

Since my trip to Paris is just around the corner.. I thought I'd share the Paris-themed cake I did a while ago.

Eiffel tower and pink stripes. I opted for a girly simple look to finish off this cake. 

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.

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!!

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Cake and Spongebob Square Pants

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.

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! But alas, they only wanted the character.

So spongebob square pants it was...

With all his yellow glory..

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Another iPhone Cake

After all this haze surrounding iPhone 5, I was bound to have another iPhone cake order.

This was - surprisingly - one the fastest cakes I've done. Took me 2 hours!

The inside is chocolate fudge and the outside - yes you guessed it - marshmallow fondant.

What do you think??

Oh and check out my last iPhone app cake:

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Couch Cake

Comfort Food..in every possible way.

After all those posts on my wall of that pink sofa cake, I finally got around to doing this cake...

Chocolate Fudge Sofa, can it get any more tempting???

Ah, what I wouldn't do for a nap on that sofa right now :P

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Baby Shower..Cakes & Cupcakes

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 )

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.


The first step was to mold the baby and let it dry overnight. I admit the baby turned out a bit too cartoon-ish but it all came together at the end with the blanket and the colors.

I propped the baby on a light green fondant covered chocolate cake and propped a blanket on top. Looks cute, no?

 

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.

 

 

 

 

The mess I made :$

 

 

I just love the colors!

 

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Lots of Love..

Valentine's Day is almost here...and what's valentine's without some kind of sweets!!



I decided to go simple this year and opted for a basic vanilla sugar cookie recipe.



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.


I am relatively proud of the results....remember this is my first time decorating cookies! pretty decent no?


Anyway, long story short:

vanilla sugar cookies + royal icing ..... they'll make anyone fall in love..trust me.


                                                                            
                                                                             The Colors 



(I ate a lot a bit before decorating...just to "check the taste")



What do you think?

Happy Valentine's everyone..

I hope you're spending it with the one you love..

and a bowl full of sweets and chocolates ofcourse =D

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