Sunday, June 26, 2011

Leave & Baking

Having taken 3 days leave last week, going back to work on Thursday was "nightmarish"!  There were tonnes of e-mails to clear and work to follow up with!!

Luckily I have 3 very good back ups to fall onto.  So I just need to print those e-mails that needs to be printed and attend to them SLOWLY:)

I have taken the 3 days not to go on holiday, but to bring my P6 girl back to school for the "intensive" training prior to her PSLE!  Schools nowadays are horrible!! They are so insane in pushing their students to score good results and probably ignore the fact that, after all, kids are still kids, they need to have their fair share of play...... We dun used to have all these training for PSLE/'O' Level during our fime... :(

There are friends/colleague commented that my girl is big enough to look after herself.  So I shouldn't waste my leave.  To me, she will only be young once, there will be a time when she feels that she is big enough and don't need the mummy to take care of her.  So why should I bring it on earlier?  Besides, we enjoy each other companionship!  And she is aware that going out with her mum meaning she has plenty of chances to savour good and tasty food:)  So she is not complaining at all!

Having said that, I was glad to have 3 days of rest and doing what I like most - BAKING!

If I were given a choice, I would want to be a "SAHM"!!  But, alas.... You cant have your cake and eat it too!

I have baked a Japanese Cheese Cake & Chocolate Cake during those 3 days.

The Japanese Cheese Cake was really soft and airy!  They were snapped up by my brother in law when I brought them over to my MIL's place.

And this is the first time I try my hand on a Chocolate Cake with chocolate ganache!  They are really delicious!  In my personal opinion, it may be (just maybe) better than Lana Cakes if you ask me :)

And now, please enjoy the pictures while I go prepare for dinner :)


Nice & Bright yellow yolk
My cream cheese & milk concotion

High & Mighty

It's a real ugly top :(

Ugly they are, but they are soft & airy.... U can eat & eat & eat

My first ever chocolate cake


With the ganache

The side view

Yummy!

Yummy, Yummy, Yummy!!!
Till then.... chow!