Chasing Harry Winston ... naah!!!

Sorry it's been so long. It's not as easy to update blogs when you're very busy with work. Am chasing Harry Winston!!! Naah ... actually this whole month I'm chasing deadline, everything need to rush out. But hey, isn't it wonderfully great if I really chase Harry Winston. Gosh ... wish I can get one of those Winston's even it's cost me a fortune. Fist your eyes with this Harry Winston's ring.

Via Harry Winston

Here is my life during last few weeks. Every morning wake up and take bath, then go to work (proof reading 24/7). After come back from work, just sit at home and spending my time with Zafran and hubby (because I'm too tired), while my heart craving and tempting to do for another baking projects. 

However, I managed to do a grand baking project. I consider this one as a grand project because this is my first trial Red Velvet Cake (and yeah ... menjadi!). Thumbs up to my first trial Red Velvet Cake, though the color didn't turn up right but the taste is there ( well ... Whisk's Red Velvet colour similiar like mine, huhuhu). My craze towards Red Velvet started after my first bite of Wondermilk's Red Velvet Cupcake. Since then, I'm always searching for the best Red Velvet; either cakes or cupcakes (dengan kata lain, pantang nampak je Red Velvet, mesti beli!). I LOVE LOVE LOVE this cake!

This is my baking inspirational board!

Actually I intend to bake for Zaza's Birthday. But then, the ingredients is incomplete, so have to postponed the project to another day and that also meant that this Red Velvet cake is not turning to be Zaza's Birthday cake (maybe next year la bestie!). I was inspired to try out this recipe when I saw it was made nicely by one of my friends. Thanks Yana for inspired me and also the recipe (which I improvised a bit). Frankly said, for all this while I keep avoiding doing a baking project all because of my 'cap Gombak' oven. I'm afraid the result is not turning well as what I wish, but you got to have a faith in anything you do. I believe my 'cap Gombak' oven will work nicely for any of my baking projects. So, here ... the cake is amazingly great. Thanks 'cap Gombak' oven, I love you!!! And because I really want to make this first trial to be more wonderful, I googling all the youtube videos on decorating techniques. Well, even the finished touch not as beautifully as you buy at bakery shop but as long as I'm satisfied, it's enough. I LOVE MY RED VELVET "FIZELLA" CAKE! Stop mumbling, let's pictures do the talking!

From Fizella's Kitchen with love, the first trial of Red Velvet cake, xoxo

Some crumb sprinkles on the top

The colour is devily red, but the texture is moist ... yummy!

* If you want to try out, here is the recipe, RED VELVET CAKE: 

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tbs cocoa powder 
• 1 cup buttermilk 
• 2 tbs red colouring (used Wilton red paste)
• 1/2 cup of unsalted butter
• 1 3/4 cup of castor sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp white vinegar
• 1 tsp baking soda

Cream cheese frosting:

• 250g cream cheese
• 1 cup double cream - whipped until stiff
• 30g butter
• 1 tbs lemon juice (can omit)
• 1 tbs vanilla essence
• 1 tbs icing sugar

Methods:

1.  Sift flour and cocoa powder (bowl 1)

2. Mix buttermilk and red colouring (bowl 2)

3. Beat butter until creamy, add in castor sugar and mix it well then only add in vanilla essence. then slowly add in eggs,     one at a time. (bowl 3)

4. Mix bowl 1 and bowl 2 alternately into bowl 3

5.  When all mixed and blended well, add in baking soda and white vinegar and immediately beat the batter.

6. Now the batter is ready for the oven! 200c in 25-30 mins.
Cream cheese
Beat your cream cheese until creamy then only add in all other ingredients together into the crem cheese. Add whipped cream, stir through with spatula. Now, it's time for cake decorating!

This is why you need to do the crumb coat first before decorating! Well, we do learn from mistakes.