Saturday, August 7, 2010

Black Sesame Avocado Smoothie

This has got the be my favorite avocado based smoothie so far! I love the nutty flavour of black sesame, and I love the fact that this little gems are packed with calcium and a host of other benefits! It went together perfectly with Avocado's smooth creamy mellow taste :)

Here's what I used - 100% pure black sesame powder. Hey, I could use this in cookies, bread, etc. Super!



The result! The yummiest potassium (from the Avocado) and calcium (from the black sesame) packed smoothie. Did I mention it's my favourite smoothie so far?? 

Black Sesame Avocado Smoothie Recipe
1 ripe Avocado - peeled and cored, cut into chunks
1 frozen banana - chunks
1 ripe Packham pear - peeled and cored, cut into chunks
1-2 cups Organic oat milk
2 tbs Organic Soya Powder (Cane Sugar Free)
2-3 scoops of Black Sesame Powder


Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Pretty Fondant Cupcakes

Ta-dah! My first attempt at making fondant cupcakes. Made them for my ol friend from school days - for her daughter's 7th birthday. I didn't realize how much time it takes to mold 25 cupcakes, until I molded 25 cupcakes! But I had fun making them. For an amateur like me the following tools were indispensable.

My stainless steel rolling pin with 1/8" washers on either side. I have tried in the past to roll fondant "free-hand" and unless you have precision of a machine(or have years of fondant rolling experience - which I don't!), I dare say it is nearly impossible to get it the same thickness every time - much less for 25 cupcakes! So yes, the tools do make a difference - especially for amateurs like me :) Those purple babies helped me roll out the fondant perfectly even every time before I cut out the shapes.

The washers came in a small pack for RM2 at Bake With Yen. The pink washers are half the thickness of the purple ones - to make more delicate shapes like leaves/flowers. I had seen them before and always wondered what they were used for. So for those of you who had the same question - now you know :) 
Alphabet cutters were a steal too! RM5.50 only for the whole alphabet at Chang Tung! You can probably guess how the other cutters were used. 

Cupcakes. Pretty. Birthdays. Satisfied! 
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