It's Kent's Birthday!
This year is slightly more special because i bake a cake for him! Is Chocolate caramel cake! And you bet it, i learn this new skill! Is buttercream flower cake.
Is quite presentable for the first time. Was supposed to be more colourful but i have not manage to get hold of those colours. So will just keep it to original!
It was a fun session though tiring as hell. You get tensed up when your muscle is learning new routine.
Is no joke, i get a certificate for completing the one-day basic buttercream flower class.
Love how the cupcake turn out!
This is the cupcake decorating situation. The table is covered with beautiful cupcake!
The most satisfying part is to see happy faces digging into the cupcakes!
So here is my findings:-
- The recipe for the buttercream is superb. Not sweet and is silky!
- With our weather, buttercream tends to melt fast which means we need to work in a air-conditioned room or else it will melt before you can even pipe the first flower.
- Good thing about this buttercream is that it will hold its shape even in room temperature (unless you touch it).
- It is messy to work with especially for newbie. I had to keep washing hand because of the buttercream. Maybe because i have warm hand...
- Although it is not sweet, too much buttercream flower will usually be rejected by people. Then you will be so heartbroken seeing the beautiful flower being thrown away.
- Delivery may be a nuisance especially when it is so delicate. Need to find a really secure way for delivery if you are thinking of doing home baking business.
- The recipe call for egg white which again i am quite sceptical on the safety level of it even though it is supposed to be cooked with the hot sugar
- Colour is a must for beautiful flower but again if for home bake, i would prefer using natural ingredient but it just don't seems to turn our as bright. So, is between beauty and healthy.
Overall, i think this is a good experience! Now I can make my favourite cupcake with beautiful frosting!
