The First Cheesecake That I've Ever made

As everyone knows here, I'm into cakes and baking now. I'm a cheesecake lover and I can't live without them especially the non bake version topped with blueberries. I always receive blueberry cheesecake for my birthday, which is a no brainer for everyone. They never have to think what to get for me!

Voila! A cheesecake by June! I never thought I could make them myself. Anyone believe that I just made that?Actually it was so easy that I've been kicking myself for not trying earlier.

The best part is my family have been looking forward for my next cheesecake. I can't wait for it too but not until we finish the mocha butter cake that I've made this morning.

Monday's Special

Monday morning caffeine fix: Frothing milk the cheap and tiresome way for my chocolate cappucino

Something cold, healthy and easy:an unpretentious soup designed to quench the thirst evoked by the unrelenting Spanish sun, the Gazpacho.

Chorizo and cheese tapas

Chicken and seafood paella ingredients

Colorful bell peppers and smells nice too

Everything's in and waiting:

Garnished with colorful bell peppers, chopped parsley and lemon wedges

Dessert:Butter and coffee cake (Honestly speaking, I really have no talent for baking. Kept screaming for my mom about what to put in next. Hopeless)

The Baking Noob

The last time that I tried to bake a cake, it turned out to be as hard as a stone and no one dared to go near my creation. Totally hopeless and that was almost 20 years ago.

Feel like baking again in these few days. I'll be very dedicated to my new hobby until I find a new one and it's called short attention span. I went coffee mad sometime ago, I have the coffee grinder, coffee machine and some other stuff and long before that was stitching ;the stitching was not even halfway done and it is collecting dust in some corner right now.

Gum paste, fondant, MCM powder, meringue....Baking language. That was hard for a 30 over years old baking noob.

Anyway, see what I've got on my latest shopping spree, it's the sprinkles!

Going to make some Marshmallow Krispie Rice treat and some chocolate dipped marshmallow:

Melting the white chocolate. I'm a noob at baking but at least I know that you can't melt the chocolate directly on the stove. High five to myself. I used white one as it's more versatile than the dark one; I can have any color that I like.

The Krispie Rice treat,yum yum...

Pink chocolate dipped marshmallow. Taste just like...erm...marshmallow?
Preparing the cake batter. It took me forever to figure out how to use this mixer. A few trials and errors: the attachments fell off onto the floor, batter splats on the counter and the ingredients all over my hands and clothes. It was a mess.
Almost give up half way through as I had no idea what I was doing, sigh....And then batter had finally made it to the oven. Sitting in front the oven and anticipating for the result.

Actually I put too much batter in the cupcakes liner...

Made some butter cream to top the cake. It looks pretty nice here but it was way too sweet for my liking and also I used the wrong sugar for the cream. I'd only remembered it when I finished decorating the cake. Supposed to use icing sugar and not Castor sugar.

Shall I give up baking then? Nah....not so fast this time and I'm going to bake again next Monday.