Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

This year Wei decided to personalise her christmas gifts. Dug out a recipe for pepparkakor biscuits that she "koped" from IKEA last year and made her friends some colourful rice-sprinkled spiced biscuits. Created a mix of other flavours by adding some candy cane mint and chocolate chip too.

See recipe after the break.

Note from Wei: Frankly I found the spices too strong so it was good to mix it up with some chocolate. Or cut the spice, up to you!

Daph & Nick : Sweet '60s Wedding Party

Photos taken by Eng Hong @ www.39eastimages.com

Sel went way back with Daphne, when they attended the same tuition agency in JB in their secondary school days.

We were delighted when Daphne extended an invitation to attend her wedding, as well as provide cakes for the occasion! And boy, a themed-wedding party! Sounds fun! :)

The theme was set to a 1960s theme with a very sweet pastel colour palette. The bride generously allowed us to propose the design and after diving into a very exciting 60s--lots of patterns and colours--we decided to go with Mod circles. See more photos after the break, shared by friends and photographers at the wedding.

Featured: Simply Her, April 2011

Sel was a writer for the local women's mag, Simply Her, for over a year, and part of her job scope was to feature recipes from local and foreign bakers. For this issue, she featured celebrity chef Rachel Allen's recipe for red velvet cake (and apparently it was a thrill to meet her as well!)... but since the chef had to rush home for back-to-back press conferences, Sel made the cake for the photoshoot!

The cake itself was luscious and moist, with a hint of cocoa, and complemented the sweetness of the frosting well. Sel went for a denser cake, which was still soft, but meant that anyone who tried the cake (those lucky colleagues!) were full after just a small slice. The perfect choice for afternoon tea after the shoot.

What we made:

• Red Velvet Cake
• Decorated with home-made white frosting