Strawberry and Cake

Besides using strawberry for the topping, it's a good idea to dice them as cake filling so that there's some in every slice of the cake. I decided to give it a try after seeing it done in a few episodes of Cake Boss. I think the strawberries subdue the sweetness and richness of these cake and cheesecake. But, the tricky part of using strawberry is that you should use whip cream for the topping, and trying to smooth the topping is not so easy.

The cake in these pics were made a few weeks ago using M'sian CH and Korean strawberries. My favorite Driscoll strawberry is available at the nearby Giant store this week, and at a reasonable price, thanks to the current forex rate i guess.

Pics of recent cakes made added here...

Strawberry & Chocolate Cupcakes

Kim likes the color combo of choc, white and pink on the cupcakes I made before. She really wanted the strawberries and wouldn't mind the extra charges. Was glad that I managed to find a box of just the right size strawberries at JJ.
Kim expression when she got her order "Pretty!", thanks Kim. The cupcaks were choc moist with choc fudge and buttercream topping, plus 250g strawberries.
As for Yna, we were relieved that it wasn't the dreaded TypeA flu; just a normal high fever with rashes. I found out later from her teacher at kindy that 3 of her friends were down with chicken pox last week. When Dr Shah the paediatric first met her in the hospital, her only words to him was "saya tak mau cucuk" in her manglish accent.Tough luck dear, here's a pic of her with the drip on her hand which she called "A Big Yellow Ant". She was discharged after spending 4 days in the hospital ward (Alhamdulillah...) she fondly called 'my room', since she doesn't have her own room at home.