2012/03/26
2012/03/24
ROYAL ICING WORKSHOP @ THE DESSERT TABLE
Salam and Hi,
So, it's been almost 4 months now since The Dessert Table was opened. Alhamdulillah, am happy to report that we have been able to pay our rental and utilities ourselves since month one, thanks to our customers.
Of course it's not been easy, whats more we're new, but Alhamdulillah, slowly but surely, those around us has been noticing us, got curious and dropped by. We do our part, and Allah will provide. The rezqi is there, we just have to work to get it, it's sunnatullah.
Our website is still undergoing some work. I hope it can be ready soon. We still haven't done our brochure because I'm waiting for us to have enough stock photos to use. Am always thinking that I'm not doing enough but my friends told me to be patient. After all, it has been only four months. Well, anyhow, I'm happy that we're having a steady stream of classes and orders.
This week we introduced our brand new class which is a subject not many will touch. The Royal Icing Workshop. Our first 2 Royal Icing friends are Lyza Ghazali of Rollypops and Wan Rusni, a Hotel Catering Lecturer from Penang. Our 3 day workshop ran from 21-23 May last week.
I've always been more on the minimalist side so I had chosen to design a contemporary theme for one of the cake and a classic for the other. I'm happy to report that both of them joined us in agreement with the themes when we saw the final result.
Take a look at the photos I shot with I-phone using Instagram and DSLR.
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| Awesome color by Lyza |
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| Wan, though at a beginner's level, managed to do a beautiful job |
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| SWEETNESS... |
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| THE DESSERT TABLE'S GAZEBO CAKE |
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| WAN RUSNI'S BUTTERFLY CAKE |
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| THE DESSERT TABLE'S BUTTERFLY CAKE |
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| LYZA GHAZALI OF ROLLYPOPS' BUTTERFLY CAKE |
We are preparing a list of exciting classes for next month. I hope you will join us at The Dessert Table, a place where you can learn new things while having fun and make some awesome new friends.
Watch out this space in the next day or two.
Meanwhile, I feel like my knowledge has stale a bit. So maybe it's time for me to go to some awesome classes myself and get some new ideas... I've already signed up for a few of them and can't wait to see what's waiting for me.. New things always get me so excited!
The number to dial for order and class inquiries and registration is 013-3554299. Ask for me, Farida :)
You take care now, and do swing by our studio if you happens to be in the neighborhood.
Love,
Farida Ismail
2012/03/19
Roti Naik Johor, Cupcakes, Pavlovas and Whole lotta Cakes.
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| The Date is 21st - 23rd March, not the above, sorry human err. |
CLASS UPDATES
21st-23rd March - Royal Icing Class
24th March - Basic Cupcakes Bake & Decorate
26th March - Dessert Series - Pavlova and Fudgy Brownies
27th MArch - Basic Fondant Class - Bake and Decorate
31st March - Food Styling & Food Photography with Pak Uda Ali
Salam and hi,
Hari ni saya minta si Miedah buat roti so, dia pun without looking at the recipe terus membancuh roti naik, speciality orang2 Johor.. fuhhh! makan panas2 straight from the oven, memang cun!
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| Absolutely delicious Roti Naik Johor made by Miedah, my assistant today |
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| We made these coz we itchy itchy want to eat some cakes.. |
And semalam, tanpa si Miedah, sebab dia ada kelas kat Uitm, we had a Basic Baking Class with a pair of twins, Diana and Nadia. Muka diorang memang sama sebijik, tapi saya simpanlah gambar dia untuk kegunaan sendiri sahaja. Hasilnya memang sedap because apart from teaching them the proper techniques in cake baking and making icing, we used the best ingredients only, throughout all our classes.
Last 2 Saturdays was really hectic coz we had quite a few orders to fulfill, all to be picked up on Friday and Saturday.
Tengah sibuk2 nak buat order tu, sempat lagi mengajar private class untuk adik Atiqah yg sedang tunggu keputusan SPM. Good luck Dik.
Trend baru agaknya di kalangan anak muda, Blueberry Tarts with creamcheese filling, di'order' oleh Julia untuk adiknya yang bernikah pada hari Jumaat lepas. Congrats!
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| Moist chocolate cakes |
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| Pavlova..yummss. |
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| Buttercake |
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| Basic Baking Class - Butter Cakes, Chocolate Moist and Pavlovas by twin sisters Nadia and Diana |
Last 2 Saturdays was really hectic coz we had quite a few orders to fulfill, all to be picked up on Friday and Saturday.
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| Birthday cupcakes ordered by Fadzril |
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| Hantaran cupcakes ordered by Kak Sal, whom I met during Hajj 2010, for her niece. Credit to Liza of Rollypops for making the cute couple. We didn't have the time to do it. |
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| Class with adik Atiqah |
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| Pretty decorations by Adik Atiqah |
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| Mini blueberry tarts ordered by Pn Julia for her sister's wedding. |
And Ms Anitha ordered a bunch of mini desserts for her son's first birthday. We made about 60 of each, mini Oreo Cheesecake (which we forgot to snap, duhh!), baby eclairs and mini pavlovas. Thanks Anitha!
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| Mini pavlovas. We made a mix of berries and passionfruit pavs for her. |
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| Remnance of baby eclairs ordered by a client. |
Kalau nak order anything at all yang related to birthdays or weddings and engagement, or even for your corporate events, please feel free to call/sms your enquiries to us @ 013-355 4399 or email us your requirements to the_dessert_table@hotmail.com. We will revert to you soonest possible.
In the meantime, you guys take care!
Love,
Farida Ismail
The Dessert Table
Untuk happy2, kita enjoy photo Zaim and cousin kat beach during sunset. Shots using Canon EF lens 100mm.
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| Dalam hati, seperti dalam tempayan ini, ada bunga bunga... |
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| Zaim, a silhouette in the sunset |
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| Zaim and cousin dia |
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| Fun! I miss taking photo shots of things other than cakes. And punyalah ralit nak ambik gambar biawak, the cap of my 35mm lens jatuh tergolek dalam air kolam yang penuh dengan talapia and African Keli yg besar budak...adeiii! |
2012/03/01
2012/02/27
SUGAR FLOWER CLASSES
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| SUGAR FLOWERS CLASSES |
BASIC SUGAR FLOWER CLASS - SUITABLE FOR BEGINNERS
Come & learn how to start making your own beautiful wired Sugar Flowers from gumpaste. You will be guided through the making of each and every petals until you get it right and then proceed to make your own gorgeous flowers for your cakes. No more stiff looking flowers for your beautiful cakes.
ROSES, PULL BLOSSOMS & FOLIAGE
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| Student's Sugarflowers. Gorgeous ain't it? You can do it too. |
Time : 10 am - 4.30 pm
Fee : RM280 for a group of 3-4 persons.
Small class for 2 persons is available. Please call to fix the date. Fee for Private class is RM380.
What you will learn :
1. Roses - 1 Full blown, 2 half roses and a few buds.
2. Rose leaves
3. Pull blossom flowers with leaves.
4. You will learn all the basics of handling gumpaste, making each petals and putting them together, wiring and taping the petals, and lastly a simple bouquet arrangement.
5. There will be no dummy cake for this class.
5. There will be no dummy cake for this class.
RAYA COOKIES DEMO WITH PN ROZITA KADER OF ITA'S DELITE.
Date : 10th March 2012
Time: 10am - 2pm
Fee : Rm200
You will be shown how to make 15 types of delicious cookies.
2 TIER CAKE WITH SUGARPASTE ROSES
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| Learn Soft dusting the petals to achieve the delicate & exquisite look for your flowers. I did this flower today. |
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| Design of this cake was inspired by a book by Ms Peggy Porschen |
Class Date : 19th - 21st March 2012 (Monday - Wednesday - Flexible)
Time : 10am - 4.30pm
Fee : RM450/person. Max 3 pax only. Deposit of RM100 to be paid as confirmation.
Fee for private class : RM550/person should there be 1-2 persons only.
You will learn how to make unwired rosebuds, 1/2 rose, and full blown rose & complementary small flowers and foliage. You will also learn how to soft dust the flowers so it will look gorgeous and professional.
Dummy cakes will be included.
Participants should have some basic skills in covering dummy cakes with fondant.
Tak care,
Farida Ismail
The Dessert Table
2012/02/26
2012/02/21
COMMERCIAL CAKES AND SUGARFLOWERS
Assalamualaikum and hi,
Alhamdulillah, all praise be to the AlMighty Allah Azzawajalla. It had definitely been a busy weekend indeed.
The Dessert Table had pleasure to host the awesome 'Commercial Cakes Workshop' on Saturday 18th Feb. Many thanks to Chef Amer for being so sporting and fun while delivering the class, his 2 assistants who tireless prepared and cleaned up throughout the class and to all the lovely participants, from all walks of life and ages. Some were even from out of town like Ipoh, Jerantut, Melaka, all came in droves seeking improvements in their existing recipe fortes. Well, we sure learnt a lot from Chef Amer, he has vast and deep knowledge in preparing cakes and chocolate, being THE Master Chocolatier in Malaysia. Great pleasure of mine to host this workshop, alhamdulillah.
Enjoy some of the photos...
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| Intro session. |
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| Dark pitted Cherry...yummmssss |
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| Masing-masing khusyuk sambil tersenyum dengar penerangan Chef yang sangat lawaknya. |
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| Finishing touches |
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| Glazing the Boston Cheesecake |
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| Nope, we're not fighting..heheh..tengah memarut chocolate. When Chef Amer did it, he just needed the table and his lutut, but we..heheh...sangatlah loratnya... |
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| Chef, bila disuruh smile..sambil memukul telur...heheh.. |
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| Tadaaaa..... dah siap! Bab posing memang semua champin! |
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| Our Chilled Oreo Cheesecake |
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| Blackforest cheesecake. Don't mind me, am experimenting with food styling. |
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| Blackforest Cake |
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| Chocolate perfection. Insyaallah will upload the cut version when I get around to cutting it. So sayaang one.... |
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| Boston Cheesecake |
Then on Sunday and Monday, I continued on with a Sugarflowers class with my cousin Syakella, Mimie from Melting Bites Penang and Julia, an IT Lecturer from Malacca.
Masyallah..Mimi closed shop for 2 days to come for this class and Julia, travel back and forth to Malacca for 2 days coz she has a baby and Sya had to leave her cute 1 1/2 year old Aira too. What an effort they put in to come to my class, and the results, wonderful! Beautiful sugar flowers, all handcrafted from scratch. I even threw in arrangement coz they were all so nice and so eager to learn. Thank you all for coming.
Mimi, jangan tunggu lama2, confirmkan plan kita tu cepat sikit ya...:-).
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| Mimi's , nice work! Very meticulous work. Beautiful color as well. |
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| I showed her how to make a simple bouquet arrangement. |
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| Pretty. |
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| Sya's simple but nice arrangement. She made this while catching a cold. Poor thing. |
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| Julia's arrangement. Despite the soksek soksek, she managed to make enough flowers for me to show her how to make the simple arrangement. Good Job Jue. |
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| These babies are mine which I did throughout the class with them... |
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| Pull blossoms, delicately pretty! Also mine, heheh... |
I'm planning for more classes with Chef Amer, most of them will be during weekdays because he is fully booked on weekends till end of the year. Tu diaaa...
Due to overwhelming response, we are going to hold another Food Styling and Photography Session with Chef Ali, most probably in early April. I have 4 people lining up to join in the class, so if you're interested, please register early with me. We are only taking on 10 pax so that everyone is comfortable, so late inquiries and registration, next class!
Next line up of classes will include :
1. Raya cookies Demo with Pn Rozita Kader of Ita's Delight.
2. Cakes & Cake Decoration with Chef Amer - this class will be a private class of 4-5 participants. Almost full.
3. French Desserts with Chef Amer - also almost full.
4. Sugarflower Class 1 (2 days) - Roses, pull blossoms and foliage - suitable for beginners. Taking only 3 pax. RM350/person.
5. Sugarflowers Class 2 (3 days) - Peony, foliage and butterfly - intermediate. Prerequisite - Sugar Flower Class 1. Only 3 pax. RM450/person
6. Delicious Brownies - Fudgy and Cakey type.
7. Berry pavlova and Red Velvet Cake.
Excited? Call me at 013-355 4399 or email me (the_dessert_table@hotmail.com) the list of classes you want to join in. Dates of classes will be updated soon.
In the mean time, enjoy the rest of the week!
Love,
Farida Ismail
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