New Bakes This Week!

Welcome 2019 with fantastic bakes, Arty decoration!

Hello Enthusiastic Bakers!

Let's kick-start this new year by learning new recipes, and build skills to make own cupcakes and breads at home!

In this month, I've scheduled basic recipes for beginners and few new classes, such as bars, cakes and icing. For more details, pls call me at 9379398865 or 9961389165

CLICK THIS LINK for SHOPS SELLING BAKING IN BANGALORE 
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BAKING CLASS IN January, 2020 
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Class Details
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31/1/20 ( 10:AM to 3:PM)

Bread, Puffs and Pizza

Bread, Puffs and Pizza

Learn to make these bakes at home!

1. Milk Bread
2. Buns and Stuffed Buns
3. Rolls
4. Cinnamon Rolls
5 Puffs ( Egg, Veg and Chicken) fillings
4. Pizza ( Make sauce, fillings, etc)

Fee Rs 4,500


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1/2/20 ( 10:AM to 5:PM)

Two Tier Fondant Icing

Fondant Two Tier Cake

( Teddy Bear Theme) Pic

- Learn to make own Fondant
- Spread the fondant and color
- Stack the cake
- Make the figurines
- Perfecting the cake

Fee Rs 7,500

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2/2/20 ( 10:AM to 5:PM)
5 Cakes and 5 Icing

1 Day Baking Class

1 Day Baking Class for Beginners

1. Vanilla Birthday Cake
2. Chocolate
3. Red Velvet
4. Butterscotch Cake
5. Chiffon Cake

Icing/Frosting
1. Fudge
2. Ganache
3. Cream Cheese
4.Fresh Cream Icing
5.Glaze

Rs 4,800
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3/2/20 ( 10:AM to 3:PM)

Cookies
Brownies
and Tart

Rs 4,500

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4/2/19

Two Tier Buttercream Icing on Cake


For more details, feel free to call or Whatsapp at 9379398865, 8861389165

Regards,

Marina

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( Weekend is also the time to stock your kitchen with baking and cooking ingredients. Here're the list of shops in Bangalore, selling baking accessories and ingredients)

Sugarcraft Flower Designs Class Bangalore

Sugarcraft for Beginners - 2 Day Workshop

Lillies in a Basket ( Practical Learning)

Orchid Flower and bud

Often I wonder how a person with mediocre skill becomes an expert or achieves a commendable change. When a person transforms, we often look at then with disbelief and often we discredit the success as a chance or fluke. Well, that's human nature!

The reality is that, we don't see hard work behind the change - daily hours of practice, or the time taken to polish a skill, etc.

Problem with the majority of folks (like me) is this - we give-up half-way or when we hit the first dip.

So, how much time should we spend to develop a skill. Well, according to Malcolm Gladwell, author of the book Outliners, an average person require 10,000 hours of dedicated practice to become an expert. Well, 10,000 looks like a mammoth size number for a person like me who can't stay still for 1 hr at a stretch. So, what's the next option.

Here's a blog post I read recently on how to learn anything faster. Apart from practicing your skill, keep reading blogs on topics that interest you ( culinary to gardening to flower arrangement, etc)

Sugarcraft - Art of creating lifelike Flowers
Just like any skill, you can become a master in sugarcraft. If you read the above mentioned article, you know what it takes to develop this skills. And, just like any art, it's equally true with Sugar craft flower making.

I picked my sugar craft skills by learning from two experts in this field - Joonie Tan, at Lavone, and Ashwini Joshi Sarabhai from Hyderabad. I feel a good teacher or mentor makes learning easier, faster, and more organized.

Can't I learn by watching Youtube Videos
Yes, you can. I know many you've mastered skills from online resources. But, there are many, who have acquired half-baked or often misleading information by reading recipe's online or watching Youtube videos.Often I feel is that in some blogs and videos, the maker doesn't explain certain steps and this can cause confusion. Also, don't believe everything you see or read on the Internet. Try to read more on the topic from different sources..

Honing Sugarcraft Skills 
Though I had the best two tutors from whom I learned sugarcraft, I feel that I'm far from being an expert. One of the problem I face is insufficient practice time. As usual, I conveniently blame my busy class schedule for not practicing. But deep within I know that I need to plan my time.

So, how do you go about advancing your skills? What's stopping you from learning to make sugarcraft themed wedding cakes?

In case, you're looking for the beginner level class in Sugar craft, then I conduct 2 Sugarcraft Workshop for Beginners in Bangalore

In this hands-on sugarcraft workshop, you will learn the exclusive art of making beautiful real life like Flowers with Gumpaste in this hands-on workshop! The flowers you learn will make a magnificent arrangement for a wedding cake!

Sugarcraft Flowers covered:

1.Rose
2.Ranunculus
3.Peoney
4.Stargazer Lillies
5.Orchids

Apart from it, you'll learn to make filler flowers to make a pretty bouquet!
Also learn how to use:

1. Airbrushing techniques on gumpaste flowers
2. Powder dusting and steaming

Duration of class:  2 days)
Time: 10:00am – 4:30 pm

For more details, pls contact me at 9379398865. I also have online classes for those who prefer to learn from the comfort of your home. For details, you can visit my exclusive online sugarcraft Facbook page.

P.S: If you're looking for shops selling sugarcraft material in Bangalore, then check with New Arif, or IBCA, etc. 

Danish Cookies and Memories

My own Danish Cookies ( Not perfect, but very happy)

Freshly baked Danish cookies

Memory of Danish Cookies
I just can’t believe that I could make something which is so close to my heart. Danish butter cookies, which takes me back to my childhood.

I stayed in the boarding during my school days and always look forward to see my parents during vacation. And when my dad comes from Dubai, I had a big list of things which he promptly brings. My list starts off with Danish butter cookies, Quality Street Chocolates……

Danish Cookies - Gift & Giving Continues
After many years, when my brother first came down from Dubai he asked me want I want and again my list started off with Danish butter cookies and now every time when he comes down I will always get a box of same cookies without fail.

Today when I tried out baking Danish Butter Cookies myself for the first time, the smell, the taste which took me off to so many sweet moments in life. I could say that my first attempt was very much closer to the original Danish Butter Cookies.

And the best part is that I HAVE MADE IT !!!!!

2015 10K Run - Click, Click

Participants at 2015 10K Run in Bangalore 

Pose with Black Forest Cake - B'lore 

Chicken Liver on Toast - One of my av at Koshy's

Traffic cops overseeing the main city centre

Cop near Koshy's - Guardians of the city

Granite walls of HRC Bangalore

Hard Rock Cafe - Anil Kumble Circle

That's how I take a call in a noisy place

Poster on the wall - Theater scene 

Prayer time at St Antony's Shrine

St Patrick Church - Outside View

Inside St Patrick's Chruch

Coffee time at Koshy's

Koshy's Bangalore - Old world charm and more! 

One more black log post is now live. These are the pics taken during the 2015 10K run in Bangalore. Well, it's better late than never.

 I have tons of such memories and moments tucked in the picture folder, and most of the scenes haven't see the light of day. I mean, not posted on my blog or social media sites.

So, what's the use of not posting these pictures to the world. Probably, it will help me remember that time or moment of that day.

Well, let the picture tell a story.

Crepe Delight

Crepe ( Caramel Delight)

Crepe for breakfast

After a long dry and hot summer spell, the rain drenched Bangalore made use forget the sleepless summer night. So, for a change, I made crepe for breakfast. This time, I tried one stuffing - banana and caramel sauce.

How do you make crepe at home?
Like every other household I used a non-stick pan to make crepe at home. But now, I use the crepe maker. Thanks to my brother for gifting crepe maker for my b'day. When I started with the crepe maker, the wooden ladle was a bit of a problem. My hand wouldn't move the way I want. Sometimes, it would get struck and my batter would be uneven. Well, practice solved these little problems.

So, what about crepe recipe.

Earlier, my mom used to make crepe but it was called churul appam. It's crepe filled with coconut and sugar mix. Well, in our family, it was common to make this Indianised crepe for breakfast.