Thursday, January 1, 2009

Happy New Year!

Happy 2009 to all! Another year has passed, so quickly...

Before 2008 ended, i attempted to wean Bevis off her pacifier. Although not a 'heavy user' of the pacifier (she uses it only when sleeping), it's definitely no mean feat to wean her off it! i spent 45mins past her usual bedtime trying to coax her to sleep without the pacifier. Oh boy, she was tossing and turning and at the same time her mouth was doing a sucking motion, eventually when i 'told her off' gently, she started crying. I decided that i will eventually wean her off, but gradually. Before giving her back the pacifier, i told her that I will remove it after she falls asleep and she should not cry. After i put the pacifier in her mouth and put her down in her cot, she quickly fell asleep. Hope i'll be more successful in the coming weeks!

Now, guess what i was doing when the world enters into 2009? Baking cake! Hehe, this time round, it's an orange chiffon cake (recipe from a friend's friend). Had this recipe for a few weeks and had been waiting for a chance to try baking it.
Well, it was really not what i had expected, the batter was so much that both my 15cm tube pan did not fit all the batter. I had to distribute the rest of the batter into cupcakes. 15 mins after the tube pans went into the oven, the top looks like it has just exploded and the content rose beyond the pan and tube! It was quite a disappointment but i knew it would happen (putting all the blame into the works of the microwave oven with convection function). Now, finally, all the pans and cupcakes of orange chiffon cakes are baked and i'm watching "Maid in Manhattan" on Channel 5, waiting for one of the cupcakes to cool down so that i can taste it! :P
Well, if it's successful (although a little ugly), i might be able to bring some to friend's house tomorrow :P
(Will post pics of the cakes later on)

Gotta go check on the cupcakes now and get some sleep as i'll be going to a friend's house to meet up another friend and his family who came from NZ for a visit! Ta-Ta...

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