The Purple Sky

yep. yesterday, dell turned 24. and this might even be her last birthday with us. i was seriously thinking of coming up with something special for her, when i saw my friend's photoweb of this gorgeous cheesecake made by one of his collegue for his birthday. suddenly a lightbulb flashed in my head. 'why not i try make one for dell?'

*listen to the ambitious girl who has never bake a single cake in her whole life*
(not counting my attempt to make a chocolate cake back when i was in form 2. the cake turn out to be 'bubur-ish', huhu..so i guess that doesn't count)

to start off, i browsed through the net and found this simple no-bake cheesecake recipe. ahhh..just what i need..aku pun takde mirowave oven. cun-lah.

then i continued my quest by buying the ingredients needed for the cake; when one problem arose. i couldn't find a ready made pie crust, which i need to hold the cake, which is supposed to be soft, since it's a no-bake. i went to every departmental store, and to all the other shops that i think might have it. tp takde. frustrated, but still wouldn't want to give up on my precious little project. i thought, maybe if i make the mixture thicker, the cake will be able to hold itself.

so then came the most crucial moment; the cake making stage. as i said, i purposely made the mix thicker, hoping with every second that it will stand by itself. the result was unconvincing. the final mixture was in a cream-like consistency. i doubt that it would get harden enough to be called a 'cake'. however, since it still need some chilling for a few hours in the fridge before its done, i did not put my hopes off yet. as a desperate measure, i put it to chill initially, then left it in the freezer overnight. bgn pagi..i rushed to the freezer and..

arrgghhh....the mix was still cream-ish..!! huaaa...habislaa...

the taste was fine, but lembik!! then ann came up with this brilliant idea. lapiskan the cheese mixture dgn a ready made cake! *brilliant!* time2 tu jugak aku keluar ke bakery and bought a ready-made plain chocolate cake, and put the idea to work. it was messy, (and ugly). and to cover all the ugliness of my work, i splat it with a layer of baking chocolate. and top it off with some peach slices. walaaaah..!! my cake is ready to rock..!!


ok2..i'm bragging a bit there. the cake's apperance still an embarassment to the baker's community. as pakcik put it out, it looks like " kek lumpur selepas banjir".. hahaha..




but hehh..seeing dell's happy face when i showed her the cake..how she brag to the rest abt having someone "bake" her a cake..dell makan bertambah2; lepas sekeping, sekeping.. i felt a sense of relief. to think that she almost have a cakeless birthday, huhu..love u to bits dell.!!