Minecraft Birthday Cakes

It was my eldest son's birthday last month. He turned 9. As usual, I always ask the birthday boy about his birthday theme. And this time, he chose Minecraft. It is no brainer actually since he really loves this game so much and plays together with his little brother.

So I started my research in the internet, and got some great ideas. I had to make 30 cupcakes for his teacher and classmates. 
I found that the White Almond Sour Cream (WASC) Cake recipe is the best to my liking and so easy to make. You may find the recipe here.
And for the fondant, I made marshmallow fondant, and here is the recipe :

Marshmallow Fondant Recipe
source : Angelfoods.net

Ingredients :
400 gm marshmallows (white for white fondant)
4 tbsp water
800 gr icing sugar
copha, melted

Method : 
1. Place marshmallows in a large microwavable bowl.  
2. Pour water over the marshmallows.
3. Microwave for 1-2 minutes.  
4. Stir until the marshmallows are melted.
5. Stir through 600 gr icing sugar.
6. Pour melted copha (about 4 tbsp) onto your work bench.
7. Put 200 gr icing sugar on the copha and pour the melted marshmallows onto the icing sugar.  
8. Start kneading the marshmallow, incorporating the remaining icing sugar. 
9. Add more icing sugar if it is too soft.
10. Knead for approx 10 minutes until the end result is not sticky anymore.


notes : This recipe makes 1.2 kg of fondant.

And for the birthday cake, I still used the WASC recipe. But this time, I used the chocolate flavour cake mix and replaced the sour cream with plain yogurt, and it tasted so divine!

Sweet and Savoury Bento

For today's lunches, I prepared ham and cheese scrolls for the savoury version and cinnamon apple rose scrolls for the sweet version. 

For the bananas, I carved using sharp knife and when it dried out, it will go brownish and you'll be able to read the messages. 
I found this method works really well with my year 1 son who is still learning to read. Learning should be fun, shouldn't it ? :)

For my eldest son, I prepared :
1. Sweet and savoury scrolls
2. Corn on the cob
3. Milk jelly and nata de coco
4. "Enjoy your day" banana for recess

For my youngest son, I prepared :
1. Sweet and savoury scrolls
2. Corn on the cob
3. Milk jelly and nata de coco
4. "Have fun" banana for recess

Get Along Bento

I've done so many lunches with croissants so it is quite hard to find a title for this bento. But because the croissant monsters looked so friendly at the penguin sausages, I named these lunches : Get along bento :)

For my eldest son, I prepared :
1. Cute ham & cheese croissant monster
2. Penguin and octopus sausages 
3. Corn on the cob
4. Carrot sticks
5. Milk jelly with nata de coco
6. Watermelon cuts for recess

For my youngest son, I prepared :
1. Cute ham & cheese croissant monster
2. Penguin and octopus sausages 
3. Corn on the cob
4. Carrot sticks
5. Milk jelly with nata de coco
6. Banana yogurt for recess

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