Note to customers

Dear Customers,

First of all, I would like to say thank you for your patronage. I really appreciate all kind support that you gave to For the Sake of Bake since the very first day we had operated.
Running this little home-bakery business, I found my passion for culinary and decided to go for my further study in this field. I enrolled in the Intensive Cordon Bleu Diploma at Tante Marie School of Cookery in UK. I have to spend the next 6 months in Woking, a small lovely town near London, which leads For the Sake of Bake to a short break.
All customers, please wait for the next step of my bakery which is about to come within half year. I promise to pay my best attention to absorb every details in the course, enhancing my cooking and baking skills. I will come back to pamper you with finest pieces of sweet and savoury.

Until I return to serve something to sweeten the 'sweet side' of your life again, thank you so very much to you, my dearest customers.

Floral birthday cake

Another decorating style for Caramel chocolate fudge cake. This one was garnished with five apple blossom flowers, each one in different colours. Gorgeous cake for the birthday lady.

Note: Please bear with the distorted shade of this picture since my dear camera I normally used was not available at the time of shooting . I promise not to publish any low-quality photo, giving you 'sore eyes' again!

Midsummer celebration

Above: Chocolate caramel fudge cake with almond

An order from a regular customer of mine. This is for Midsummer's Day celebration of a Swedish company held in the park on Sukhumvit Road. So cute and so so vivid to suit the occasion.

White chocolate ruffle cake

Above: Chocolate velvet cake with milk or dark chocolate cream filling and white chocolate frosting, exquisitely garnished with white chocolate curls.

What a romantic way to say 'Happy Birthday' and 'I love you' at the very same time by giving your beloved a HEART cake. This must be the most passionate cake I have ever baked so far. Also, it can be made in a classic round shape as shown in the first picture. The ivory colour cake is just so beautiful when pastel wordings are written on. White chocolate ruffles are very fragile and super cute when matched with the cake too.

*Please noted that varied shade of the two cakes is caused by different source of light in photo shoot.

Caramel chocolate fudge cake with almonds

Above: Three-layer chocolate cake with caramel and almond filling. All covered with dark chocolate ganache.

This menu hits it big during this past few weeks. Having ceaselessly received an order of Caramel chocolate fudge cake, I think this could happen because of word of mouth! When the customers place an order, they often refer to the party or the person make them get to know my bakery. From one party to another the reputation of fudgy gooey chocolate caramel cake is spread out wider and wider!!

Golden apple cake

Above: Buttery golden apple cake, perfect match for a cup of Earl Grey tea.

Every now and then I fancy some not-so-fancy food to go with a cup of tea in the afternoon. Scones with cream and jam is my staple treat. Simple savouries such as cucumber sandwich is also a common choice ;light and refreshing. All in all, I love this Golden apple cake the best. It is super moist with sauteed apple chunks inside and the butter aroma seriously makes my mouth water. Eating the cake warm right out from the oven sends me over the moon!! For you, my dearest customers, please microwave it at medium heat for 30-45 seconds (with a microwave-proof lid on.) And you will agree with me that the reason of living lies in the pleasure of eating!

Almond praline cake

Above: Layer coffee cake generously covered with caramelized chopped almond.

Another menu to please those coffee lovers and nutty nutcases (even more perfect if you are gaga over both of them:)) The cake is also flavored with prime quality coffee liquor to enhance the taste. It can be omitted in accordance with personal preference.

Shiny strawberry cake

Above: Soft vanilla cake topped with glazed strawberry and garnished with toasted sliced almond.

This is the cake for farewell party a company arranged for their staff. I was asked to create something little different from my available menus. The customer would love to have her cake topped with glossy strawberries not just 'naked' fresh ones. And here comes Shiny strawberry cake. I meticulously glossed and laid each piece of strawberries on the cake while kept my finger crossed that the cake would be of the customers' liking. It was truly delightful to receive good feedback on it, so I decided to make this cake new item on my menu. Better still, I already succeeded in solving runny strawberry glaze problem happened previously. Red shiny sauce hold itself beautifully on the cake now:)

Chocolate pudding

Above: Delicate chocolate pudding topped with crisp dark chocolate curls

Either adults or children fall head over heels for chocolate pudding whose texture is soft and delicate like velvet. It is generously topped with crisp chocolate curls contrasting to the texture of the pudding. Don't be surprised if you find yourself licking the lips or even reaching to the second cup after finishing one!

Crème caramel

Above: Crème caramel flavored with vanilla pod

When I was a child caramel custard is a menu I never ordered whenever I saw it appeared among the list of dessert menu. The reason is my first experience of it is soooo disappointing; being served an out-of-the-pack custard instead of a homemade one. Since then I turned my back to this dessert as if it was an unforgivable criminal!

Time flew by and my distaste of it did fade away. On the other hand, my love of caramel seems to be ceaselessly increased. So I decided to give this caramel dessert a try with a huge anticipation of impressive outcome.

Voilà! A melt-in-your-mouth crème caramel. Though it causes the cost to soar, I insist to use vanilla pod here because an aroma of vanilla plays important role in this menu. I suggest all fans of caramel to try this since the alluring bittersweet taste may make you feel almost like intoxicated by the surreal deliciousness!!

Sunny's Birthday cake

Above: Chocolate cake layered with chocolate mousse and fresh sliced strawberries and covered with chocolate ganache.

This is an order from my lovely customer in occasion of her friends' birthday. Yes, it is 'friends' with 's' because 5 persons are happened to have their birthday very close together. What a big celebration it would be :)

I supposed to have this picture posted few weeks ago but there are long lists of orders keeping me super duper busy from the beginning of songkran holiday up until now. My special menu of summer like Ripe mango and lime cake makes such a big hit!
Finally, I got myself a short break to resume another important task of updating my blog. This is a Strawberry chocolate cake which I firstly created for my brother, Sunny whom I name the cake after. He had a special request for his birthday cake which I took it as a good opportunity to search for a good recipe of it. From a journey to a towering pile of my baking books, I select good elements here and there. I combined more than three recipes to set it up. And I think my attempt really worth it. Sunny's birthday cake wows the guests with an over-the-moon experience of chocolate cake.
This simply pretty cake is velvet chocolate cake layered with chocolate mousse and fresh sliced strawberries. It is all covered with chocolate ganache which never fails to make any cake look luxuriously beautiful. Shiny lovely strawberries are placed on top to announce a key ingredient, at the same time, to make such a charming presentation of the cake!

Ripe mango and lime cake

Above: Ripe mango and lime cake; soft mango cake layered with lime curd, covered with fresh cream and exquisitely garnished with ripe mango.

Our summer special menu goes to ripe mango and lime cake. It tastes so light and refreshing. The piquant lime curd filling is the right match for mildly sweet ripe mango. Exactly, the dessert to finish your meal in this season.

Dark chocolate cheesecake

Above: Dark chocolate cheesecake with chopped hazelnut (Perugian style)

Intense taste of dark chocolate is one of the things I always surrender myself to. This chocolate cheesecake has bitter sweet flavour derived from premium grade chocolate imported from Italy. Better yet, the recipe originated from Perugia in central Italy as well. Hazelnuts are coarsely chopped and added just to make it practically perfect!

Gift set

Above: Classy gift set consisting of cookies, muffins and mini cup brownies

A customer asks me to arrange gift sets. It was very fun baking this order. He has so brilliant idea giving away cookies, muffins and brownies all packed together in a quilted fabric tote. The receiver will certainly be touched by his creative way to say 'Thank you.' I think the box containing a pair of muffins or mini cups of brownie is perfect as a snack box for meeting too.

Apple crumble

Above: Stewed apple with crispy buttery brown sugar crumble

This hearty warm dessert served after a meal is of British origin. Green apples are baked until soft and succulent, the texture sharply contrasts to brown sugar crumble topping. I prefer having this dish warm with crème anglais (vanilla pouring custard) while many people would rather have it with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream which will eventually melt down to be vanilla sauce itself. No matter which style; hot or cold, apple crumble never fails to make your dessert time a joyous time.

Cafe au lait cake

Above: Three-layer coffee cake with coffee pastry cream and Kahlua whipped cream

This is a Happy Birthday cake for my best friend. Although she placed the order on the day my baking schedule is quite crammed, I was happy and more than willing to bake for her. Recently, we have scarcely seen each other, so I decided to deliver her order by myself. When I had received her call reporting impressive feedback of her and the guests towards my cake and cookies, I felt so overwhelmed. It really is worth putting all energy and my whole heart in every piece of my products.

Classic chocolate chip cookies

Above: Classic chocolate chip cookies, very soft and chewy!!

Speaking of cookies, chocolate chip is the simplest but best one! More often than not, customers who would love to have cookies ask for it. It seems to me that some customers take chocolate chip cookies as a sample menu they firstly order to test the 'cookie style' of the bakery. If the chocolate chip cookies matches their appetite, the rest order of other cookies in product list is likely to come. Despite the fact of being the most common member of its family, it is the classic and most important menu. Cookies representative it is!

Mississippi mud cupcakes

Above: Chocolate cupcakes with ground Oreo cookies and chocolate chip topping

Mississippi mud cupcakes are pretty as much as delicious. It is the best treat for children obviously because of two reason; ground Oreo cookie and chocolate chip. The cake itself is very soft and rich in chocolate. Another good point of those cupcakes is they can be stored in airtight container at room temperature for 3 days. Personally, I love having them on the next morning after they are baked. You would be surprised to see how they get even moister.

Festive cookies

Above: Cakey cookies with dried sour cherries, apricots, chocolate chunks and walnuts

Less is more is classic quote but here I would say 'MORE IS MORE!' I call these cookies 'festive' cookies because they remind me of celebratory period when people come together and a variety of food is served. I compare the cookie base as a plate where many things are added. The ingredients are everything you wish to find in a piece of cookies; nuts, chocolate chunks and dried fruit like sour cherries and apricots. They are soft and chewy and oh-soooo-delicious. My customers often order them to be a gift and I agree these cookies are the perfect choice!

White chocolate chip and cranberries cookies

Above: Soft cookies with white chocolate chunks, cranberries and macadamia nuts

Normally, I'm not a fan of white chocolate but there always is an exception, right? I love white chocolate chunks in these cookies because they go so well with tanginess of cranberries and buttery flavor of macadamia nuts. I strongly recommend all cookie monsters to try them. A customer of mine addicts to this menu, she order them more than 50 pieces a time. I am glad to know that her family members love them too. Thank you for your kind support naka Khun Jit:)

Raisin and coconut cookies

Above: Soft and chewy cookies with raisin, coconut, chocolate chip and nuts

I give my customers vast array of cookie choices and this is another one. Some could be fooled by its similar look to the Classic chocolate chip cookies(see older post) but they are different. This one consists of lots of ingredients beyond chocolate chip such as shredded dried coconut and raisin. The cookies are soft and chewy just the way I like.

Blackforest cookies

Above: Dark chocolate cookies with dried bing cherries

When the word 'blackforest' is appeared every sweet tooth person can easily decode that the particular menu must consists of chocolate and cherry. Aside from prominent Blackforest cake we are all familiar with, this soft cookies is another wicked example. It made from dark semi sweet chocolate and dried bing cherries are generously added. One of my best-selling items and one of my favorite cookies also.

The pursuit of young coconut

Above: Soft-like-feather coconut cake with coconut whipped cream and juicy coconut meat. Best selection to finish your meal during this season!!

Everybody in my family drinks coconut juice and eat its meat at least twice a week, no special purpose we just love it, that's all. Though a seller guarantees he selects the best ones for us, we really can't predict what we may find inside. Sometimes we are lucky enough to find young coconut we are looking for, but mature coconut whose meat is so tough is not something surprising. That's why I had not put young coconut cake in my menu despite mom's constant proposal. Few months ago I got good news, my uncle met an owner of coconut farm who promise to supply us tender meat of young coconut whenever we want. Perfect! After a testing period, I decided this supplier is trustworthy. Then, young coconut cake eventually finds its way to exist in the product lists. Today the coconut supplier and my uncle become close friends because of my continuing demand of his high-quality coconut. Overflowing numbers of orders keep coming and I think there must be something to do with the fiery hot weather of the approaching summer when people prefer to have light dessert.

Mandarin cake

Above: Two-layer soft orange cake with orange curd and Cointreau whipped cream, garnished with fresh mandarin orange

I always love cake with fruits because it can freshen me up and one day I got a chance to pass on this favor to others. A customer asked me to bake orange cake for her get-together party and I was very proud to present her my oh-so-orange cake. There are two layers of super soft orange cake. In the middle is tangy orange curd made from freshly squeezed Sunkist orange. The cake is covered with Cointreau (orange liquor) whipped cream. Finally, it is garnished with Mandarin orange. I received really good feedback from this menu. On top of that, I am delighted to know more people out there become a fan of fresh fruit cake like me :)

Oatmeal cookies with macadamia

Above: Oatmeal cookies with dried coconut, chocolate chunks and macadamia nuts

These cookies can be categorized as a healthy snack I think. The reason is it's very less in sugar, on the other hand, so high in fiber. It consists of oatmeal, dried shredded coconut, macadamia nuts and dark chocolate chunk. Umm...m, sounds great, isn't it? Who says healthy food can't be delicious?!! Let they try this and they will certainly change their mind.

Mini melt walnut brownies

Above: Walnut brownies with caramel filling in mini cups

For those who always stick to classic kind of fudgy brownie, here comes a chance worth trying something new. This brownie is baked in a mini cup, each has caramel filling hidden inside. Toasted walnut bits are scattered all around. The brownie heaven in one bite!

To-die-for brownie

Above: Fudgy chocolate brownie served warm with a scoop of ice-cream

I strongly recommend those who are in favor of brownie to try this. I always receive repeated orders of this fudgy brownie because once you tried you can't stop yourself from munching on it. It really is something to die for, my brother told me he can do anything in this world just to make me bake the brownie for him everyday! It is best served warm with a scoop of ice-cream of your choice (for me vanilla is the classic flavor and goes so good with chocolate.) This menu will come with serving suggestion where I will tell you the secret to how to reach the utmost deliciousness of brownie!!

Kahlua cheesecake

Above: Kahlua-flavored cheesecake on chocolate crust, decorated with Ferrero.

Coffee addicts and cheesecake lovers must fall in love with the Kahlua cheesecake. I put Ferrero on top on each slice not only for a purpose of garnishing but also for an additional taste which make this cake even more wonderful.

The ultimate cheesecake

Above: Cheesecake with three different toppings; blueberries, cherries and peach decorated with whipped cream border

Best-ever and most 'cheesylicious' cheesecake of all!! I'm so glad I eventually find the perfect recipe for cheesecake. Both ingredients and methods are simple but, surprisingly, the result is fantastic. I give my customers three choices of topping; cherries, blueberries or peach. If you are an 'indecisive' person like me, you can simply let your cheesecake sing trio for you.

Velvety chocolate mousse cake

Above: Chocolate mousse and sponge cake on hazelnut crunch crust

As you can see this cake consists of three parts; the first layer is chocolate mousse which is soft like velvet, the second is chocolate sponge cake sprinkled with Cointreau (orange flavor liquor), the bottom is hazelnut crunch crust that is crisp and full of toasty aroma of roast nuts. They go together oh-so-very-well. A fan of mousse cake knows that this cold cake must be refrigerated at all time. To contradict its type of being 'cold cake', it has been selling like 'hot cakes' since I had it on my menu.

Chequerboard cake

Above: Chocolate and vanilla butter cake with chocolate whipped cream

This cake requires somewhat more efforts to make than usual I admit but I do enjoy baking it very much. Every time I receive notes from my customers about the impressiveness of their guests (and the host also:))when they cut and found pretty black and white butter cake laying itself alternately, I feel my endeavor already worth it all. Moreover, it tastes just perfect with chocolate whipped cream applied on top and between each layer.

For-the-sake-of-chocolate cake

Above: Dark semi-sweet chocolate cake with vanilla cream filling, covered with chocolate ganache

The name says it all, this chocolate cake tastes so 'chocolatey' rich. It has four layers which are separated by vanilla cream filling, then covered with dark semi -sweet chocolate ganache. I took quite some times to make decision which pictures I should post because I baked countless pieces of this chocolate cake. A regular customer of mine is so nice, she always celebrates her family members' birthday with my cake and her choice must be For-the-sake-of-chocolate cake since everyone in her family is a chocoholic!!
It is gorgeous whether in square shape or round shape alike. Only I will recommend my customers who have long wording to choose the square one which provide more space to write :)

Strawberry and fresh cream cake

Above: Milky soft cake with strawberry and whipped cream, decorated with vanilla wafers

I think strawberry and whipped cream is a perfect combination which is always delicious. This is one of my best-selling items; milky soft cake covered with special recipe whipped cream, layered and topped with lots of strawberries. They are just so outstanding when placed on top of white whipped cream, don't you agree?