The year that was,..

 Its been a month since I am back from India Trip,but then Advay's winter break started  that kept me busy,

but  today i stole some moments from my hectic schedule to write this post as I had to do this before the year ends.

year 2012 was a busy one for me right from the first month and tha'ts how it went the whole year,most of the time was spent travelling so you guys can imagine how busy I have been.

Today before writing this post when I looked at the resolutions which I had written for myself when the year 2012 started there was a smile on my face as I had managed to accomplish almost all the resolutions,so I can say that 2012 is one of the best year of my life as I learnt a lot with each passing day and ya cherished each moment .

Talking about my blog ,this year the posts were sporadic but still I managed to post few posts each month till October 2012.
Srivalli of Cooking4allseasons has asked us to share some posts from 2012.

My favourite post for each month are -
January - Cupcakes with Vanilla Icing for Potluck Party doing this was like dream come true for me,truly enjoyed the experience right from mixing the batter to baking and decorating the cupcakes.
February - Thali with Kashmiri Shami Kabab  learnt the art of making kabab .
March - Khoa Kofta Curry ummm I craving for some now.
April - Angry Bird Theme Party 
May - Mutton Dum Biryani 
July - Pasta in Red Sauce 
August - If I had a girl
September - Chicken Shami Kabab Pizza
October - Kadhi 
And ya this Christmas I am a year older too,..

Before I sign off ,I thank God for year 2012 and for the warm  memories which I gonna cherish forever,:-)
That's all guys wish you all Season's Greetings and Happy New Year 2013
Take Care,See you all soon,...;-)

Advays Angry Bird Birthday Cake and Angry Bird Cupcakes for the Angry Bird themed Birthday Party

Last post i shared with you all the practice cake which i baked with Angry Bird theme ,
this post i will be sharing the recipe of Angry Bird Birthday Cake

 and Angry Bird Cupcakes which i baked for Advays Birthday.

Recipe Name Angry Bird Cupcakes/Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream Icing and Angry Bird Toppers
Recipe of Vanilla Cupcakes Blogged here 
yield 24 mini cupcakes
once done ,cool the cupcakes on wire rack and keep in airtight box in fridge.
Recipe of Vanilla Buttercream Icing inspired from here and blogged here

divide the icing into four equal parts and tint them with green,yellow,red and blue colour.
spread the icing on the cupcakes and keep aside.

For the Angry Bird Cupcake Toppers
Ingredient'
ready to roll fondant red,yellow,blue and green colour
edible marker black colour
sprinklers to decorate.

how i did
shape out the fondant with help of fondant cutting equipment
gave red,yellow and blue fondant angry bird shape
and with the green fondant made pig shape.
with edible marker made the eyes and beak.
with the help of toothpick inserted the topper on each cupcake.

For the Birthday Cake for Advay i had the same design and recipe on my mind which i have blogged in previous post 

.But when i placed the cake  pan in the oven and started the timer , i kept waiting for some 20 mins ,but after 20 mins the cake was still unbaked from the top ,so i thought of trimming out the edges and giving some shape but the cake was very crumbly ,disappointed and dejected, mixed the batter again and kept the tray in the oven ,

i could see that the top burner was not lighted,then i realised the knob of the oven  was not in the original position,relieved i turned the knob to the original position and within five minutes the cake was done,by then it was already 1 am,i didn't had any energy to prepare new frosting for the cake with a single colour,so i thought of using the leftover red,yellow green and blue icing,divided the cake into four equal parts with help of icing and thus the cake was decked with four different colour of icing.

Then i placed the angry bird toppers and the golden egg and the some sprinklers.
Still i felt that something was missing so wrote Happy Birthday Advay on a strip of paper and with help of blue tac and tooth pick placed it on the cake.

So i was really happy with the final cake,ya it was not something which i had planned bt then this one looked cool too,.isnt it,,
Linking this post to Made with Love Party hosted by Colours Dekor.
Lets Bake Cupcake and Muffins hosted by Simply.food.
theres more to share which i will be sharing in the next post
take care folks,and ya thanks for the wishes too,...

Angry Bird theme Birthday Party for Advay

Advay - "Mummy angry birds speak like this."
 keeeeeee
Me - okay enough stop it.
Advay - "Mummy angry birds can juggle their eyes."
me - " juggle their eyes."
Advay - "yes they can juggle their eyes  ,i can show you."
Advay - "Mummy please draw eggs too."
me-" which eggs ?"'
Mummy- " golden eggs which pigs have taken from the birds."
this was the conversation which we had when i was sketching invitation card for  Advay's Birthday Celebration few days back,

yes guys since past few days i have been busy like anything,planning,shopping,designing ,baking and doing so many other things.

Back when we were kids,celebrating a birthday meant a family get together and a reason to indulge in delicacies like  Chola Bhatura, Dahi Wada,or Matar Paneer and Kachodi,there wouldn't be any planning,early morning menu would be decided and by evening living room would be decked with streamers and balloons and a ready to eat  cake would be bought from the neighborhood bakery, that's how birthday were celebrated for us,then with time as we grew up,instead of celebrating at home,we started going out for family dinner at a restaurent and a birthday cake would be cut there.I was not brought up eating muffins,cupcakes  brownies or home baked cakes and bread,had read about brownies and tarts in
Enid Blyton books,but i never thought that in few years i would be baking the same for my sons birthday .
Ya this was like dream for me,i had imagined about something like this,had thought and planned but never knew that whole thing together would look so nice,and at the end of the celebration i did feel good,.:-)
how i planned for the Angry Bird theme Birthday Party for my Son.
designed the card with Angry Bird theme
designed the Birthday  banner
baked a cake at home to practice topper for cupcakes
planned the menu for kids which was
-Eggless Chocolate Cake with Vanilla butter cream frosting  with  angry bird toppers made of fondant.
-Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla butter cream frosting
- Chocolate Sugar Cookies shaped like Angry Birds
- Brownies
and  ready made potato wafers
this post i will be sharing how i did the Angry Bird Cake (practice cake :-) )

for the Eight inch Egg less Chocolate Cake i followed the same recipe which i have blogged here.
bake the cake and let it cool,
remove from the pan and keep aside.
for the Vanilla Butter Cream Frosting i followed the recipe shared by Joy the Baker
Recipe name - Vanilla Butter Cream Frosting
Recipe source Joy the Baker
have halved the ingredient for the cake,
Ingredients
Icing sugar one cup
unsalted butter three tbsp
vanilla essence one fourth tsp
milk one tbsp
Procedure
In a mixing bowl mix the butter and sugar ,till creamy and fluffy
(i mixed it with hand )
gradually add milk and vanilla essence and mix to a spreadable consistency
spread on the cake with the help of spatula.

For the toppers
ready to roll fondant yellow and red
toothpick
sprinklers

how i did 
shape out the fondant with help of fondant tool
i did red and yellow bird and two eggs
(as my son told he wants golden  eggs too on the cake ,)
placed the shaped out toppers with the help of tooth pick on the cake
sprinkled some edible sprinklers on the cake,and kept in fridge for some 30 mins
this is how i planned the cake which i wanted  to bake on the eve of Advay's Birthday but then that's a different story will tell you guys about it soon,,,;-)

Linking this post to
The Weekly Story Week 77 hosted by Colours Dekor.
Bake Fest 6 event party hosted by Sumee's Culinary Bites event started by Cooks Joy.
Made with Love hosted by Colours Dekor.
Thats all guys ,will share with you all more about the party soon
till then take care and Happy Blogging.