Sunday, May 30, 2010

Cake Menu

Here is the order form that some of you have asked for. We are working on getting pictures of each cake.


Name of Cake
Description
Size
Unit Price
Chocolate Scream
The ultimate chocolate indulgence – light, moist, tender and totally decadent.
6-inch round cake
9-inch round cake
$35


$80
Moist Chocolate Raspberry Genoise
Velvety light yet intensely chocolatey, with the subtle tang of raspberries to surprise the palate. For the chocolate lover who prefers a lighter touch
6-inch round cake
9-inch round cake
$35


$80
Strawberry and Vanilla Cream Sponge
Soft fluffy sponge cake frosted with freshly whipped cream infused with the fragrance of vanilla and topped with luscious strawberries
6-inch round cake
9-inch round cake
$35


$65
Triple Chocolate Cupcakes
For choc lovers – a heady mix of 3 types of chocolate
Standard cupcake size
$3.80 each
(Min order of 12)
Quick Pick-Me-Up
Tiramisu cupcakes laced with wicked coffee lacquer and Mascarpone cheese frosting
Standard cupcake size
$3.80 each
(Min order of 12)
Rum Raisin Cupcakes with Rum Buttercream
An addictive combination of spices, rum and pecans
Standard cupcake size
$3.80 each (Min order of 12)
Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese White Chocolate Frosting
Traditional carrot cake with a twist –white chocolate cheese frosting kicks things up a notch
Standard cupcake size
$3.80 each (Min order of 12)
The Lemony Snicket Cupcake
A filled cupcake with lemon curd and lemon buttercream – refreshing and tangy
Standard cupcake size
$3.80 each (Min order of 12)
Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting
The richest chocolate cake with a melt in the mouth frosting
Standard cupcake size
$3.00 each (Min order of 12)
Horlicks Golightly
A chocolate cupcake with a touch of nostalgia – full of homely goodness
Standard cupcake size
$3.00 each
(Min order of 12)

And here is how to place orders:

1. E-mail your order to heartsandhands@ymail.com.


2. Orders must be placed at least 1 week in advance.

3. Payment to be made upon collection of the cakes from us. Whole cakes can be collected from Jervois Road (near River Valley) while cupcakes are to be collected from Westwood Avenue (Jurong West). For administrative ease, we would appreciate if payment may be made in cash.

Thank you!

Some of you have asked if the entire amount will be donated. What we do is to take away the cost of the ingredients and donate the balance. We do not charge for labour (though handcrafted things, as you know, are by definition very labour intensive and time consuming), seeing that as part of our contribution. We are happy to indulge our hobby and at the same time, do our little part to help.

Saturday, May 29, 2010

More New Offerings - Lemon Cupcakes


If you love sour gum balls, preserved plums or yuzu, this is the cupcake for you. Filled with a zesty lemon curd and topped with buttercream laced lightly with more lemon, this cupcake is fresh, tangy and uplifting. What more could you ask of a cupcake?

New Offering - Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

For occasions when you hanker for some good old fashioned comfort food, why not have a carrot cupcake? The familiar taste of carrot cupcake and cream cheese frosting is given an extra kick with an added dose of white chocolate. Yum!

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Strawberries and Cream


A generous portion of strawberries sandwiched between 2 soft light sponges and covered with vanilla infused mascarpone fresh cream. I love how the rich colours of the berries complement the creamy whiteness of the fresh cream. Happy Birthday T and J!

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Cupcakes All in a Row


Twelve triple chocolate cupcakes, topped with white chocolate buttercream, with one special one for the birthday girl.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Valrhona Indulgence Cake








Here is a picture of the Valrhona Chocolate Cake. It is finished with a deeply chocolatey and bittersweet lacquer that is incredibly shiny and lushious. As the cake is meant for a little girl who has not turned one, the cake has a scatter of blossoms to lighten the dark chocolate base. We will try to show you the inside of the cake at another posting.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Ordering a Cake

Here is the order form that some of you have asked for. We are working on getting pictures of each cake.


Name of Cake

Description

Size

Unit Price

Chocolate Scream

The ultimate chocolate indulgence – light, moist, tender and totally decadent.

6-inch round cake


9-inch round cake

$35




$80

Moist Chocolate Raspberry Genoise

Velvety light yet intensely chocolatey, with the subtle tang of raspberries to surprise the palate. For the chocolate lover who prefers a lighter touch

6-inch round cake


9-inch round cake

$35




$80

Strawberry and Vanilla Cream Sponge

Soft fluffy sponge cake frosted with freshly whipped cream infused with the fragrance of vanilla and topped with luscious strawberries

6-inch round cake


9-inch round cake

$35




$65

Triple Chocolate Cupcakes

For choc lovers – a heady mix of 3 types of chocolate

Standard cupcake size

$3.80 each

(Min order of 12)

Quick Pick-Me-Up

Tiramisu cupcakes laced with wicked coffee lacquer and Mascarpone cheese frosting

Standard cupcake size

$3.80 each

(Min order of 12)

Rum Raisin Cupcakes with Rum Buttercream

An addictive combination of spices, rum and pecans

Standard cupcake size

$3.80 each (Min order of 12)

Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese White Chocolate Frosting

Traditional carrot cake with a twist –white chocolate cheese frosting kicks things up a notch

Standard cupcake size

$3.80 each (Min order of 12)

The Lemony Snicket Cupcake

A filled cupcake with lemon curd and lemon buttercream – refreshing and tangy

Standard cupcake size

$3.80 each (Min order of 12)

Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

The richest chocolate cake with a melt in the mouth frosting

Standard cupcake size

$3.00 each (Min order of 12)

Horlicks Golightly

A chocolate cupcake with a touch of nostalgia – full of homely goodness

Standard cupcake size

$3.00 each

(Min order of 12)


And here is how to place orders:

1. E-mail your order to heartsandhands@ymail.com.

2. Orders must be placed at least 1 week in advance.

3. Payment to be made upon collection of the cakes from us. Whole cakes can be collected from Jervois Road (near River Valley) while cupcakes are to be collected from Westwood Avenue (Jurong West). For administrative ease, we would appreciate if payment may be made in cash.


Thank you!

Welcome to the Hearts and Hands Blog



Welcome to the Hearts and Hands blog, where we hope to update photos of some of our cakes and desserts from time to time, following feedback from some of you that photos of the cakes would be appreciated.

As some of you already know, as part of our commitment to support a charitable cause through baking, we will be accepting orders for cakes and donating all proceeds to the selected charitable organisation. This year, the proceeds will be in aid of the new school building fund of Eden School (previously known as Singapore Autism School), a school for children and young persons with autism. Eden School aims to provide quality educational and vocational services in a nurturing environment for persons on the autism spectrum. The school is presently occupying a former school building in Yuan Ching Road and will move to a new purpose-built school in Bukit Batok in the middle of this year. The school needs to raise $1.9 million to fund its new building. Read more about Eden School here.


So, for a start, here is a posting on the Daisies and Butterflies cake, which was a special request that we did recently for a little girl's baptism. On the inside, a triple layer of Valrhona Indulgence Cake covered with Dark Chocolate Ganache, and on the outside, fondant tinted a girlish shade of pink and brightened with cheerful daisies and delicate icing sugar butterflies. All the hard work was worth it when I saw the smile on the girl's face, and her "complaint" to her mom after the cake was cut that there was not enough cake.