[Event] Get ready this Festive Season with Cake Avenue

Christmas Party at Cake Avenue

Christmas came early at Cake Avenue as we were treated to a tasting session last Wednesday. As we are fast approaching the festive year end, it's time to get into the jolly spirit with family and friends. This also implies lots of gatherings and parties in the schedule, and if you are looking for some money-saving festive packages suitable for any gathering, you may just wish to take a look at what Cake Avenue can offers! 

Christmas at Cake Avenue

Their christmas menu includes savoury dishes like Chicken Lasagna, Braised Lamb Shank, Roasted Vegetables, and Assorted Canapes (Smoked Salmon, Tuna and Egg Mayo).

Not forgetting the sweet treats from the menu that includes the Reindeer Cake (Chocolate Fudge, Vanilla Buttercream or Chocolate Cherry Red Velvet), Chocolate Fudge Yule Log, Jelly Cups, Mini Brownies, Mini Fruit Tarts and Macarons.

The entremets includes Mini Chocolate Yule Log, Chocolate Caramel Reindeer and Christmas Apple Bauble. If you've noticed the Mini Chocolate Yule Log and Chocolate Caramel Reindeer actually comes in the full-sized cake as well. Each of this cost $5.90.

Christmas 2017 Menu

Do note that Christmas 2017 Menu bookings start from 25 November which is tomorrow till 25 December 2017, and require a minimum of 3 days advance notice.

Visit www.cakeavenue.com, or call 6877 9008 to make your booking!

Diner Themed Dessert

  

Beside the Christmas Menu, head pastry chef E.T. Yew also release an all-new dessert menu for the cake shop's 17th Anniversary this year. Check out his ingenious idea of presenting food to the diners which features 6 creations designed to mimic the look and feel of our usual savoury dinner such as hamburgers, corn dogs, nachos and alphabet soup. All I can say is what you see is not what you eat. 

Diner Sliders and Fries (S$15.90) or Fries with Two Sauces (S$8.90)

Burger that is actually made of vanilla butter cake buns with dark chocolate ice cream as the patty. The fries is actually vanilla cake. I am most surprised to find out that the mustard and ketchup sauce in this case is actually passionfruit puree and raspberry puree!

The Great Con Dog (S$8.90)

Corn Dog to con you into thinking it's real. Instead of the usual sausage meat inside, the interior is actually warm sweetcorn custard with a crunchy breaded exterior. A warm welcome after tasting so much sweet stuff. It also comes with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and fresh strawberries.

Nachos Dulces (S$12.90)

This is quite an addictive dish that can be shared among a group. The crispy flatbread nachos is topped up with chocolate mousse 'refried beans', strawberry compote 'salsa', julienned peach 'cheese' and pistachio ice cream 'guacamole'. 

The Alphabet Soup (S$8.90)

The alphabet soup that I used to eat when I was young now became a refreshing, creamy lychee mousse with chunks of lychee and raspberry fruit topped with sweet milk agar 'alphabets' and a rose jelly 'consomme',

  The Lava Pops (S$8.90)

These are actually warm red velvet cake that resembles meatballs. One bite into the crunchy breaded exterior and your mouth will be filled with its molten vanilla cream cheese fillings.  

These deceptive desserts will be available till end of the year before they change the menu for the new year. Do take the chance to visit the cafe and try them out for yourself.

Magical unicorn shakes that are just too pretty to drink! 

So happy to meet Meryl at the tasting event too. Such a long time didn't meet up due to all our busy schedules.

Thanks for the invite. Had a sweetness overload dinner.

Cake avenue is located at

33 Lorong Kilat, 

#01-01/02, Kilat Centre,

Singapore 598132

(Nearest MRT Station - 

Downtown Line: Beauty World)

For more information, please visit

http://www.cakeavenue.com/

XOXO

[EVENT + REVIEW] Exclusive Launch of Pampers' Premium Care Diapers

Last Saturday, my family and I went for the exclusive launch of Pampers' Premium Care Diapers event held at The Star Loft, The Star Vista. Diapers form another big portion to the monthly expenses beside milk powder. I personally grown up using cloth nappy but for my baby now, I would rather spend this money on disposable diapers than having to wash the dirty nappy every day. 

During registration, we received a goodie bag containing one piece of the Pampers premium care diaper. It's a touch & feel diaper experience booklet.

The event started with the opening speech by Mr Brandon Lim, the Brand Manager for APAC Pampers. I believe Pampers can be considered a well-known household brand and was first launched in 1961. That's a history of 56 years! 

Product demonstration. Absorption speed test against another brand of diaper. 

Very pretty desserts table set-up. The other table is the buffet spread. 

Baby Rena fall asleep during break time too. 

For the next segment, we have Dr Lynn Chiam to share with us on the Secrets to Healthy Skin. She shared a lot of tips on keeping the baby's skin healthy, some of the common skin diseases, the differences between lotion, ointment and barrier cream and many useful information.

Lastly, is an interactive segment on Baby Massage, Ms Lam from Beauty, Mums & Babies sharing with us on this segment. 

Baby Rena enjoying her massage but halfway through the session she gets fussy and wants to be carried. 

Thanks SuperMom for the invite! 

PRODUCT REVIEW

We got a full sized pack of pampers premium care diapers to bring home. Babies have soft and sensitive skin that needs to be protected and with this Pampers Premium Care diaper that is so soft with 3D absorbing cushion, I know that my baby's sensitive skin is well-taken care of. The current brand of diaper that I'm using now is so rough compared to this.

FEATURES OF PAMPERS PREMIUM CARE 

* All Around Silky Softness - The diaper top-sheet feels fluffy & soft like feather. 

* Magic Gel Channels - Locks away wetness evenly for fast absorbency. Basically, the secret is how the extra absorbent channels can help to distribute and spread the wetness evenly in the diaper.

* 2x Stretchy Stretchy Tapes - Adjusts & stretches with baby's movement.

* Always Airy Fresh - Helps keep the skin comfortable by letting air through

* NEW: 3D Absorbing Cushion - Unique technology that pulls wetness & runny poo away, which might otherwise cause a reaction on skin. 

The front and back design with the wetness indicator yellow line. 

Changed into the Pampers' Premium Care Diapers before going out.

This is after 5 hours outside. The yellow indicator has turned blue indicating the wetness level. This is one useful features that saves a lot of unnecessary wake-up in the middle of the night. Last time, without the indicator, I will changed as and when I felt that it is full and this caused baby to wake up. Even though the wetness level is already at its peak, the soiled diapers still feels dry on the inside which surprises me.

Overall, this new product has a lot of positive points to give my baby the best skin protection.

1) It is very effective in absorbing baby's pee and keeping the bottoms dry.

2) Has an very useful indicator that tells the wetness level and mummies now can change the diapers accordingly without wasting.

3) The price of a full pack is very reasonable and therefore I urge mummies to get this brand and try it out for yourself.

XOXO

[Review] The weaning process with HiPP Organic Cereal Pap Baby Rice

Weaning is the process of introducing solid foods to Baby to supplement their nutritional demands. I first started the weaning process with Baby Rena when she turned six months old last month. It's a way for baby to explore different tastes and textures as well as learn how to swallow using a spoon.

Although I'm quite adventurous in letting Baby Rena try all kind of food, I'm also pretty selective to minimise the risk of allergies. In this post, I'm going to share one of the first semi-solids that Baby Rena enjoys eating.

Introducing HiPP Organic Cereal Pap Baby Rice!

I started my baby on semi-solids with the HiPP Organic Cereal Pap Baby Rice for the following reasons:

- It's a single ingredient cereal and rice is gentle to the stomach thus least is least likely to cause allergic reactions.
- Convenient and easy to prepare either with water, breast milk, or formula milk
- The texture is smooth and light thus making it easy for Baby to transit from milk to solids. It's fine enough even for bottle-feeding.
- Contains Vitamin B1 that helps in the neurological development and function.

A list of weaning food extract from the Nestle Mother & Baby journal. This is the chart I refer to when I first fed Baby Rena with papaya and apple puree.

Alright, Baby Rena waiting eagerly for me to prepare her favourite meal of the day.

Super fine and powdery.

I prepared this by adding water.

Feeding time. Baby Rena trying to snatch the bowl of Baby Rice from me.

Needless to say, she finished the whole bowl of Baby Rice with great satisfaction.

Yes, that's the easy life of a Baby. Eat well, play well and sleep well.

The Organic Cereal Pap Baby Rice is just one of the many products that HiPP offers. There's a lot more variety on their website.

Happy Baby with Happy Mummy! Thank you Sample Store for sending this to us.

To sign up for HiPP Baby Club: https://www.hipp.com.sg/babyclub/register/

To try HiPP products on Sample Store: https://www.samplestore.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?q=hipp

For more information on HiPP products: http://www.Hipp.com.sg

XOXO