Happy Birthday Dear Sabrina!

This post has actually been sitting in my 'draft box' for quite sometime...Didn't post it as I was waiting for some additional photos from my dear friend, ME ;-) Life seemed to be quite hectic for her lately as only yesterday she managed to e-mail me the photos...Thanks so much dear & my apologies for all the sms reminders :-P ( You did asked me to do so! He..he... )

A few weeks back, her daughter, who is also one of my many god-daughters, Sabrina, celebrated her belated birthday at Al Rawsha, Jalan Damai. It was a family affair thus I was honored when ME invited me for the special event...Boy! Did I have a great time there...A truly new experience for me as it's my first time trying out Middle Eastern food!! I did hear people drooling over the food at Al Rawsha but I've never known why....Now I do!! Totally different from my usual dining experience...The food, the setting, the environment...

Owhhh! Enough about my food experience....Getting out of topic here! Maybe I'll write up another post about Al Rawsha next time ;-)

Let's get back to my sweet & shy girl, Sabrina...She really has grown up from the last time I saw her ( which makes me feel soooooooooooo OLD!!! Ha...ha... ). Anyway, for her birthday celebration, ME has decided to make it special by ordering a cake with edible family photos...A really great set of photos I might say...Luv it! In one of our telephone calls, ME did mentioned to me that Sabrina's favorite colour are blue & orange...So I decided to in-corporate that as well in her cake ;-)

Chocolate Moist With Choc Filling Cake

Sabrina & Her Winning Smile

My New Dining Experience At Al Rawsha

To my dear Sabrina, all my love & prayers for you...May you grow up to be a great person & make your parent proud! Don't stop flashing that sweet smile of yours ;-)

To ME and family, thank you so much for giving me the chance to bake Sabrina's cake...I am truly honored! Thank you too for your invitation & for opening me up to a new dining experience ;-) I'm heading there again soon :-P

M.I.A = Missing In Action

Sigh! Yes, I'm missing my 2,000th Blog Visitor :-(

When I checked my blog counter recently it stated 2,002th visitors & I was so excited to hear from my lucky 2,000th Visitor...My mind was already contemplating on the goodies I would present the lucky visitor with...Unfortunately, my lucky number 2,000th Visitor went M.I.A and a daily check of my e-mails shows no news/claim from him/her...*bummer*

As I'm typing this, my blog counter has stated 2104 visitors...and still no news :-( My only guess would be that who-ever he/she is didn't know about my special tribute to my blog visitors ;-) http://ritz-passion.blogspot.com/2010/05/surprise-is-waiting-for-ritz-passions.html

Hhmmm...I guess I better announce it again ehhh?....I love the concept of 'sharing is caring' and I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee baking...It would be such a joy to share this love of mine with you guys out there ;-) So, as a thank you for all the support I received from my family & friends, and also YOU, I'm giving away a special gift to my 1,000th....2,000th....3,000th....4,000th....5,000th....and so forth ( you get the picture, rite? ) to my blog visitors :-P But hold on!!! Let me remind you that my gift  won't be over the top, fancy @ extravagant kind of gift okay....Have to make this clear in case you are expecting a car or something....Ha..ha..ha....

As I say, I love baking and I would really love to share this passion of mine with you...So to my lucky visitors, I'll be  giving away some of the goodies from my priced recipes...and every gift is of course a surprise ;-) Don't you just love surprises?!! I do!! Honestly, I was actually planning to bake Red Velvet with Cream Cheese Frosting Cupcakes for my 2,000th Visitor...Hard luck ehhh?

Guys & gals, make sure you have a look at my blog's visitor counter each time you visit my blog, okay? Who knows you might be the lucky ones ;-)

How to go about it? Here are the details:-

• Only eligible for visitors within Malaysia. My sincere apology for my overseas visitors...If only I can send out those foodies to you guys :-( But, do still send me an email so that I could thank you personally okay :-x

• Proof of blog visit is required. Visitor is to 'Print Screen' the page stating that they are the 3,000th...4,000th....5,000th Visitor...so forth & email it to ritzpassion@yahoo.com with their full name & contact numbers. Detail provided will be treated as private & confidential and will not be use by Ritz Passion in any other way.        

How to 'Print Screen':- 

1. Once you are on the page that stated you are the 3,000th...4,000th....5,000th...and so forth Visitor ( see right side of Ritz Passion's blog page ), press the button/key 'PrtSc' on your keyboard.
2. Minimize your window & go to your 'Start Button' ( see bottom left of your screen ). Click that button/key and look for 'Paint'.
3. Click on 'Paint' and a new window will pop up. On your top left, you will see a 'Paste' icon. Click on that icon & your 3,000th....4,000th....5,000th and so forth Visitor page will be loaded.
4. Once this is done, proceed with saving the file by clicking the 'Save As' and name your file accordingly in JPEG file.
5. Email me the file together with your details and I'll definitely get in touch with you soonest possible ;-)

• Gift is to be claim & self-collect from Ritz Passion. No deliveries will be provided.

I hope to hear from you soon and once again, thank you for all the support!!! Remember, sharing is caring, so spread the love okay :-x Have a great day you all!!

Happy Birthday Sweet Umaira!

July seemed to be the month for birthday celebrations for most of my god-daughters...

Time sure flies by so fast & my 'kids' are practically growing up like the speed of light!! Which also means that I'm getting old like the speed of light!! Bahhh!! :-P Well, as people say 'Age is just a number', rite? I strongly agree with that quote!! Ha...ha...ha....

Umaira, my sweet god-daughter recently celebrated her 10th birthday...She may be 10 years old but she is so matured for her age!!! Each of our conversation always end up with tonnes of laughter!! Gosh, I simply adore her!! My favorite part about her is her smile....I love seeing her smile!! It just brightens up my day every time she throws me that big smile of hers!!!

To celebrate her special day, her mum, which is my very close friend, RS, ordered some cupcakes to add into her birthday menu...RS request was for a simple purple & pink coloured mini vanilla with butter cream  frosting cupcakes but  since it's my god-daughter's special day, I decided to do something special for her & 'upgraded' it :-P I even add in a special cupcake flavor....

Vanilla & Strawberry Jam With Butter Cream Frosting

Vanilla & Cream Cheese Frosting

To RS, thank you so much for your order...Congratulations too on your new born baby boy, Aydin...Yeay!!! Another god-son for me ;-)

To my sweet Umaira, Happy 10th Birthday Sweetie...All my love & kisses for you....Muahhhhh!!!

Cupcakes & Friendship

I recently introduced my "Cupcake Series By Ritz Passion" and already I received an order for it...Thanks to my strong supporter, SHAR...Hugs!!!!

SHAR told me that a few of her friends are hosting several gatherings & she would love to bring some of my cuppies along....So sweet of SHAR :-x To SHAR's friends,  what a lucky bunch you are for having blessed with a sweet & thoughtful friend like her ;-)

SHAR is my biggest brownies fan but this time around, SHAR ordered cupcakes from my "Cupcake Series By Ritz Passion"...and she ordered from all three series - Passionate, Indulgence & Royal...

Passionate Series - Orange Poppy Seed With Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

Indulgence Series - Peanut Butter With Peanut Butter Frosting

Royal Series - Peanut Butter & Jam With Nutella Frosting

My Gift To SHAR For Being A Great Supporter ;-)

And while baking SHAR's order, I couldn't resist baking some of my own...After all, who can ever resist cupcake with Nutella frostings?!!! I also took the opportunity to play around with my deco, just for fun ;-)

To SHAR & her friends, I hope you have enjoyed every bite of the cupcakes...and may your friendship blossom as sweet as the cupcakes ;-)

Thanks SHAR for your continuous support! Big hugs for you!!!

To Raub With Love

Oh dear! I better update my blog!!...AS, one of my close friends & my loyal supporter, has been drilling me about not updating my blog for daysssssssssss!! Not only did she lovingly 'complain' via our telephone calls, she even do so in our daily e-mails!! Definitely there's no getting away now, so here I am wrecking my brain  finding words as I'm having one of those 'writer's block' at the moment...He..he...he...

Yours truly had been quite busy fulfilling some orders for the last few days, hence was not able to spare some time to even switch on the laptop & type up the latest  baking news...Well, as you all already know, I'm still a novice with baking so I took quite sometime getting my bearings right in completing my back-to-back orders within 3 days :-P I really envy those professionals who managed to come up with lots of order within a short time of period...How do they do it?!!! Wish I know their secrets...*Hint...Hint...Any one care to tell me?* ;-)

Back to my updates, I recently received an order from Mr. Sufian...He tasted my Orange Poppy Seed with Lemon Cream Cheese frosting during the 12th Defense Services Asia Exhibition & Conference before ( http://ritz-passion.blogspot.com/2010/04/going-corporate.html ) and simply loves it. Sufian told me that his order is actually a gift for his cousin's merisik ( pre-engagement ) in Raub, Pahang. When asked him about his choice for the deco, his only wish is for it to be a floral deco. The rest he says is up to my imagination...

Knowing how 'first impression' counts during those merisik session, I was all pumped up to do my best for Sufian...And with this thought, here's the outcome ;-)

Orange Poppy Seed With Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting & Fondant Deco

 

 

I was quite jittery about the cupcakes and was praying that Sufian will like his order....His reaction when he received his order says it all & boy, was I relieved!!....He was so excited upon seeing the cupcakes & was so speechless when conveying his thanks to me...Hearing him say that  the outcome was actually more than what he expected just filled my heart with a warm feeling and such satisfaction...All I can say is I'm just so happy to be able to bring such joy....A great, great feeling indeed!

To Sufian, thanks so much for giving me the chance to grace your cousin's special event and thank you for your order. Have a safe trip to Raub!

P/S - To my dear AS, enjoy the post and yes, there will be more to come ;-) Thanks for your support and good luck trying for that 2,000th Visitor! :-x

Meeting Up With Syaz - My 1,000th Visitor!

Remember the Ritz Passion's "1,000th Visitor Contest"? Allow me to juggle your memory ;-) Last month, on the 25th May 2010 to be exact, to show my appreciation to all my blog visitors, I had organized Ritz Passion's "1,000th Visitor Contest" - http://ritz-passion.blogspot.com/2010/05/ritz-passions-1000th-visitor-contest.html .

  

Thinking it might take a while before I can announce a winner, as I was pretty sure not many is even aware the existence of my blog :-P I told myself it might be another 2 or 3 weeks before I'll receive an email from the winner...Boy! Was I dead wrong!! Just within a few hours of posting it in my blog ( I posted the contest at 1:54pm ), at exactly 3:38pm I've already found my "1,000th Visitor"! What a nice surprise this was for me...Hugs to all those who had supported me!! :-x
 

When I received Ms. Syaz email that day, I was overjoyed & immediately call to congratulate her...She was really excited about winning a free set of my cuppies :-P Through our telephone call, we went ahead trying to set up a date for us to meet up...Unfortunately, our meetings was postponed several times due to both our busy schedules...

Great news though...We finally managed to meet up last Monday, 21st June 2010 at my place...What a great evening it was for me! Syaz, who hails from Taman Melawati, Kuala Lumpur, is a sweet and bubbly lady. A Graphic Designer by occupation, she even has her own blog...Check it out at  http://syazyne.blogspot.com/.

I was so ecstatic about presenting Syaz with her winning prize, which is a set of cupcakes from my special Indulgence & Royal Series, two of my new creation from "Cupcakes Series by Ritz Passion".

Syaz was all excited upon receiving her prize that I can't help feeling happy seeing her reactions...This is what motivate me, seeing those around me all excited and happy with my gift of love...What a wonderful feeling it is...

To Syaz, my congratulations to you for being Ritz Passion's 1,000th Visitor! Hope you'll continue supporting me and do spread the love :-x

From My Indulgence Series - Peanut Butter & Peanut Butter Frosting

( Swirl )

From My Royal Series - Peanut Butter & Jam With Nutella Frosting

( Middle )

Syaz With Her Winning Prize

To the rest, remember, a surprise is still waiting for the 2,000th Visitors ;-)...Check it out at http://ritz-passion.blogspot.com/2010/05/surprise-is-waiting-for-ritz-passions.html. Once again, thank you for all your loving & support! Hugs!!!