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How To Spot a Fake Louis Vuitton (Tip No. 47)
Bite it.
If you taste cake, it’s a fake.
From the LV Stephen Sprouse collection, cake made by Just Heavenly bakers, for fun, of course. They ate it all up. Not even a slice left for me.
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I am always thrilled when Nigel of Just Heavenly announces that he wants to experiment with something new. You see, the wonderful thing about being friends with bakers is that I get to be their guinea pig. It’s an added bonus that the Just Heavenly duo are such warm, exuberant people who light up just about any room they walk into.
At a recent gathering to celebrate the 300th member of the Fatboybakes Fan Club (in honour of another amazing baker), Allan and Nigel brought two special cakes. One was a pavlova, a favourite, which Allan had perfected. Soft and marshmallowy on the inside, it was an experiment to demonstrate that the cake would not collapse despite keeping it overnight (without the cream and fruits, of course). Sure enough, it stood tall. And this was in spite of the fact that the waiters at the restaurant forgot to refrigerate the cake.
The other was a butter cake. Not just any ordinary butter cake, but THE most delicious butter cake, aptly called Vanilla Dream. Nigel was experimenting with a silk butter cream recipe made with creme anglaise, an Italian Meringue and whipped butter. The cake was not too dense, not too fluffy, moist and absolutely perfect, and the cream….oh my God….it was so silky smooth and buttery. I kid you not. Unlike other experiences where only the initial time is the most memorable, this one continues to amaze the senses. I call this the “happy cake”.
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For Easter this year, Just Heavenly came up with their version of the easter cookie. A delicious egg-shaped buttery shortbread biscuit in psychedelic colours. RM4.90 each. Fall in love with it the way we did.
Just Heavenly Pleasures
G1.05 and 1.06, Epicure, 1 Jalan Medan Setia 1, Damansara Heights.
Tel: 03-22879866
Food, for me, is a means to an end and not an end in itself.
Food, for me, represents the love of family, the fellowship of friends, and the community and communality it brings.
Alexandra
March 26th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
I want cake…NOW! 🙂
Nigel
March 26th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Thanks so much babe 🙂 Much appreciated. It’s nice to sometimes challenge ourselves with stuff like the Ell Vee thing! ;-)Allan has this thing that he has too much time on his hands and the workaholic that he is, he will actually go make things like this to satisfy his curiosity that it can be done. 😉
Precious Pea
March 26th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Really like the real thing! This kind of ‘fake’ i don’t mind owning. Hahaha!
foodbin
March 26th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
i don’t mind to be a guinea pig too!
SimpleGirl
March 26th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
wow….it’s a pleasure to be the “guinea pig” like this. BTW, read your interview in Her World, I really love to read you write up in your blog. It’s so so nicely written and interesting.
You’ve done a great job!!!
fatboybakes
March 26th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
thanks for saving a slice of cake for me….. not…………pbbbbbth.
Bangsar-bAbE
March 26th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
That must have been A LOT of work! I wouldn’t mind owning this “bag”… =D
unkaleong
March 26th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
Where is the lurrrveee dah-link? =( Hahahaha…
Nigel&Allan : The pav and the vanilla dream was just divine 😉
teckiee
March 26th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
*lick lick* … damn.. i want that cake.. the whole cake.. my BFF will love love loveee the cake.
Lyrical Lemongrass
March 26th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Alexandra: Hehe…tempting, isn’t it?
Nigel: Well, your workaholism is our gain. *rubbing tummy* Thanks for the lovely cakes, Allan and Nigel….always appreciated!
Precious Pea: Spoken like a true foodie!
foodbin: Signup at justheavenly.blogspot.com. Hehe.
SimpleGirl: So sweet of you…thank you so much! Thanks for making my day. 🙂
fatboybakes: Next time don’t come so late la.
Bangsar-bAbE: Takes an extraordinary man to make that, doesn’t it? It’s a beautiful masterpiece!
unkaleong: What lurve u talking about ar? 😉 😉
teckiee: It’s really very good…faster order for your BFF! (I’ve already ordered one for this weekend….the recipient will be very pleased!)
thenomadGourmand
March 26th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
wahh…got new creations..I’m gonna pay ms babes a visit tmw!
A Lil Fat Monkey
March 26th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
Just Heavenly indeed were the cakes! Gotta say I was lucky to be just in time to have a slice of heaven. I don’t think there’s even a verb big enough to glorify how marvelous the cakes were, esp the experimental Vanilla Dream.
So getting it for an upcoming birthday!
KY
March 27th, 2009 at 12:34 am
oOO that’s a very nice looking cake!
JOjo
March 27th, 2009 at 8:15 am
*drool* i wanna eat the butter cake!!! It looked fabulous!
FLy it over~ Fly it over~ Fly it over~
550ml jar of faith
March 27th, 2009 at 8:45 am
Awww yeah!! Happy cake sounds about right, I am imagining the flood of endorphins rushing through me just from sinking my teeth into it. The LV cake is hilariously crafty! I wouldn’t tote the LV monogram but I could certainly eat it!
unkaleong
March 27th, 2009 at 9:02 am
Love as in sending some shortbread biscuits my way dah-link..preferably hand delivered by the fair maiden kissing em biscuits. *wink*wink*
Lyrical Lemongrass
March 27th, 2009 at 11:22 am
thenomadGourmand: The easter cookies are readily available there, but the cakes have to be preordered. Bon appetit!
A Lil Fat Monkey: I know what you mean…we’re such a privileged lot, aren’t we? 🙂 I’m getting the Vanilla Dream for a birthday tomorrow…she’s one lucky birthday girl!
KY: Hope you’ll get to try it one day!
JOjo: Awwww….I wish I could send some to you, sweetie! Still in China? When you going back to Sg/MY?
550ml jar of faith: I couldn’t have said it better! Yeah, like you, I wouldn’t tote it, but I’d definitely eat it. Or stare at the workmanship for days first. (We once kept the sugar craft from a cake for over a year coz we didn’t have the heart to mess with it)
unkaleong: Slut. 😛 Mmuaks.
Chin
March 27th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Parking the LV at the top of the post did not help assuage my call for lunch in fact accentuate it.
thule aka leo
March 27th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
I don’t mind being a guinea pig if I can taste on new stuff… lol!!
How I wish that I have a bunch of friends like y’all…
lotsofcravings
March 27th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
yummm new cake to order and eat!!
mimid3vils
March 27th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
Vanilla flavor? I love Vanilla!!
Lyrical Lemongrass
March 27th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Chin: Ah, but my intention has never been to assuage. 🙂 Call me evil.
thule aka leo: But we are your friends, thule…. 😀
lotsofcravings: Yes, guaranteed to make you orgasmic!
mimid3vils: It’s my favourite flavour too. 🙂
ai wei
March 27th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
gosh!!! it is like a real bag!
Henry Yeo
March 28th, 2009 at 5:58 am
a pav that doesn’t implode,
a new vanilla dream creation,
what is going to come next from that duo,
perhaps a cake that always does the transmutation?
PS: we still miss the Lemongrass creation, more reports on that one please.
Paprika
March 29th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
I AM SO FREAKING JEALOUS!!!! Cake! I want cake!!
ling239
March 29th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
i bot some choc durian from them last week and remembered seeing those flatten Easter Eggs… ^_^
HairyBerry
March 30th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
A happy cake for a happy occassion. how aptly!
The Vanilla Dream was indeed amazing. If only everynight’s dream is a Vanilla Dream, hor? 😀
cumidanciki
March 30th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
its really really gorgeous.. ! saw it on FB, but that shot u posted is crazy! so sharp the colors! I want to eat a FAKE LV BAG.. now;D
vanilla dream is intense!
Nigel
March 31st, 2009 at 1:17 pm
sorry ahhh LL, gonna say something to cumi 😉
On FB the pic was taken with Allan’s phone, THIS one with a Canon G9 😉
hehehehe
🙂
But thanks LL again 😉 Great post (not because of content but how it was done laaa)
fatboybakes
April 1st, 2009 at 9:26 am
haha, nigel, so modest…
of course, i cant afford the real thang, or the fake thang la, for that matter….thank God i’m not into handbags.
jason
April 1st, 2009 at 4:16 pm
FBB, I’m not into handbags too but that one is… an exception!!
J2Kfm
April 1st, 2009 at 6:35 pm
aiyuh … a baker baking for another baker.
and you’re in the midst of it. ‘lamenting’ being a guinea pig and all ….. wanna switch place?
keropokman
April 2nd, 2009 at 9:47 am
oh… I am dreaming of the Vanilla Dream now…
i wonder how can i get a slice of that now… too far!!!
desrine sam
June 21st, 2009 at 12:44 am
so that u can bake the louis vuitton style cake?
where is your bakery shop?
i need your help!!
farisya
June 10th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
OMG! An LV bag Cake!!!!
p/s: i want a chanel cake/cupcake 🙂