Of Little Morsels of Delight
I think I found the perfect basic cupcake recipe. It's so moist you don't even need frosting. Just throw in nuts, chocolate chip, fruits, whatever takes your fancy. Pictured here is Chocolate Chips Orange Peel Rum Cupcakes. Of course, instead of vanilla essence, I used half a pod of vanilla bean. Capture a little happiness today, bake some cupcakes!
Of Berries and Orchid
Nothing announces the arrival of summer like the beautiful, luscious berries screaming "Pick me, pick me" from the market stalls. And so I ended up with a packet each of huge blueberries and strawberries.
The blueberries, I made them into muffins with cinnamon streusel topping. The gooey mess of the berries combined with a subtle hint of cinnamon is a delight.
Then I made a batch of vanilla cupcake with strawberry buttercream frosting using an ingredient I have never used before - vanilla pod. Vanilla is the only edible fruit of the orchid family and it's something that is hard to get in Malaysia and finally, I've managed to lay my hand on one - it's like discovering the G-spot in baking. The smell is just heavenly!
The cupcake is so pink I decided
to name it Miss Dior Cherie Cupcake
See the black specks? Those are vanilla seeds.
The blueberries, I made them into muffins with cinnamon streusel topping. The gooey mess of the berries combined with a subtle hint of cinnamon is a delight.
Then I made a batch of vanilla cupcake with strawberry buttercream frosting using an ingredient I have never used before - vanilla pod. Vanilla is the only edible fruit of the orchid family and it's something that is hard to get in Malaysia and finally, I've managed to lay my hand on one - it's like discovering the G-spot in baking. The smell is just heavenly!
The cupcake is so pink I decidedto name it Miss Dior Cherie Cupcake
See the black specks? Those are vanilla seeds.I went slightly crazy with the vanilla, using them not only in the cupcakes but for the frosting as well. Hey, a girl's gotta make up for lost time, right?
Half a pod is still sitting in the fridge. Vanilla milkshake, anyone?
Half a pod is still sitting in the fridge. Vanilla milkshake, anyone?
Of Isfahan
Macaroons. Laduree. Coffee. Isfahan.
A leisure afternoon spent in the City of Lights.
My kind of stress-buster.
A leisure afternoon spent in the City of Lights.
My kind of stress-buster.
Of Bear-y Bored
I made a batch of
Those
Edit: I just found out those are not blackberries but mulberries. They are similar in appearance except that mulberries are oblong in shape. And to think mulberries only exist in nursery rhyme.
Of Paint It Red
Oh, Liverpool, why can't you play like that in EPL?
We're through to quarter-finals yo!
We're through to quarter-finals yo!
Of Now, Like I Want It NOW
Everybody, welcome Choco to my ever-growing collection of cheap cameras that leave you poor in the long run.
What could be more satisfying than that?
