当我想起童年的时候,我看到的是一个为了家庭而不眠不休毫无怨言工作的爸爸。我姐妹们每天都盼望着爸爸工作回来带我们到附近的游乐场玩。他从不让我们失望,除非他累了。当我们做错事被妈咪惩罚时,他会一直保护我们。为了我们一家,爸爸熬尽了。现在再看爸爸,他真的老了。
爸爸今年60岁了,每一天都是个幸福,如果我再不为他做个生日蛋糕,万一有一天没机会了,我这一辈子一定会后悔的。所以,即使我没时间,我也决心亲手做一个属于他一个人的生日蛋糕。本来这次是要和Yumei, Ah Mei 和 Lin er 一起做的,但是时间配合不到,我就选了一个比较简单的设计来进行。感谢同事的建议,但我没选用KitKat饼,蛋糕出来的效果还不错。 老爸,希望你会喜欢这个女儿为您做的60岁生日蛋糕。我们很爱你,祝你生日快乐,身体健康,长命百岁,年年都能出国旅行,环游世界!
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I had a sudden whim one night, to make chocolate cupcakes! Without much thoughts, I took out my utensils, start whipping up and not long after, the aroma of the chocolate cupcakes filled my kitchen. They looked presentable and taste was just fine, definitely one recipe that I will use again.
Out of the blue, I thought I should try out another recipe which is highly recommended by my ex-colleage. At least for comparison to the common chocolate cupcakes that I have just baked. She met up with me recently and insisted that I should try out this Red Wine Chocolate Cake recipe from Smitten Kitchen. It is by far her most craved for chocolate cake and has sweared by it. Out of curiosity on how amazing can it be and because Ning was with her grandma that night, I decided to give it a go. This time, I took lesser time than before to bake these treats, hmmmm... the truth of practise makes perfect. Instead of a 9 inch round cake, I divided the batter into 15 cupcakes. The fragrance of red wine together with the bitter sweet valhorna instantly lingered in my mouth, oh my... they were just so heavenly. The fine texture with the softness of the sponge, make it awesome! I can taste the intense flavour of red wine and it kinda makes my tipsy, might not be recommended for kids. Haha. Finally Feng is coming to a year old. He is now such a little mobile monster, creating a huge mass in the house, however most of the time he is craving for some comfort which makes him become a cuddly sweetie. : )
We threw a birthday party for him on 28 Jan 2012 (his 1st lunar birthday), Saturday and in preparation for that, I decided to bake some cupcakes for the guests. But I am still encountering problems with the frosting. They are either too sweet or they can't stand long at room temperature. So for this round, I went ahead with the vanilla buttercream and chocolate buttercream which had not failed me. They made nice swirl and could be left out for a longer period. I bake a total of 48 cupcakes (24 vanilla and 24 chocolate). The vanilla one was made a day before cos I knew I won't have enough time for 2 batches of cupcakes on the actual day. So on Saturday morning, I baked the chocolate cupcakes and buttercream. And true enough, I was lack of time, luckily my lovely sisters came to my rescue to help with the decoration and packing them into box for transportation to the birthday venue. Now... feedback on the cupcakes: 1) Chocolate cupcakes were delicious with just right texture. 2) Vanilla cupcakes were a bit dry. 3) Buttercream cream was too sweet. I prefer the ones with little icing sugar instead. 4) Oh... the cupcakes were beautiful. 5) The kids simply love it, especially the frosting. 6) Can I pack some home? I'm glad my guests enjoyed themselves at the event. I would call that an eventful day though I'm simply exhausted. But still wanna say... HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FENG! Hope you will appreciate from the pictures what papa and mummy had done for you when you grow up. It's 02:28 now. I had just finish up cleaning after my baking session. Presenting here my 1st baked goods with Rowenta... drum roooooll... The naked chocolate cupcake. They looked fine with a nice top. These cupcakes are not meant to have a dome, it is kind of flat as per the recipe. It also mentions that these cupcakes are with a moist texture and especially good after being in fridge for a day. But... what is the real taste??? Ermmm... its rather late now, guess I should hold on, my waist line seems to be giving way recently. I'll add on the calories tomorrow morning. Hehe. Addition to the above post: Below is the frosting that I've done... following the recipe called, "That's the best frosting I ever had", which was made using butter, flour, milk and granulated sugar. FLOUR??? Yes, flour! My first time hearing frosting using flour, so I give it a try. Consistency was fine, however I don't really like it (i find it too sweet and I could taste flour!), although both Shun and Lin-er said it taste good, especially it goes quite well with the not-so-sweet chocolate cupcake. Oh ya... talking about the chocolate cupcake, it is really quite moist and texture was just right. But something is still not there. I don't know what is it, but it is just not right yet. I'll do more experimentation on that. Oh dear.... that means more $$$! |
AuthorWendy, the creator of TwoThreeFiveNine is a full time working mummy to 2 lovely kids, a wife to a loveydovey husband, a daughter to 2 loving parents and a sister to 3 lovable sisters. Still a novice to baking but simply with the passion, here she is baking into the night after 2359 (mummy's duty done by then), creating freshly baked goodies for her precious ones. Archives
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