Valentime

A while back, I saw pictures of a Valentine's themed cake that I thought looked so cool and creative. And recently, the same person made this post equipped with tutorial and all. So of course, I had to give it a try.



It was kind of hard. And it was really messy. And I was too lazy to make a cake from scratch. So I used Betty Crocker. And it did not come out as I had hoped. But I have never hollowed out a cake before. And I don't really make cakes in general. But regardless of presentation, it tasted good. And I got to use my cake leveler. Four times.

I love leveling cakes.

Faja

My dad's birthday is today! I won't disclose how old he's turning just in case he'd like to keep that under wraps. But nevertheless, Happy Birthday, Dad!

The family is going out to dinner tonight, probably to some Chinese buffet or seafood place (My dad loves buffets and seafood), but as a precursor to the evening, I made some banana cupcakes with Nutella frosting.





I used sliced almonds as decoration and that's all. I believe this only exemplifies my minimalist persona. Nut cups would have made these absolutely perfect, but alas, I've yet to acquire some. Where can I get my hands on those suckers?!

Anyway, these cupcakes were pretty good. I deem them a success.

2010

Oh geez, this decade went by so quickly..

Delishous

I have definitely been slacking on these cupcake reviews. To be honest, I have no excuse. Better late than never is what I always say. Kind of.



So last month, Hoan and I went to Delish, a bakery on 3rd Street. The area itself is a bit, oh how should I put this, haughty? No, that's not it. Just a bit more polished and sophisticated than I'm used to. But what can I say, I'm less of a city girl and more of a suburbanite. Not by choice, however.

Back to the cupcakes: Hoan got the Black & White, a chocolate cupcake with a Mexican vanilla buttercream, while I tried out their Red Velvet. Not too bad. The cakes themselves were very moist and we ate that up. But once I was finished, I realized I had about half of the frosting leftover. Now maybe this is just a personal issue, but I have yet to find a cupcake with the perfect frosting-to-cake ratio. I can't eat frosting on its own, and even having paid 2.75 for a cupcake can't justify me putting all of that excess sugar in my mouth.

Aside from the cupcakes, the bakery itself was very aesthetically pleasing--tall windows, dark color scheme, clean lines. However, the seating wasn't very efficient, with few places to sit down and enjoy my dessert, save for a red lounge chair and a few feet of counterspace.

Delish definitely blends in with its downtown surroundings. If you're looking for a cupcake to quickly grab-and-go, then I'd definitely recommend them. However, you'd be hard-pressed to find someone hanging out and having a conversation with friends here. That is, unless they don't mind standing.

au revoir (kinda)

I've decided to refrain from using this blog. Tumblr has been more comforting and besides, these posts have absolutely no (or just a meager 2 inches of) depth to them. I'm not meant to blog publicly. So I'll blog privately. Or somewhere you can't find me.

From now on, I will only talk about cupcakes. And baking-related things, I guess.