Cupcake
And that, was my first attempt at making cupcakes. I have had this sudden impulse to go on a cupcake baking spree. Since last Monday.
I can't quite put my finger on what triggered this insanely expensive trials and error type of kitchen mayhem. I have been oogling lots at cupcakes and whatnots, but I haven't really been contemplating on making any. Cake-making have always been a no-no zone for me as I have this stigma of cakes being too ruled to cook with. By rule, I mean too many constraint.
I'm still right about rules and steps, but I found some rules and steps can be easy. And there are always room for adjustments to my lazy approach.
Now that I think about it, it must have been the time where I went to the bakery shop with my friends, to show them the shop. I ended up taking one thing after another off the shelves, and when I saw the rigid cupcakes cup, I of course made up my mind I would make some.
The little ones (not so little anymore) love them. Ibu was mighty skeptical about the buttercream frosting, but I forced her to try one, and she had to grudgingly admit it was palatable even for her dislike of icings of any sorts. Ayah stayed away from the frosted ones.
I made more batches afterwards. Testing out chocolate ones. Let me just tell you this, chocolate (or double chocolate) cupcakes are just divine. So much so that I forgot to take pictures of them! I made a batch for Ell's Birthday. Too bad there was not much. The Peight loved it of course (whats new).
Just finished another batch earlier on. Missed my weekly dose of CSI for that. It was a batch of four by the way. My feet began to ache after a while. Standing for far too long have not been favourable for me. I really must shave off these kilos. Don't tell me the cupcakes aren't helping. I hardly ever eat any of them (maybe one or two at the most). But by baking them, and frosting them, it gives me a sense of calmness and also a sense of accomplishment seeing them all neatly and prettily lined up for consumption. Plus, I love seeing happy faces with a smidgen of frosting on the corner of people's mouth. A joy.
Oh ye, despite many telling me I could start a business with this, I don't think I have the dedication (yet) to pursue anything like this. I am also not business minded enough, my mind thinks like a customer too much which render me helpless in marking up cost. Heh. At any rate, I'll probably take minor small orders once in a while. Or at the very least, I can always bake for people's birthdays right?
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I'm feeling confident
And that, was my first attempt at making cupcakes. I have had this sudden impulse to go on a cupcake baking spree. Since last Monday.
I can't quite put my finger on what triggered this insanely expensive trials and error type of kitchen mayhem. I have been oogling lots at cupcakes and whatnots, but I haven't really been contemplating on making any. Cake-making have always been a no-no zone for me as I have this stigma of cakes being too ruled to cook with. By rule, I mean too many constraint.
I'm still right about rules and steps, but I found some rules and steps can be easy. And there are always room for adjustments to my lazy approach.
Now that I think about it, it must have been the time where I went to the bakery shop with my friends, to show them the shop. I ended up taking one thing after another off the shelves, and when I saw the rigid cupcakes cup, I of course made up my mind I would make some.
The little ones (not so little anymore) love them. Ibu was mighty skeptical about the buttercream frosting, but I forced her to try one, and she had to grudgingly admit it was palatable even for her dislike of icings of any sorts. Ayah stayed away from the frosted ones.
I made more batches afterwards. Testing out chocolate ones. Let me just tell you this, chocolate (or double chocolate) cupcakes are just divine. So much so that I forgot to take pictures of them! I made a batch for Ell's Birthday. Too bad there was not much. The Peight loved it of course (whats new).
Just finished another batch earlier on. Missed my weekly dose of CSI for that. It was a batch of four by the way. My feet began to ache after a while. Standing for far too long have not been favourable for me. I really must shave off these kilos. Don't tell me the cupcakes aren't helping. I hardly ever eat any of them (maybe one or two at the most). But by baking them, and frosting them, it gives me a sense of calmness and also a sense of accomplishment seeing them all neatly and prettily lined up for consumption. Plus, I love seeing happy faces with a smidgen of frosting on the corner of people's mouth. A joy.
Oh ye, despite many telling me I could start a business with this, I don't think I have the dedication (yet) to pursue anything like this. I am also not business minded enough, my mind thinks like a customer too much which render me helpless in marking up cost. Heh. At any rate, I'll probably take minor small orders once in a while. Or at the very least, I can always bake for people's birthdays right?
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