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YET ANOTHER BAKING POST

because this summer (June-September) i have literally just spend it reading books and baking and it has been fantastic.

so here goes…hope you enjoy it and let me know if you decide to bake any of these things! =)

Chocolate Brownie Bites

SPRINKLES!!!

i used the SORTED Brownie recipe which is super easy:

Maple and Pecan Loaf Cake (I found the recipe online but now i can’t find it again sorry!)

yummy

Baked Vanilla Doughnuts with Chocolate Glaze

so good

 Chocolate Swiss Roll with Strawberries and Cream Filling (mum’s recipe)

I’ve never made a swiss roll before…

Chocolate Chip Cookies

my problem is that i either leave them in for too little or too long so they’re either undercooked or overcooked. i love my cookies soft and chewy yet slightly crisp so it’s hard to get the perfect balance. but everyone else seemed to enjoy these so yay!

i have yet to find the perfect recipe

Nutella Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies

these are beautiful and if you love Nutella and peanut butter then YOU NEED THIS IN YOUR LIFE.

this is how much chocolate i used…

and then…

these are glorious

i also put these cookies in a cute jar for my friend’s birthday!

Snickerdoodles

seriously…the perfect gift.  I will defo be doing this again!

they’re so cute

a lovely little gift of snickerdoodles!

Carrot Cake Cupcakes

i just halved the recipe for the carrot cake in the Hummingbird Bakery Book

these are delicious

Banana Honey Almond Muffins

my friend wanted me to make something healthy so i did. they’re actually really good and easy to make.

healthy and tasty!

Banana and Brazil Nut Loaf (Hummingbird Bakery recipe)

bananas and brazil nuts- perfect combo since the bananas add sweetness

 Spinach and Cheddar Muffins (recipe from The Hummingbird Bakery Book)

Ingredients:

30g butter

1/2 small red onion, finely chopped

360g plain flour

2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon cayenne powder

250g cheddar cheese, grated

220ml whole milk

1 egg

130g baby spinach leaves

Method:

Preheat oven to 170C.

Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat, then fry the onion until cooked.

Set aside.

Put the flour, baking powder, cayenne and cheese in a large bowl.

In a separate bowl, mix the milk and egg together, then slowly pour into the flour mixture and beat with a handheld whisk until all the ingredients are well mixed. (I used a spatula)

Stir in the onion and spinach with a wooden spoon until evenly dispersed.

Spoon the mixture into muffin cases until 2/3 full and bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until deep golden and the sponge bounces back when touched.

Leave to cool slightly in the tray before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

and the result should be:

really easy to make and freeze well

South African Indian Naan

this is not Pakistani Naan but South African Indian Naan. it’s perfect with soup or Haleem (broth) but i like it toasted with butter.

I used my aunty’s recipe but I’m sure there is a recipe in the Indian Delights (every South African Indian has this book)

Alhamdulilah it turned out perfect!

 Strawberries and Cream Cake (i honestly cannot remember which recipe i used)

but google is your best friend. i think i searched for a 3 layered cake. It was a vanilla sponge cake and I whipped some cream and yeah.

i’m really proud of this

LAYERS!!!!

French Strawberry Tart/Tarte aux fraises

i used this recipe for the sweet pastry crust (pate sucree)

this recipe for the pastry cream

and this recipe for decoration

I made this for Eid and i am so proud of this…

OOH LA LA

so pretty

Almond and Coconut Bars (recipe from Indian Delights)

lovely and crunchy

Pecan Cookies with Brown Sugar Icing 

so yummy

 Nutella Swirl Cheesecake Bars

i didn’t get the cool design right BUT THEY TASTED REALLY NICE COZ NUTELLA CHEESECAKE yes

i couldn’t get the swirl right but they tasted good

and this is what we put them on:

fannccyyy

Red Velvet Cupcakes

I made these for my friend’s birthday party. she had a Frozen Bouncy Castle. yes she turned 20 in August and had a bouncy castle. coz we’re cool like that ya know?!

😍

For my friend’s 21st Birthday i made her a Red velvet Cake- you just double the cupcake recipe. although for the icing i used double the quantity plus a quarter more.

Triple Layered Red Velvet Cake

Brioche

the recipe actually says to use the mixer but i couldn’t find the dough hook so i had to make it by hand…

thanks to youtube i followed this method and Alhamdulilah it turned out perfect!

I MADE BRIOCHE LIKE ACATUAL FRENCH BREAD BY HAND

a family friend who is French came to our house and tried it and said it was perfect and not like the sweet ones you get in British Supermarkets. so this isn’t that sweet but it’s genuine french brioche.

Tiramisu Cupcakes (Hummingbird Bakery)

non-alcoholic of course. this took AGES because i didn’t have a cupcake corer thing (so i had to use a knife) and soaking the sponge in the coffee mixture took some time. but luckily i had my friend to help me coz she wanted to bake these. anyways she said it’s perfect.

cocoa dusting adds the perfect finishing touch

Buttery Shortbread Biscuits

really easy to make but the dough is so soft. also i went a bit overboard on the sugar…

these are addictive

Double Chocolate Oreo Cookies

Oreo Brownies

these are my new favourite brownies. these brownies are not cakey but are just the perfect consistency and it is so easy you don’t need a mixer or anything.

FLGHKJFHKJFNCXVLKF

I used the same recipe but added Reese’s PB Cups instead!

 

 

Double Chocolate Salted Caramel Cookies

a dusting of icing sugar gives a nice finish to double chocolate cookies

i put a rolo in the middle

Double Chocolate Chip Cookie with Ganache

i have made these quite a few times now. easy and also really chocolatey

perfect

Sugar Cookies

i had fun decorating these but i couldn’t get the consistency of the icing right…

pretty hearts

i kinda went overboard with the sprinkles…

Chocolate Mousse with Strawberries

i had leftover cream and strawberries so instead of making strawberries and cream  so i decided to make some choc mousse

added some flake for decoration…we didn’t even have guests i just made this for fun lol

Doughnuts (Home Sweet Home Recipe Book)

since it was summer i had time to fry doughnuts and they’re actually not that hard to make.

sugar coated doughnuts

cinnamon sugar coated doughnuts

Milk Tart

this is a South African dessert and i made this for Eid. my mum’s friend’s husband is an Afrikaner and he said it is perfect.

simple yet delicious

Ultimate Chocolate Truffle Cake

Since i saw the video i wanted to make this but it’s too decadent for just an ordinary weekend so i made it for Eid and it was fun to make. also it is so rich because of the dark chocolate but it’s just lovely with the pralines, the strawberries and the mousse.

this was fun to make

gold leaf decoration

actually so proud of these. =)

Alhamdulilah everything turned out nice

Chocolate Cupcakes- this is actually a chocolate swiss roll recipe  (secret recipe soz) which is why the cake is so soft and ganache for the icing

with ganache and flake

Pecan Biscuits

it took me ages to cut them into squares and then my grandma told me you can make a log and then refrigerate it till firm then cut it.

they look so cute

Carrot Cake

i’ve made this before but LOOK HOW AWESOME THIS LOOKS…because now i have a turntable and icing scraper and i know to crumb coat it.

 

😍

prettyyyy

Madeira Cake

Note: i didn’t add the JUICE of the lemon only the lemon zest. and after folding in the flour i added about 2-3 T of milk

i didn’t like it because i don’t like lemon but everyone else did so yay

my grandad loves plain cakes so i made him a very plain cake.

I AM MOST PROUD OF THE FRENCH STRAWBERRY TART AND THE BRIOCHE and improving on my decorating skills.

so there you have it…

ALSO: EDIBLE GLITTER MAKES EVERYTHING BETTER. i just love sparkly things.

my summer baking adventures with Peeta’s help of course. 😉

Evidently i am no photographer  just use the iphone camera.

but also DO NOT FORGET TO FOLLOW MY BAKING ACCOUNT: @juwibakes on Instagram!!!

in other news:

my friends keep asking me to go on The Great British Bake Off (so happy Nancy won but Richard’s bakes were amazing and MARTHA IS ONLY 17 AND WOW) but i am such an amateur like idek how to make my own jam so i doubt i’d get very far. i still have to practice so maybe in a few years!

this is Nancy who won GBBO. but this happens to me all the time COZ I COULDN’T FIND THE LID for the kenwood (my dream is a kitchen aid obv) ICING SUGAR GETS EVERYWHERE

also…TAYLOR SWIFT loves baking and did a bake it off sketch with Jamie Oliver for Stand Up To Cancer AND in her 1989SecretSessions she baked cookies for her fans. like she is just incredible. my dream is to one day bake with Taylor Swift.

HOW CUTE IS SHE????!!!!

Happy Baking!

“There's something really calming and soothing to me about having everything measured out and stirring it and pre-heating the oven and getting it all worked out. I really like baking and I really like cooking." Taylor Swift

yummmmyyyyyy

PEACE. LOVE. BOOKS. =D

 

 

 

 

Um…So I Like To Bake…

hey guys

hiiiiii

so another baking blog post

so i kind of bake like every week..usually on the weekends. and i bring some in for my uni friends…who all appreciate it. =D and also my family of course.

yes it is therapeutic and i LOVE trying new recipes

but it also tastes yum!!!

perhaps i am giving everyone diabetes… (i hope not…diabetes is not a joke)

so here goes…

NB: the recipes that don’t have links are from the Hummingbird Bakery Recipes books or i couldn’t find a link

Cinnabon Style Baked Doughnuts

since i found the recipe of course i had to try it ASAP. i mean the cream cheese frosting is beyond delicious and i added some nuts for a perfect finish.

omg these are so yum. =D

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies

there are RIDICULOUSLY SUGARY and like should be illegal. but they taste yum.

these are ridiculously sweet but so good.

Maple and Pecan Muffins

this is the first time i made muffins and i DIDN’T REALISE HOW EASY IT IS. also…maple syrup is EXPENSIVE. but anything with pecans is fab. i hope to make a maple and pecan loaf cake soon. these got eaten really quickly.

my first time making muffins. these are delicious!

Buttermilk Pound Loaf Cake

every1 loves a plain and simple cake. as soon as i made it every1 satrted picking ta it and then were like ”MMMMM…more!!’. it’s perfect with a nice cup of tea or just on its own.

simple yet delicious!!! this did not last long in my house…

Chocolate Melting Moments with Nutella

these are also really easy to make and are very rich but tasty.

deliciously rich and they DO melt in your mouth!

Carrot Cake

so my friend requested me making a carrot cake and i always thought it’d be kinda difficult but surprisingly easy to make. THREE LAYERS OF PURE GOODNESS. and the walnuts. and i used a lot of carrots. it’s not dry at all. it’s just beautiful. and every1 who ate it LOVED it (even if they don’t usually like carrot cake)

omg. this is incredible. it’s SO EASY to make and it’s just so yummy!!!

Reese’s Choc Chip Cookies

reese’s peanut butter cups are one of the greatest inventions. and in cookies. oh it is delicious. i found mini cups online but if you live in the US you can get them in stores. i chopped the pieces and added them to the dough.

REESE’S PB CUPS IN A COOKIE!!!

Baked Nutella Doughnuts with Nutella Glaze

anything nutella is perfect. these doughnuts are lovely and chocolatey and the nutella glaze is just so hgjfkhkjfhgkjdfn

idk what to say other than if you love nutella you need this in your life

Chocolate Muffins with Peanut Butter Chips (i added the PB Chips)

2nd attempt at muffins. choc muffins- simple and yummy.

lovely choc muffins and the pb chips made them event better!

Toasted Marshmallow Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies

nutella and marshmallow. perfect combo. the marshmallow make sit gooey and the nutella makes it soft. the bsicuit itself was a bit over baked but that added that perfect balance of crispness.

Before and After- it’s a perfect balance between gooey, soft and crunchy!

Viennese Biscuits

this is one of my fave things to bake for guests as it is SUPER EASY especially if you have an icing set (which you NEED). and the chocolate ones are the best. every1 loved them. it’s a no hassle tea tie treat. =)

these are so easy to make and perfect for guests.

Chocolate Fudge Brownies with Peanut Butter Chips

oh. my. glob. these are soooo rich and PERFECT with a scoop of ice cream and just OMG that rich chocolate mixed with the Peanut butter chips oh it’s glorious.

omg…this is soo rich and PERFECT with ice cream…the pb chips…oh this is beautiful!

Mini Oreo Cheesecakes

so one f my friend’s said she likes oreo cheesecake so i made mini oreo cheesecakes for her b.day. it’s actually quite easy and TASTES AMAZING. it’s like cream cheesey and oreos and just wonderfully oreotastic.

amazing

there was more than enough for 24 mini cheesecakes so i made a whole one too…

muy delicioso

Profiteroles

so i saw this video

and i was like OMG IS IT THAT EASY??? i need to make this. so i did. they’re honestly best after they set in the fridge and even a day later. but that burst of fresh cream and the melted chocolate oh it is yummy. sadly the recipe only makes about 12 so they disappear pretty fast!!!

RIDICULOUSLY EASY TO MAKE

Vanilla Cupcakes with Mock Cream

my brother wanted plain cupcakes and this is my go to recipe. of course i had to go overboard on the sprinkles and sparkles. coz that’s just who i am.

you can never have too much sprinkles or glitter

Reese’s Cup Cookies with PB Drizzle

so i made the other reese’s cookies earlier…BUT THESE…THESE ARE THE BEST. THESE ARE THE ONE. my friend came over and we baked cookies at night (coz we’re so gangsta…) and idek what to say other than f you love peanut butter and if you love cookies and reese’s pb cups then MAKE THEM AND EAT THEM. i used the mini cups again but this time A WHOLE ONE.

THESE ARE BETTER THAN THE OTHER ONES AND OMG THEY ARE SO GOOD

Baked Churros

one day i got up and decided i want to bake something quick and easy. now usually when i bake i am prepared (take the butter out in the night so it is soft) so i was looking for something that used melted butter. and then i was like OH YES I WANNA TRY CHURROS. so i made them and it’s pretty much choux pastry. also they didn’t last long because they were so good. =D

THEY WERE GONE IN LIKE AN HOUR

Lemon Drizzle Loaf Cake

my mum loves lemon and lemon drizzle cake and so i made this for Mother’s Day. i tried a piece and it was too lemony for me. i don’t really like lemon cakes but she enjoyed it. =D

i don’t like lemon cake but my parents enjoyed it.

Cinnamon Rolls

so i made these for my mum’s birthday. and it literally took all day because of the proving etc…

this was my first time making anything with yeast. but it was fun.

and the end result OH MY GOSH THESE ARE AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS. i mean they’re not so sweet which why they’re better than cinnabon and they got eaten quickly! this recipe made about 2 cake tins full of buns. so you roll it and then cut it and place it in a cake tin and then when it’s done you gut the bun etc. and the icing…oohhh… so good!!!

they’re better than cinnabon…

Chocolate Eclairs

i bribed my brother by telling him if he watched Catching Fire with me i’ll make him eclairs. =P

he actually enjoyed the film!!! yay. and the eclairs are  bit harder to make than the profiteroles. but they were still perfectly delicious.

not as easy as the profiteroles but still yum

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

i made this for my friend’s birthday. she really enjoyed it. =D

idk what this tastes like but my friend said it was good. =D

Banana Boston Cream  Cake

i didn’t know what to make for my dad’s birthday. he wanted like a pudding cake or something idk but i was like really? so i showed him one of the Humingbird Bakery recipe books and he saw this and said CUSTARD YES THIS IS IT. i made a face coz it didn’t really sound that nice but hey ho it’s not my birthday. so i made this and it’s actually quite nice. the banana flavour isn’t too strong and the custard isn’t that much so it’s okay.

actually quite nice

Gooey Chocolate Oreo Crunch Butter Cake

i asked my friend what she wanted me to bake for her birthday and she said something with oreos. so i found this recipe a while ago and was waiting for an occasion to make it since i knew it’d be big. and this was it. it is glorious. super chocolatey and rich. and just wonderful. it’s also fun to bake!!! it’s actually like three layers. there is a base layer which is the crust and then the gooey layer and then oreos and then the top which is melted chocolate and peanut butter. so maybe 4 layers? but it is SO YUMMY!!! it needs to set though so rather bake it a day early.

THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN!!!

and then…

this is perfect

anyways that’s it for now. i’ll probably be baking some cookies throughout revision and exam season to keep be going.

and once that’s over i’ll resume my my baking adventures….i recently bought a pie pan so i hope to make pies and try some bun/bread recipes and of course more cake recipes!!!

i also discovered these 2 amazing blogs:

Passion for Baking

Cooking Classy

so till the next time

and HAPPY BAKING!!! don’t be scared…just make sure if MEASURE everything accurately and follow the recipe and you should be fine. also if you don’t live in the US…when following US recipes make sure you CONVERT temperatures and certain ingredients (flour, sugar, etc) as there are different kinds!

baking is fun and SHOULD be fun. not stressful. so don’t make it harder for yourself.

have fun!

xoxo

Juwi

=)

yes

choc chips make me happy

asdfghjkl;

GANACHE!!!! 😻

“I have no self control in kitchen stores.” Taylor Swift

PEACE. LOVE. BOOKS. =D

Baking Adventures with Juwi and Peeta

HI Y’ALL

dunno why i’m all southern but yeah

so

THIS IS GONNA BE ALL ABOUT MY BAKING. coz i love baking. with peeta… 😉

yes. yes he does. 😉

my friend maddy drew this for me. *swoon*

 

so where do i get all my recipes from?

sometimes i spend like hours online searching for recipes…

my fave sites are:

bakerella

picky-plate

kirbiecravings

http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/

Martha Stewart

Nigella Lawson 

or from the hummingbird bakery book

i really want their new one but my friend’s mum has it in South Africa and so hopefully i’ll be trying some new tasty treats onc ei’m there! =D

Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook

Hummingbird Bakery Cake Days 

i usually bake because i’m in the mood to bake…with peeta…or i find it very therapeutic so when i’m stressed out i love to bake. also  just find it fun wearing the apron my friend made me, listening to T-Swift and making some delectable goods to share.

so onto the baked goods! yays

Oreo Brownies:

they don’t look like oreo brownies BUT THEY HAVE OREOS INSIDE SO YUMMY

for my friend Maya;s birthday: PEANUT BUTTER CUPCAKES!

yes that is peanut butter icing…

tbh i didn’t like it that much it needed more sugar but it was perfect for her coz she’s diabetic.

i LOVE this recipe for chocolate chip cookie pie i found. i did take photos but they look disgusting so i won’t shore you BUT IT IS SO EASY TO MAKE AND IT IS SIMPLY SCRUMMY WITH ICE CREAM.

made some Hazelnut Muffins for my mum’s birthday!

yummy

she really enjoyed them. =)

Coconut Cupcakes for my friend Amanda’s birthday!

had to add some edible glitter

for my dad’s birthday i made Chocolate Cake with Fresh Cream and Strawberries (friend’s recipe)

nope i didn’t miss out the other d. i call my dad Da. idek why…it’s IRISH! LOL we’re not irish

Nutella Mallow Pillow Pockets–  basically mini pies/pastries with nutella and marshmallow!!!

the picture is horrible so i won’t show you but it’s DIVINE AND SO EASY TO MAKE YOU LITERALLY JUST GET PASTRY AND PUT SOME NUTELLA AND MINI MARSHMALLOWS AND PUT IT IN THE OVEN. omg so yummy. n gooey and sjdhgfsdkhl

basically how i feel about those nutella mallow pillow pockets

Oreo and Nutella Biscuits

i know they look like brownies but they’re not

these are actually amazing

i can’t deal with how yummy they taste asdfghjkl;

Peanut Butter Biscuits with Nutella

meh they weren’t so nice =(

NUTELLA BROWNIES for my friend Yasmins’ birthday

this. is. just. omg. NUTELLA BUTTERCREAM

i just

NUTELLA BUTTERCREAM

ASDFGHJKL;’

Chocolate Cupcakes with Nutella Frosting for my friend Mehnaz’s birthday

oh and she requested some fancy fondant books…

I TRIED OKAY

YES. CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH NUTELLA FROSTING AND BOOKS MADE FROM FONDANT

YEP

I AM PRETTY DARN AWESOME

she loved them. =D

Chocolate Cupcakes for my friend Emily’s birthday

yummy

an early birthday cake for my brother’s 21st because we won’t be with him on the day: Mum’s Cheesecake recipe

yes his name starts with an M

Double Choc Chip Cookies with Marshmallow – a VERY belated present for my friend’s birthday

SO YUMMY AND SUCH FUN TO MAKE

ah that’s it for now

i am off to South Africa so hopefully will be baking lots of new things while i’m there. =)

don’t YOU wish i was your friend so i’d bake for you? haha

this is peeta when i tell him people loved the baking

awww he gets so happy

yes i live in a fantasy world…PEETA MAY NOT BE REAL. BUT MY LOVE IS.

okay bye for now

HAPPY BAKING!

DFTBA

toodles

xoxo

food. baking. yum

 

yes

true that LOL

 

hehe

peeta bread *sigh*

josh makes cakeballs. and apple pie. and HE BAKES. HE IS BASICALLY PEETA

PEACE.LOVE.BOOKS. =D

Baking With Peeta

Salaam.

so this post is going to be ALL about baking madness.

so my favourite thing to bake is cupcakes because they are ADORABLE and decorating them is SO MUCH FUN.

but i also love baking other stuff like CAKE and i’m going to try and bake some cinnamon pretzels for my brother sometime soon.

so i’m just going to update you on what i’ve been baking since i have pictures from last year too.

i love baking but i can’t cook…i shall be learning this summer hopefully so when i’m in uni i can help my mum make dinner and stuff.

anyhew but baking is my passion…i tend to get my recipes from  this amazing website:

http://www.bakerella.com/

or The Hummingbird Bakery recipe books

cupcakes, pies, cake bars all sorts of delicious recipes

and the latest book with even more yummy recipes

nomnomnom

now i am no expert baker that is why i have the help of Peeta Mellark…if you don’t know who he is and you’ve read my blog then SHAME ON YOU. he is a character in The Hunger Games…a baker boy. 😉

he’s also my fictional boyfriend and baking partner. =P

so for me i have to be a perfectionist when it comes to baking. i like everything to be precise and LOOK LIKE THE PICTURE otherwise it’s a fail. or i put my own twist on it and it looks BETTER THAN THE PICTURE. booyah.

so here’s just what i’ve been up to in the past 2 years baking wise.

enjoy

so last year this time i baked a Chocolate Malt Cake for my then friend Hajra’s 17th bithday

yep those are maltesers

and yes that IS edible gold glitter 😉

then was my brother’s 19th birthday so my mum and i (AND PEETA) baked Red Velvet Cupcakes

muy delicioso

i learnt the trick that you break some crumbs off the cupcake and sprinkle it on top of the icing 😉

AND FOR MY BRO’S 20TH BIRTHDAY i asked him if he wanted: oreo brownies, chocolate mousse or a pie of his choice and he didn’t know so i’m just gonna bake some oreo brownies. and so i did

oreo brownies with vanilla ice cream

then it was Eid and i went crazy baking cupcakes galore

yes those are oreo cupcakes

i simply HAD to bake oreo cupcakes and they were INCREDIBLE. but to get that white icing took some time. but it was worth it. =D and everyone enjoyed the cupcakes so YAY FOR CUPCAKES

then came my friend Fatimah’s 18th birthday and she’s obsessed with horror stuff so i tried to bake ghost cupcakes using marshmallow icing but everyone said they look like  KKK cupcakes

they look so cute and they taste even better

my mum and i had fun trying to make them look like ghosts and the eyes are chocolate chip cookies. =D she loved them. 😉

then peeta and i decided to try some snickerdoodles for my friend Georgia’s 18th birthday- she loved them and didn’t want to share with her family because they were so delicious =D

cinnamon goodness

note: no that is NOT the only tablecloth we have!

then came my friend Kavell’s 18th birthday and i decided to try chocolate peanut butter comfort cookies which turned out to be quite yum.

i didn’t actually know if she liked peanut butter but i winged it and she even asked for the recipe =D

Peeta only helps baking when the people have read the books so at that time Kavell hadn’t read the books (she’s still reading Mockingjay) and Peeta hasn’t baked anything for certain friends because they HAVEN’T READ THE BOOKS. watching the film IS NOT THE SAME THING.

then my friend Maryuma’s 18th birthday i decided to bake a GIANT CUPCAKE

no the top isn’t ALL icing. it’s technically two cakes put together =P

she has a big family so i’m sure they all enjoyed it.

then came Maddy and Tasmia’s birthdays and since it was around Easter time i thought i’d try the cupcakes on the back of the Cadbury’s Mini Eggs packet

i love mini eggs

pure chocolatey goodness since it was chocolate cake, flake for the nest and mini eggs. my friend who was doing Lent and gave up chocolate ate one anyway coz her rule was only chocolate bars…unacceptable.

then it was my dad’s 40th birthday and so my mum and i baked a triple pecan cake

oh it was heavenly

so sparkly and nutty

SEE WE CHANGED OUR TABLECLOTH lol yes we do like Cath Kidston

then i decided to bake something different and so naturally i chose WHOOPIE PIES

they look so cute and it’s so frustrating not being able to easily access certain American ingredients such as Marshmallow Fluff so i had to improvise. i just used marshmallow icing for the middle. it worked out just fine

whoopie pies anyone?

i haven’t actually tried them but i will definitely bake them again sometime. PEETA HELPED THIS TIME. =P

next came Serena’s birthday and i decided to try baking cake pops again because i got a cake pop maker (but it’s so long)

we had a little tea party =)

yes everyone loved them. =D

next it was Mehnaz’s birthday and all she wanted was chocolate cupcakes but i had these glitter pens so i decided to make them look even better

i got a bit carried away with those glitter pens…

then i discovered an OREO CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE RECIPE and i was like…it’s a cookie IN A COOKIE i have to make it. plus i’m in love with oreos so i did.

it was good for studying and so giant and filling

yeah the round thing is the oreo in the middle mmm nomnomnom

okay so that’s it for now. i plan to bake a pie soon and i’m going to try baking a rainbow cake one day

Happy Baking!!! it’s really fun and tastes delicious!!! if you do it right of course.

“Yes, frosting. The final defense of the dying.”

“Yes, and I’m sure the arena will be full of bags of flour for me to chuck at people.”

– Peeta Mellark, The Hunger Games