my sweet valentine

it's not valentine's day yet

but i realized that it doesn't have to be valentine's day to show our love ones how much we love them

a friend of mine (who was mentioned in previous post) was also very excited to give something special to his wife (who also happens to be my friend too) even it's not their wedding anniversary nor valentine's day

it was a very sweet gesture so note to self,

make it very, very special

so, here's my full of hearts red velvet cupcakes

last night seems to be a night full of love ☺

love, love, love!

♥ 

09.26.2011

i love you

my kumpare came to our house last night

he said that it's their 8th wedding anniversary

so to surprise her wife, he wanted to give her something special

so with another friend's suggestion, we all decided to make red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting

catch:

it was already 8 p.m. and i had to finish it by 10 p.m.

i didn't want to spoil my kumpare's excitement so here's what i told him:

GAME ON!

feeling masterchef contestant ako na nasa isang pressure test hehe

tic, tac, tic, tac

15 minutes to go

5 minutes to go

10 seconds to go

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

HANDS UP!

i made it! haha!

here's what i made,

i love you cupcakes

 i think this is the sweetest way of saying

i love you

♥

09.26.11

strawberry shortcake ♥

Smile a sunny morning
Sunny all the way
Something new is dawning
Bet it's called today

Smile a sunny morning
Sunny is the style
Even if you're yawning
You can yawn a smile

Come on and smile bees and bunnies
Wake up birds and trees
You'll find if you're sunny
Your morning is a breeze!

Life can be so berry
Berry, berry grand
Mornings can be merry
Give the sun a hand

Smile a sunny morning
Sunny all the way
Something new is dawning
Bet it's called today

Something new is dawning
Bet it's called today!

☺

i love strawberry shortcake.  

among her friends, she's my favorite and remembers the most.  why?  hmmm... well i don't know, but maybe because she's a strawberry hehe

okay, okay. so much for the intro :D

here's my latest creation for toddler cakes ♥ 

strawberry shortcake 3-d cake

it's a chocolate chiffon cake with buttercream frosting

my cousin said raven joy doesn't even want to cut the cake hehe

☺ ☻ ☺

btw, it took me 4 good hours to ice this cake but all i can say is, it's all worth it 

☺

feeling dc ☺

i love watching dc cupcakes

i love the tandem of sophie and katherine

they always reminds me of my LOVE-hate relationship with my sister

and that no matter what happens, your sister will always be your first bestfriend and no matter how much you fight and argue about so many things, the fact remains that there will always be this someone who would care for you and love you for who you are.

awwww.... ☺

so much for being cheesy.... hehe...

here's my dc cupcake-inspired red velvet  

red velvet cupake with cream cheese frosting and gumpaste topper (which i personally made ehem-ehem hehe ☺)

want some? :p 

♣ 

my beautiful disaster

i was in the mood to invent a new product for toddler cakes

in time for the holidays.

my initial plan was to create a cake that will attract the attention of kids, handy to eat that even adults will enjoy.  but for some "unfortunate" events, my chocolates didn't "cooperate".  i didn't want to trash all those chocolates because obviously, they're VERY VERY costly....

i heard once from a chef that when it comes to cooking and baking, nothing is wasted...

so balotski... what should you do?  

aha!

☼

lightbulb moment 

:p

(special thanks to ferrero rocher because the thought of it gave me an amazing idea hehe)

so folks, i present to you my new baby

toddler cakes' new product

MY BEAUTIFUL DISASTER

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triple chocolate fudge ball

it's your sinful moist chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream rolled in white chocolate and drizzled with chocolate sauce on top

every bite surely gives delight

♥

pixies courtesy by toddler cakes ♥

crrruunchy banana

my first batch of this pastry was such a hit! ☺

 everyone loved the contrasting softness of the cake and the crunchy toppings.

it's a banana cake with corn flakes and cashew nuts on top.

♣

banana crunch

orders were coming non-stop for these little babies after i "launched" it in the neighborhood ☻

TIP:

best to reheat in the oven for about 2 minutes before eating

 ♣ ♣ ♣ 

pixies courtesy by toddler cakes ♥

sister act

after series of research and modifications with all the recipes i've gathered, my sister and i (after SO many arguments and banterings, hehe) finally came up with our own version of ensaymada.  

my sister had a HUGE participation in developing our own recipe of this pastry product which originated from Majorca, Spain (according to wikipedia ☺).  she made a lot of suggestions which we incorporated.

we've been through a lot of invention and kitchen tests (and more fights and arguments and banterings over and over again hehe) before we agreed that this is the best so far.  

i still have some ideas in mind to improve it but for the meantime, allow me to share with you our "sister act" joint-project, our very own

SPECIAL ENSAYMADA

it is very soft and cheesy and yummy ☺

can't wait to eat some more!

☺

pixies from toddler cakes ♥

♣♣♣ 

the triplets

that's how they used to call us when we were kids.

the triplets.

  when you see any of us, expect to see the other two as well.  we're almost inseparable at that time. we were partners in crime.

and most of all,

they're my very first friends.

 L-R:  neri, balotski, vhielen

first pic was taken during our kindergarten graduation day.  we were reciting a poem in that pic (just can't remember if it's ang asong mataba he-he ☺).  i will never forget when we were always the last one to go out our classroom as a punishment because we're very makulit (i think until now hehe ☺).

then the pic below was taken last sunday, august 14, 2011 during our batangas trip with our childhood friends.  it's our first pic together after a very looooooooong time. i felt a certain warmth in my heart just by looking at this pic.  this is one of those moments wherein you suddenly wish to go back in your childhood days.

some friendships were established thru different experiences but ours was built purely from innocence.  we may have gained friends as we grew older but i realized one thing,

friendship don't die, it only rest for a while.

let's celebrate the gift of friendship everyone!

cheers! Ü

☺

ready....get set... GO!

i have always wanted to run

and i kept telling my colleagues that i will run at the oval

since two years ago hehe ☺

so this time,

to make sure i'll keep my promise....

my colleagues Mike and Jhay-R joined me hehe

so here we are getting ready to run! ☻

 

this is it! hehe

 special thanks to ate thea

for our pixies! ♥

so next time again folks! ☺

07.05.2011

Brent International School Manila