Day 217 #Project365

August 4, 2012 by [ayu]

My kids picked a cupcake for me to bake from the brand spanking new cupcake book that I just bought today. Their choice was hardly surprising as they pointed eagerly at the chocolate one. It’s  a ‘milk chocolate hazelnut whip’ cupcake. Since I have never had  milk chocolate in my pantry (ever) I made this one using dark chocolate instead. The cake was flourless, yummy and super easy. I totally underestimated the reflecting power of the shiny chocolate ganache on […]

Categories: Food & Delicious Things, Learning Photography, Nikon D90, Project 365 - 2012 • Tags: baking, chocolate ganache, chocolate hazelnut cake, cupcake, dark chocolate, dessert, food photography, Project 365 - 2012

Day 188 #Project365

July 6, 2012 by [ayu]

There are times when parental resistance is strong that no matter how intense offspring nagging becomes, we keep our foot down and that’s the end of it. Today was not one of THOSE time, which explained why you are looking at a bunch of lady finger biscuits in the bowl. Thanks to Ms 4 super nagging power I got off my lazy bum and made Tiramisu, as she persistently demanded. There is a reason why I don’t do a lot of […]

Categories: Food & Delicious Things, Nikon D90, Project 365 - 2012 • Tags: baking, dessert, easy dessert, food, Project 365 - 2012, tiramisu

Day 93 #Project365

April 2, 2012 by [ayu]

Some days a dessert is just a dessert. Other days it’s more a life line than just a little sweet dish. It is one yummy thing that serves as a little pick-me-up to survive a day. This petit yellow is a mango vanilla pudding. The presentation caught my eyes because I thought it looked really nice. Glistening and translucent blob of jelly on top of layers of yellow and white. Very neat and precise. It tasted just as good. A […]

Categories: Food & Delicious Things, iPhonegraphy, Project 365 - 2012 • Tags: bread talk, dessert, Mango Vanilla Pudding, pick-me-up, Project 365 - 2012