Christmas Cupcakes

A long overdue post. Have been busy with work related matters since the start of new year. Not hectic, but stressful emotionally. If you know what I mean. The kind of stress that won't go away even in your sleep simply because some people are not doing their work.

Let's not talk about work. I made some cupcakes over Christmas for my colleagues and was quite pleased with the results. But making fondant is STILL a nightmare. For this new year I've decided to try the ready-to-roll version, which costs 3 times more but 30 times easier haha... Will tell/show you the results after my attempt.




For the cakes, I attempted some new recipes as I am still not happy with the "alleged" Vanilla Vanilla Cupcakes (NYC) recipe I found on the net. I baked Lemon Poppy Seeds Cake with Citrus Cream Cheese Frosting (reduced sugar, of course!) and La Manilla Chocolate Fudge Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. They were both yummy! Definitely keepers.

I still had some fondant left after the Christmas Cupcakes project, and since my not-so-little bro's birthday was around the corner, I attempted another recipe - the Bon Ton Tiramisu - minus the sugar frosted nuts.

Every time I told my bro I would bake a cake for his birthday, he would respond with a smirk. He vividly remembers my failed cakes (ONLY -_-), and it was then I realised that he hasn't been eating my cakes (and seen the "improvements") over the years!

So, to redeem my reputation, I had to prove him wrong. And this sponge cake recipe (for the tiramisu) didn't fail me. It was easy, and for once, the texture didn't change when I refrigerated it! I'm so glad. However, the cream was way too rich for us... Hmm... again, recipes cannot be trusted 100%.
Poor snowman was already melting away as I had to put him in the fridge with the cake ;p

I tend to forget all the time - Tiramisu can never get enough of the coffee liquid to become moist...