Last month, as I was browsing through MPH, a book/set on cupcakes caught my eye. As I've been toying with the idea of taking up baking, cupcakes looks like an easier beginning. At least if it turns out to be a disaster, I won't have much to throw away or look for many victims to eat it.
To put my one week leave to good use, I tried out the recipe and surprisingly, it is very easy to make. Honestly, this is my very first attempt at baking. I've never baked any cakes before, other than helping mummy prepare pineapple tarts for CNY.
How does this look? Good?
These are actually chocolate chip almond cupcakes. The best to date (the worst was lemon cupcakes... blehhh)
Pics courtesy of bro
Initially, when I was using that lousy balance, things turned out slightly too sweet as the measurement is really out of tolerance. But measuring cups did the trick! They really taste good, and I'm not the one saying that.
Now, my headache is bro is nagging on a weekly basis to make more cupcakes for him. I need to get a simple, easy to use oven so that I don't have to lug everything over to Mum's place just to bake.
I tried to ice the cupcakes with simple icing sugar paste, but it doesn't turned up well. But Darling insist and that's the only way she'll eat it.
What flavour should I bake next? Coffee, chocolate? Maybe I'll try baking a real cake next.
Actually, to tell the truth, I don't really like to eat cakes. I just like to bake, so it is good that there are ready 'victims'. If I run out of family members, office mates, beware!
