CuppyCakes No. 2: Minty Coconut Milk


Found this recipe like really randomly. I thought the photos looked really gorgeous so I decided to bake it as well, not knowing the outcome will be like what it was. The frostings are intensely, gives-me-goosebumps-ly SWEET! Gosh, I could sense my diabetes coming with just 1 bite. Haa. BUT, I got this totally unexpected review from Dr Chin. She commented, "I love the frostings! Its really good!".

I almost fainted.

Frostings are just plain buttercream frosting (that sucks) and the cakes are, erm... minty coconut milk with desiccated coconut. Haa. Very comprehensive description I know. Cakes are abit heavy, I agree. Not sure if its the butter I used. They ran out of the usual brand (I prefer) so I just grabbed the only unsalted butter available (and the last pack of 3), out of desperation. I thought it felt funny, like more creamy, while beating thou. Will try to finish it with the triple choco I'm gona do tomorrow for night shift. :)

Oh, and no more buttercream frostings! :)

Triple choco cuppy cakes.

Okays, this should have been up like eons ago. Er... nah, just last week. No time Too lazy to post it here since I already done it in fb. Haa. Its baked specially for Joycelyn, her birthday. :) I call it triple choco cos its everything chocolate, duh. Black from inside out, literally. Chocolate cupcakes with chocolate filling and made-a-mess-anyhow chocolate frosting. *Grins*

This shall be the first entry in my cuppy cake journal. Ain't gona count the very first which I made. Those without frostings, cos it ain't a cupcake if its without frostings! Haa. Thats all for now! :)

Vanilla beans!!!! Finally found them at Paragon's Market Place. Sighs. All I can say is, atas ingredient can only be found in atas places, like the one mentioned. Haa. And the one I bought is not the most atas. There's this other brand's vanilla beans, or vanilla pods which ever, which costs 14 bucks for 2 small little beans/pods can!! I almost got that cos it was the first thing I saw. Thank God I walked the whole market place laa. Just when I was about to give up, I saw this, which costs $13.50 for 3 long beans/pods. Cheaper but still looked quite class laa. *Grins*

Ever since I started reading about baking/cupcakes only did I found out that, vanilla, the more than often forgotten flavour is actually quite an atas ingredient in the baking/cooking industry. And those cheap vanilla essences we get from supermarkets are nothing but FAKE or artificial vanilla flavouring. Some do not even contain real vanilla. Haa. Perhaps thats also why it's become such a neglected flavour, cos we're not tasting the real thing. LOL! So now that I found the vanilla beans, my next project will (obviously) be none other than vanilla cuppy cakes! After I make the vanilla sugar, that is. :)

Saw this cute little grater while walking down the aisles and I just have to get it! But I reckoned I can use it to grate chocolate shavings and stuff so its not really a buy-on-impluse thing ya. :)

Went on to Kinokuniya after that to browse through some books la. Been awhile since I last stepped into a bookstore or library (Oh, I did during my adv dip, to do assignments mainly). Haa. Not that I don't like to read. But me being the lazy me, all I ever want is to lie in bed and do brainless stuff (like watch telly or fb) after I get home from work everyday. Work is draining enough to even have any brain matter left. Haa.

But today I wanted to checkout how much that Martha Stewart's cupcake book costs so... yea. 45 bucks for one book. Okays, too much a splurge for me. Soooo, I bought this other one instead. TEN BUCKS for a 200 recipes cookbook! Plus there's savoury cupcake recipes! As you know, I'm not exactly a sweet tooth so, SAVOURY IS MY CALL! I suppose. Haa. And there's cupcakes for adults (read: alcohol content). So all you alcoholics out there, this is for you laaaa. Oh, did I mention that its just freakin 10 bucks already?! Haaaaa! Okays, to be exact, its $10.17. Lalalala.

AND.... I've decided. I'm gona keep a notebook of all the cuppy cakes I baked. Like those journal tingy. Haa. So after my tenth, I shall reward myself with that Martha Stewart's book. :) Something to keep myself motivated. *Grins.

Shagged from Hazmat training. Dehydrated +++++. Haa. The way I perspire.. will not lose to some guys I bet. Even Yanti was shocked at the amount of sweat my body produced. Her rubber gloves got wet just from adjusting my hoodie before we stepped in the smoke chamber. Haa! She didn't even touch my face laaa. Okays, in case you're wondering, the hazmat training requires you to wear the chemical agent (CA) suit and APPRECIATE the difficulties faced when working in that alien-looking suit.


Anyways, thank God that KK's designated triage area during a Hazmat incident is at the taxi stand (read: sheltered) if not, like today we only stood under the hot sun for a mere 15 mins, I'll just perspire till I dry out and DIE. Haa.

Joy's birthday's tomorrow and I am sooo gona bake her cuppy cakes. Crossing my fingers and hoping the frostings will turn out ok and the little cupcakes will turn out pretty.. :)





Gosh, even my entry is so no-strength. Zzz...

Cuppy Cakes!!

Finally, moved my arse to bake those little cupcakes. *Grins.
Been wanting to bake, read blog after blogs of cupcake making, of course I drooled after looking at some. Haa. Okays, not really a sweet tooth but the cupcake photos looked bladdy tasty and pretty, I couldn't help it laaa. So I went picking baking stuffs like cupcake liners/cups, piping bag, and the ingredients here and there. The butter was parked in my fridge for a few weeks I think. Haa, but not to worry, they don't spoil that fast. :)

Yes. Plain choco cuppy cakes. Very good for virgin cupcake baking I would say. *Gloats. The muffins previously were kinda erm... unsuccessful. Haa. So I didn't wana start off with those really fancy stuff, and I thought its wisest to do chocolatta, the most acceptable flavor.

Brought some for BFF Kevin when I went visiting just now. He's admitted for unstable angina. :( But its like the best time to bring it for him though his dietician told him to cut down on unhealthy food. Haa. Should have taken a photo of him gobbling down the cupcakes. The look on his face was.... rewarding. Haha. He even licked the papers clean can!

Okays, enough of praising myself here. The girls shall taste it on friday at my place! Prolly with some icing, if I have time. ;)

Butterflies in my tummy. Hates the feeling of uncertainty. Sighs. Worry too much maybe? Or am I just being.. woman. Is this what I really want? Though I have already, more or less, decided on what to do. Thats the thing. Choosing between what to do and what I want, any difference? But of course. Cos what I want may not be what's right to do. Duh~  Oh well, nonsense me. I'm so blaady fucking sleepy laaaaaaa.

Oh, Body Worlds' closing and I f-ing have not stepped in there yet. Rolls eyes. Sounds silly if i go alone eh? Maybe I should just face the fact that I might miss it once again.

Argh~~ I want a simple life!!

Gosh, I'm so messed.

Bank de Idea

Happy Lunar New Year to ALLLLL!!~
Been really busy recently with I don't know what, seriously. Maybe weddings (no, not me), CNY, work.. lotsa stuff. Which explains the lack of posts, or rather, short little previous entries. Each time I click on the 'new post' button my mind goes ___________________ literally. Too tired to think even nonsense.


So, now that I have a wee bit of time, and I don't really wana "neglect" this place of mine, shall share a little of my erm... joy, to whoever's reading this (yes, thats you.).


As you can see, Bank de Idea a.k.a. BDI, is what we have the hospital have for every staff to 'bank' in ideas that can either improve on work processes, increase patient satisfaction or say, have a better working environment. BUT, for some reason (I see as most people are in disfavor of changes) this BDI tingy had been neglected for quite awhile, especially my department.


Okays, I'm getting tired just like you. Long story short, we're supposed to bank enough ideas for the department to maximise our BONUS. Meaning, to get the full amount of what we deserve we have to hit quota. And I banked one just few weeks ago and IT GOT APPROVED!! PLUS, 15 bucks into my pay next month!

Haa, like its gona make alot of difference. *Rolls eyes.

Still, its a good start of the new year. I've had enough of 'tiger is a bad year', 'this is not a good year especially those born in the year of tiger" blah blah..


Kays, shall update at work later if I have time. :)