These profiteroles were my very first venture into making choux pastry – and it was frighteningly easy. If I had known this before, I would have attempted these much sooner. Now, I’ll be planning on making eclairs! These profiteroles are filled with fluffy, creamy nutella chocolate mousse, and are sinful to eat – especially during [...]
Archive for September, 2009
17 Sep
princess cupcakes
For my birthday a couple of months back, my friend & ex co-worker Jen gave me this cupcake kit that was the most adorable thing I have ever seen. I squealed, giggled and hugged the package to my bosom, and was ecstatic for the rest of the day. You see, the cupcake kit came with [...]
15 Sep
bridal mania pt 3 – cute as can be desserts
This is the last in the trilogy of bridal mania posts. I just wanted to show you guys the cute mini versions of my strawberry Oreo pies that I made. They were so much fun to make, and probably the easiest dessert for this bridal shower. I simply doubled the recipe, bought a bunch of [...]
15 Sep
bridal mania pt 2- vanilla bean overload cupcakes
This is the second cupcake that I made for the bridal shower. The bride and the bridesmaid wanted something simple and classic, and of course, delicious. So, since the buttermilk chocolate cupcakes took care of decadence, it was a no brainer to pair it with light and fluffy buttermilk vanilla bean cupcakes. And what pairs [...]
12 Sep
bridal mania pt 1 – buttermilk chocolate vanilla buttercream cupcakes
My friend Shirley asked me to make truffles and such for her cousin’s wedding for the wedding favours. However, I was going to be in Vietnam at the time of the wedding. Instead, I ended up baking for the bridal shower! I made 30 chocolate cupcakes and 30 vanilla cupcakes topped with vanilla buttercream icing. [...]
