A friend of ours turned 30 yesterday. A gift was in order, but we didn’t want to get the usual CD/DVD. Why not bake something, with heart and love and muscle-power! The task was clear, it had to be cupcakes! A birthday cake is so 2004, and cupcakes are just nicer for a party, especially [...]
I generally don’t like bake-mixes and there are only two I use on a kinda- regular basis. One of them is a French Chocolate Tarte and the other one Dr. Oetkers “Maulwurfkuchen” (Mole-Cake). Named after its appearance, it looks like a mole-hill. It consists of fluffy chocolate cake with a creamy filling. I usually pimp [...]
Hubby’s last birthday brought about the opportunity to try something new in the baking department. After consulting my favourite recipe-magazine “lecker” I knew I just had to try Cynthia Barcomi’s cinnamon rolls. The pictures were awesome. May admittedly didn’t call for recipes using cinnamon, but the rolls also have raisins in them. At least one [...]
Damn you, Bakerella. Damn you and your deliciously witty blog posts about all things yummy. And for being the first blogerella to use that name and beating me to it. See, the problem is: I love those cookie cutters. Adore them, even. Want them so much. What I would give to push these little buggers [...]
Lately Hubby’s good pal and colleague Rob has been on Soccer-Mom duty. Means: he had to drive Hubby home after work or to work in the morning so I could take our car and do with it as I please. His help has been highly appreciated and not taken for granted, since it meant for [...]
It’s no secret that I’m madly in love with anything out of the muffin family. Blueberry? Bring it on. Cherry-chocolate? Hell yeah! Having been brought up in a household that emptied at least one glass of Nutella a week, I was pleasantly surprised as I stumled over this recipe over at the bakingsheet. Mmh, cupcakes [...]
Good fences make good neighbors. At least Robert Frost thought so. I have to disagree, at least regarding our last flat’s neighbors. Below us lived a darling old lady, Mrs. A, who never complained after a party and always helped out with an onion or some vinegar. She was always friendly and talkative, but left [...]
I took some time out of my very moderately quite not at all busy day to do something nice for my hubby. So here’s what I did: That first one was for the cook’s refreshment only then the single steps to muffin heaven and tadaaaa: I think they’re yummy and very nice, as I’m eating [...]
