I am LOVING this right now- not only is it Tokidoki, it’s Le Sportsac- AND it’s a cake!
outside: tons of fondant to make the tokidoki figure (and a lot of toothpicks), and to create the bag. the hearts and crossbones were hand-piped by her assistant, claire, onto wax paper, then dried and applied to the cake with more royal icing. inside: eight layers of vanilla macadamia nut cake with buttercream and a generous lashing of grand marnier.
(via the scent of green bananas)
We had to bring the husband’s iMac in for repairs at the lovely Apple Store yesterday, and thought we’d drop by Cupcakes by Sonja on our way home. The cupcakes, all eight that we bought, went quickly- so quickly that all I could photograph was the box they came in. But it’s a pretty box.
This was the second time we’ve had Sonja’s cupcakes, and have already chosen our favorites, which are:
Red Velvet Vixen. Traditional Southern Cake made with Belgian Cocoa and Cream cheese icing. My personal favorite. I will not share this, not even with my dear sweet husband.
Bunny Huggers Carrot Cake. Very moist cake made with fresh carrots topped with cream cheese frosting. Okay, so I’m a sucker for cream cheese frosting- and for carrot cake, for that matter. This is nicely done, not too spicy.
Lemon Drop. Delicious vanilla cake smoothered in our signature lemon buttercream frosting. Tangy lemon, mmmm!
Read more about Cupcakes by Sonja at these blogs (external links):
Believe me, I have no intention of turning this into a video blog- but when I came across Nigella’s Chocolate Chip Muffin recipe on YouTube, I couldn’t resist embedding it here. I love how messy Nigella is in the kitchen, because I’m the same way (see how she drips batter all over the pan while scooping).
If that isn’t super sarap, I don’t know what is.
It has arrived… as one of (yes, I spoil him) my birthday gifts to my sweet husband: The Cuisipro Donvier Ice Cream Maker. It weighs a ton, but is quite well-reviewed.
Happy Birthday, baby!
Recently, Louie and I decided we wanted something sweet and gooey- and thought that a slice of TGIFriday’s Chocolate Pecan Cluster would satisfy.
What a complete disappointment. It didn’t even come close to the photo on their menu- it was small, narrow and flat, and the accompanying cup of caramel was strangely… grainy.
Ordered as take-out from TGIFriday’s in Alabang Town Center.