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Firsts!

August 12th, 2008

A. First post

There are so many cupcake blogs around and I just love reading most of them. I admire those creative souls who churn out beautiful, inventive (and delicious, I imagine) little cakes. I also love their honesty in posting what went wrong in their tests and how they plan to improve on the recipe the next time around – such perseverance! But then, that is a trait that a dedicated baker must have.

And so, inspired by all those delicious blogs, here is my very own featuring my cupcake repertoire – available for orders! – and some anecdotes behind their creations. Many thanks to my friend H._ who urged me to jump into the blogging bandwagon!

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B. First cupcake

The very first cupcake I made was called “Anniversary Cake.” Why it was called that I have no idea. I got the recipe from my mother. It was originally a sheet cake but sometimes we bake it into cupcakes. It was like a brown sugar butter cake with raisins and nuts. It was very flavorful and soft and unfrosted. Things were still simple back then. Nowadays, cupcakes are all dressed prettily. Cupcakes are definitely back and are better than ever.

As what all baking gurus say, all ingredients must be of the superior kind so I only use the finest. I shy away from the overly sweet confectioner’s sugar-based buttercream icing. I am a ganache devotee so most of my cupcake offerings have this as topping. Decorating cupcakes is a challenge and I always look for inspiration around me. One thing I make sure is that all my decors are edible. I do not use fondant, though.

There are countless flavors I still want to try but for now, my cupcake repertoire racks up to 17 variants. I do hope you give them all a try!

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