CUPCAKE EXPERIMENTO!

Another cupcake combo became lodged in my head... blackberries and chocolate. They turned out gorgeously, especially with the cream cheese blackberry icing, oh my!

BREAD... AGAIN + MYSTERY MUFFINS

I have certainly not given up on the bread front! Our housemate's lovely (and talented) boyfriend moved in with us for a few months and brought an arsenal of baking tools with him. One such delightful item was a bread book. I borrowed it (along with his scale) and produced these nearly perfected loaves.

Around the same time, I threw together an old favourite, muffins! (I believe it was banana chocolate chip... but I still enjoy referring to them as mystery muffins). I remember them being supremo delicio.

DEGREE SHOW DELICIOUSNESS!

I don't recall posting my epic degree show cupcake baking bonanza on here! I went all out, because my design work is, well, adequate, I thought why not WOW potential employers with my baked goods. I don't think any industry members were there, nor took notice, but at least my fellow students were pleased.

Chocolate Black Cherry Kirsch

Boston Cream

Mojito

Red Velvet

Vanilla Rooibos with toffee icing.

I know the icing looks look a dollop of, well something unpleasant, but it was the best icing i've ever made.

This is just another shot of the chocolate packing cakes I made with pistachios, chocolate chips and black cherries.

PACKING CAKES!

To accompany such an arduous task as packing up your belongings, I prepared a variety of cupcakes with pistachios and black cherries + chocolate chips! I recently made some peppermint chocolate ones to take to a job interview. Sadly I didn't photograph them, but man were they TASTY!

STRACHIO!

The latest cupcake experiment, strawberry pistachio. The pistachio is certainly subtle in flavour!

DROOLING

I've been so busy, I've forgotten to post about food – that and I haven't have enough time to prepare anything exciting.

Banana Cream Pie Cupcakes

Naughty Strawberry + Chocolate Chip Milkshake

Pesto Pizza w/ Homemade Crust

My friend George is a genius in the kitchen. He's not even vegan and he created this phenomenal and simple dish. I can honestly eat this every single day (and have been pretty much).

ONE HAPPY VEGAN

A few recent culinary delights, plus a visit to the new vegan tea room, the October Cafe!

First, sweet potato + kale enchilada casserole. It was superb! I didn't really have proper layering items, so I used torn up pieces of flat bread mixed with bits of tortilla. Soo good.


I had an intense Boston Cream donut craving, so I thought, why not try it in cupcakes. The goo in the middle didn't taste like the donut sauce, but it was still awesome! I made half the batch with the filling inside and half, I cut the cupcakes and gave them middle layer.


I have been wanting to try spring rolls for awhile. The first round I made when I was tired and impatient, so the filling bits were too hot and started turning the filo into dough. The trick is to let the filling cool completely before assembling. I also threw together a sweet and sour sauce with red peppers, pineapples, tomato paste, tamari and who knows what else. It was pretty tasty. The side dish was a hasty noodle salad with radishes, cucumbers, spring onions, carrots and a sesame/tamari/ginger/garlic dressing. Spicy and simple!


Love this new place, the October Cafe near Old St. The owner was lovely + I had a yummy mango milkshake and the most stellar cheesecake in the universe. Serious. I can't wait to go and try their afternoon tea!