Today is the second day of Ramadhan... am home alone and VERY EARLY at the office. Am at the office at 630 am! WOW! usually am at the office by 9 *sheepish*
Rite, remember i told you how i was missing my lab and was experimenting with cake flavors and stuff in my last post? Well, today i'll be revealing the results!
EXPERIMENT 1: BLACKFOREST CUPCAKES!
*sorry folks... my cake looked massacred here :(*
Description: Blackforest cake (chocolate cake with cream cheese and cherry fillings)
Results : 6/6 lab rats commented that the cake is yummy.
Conclusion: YAAY!!!!
EXPERIMENT 2: APPLE CRUMBLE CUPCAKES!
*the before and while being eaten cupcake pics*
Description: Apple cake with crumbles... vewy BRIT-ISH i must say (the haughty brit aristocrat tone)
Results : 4/7 lab rats commented that the cake is yummy.
2/7 lab rats said the cake is a little too sweet
1/7 lab rats said need more apple to add contrast to the cake sweetnes <--BRAVO!!
Conclusion: maintain recipe but needs a bit of tweaking :D
EXPERIMENT 3: ITALIAN TIRAMISU!!
*tiramisu is truly a FEEL GOOD dessert. i personally loved this*
Description: Mousse-y feel cheesecake with coffee tang and the classic italian lady fingers!
Results : 3/7 lab rats LOVED this cake.
4/7 lab rats said the cake is good (as they are more partial to my apple crumbles)
Conclusion: excellent recipe to be kept and served during fancy2 occasions :)
EXPERIMENT 4: PEANUT BUTTER CUPCAKE!
*peanut butter cuppies!*
Description: peanut butter cupcakes with a little chocolaty flavor
Results : 6/6 lab rats not really are not heads over heels in love with this
Conclusion: yeah... the cake is rather bland and not peanut-y enuf. Ill be improving this recipe as it held potential. perhaps some peanut butter fillings would do the trick ;)
EXPERIMENT 5: CRANBERRY CRUMBLE!
*cranberry crumble cake.... can u spot the cranberry?*
Description: heaps of cranberries in the cake batter with crumbles
Results : many lab rats loved this *lose count coz brought it to nina's party*
Conclusion: yeah... the cake taste is BETTER than apple crumble... but again the cranberries
are
rather expensive :D
EXPERIMENT 6: CRANBERRY CHEESE CUP
*cranberries in cheesey batter-ala-mousse*
Description: since nina piled me with lots of dried cranberries, i decided to make this. cheesy mascarpone batter with cranberries.
Results : many lab rats loved this *again, i lose count coz brought it to nina's party*
Conclusion: oklaaa.... i would prefer my tiramisu though... heeeee
EXPERIMENT 7: RAINBOW CUPCAKE!