Archive for April, 2007
Seven (minus one) cup sweet
My aunt is expecting a baby girl in June and she’s having her valaikaappu ceremony next Sunday. This essentially is a Hindu ritual where the 7-month pregnant mother-to-be is dolled up in her wedding finery and all the elders in the family come calling to give their blessings. They will also put on bangles for her. Glass, gold, metal…in every [...]
Filed under: Coconut, Desserts, Indian, Vegetarian | 4 Comments
Another try from the Delia Collection, Baking. This is a different take on the classic chocolate cake, with grated bits of dark chocolate throughout the crumb, which gives the cake a light, speckled colour. The taste itself is all right, but I found it a bit dry. So I piped chocolate ganache and buttercream into the tubular indentation of each mini-cake and I think [...]
Filed under: Cakes, Chocolate | 4 Comments
Spanish Blood Orange Cupcakes
Where do I begin?
I could start by apologising to all who’ve visited this blog for an entire month and not be greeted with updates of any kind.
Or I could try to placate my naggy friends who’ve been berating me for not posting anything new for eons.
Or I could list out all the reasons why I’ve been too [...]
Filed under: Cupcakes, Fruits | 8 Comments
