August 26, 2010

We had a fun pajama party two weeks ago in celebration of my daughter’s birthday no. 6.  I made her birthday cake myself, of course!  It was appropriately themed for the party.   The cake was Mocha Chiffon Marble Cake, her special request, filled and frosted with Italian Meringue Buttercream.

We granted my 6-year old’s birthday wish.  It wasn’t really all that hard to grant.  She didn’t ask for anything outrageous for her age, say, loose diamonds. Hee hee.

The party was super fun, just as we had hoped it would be.  Cheers, y’all!

July 15, 2010

I celebrated my birthday last Saturday, birthday number three-five.   I made myself a birthday cake on Friday night.  I make birthday cakes for friends and children of friends so I thought, I ought to be night to myself, too and make myself a birthday cake. 

I made a Mocha Cake with Italian Meringue Mocha Buttercream and opted for a very simple cake decoration.  Come to think of it, I have yet to make a fondant covered birthday cake for my immediate family!  That’ll have to change soon! Anyway, at least, for my cake, the decorations were fondant.  I actually had a more elaborate design in mind, but ditched the idea for one that was stress-free to make. I also didn’t want to stay up too late and risk looking like I desperately need the best acne treatments on my birthday!

It was a yummy cake.  You can even ask hubby and my daughter! Hee hee.

Cheers to birthdays!

June 2, 2010

I’m quite sure you’ve heard (and probably even tasted!) of shark’s fin soup or shark’s fin dumplings, but shark’s fin cupcakes?  Have you ever had any?  Hee hee.

I made these for my daughter’s advance birthday celebration in school today.  These were meant for the boys as I had prepared cupcakes decorated with flowers for the girls.

I do like how these turned out.  And mind you, these are the most harmless sharks you’ll encounter so there’s no need to call your insurance agents for a insurance quote.  Hahaha!

Cheers!

My daughter’s birthday is still two months away but because hers is a summer birthday, she got to celebrate it with her classmates in advance in school today.  She and another classmate, are the only ones who have yet to turn a year older.  They had a joint cupcake party today.

For the girls, I decorated the cupcakes with colorful, summer-y flowers.  For the boys, I made simple shark-themed cupcakes.

I had a bit of a problem making the french buttercream (frosting).  The heat made it difficult for the buttercream to form and become stiff.  It was quite stressful, I must say, as I was pressed for time.  I was afraid I’ll need wrinkle cream by the time I was done.

Everything turned out well in the end.  Whew!

Mudbug/s is just one other name for crawfish.  Then again, there crawfish may also be referred to as crayfish.  Why all this mudbug talk?  For the simple reason that I still have a crawfish hangover, from the crawfeast (crawfish feast) hosted by our friends over the Memorial Weekend.

It may look harmless but it’s pincers are gonna click here and there so watch your fingers!

We had a wonderful time feasting on the cajun-spiced mudbugs…and the sides…and the desserts.  We’re already looking forward to next year’s craw fish bash.

Cheers!

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