11.11.11 My Brother's Wedding

When my youngest brother told us that they were tying the knot this year, I volunteered immediately to make their cake.  I was really excited because I was about to be finally given the opportunity to design my first wedding dessert table.

Cards (brother) and MJ (SIL) didn't ask for any specific design, they just wanted 5 small cakes for their ninongs and ninangs (sponsors), and a simple cake to cater to their small number of guests. 

I just asked MJ her favorite color.  I also asked them if they wanted to incorporate a touch of ragnarok (online game) theme into their cupcakes since that's where they met.  They both liked the idea, so there... :)

To add style to the upper part of the dessert table I added paper flowers hanging from the ceiling.

Then Marc spray painted our old basket with white to achieve a shabby chic appeal.  It's where we placed cookie giveaways.  We added the paper flower and hand made sugar flowers to enhance the design.

Btw... those sugar flowers were also hand made.

We originally planned for ragnarok characters as their cake topper, but the weather was weird making it difficult for the gumpaste to harden.  Designing and using cookies as bride and groom cake toppers saved me from more added work. :D

Here's an overall look of my first dessert table. 

Right before the newly weds were about to drink their wine, the choco-banana truffles were all gone. =P~

A Sea of Porings

Choco-banana cakepops and truffles

I hand painted all the Porings' mouth the day itself, during the time we were waiting for our ride to the wedding venue.

I hope you enjoyed the rest of the photos.  Here's something to sum it all up...

Cheers to the newly weds!!!  :x    Hooray for our growing family! <:-P


I wish nothing but a fruitful (cute and smart babies) and happy married life that will last forever.  I pray that the two of you will succeed in every endeavor that you will decide to pursue.  We will always be here to support you. XOXO


 
   love,

Pizza and Chocolate Cake: A Mother's Day Special

Last Sunday it rained really hard, so much so, that we were not able to go out to celebrate Mother's day. So there we were, stuck at home on Mother's day.  But then, I took advantage of the coolness of the weather and stayed all day in the kitchen, which I cannot usually do on a normal hot day.  That was why we were able to prepare two recipes: Pizza and chocolate cake!

I was also relieved we didn't have to go out since I was a bit excited to try the design I was planning for Mama.  I got the idea from the Internet and thought that it would be nice to put it in a cake.

I have several collections of chocolate cake recipes but I wasn't exactly contented with any of them. For days, I researched and researched for the moistest chocolate cake recipe I could find.  I know that research entails a lot of trial and error but I just watched several videos and judged the moistness according to their texture, using none other than my sense of sight.  LOL!  

 

Lucky for us, I hit the jackpot!  True to its form, the cake was extremely moist that you would no longer need a lot of fudge in order to make cake pops out of it.  (For those who are not aware, in general you'll need to add a generous amount of fudge to make the cake crumbs stick together.)  

The supposedly cake pops… but my husband likes to call it munchkins.  Well, since there were no sticks available at the time, munchkins it is.

See the moistness?  I tried drizzling some with a few melted candy coatings.  Just a trial for future projects.

I also added a caramelized chocolate kisses in the middle of the second batch. (Thank you Mar for these creamy goodies!) 

I did the same approach in my quest to find the most creamy fudge recipe.  I didn't use the fudge recipe from the chocolate cake baker.  Instead, I paired the cake from another bakers fudge recipe.

The combination made the whole family happy since everyone enjoyed both the texture and the taste.  Even I, who have developed a slight allergy to chocolates, was able to eat it.  Thanks to the smooth texture it doesn't stay long within the throat area.  Of course I still need to rinse it immediately with mouthwash and drink plenty of water afterwards, but even if I do the same thing with other recipes or chocolate based food, pharyngitis still develops after.  (A recurring illness that often bugs me since the day I lost my tonsils.  I have no idea if there's any significance though.)

Anyway, the supposedly simple celebration almost turned out to become a feast since there were only four of us who needed to devour all of these.

Good thing my brother planned to visit his fiancée the same day, so he brought the other half of the cake. The remaining cake was the one I experimented in making cake pops.

What a wonderful way to spend a rainy summer Sunday. *Smile*