My V'day
Totally an unexpected V'day with the boy. I even told myself that "awwww, I will be spending my Vday alone this year!" So totally prepared that he won't be booking out on the 14th Feb but yeah I do really have to thanks "government" for allowing all the NS man who has to RT to have their nights out. At least, to the least, I got to spend my V'day night with him (: Though its just 3 hours spent together, im far more thankful for this!
How's everyone Valentine's day? Getting pampered by your man? (:
Before I get my night started, I thought of maybe I could bake something for him and his family. I have always been intrigued by red velvet cupcakes and more recently so when I have tasted a few red velvet cupcakes from different bakery. It is soooo classic and every other bakery has that. But I really want a good red velvet cupcake recipe and I guess I have finally found it.
So some people actually asked me what does red velvet means? Red velvet cake usually surfaces as a buttermilk cake with a lot of red food coloring in it to give it its distinctive color. The exact origins of the cake are unknown, and there are plenty of theories out there that try to explain how the cake got to be red. The original red velvet cake is said to have had a reddish hue that was caused by the reaction between natural cocoa powder and an acidic ingredient, like buttermilk. You can observe a slight reddish tint in chocolate cupcakes made with these two ingredients. Even a small amount of cocoa powder will tint the cake more brown than red, however, so even if this classic recipe began in this way, it really is the red food coloring that makes it what it is today.
Giving Red velvet cupcakes to your loved ones has its own meaning too (: “A red velvet cupcake makes the heart young again and wipes out the years.”
RED VELVET CUPCAKE RECIPE
(Adapted from Divas Can Cook)
Ingredients: (makes 24)
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt
11/2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon red food colour
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoons apple cidar vinegar
1/2 cup of plain hot coffee
Despite the earlier thoughts that I knew that I wont be seeing him, I made my way down to Yishun and look for his Mum to chit-chat and also to pass her the gift that I bought. This is when I received message from him that he is able to book out for 3 hours. He's like "Wanna have dinner with me?" Of course, how could I say NO to my man. I'm overjoyed and trained down to Jurong east to look for him.
He recommended this Canton paradise partly because it has the shortest queue compared to the rest of the restaurant. But the dimsum was fairly good. But price wise, HAHA, pocket burnt.
He got me a stalk of rose despite the fact that he was rushing. But still, thanks my man (:
This Cheese Bacon is heavenly good that I want to order another serving.
The rest of the Dimsum were nothing special, standard dish that most people will choose.
Retarded us! THE CAPTION SAYS "THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE EATEN A PAO!"
I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes close. I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common lady with common thoughts and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, you has always been enough.
Till then.
