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Happy New Year!

Start of a new year! My little boy is in K2, and princess is starting school, same place as her brother.

Over the weekend we made cupcakes for a get together and for some at home, since Husband loves red velvet cupcakes.


Used a repeat of this recipe, cos since Husband doesn't like change when it comes to food,  I won't google for a new one. Plus I could get like 30 cupcakes per batch! But I didn't manage to make proper frosting since:
  1. I didn't have enough icing sugar. The ants in my house are amazonian ants. They went into the supposedly air tight container and ate my icing sugar. Happily eating my icing sugar. Luckily I have some left in another packet, but wasn't enough so I ground some normal sugar to top up.
  2. Was supposed to buy mascarpone cheese but Friday plans changed, so could only get cream cheese. Frosting didn't turn out as light. Hence, sinful.
  3. Frosting wasn't enough for all! For the first time, I don't have enough frosting! Even though I used 2 blocks of cheese. Could have been exactly enough if I wasn't swirling out of control for the first batch of cupcakes hahaha.
Nevertheless, cupcakes were a hit! And my princess finally wants to help to bake. She's quite good at mixing, doesn't make a mess like the brother. 


Princess fresh from bed, helping mama mix the wet ingredients, then mix in the dry ingredients. We are sooo gonna be baking more stuff together!



Princess enjoying the cupcakes. She says they are yummy and she likes them :) Happy when my family loves what I make :)
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