I thought long and hard about the cake I would bake to celebrate one year of blogging, scratched many designs and flavours, and last night... I finally just did it. Instead of doing fancy buttercream designs like I had intended to, I decided to keep it simple and homey, very much what I like to … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Ellebug!
I have made approximately two cheesecakes in my life, with one successful biscuit crumb base, and the other turning a little too toasty (as I wasn't even supposed to set the base in the oven for that recipe). Last week I received an order from a colleague for a classic cheesecake for her sister's birthday, … Continue reading 2 am Water Baths
Well can't you see that it's just raining? There ain't no need to go outside... But there is a need to make some hot pancakes, cover them in maple syrup and proceed to eat them in your over-sized t-shirt while catching up to Comedy news on a Sunday morning! Whether it's with a loved one, … Continue reading Banana Pancakes
Chocolate was made to be eaten with oranges. At least, that's something I have always believed, considering how the flavour combination sort of explodes in my mouth. Chocolate and oranges, or chocolate and raspberries, just perfection. For some reason last week I was craving Jaffa Cakes, but since I didn't feel like giving into it... … Continue reading Favourite Flavour Combinations
I, like many other bakers, have a horrible habit of hoarding; whenever I walk past a grocery store, I feel the need to stock up on eggs, butter, flour, sugar, buttermilk, vanilla, etc. In fact, I just did it again yesterday, and upon doing a quick inventory check, I found that I have: 3 1/2 … Continue reading An Excess of Buttermilk, Bananas, and Chocolate Chips
Brown butter,brown butter,love of my life,only wish I couldwrite a better ode. The traffic was sooooo horrendous coming home from work last night, even though I had stayed an extra half hour in the hopes that traffic would ease up by then. But nooooooo, resistance is futile. You will get chlamydia and die stuck in traffic, … Continue reading Brown Butter Blueberry muffins
It's the first day of a brand new calendar year, however unlike my school days, a new year means little besides switching my desk calendar to a brand new one (I think I'm going with a word a day calendar this year...) as everything else remains the same. Mayhaps I'll start tracking a change in … Continue reading Savouring 2012
I am currently in the holiday state of mind, ready to slip on my flip-flops, bikini, slap on the suntan oil and spend the day on the sand with a good book and a frilly looking cocktail. Here on the Equator, we're lucky enough to have constant holiday weather, but I'll do you one better: … Continue reading Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies
I've given the blog a bit of a revamp, changing the name from The Happy Hufflepuff to Ellebug. This is due to the fact that The Happy Hufflepuff is not a very sustainable name, considering the legalities involved with using a name from the Harry Potter world. If I am ever to branch out of … Continue reading Ellebug Bakes
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