nuts

I pretty much focused on the colours this time.  Obviously, the white choco chip-with-peanut intention was there but I was more excited about getting the half and half effect.

rose IS red

 Naturally, the first color will be rose  and so I put some few couple of drops into the batter.  It looked red, really.

I was not sure what the other colour would be.

I had green, blue and yellow.

Yellow was out of the equation as the batter was somewhat darker than that, and I didn't want it to look just brown.

violet resulted from blue

I had other plans with the green, so blue it was.  I did expected it to be lighter and darker at the same time, and I'll explain what I mean.

I thought it was light in the bowl,  but when the cupcakes came out, they looked quite dark.

I think I need to read some about colouring food.  Maybe (likely) there are some rules that will yield optimal results.

Here is the the photo of the batter just before the cups were placed into the oven. 

pepsi logo

 I thing my method worked, I was quite happy with the great divide.  You'd notice though that the blue almost looks black.

deep inside I'm blue

 I was too caught up with the half-and-half cupcake that I really was not able to take photos of the horizontal set--I did however, tasted that batch first.

coloured cupcakes

Overall, I am very pleased with the cupcakes, I do have lessons learnt.

•  Put more batter of the top colour, so that the bottom color doesn't show through
• Put less (and the same) amount of batter on each container so they don't overflow / crack
• Get plain cups so they don't clash

sweet notes

drawing board

After purchasing my white choco chips, I had been thinking about what to do with it.

First, I thought I needed to make it less sweet and so I bought some chopped peanuts.  As a bonus, the slight saltiness would works nicely for me.

Then I remembered the photo my friend, Michael sent me.  The cupcake with horizontal stripes.  As I planned to make small cupcakes I don't think I can manage more that two stripes.  Maybe I'd call it Two-Face.

Obviously, I thought I ought to try horizontal stripes as well.

And so I started writing those ideas down, so I won't forget.  Not that it is likely.

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As I'm typing this, I thought maybe I should make plain pink ones with white choco chips on top because it perfectly matches the cupcake cups that I have!

was it good?

My best friend asks me after I posted the same photo on her wall. So, was it? I ask myself.

I think the better question would be what was I expecting?

I think I am making this more complicated that it actually is, and I think too that I should start at the beginning.

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There are two previous occasions where we had come across this cupcake.

The first time, we just finished a VERY hearty meal and there was no way we could take another bite. But looking at them made my mouth water, and I had convinced myself that I was hungry. Luckily, someone wonderful pointed out that it wouldn't be a good idea to get a cupcake. In fact, it was a horrible idea.

The second time was slightly more complicated. We had a lighter meal compared to the first incident--that was no means light, just so I am absolutely clear. We later had drinks--yes, drinks in the cafe and at some point found that there was actually room for a cupcake. But just when we were about to order, a dozen chicken wings from another establishment miraculously found its way to our table.

Sorry girls.

Then, tonight.

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I am quite sorry that my best friend was not with me. But let me tell you about the cupcake. And my thoughts.

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I always thought that the cupcake appealed to me, but I also always knew that it wouldn't be great.

Not only not great, in fact, I knew it was going to be so so.

Why?

1. High expectations - I've imagined what it should taste like.
2. Anticipation - Two. Failed. Attempts.
3. Experience - I've had one cupcake from this place before and it was quite dry.

So there I was, knowing what I knew, feeling that feeling in my gut yet I just went with it.

And after everything. I think to myself, I knew what was gonna happen, I knew it was not worth all the drama. For a fact. What did I expect?

Nothing that didn't happen.

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I can't help but feel that it was all wasted time.

But, oh well.

There really wasn't anything else to do but move on--to what I know would truly make me happy :)

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Past tense?