is there a type of cake your mom always made for your birthday when you were growing up? i have a theory that the u.s. is roughly divided between funfetti birthday cake kids and german chocolate birthday cake kids. those always seemed to be the two flavors present at my classmates' elementary school birthday parties. personally, [...]
british english is so much better than american english.* especially the insults. i'd much rather call someone a tosser or a prat than an idiot or a dumbass. i'd also like to start saying "cheers" in place of "thank you." apparently brits call sprinkles "hundreds and thousands"?? that's cool. it's sort of a mouthful but it [...]
the cheesecake factory has a massive tome of a menu, filled with a huge number of appetizers, entrées, and desserts. "over 250 dishes," it reads, "made fresh every day." WHAT? HOW? OVER 250? WHAT DOES "FRESH" MEAN THEN? you can walk into any of the restaurant's 185 locations and order filet mignon, or an egg roll, or a mac n [...]
i don't mean to brag, but i think it's safe to say that i was the tooth fairy's favorite little kid. our relationship went waaaay past the conventional money-for-tooth exchange. she left notes under my pillow every night, regardless of whether i'd lost a tooth. sometimes the notes were even accompanied by small gifts: a thimble, [...]
i have writer's block or maybe i should call it a strawberry jam SORRY you’ll need a 6-inch cake ring and a 6×20 strip of acetate cake (recipe from chocolate moosey) 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries 1 tbsp water 2 cups flour, sifted 1 1/2 cups + 2 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp baking powder 1 tsp kosher [...]
a few months ago, while trying to stay awake in ap calc, i pulled out my notebook and jotted down a list of momofuku-style cake ideas. christina's cakes are deliciously novel, setting a precedent for layer cakes with textured fillings and exposed sides. unfortunately, they often require special order ingredients like pistachio paste and passionfruit puree. admittedly, [...]
hotline bling [drake on cake]: pink lemonade cake, lemon buttercream wild for the night [a$ap rocky road]: brownies, chocolate buttercream, marshmallows, walnuts lose yourself [eminem]: chocolate cake, vanilla buttercream, m&ms trap queen [funfetty wap]: funfetti cake, cream cheese buttercream
chocolate, coffee, and banana might seem like a weird flavor combination, but think about what you grab on your way out the door in the morning. probably a banana and a cup of coffee, right? this is just an elevated version of that. the cake itself is identical in flavor to banana bread, but much [...]
the first boy i remember having a crush on was marth, one of the characters from super smash bros. then it was link, another character from the game. i definitely had (have) a thing for animated boys with swoopy hair and swords. when it came to actually playing, i always chose pikachu because i thought (he? she?) had [...]
okay, imagine the best oatmeal cookie you've ever had. for me, that's firm but chewy, with a hint of cinnamon and no raisins. now imagine it smothered in a viscous, buttery, saccharine caramel. straight liquid gold. top it with a creamy, melt-in-your-mouth custard, and garnish with some sifted cocain- powdered sugar. this is crack pie. [...]
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