Archive for the 'Baking' Category


• My perfect cupcake recipe

petraas-perfect-cupcakes

Since the time me and my sister baked the perfect cupcakes in the galley of the Stad Amsterdam, I’m trying to replicate them in my own kitchen. What I need to accept after several tries, is that they will never rise like the ones in the galley with the perfect oven… that’s a pity but [...]

7 Comments January 15th, 2011


• Decorated cupcakes

cupcakes

Tomorrow is my sister’s birthday and as a treat for her colleagues she wanted to make decorated cupcakes. She asked me to help, so I happily joined her.
I made and applied the frosting, and was a supporter, she did the baking and decorating, the important things :-)

8 Comments November 6th, 2009


• Birthday cake

birthday cake

Last week my nephew Bram turned 4. As a starting tradition he always orders his birthday cake with me. And off-course I feel honored with such a request. This year the pre-condition was that it should be red, for a while now that’s his favorite color, I have no clue from whom he got that…. ;-)
I was very pleased with the result, [...]

1 Comment December 16th, 2008