Paula Deen’s Old Fashioned Cupcakes with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
Paula Deen's Old Fashion Cupcakes w/Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
Easy, simple and your back-to-basics old fashioned cupcakes. I am not one that possesses many skills in the art of baking, but luckily there are recipes that simplifies it so everyone can bake anything. Making cupcakes seems pretty simple, but nowadays people jazz it up with all sorts of fancy decorative frosting which to me is admirable and way too challenging for me. Fortunately, the people whom I love to bake for which includes my family and friends like it light and simple. I think I can speak for most of the older Chinese adults because they cannot handle too much sweetness. So I am pleased to show you the cupcakes which I baked and the chocolate frosting that I specifically made for my friend who loves chocolate! This frosting is not a Paula Deen recipe and I probably understand why because it doesn’t contain a lot of butter! Haha, bad joke.
Swiss Chocolate (Part 2) Lindt Swiss Premium Chocolate
Continuing from my earlier post here.
If you never seen or had Lindt Swiss Chocolate, you’ve been missing out. There was also a Grand Opening in New York in 2008 for their new store (LindtUSA.com). They had a Ceremony and a larger than life size Chocolate Sculpture made of their smaller Signature Bunnies. Here’s some pictures of the chocolate I bought in Zurich.
Swiss Chocolate Lindt Premium
More pictures after the jump!
Las Vegas Jean Phillipe Patisserie’s Chocolate Fountain at Bellagio
The world’s largest Chocolate Fountain is at the Bellagio’s Jean Phillipe Patisserie. Who can pass up all that chocolate cascading from one level to another from floor to ceiling. The only downside of looking at this tasty yet magnificent kinetic sculpture is that its enclosed in glass! The award-winning Executive Pastry Chef Jean-Philippe Maury and a team of designers and artists created this spectacular marvel that moves 2 tons of melted dark, white and milk chocolate (excuse my droolng) , pumped at 120 quarters per minute, all for our delight.
Jean Phillipe Patisserie's Chocolate Fountain at the Bellagio
After staring at the fountain, a cleaning crew came to clean my drool off the glass and floor then gave me a funny look. More after the jump!
Swiss Chocolate @ Zurich
During a layover for a connecting flight at Zurich in Switzerland, we just had to take a look at the duty free shops. We figured we better look now while our flight was delayed from heavy rain. All we can gawk at was the amount of chocolate available at the shops. We stared and we drooled…
Swiss Chocolate Cans of Lindt @ Zurich Airport
We bought a few of these cans of chocolate, just couldn’t resist.
More after the jump! Read more
Australian Homemade
Australian Homemade
115 St Marks Pl
(btw Ave A and 1st Ave)
New York, NY
Like the many chocolate joints opening up in the city such as Max Brenner, Jacques Torres, etc, Australian Homemade tries to break into this saturated market by bringing their own unique flavors and styles to the public. After only hearing about this place from softrice I decided to scour this place after my hearty lunch at Pylos for a nice cup of hot chocolate.
This shop really isn’t that big. The only thing that you can order are drinks and ice cream and there are just a few seats for you to sit in. There was no problem finding a seat because most of the time it was really empty. People don’t stay here to drink, they take it to go.
Their chocolates are designed uniquely, but it just didn’t look that appetizing to me. One piece costs $1.95, 3 for $5.95, and etc. Pretty expensive, but I’m sure it tastes pretty good.
Alright time to order my hot chocolate.
Price: $4.95
Verdict: Mm, this is a nice cup of hot chocolate. It tastes nothing like the swiss hot cocoa mix probably this isn’t one of those instant drinks. This is very rich in chocolate flavor, like a very milky flavor with a hint of minty sweetness. This is indeed an unique drink and you have to try it just once.
Recommended: Yes
Dawen ordered the mochacinno:
I usually don’t like mocha-ccinos, but this one tastes pretty good. It was sweet and creamy, but it didn’t have a lot of froth which is what I would have preferred. It also had a hint of chocolate that makes this drink a little extra special.
Recommended: Yes
As I was sipping away with Dawen, we suddenly felt the need to have an ice cream since we were surrounded by ice cream everywhere!
So we decided to order a pistachio ice cream!
Verdict: For a pistachio flavored ice cream, this is very minty. I can’t say I like it that much because of this new flavor, but it is definitely a unique try.
Recommended: If you’re a fan of pistachio, go for it, if not, dont even bother.
And this place is great to for gifts!
I definitely would recommend you guys to stop by and try out their chocolate drinks.
Health Inspection Violation Codes
AUSTRALIAN HOMEMADE
115 ST MARKS PLACE, MANHATTAN 10009
212-228-5439
Current violation points: 2
Inspection Date: 03/21/2006
No violations that present a threat to the public health or relate directly to factors which lead to foodborne illness were recorded at the time of this inspection.
1.) “Choking first aid” poster not posted.”Alcohol and Pregnancy” Warning sign not posted. “Wash hands” sign not posted at hand wash facility. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks(adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted. Inspection report sign not posted.
