Author: carrieshanks

I am a proud mom of a 16 years old boy. I am Chinese with a little Dutch descent and was born and raised in Indonesia. Moved to Texas to be with my better half. I love cooking, baking to anything artsy … when I have the time. I enjoy creating stuffs..and watching people enjoy what I create. Cooking and baking are my passion. When I am bored and not doing any baking nor cooking, I found myself sitting with a sketch book or canvas, though I also like to work my scribbling online. Any form to let my ideas flowing from my head. Being away from home is what made me live in my kitchen. I found it hard to find food that I missed which suit to my taste. I started cooking first then after few years paying so much on celebration cakes I dare myself with a little push from my co-worker to start entering the baking area. I learned using fondant after one night sitting and playing with playdough with my son and making little figurines. And of course with so many episode of CakeBoss, I am obsessed with this cake world. So here I am sharing with you with what I have been prepared for my friends and family. Hope you enjoy my blog, and as always any positive comments or opinions are welcome…Be Sweet ;).

Patience is a virtue

In this case, my patience could be a yummy treat for ones I love . Ok as I mentioned on my earlier blabber session, that I have done quiet a bit of research of these little balls call cake balls. Some of the people that had made them said it’s easy, some said the other way. From…

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Cake Balls

I have been fighting this little image on my head for the sake of my diet that just started last week. Yeah finally gave in to the good conscious. However this sweet little chocolate ball images with pastel color drizzle keep floating around me. Tempted? YES. It started few weeks back when I bought this book…

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Torture Session

Let me tell you something..diet and food network are not a good combination at all! Frustration from editing and trying to make the website and blog working made me switch the channel to food network. Oh well it certainly does not help my diet! Now I am thinking about all those goodies they are showing. Yum…

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“Special” Peanut Butter Cupcakes

I baked and brought to work and of course my husband’s office mates got some too, Peanut butter cupcakes. Wonderful recipe! As usual when my son sees me cooking he will show a little enthusiasm for a little bit. He wants to help and of course I let him. So I give him a very important…

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Chocoffee cake with coffee buttercream

This image of chocolate coffee cake with the chocolate covered coffee bean has been floating around my mind since couple weeks ago. I just could not get rid of it. I think it is all because it’s not part of this diet and therefore I am craving and keep imagining stuffs that I can’t have….

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Roller Coaster Diet

It has been a roller coaster experience when it comes to dieting. Not easy to do any kind of diet when my mind is full of ideas of what to cook. I know that I have to lose weight. I have been trying, not that I do not try at all, but I do not…

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Pumpkin Rules

Pumpkins in the air I am not a fan of pumpkin before I tried a pumpkin roll cake with cream cheese that my co-worker made for Thanksgiving last year at work. It was soft, moist and the creaminess of the cream cheese was oh so good. She is a baker, a good baker while me..not…

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Who What When Why

Welcome to my blog. This is where I put all of my journal mostly my culinary journey and other important things that put color in my life. Let’s start with the who, I am a proud mom and wife, works for an advertising specialties company here in Dallas. It’s all about me and my food…

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