The Boy is taking his first state exam as I write this. Five years of law school, including a year and a quarter of studying and no classes simply can't prepare you for the most important exam of your life. He will be taking six over the course of nine days, each one 5 hours long.
He was pretty calm this morning, but I could tell how often he was awake last night. When I escorted him to the exam this morning, I saw a number of tear-stained faces and was glad I hadn't chosen to study law.
So next Tuesday, it will all be over (at least until his oral exam in December). I can't wait to see what my boyfriend is like when he doesn't have anything to study for!
Montag, 18. Juli 2011
Freitag, 8. Juli 2011
Cupcakes!
Today is my roommate's birthday, so last night I made cupcakes for her. I've been practicing icing for a while so I'd be able to decorate the cupcakes with frosting roses. Unfortunately, the recipe for the frosting is based on shortening and butter, so the 80° weather didn't do much to firm up the frosting at all... I'd say they didn't come out half bad, though:
I used a recipe for chocolate cupcakes and substituted white chocolate for dark chocolate to make them white (leaving out the chocolate had disastrous results the last time I tried!). The roses came out looking more like carnations, but flowers are flowers, right?
And by the way, it took me three hours to bake and decorate 30 cupcakes. I was done shortly before midnight--just in time to light the candles!
So, the recipe for the cupcakes is from my free Betty Crocker Cookbook app:
2 C Flour
2 C Sugar
3/4 C Sour Cream
1/4 C Shortening
1 C Water
1 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Vanilla
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
2 eggs
4 oz. melted Baking Chocolate (dark chocolate works best, but white works ok, too).
Mix everything on low 30 seconds, then on high 3 minutes. Fill paper-lined muffin form 2/3 full. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes (my first batch needed 20 minutes, and my second and third batches needed 30 minutes each). Remove from pan to cool on a rack.
The icing recipe is from the Wilton website:
1/2 C solid vegetable shortening
1/2 C softened butter or margerine
1 tsp Vanilla
4 C confectioner's sugar
2 Tsp milk (I accidentally used only 2 tsp, and it was fine...)
Cream everything and gradually add sugar, scraping the sides often.
Enjoy!
I used a recipe for chocolate cupcakes and substituted white chocolate for dark chocolate to make them white (leaving out the chocolate had disastrous results the last time I tried!). The roses came out looking more like carnations, but flowers are flowers, right?
And by the way, it took me three hours to bake and decorate 30 cupcakes. I was done shortly before midnight--just in time to light the candles!
So, the recipe for the cupcakes is from my free Betty Crocker Cookbook app:
2 C Flour
2 C Sugar
3/4 C Sour Cream
1/4 C Shortening
1 C Water
1 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Vanilla
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
2 eggs
4 oz. melted Baking Chocolate (dark chocolate works best, but white works ok, too).
Mix everything on low 30 seconds, then on high 3 minutes. Fill paper-lined muffin form 2/3 full. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes (my first batch needed 20 minutes, and my second and third batches needed 30 minutes each). Remove from pan to cool on a rack.
The icing recipe is from the Wilton website:
1/2 C solid vegetable shortening
1/2 C softened butter or margerine
1 tsp Vanilla
4 C confectioner's sugar
2 Tsp milk (I accidentally used only 2 tsp, and it was fine...)
Cream everything and gradually add sugar, scraping the sides often.
Enjoy!
Abonnieren
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