Caramel Apples

Caramel Apples

I made these yesterday since my sister has been bugging me about Caramel Apples. Me and my youngest sister are fond of SanFo Treats shop in SM (ShoeMart) that whenever we decided to hang out there we buy at least an apple to share. But the thing is, it is no longer there so yeah. Then I came across this recipe in the Food Network website and decided to make it.

It's really funny since my mom had this weird expression in her face when I told her I'm going to make some caramel apples for us. In the end, she also wanted one. I even joked saying I thought she didn't like the idea, then she replied back by saying she didn't say anything.

I decorated some of the apples with sprinkles and nonpareils. I love the ones with sprinkles/nonpareils, it made the apples more crunchier. And to tell you the truth, even with lots of sweets in that caramel, (maple syrup, brown sugar and corn syrup) it's not that sweet. Even my brother who rarely eats desserts except for cheesecakes, ate one. I guess the apples' tartness contemplates the sweetness of the caramel that makes the taste just right. So yeah, my mom ate two apples, I ate three, my sisters well I dunno. I made 11 caramel apples yesterday and there's only one left. Go figure. Haha.

Cupcakes for a friend

Chocolate Cupcakes with Caramel Sauce

I was planning to bake a Chocolate cake with caramel filling for my friend on his birthday. Unfortunately, I can't find the right cake box-- no, wait... I couldn't find any cake box with the right size for my cake. It's so frustrating right? So I decided to make Chocolate cupcakes instead... then I even bought the wrong box size or the wrong cupcake holder size. But I couldn't do anything so I just go with the flow... Sheesh.

It's a basic chocolate cupcake that I used in the past then I made the caramel sauce which I got the recipe from the book. Oh well, I took a lot of time in that. :) We celebrated my friend's birthday on my sister's birthday (my friend's birthday is May 30 while my sister is 31). I was supposed to make cakes for them but then with the cake box disaster I didn't and my sister chose chocolate chip cookies for her. I made both pastries the same day. I didn't take any picture of it since my sisters hogged the cookies lol.

I'm happy that I got a new phone. Now my phone is upgraded to 3MP camera... hahahaha... my pictures are not blurry anymore. But I still feel the need of buying my own digicam... sheesh.. have to save up money...

Apple Cake Tatin

Apple Cake Tatin

I got the recipe from Barefoot Contessa. My mom watched with us and told me it looks good so she told me to make one. Being a good daughter, I made it. Lol. :P I really didn't like the cake that much though, it's too sweet because of the caramel and the apples. This is like the Pineapple Upside-down Cake, just so you know. Maybe I need to look for my Pineapple Upside-down cake recipe that I got from college. Ho hum... :D