Hostess Cakes' Twinkies Is Back!

Photo credit: hostesscakes.com

I am so happy that the all-time fave sponge cake of America is now officially back in the store shelves today - 15 July 2013! I am not even from the US but my happiness is sort of jumping out of my skin right now because I can ask family and friends to buy me this tasty and soft treat. (Note: Do eat in moderation though.)

So, if you have missed Twinkies and other Hostess Cakes products, then head to your nearest grocery and buy them before they run out of stock.

Party Supplies Business

I am thinking of so many business to engage in when I have the right amount of capital to start with. I have a list of the business I want to pursue if ever I save enough money. One of the business I have in mind is to put up a party supplies store and a custom cake bakery. The combination is perfect!

The party supplies store will have the knick-knacks needed in parties of different kind. There will be various types and colors of balloons, streamers and banners, tables and stackable chairs for less, confetti, paper plates and cups, utensils, party hats and noise makers and party favors. The added convenience of having a party supplies store is the custom-cake bakery which will cater to the clients. It will be a party supplies store all in one.

I know it will cost me a fortune to set this up. My in-laws are willing to share and offer a place I can rent out or even use for free but it is not in the city. It is still early to say since I do not have the capital yet but it is all in my head now. If this does not pan out as I hoped to be then I can pursue my other interests in the retail world of fashion.

Red Velvet Cake

   I haven't tasted this cake yet. Although I see this in some bake shops in the US, I actually haven't seen any here in Dubai. I was a bit curious about this Red Velvet Cake. So I searched the internet and found out the following:

1. It's origin is not well defined. Some said it came from Waldorf-Astoria in New York while others claimed that the recipes appeared in a number of 19th century cookbooks.

2. The cake must have some cocoa but not much because it is not a chocolate cake.

3. Red food dye is used to the cake batter to make it red.

4. Cream cheese frosting is commonly used to frost this red cake.

5. This cake made an appearance in the 1989 movie Steel Magnolias.

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Ace of Cakes

I was casually browsing the Internet for floor plans and was not sure how I ended up checking Chef Duff's creative cake creations.

I checked pictures upon pictures of beautiful, spunky and very creative cake designs he had made with his team. I have not heard of him yet but he has a show in the FoodNetwork which I normally don't watch given my dislike for cooking and anything involving the use of the kitchen (except when I need to get food from the fridge to munch).

Check out  samples of their cakes and tell me who will not drool over these yummy-looking cakes! I wish I can taste one...

Girls Talk - Comfort Food

I thought the previous month's GT theme would never end. Too much revelation, I tell yah! ;)

Anyway, here's another revelation but this time it's on the palatable side. I'm not really sure how to define comfort food. Is it a weakness that make you hungry for more? Or is it the food you chow down when you're upset or stress-eating???

So, to clarify that, I am posting the 'comfort food' I define as something that makes me weak in the knees - chocolate cake! I just love chocolate cake specially the moist and spongy ones. I am not a chocolate bar lover per se but when it comes to chocolate cakes, I am a major fan. Yum!