Project 52 - 2014

                         So, as part of my '35 before 35', I am starting my project 52 for this year - 2014. Don't forget to keep reading my posts on the new blog as well. You can find the tab for prj 52 on the top, just beside Gayakapriya. And I wish you a very very Happy and a wonderful new year ahead. 

Merry Berry

Tres Leches Cake

            Another cake for an item in my list of '35 before 35'. Tres Leches in Spanish, means three milks. So, this is a cake soaked in three kinds of milk. I got to make this twice, but didn't take a picture even once. Very disappointing. And I am not interested in consuming few more calories, of the same taste, just to take a picture, lol. Anyway, I want to quickly give out the recipe.

Ingredients:

1. Condensed Milk
2. Evaporated Milk
3. Whole Milk ( I used 2% reduced fat milk)
4. Whipped Cream

Preparation:

1. Make a white cake using mix ( I used pineapple mix the first time)
2. Let the cake cool down
3. Poke the cake with a fork all over, when the cake is still warm
4. Mix condensed milk, evaporated milk and whole milk
5. Ladle the milk mixture over the cake making sure that the entire cake is covered
6. Cover with a cling wrap and refrigerate for an hour at the least or over night
7. Whisk the whipping cream for 10 minutes/ till it is soft and using a spatula apply it on the cake

Princess Cake for my little Princess

              It's been 4 months already, since my LO was born, and it feels only like yesterday. I must say, it's overwhelming to handle various things happening around in life, when no one seems to understand your exact mental or physical state. No matter what you are going through, people expect you to meet their expectations. And some people, try to intrude into your life not only by giving unasked suggestions but also judging you as a mother. This is uninvited particularly when you are going through the so called 'Baby Blues'. However, with loved ones around and especially with mom's support, I'm enjoying time with my sweetie to the best. I cannot thank my mom enough for what she has been to me. I hope I can be such a good mother.
              So, as I mentioned before, I have been working on this list '35 before 35' (though I now think I should make a '30 before 30' first). And one item is, to bake 12 cakes. With my LO completing her 4th month, I wanted to bake a princess cake for her, and here it is ( May be not perfect, but good enough for the first time, for an amateur).

Directions:

* Bake 3 Cakes of decreasing diameter

* Cut out a small circle from the center, to put the doll in

* Finish icing the 3 pieces to join them together. (I just used fruit jam here, to avoid cream :) and used toothpicks to hold the pieces in place)
* Start frosting the outer side of the cake

* Once this is done, place the doll in the center
* Start decorating the cake and Voila! The princess is here!!

35 before 35

             I was going through a blog post on 35 before 35, couple of days ago, and thought I should make such a list too. And I have 30 on the list already!! I have some, more than 8 years, to do these though. It might be a little early for setting up the list, but I still am doing it.

             I may not be able to share the entire list here on the blog, for it has some ideas that I may not want to share. But then, I am planning to upload some posts about those. I am also forcing DH to make one such list for himself. He is apparently not interested at this point of time, but I am not going to give up, lol.