* 2 1/2 cups cake flour (not self- rising), sifted
* 2 tablespoons unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 1/2 cups sugar
* 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
* 2 large eggs, room temperature
* 1/2 teaspoon red gel-paste food color
* 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
* 1 cup buttermilk
* 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
* 2 teaspoons distilled white vinegar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line standard muffin tins with paper liners. Whisk together cake flour, cocoa, and salt.
2. With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, whisk together sugar and oil until combined. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until each is incorporated, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Mix in food color and vanilla.
3. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture in three batches, alternating with two additions of buttermilk, and whisking well after each. Stir together the baking soda and vinegar in a small bowl (it will foam); add mixture to the batter, and mix on medium speed 10 seconds.
4. Divide batter evenly among lined cups, filling each three-quarters full. Bake, rotating tins halfway through, until a cake tester inserted in centers comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer tins to wire racks to cool completely before removing cupcakes. Cupcakes can be stored overnight at room temperature, or frozen up to 2 months, in airtight containers.
5. To finish, use a small offset spatula to spread cupcakes with frosting.

P.S. Christmas Baking Session. love.

Me: That’s good enough.

What can I still ask for? I’m lucky enough to have girlfriends and buddies around to be there for me no matter what.

With love,
xoxo.

Dashing through the snow
In a one horse open sleigh
O’er the fields we go
Laughing all the way…
HO HO HO HO.

Can’t wait for christmas.
I need a Santa Baby this year

(: Shuffle bistro bar.

I wish I could explain this, but it’s not possible. I’ll only get so close before pulling away. It’s what I do. It’s all I know how to do.
Jacqueline Kelly

P.S. At times like this, I just want to run away. As much as I wish I’m independent, it proves me wrong.

P.S. Hihi Dr. can you just give me a bloody injection if I can stop falling sick?

Twelve cupcakes; Korean bbq; Keppel Bay – Prive; Henderson Waves.

P.S. NO MORE THROAT INFECTION, PLEASE.