166. A season for Everything...

Dear all,

Thank you for your many years of continuous support for Chris' Pantry.
I would like to inform you that I will be halting my baking from November thru till end of January to concentrate on resting prior to my baby's delivery, then going through delivery and finally, doing my confinement to get back into health, so that I can get back into action asap - hopefully in time for CNY!

As much as I love to be able to continue with baking (even for this month and next!), I've been suffering back pains and aching feet from just barely 3.5hours of work in the kitchen. Hence, my decision to stop by end October.

Please feel free to continue emailing me with regards to any queries for after CNY. I will still be accessing my mailbox, and will reply as soon as I'm able to. I really have no idea how busy I will be with bubs, but from what I hear, I wouldn't have time for anything else! :0S But we'll see...

In the meantime, my apologies for being unable to cater to all Christmas orders this year! Not to worry, there's always next!

Yours truly,
Chris Ur Baker

165. Cupcakes

Dense yet moist Vanilla cupcakes filled with Strawberry jam is what's under these lovely decorated cupcakes. I'm surely gonna bake some of these for myself soon! F ordered these well in advance for me to practice drawing those elmo, goat & cow cartoons free hand.
Hope you enjoyed them gal! It was nice to see you again! You're looking good. :0)

164. Peanut Butter & Chocolate cake

Can't go wrong with these 2 "match made in heaven" flavours - Peanut Butter & Chocolate!

I made this for my Hub's birthday last week, as per his request. It is my first time experimenting with these flavours (as common as they are) and finally, after some research, I came up with this...

Presenting, my PBC cake! I layered fluffly and moist chocolate sponge cake with decadent layers of cream cheese peanut butter spread and iced it with Dark Belgium Chocolate ganache. I made this specially as a 4-layered cake. I have to say though, that it isn't for the faint-hearted!!!



















After eating the cake, along with all of Chern's friends (being my guinea pigs), I will now only make it as a 3-layered cake, but with one layer of chocolate ganache and one layer of cream cheese peanut butter spread in between the layers. Otherwise, all consumers of this cake will not be able to talk for quite awhile as this sticky-chewy cake will cause the plastering of your upper jaw and tongue!

Having said that, I do have to admit that it is a really yummy cake! As usual, not so sweet...Just perhaps a tad bit rich - hence my suggested alterations...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY HUBS!