been down in the dumps lately ..
just wonder ,
have you ever felt so lost for words ?
have you ever felt so lost in thoughts ?
have you ever felt like you want something so badly and you can never have it ?
have you ever felt so superfluous or worthless
knowing that you wont get reciprocated no matter how hard/much you try/ do ..
just a thought ..
am i clinging on this ambivalence state of mind again ?
sometimes
i just wish i can be cold hearted ..
************
whenever i'm in this dysphoric mood
i wish to buy
retail therapy always work , but it came at the wrong time cuz i'm so broke now .. =(
the only left best alternative ?
baking therapy ..
yes ! baking does glaze me up ..
whheee.. i've found another reason to bake again ... ^^
i wish to buy
retail therapy always work , but it came at the wrong time cuz i'm so broke now .. =(
the only left best alternative ?
baking therapy ..
yes ! baking does glaze me up ..
whheee.. i've found another reason to bake again ... ^^
INGREDIENTS
1-3/4 all purpose Flour
110g Butter
110g Caster Sugar
2 Eggs
300ml of chocolate Milk
few drops of vanilla essence extract
1 tsp of baking powder
3/4 cups of hershey cocoa powder
1- 1/3 cups of strong brew coffee ( room temperature )
few drops of vegetable oil
1/4 teaspoon of salt
dark chocolate frosting
1-3/4 all purpose Flour
110g Butter
110g Caster Sugar
2 Eggs
300ml of chocolate Milk
few drops of vanilla essence extract
1 tsp of baking powder
3/4 cups of hershey cocoa powder
1- 1/3 cups of strong brew coffee ( room temperature )
few drops of vegetable oil
1/4 teaspoon of salt
dark chocolate frosting
First sift flour , baking soda and salt to mix , next add butter
vegetable oil , sugar and vanilla essence extract to mix well ..
Next , combine milk , cocoa powder & coffee to mix
lastly add eggs one at the time and mix well after each addition
lastly add eggs one at the time and mix well after each addition
carefully spoon the mixture into the paper cases to within two- third of the top
preheat oven to 350 degree and bake for about 20 mins
till well risen and firm to touch
till well risen and firm to touch
Leave the cupcakes on the rack to cool for about 10 mins
Mr D in action !
dressing up my cupcakes ^^
dressing up my cupcakes ^^
As for the topping ,
today i'm using ..
today i'm using ..
Betty crocker Dark chocolate frosting
and
and
chris & larry's
vanilla fudge graham wafer clusters
with butter waffles
and there you go !
presenting my new creation again ! =)
vanilla fudge graham wafer clusters
with butter waffles
and there you go !
presenting my new creation again ! =)
cocoa-coffee cupcakes with dark chocolate frosting 
never know baking these cupcakes of mine does illuminate me for a moment ..**********************
nevertheless
i wish to get out of my gloomy days soon ..
&
i wish to see the sun and get some light in ...
56 comments:
Hey Duncan, it may be the Friday the 13th syndrome... i felt shitty these few days too! For me, i just sleep it through and not give a thought about it. Maybe you could share your thoughts and have a heart to heart session with Jeremy or Benjamin. I'm sure they can pull you outta your misery!
hey duncan
saw you couple of weeks back in town , didn't came up to you because i am worried you might think i am a stalker hahaha . well didn't know cute and talented people like you can feel so bad about yourself too ! cheer up ok ? anyway great to see your lovely baking again .
shihui
hey Mr.D
Cheer up! Go to gym and sweat it out!
Or call your buddies and cry it out and ask for a shoulder. :-)
Yo Duncan,
Think everyone have days when they dun feel too good BUT 快乐最重要。
Cheer up ok? Buy more eat more n bake more. It's not good to stay in that mood for long. Great to see you baking, I like dark chocolate! hee
Nice! <3 Chocolate!
Anyway CHEER UP! There will come a time when you will find what you've done reciprocated...
so BLACK... the entire post =( anyway wish you could get out the darkness as soon as possible. all the best
Wow everyone wants you to be his/her boyfriend! Cheer up DUNCAN
yo!
saw that you baked again, well i am going to try it out some day. wanna bake like you!
well baking and eating sweet stuff cheers me up, it does for me, hope that it works for you too!
txs duncan for posting this entry
im quite depressed and sad this few days
txs for cheering me up with your cupcakes
i see the cupcakes but cant taste it =(
more depressed
u're backkkkkk with baking.....lol
i may not be a big fan of dark chocolate but i still think they goes well with alot of dessert. so far i think i only take dark chocolate from "galler".
well, gloomy days be over soon. u're see the sun u're see the rainbow...ur blog is the reason of so many people smile so u deserve to be happy and yes please cheer up...=D
Have a Great Week ahead!
why so down.
don be down ok.
you have us and the cupcakes.... (:
im so sorry, i've been kinda mia from ur blog. main reason being, im down with e famous viral sickness. fever etc. =X right now, still coughin away man. it's really tedious feeling. haha.
btw, i think there's nothing wrong with ur 'that' state of mind. cos, i've been thru before too. im sure most of us outta there have went thru before. sometime we wanna be courageous, but sometimes we would have queries in our inner-self. like will e other party really bear heartfelt appreciation n stuff. such things seriously, it's hard to measure. it's really a matter of give n take.
even till now, i think we are all learning? (:
hmmm...
seeing this entry i dunno im sad or happy.....
sad cos our duncan is unhappy...
happy cos our master cutie chef/baker is back in action...
yes..im sure all of us have felt like we wanted something so badly and can never have it..and def..also the part where we wont get any reciprocrations no matter how hard or how much we do...
because tis is life...
there can be so many things that we already have...but there's still so many MORE out there that we still WANT...it's human nature...and we cant have them all..cos we're not Mother Nature...but i think even she can't control alot of things..
so why is our dear duncan so troubled?
u dun have to be cold hearted silly..just dun anyhow dump ur feelings onto something...sometimes the thing tat we want might not be worth as much as wat we think it might...or in fact..sometimes..not wat we really need...
cheer up.
new wk..
new luck..
new Duncan.. =)
lotsa hugs
anyway, how old r u, Mr Baker? haha. Yea, take care too. (:
*hug
dun be sad cute boy ..
you know how much your blog readers love you ! jia you okie ?!
dx miu....hope u are feelin better mentally and physically.sometimes a happy mind is most impt than anything else.happiness is a choice.
i am glad baking makes u feel better,cus it makes ppl ard happier too,yum!
smile sweets..cus u deserve too.at least for dx and me:)
You will definitely get out from the bad time dude! u see so many ppl is concerning you here =)
cheer up!?
I also just got out from my gloomy day~!? cheers! got sch later! yea~ miss my class mate.
The cupcakes looks so special with an interesting dress up .. well done duncan ! cheer up k ? ;)
hey,
may i noe how much of the all-purpose flour(as in grams) do i need to bake the cupcakes?
Ups n Downs..
Highs n lows..
Black n White n blahs..
yup almost all tings turn crappy n moody on Fri 13th..gee..i know e feeling of dejected n depressed n pek cek..sumtimes i do wish i can turn back time n change my future..(sigh..)hmm e way food is created reflects a person's mood..fret not,i'm still ravishing on ur droolicious dark choco cuppies.. =D and cheer up dude..we love 2 see ur handsomest and sunshine smiles again.. =)
hope to see more of your smile =)
hmm... Duncan don't be down. I understand your feelings... Sometimes it's really difficult to let go... But well, if the person on several occasions prove not worth to be remembered then perhaps it's good to let go and stop the clingy memories... It takes time to let go and slowly forget but you'll definitely win over yourself, over your feelings. Tell yourself you deserve someone better. And you do. =)
It seems your bad mood didn't affect and appear in your creation. It is still as marvellous and I think one of the bests I've seen. (thumbs up) I'd like to try the end product. It looks real delicious!
And now I wonder... who took the photo of you in green? Haha! Anyway, you look great! 'Cos I love green too! =)
i sayang you
but be sadsad
be happy ok
because happy made your smile shine
*i mean dont be sadsad
how come got cupcakes never give me eat? hungry... yum yum!
Chic
go for a run, sign up for a marathon. keeps u going!
everyone's feeling crappy n broke these days so ure not the only one. cheers dude! (:
~C
nice chatting with ya... didn't noe u were feeling down couple of days ago. anyways hope u r feeling better now alrd. =)) cheer up dude & stay happy!
hey duncan, i have been reading ur blog ever since u view me from friendster...hmmm, but im not another stalker outside ok. (i just POP-by often) hope u r feeling beta now... mayb chocolate will help... ~grin
need a listen ear? feel free t share wif ur friend ya... felt hard t speak out? u can always disturb my indox: xiao_ah_min@yahoo.com.sg
Cheer up Duncan! Always look at the bright side of life. =)hope everything for u is fine now.
Ah~ your cup cake can see but cant eat.However, it makes mi feel happy when seeing. =) cheers
ben - thnks very much ben i'm feelin better now =) hope u feel better also =)
shihui - oh its ok maybe next time u can say hi to me =)
joe g aka Mojojojo - thnks sweetie for ur lovely comment =)
anon - great to know u liek dark choc .. alrite =) thnks i will rem what u have said =)
Mr. D that can't bake - hello .. nice to see ur comment here thnks n i really hope one day it will happen =)
lcfu - hey thnks =) nice seeing u here again take care =)
andie k - huh ? why would u say so ? lol ..
~g~ - yup it does work for me thnks =)
wenya - dun be sad ok pat pat * stay happy ok =) hope u feelin better =)
huiying - thnks for what u had said .. so motivating =) i will rem ! thnks ... =)
popthemusicdrug - gawwww.. so sweet la u miu miu ...
ling - hello ling .. nice to see u back here .. also wonder where have u been .. thought u not checking out my blog already lol .. anyway hope u feelin better now pls take good care of urself ok ? health very impt =) see ya around .. =) hugsss..
air - i know u really concern about me .. im sorry if i let u down .. =( hmmm im better now dun worry k .. i will rem what u tell me also .. and thnks for all these while =) take care too =)
wish - oh im 27 this yr =) old liao =(
bubu - thnks sweetheart =)
anon - oh .. thnks thnks =)
russ - u r another sweet fren of mine gawwwwww =P
rex - ok ok i will i will .. hope u feelin better also lets all be happy k ! =)
passerby - oh .. its approx about 200 gs =)
mochalatte - yup i agree with what u said .. i feel so guilty now lol ..
quirky - oh thnks alot =) i will =)
fun fun - okie !=D
763092 - haha i said exactly how i felt lol .. wow im impressed ... anywya the pic was taken by my bro while im baking the cupcakes =P
joyce - so SWEEEET U ! =P
chic - haha ok lo i will u a dozen ok ? =P
c - cool i will give it a shot ! =)
ivan - thnks ivan .. =) so nice of u =)
anon - thnks haha no worries =)
anon - oh oh .. ok ok ,, but i dun think i will disturb anyone .. thnnks for ur concern appreciate =)
baoying - hey nice to see u again .. really ? im happy my cupcakes brighten u up .. and im happy too =)
Hi Duncan,
This is my 1st time here and i took a few hours going through your blogs today...............
nice and cool and especially your cooking...... as i love to cook too.
You have good company like ben to shop, eat, gym and all the fun you guys had.
As a designer, u must have earn lots of $$$$...... hehe :)
Cheers :)
JY
LOL. But you don't look old la. I thought you are around early 20s. haha.
Oh!!
so many foods there!!
looks great!
halo duncan
oh yes, of cos as is nice and also design i guess and its look yummy too!i wan have a share.
anyway good to see that u are better now. cheers. =)
Hello Duncan,
How's you getting? Better? baking any new cakes?
You must be busy with your works as u never update your blog recently.......
Cheers :)
JY
it's good that you have a favourite activity to cheer you UP. (: and wow design? haha should've know actually. good dress sense. (:
Jeffrey Yau - hey hello .. nice of u to pop by my blog .. thnks .. glad that u love to cook too .. haha anyway i'm just working for a company nothing much actually ... great to see u here btw =)
wish - wow .. lol .. i cant sleep already hahah flattered by what u said =p .. old already sob sob ..
be strong, be happy - oh hi .. glad that u like it too =)
bao ying - oh hello again .. thnks for liking my creation again . =) take care ... =)
Jeffrey Yau - oh hi again .. im good n feelin better .. yup been really busy with work but i will try to update soon k =) meanwhile do take good care of urself too .. cheers =)
tong tong - thnks tong tong .. =)
great to see u here again =)
Hi Duncan,
Good to know u are getting better :) Do take care and dun overwork urself.
Can take a short trip to relax.....u can go for your favour HK Summer Sales trip lah...
I'm going in July there to meet up with my friends and relatives there. I normally travel there 3 to 4 times per years..........
If i happen to see the Pepsi Nex in Hong Kong, i will get u some lah. One of my HK frd also into sure collections.
Cheers:)
JY
anyway, you aren't a chef right? so you are working as? can you make cheesecake and show the recipe on your blog? I mean those tasty New York Cheesecake. haha. I love them. (:
ahem baking sounds like a great way to kick off the blues
and your cupcakes looks so yummy!
hope u feeling better soon!
jy - yeah man i really really miss hk dammmmn much .. jus like my 2nd home .. hopefully i can go back soon ! so envy u .. mus enjoy k =) have fun !
wish - oh im not chef lol jus purely hobby only .. i'm an interior designer .. =) alrite i will try to bake cheesecakes soon if i can =)
joshua - nice seeing u here thnks .. im better =) n baking therapy works !
Duncan,
We share similar liking for HK....haha..... all my frds thought i'm from HK as i travel there so frequent. Frankly i love the lifestyles there......
U Singaporean right? hahaha...
So when u intend to travel there again?
Cheers :)
JY
Hey Duncan,
Why u haven't been blogging recently? Seems like u r busy at work? Please update soon k? =) So many people r looking forward to your blog.
And u look young. I thought u were 21.
One of your many stalkers.
jy - hahah yup im singaporean yup yup i really heart hk so much .. i really hope to go back real soon .. mayb yr end if possible =)
anon - im really really flattered by what u had said .. u made my day =) thnks =) i will update soon k =) thnks for supporting this humble blog of mine =)
wao... your comments page is burn hot man~ haha~ waiting for yout next post~ =)
hi duncan, just wanna to see nice to "meet" u at orchard this afternoon. I wonder u can recognise me... ha ha ha!
rex - heheh im back ! =)
e.t - oh hello u saw me ? in town ? =)
wow..surprise!! i didnt know you can cook!! will try all the recipe next time!!
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