An acquired taste...Vegemite.

Just like beer, I think, Vegemite is an acquired taste. Last month, Cadbury introduced this...yes! chocolate with Vegemite. I'm not a fan of Vegemite and milk chocolate but it's worth trying. I would say it's not for me as I find it very sweet. It might have made a difference if they used dark chocolate. The bitterness of the chocolate will help balance out the sweetness of the caramel and the saltiness from the Vegemite would have made it a real winner. Oh well, taste is subjective, See for yourselves!

Cake decorating...my antidote for stress.

I'm back...I'm on a hiatus from my CPA studies. It's been a crazy past six months. I guess age is really catching up on me ha.ha. Anyway, raising two girls alone, working full time and studying can be really nerve wrecking. Even if it's very difficult, I really push my self to find time for the things I truly love.

A lot of you may disagree, but for me, cake decorating is one of my stress antidotes; massage is on my number one spot though. Old school  cake decorating is back. In the early 80's, cakes were mostly iced with butter cream or boiled icing using different and elaborate piping techniques. Fondant cakes were not as popular as today. 

Sharing with you a very amateur (Guys! I'm really sorry...I tried rotating using VLC...when uploaded....still crappy) short video of one of the cakes I made using a rose petal tip. Frosting is butter cream. I'm a bit rusty as I haven't done it in a long while but...it's like riding a bicycle. Everything comes back naturally.

The finished product...Chocolate Cake with Coffee Buttercream Icing.