Another sunny

Yeb its another sunny day here (maby not so hot ) but a very nice day

my son and i had to go to parents meeting and after that we whent for a litle walk to enjoy the sun.
i would really like to buy a grill so that i could barbique in the garden cause the weather is just perfect for a litle barbique ,i hope i can go soon to buy it :)

can you see the swan there ,he has a big nest there 

my son was doing some decoration for the easter ,he is so cute when i give him things to do like that ,he really loves ti help out here.
I was so lucky this morning cause when i got hot home from our walk i found a package from my sister in Iceland ,thanks my all time best sister :)

hugs and kissed to all of you out there

Sunshine

Monday and the day started with sunshine and its warm and so nice ,so great to wake up on a monday and start the week with a litle sunshine

here is my son with some easter feathers that he whanted to tickle the flowers with .
he loves to play outside in the sun and had dressed him self as soon as he woke up ready to go outside and play in the garden.

so we whent outside and took some pic´s of the tree´s

here you can see how the weather has been in Iceland

someone lost there garden table here ups

have a wonderful day
Valeria

Flower power

Well i did it :) i took out my hook and the yarn and did a few flowers ,yeh or me and it felt good and i think im back in the game .
Sometimes i just have to take a brake from the things im doing and other things ,maby so i wont get bored with them ,thats just the way i am .

But i can totally see ny self sitting in the sun and hook a litle ,and today is a lovely day sunny and warm ohh i love that thats what ive been waiting for ,there are so many things we need to get for the garden ,i need a grill (dont have one ) and i saw a litle table and two chairs that ive been whanting for a few years but it was hard to find in Iceland and when i saw it here i was so happy that i told hubby i would really need that :) he said yes i think you need it haha

well back to the blankie i need more yarn to keep on going so im going to the local yarn shop next week to get some more yarn,not really sure how much i will need for this huge project ,ive finished maybe nine so far .

then i have all the ends but thats for another time now i need to get more flowers done so im gona get me some more coffee and maybe a litle slice of my wonderful passionfruit cake and sit in the sun and hook flowers .

Have a great sunday
XOXO Valeria

Passion fruit chocolate

Hi hi its saturday night and what was i doing well i was cooking and then i was baking at the same time

Its lovely and fun to bake ,the icing on top is what was leftover from the cupcakes yesterday ,you have to use what you have right ??

Well today we whent for a walk downtown with the kids the sun was shining and the best day so far in a long time :) and it was a good day

Im gettng some of my mojo back (i hope)baking and going out for walks again ,now i just need to get my hook in the air and say yeh ,we can only hope for the best .
I cant wait im getting some new baking stuff and some more spoons from USA ( i love USA )
Hubby is waiting for me cause we are gona watch a movie tog and eat some cake
take care and have a great night .

Hearts

Hearts are what i thought of when i woke up at 4 this morning (night) the kids where waking up one by one ,have to go to the toilet and ofcourse they dont wake up at the same time so ive been up since 4 a'clock
and i was thinking what could i bake and hearts where what came to my mind. Friday and its raining suprise suprise you know i thought Iceland was the queen of rain but im not so sure anymore ,i sure hope this is not how the summer is gona be cause then im a goner ............
Well back to my heart cakes

Its vanilla cake but with a litle twist inside :) there is a litle heart there and its pink.
and i made my favorite buttercream wich is Italian meringue buttercream

Makes 8 cups.
1/2 cup of cold water (120ml)
2 1/4 cups of caster sugar (530ml)
1 cup of eggwhites
1 1/2 pound of soft unsalted butter (680gr)
1 tsp of vanilla extract
Kitchen stand mixer
First set the timer on 7 mins & pour the eggwhites into the kitchen mixer with whisk attachment.
Step 1:
Place sugar & water in a casserole and bring it to the boil and start the timer. Boil it on medium high temperature.
Step 2:
When the sugar syrup has been boiling for 5 mins. Start the kitchen mixer on full speed and whisk the eggwhites for the last 2 mins. When the timer is up the sugar syrup is done. With the mixer still going on high speed slowly pour the hot syrup down the side of the mixing bowl. Discard any leftover syrup in the casserole. Be very carefull not to get burned on the hot syrup.
Step 3:
When all sugar syrup has been added it should look thick and fluffy. Stop the mixer and change for the paddle attachment. To avoid meringue splatter all over your kitchen place a clean tea towel over the mixer. Set the timer on 10 mins and beat on high speed. This is how long it takes in my mixer for the mixing bowl to be cool to the touch.


Step 4:
Now its time to add the butter. Start the mixer on high speed and with a knife cut pieces of the butter and add it to the meringue. When all butter is added it will not take long for mixture to turn into nice thick smoothe buttercream. When that happend slow down the mixer and add 1 tsp of vanilla extract. Stop the mixer and scrape down the bowl and start again. I do this two times. You should now have a bowl full of lovely Italian meringue buttercream.
see the orginal post here http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/how-to-make-italian-meringue-butter-cream
i did put in the icing some cheerry flavor and the icing smells so good 

Here’s the recipe (makes 12):

For the cupcakes and the hearts you’ll need:


1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature1 
1/2 c. granulated sugar
3 eggs
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. baking sodathe seeds from half a vanilla bean
1/4 t. salt
2 1/2 c. flour
1 1/3 c. whole milk
red food coloring  
Directions: Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees. 

Mix the butter and sugar together at medium speed for about 90 seconds, until fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing until creamy. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl so everything gets well combined. Add the baking soda, baking powder, salt, and vanilla and mix until the batter is smooth. Finally, alternate between the flour and milk, beating on med-high speed until the batter is light and creamy.


Pour a little more than 1/3 of the batter (about a cup and a half) into a smaller bowl. Add red food coloring until you get your desired pink or red color. Pour the batter into a non-stick (or lightly greased) 8x8 baking pan and bake for about 20 minutes until the edges of the cake start to turn golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.


Allow to cool completely (to speed up the process, I stuck in in the fridge).

Once the sheet cake is cool, loosen the edges away from the pan with a knife and then invert the pan onto a cutting board. Use a small heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out a dozen cake hearts that are small enough to fit into an average-sized cupcake pan.

Spoon two heaping tablespoons of the remaining batter into paper-lined cupcake tins, so they’re about half-full. Put one heart into each tin and press it point down into the batter. Keep all the hearts facing forward in the pan. Cover with another teaspoon of batter and bake for 24 minutes.

so here you have my heart cupcake 

Well the weekend is almost here and what to do hummm ,i wish i had a car so i could go somewhere ,staying in this house is driving me crazy 

take care and have a great weekend
 

No name

I have no name for this post ,cause im just not sure what i could say about it ,im kinda sad and angry but not sure why or i dont whant to think about why
i had to go out this morning and the weather well what can i say ,it was boring ,windy cold and misty ,why dint i move to spain im more of a sun and heat person.
So when i came home i did a litle cleaning (not to much though ) dint feel like doing much so sat in my chair and just looked out the window ,cars going by one by one ,peoble walking one by one and looking at the trees and birds trying to find things to put in there litle nests (one litle guy is making a nest on the roof of our house )

oh this is a boring post but thats just the way it had to be ,dont whant to try to write something fun when i cant find the fun thing in me

so im lost and if you find me could you please let me know couse i whant my self back and i miss ME

Cottage cheese

Today it is still raining :/ pweseee can you stop making all this rain ,i really need to go out and im bored of dressing up like im going out to play in mud

But since the weather was so boring and i wasnt going out and i was kinda hungry
I baked these cottage cheese balls ,they dint turn out the way i planned them but they are good :)

With tea and smile it was good and the litle guy thought it was jummy even the dog stole a bit from him so that tells me that the look isnt everything .
Yesterday i got a big big box from Iceland filled with eastereggs for the kids (we have special eggs )also my sister sent me a great cupcake book ,plus i got some ebay stuff that found there way to Iceland .

Have a wonderful day and hope the sun shines on us