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Ok, so it looks like I'm the only one posting here and I was going to stop but then I checked our email and got notified that we have three followers! Although I was motivated to blog without having readers, now I'm even more enthusiastic.

Not much to report from here other than omg, Caitlyn is going to be 7 months in less than a week and I'm planning on making a sweet potato pie with marshmallows (not because she's turning 7 months). I've been trying to find a good recipe on the internet (apparently an American Thanksgiving favourite and alternative to pumpkin pie) but I think I'm going to combine a couple which I think would make the best outcome. Will let you know how it goes.

UPDATE: I made the sweet potato and marshmallow pie and never will I do so again. Either I did it completely wrong or it really was absolutely disgusting. Did not look good either. (Amazingly, Dan and his family liked it. He said that if you like flan, you would like it too. Eggs, milk and sugar are just not my thing.)

Sweet and Sour

I got a pack of kiwis on the weekend as some healthy snacks for the week. Well, they turned out to be a bit sour so I got inspired and made a sultana pound cake with a layer of strawberry jam and sliced kiwis in the centre and on top. Not such a healthy snack anymore.

Quick Baking Solutions

Every Easter weekend Dan's parents have a tradition. They invite all family to their house for dinner and exchange small gifts (usually made out of chocolate and in the form of bunnies or eggs).

To impress the in-laws, I always bake something (as they don't bake much themselves but love sweets). Being a busy and tired mother, I didn't have much time this year to make something from scratch so I obtained the help of Green's Chocolate Beanies Cupcakes pack.

They were quite quick to make (only 15-20 minutes baking time and 10 minutes preparation). The most time went towards icing the cupcakes because I was trying to be careful to do it neatly. For the seasoned baker, that probably wouldn't take that long.

I did find that there was too much icing and not enough dough (I expected the dough to rise higher than the cupcake holders).

Here is what the result looked like:

Here's hoping they taste good and the relos are happy.

UPDATE: They looked better than they tasted. I found them a bit dry