So my sister bought me an Iphone...and I got a little snap-happy.
I'm so glad I bought the Townhog certificate for
David Christopher Macarons. They're high on my list for taste and presentation. Look at the pretty colors! We got (l-r) salted pistachio, butterscotch, guava lychee, meyer lemon, and chocolate.
Close-up of the glittery goodness.
These are from
Patisserie Philippe. The storefront was pretty, not the best customer service around, and they suck at labeling. I bought all nine flavors available, but only seven flavors were labeled. And if you can't tell, they're all different sizes. Not the end of the world, but not pretty. We got (clockwise from top) earl grey, violet cassis, pistachio, raspberrie (that's how they labeled it), rose, hazelnut, passionfruit, chocolate, and espresso.
Did they run out of signs?
After many false hopes and promises, my dear cousin M finally brought back
Sprinkles cupcakes for my sister and me. I'll let you guess which one was red velvet and Irish chocolate. I'm not sure it lived up to its hype. I felt like I had better.
I also tried the red velvet cake from Costco. In my defense, it was on sale. And I gave a quarter of the cake to my sister and another quarter to my uncle. I wouldn't buy it again for the fun of it, but definitely worth buying for a party or something at less than $10.
I made steamed egg buns too. My mom used to make steamed egg cakes for us in giant pie pans, but never had a set recipe, so it was usually hit or miss. I'm often afraid to go at cakes/buns without recipes, so I was pleasantly surprised to see this
recipe from La Fuji Mama. No lie, I had to make this twice to get it light and fluffy. And grandma (my official cake/bun recipe taster) approved.
