Sweetrus

This is going to be my first time to blog about a recipe I personally made. After I tried the Calamansi Muffin in Boracay, which obviously I liked very much, I got too inspired to make a version of my own. I am sharing it here and please feel free to comment or share your baking secrets to better imrpove my muffins.

 

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter

1 1/2 cups sugar

3 eggs 

1 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 cup milk

1/4 cup calamansi juice

lemon essence

Procedure:

1. Cream together butter and sugar. Add egg to the mixture.

2. Sift all the dry ingredients.

3. Add dry ingredients to the cream.

4. Add the calamansi juice and a few drops of lemon extracts. 

5. Mix well and pre-heat oven.

6. Fold in a cupcake pan and bake for 15 minutes. 

7. Allow to cool and there, they are ready to serve.

I am also in the process of trial-and-error in doing... 

Mom told me to not share the recipe as she is planning to make money out of it soon. 

So here goes a collage of my citrus pie.

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Our Cup of Tea

One Saturday afternoon, my friend, Melody and I decided to try the afternoon tea at ShangriLa Makati. We did it to stay away from the stereotypes of chitchatting (since we seldom see lately) over a coffee. Besides, that is one thing a Royalty does. Might as well we experience it!

As we enter the venue, we can already hear the beautiful harmony of the orchestra. They were serenading the guests with songs pleasing to the ears. 

We ordered two different sets -- each set includes a 3 tier of finger food & desserts and a choice of tea. Honestly, everything was great and delicious. They were just too many for us to down all the plates. Forgive us, our eyes are bigger than our stomachs. I brought the leftovers at home though!

Overall, the experience was great. The price we paid for was almost the same if we hang out at a coffee shop. Mas sosyal pa! High tea is our cup of tea. We will surely come back or try another afternoon tea offered by other hotels!