Coffee Chiffon Cake

I baked a cake for the first time! Each Christmas, my family invites my sister's in-laws over for a family dinner and I take care of the dessert.  This year, I wanted to bake a Chinese style coffee cake. I'm a coffee lover and I love the whipped cream and fluffiness of Chinese style cakes.    

"Not Too Sweet" Apple Pie

For this year's Christmas, I was once again in charge of the dessert!  I was planning on making a pumpkin pie, but after surveying the idea with a few of my family members, apple seemed to be the preferred choice.

Coffee Ornaments and...Poo

Last year, I made Christmas ornaments as party favours for my friends.  This year, I decided to carry on the tradition and create something as well.  I came across this article, "10 DIY Holiday Gifts for Literally Everybody in your Life" and the one project that caught my eye was the Starbucks figurines. If you look up "Starbucks clay mini figurines" on YouTube, you'll find lots of other tutorials that demonstrate how to make them.

Delicious Autumn Cheesecake

I've always wanted to learn how to make a cheesecake since it's such a classic dessert. I decided for my family Christmas dinner this year that it would be a great opportunity for me to learn how to make one and serve it for the dessert course. The recipe that I picked was the Autumn Cheesecake from Allrecipes.com.

Personalized Christmas Glass Ornaments

Merry Christmas!  Some of my favourite ornaments on my Christmas tree are the glass ornaments that my sister made a number of years ago for the family.  The ornaments were personalized with each of our names covered with sparkles.  Since I am hosting a glitter and glam themed Christmas party for my friends this year, I decided to make some personalized ornaments as party favours.

My Ugly Christmas Sweater

A couple of years ago, my workplace had an ugly Christmas sweater theme party.  After rummaging my closet and coming up with nothing, I decided to make my own!  To make good use of my sweater, I am hosting an ugly Christmas sweater party this year.  I am dedicating this post to all my good friends who will be coming to my party in a few weeks.  Happy early Christmas!