Trial & Error

Assalaamu Alaikum :)

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How is everyone's Ramadan coming along so far? Alhamdulillah, I consider this to be the best Ramadan, ever! There is just so much more going on and I am able to make the most of the days I have. I always make certain goals for myself during this blessed month and do my best to meet them. Alhamdulillah, so far so good! It just makes you feel so good knowing you are able to successfully reach those goals. The iftaar parties have been fun too hehe Even though I've missed quite a few of them due to prior engagements but oh well, I'll make it up to them later! I love meeting up with old/new friends during this month and just reflect upon its beauty. Ramadan is going by sooo fast :(

I haven't been baking as much because my dad packed away most of my baking supplies, argh. So I'm working with what I have. I made an imitation version of Hostess Cupcakes. It was really cool making them because I had never made something with filling inside ... it was a cool experience! I made the cupcakes and then was told to cut little cone shapes from the bottom to create a hollow:

Now, I was to make the filling ... which did not work the way it should have because I didn't have the ingredient they had asked me to use. I couldn't find it in the grocery store!! So I improvised and attempted anyway. Didn't work at all. Not knowing what to do ... I went online to find any basic recipe for a filling and used that instead:

I plugged the holes and covered the cupcakes with frosting. I even messed up with that part too. I was supposed to frost the top only but had thought the entire cupcake was to be covered with frost. No wonder I didn't have any left over for the last two cupcakes. I was getting annoyed.

This was the final product:

Yes ... they may look good ... but I wasn't too impressed with the taste of the final product :/ Don't know ... maybe because I didn't use the right filling or I surrounded the cupcake with too much frosting and I'm not a big fan of dark chocolate. Oh well ... there's always next time!!