#200_Baby Shower: It's a Girl!

On Saturday, 14th Nov, I helped a friend, Camille do a baby Shower Party for another friend.

Keri is going to have a baby girl! Congratulations, Keri!!

The menu was very simple... Lemon punch, chicken sandwiches

fresh fruits, chicken roll-ups...

My friends assembling sandwiches and roll ups: Lowena, Sela and Amy

Chocolate cupcakes with strawberry butter cream frosting

more cupcakes and mango puff tarts

#199_Bake Sale

Today is Saturday, 28th of November. I better finish doing this entry and post it before it becomes too old as this has been sitting in the draft file for a few days. Sorry folks, I have been terribly busy these past few weeks that I had neglected this blog.

Well, the proceeds from my bake sale went to a friend in my home town of Dagupan City whose house was flooded by the typhoon Ondoy back in September. I didn't raise very much money from the bake sale but with the generous hearts of a couple of friends here in Salt Lake, Aida and Bobbi who had given me some cash money out of their own pockets I was able to send my friend in Dagupan a generous amount. Bless your hearts! I also appreciate those who supported my bake sale at the event. Thank you everyone!

the atcara was the #1 best seller. There were only 8 jars available, so they were gone fast....they were all gone within 30 minutes after I set up my table. I had to ask the customers to leave them on the table for a while after they had paid for it with their names on the jars, so my table won't look too bare. Others still said, can I buy this?! Too bad, I didn't make enough.

The polvorons were the #2 best seller. They were sold out within an hour.

the Ensaymadas were the #3 best seller along with the Crema de Frutas.


Most of the cupcakes and cookies were unsold.....
inisnab ng mga Pinoy ang dessert pang Americano.

The Bake Sale was a lot of work with low returns, but in a way it was fun specially when I saw people enjoying what I had to sell. It was all worth my efforts. Naalis ang aking pagod at ginanahan pa tuloy ako! Maraming salamat sa mga kababayan ko!!!

#198_Crema de Fruta or Fruit Cocktail Cream Cake

Crema de Frutas "to go"

Crema de Frutas or Fruit Cocktail Cake
For the fundraising Event

For recipe, click here.

#197_Kiddie KupKakes

CUPCAKES FOR THE FUNDRAISING TOMORROW

I hope there will be lots of kids to show up at the Luncheon
and Bake Sale so they can enjoy these cupcakes.

#196_Brazo de Mercedes with a Big Twist

Brazo de Mercedes turned into a pie!

I still need to come up with a good name for this dessert. It is kind of a heinz 57 thing where I put everything I love in one pie, i.e. mangoes, custard, coconut cream and meringue.

The idea is taken from Brazo de Mercedes, but instead of rolled, the meringue is baked in a pie tin then filled with custard cream filling, hence a Pie. The cream filling, click here, has coconut cream and home made mango jam, then mounded some shaved fresh mangoes on top. Sorry, I don't have time to write down the recipe right now. I'm making this for our Fundraising Event on Saturday.

For Custard Cream filling recipe, click here.

#195_Special Polvoron

Candy Bars Polvoron for the Fundraising

These are not just polvoron...
they are Almond Joy Polvoron
and Reese's Peanut Butter Polvoron.
Chopped real candy bars are mixed in to flavor the polvoron
and that's what make them so special.

Click here for the Basic Polvoron Recipe.

#194_ Atcharang Papaya

Atcharang Papaya
to be sold at the fund raising

We're having a food bazaar/bake sale on Nov. 14th to raise funds to help some typhoon victims in my province of Pangasinan. Every night after I come home from work I will make an item or two or whatever I can do that night. I started with the Atcharang Papaya yesterday. Next on my list will be polvoron. I'll make them tomorrow.