cream egg

This is typical New York drink that I’ve been making only because of a story I’ve read. But I am very glad that I found this and have been drinking it a lot since I made a whole big bottle of chocolate syrup. It’s simple, fizzy and adorable.

The weather in Paris was gloomy and grey, but I figures it was perfect for my mood and wandering all alone through the streets for hours. I met some amazing people there. I wish I never had to come back. 

I will be really back after my exam time, at the beginning of February. I wrote too many boring papers and too many stories in between, as productive procrastination, and it’s about 30k in two weeks. Sounds like me. My back aches from sitting up eight hours straight and typing. 

Cream egg
(1 glass)

3 tsp chocolate syrup
100 ml cold milk
120 ml soda water

pour the syrup into a glass, add milk, mix until it’s chocolate milk-like
add soda water, stir and drink immediately

carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting

Hello, let me wish the obligatory happy New Year, everyone!

I don't actually care for the New Year much, besides it being a special . I spent Dec 31st like every other day; I went to library to get some uni work done, bough myself a late Christmas present a.k.a. good polarizing filter, walked around the town a bit; when I came back home we had nice dinner with my closest family, I packed for Paris and read stories all night. I don't believe much in resolutions, and this year they would just seem silly as I know there will be so many changes. Big big changes, bigger than ever in my life - the main one being moving out of the country - and I think it's enough to work towards making them happen. But I give you all my best wishes if you do plan to stick to your magical lists.

It was my sisters 23rd birthday on the way and I made her a layer cake out of carrot cake, with cream cheese frosting, since everyone seems to enjoy the classics. I don't have any photos of the cake, but I did find some of cupcakes made with the same recipes, so enjoy!

carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting

1 carrot cake recipe from smittenkitchen
changes I make:
use 2 ¼ cup flour, 1 cup oil, skip nutmeg

frosting
300 g good quality cream cheese
5 tbsp powdered sugar
vanilla essence


make the frosting by mixing all the ingredients, preferably by hand and not electric mixer, decorate cooled cupcakes with it
for decoration: i usually use almond flakes and transparent crystal-like sprinkles, it looks elegant and nice together