Victoire: November 2011

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Day Twenty Two.

30 Day Challenge

Day 22.

A Website

http://jvictoria.tumblr.com/

A link to my other blog =)

Friday, November 25, 2011

Day Twenty One.

30 Day Challenge

Day Twenty One.

A recipe.

Red Velvet Cake.

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups (250 grams) sifted cake flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons (15 grams) regular or Dutch-processed cocoa powder

1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 1/2 cups (300 grams) granulated white sugar

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 cup (240 ml) buttermilk

2 tablespoons liquid red food coloring

1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar

1 teaspoon baking soda

Cream Cheese Frosting

250 g cream cheese, room temperature

250 g Mascarpone cheese, room temperature

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 cup (115 grams) icing sugar, sifted

250 ml double thick cream

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees C and place rack in center of oven. Butter two - 9 inch (23 cm) round cake pans and line the bottoms of the pans with parchment paper. Set aside.

2. In a mixing bowl sift together the flour, salt, and cocoa powder. Set aside.

In bowl of your electric mixer, or with a hand mixer, beat the butter until soft (about 1-2 minutes). Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes). Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the vanilla extract and beat until combined.

3. In a measuring cup whisk the buttermilk with the red food coloring. With the mixer on low speed, alternately add the flour mixture and buttermilk to the butter mixture, in three additions, beginning and ending with the flour.

4. In a small cup combine the vinegar and baking soda. Allow the mixture to fizz and then quickly fold into the cake batter.

5. Working quickly, divide the batter evenly between the two prepared pans and smooth the tops with an offset spatula or the back of a spoon.

6. Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 30 - 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cakes comes out clean. Cool the cakes in their pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Place a wire rack on top of the cake pan and invert, lifting off the pan. Once the cakes have completely cooled, wrap in plastic and place the cake layers in the refrigerator for at least an hour to make frosting the cakes easier.

Cream Cheese Frosting

7. In the bowl of your electric mixer, or with a hand mixer, beat the cream cheese and mascarpone cheese until smooth. Add the vanilla and confectioners sugar and beat until smooth. Using the whisk attachment, gradually add the heavy cream and whip until the frosting is thick enough to spread. Add more sugar or cream as needed to get the right consistency.

8. Frost the top and sides of the cake, and ta da! Delicious red velvet cake :)

Photo and Recipe Courtesy of : http://mycakies.blogspot.com/2010/03/diy-cupcake-in-jar.html

Day Nineteen & Day Twenty.

30 Day Challenge

Day Nineteen.

A Talent of Yours.

Day Twenty.

A Hobby of Yours.

I thought I would combine these two seeing as they sort of go together :)

Right now, I wouldn't say that I'm the most talented Make Up Artist there is out there,

but I would consider it my talent.

I don't dance, I don't sing, I don't act and I have no special talents that I can boast about. So the closest thing I have would be Make Up Artistry =)

And the same goes with it being my hobby! I love the art, the detail and everything that goes into make up artistry. A lot of people think that its easy to put make up on someone's face but it is incredibly hard and challenging!

With that being said, hopefully this hobby of mine is something I can turn into a career and be one of the most talented MUA's there is! Here's hoping!!! *crosses fingers* =)

Below is me in action and also some of the things I've done in the past!

Nothing special since I'm still starting out!