Day dreamer and Believer: Baking 101

Baking 101

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Hello everyone! I’m excited to share with you a new hobby that I’ve failed twice (and thought would never do again!!) but decided to try it again and not give up on it. I’m talking about baking!! I’ve tried baking twice, 2 years ago, but I suck at it and told myself that I would never do it again. Fast forward to 2020 when this pandemic hit us, everyone started being creative and started making money out of their passion. I swear, seeing choco brownies, dream cakes, donuts, oreo cheesecakes (you name it!!) being sold by my friends all over my feed makes me drool and crave for it every single time. I came to a point wherein I bought once a week something that I’m badly craving and realized that it’s very unhealthy for my savings. I realized that, why not learn how to do it in on my own? It’s actually hard to start without any equipment. I don’t have measuring cups nor whisker nor even an oven to use! Good thing is that I have an auntie who owns twice of these equipment and lend me her old ones. (If you’re interested in baking and would want to try it but doesn’t have anything to use, try asking for your relatives who has some spare). I started buying the basic ingredients and tried first the easiest recipes.

First recipe was choco brownies. It’s supposedly a no bake brownies since I’m afraid of using an oven but it was already beyond it’s cooking time and it haven’t set yet. I decided to put it in the oven and set it for 5 minutes. My first attempt after 2 years turned successful because it tasted really good (even if my no bake brownies failed hahaha) Yaaaay!!! Here’s the recipe that I followed for my choco brownies.

On some days I visit at my Ninang’s to annoy her to bake with me. Hahahaha!!! I message her beforehand that I'll be coming with my ingredients with me. Even if she's always busy she always makes time for me. I always want to bake with her so that I can try different recipes because she’s my idol and she’s a pro! We planned to bake a S’mores cake but things didn’t turned out as planned and decided to make the most out of the ingredients that we had at the moment. We ended up baking banana cupcakes instead. Ang layooo sa s’mores nooo! Hahaha! But it smelled really good and tasted delicious! Here’s the recipe that we followed for our banana cupcakes.

Lastly, I decided to make oreo brownies and nutty choco brownies. I purposely made it as pasalubong for my fam and my bf’s fam. It was the easiest no-fail that I can do para masarap naman ang pasalubong ko! Ahahahaha! As you can see I also enjoyed taking food flat lays lately and it’s also one of the reasons why I decided to start baking again. Got it from my Ninang!!

I hope you enjoyed this post and it somewhat inspired you to start something out of your comfort zone. There’s no harm in trying! Ask for help from the experts or learn from youtube tutorials if you really can’t get it. Baking will excite youuu!! I ordered some baking tools already and hopefully soon I’ll have my own oven! Any suggestions on what should I bake next?? Feel free to comment down below! :)

xoxo,

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Shaira Manalo

Shaira Angelique Manalo // Life + Style Blogger // Dentist in the making.

19 comments:

RachJune 29, 2020 at 11:07 PM
So glad to hear that you are not giving up! It'll get better. I love to bake and these brownies look great!

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Karina JacquesJune 30, 2020 at 1:18 AM
Those look good!
Have a great week :)
xo, Kari

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CaeJune 30, 2020 at 3:49 AM
Those are some lovely banana cupcakes, Shaira <3 I can totally relate! I used to bake brownies thinking they were the easiest--until I fell in love with the challenge of cookies. 4 dough mixes later and I'm still en route to the perfect timing. I hope you're well x

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Laura AnneJune 30, 2020 at 4:09 AM
Oreo brownies... what!! All of these look so yummy!

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TizianaJune 30, 2020 at 4:03 PM
Oh wow these look all SO amazing!!
You have such a talent for baking and taking aesthetic shots <3

have a great day,

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MARIANNYCJuly 2, 2020 at 2:55 AM
I love baking and these goodies look so good!!

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TinaJuly 3, 2020 at 2:23 PM
Everyone looks delicious and beautifully decorated! Now I want dessert lol

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MeetMiriJuly 7, 2020 at 4:57 AM
this looks so delicious! In the last months I've been baking more and this one is definitely a recipe to try.

lots of love, Miri
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UnknownJuly 7, 2020 at 5:43 PM
Grazie per aver condiviso! Spero che tu stia bene e stai al sicuro!

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awhiteJuly 10, 2020 at 12:43 AM
You are a baking pro! My mouth is watering!

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Georgina HartJuly 14, 2020 at 12:41 AM
Oh my gosh!! These look incredible!
The brownies look amazing!!

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shyyshianneJuly 15, 2020 at 9:23 PM
FLAWLESS PHOTOS everything looks sooo good I am so hungry now lol
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Georgia.July 15, 2020 at 10:26 PM
OMG yes, all the delicious baking goodness please - bookmarking these to try (and probs eat all in one go!!)

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Makeup MuddleJuly 20, 2020 at 8:24 PM
Wow I'm hungry just looking at all of your wonderful bakes! You're so talented, I wish I could bake but I am rubbish haha xo

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FashionJazzJuly 20, 2020 at 8:51 PM
This sounds so delicious , I just started baking and I love it :) xx

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UnknownAugust 5, 2020 at 5:07 PM
To bardzo dobry post, znalazłem i polubiłem tę treść.

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Another great display, showing great creativity.
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