Afternoon Tea @ Sherie's

Pretty delectable cupcakes, made by my friend Sherie. She is an amazing baker who makes the most delicious baked goods. She invited us (or rather, I self-invited and then it snowballed to an official invitation :p) to her place to try the red velvet cupcakes, in her words, we were the guinea pigs. And oh, we were such willing (guinea) pigs. Hehehehe.

Red velvet cupcake with very light cream cheese vanilla frosting. The frosting has real vanilla beans in it. See the tiny flecks of vanilla beans in them.

Our simple tea party where the cupcakes were the centerpiece. Celest and I added on the Malay sardine and potatoes curry puffs (or curry poks) and bbq chicken wings. Sweet and savory always go well together.

Then an unexpected treat ~ freshly baked bread rolls just out from the oven. Even though Sherie messaged to say the bread is ready, it did not register in my mind that she actually made it for tea. Hahahaha.

On the cooling rack. There absolutely is nothing like the scent of freshly baked rolls. These were infused with herbs and sun-dried tomatoes.

The first plate with its lovely motif on it. Cupcake and bread roll.

Slathered with generous serving of butter, it was yummilicious! Warm, soft and crusty with the little tart and sweet taste of sun-dried tomatoes and the slightly salty butter, absolutely delicious.

The red velvet cupcake with its ultra-lipsmacking frosting. Being home-made, the frosting was not super sweet like those sold outside. It was just nice. I loved the heart-shaped sprinkles too. So cute and so us! Hahahaha. The cupcake was moist and the frosting really went so well with it.

Red velvet refers to the reddish-brown hue of the cake and is thought to originate from the South (in USA). Some recipes call for red coloring or vinegar where it reacts with cocoa to form the red-brown color. Since there are many debates on the origins and traditions of red velvet cake, more information can be found here.

It is neither a chocolate or vanilla cake, and the taste is normal? Nothing too out of the ordinary, so it probably just looks pretty. More for decorative purposes?

Finally, one last surprise from Sherie. A dessert to round up the tea time feast. She called it a failed chocolate fudge and she turned it into dessert. She added alcohol and it became something like a chocolate trifle topped with a slice of orange. The alcohol content was quite high and each bite was soaked with it. A very rich and nice dessert, best to be shared.

Thank you, Sherie, for inviting us over and for such gorgeous and fabulous goodies and company.