So, a brief description of baby bear:

• classic. loves to dress old school or practical. i’m shooting down anyone who will tell me to buy him clothes or accessories because:

1. I forget his shirt size, pant size, coat size.
2. He shops his own things because he is damn particular about it. :/

• loves liquor, particularly whiskeys, bourbons and anything along those lines. dilemmas:

1. i dont want to support alcoholism. :/

i think the gift should be of use. oh and he is like 22.

So what should i give my boyfriend?

something i learned from my daydreaming during abnormal psych class, english paper class and my 203 class ( i wont call it as the professor is not teaching it per the curricula), and from gleaning from my baby bear’s classes.

it is my baby boy’s birthday.

so the plan is make some rice stick noodles, then a homemade cake.

the cake is… well it is more of a torte.

you see, tortes are technically nut based cakes, but the hungarians had something different in mind. Well, one of them. His name is Mr. Dobos, hence the name of the torte.

Its like seven sister’s cake you can buy in Michigan, but instead of chocolate buttercream and simple sponge, I put a hint of cocoa in it and use strawberry mousse filling.

I assume it will be a tall cake.

this is half of the day, and the cakes will be out later. the fillings and frosting will be made, courtesy of baby bear, who provided the batter recipe himself from AllRecipes.

With little tweaks of course. Because I only followed it until step 2.

The changes I made though is to add 2 tbsp of cocoa instead of the flour. Oh, and dust your cake pans well. like, Pam it then dust it. it makes the cake easier to come out.

Dobos Torte

Mine yielded 5 layers of the cake, so I think it depends on how much you put in the cake pans. They rise too, so take that in mind. 

Ingredients

• 8 eggs, yolk and whites separated
• 1/3 granulated sugar
• 2/3 confectioner’s sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tbsp plum wine (you can use 2 tbsp of vanilla here. but i don’t have it, and neither is sherry until tomorrow. oh well.)
• 1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp cocoa (i used Hershey’s special dark, oh and sift it!)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Spray 2 nine inch cake pans with cooking spray, then dust the whole thing with flour.
2. Beat the egg whites until frothy, and gradually add 1 cup sugar. Beat just to soft peaks. In another bowl, beat the yolks with the milk, lemon peel, wine or vanilla, and salt. Fold this into the egg whites. Sift the flour over the egg mixture, then the cocoa and fold in.
3. Spread 1 1/3 cups batter into the prepared pan. Bake for about 5 to 9 minutes, or until small, brown spots begin to appear on cake. Remove the cake from the oven, and remove layer from pan with a spatula. Dust the cake lightly with flour, and place on a rack to cool. Grease pan again, and repeat this process until all of the batter is used, about 6 times more. Place the layers between wax paper, and cover with a towel. Chill layers for a few hours. 

Mine yielded 5 layers of the cake, so I think it depends on how much you put in the cake pans. They rise too, so take that in mind.

secretsbest:

loving 

one of my most favorite Beatles song. :)

and i do always send it to you. love you baby bear

secretsbest:

leave my mind

Just for my baby bear. sweet kisses.

noodlycups

thecutecook:

BrownEyedBaker.com’s suggestions for St. Patrick’s Day Recipes

no i did not have a cookie today to celebrate St. Pat’s day.

i celebrated by taking a shot from a drunk stranger (female) on the El. Everybody shouted “shot! shot! shot!” and what can i do? I dunked the thing on my mouth.

then i felt a tiny buzz of alcoholic regret.

the bars are packed with people. drunk irish, drunk white people, drunk black people, drunk indians…wait what?! yes…drunk indians slapping the table like its a drum.

all in a day’s events. baby bear is here. yay. i hope to see the river still green :)

listening to Paramore “The Only Exception.”

i thought of my baby bear, who i will see in less than two hours.

in five days, i have realized how lucky i am i have him.

i never felt as loved as when i am with him. he makes my happiness possible.

in turn i try to be the best girl he ever met, while still being myself.

i think how my perception of love is before and now.

and i think how i define and criteria what love is the better one, if not the right one.

Because Jacob, you are truly, THE ONLY EXCEPTION.

i love you.

<3<3

this is baby bear.took this last valentines and probably one of the best pics taken that day.

and hes coming back to town.yay!!! <3<3

I’m so lucky to have this guy, and that he is just all mine.

well, yes good morning!

hours of sleep: nada

insomnia just set in, and its frustrating me a little. >:(

anyway…

my baby bear is coming in town in an hour.

but i dont get to meet him up til 6 pm. :(

oh well.

noodles for breakfast.

carpe diem!