It's been a while since we've baked, so here's E-main, Jiehui and my latest experiment - Rainbow Funfetti Cupcakes!!! We kept blatantly substituting stuff like the buttermilk, and it should have seriously gone wrong but surprisingly, the cupcakes turned seriously yummy and pretty! Other weird things we had to do: defend our nonpareils (the rainbow stuff) from ants when taking photos, hahaha.

Click here for the Original Recipe,
or follow what we actually used in the end here:

Ingredients

For the cupcakes:

• 1 1/2 cups plain flour 
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 
• 1 stick unsalted butter, softened 
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup buttermilk (we combined 1/2 cup of normal milk + 1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar and let sit for exactly 5 minutes to replace this)
• 1/2 cup nonpareils (or rainbow sprinkles)

• 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
• 1 stick salted butter, softened
• 1/4 teaspoon salt 
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1-2 tablespoons heavy cream
• Additional Sprinkles, for decorating

It's been a while I've woken up this early for anything but you know how all photographers rave about the morning light, so I figured it would be fun to test myself - and for dear E-main too! Fun fact, the light only got really good around 7:30-8:00am onwards, but like they say, it's always better to be early than on time, right?

Anyway, a part of me is worried about how my photography style has changed ever since I switched up from my 500D to my 6D. While I truly enjoy the sharpness I get from a bigger sensor now, there's a part of me that hates it if my pictures look to clean cut - too sharp, too professional. To me there is artistry in a bit of grain and fuzziness. In the end, it's easy for any layman to take a nice and sharp photos if they have the money to throw at a fancy camera (or borrow a friend's), but it's how you do the post-processing that makes all the difference between an OK photo and a much more evocative one.