Sunday, February 21, 2010

Chunky cable knit sweater cardigan

I thought I would never buy anything from forever21. But before I even knew it, three orders were placed, ;)

Some are going back, as expected. But I do like several pieces, including this chunky cable knit cardigan with antiqued metal buttons:

Cardigan: forever21
V-neck shirt: AA
Scarf: AA
Jeans: quiksilver
Bag: Rebecca Minkoff MAC in chocolate

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Blueberry Cream Cheese Pound Cake

I found this recipe on www.allrecipes.com, in order to make good use of my soon to be expired cream cheese. And the recipe is indeed foolproof.
  • 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil (I actually only used 1/4 cup, by mistake, but it turns out just fine).
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cups blueberries
 Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
  2. In a large bowl, stir together cake mix and sugar. Make a well in the center and pour in eggs, cream cheese, oil and vanilla. Beat on low speed until blended. Scrape bowl, and beat 4 minutes on medium speed. Stir in blueberries. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
 Here I proudly present the end result: yummy!