Thank god I am not the only one seeing faces everywhere and everytime…
The “Let’s face it” project is a tribute to random, everyday objects that resemble faces. So cool

This smiling olive bread and the stapler bunny are my latest finds…

 

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I was surprised to see at the airport in Basel that the new Lula magazine is out, it’s not even on the web yet.
Have a little preview of one of my favourite sources of inspiration

 

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Today is bank holiday in Barcelona and I finally had time to try some new recipes.
If you have a pregnant friend, who has desperate longings for marzipan, this one helps in case of emergency:)
un beso para Astrid:)

Apple & Marzipan Muffins with spelt flour
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Ingredients A:
*150g spelt flour
*1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
*50g chopped almonds
*1 pinch of ground cinnamon
*1 apple, cutted in small cubes

Ingredients B:
*2 eggs, whipped
*120g sugar
*1/2 envelope vanille sugar
*120g softened butter or margarine
*1 pinch of salt
*100g marzipan (raw mixture), crumbed

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Preheat oven, 200ºCelsius
Put 12 paper cases in a muffin pan.
Put ingredients A in a large bowl and stir.
Beat ingredients B(except marzipan)in a separate bowl with an electric mixer until smooth, then add the crumbed marzipan and stir. Add ingredients B to ingredients A and stir until combined.
Divide the mixture among cases and let bake for 17-20 min.
Bon apetit!!!!

 

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You need to see this! These plant creations made me smile, after hours and hours of staring at boring technical sketches in Adobe Illustrator at work :)
Check out  Elsa Mora’s website – the paper cutouts, dolls, illustrations etc of this cuban artist living in LA are stunning…

 

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Tomorrow is Alex Noriega’s first solo show. Come and see his amazing illustrations and taste some of my muffins/cupcakes! Hope to see you there…

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I am back in Barcelona and had some really nice chilled days back in rainy Germany. In the only few minutes of sun I made this picture of this freshly baked raspberry shortcake -
Here’s the recipe – it’s easy and makes you still feel like summer

Cakes
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*340g all purpose flour
*1 single sachet of baking powder
*240g butter, softened (not melted)
*400g sugar
*4 eggs
*240ml milk
*1 teaspoon vanilla extract
*1 handful fresh raspberries
Oven: 170º – ca 22min

Stir the soft butter until creamy, add the sugar and mix until well combined. Then add the eggs and beat well.
Mix the dry ingredients (flour and baking poweder) separately and add them alternating with the milk and the vanilla extract in 3 parts , mixing well every time. Then add the raspberries and stir in with a spoon.
Grease a muffinpan(12 muffins) and fill the mixture in.
Bake for ca 22 minutes then let cool for 15 minutes before removing the cakes from the pan.

Frosting
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*250g white chocolate
*340g cream cheese
*125g butter (room temperature)
*1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Stir the creamcheese until smooth.
Melt the chocolate in the microwave or water bath and stir slowly in the creamcheese.
Stir the soft (not melted) butter in and add the lemon juice.
Add a hint of red food colour and let the mixture cool in the fridge for 30 min before frosting the cakes.

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I took a long weekend off from fashionweek and handovers and went home to the black forest to breathe some fresh air, see friends and family, buy some baking stuff I cannot find in Barcelona
and look for a nice cuckoo clock.
(I’ve given up biding on them in ebay, it seems they have become really trendy)
besos desde la selva negra

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