A belated Valentine's! I never really had this day off since starting work - but this year, I had the luxury of spending Valentine's with all my favourite people! But ended up overeating :(

It's my mum's birthday - and so after making slightly cheesy heart-shaped fried eggs for breakfast I spent the rest of the morning baking her a tiny chocolate layered cake. Treated parents to high tea after the mini surprise birthday celebration at home; and ended up having cake before, during and after high tea on Valentine's...

Cute love-themed items part of our afternoon tea set :)

After the high tea outing, I came home to a surprise home-cooked meal by D! And since D now works near Ann Siang Hill, he also brought home my favorite mont blanc from KKi! I really shouldn't have eaten any more cake after the indulgent afternoon tea, but it was too difficult to resist treats from KKi... 

The CNY break brought some girl friends home, and we were able to chill out at one another's homes the past week - starting with crepe-making at J's place on the afternoon of CNY Eve and mini chamomile tea cakes at my place this afternoon :)

It's a good change to have friends to bake with - without J and S's creative inputs I would just have done a very purist flower decor for all my chamomile cupcakes :) Instead, we ended up with a 3D mouthless cat; a blueberry studded cupcake; a tic tac toe board, a chick-and-egg pair, among other design variations ;)