Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Orange & Chocolate Marble Butter Cupcakes




I'm seriously craving for some butter cake, then I saw some oranges in my fridge so I anyhow bake again using some orange zest n orange juice. Added some chocolate in too & tada~♡♡ my orange & chocolate marble butter cake :)




They are Just so soft , so refreshing & orangy yumyum~♡♡ Once again 9 cupcakes are gone than I started to notice.

♡Orange & Chocolate Butter Marble  Cupcakes♡

(*Makes about 9 standard cupcakes)

Ingredients :

- 150g all-purpose flour & 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder sifted together, leave aside.

- 125g salted butter, at room temperature

- 100g castor sugar 

- 50ml orange juice extracted

- 1/2  teaspoon vanilla essence

- 1 /2 tablespoon orange zest

- 3 medium eggs , slightly beaten

- 4 tablespoons of full cream milk

- 60g melted dark chocolate compound

- Some diced almonds (Optional)


Method :

1.  Cream butter and castor sugar till light & fluffy.

2. Add in orange juice slowly while continue beating with the electric mixer .

3. Add in beaten eggs gradually till combined well.

4. Fold in sifted flour with rubber spatula, add in vanilla essence & orange zest mix well.

5. Add in full cream milk 1 tablespoon followed by 1 tablespoon. Stir well till combined.

6. Divide the cake batter into two equal bowls portions. Melt chocolate compound and stir in one of the cake batter till throughly mixed well.

7. Use two spoons to spoon the batters into the cupcake liners. One layer over each batter till almost 3/4 full.

8. Use a chopstick to swirl out the marble effects. Garnish some diced almonds over the cupcakes batter.(Optional*)

9. Bake at 180ºc for 25 to 30 minutes till golden brown or till skewer comes out clean. Leave to Cool.



Monday, July 13, 2015

Raspberry Yoghurt Paper Wrapped Cupcakes


♡•º纸包蛋糕 paper wrapped cupcakesº•♡
It's something nostalgic ,  let's go back to our childhood times ^^ My grandma used to buy me these from the traditional bakery. Now I'll have to bake em' myself , adding a little new "infusion" in em' . My Raspberry yogurt paperwrapped cupcakes!! Very soft and raspberrilicious refreshing~♡

My picky brother is a fussy eater when comes to pastries but he loves the texture of this cake that he actually ate 3 cupcakes at a go. So I can say it's a successful bake neh :)

♡Raspberry Yoghurt  Paper Wrapped Cupcakes♡

(* makes 8 standard cupcakes)

Ingredients :

- 150g all purpose flour & 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder sifted together.
-120g butter softened at room temperature
- 100g castor sugar
- 3 medium eggs, slightly beaten
- 50g Emmi Premium Swiss Raspberry yoghurt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 3 tablespoon of milk 



Method: 

1. Beat butter & castor sugar till creamy & fluffy .

2. Add in raspberry yoghurt & beat well till combined.

3. Add eggs gradually in.

4. Fold in sifted flour gently and vanilla essence , add in 3 tablespoon milk and mix well swiftly with rubber spatula.

5. Spoon the batter into each paper cups around till 70% filled.

6. Bake at 180ºc for 25-35mins till slightly golden brown . Remove from oven and let cool.

* Tips for layering and stacking the parchment paper (I used greaseproof paper) , trim to the desired size and put into the paper cupliners. Stacking one on top of the other. So that it will then produce a beautiful paper wrapped design.