Saturday, August 17, 2019

Blueberry Buttermilk Muffins



Hi~❤ A Lovely Saturday For Everyone!!
(Wooah~It's been so long?Almost 4years?)
That I had last updated a new blog post.
I been busy with life & baking cute cookies.
Today, Blueberries is very cheap and lovely.
I FHFL~grabbed all the ingredient & bake it.
So~Here's My Blueberry Buttermilk Muffins.
(As usual, I just bake accordingly to my own likes,
it might not be everyone's cup of tea)
But I hope those who will wanna to try out
baking these muffins will love them too^^.


Blueberry Buttermilk Muffins
*yield: 12 standard muffins*

Ingredients:
125g Unsalted Butter ,
(I'm using Golden Churn Butter)
125 Castor sugar,
2 Large eggs,
Cake flour 250g ,
Baking soda 1tsp,
Baking Powder 1tsp,
1tsp vanilla extract,
Blueberries 120g,
(I like more blueberries so I put 150g)
*40ml of lemon juice*,
Buttermilk 160ml ,
(For Buttermilk,I used full cream milk & 1/2 a lemon as substitute ,ratio of 120ml milk
 to 40ml lemon juice.
Add the lemon juice into the milk and stir well, leave it to settle awhile till it forms a light curdle form. Leave aside for use later.)


Instructions:
1)Beat the butter & castor sugar till light & fluffy.  Add in the eggs & vanilla extract and beat in gradually till creamy white.

2)Sift in the cake flour & baking soda & baking powder. Mix well.

3)Add in the Buttermilk first and followed by the blueberries. Lastly add in *40ml of lemon juice* Mix well together.

4)Spoon the batter into the cupcake/muffin baking tray.
 (I'm using the 12's, Just NICE!)
*Fill up each individual muffin cup 3/4 full*


5)Bake in the preheated oven of (180°c) for 20-30mins.(depends on individuals ovens)


Happy baking~❤I really love the fluffy buttermilk muffins  &  blueberries oozing out!






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.

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Strawberry Buttermilk Cake


Been wanting to try out this strawberry buttermilk cake, It's so fluffy & soft with juicy strawberries in every bite. Hehe~♡ dunno why it reminds me of S.u.m.m.e.r!! I'm happy enough to enjoy my teatime with a cup of coffee and a good book now.

Original recipe adapted from : <<Back In The Day Bakery ••• MADE with LOVE - Cherlyn Day & Griffith Day >>

♡Strawberry Buttermilk Cake♡

INGREDIENTS:

200g all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
90g butter
180g castor sugar (original recipe is 200g , I find it too sweet so I reduced it.)
120ml buttermilk
1 large egg , at room temperature
450g strawberries,hulled & halved

*Confectioners' sugar for dusting


METHOD :

1. Position a rack in the middle of the oven & preheat the oven to 180ºc degrees celsius. Lightly butter a 9 inch deep-dish pie pan.

2. Sift together the flour, baking powder , and salt. Set aside.

3. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or in a large mixing bowl , using a handheld mixer), cream the butter and sugar together on medium-high speed for 3-5 minutes, until light and fluffy. Add the egg, buttermilk, and vanilla and mix until blended , about 1 minute.

4. With the mixer on low speed , gradually add the flour mixture, mixing until just combined.

5. Remove the bowl from the mixer and , using a rubber spatula, incorporate any ingredients hiding at the bottom of the bowl , making sure the batter is completely mixed. Scrape the batter into the prepared pie plate and gently smooth the top with a spatula. Tap the pan firmly on the counter to remove any air bubbles from the batter. Arrange the strawberries in concentric rings on top of tye batter, cut side down.

6. Bake the cake for 10 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 170ºc degrees celsius and bake for 50-60 minutes, until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack.

7. Before serving,dust the top of the cake with confectioners' sugar.

8. The cake can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.




Monday, June 15, 2015

Chocolate Covered Biscuit Sticks


What could be more fun and destressing with DIY- ing these Chocolate Covered Biscuit Sticks? Of cuz' they weren't like Pocky and Pepero but they're just so fun to play around with different toppings etc. diced almonds , edible icing hearts or rainbow rice. I'm a happy me again with my chocolate cravings satisfied(* ϋ)ノ!!


♡Chocolate Covered Biscuit Sticks♡


INGREDIENTS :

100g self-raising flour
1 large egg
20g salted butter
100g dark chocolate compound 


Decorate Toppings :

50g diced almonds or any other toppings etc. rainbow balls or  icing mini hearts.




METHOD :

1. Slightly beat the egg , add in self-raising flour and mix into a round dough. Let it proof for 30mins.

2. Roll out the dough on a floured surface about 0.5cm thickness. Cut and divide the dough into  0.5cm thickness and 10cm length sticks. Roll each into pole alike sticks. 



3.Preheat oven to 200ºc degrees celsius,  lined the baking tray with aluminum foil, spread evenly with butter. Bake for 10mins or till light golden brown.




4. Melt the dark chocolate compound using double-boiler method or using microwave for 30secs till melted. Dip 2/3 of the biscuit sticks into the melted chocolate.

5.Decorate them with diced almonds or any other toppings of your desires before the melted chocolate compound hardened.



6. Leave the chocolate covered biscuit sticks aside to cool.

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Mini Paws Chiffon Cake




Paws~Paws~♡♡ chiffon , I just can't resist cute & pretty adorable little things esp. when we can bake them into edible yummy pastries!! 


♡♡Mini Paws Chiffon Cake♡♡

INGREDIENTS :
(Egg yolk batter)
50g cake flour
3egg yolks
25g sugar
1tsp vanilla essence
30ml canola oil
30ml plain yoghurt
20ml water
35g melted chocolate compound.

(Meringue)
4 egg whites
30g sugar
1/4 tsp cream of tartar


METHOD: 

1. Preheat the oven to 160ºc degree celsius

2. Cream the egg yolks with sugar till pale & creamy.

3.Add in plain yoghurt , canola oil , vanilla essence and water. Gradually add in cake flour and mix well till combined.

4. Divide the egg yolk batter into two equal bowls. Melt the chocolate compound and mix well in one of the bowl. Set two bowls aside.

5. Beat egg whites & cream of tartar in another mixing bowl till soft peaks form. Gradually add in sugar till still peaks form.

6. Fold in the meringue equally into the two bowls. And fill in 3tbsp of vanilla batter and 3tbsp of chocolate batter into two individual small piping bags.

7. Pipe in the vanilla and chocolate batter onto the inner paw prints. And bake for 2-3minutes. 





8. Spoon in the rest of the vanilla batter and chocolate batter into the paw moulds about 3/4 full each.

9.Bake for 15mins and then reduce the temperature to 150ºc degree celsius and bake for about 10-15 minutes.

10. Carefully unmould the cakes carefully by hand or use a toothpick to remove it by tracing the side of the paw moulds after slightly cooled. (*If you can invert the cake straight after from the oven will be good. As the cakes will be slightly dense after cooled.)










Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Sweetcorn Tiramisu


I was craving , seriously craving for Tiramisu!! But at the same time I wanna something that is different and also lighter then the usual ones. And I was really happy that I found this wonderful & refreshing recipe from 李亮知's <<第一次做面包和蛋糕 >> with very simple ingredients , no alcohol & also eggless.

I have a first bite of this Sweetcorn Tiramisu and wooah~♡♡. Ehmm~~ I'm in love again!! What can I ask for More when sweet corn can actually be a lovely combination with Tiramisu.


♡Sweetcorn Tiramisu♡

INGREDIENTS :

- 200g canned whole kernel corns
- 150g Cream cheese (Softened at room temperature)
- 2 tablespoons honey
- Italian ladyfingers around 20 pieces .(You may use maria biscuits too or any of your own choice.)
- Cocoa powder for dusting

(*A ) : 45g cornstarch , 2 1/2 tablespoons caster sugar , 360ml full cream milk.


Coffee syrup : 100ml water , 1/2 tablespoon of instant strong coffee powder or espresso ,
1 tablespoon caster sugar.


METHOD :



1. Put syrup ingredients to boil , leave to cool aside.



2. Blend Kernel corns & (*A) together using blender or juice maker.



3. And bring to boil in medium heat.  Leave to cool aside.



4. Add honey to cream cheese and mix well.


5. Add cream cream mixture gradually into cooled sweet corn paste.



6. Mix well all till smooth paste.



7. Dip Italian ladyfingers or ( any biscuits of your choices etc. Maria biscuits ) in coffee syrup. And lay them one by one in the bowl.



8.  Spread / spoon the sweet corn paste evenly onto the Italian ladyfingers and lay rest of the Italian ladyfingers onto the paste.



9. Spread / spoon  remaining sweet corn paste onto the 2nd layer Italian ladyfingers evenly.



10. Dust with cocoa powder and wrap it with plastic wrap and refigerate for at least 40mins or until set overnight. Dust with extra cocoa powder when served.