Spot the chocolate chunks.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Cranky. Need Chocolate.
Spot the chocolate chunks.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
I may be rushing the season...
But it IS only one month till Christmas.
The seson to be jolly is almost upon us.
So, have you been naughty or nice this year?
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Cappuccino Cupcakes
On another note, I feel like giving myself a good kick for not transferring a whole lot of photos that were taken during the past few weeks into my exteral memory. Here's to hoping they'll be recoverable when I finally get around to getting my own precious laptop fixed.
Cappuccino Cupcake Recipe
Sponge ingredients:
Coffee cream ingredients:
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 200C/180C fan oven. Line cupcake tins with about 14 cupcake liners.
2. Start with the sponge. Mix 2 tablespoons hot water with the coffee and cocoa powder and instant coffee to create a paste. Leave to cool to room temperature.
3. Place all the ingredients, including cooled paste into a large mixing bowl and mix until creamy.
4. Fill cupcake liners about two thirds full and bake for about 18 minutes or until well risen and tops and springy to touch.leave to cool completely before making cofee cream.
5. To make coffee cream, start by mixing one tablespoon water with coffee powder to create a paste and leave to cool. Whisk cooled coffee, icing sugar and double cream until stiff.
6. Drop a teaspoon of coffee cream over each cupcake and dust with chocolate powder. Top with chocolate coated coffee beans.
Coffee-lovers unite!
Okay it might be carrying it a bit too far to call myself a coffee lover.
But I do like coffee ocassionally.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Rant
Will be back as soon as I possibly can.
In the meantime will probably be baking loads. Have I ever mentioned that I find baking therapeutic? You can tell I've had a bad day when I walk into the kitchen and immediately dig out my big box of baking paraphernalia. I've been doing that a lot this week.
Deadlines piling up, dead pc, god awful flu. Typing this out before I have to head for work. It's been a bad week =(
Need some comforting. NOW.
Thus ends the rant.
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Raspberry Fairy Cakes With Orange Sugar Drizzle
Directions:
For the Orange Sugar Drizzle
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Chocolate Chocolate-chunk Cupcakes
Chocolate Chocolate-chunk Cupcake recipe
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup self-raising flour+1 heaped tablespoon cocoa powder, sifted
1 cup/230g butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup milk
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
200g milk chocolate cut into chunks
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 180C. Line cupcake tins with paper liners.
2. Beat butter and sugars till light and fluffy. Add in vanilla, and eggs one at a time, mix well.
3. Add in milk and flour in two parts, mixing until just combined, do not overmix. Fold in chocolate chunks with a spatula.
4. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full with batter. Bake for about 20-25 mins or till inserted toothpick comes out clean.