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Baileys Frosted Cupcakes

February 27, 2010 in Recipes | 1 comment

Find yourself hard to resist cupcakes??

Always had a thing for Baileys Irish Coffee??

If the answer is yes to both, you gotta try this simple recipe, only takes 20 minutes to prepare and another 20 to bake, and variable time to decorate *wink*

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170g flour

140g sugar (actual recipe says 170g but I feel 140g is just nice when eaten with the icing)

80 g butter (actual recipe is 125g so my cupcake is abit dry *sniff*)

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

4 tbsp milk

60 g chocolate chips (maybe white choc chips might be better aesthetically as it doesn’t stand out so much)

Blend flour, sugar, and butter in a blender until smooth. You can also use an electric mixer. Add eggs, vanilla extract and milk. Fold in white chocolate and mix well. Fill up cups half to 3/4 full.
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Preheat oven to 150°C.

Divide batter between 12 cake cases and bake for about 15-20 minutes. Watch the cakes carefully so that they do not overbake and burn.

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Baileys icing:
50 g butter (i think 50g is abit too much icing cos it turned out watery and oily cos i took too long to decorate it)
2 tbsp Baileys
60 g icing sugar
Combine butter with Baileys, and slowly add the icing sugar, beating until smooth and creamy.

Spread the icing roughly over the warm cakes. For the dark colour icing, i added cocoa powder..

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ENJOY!

the verdict?

i suppose its quite yummy for the first attempt.. but several areas need improvement

1. the cupcake was delicious when fresh from the oven, but it got hard once it cooled.. anybody has any suggestions to make a light a fluffy cupcake?? baking soda or self raising flour perhaps??

2. the icing was too watery, maybe too much butter or Baileys with too little icing sugar??

*scratch head*

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Double Choc Chip Cookies

February 23, 2010 in Recipes | No comments

Are you craving for a chocolatey cookie with crispy biscuit but soft liquid choc chips??

was that a YES i hear??

then you got to try this simple recipe, i’m not kidding its so addictive i’m eating ‘em as i write this..

before baking…

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*in RED are my adjustments to this recipe*

125g butter,softened, chopped (I cut it down to 100g, next time even lesser!!)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups (275g) firmly packed brown sugar (180g)
1 egg
1cup (150g) plain flour
1/4 cup (35g) self-raising flour
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1/3 cup (35g) cocoa powder
1/2 cup (85g) coarsely chopped raisins
1/2 cup (95g) milk Choc Bits
1/2 cup (75g) white chocolate Melts, halved
1/2 cup (75g) dark chocolate Melts, halved

(Milk Choc Bits, White Choc melts and dark choc melts were replaced by 245g Hershley’s semisweet choc chips)

1 Preheat oven to 180′C/160′C fan-forced. Grease oven trays.
2 Beat butter, extract, sugar and egg in small bowl with electric mixer until smooth; do not overbeat. Stir in sifted dry ingredients, then raisins and all the chocolate.
3 Drop level tablespoons of mixture onto trays, allowing 5cm between each cookie; bake about 10 minutes. Stand cookies 5 minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool.

makes 36 (its rather huge, so you may wanna make smaller crunchier cookies)
preparation time 10 minutes (are you kidding me???)
cooking time 10 minutes per tray
tips For a firmer cookie, bake an extra 2 minutes. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week.

and, ENJOY!!

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TomYam soup

January 25, 2010 in Recipes | No comments

DSCN4635A warm meal on a cold day, comfort food at its best!!

ingredients: (serves 1)

1/2 cube Knorr tomyam stock

700ml water (give or take)

2 strips chicken breasts

1 potato cut into wedges

1 tomato cut into wedges

1 small carrot cut coarsly

2 pieces long beans

3/4 yellow onion

1 stick lemon grass smashed

1 thumb size ginger sliced

bring ingredients to boil until tender, add salt to taste..

serve HOT with rice, or without for an even healthier meal!!

best part is, no OIL needed XD

optional:

squid, prawns, baby corn, mushrooms, GET CREATIVE!!

Luffa with prawns and eggs

August 20, 2009 in Recipes | No comments

800px-YosriPetola

This a new favourite vege of mine, it is simple, tasty, and healthy!!

Steps:
1. Cut the luffa (petola) into desired sizes.
2. Fry chopped garlic till brown.
3. Add in cut luffa but do not add water as luffa itself will make the dish watery.
3. Add in egg and prawns.
4. Add salt to taste.
5. Serve hot =D

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Superbly good!!

-Among luffa’s many properties, it can be used to promote blood circulation, to disperse fever, to break up phlegm, as a detoxicant, as an antiinflammatory, as an analgesic, and as a tranquilizer-

Sushi 101

August 20, 2009 in Gastronomical Delights, Recipes | No comments

How to make sushi:

1. cook rice with a little extra water so the rice is stickier than usual..

2. meanwhile, mix 3 tablespoons of rice vinegar per cup of rice.. if you don’t really like the sourish taste, add sugar and salt to taste..

3. once the rice is cooked, transfer to a bowl.. preferably plastic or glass.. add vinegar mix to taste and mix evenly..

4. take a piece of seaweed and place it on the rolling mat and spread the rice evenly on it..

5. then put desired ingredients (the more the merrier =D) and then press firmly as you roll.. be careful not to squeese too hard or it will go out of shape..

6. then cut and serve =D

simple right?? makes a great snack.. but i warn you, its very filling.. haha..