Blueberry Jam Muffins

I was tidying up my recipes (collected from the newspapers) this morning and came across this quick and easy muffins recipe. It only took me less than an hour to get these muffins done! Enjoy! = )

The muffins were very soft and moist

Ingredients

210g plain flour
50g castor sugar
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 egg
60g butter, melted
70ml milk
Some blueberry jam


What to do

(1) Preheat oven to 220 deg C.
(2) In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
(3) In another bowl, beat egg and add in melted butter and milk, mix well. Add to flour mixture, stir just until blended.
(4) Spoon batter into muffin cups, filling half full. Spoon blueberry jam on top and allow it to sink into the batter filling. Top with remaining batter and bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Serve warm!

They taste fabulous when it is still warm!

Chocolate Crepes Cake

As I said I was gonna bake a “real” cake for hubby 2 days ago, right. So yeah, here’s my homemade birthday cake for him. I’ve searched online for this crepes cake recipe after the MasterChef show on last Wednesday. In the show, the cake looked really tempting and I thought it wouldn’t be that difficult to make so I wanted to give it a try!

However I found another crepes cake recipe in a blog which is easier than the MasterChef one... so I changed my mind. Not following the MasterChef's recipe but this Do What I Like blog. Well, I didn't follow the exact recipe as I’ve replaced the filling with chocolate instead of durian as hubby doesn't like durian! You can click here to get the original recipe.

Okay, I think I will stop talking and show you my final product. Honestly, I screwed up the whipped cream part. Something went wrong with my whipped cream! = (

I planned to dress the cake with chocolate frosting and now without the whipped cream, my chocolate paste seems to be too thick! So sorry for the appearance... taste wise, they were still good. :P

B'day Muffins (Choc Chips + Maltesers)

Actually I made these simple muffins in a “hurry” after I got back from work. As tomorrow is hubby’s birthday and I actually planned to bake the crepes cake for his birthday but I didn’t think I can complete the cake in such a short time (at least half of the day is needed and it was already 8.00p.m.) Well, as a replacement, I made him some muffins. :D

I will bake him a “real” birthday cake in the weekend. Promise, okay? ;)

I baked 2 types of muffins which are Chocolate Chips and Maltesers. For Maltesers, you may need to crush it before you fold into the batter.

Choc Chips / Maltesers

1 2 3 … “Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you!!! **Muakssssss**

ermm... beautiful muffins! :P

Ingredients

100g butter
180g castor sugar
2 eggs
60ml milk
300g cake flour
3/4tsp baking powder
80g chocolate chips / 3 packs of Maltesers

What to do

(1) Cream butter and sugar at medium speed till light and fluffy.

(2) Add in eggs one at a time and mix well till batter is smooth and creamy follow by milk.

(3) Sift flour and baking powder together and gently fold into the egg mixture.

(5) Stir in Chocolate Chips / Maltesers into the mixture and pour the batter into muffin cup and bake at 180 degree for 20 minutes.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Slice

I didn’t do anything baking on Saturday except a lovely breakie. What I’ve done for the whole day??? I was busy watching my favorite drama – “Gossip Girl”. I was addicted to it. Actually I’ve watched the 1st season and I just gone through again while I am waiting for the 3rd season to be downloaded. =D

I woke up an hour earlier as day light saving has started. I didn't want to waste an hour on bed while I can do something else. So, I started my first baking which is this yummylicious slice. This can be served as a dessert or a delightful afternoon treat.

Hmm... crunchy peanuts! Yummy! (^-^)

Ingredients

3 eggs, lightly beaten
1tsp vanilla essence
200g firmly packed brown sugar
110g plain flour
35g self-raising flour
125g butter, melted
250g dark chocolate, melted
195g crunchy peanut butter
150g unsalted roasted peanuts, chopped


What to do

(1) Grease 20cmx30cm lamington pan, place strip of foil to cover base and extend over 2 opposite sides.
(2) Beat eggs, essence and sugar in medium bowl with electric mixer about 3 minutes or until thick and pale in color.
(3) Stir in remaining ingredients. Spread mixture into prepared pan. Bake inn moderately slow oven 30 minutes or until firm; cool in pan.

Cinnamon Toast

I reckon this breakie is really easy to prepare. You will only need 2tbsp of castor sugar, 1tbsp of cinnamon, 4 slices of bread and some butter to spread on. This recipe was taken from a kid’s cookbook that I borrowed from hubby’s friend. This recipe book has quite a lot of quick, easy yet delicious goodies. I will spend some time to flick through and record in my “to do list”.

Cinnamon + Sugar

Firstly, you need to put the sugar into a small bowl and add in the cinnamon and stir until mixed well. Put the bread in toaster and toast it till golden. Spread butter on top of bread immediately and sprinkle cinnamon +sugar evenly over. Slice the toast and serve.

Yummy Breakie!

Classic Sponge Cake

I was craving for something light hence I decided to bake this fluffy sponge cake. This recipe was taken from the recipe book that I borrowed from the library 2 weeks ago. It is just timely for me to use it!

Now I would like to present you my Classic Sponge Cake… tada!!!

I’ve sprinkled some almond flakes and icing sugar on top of the cake to make it look better. (*o*) Actually the original recipe cut the cake into half and put some jam and whipped cream as the filling. I’ve omitted these steps as I just wanted some plain sponge cake. If you like to have some sweet and creamy cake, you may do so.

Ingredients

75g plain flour
150g self raising flour
4 eggs
180g castor sugar
2tbsp boiling water
whipping cream, whipped (optional)
Jam, for filling (optional)


What to do

(1) Preheat the oven t0 180 degree. Lightly grease two deep 22cm (8½ inch) round cake tins and line the bases with baking paper. Dust the tins lightly with a little extra flour, shaking off the excess.

(2) Sift the flours three times onto baking paper. Beat the eggs in a large mixing bowl with electric beaters for 7 minutes or until thick and pale.

(3) Gradually add the sugar to the eggs, beating well after each addition. Using a metal spoon, fold in the sifted flour and boiling water. Spread evenly into the prepared tins and bake for 25 minutes, or until each sponge is lightly golden and shrinks slightly from the side of he tin.

(4) Leave the sponges in their tins for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool. Slice cake in half and fill with whipped cream and jam, if desired.