Red Velvet Cupcake

Red Velvet Cupcake

I made this for a friend's marriage. I was so excited for them as if like it's my own marriage. LOL. Then, I realized it is so hard to get a marriage present for them, because they have everything, and I have no experience in what to buy. Why don't use my skills to make something for them since they are not having a big party, just a simply 1-table dinner? So, I decided to make something that shout LOVE! Red Velvet Cupcake immediately came to my mind. Red with White shouts Love and Wedding to me! Hehe...

Wish them forever happy! =D

Tiramisu Pandan Cupcake

Tiramisu Pandan Cupcake (around 6 cupcakes)
Ingredients:
1 egg
80g sugar
80g vegetable oil
20g milk

2 tbsp pandan essence
100g flour
1 tbsp baking powder

6 ladyfingers, into half
2 tbsp coffee powder
1/2 cup hot water

Steps:
1. Preheat oven at 350F.
2. Beat egg, sugar and oil till fully mixed.
3. Add pandan essence into milk, and pour milk mixture and flour mixture into step 2.
4. Dissolve coffee powder with hot water and dipped the ladyfingers into the coffee liquid.
5. Scoop batter into cupcake liner till 1/2 full, and add 2 half ladyfingers to each cupcake. Then scoop some batter onto the cupcake until it covers the ladyfingers till 3/4 full. Do the same to the rest of the cupcakes.
6. Bake in oven for 25-30 minutes or toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.

It's something different than the usual tiramisu flavor. I want to try some different combination that tiramisu coffee flavor can do, so I try out with one of my favorite, pandan flavor. The pandan flavor is not that overpowering, as well as the coffee flavor. So, it does not come out as weird. It is just something different, I guess. LOL.

Enjoy =)

Pandan Coconut Cupcake

Pandan Coconut Cupcake (around 6 cupcakes)
Ingredients:
1 egg
60g sugar
60g vegetable oil
25g milk
80g flour
1/2 tbsp baking powder
1 tbsp pandan essence
30g desiccated coconut flakes

Steps:
1. Preheat oven at 350F.
2. Beat egg and sugar till slightly pale. Add in oil.
3. Mix pandan essence into milk. Pour this mixture and flour mixture into the step 2 and mix well.
4. Scoop batter into cupcake liner till 3/4 full, and sprinkle coconut flakes onto the cupcake.
5. Bake in oven for 20-25 minutes or toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.

The texture is not the best, but it is still soft and moist. If you keep till another two or three more days, remember to reheat in microwave by sprinkling some water on top of the cupcake to give it more moisture. For another time of making this recipe, I will definitely add 20g more oil to give it more moisture.

Enjoy =)

Apple Crumbly Cupcake

Apple Crumbly Cupcake (around 6 cupcakes)
Ingredients:
1 egg
50g sugar
50g vegetable oil
20g milk
70g cake flour
1/2 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tbsp cinnamon
50g cubed granny smith apple

Steps:
1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Beat egg, sugar and oil till slightly pale.
3. Add  milk and flour mixture with cinnamon into the mixture till fully mixed.
4. Fold in cubed apple.
5. Scoop batter into cupcake liner till 3/4 full, and bake in oven for 20-25 minutes or till toothpick inserted comes out clean.
6. Cool on wired rack.

The apple cupcake is very soft, tender, and moist. The hearty cinnamon smell combine with the apple is the best combination.

Enjoy =)

Egg-less Vanilla Chocolate Chips Cupcake

Egg-less Vanilla Chocolate Chips Cupcake
In this cupcake, there is no eggs, and I use unsweetened soymilk and vanilla yogurt in this cupcake. The end product of this cupcake is quite dense and still soft. The cupcake has a very strong vanilla smell/taste to it, the chocolate chips are just to add the texture of this cupcake. I love how it came out even though the cupcake does not look that appealing.>.<.

Ingredients:

80g sugar

80g vegetable oil

200g vanilla yogurt

60g soymilk, unsweetened

130g flour

80g chocolate chips

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350F.

2. Mix all ingredients in a mixing bowl using a hand mixer.

3. Scoop batter into cupcake liners till 3/4 full.

4. Bake in oven for 20-25 minutes or till toothpicks inserted come out clean. 

5. Cool completely on wire rack.

Enjoy =)

Healthy Chocolate & Chocolate Chips Cupcake

Healthy Chocolate & Chocolate Chips Cupcake
Ingredients:
2 eggs
120g sugar
100g vegetable oil
80g soymilk, unsweetened
200g plain yogurt/vanilla yogurt(if use vanilla yogurt, don't need to use vanilla extract)
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
150g flour

20g cocoa powder
100g chocolate chips

Steps:
1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Beat eggs, sugar, and oil till mixed.
3. Add in soymilk, yogurt, vanilla extract, and salt.
4. Add in flour mixture and mix well.
5. Add in chocolate chips and gently fold till mixed.
6. Scoop batter into cupcake liners and top with chocolate chips (optional). Bake in oven for 20-25 minutes or toothpicks inserted come out clean.
7. Cool on wire rack.

In this cupcake, I add in unsweetened soymilk and plain yogurt to increase the healthy level. Anyway, this cupcake still gives you a moist and soft texture.

Enjoy =)

Snack Bento

Some snack bento for me and my boyfriend. I have subscribed from Nature Box, and cannot wait to try it. The above bento box is for my boyfriend. It consists of chipotle spicy chickpeas, sour cream & onion sesame sticks, hershey's chocolate kisses, and mixed spicy chocolate nuts mix.

This snack bento is mine. It is very simply. No time to prepare in the morning. I brought Hup Seng crackers, french toast granola, and 2 pieces of chocolate love-shaped cookies that I bought from IKEA.

I will have more bentos to come. I am trying to arrange my time so that I can prepare bentos for my boyfriend and me. 

Till next time! =)