Magnolia Bakery's Red Velvet Cupcakes

I love red velvet because they’re usually not too sweet. They’re amazingly moist and oh so yummy. Brought them to work, they were a big hit. Excellent recipe!

If you noticed this is my second red velvet cupcakes recipe. The first one was from Magnolias' but I amended some ingredients. You can quite easily find the Magnolia Bakery Red Velvet Cake recipe online and in their cookbook. And this is my favourite from Magnolia.

Recipe adapted from Magnolia Bakery

Ingredients:
3 1/3 cups cake flour
3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 1/4 cups sugar
3 large eggs, at room temperature
6 tbsp  red food coloring
3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
1 1/2 tsps vanilla extract
1  1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1 1/2 tsp cider vinegar
1 1/2 tsp baking soda

Baking Temperature : 170 C
Baking Time : 20-25 minutes

Method :
1. Preheat oven at 170 C.
2. Cream the butter and sugar until very light and fluffy.
3. Add the egg one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. In a separate bowl whisk red food color, cocoa powder and vanilla extract. Add in to the batter and beat well (do not over beat).
5. In small cup, stir buttermilk and salt together and add in to the batter in 2 parts alternating with the flour. Beat well until the ingredients are incorporated.
6. In a small bowl mix vinegar and baking soda together and add in the batter. Mix well.
7. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Cream cheese frosting:
125 gm cream cheese
50 gm unsalted butter
110 gm ising sugar (I reduced sugar to 80 gm)
1 cup fresh cream or double cream, whipped until stiff

Method :
1. Beat cream cheese with butter in a mixture until soft.
2. Turn mixer to low speed, add powdered sugar a little at a time. Whisk until well blended.
3. Add whipped cream, stir through with a spatula.

Almond Cadbury Chocolate Cake Recipe

Let me tell you about my favorite chocolate cakes... the Almond Cadbury Chocolate Cake! It goes fast around my house :) I can eat them everyday without feeling guilty!! This is a heavenly moist and and fudgy chocolate cake but be warned it is very rich. Made them several times and this is the 5th one. Can't stop licking chocolate ganache.. heheh. 

Ingredients :

2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup cocoa powder

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp soda bicarbonate

1 cup mayonnaise

1 cup fine granulated sugar

1/2 cup sweetener or condenced milk

1/2 cup cup melted Cadbury milk chocolate

1 egg medium size

1 cup hot water

3/4 cup cooking oil

1/2 tsp butter oil

1/2 cup sliced almonds

1/2 cup Raisin/Peanut Covered in thick Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate for decoration

Baking Temperature : 170C

Baking Time : 40-45 minutes

Method :

1. Mix all the dry items in a bowl (flour, cocoa powder and soda bicarbonate)

2. On the low speed pf an electric mixer, add the mayonnaise, sugar, butter oil chocolate and milk. Beat for 2 minutes.

3. Add the dry mixture alternating with hot water and beat until well combined.

4. Add the cooking oil and sliced almond. Beat until all ingredients are incorporated.

5. Pour the batter into pan.

6. Bake for 40-45 minutes at 170C.

Chocolate ganache :

1 cup condenced milk

1 vanilla extract

1/2 cup corn oil

1/3 cup cocoa powder

A pinch of salt

Method :

1. Mix condenced milk, vanilla extract, corn oil and cocoa powder in a bowl. Beat until well combined.

2. Pour batter on a pan.

3. On gas stove, place pan on top of it and keep on low heat, keep stirring batter until well combined.

3. Add in vanilla extract and salt. Stir until thicken, then off the gas stove.

Mummy hot dogs recipe

Bah! Look at those pity eyes. Light off and raining outside. Mummies look scared. Pity mummies, momma hungry, momma have to eat you :D

Been longing to make mummy hot dogs. It's just that I am too busy with my cupcakes project. My best friend requested for this. So its kinda special. I made this hot dog before but I changed one of the ingredient and using different method to make dough fluffier. If I've got kids, I can make this every weekend. Kids gonna like this. Trust me this if worth to try. My best friend grab two right after I took the hot dogs out from the oven :D


Ingredients 
Dough :
250 gm high-protein/bread flour
45 gm caster sugar
1/2 tsp salt
25 gm butter
25 gm shortening
2 1/2 tsp milk powder
1 small egg
Mixed of 8 gm of yeast and105 ml lukewarm water. Stir hard until you can see bubble comes out on the surface.

Filling :
Hot dog (Sprinkle cinnamon stick powder & chicken curry powder on each hot dog)
Mayonnaise
Evaporated milk for decoration

Baking Temperature : 170 C
Baking Time : 15-20 minutes

Method :
1. Sift together all dry ingredients.  On the high speed of an electric mixer add all ingredients.
2. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.
3. In a big bowl and cover and let rise with kitchen towel for 20 minutes.
4. Take dough out again and knead with your hand until smooth and elastic and leave for another 15 minutes.
5. Take dough out again and knead with your hand to reduce gas contain in bread and leave for another 5 minutes.
6. Shape dough into mummy.
7. Brush the puffy dough generously with evaporated milk. And lastly garnish buns with mayonnaise.
8. Bake for 170 c for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Chocolate pop cakes recipe

I first fell in love with pop cakes when my friend brought some homemade chocolate pop cakes. I haven’t seen anything like that. Too cute to eat . It was chocolicious!

I made first one for last year and this are the third one. Cake pops are relatively easy to make and very versatile! Kids and adults will love them!

Ingredients :
Pop cakes stand (Styrofoam)
Cake mix
Chocolate frosting (Refer to below recipe)
White chocolate ( I'm don't have enough white chocolate, so I used water and sugar mix for the green drizzle)
Chocolate
1 tbsp shortening
Chocolate frosting
Lollipop stick
Green edible food coloring

Method :
1. Prepare the melted chocolate. In the top of a double boiler, set over simmering water, heat the chocolate and the shortening, stirring until well combined.
2. Crumble entire cake (from cake mix). Add in 1 tbsp chocolate frosting.
3. Form mixture into balls.
4. Dip the lollipop stick (about 1 cm) in the melted chocolate. This will act as a glue.  Keeping your cakepop and stick attached.
5.  Place it into the centre of each cake ball.
6. Dip the popcake in the melted chocolate, swirling quickly to coat completely.
7. Use the reminder chocolate for the drizzle.
8. Place popcakes in the styrofoam to harden.
9. Leave in the refrigerator until ready to serve.


Chocolate frosting recipe

Recipe adapted from Tracey Larsen

Ingredients :

2 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar

6 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

6 tbsp butter

5 tbsp evaporated milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

Method :
1. Cream butter for 2 minutes.
2. Add the sugar. Beat alternately with evaporated milk.
3. Add the vanilla. Beat until fluffy.

Pink and white decorated cupcakes

Making fondant cupcakes reminds me of playing with playdough. Reminds me of my childhood. The difference is when I was a kid I could design any shape I wanted, no one will comment on the messy and unstructured work and no one will judge my creativity. Good or bad everything will look cute to my Mom and Dad!  But now it's a different thing. I have a problem making things presentable because frankly, I am not a creative person. I can still design any shape I want but I feel all the designs have to be neat and presentable and of course colors and sizes have to be matched as well.

Being creative is a big deal for me especially when you are in the cake business. It's like I was lost in the beginning and got stuck in the middle and ended up with nothing. I often get stuck and am in a rut when I am  thinking theoretically, aah..how lucky to be born creative... but I think it's also not too late for me to train myself to be creative and artistic, to realize those awesome ideas I have in my head.  I will take my time, and time will prove I don't have to be born creative to be creative!

For the cupcake flavors and butter cream recipe please click below links :
http://mamis-mamisrecipes.blogspot.com/search/label/Cupcakes
http://mamis-mamisrecipes.blogspot.com/2012/08/butter-cupcake.html

Ingredients : Fondant 
120 ml water, room temperature
2 tbsp gelatin
150 ml glucose
3 tbsp glycerin
4 tbsp vegetable shortening
2 kg icing sugar, sifted
Pink and white edible food coloring

Method :
1. Pour water on a big bowl, add the gelatin, stir well on a double-boiler till the gelatin dissolved.
2. Add the glucose, glycerin and vegetable shortening, stir until melted and incorporated. Leave to cool.
3. Add the icing bit by bit until icing is thickened.
4. Pour lukewarm gelatin mixture into the rest of the icing. Stir well until the stickiness is gone.
5. Add the food coloring.
6. Shape fondant into the shape or figures you desire.
7. Spread butter cream onto the cupcakes and stick fondant on top of it.

Chocolate muffins recipe

I've posted so many chocolaty recipes and I am out of control. Is it good or bad? I am kind of being selfish ignoring my friends requests to make non-chocolaty recipes. Feel guilty though! I hate the feeling!

Anyway, these ingredients are very simple and surprisingly tasty! And the method is super easy, even your kids can do it at home (with a parent observing). Couldn't get any easier - you can probably make it right now!

Ingredients :
1 3/4 cups self-raising flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup caster sugar
125g butter, melted and cooled
1/2 cup corn flour
2 large eggs
185ml can evaporated milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 tsp coffee emulco
1 cup dark chocolate/white chips

Baking Temperature : 15-20 minutes
Baking Time : 180C

Method :
1. Preheat oven to 180C.
2. In a large bowl put the flour and cocoa powder. Add the sugar and stir until well combined.
3. In an electric mixer add the butter, eggs, evaporated milk and vanilla. Beat vigorously to combine.
4. Add the milk mixture to flour mixture and stir until all ingredients are incorporated.
5. Gently fold through chocolate bits with spatula.
6. Spoon batter into prepared muffin tin.
7. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out dry.

Strawberry cheesecake cupcakes recipe

I think it's been a while since my last post. Been moody lately and to be honest I am kinda lost, seems like I don't know what to write anymore. My brain has gone numb I guess :D

To tell you the truth,  I can count with my fingers the number of times I have eaten strawberries. Maybe it's because strawberries are expensive in Malaysia and anyway I do not fancy strawberries.

Recipe adapted from me + The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook

Ingredients :

1 cup plain flour
3/4 cup sugar
1½ tsp baking powder
A pinch of salt
45g unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup milk
½ tsp vanilla extract
1 egg
1 cup diced strawberries

Cheesecake center :
115 gm cream cheese (1/2 cup), at room temperature
1 egg white
3 tbsp granulated sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp vanilla
1 tsp strawberry jam

Crust :
2 cups Marie/digestive biscuit crumbs

Baking Temperature : 170C
Baking Time : 20-25 minutes

Method :
1. Preheat oven to 170C.
2. In a large bowl put the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and butter in an electric mixer. Beat on slow speed until you get a sandy consistency and everything is combined.
3. Pour in the milk and vanilla and beat on medium until all the ingredients are well mixed.
4. Add the egg and beat  for a few minutes to ensure everything is incorporated. Stir in the strawberries. Set aside.
5. In a medium bowl beat together the cream cheese, egg white, sugar, salt and vanilla until smooth. Stir in the strawberry jam and set aside.
6. Line a muffin tin with 12 paper liners. Place 2 tbsp of digestive biscuit crumbs in the bottom of all of the liners.
7. Add a tablespoon of cake batter over the crumbs.
8. Divide cheesecake mixture between all of the cupcakes. Top with remaining cake batter.
9. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until skewer comes out dry.
10. Cool completely before frosting.

Frosting :
300g icing sugar, sifted
50g unsalted butter, at room temperature
125g cream cheese, cold
Drops of pink food coloring

Method :
1. Mix all ingredients together and beat well until its light and fluffy. Do not over beat!

Cupcakes, cupcakes and cupcakes

Tadaaa! Another cupcakes post. Last August I baked a dozen assorted cupcakes with different flavors and frosting. That day is one of the very few days where I made cupcakes that both my best friend and I loved. Now, I'd like to introduce you to my absolute favorite, carrot and chocolate cupcakes. Don't be confused by the look, these cupcakes taste as good as they look! You'll fall in love with the smooth delish chocolate ganache! And don't talk bad about cream cheese frosting, they've always been good to me since I've involved myself in baking cupcakes and cakes.

You know, I just realized after posting so many cakes and cupcakes. When I was a kid, I was actually a big fan of buttercream. I liked the smooth creamy texture of it! Love it more less-sweet! I remember one time at school, my ex-classmate brought a green birthday cake with green butttercream frosting. As soon she offered me to take a slice from her plate, I dipped my two fingers into the buttercream and put it straight into my mouth whilst cake was still on her plate! And I ate as though I had not eaten a cake in my life! Then I licked my finger and another finger. Oopsss! I forgot everyone was watching! LOL what a piggy! Actually she looked very upset with my rudeness and some of my friends looked at me with a strange grin. Don't know how to express my embarassed -thick skinned face... so I pretended I'm cool about it! But now I understand why... I had no control over buttercream!

So should I say sorry for my rudeness? It's not a big thing though, but I think I was being rude in-front of the food! Can you imagine if this happened at this moment at this age??.. and your friend, boyfriend, girlfriend watching?? auwww... you tell me! As per my current opinion, a big middle finger for those people who gave me strange looks because I'm still loving it and I'm appreciating my food!!!

For the recipes, please click below links.
1. Carrot cupcakes recipe
2. Vegetarian chocolate cupcakes recipe

Angry Birds cupcakes recipe

Angry Birds here, Angry Birds there, Angry Birds everywhere. Everyone I know is crazy about Angry Birds. Angry Birds has grown into far more than just a game now. You can see Angry Birds on t-shirts, mugs, iPhone covers, and stationery. And today you can see them on my cupcakes.

These Angry Birds cupcakes are so simple to make. Decorate with a flat of delicious buttercream frosting and stick Angry Birds edible image on top of it! For butter cupcakes you can refer to my last month's post - Butter cupcakes recipe II or you can see below. 

Ingredients :

Item A :

Angry Birds edible images.

Item B :

Butter Cupcakes

125 gm unsalted butter, softened

125 gm caster sugar

125 gm self raising flour

Pinch of salt

2 eggs (medium size)

2 tbsp fresh milk

Baking Temperature : 170 C

Baking Time : 25-30 minutes

Method :

1. Preheat oven 170 C.

2. Bat well butter and sugar.  Add vanilla essence until mixture is fluffy.

3. Add in eggs alternating with flour. Add in milk, mix until well combined.

4. Spoon batter into muffin cups, filling each one about 1/2 full.

5. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.

Item C :

Butter Cream :

400 gm ising sugar

200 gm butter

1 tbsp vanilla extract

Method :

1. Mix butter and ising sugar (bit by bit).  Beat until smooth and fluffy.

2. Add the vanilla extract and beat until well combined .

Instruction :

1. Decorate cupcakes with a flat of delicious buttercream frosting and stick Angry Birds edible image on top of it!

Orange muffins recipe

I didn't notice it's almost 2 a.m.! My eyes are still wide awake. My eyes started hurting and at the same time my right leg has gone to sleep. I'm trying to sleep but my eyes start to drift away. I've got so many things on my head everytime I lay down on my bed... until the anger, worries, anxiety start coming back! Arghh! I wish I have an on/off switch  on my eyes, so I can just press the off button when I'm off to bed.  I don't blame my best friend for calling me a WM! (worry magnet)

So lets talk about muffins, there are many muffin recipes that I love. This is one of them. One thing about this recipe is it's fairly easy and simple to make.  I could almost taste the orange in these muffins. My best friend and I enjoy one for tea-time.

Ingredients :

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp soda bicarbonate

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup orange juice

1 large egg

5 tbsp plain yogurt

Baking Temperature : 180 C

Baking Time : 15-20 minutes

Method : 

1. Preheat oven to 180C.

2. In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, soda bicarbonate and brown sugar and set aside.

3. In an electric mixer add the butter, orange juice, egg and yogurt . Beat vigorously to combine.

4. Add the the dry ingredients mixer on top of batter and lightly fold into batter using a spatula until well blended.

5. Spoon batter into muffin cups, filling each one about 2/3 full.

6. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until skewer comes out dry.

Banana raisin muffins recipe

Oh my word! These are by far the best banana muffins I have ever eaten! This is a very moist and tasty recipe. The batter tastes good and they smell so irresistible! While cooling the muffins, I couldn’t wait any longer so I ate one warm, and another one! Ooppsss! I'm never gonna lose any weight at this rate, but it was sooo yummy! 

I feel guilty everytime I eat something fattening. The last time I remember going to the gym was last year, I want my old body back so bad! When I look back at old pictures, I get irritated with myself  for being so lazy to sweat out my toxins.  So last night I was thinking, instead of paying a hundred bucks for gym membership, I decided to sign up for an apartment membership... hahah! (which I was supposed to do last August 2011). Apartment Membership will give all of the same benefits as well as full privilege to do what I want inside the apartment. We've got gym, swimming pool, volleyball court but I haven't used them once - since moving in. Apartment management said I can start using the gym next week! Yayyyy! Gotta lose weight before November!! 

Ingredients :
3/4 cup light brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup granulated sugar
60 gm unsalted butter, softened
2 large eggs
170 gm plain yogurt
3/4 cup mashed bananas
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

Baking Temperature : 180 C
Baking Time : 15-20 minutes

Method: 
1. Preheat oven to 180C.
2. In a small bowl, mix together 1/2 cup brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and raisins and set aside.
3. In an electric mixer add in sugar and butter, beat vigorously to combine. Add eggs, yogurt, mashed bananas, and vanilla. Mix until well combined.
4. Add flour to bowl,  baking powder,baking soda and salt to batter and continue mixing until well combined. Set the batter aside.
5. Add the brown sugar raisin mixture on top of batter and lightly fold into batter using a spatula. Fold this 5 or 6 times only.
6. Spoon batter into muffin cups, filling each one about 1/2 full.
7. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until skewer comes out dry.

Chocolate chip muffin recipe

My best friend has asked me to bake chocolate chip muffins, but I don't really have a good recipe. I've been looking on the net if I can find one. So I randomly picked a recipe from Food.com. I was worried this recipe was not going to work. However I am so glad that it worked out well. This recipe is excellent! As you can see these muffins look very moist and golden brown. This is a superb recipe! Delicious and easy to make. My best friend loved them :)

Ingredients :

2 cups all-purpose flour 

1/3 cup light-brown sugar

1/3 cup sugar 

2 tsp baking powder 

1/2 tsp salt 

2/3 cup milk 

1/2 cup butter, melted 

2 eggs, lightly beaten 

1/2 tsp vanilla 

1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips 

1/2 cup chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans

Baking Temperature : 200 C

Baking Time : 15-20 minutes

Method :

1. Preheat oven to 200 C. 

2. Grease twelve muffin cups. 

3. In a bowl sifted together flour, sugars, baking powder, and salt. 

4. Add milk and mix until well combined.

5.  In an electric mixer, beat together milk, eggs, butter, and vanilla until smooth. 

6. Add milk mixture and beat until all ingredients are incorporated.

7. Add the chocolate chips and nuts. 

8. Spoon batter into muffin cups. 

9. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until skewer comes out dry.

Homemade tuna pizza recipe

Tadaaa! Another pizza recipe. I personally like homemade tuna pizza. Forget wasting your money on take-away pizza. Learn from scratch.  Learn how to prepare your own pizza dough and add your favourite toppings. Pizza is easier to make than most people realize. The Secret to a delicious pizza is the fresh toppings and please do not use cheap cheese!

Sauce :

1 1/2 tbsp olive oil

1 cup chopped onions 

2 chopped large tomatoes 

2 tbsp tomato puree

A pinch of salt

P/s - If you are too lazy to make sauce, you can use tomato or chili sauce.

Method :

1. On a medium hot frying pan put olive oil and add in 1/3 chopped onions. 

2. As soon as the natural sugar in the onions starts to brown on the bottom and edges of the pan, add 2/3 chopped onions, tomatoes, tomato puree and salt. Let it simmer for 20 to 30 minutes to reduce water content.

3. Pour into blender to make a smooth sauce. Blend for one minute and let it cool down. Set aside.

Topping : Cut into small chunks

Shredded tuna

Mayonnaise

Big onions

Pineapple

Tomato

Green and red capsicum

Olives

Mozarella cheese 

Olive oil

Method :

1. In a small bowl mix shredded tuna, mayonnaise and big onions together. 

2. In another bowl mix olive oil, olive, pineapple, tomato, red and green capsicum. Set aside.

Pizza dough :

3 cups flour (sifted)

1 cup luke warm water (45 C) - Use 1/3 of water and mix with yeast and stir hard until you can see bubble comes out on the surface. If bubble didn't comes out, make another mix. Remember it is important to wake up "sleeping" yeast. No bubble means you won't get fluffy dough!

14 gm yeast 

1/3 corn meal

1 tbsp honey

3 tbsp olive oil

1 tsp salt

Baking Temperature : 140 C

Baking Time : 20-25 minutes

Method :

1.  Mixed flour, honey, olive oil, corn meal and yeast mixture together. Knead dough until well combined. Add the water and knead again until dough is elastic and smooth.

2.  Cover dough with dry clean dish towel and let it prove for 45 minutes.

3.  Take a small dough and pat it into around shape and put onto pizza/baking tray.

4.  Spread sauce evenly on top of your base and add mozarella cheese,  and lastly add in your favourite toppings.

5.  Dough need to rise before it's ready to bake. Let it rise again for 10 minutes.

6.  Bake for 140 C for 20 to 25 minutes.

Super moist carrot cake recipe

I've tried many carrot cakes and these is my favorite recipe. These carrot cake is moist and flavorful with grated carrot, nice texture and has very good combination of flavors. These carrot cake can be eaten just plain. The most common icing on carrot cake is a cream cheese icing.

Ingredients :
3/4 cup corn oil
1 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp soda bicarbonate
1 1/4 cinnamon powder
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup self-raising flour
1/2 crushed pineapple, drained
1/2 cup dessicated coconut
1/2 cup walnut or pecan
1/2 cup sliced almond for decoration

Baking Temperature : 180 C
Baking Time : 45-50 minutes

Method :
1. Preheat oven at 180 C.
2. In an electric mixer add in oil and brown sugar beat vigorously to combine. Add in eggs one a time, and beat well after each addition.
3. Add the sifted baking powder, soda bicarbonate, cinnamon powder, lemon juice and salt.
4. Add the flour and mix until well combined.
5. Add the crushed pineapple, dessicated coconut and walnut and mix well.
6. Bake for 50 minutes to an hour or until skewer comes out dry.

Cream cheese :
270 cream cheese
4 tbsp butter
1/3 cup icing sugar
1 tsp lemon juice

Method :
1. Mix all ingredients together and beat well until its fluffy. Do not over beat!

Mushroom bun recipe

Do you know what this is? This is a mix-vege bun I'd been obsessing over lately. Can't get enough of this. I like these baker-styled buns because the brioche-like bread is super soft and a little bit sweet too!

Follow the instructions carefully and don't cut corners and you will have a successful bun!

Ingredients :

200 gm bread/high -protein flour

50 gm all-purpose flour

35 gm caster sugar

A pinch of salt

7 gm yeast

50 gm butter

13 gm milk powder

45 ml fresh cream

1 tsp condense milk

1 small egg

75 ml water

Filling : Cut into small chunks and mix all ingredients

3 button mushrooms

30 gms kernel

60 gm mayonnaise

A pinch of salt

1/2 tsp granulated sugar

Parsley

Evaporated milk for decoration

Baking Temperature : 170 C

Baking Time : 15-20 minutes

Method :

1. Sift together all dry ingredients.

2. On the high speed of an electric mixer add all ingredients. 

3. On the low speed add water,  mixing into evenly into the flour. Beat until well blended for about 9 minutes. 

4. Take dough out of the mixer and knead dough until smooth and elastic for 15 minutes.

5. Let dough rise with kitchen towel for 20 minutes.

6.Take dough out again and knead with your hand until smooth and elastic and leave for another 15 minutes.

7. Shape dough into a small ball a place them into cupcakes mould. Filling them about 3/4 full. 

8. Brush dough generously with evaporated milk, then add filling on top of the dough.

9. Dough need to rise before it's ready to bake. Let it rise again until it nearly doubles in size and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

Magnolia's Chocolate Cupcakes recipes

Hehehe I know, another cupcake post alright. Been really wanted to bake Magnolia's chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting, It's packed with chocolate and buttermilk. I am sure I closed my eyes a few times because it tasted  really damn good! Made them for a special friend recently.

Here is my fifth cupcakes recipe and remember don't cut corners and you will have a successful treat!

Ingredients :
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
4 large eggs, at room temperature
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Baking Temperature: 170 C
Baking Time: 20-25 minutes

Method :
1. Sift together flour and baking soda and set aside.
2. On the medium speed of an electric mixer, cream butter until smooth.
3. Add sugar and beat for 3 minutes or until fluffy.
4. Add eggs one at a time, beat well after each addition.
5. Add chocolate mix until well blended.
6. Add dry ingredients, alternating with buttermilk and vanilla essence. Beat until all ingredients are incorporated. Do not over beat
7. Spoon the batter into cupcakes liner, filling them about half full and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
8. Cool the cupcakes for 20 minutes before icing.

Chocolate buttercream frosting :
1 1/2 cups butter, softened
2 tablespoons milk
260 gms semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
2 1/4 cups sifted icing sugar sugar

Method :
1. Cream the butter for 3 minutes.
2. Add the milk and beat until smooth.
3. Add melted chocolate and vanilla essence and beat for 5 minutes. Beat on low speed.

Cinnamon hot dog bun recipe

Just about last week I had cravings for a warm hot dog bun. It's been a while since I last ate cinnamon hot dog bun. So, yesterday afternoon I decided to make hot dog buns for tea time and dinner. My friend proclaimed it wast the best hot dog he has ever eaten, much better compared to the one at the bakery shop.

Hot dog bun is a type of soft bun shaped specifically to contain a hot dog. A good hot dog bun needs to be light and tender. Making your own hot dog really is easy and does not take much time. I never thought making hot dog buns would be this fast.

Ingredients :

Dough :

250 gm high-protein/bread flour

45 gm caster sugar

1/2 tsp salt

7 gm yeast

25 gm butter

25 gm shortening

2 tsp condence milk

1 small egg

105 ml water

Filling :

Hot dog 

Cinnamon stick powder

Chicken curry powder

Mayonnaise

Chopped spring onion/pasrsley

Evaporated milk for decoration

Baking Temperature : 170 C
Baking Time : 15-20 minutes

Method :

1. Sift together all dry ingredients.  On the high speed of an electric mixer add all ingredients. 

2. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. 

3. In a big bowl and cover and let rise with kitchen towel for 20 minutes.

4. Take dough out again and knead with your hand until smooth and elastic and leave for another 15 minutes.

5. Take dough out again and knead with your hand to reduce gas contain in bread and leave for another 5 minutes. 
6. Shape dough into your desire form and thickness.

7. Brush the puffy dough generously with evaporated milk, then sprinkle cinnamon stick, chicken curry powder and chopped parsley on top of it. And lastly garnish buns with mayonnaise.

8. Bake for 170 c for 15 minutes or until golden brown.