Orange chocolate chips muffins

This is my new favourite muffin! Not much cleaning to do because you will only need food processor/blender  to make the batter and only use simple ingredient that you can find in the kitchen. Its easy to make! It so simple that I didn't realized I took less than an hour for preparing and baking this muffins! Orange is not my favourite fruit, I usually try to avoid orange because I hate the peeling and cutting... hehehe. And I tell you orange and chocolate really goes well together! Taste so yummy the next day! Damn good, moist and loved the moment when chocolate melt in my mouth grrrr! I don't have enough of it and my work mates loved it!

Ingredients :
Item A
200 gms whole orange
3/4 cup granulated sugar

Item B
1 large egg
1/2 cup orange juice
100 gms butter, melted

Item C - Sifted
1 1/2 cups plain flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder

Item D
1/2 cup chocolate chips


Baking Temperature: 200 C
Baking Time: 15-20 minutes


Method :
1. Preheat oven at 200 C.
2. Trim of the top and bottom of the orange. Cut the unpeeled orange in to small chunks.
3. Put Item A into a food processor blend until finely smooth.
4. Add the Item B and blend until well combined. Do not over blend!
5. In a large bowl, add mix orange batter with Item C, then sprinkle chocolate chips over and fold  until all ingredients are incorporated.
6. Spoon the batter into cupcakes liner, filling them about 3/4 full.
7. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out dry.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Oreo cheese cupcakes recipe

Last weekend was about indulgence. I baked 3 types of cheese cakes. So this is one of them, but a LITTLE bit more special because of its cute size. There is always a reason to eat cupcakes, birthdays, weddings etc. This time I baked for my hard day's work. An appreciation to myself after some hard work baking for friends, family and loved ones and forgot to bake for myself.

These are soft and creamy cupcakes and ideal to eat at any time. Kids will love these quirky cupcakes decorated with quarted Oreo cookies and it tastes yummy too!  Follow exactly the simple steps below and your Oreo cheese cupcakes should be yummy as mine :)

Ingredients :

Base :

35 crushed Oreo cookies (trow middle cream)

1/4 cup butter (melted)

Method :

1. Preheat oven at 180 C.

2. Mix crushed Oreo and butter together until well combined. Press firmly onto bottom. Set aside.

Filling :

2 cups cream cheese

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup sour cream

2 large eggs

1 cup Oreo cookies 

Some Oreo cookies (quarted for decoration)

Baking Temperature : 180 C

Baking Time : 45-50 minutes

Method :

1. Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla extract in an electric mixer.

2. Add the sour cream. Beat well.

3. Add the egg at a time, beat well after each addition.

4. Add the crush Oreo. Pour cream onto base.

5. Steam bake for 45 minutes. 

6. Leave to cool. Refrigerate for 4 hours or leave overnight.

Vegetarian chocolate cake with chocolate ganache recipe

If  I could I want my cakes and cupcakes all vegetarian. This is one of my vegetarian cupcake/cake recipe. I will post more in the future. Don't be surprised that these little cakes are super moist and you don't even have to use the mixer, if you prefer to whisk. The chocolate ganache is gloriously smooth and shiny-like! You could never make a mess out of good looking cupcakes like the ones above... heheh!

Ingredients :

1 cup all purpose flour or self-raising flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 soda bicarbonate

1/2 cup cocoa powder

2 1/2 tbsp milk powder

1 1/2 water

1 cup brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1 tbsp coffee

1/2 cup corn flour

A pinch of salt

1 tsp lemon juice

1/2 cup almond

Baking Temperature : 160 C

Baking Time : 40-45 minutes

Method :

1. Heat up oven to160C.

2. In a large bowl, sift flour, baking powder, soda bicarbonate, cocoa powder.

3. Add the milk powder, salt and brown sugar. Set aside.

4. On the medium speed of an electric mixer add the water, corn oil, coffee until well blended.

5. Add the dry ingredients on top of batter and lastly add the lemon juice and almond and mix well.

6. Spoon the batter into cupcakes liner, filling them about half full. 

7. Bake for 40 minutes.

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.

Red velvet cupcakes recipe

Red velvet cake is a light cocoa cake, made red by red edible food coloring with white cream cheese frosting. This recipe comes from Magnolia Bakery and I had amended some ingredients in it. I prefer light and less sweet frosting because the cake is already sweet. 

I used to fancy Valentine's Day, and am always looking for something romantic for him... but I think (heheheh) I'm gonna bake this for him next Valentine's Day. It's red and white frosting seem effortless. It has an elegant look. Use your own imagination to decorate your cake (roses on top of the cake or rose-shaped frosting etc).. make it presentable.

This is the second time I baked the red velvet cake. The creamy chocolaty taste has been driving me crazy and I can't stop promoting the recipe to my close friends... heheh (smug face again). One thing I know, you won't go wrong with passionate red which is often associated with joy, blessing, determination and energy.  

Recipe adapted from me + Magnolia Bakery 

Ingredients :

Cake :

3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour (sifted)
3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 1/4 cups fine sugar
3 large eggs
3 tbsp red food coloring
4 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1 1/2 cups plain yogurt + 2 tbsp fresh milk
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp cider vinegar or white vinegar
1 tsp baking soda

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

Method :
1. Preheat oven at 170 C.
2. Mix butter and sugar in a mixer until very light and fluffy.
3. Add the egg one at a time.
4. In a separate bowl whisk red food color, cocoa powder and vanilla essence. 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 :
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 chocolate cake recipe

Are you a chocolate maniac and someone who likes to try new recipes? Then try this cake, it might suit your taste buds, it's kind of Malaysian-styled almond chocolate cake. You don't need butter, all ingredients are easy to find and it's easy to prepare. It's so moist and it tastes much better the next day.. nyummmy! My sister-in-law and friends had tasted it so when is your turn? Give it a try and let me know.  Would love your feed back! 

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 cup sweetener or condenced milk

1 egg medium size

1 cup hot water

3/4 cup cooking oil

1/2 tsp butter oil

1/2 cup sliced almonds

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 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.

Steamed chocolate cake with chocolate ganache

A very rich chocolate cake.  It's been a long time since and I've been craving for this one, and dreaming of steaming my own.  Long time back a friend of mine used to bake for me, and I kind of miss the taste of it.  While I was blogging yesterday I found the recipe and have "edited" the recipe to my liking. First time steaming a cake and it's turned out exactly how I want it to be! 

Ingredients :
Cake
250 gm butter
3/4  cup sugar

4 large eggs

2 cup of flour
3/4 cocoa powder
1 cup mix of water and evaporated milk 


Method : 
1. Mix cocoa powder, water and evaporated milk together. Set aside.
2. Beat butter and add the sugar until fluffy.  Add the eggs one at a time.
3. Add the batter together with dry ingredients. Beat until all ingredients are incorporated. Do not over beat.
5. Steam for 45 minutes.

Chocolate ganache :
1 tbsp margarine
3 tbsp condenced milk
2-3 tbsp cocoa powder
A little bit of water

Method :
1. On gas stove, place pan on top of it and keep on low heat, melt margarine, add the condenced milk and cocoa powder together. Keep stirring batter until well combined. 
2. Add in a little bit of water. Stir until well combined and chocolate ganache thickened.
3. Pour chocolate ganache on top of the cake.