So the cookie
addiction has not ended! These cupcakes, where also to die for. And the
chocolate chip cookie recipe, well lets just day I have been making cookies
almost every night this week. Tiny little mini goodness that are oh so crispy,
crunchy and chocolaty all at the same time. And the cookie dough frosting,
fists will fly when you whip out this batch! So the recipe will follow next
week meanwhile, feel free to drool over the photos so long, and as usual there
is always a surprise inside this little gem :-)
Friday, 15 June 2012
Friday, 8 June 2012
Sticky Chocolate Brownies
Yummy is all I can say about the recipe that follows. I am
actually as you all know a cupcake makers, but I believe I’m not
to shabby in other areas in the kitchen. These brownies are very renowned in my
circle of friends, so I decided to share them with you all.
The only warning I give with these brownies...is that you
must love chocolate, and lots of it, and butter, sugar.
8 big brownies/ 12-15 smaller brownies
170g butter
280g castor
sugar
200g brown
sugar
125g plain
chocolate
125g dark
chocolate
2tbsp golden
syrup
4 eggs
2tsp vanilla
extract
200g flour
2tbsp cocoa
powder
1tsp baking
powder
250g pecan
nuts (chopped)
pinch of salt
Pre heat oven to 180 °C.
Place butter and both chocolates in
pan and melt.
Slowly add sugars and the syrup
until the mixture become s smooth.
Remove form heat and allow to cool.
Beat eggs and vanilla together.
Whisk into cooled chocolate, sugar and butter mixture.
Sift flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder.
Fold carefully into the chocolate, sugar, butter, egg and
vanilla mixture.
Fold the pecan nuts into the mixtures
Spoon mixture into a lined/greased pan.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the top is crispy and the
edges start to shrink away from the sides.
The inside of the cake will be soft and gooey and soft to
touch.
Place extra chopped pecan nuts on top of the brownies.
Leave the brownies to cool completely. Cut into squares.
Dreamy Oreo Cupcakes
Cupcakes (12-15 medium sized)
Ingredients:
1 cup buttercream
½ cup cocoa
1 ½ cup flour
1tsp baking
soda
¼ tsp baking
powder
125 g butter
1 cup white
sugar
2 eggs
½ tsp vanilla
extract
1 cup dark
chocolate chips
12-15 oreo
cookies
pinch of salt
Pre heat oven to 180 °C.
Sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and
salt.
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy in a separate
bowl.
Add vanilla extract and eggs (one at a time) mixing well
after each addition.
Add the flour mixture slowly.
Beat on medium until the batter appears light and fluffy.
Fold in dark chocolate chips.
Place a oreo cookie at the bottom of each cupcake liner.
Scoop mixture into cupcake liners about 2/3 full.
Bake for 18-20 minutes. Check with a toothpick/stick at 18
minutes. If it comes out clean, remove cupcakes.
Allow to cool for 5 minutes.
Allow to cool completely before frosting.
Frosting:
250g cream
cheese
125 g white
butter
2 cups icing
sugar (sifted)
8-12 oreo
cookies
In a food processor, puree strawberries.
Beat the salt, butter and cream cheese until light and
fluffy.
Slowly add icing sugar.
Beat until well combined.
Crush the oreo cookies, fold into the cream cheese icing.
Decorations:
12-15 mini
oreo cookies
oreo
cookies
Place each small oreo cookies ontop of cupcakes. If you can’t find mini
one’s
just cut large ones in half and place them ontop.
C is for cookie...
For a while I have just been filling my cupcakes with
exciting surprises. Mmm these were definitely a hit, but I wanted to move on,
go on another adventure. And I thought to myself, cookies have always been the
second love in my eating world...hehehe! And who can forget the cookie
monster...nom nom nom! And the there are sooooo many different cookies out
there, chocolate chip, strawberry creams, wafers...the list goes on and on.
Anyway so the cookie cupcake fad has started. And to kick it
off, the most delicious, creamiest, dreamiest, always enjoyed with a glass of
milk cookies I can think of, OREOS! My word, I think the only way to describe
these cupcakes are: orgasmic! (Someone actually said that...hehehe!) I have
made numerous cupcakes and these are really standing out for me at this point. And
to play with a different food type that you wouldn’t expect in a cupcake was
great. That why I always say: have some fun, create, make, bake! So keep to those words, and
get baking in those kitchens of yours.
Friday, 1 June 2012
Kid cupcakes #1
One of my friends
gave me the opportunity to make some interesting kiddy cupcakes for her son. He
was turning six. I was so excited, never have I even attempted kiddy cupcakes,
so I put my creative 6 year old cap on and away I went into the kitchen.
And here is the end
result, beautiful piggy’s and froggies. I had so much
fun, playing with different sweets and biscuits. I just made a plain chocolate
and vanilla cupcakes, with yummy frosting on top and all the extra little
goodies. And oh don’t forget the all important glitter J
All I can say is again
have some fun, let your imagination run wild and get back into that sandpit, on
those monkey bars and never forget that there is a 6 year old in all of us.
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