Photos

Here's a picture of the Red Velvet Cupcakes I promised to upload!! 

Red Velvet Cupcakes

 

Don't be fooled by the plain looking cupcakes, you'll have to sink your teeth in to judge!

Other than Red Velvet Cupcakes, my sister and I did  some candies, they're known as Bom Boms. Unfortunately, they did not turn out to be as round as they should have, but the texture and sweetness were just right! 

Bom Boms

Lastly, I would like to end this post with a picture of my naughty girl!! PhiPhi's greeting all you readers with a steamy look!

Xoxo,
Alexis ♥

Easy - Buttermilk Blueberry Muffins

Howdy!!

Just the other afternoon, I decided to make a trip down to Sher's place to have some good old bonding time!! Too bad Huimin is over in HK and couldn't join us for the wonderful baking experience. If you guys haven't knew about Sher and Huimin, we were from the same primary school as well as secondary school. Our friendship has been on-going for 13 years, and without a doubt, I believe it will still grow stronger!! ^^\/. 

So we baked Blueberry Muffins, and gosh...... they turned out wonderfully delicious!! You've got to try this simple yet fulfilling recipe!!! The ingredients are widely available at most of the local supermarkets, I'm pretty sure all of you will have a great time basking through this classic recipe. Quick and simple to follow!

 

Can you see how nicely cracked the muffins are!?!?

MAI TU LIAO!! TRY IT NOW!! The recipe is just below!!

Buttermilk Blueberry Muffins

You'll need:

• 140g Butter, Softened
• 140g Caster Sugar
• 2 Eggs (60g with shells)
• 4 tbsp Buttermilk
• 175g Self-raising Flour
• 115g Blueberries (Quantity may vary according to your liking)
• Icing Sugar, for dusting

Method

Preheat oven @ 175 deg celsius

1. Mix butter till smooth, add in caster sugar and beat till light and fluffy.
2. Add in eggs, one at a time/beat them together and split into two additions. (DO NOT OVER-MIX)
3. Stir in buttermilk.
4. Sift flour into the liquid mixture and start using the spatula to fold them together.
5. When the dry and liquid ingredients have nicely incorporated, gently fold in half portion of the blueberries.
6. Spoon batter into muffin cups till 3/4 full. Scatter the rest of the blueberries over.
7. Bake for 25 minutes @ 175 deg celsius.

Tips: If you don't want your muffin's peak to crack too much, shift them to the lower rack when they have reached your desired state, BUT!!! remember while you're shifting them, avoid having to much movements e.g. shaking, hitting against racks etc. Try to keep them as still as you can. Too much movements might cause the uncooked batter to sink, thus your muffin would not have a beautiful peak!

Nonetheless, I wish you guys GOODLUCK with trying out this simple and easy recipe! 

XOXO,

Alexis ♥

Red Velvet Cupcakes

Hi there!! I hope everybody is doing good!

Christmas is approaching, therefore, I was thinking of baking some cupcakes to bring myself closer to a more heart-warming Christmas spirit! I saw this recipe from Joy of Baking last week and had the sudden urge to bake it so badly!! Through this recipe I learnt about the importance about the baking soda and vinegar mixture, how it makes your cupcakes light and fluffy! Nonetheless, you should not over mix or beat the batter too long, and the temperature and timing is also another crucial factor to produce a satisfying result. There is a much more better looking photo but it has not been sent me yet, therefore, i decided to go ahead to post my draft without waiting for the photos. If there's a chance, I'll post the photos up for you guys soon!! Meanwhile enjoy baking!!

Makes 12 cupcakes.

Red Velvet Cupcakes:

• 1 1/4 cups (125g) Cake flour, sifted
• 1/4 tsp Baking powder
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1 tbsp (10g) Reg unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 (57g) Unsalted butter @Rm temp
• 3/4 cups (150g) Granulated white sugar
• 1 Large egg (60g with shell)
• 1/2 tsp Pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup (120ml) Buttermilk
• 1 tbsp Liquid red food coloring
• 1/2 tsp White distilled vinegar
• 1/2 tsp Baking soda

Cream Cheese Frosting: 8 ounces (227g) Cream cheese @ Rm temp 1/2 tsp Pure vanilla extract 1/2 cup (60g) Icing sugar, sifted 2/3 cup (160ml) Cold heavy whipping cream (35-40% butterfat content) Cupcakes:  Preheat oven to 175C (350F) and line 12 muffin tins with paper cupcake liners. In a large bowl whisk or sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and cocoa powder. In the bowl of your electric mixer, or with a hand mixer, beat the butter until soft (about 1-2 minutes).  Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes). Add the egg and beat until incorporated. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the vanilla extract and beat until combined. In a measuring cup whisk the buttermilk with the red food coloring. With the mixer on low speed, alternately add the flour mixture and buttermilk to the butter mixture, in three additions, beginning and ending with the flour. In a small cup combine the vinegar and baking soda. Allow the mixture to fizz and then quickly fold into the cake batter.  Working quickly, divide the batter evenly among the 12  muffin cups and smooth the tops with an offset spatula or the back of a spoon. Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 18 - 23 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cupcakes comes out clean. Cool the cakes in their pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes and them remove from pan. Let cool completely before frosting. Either spread the frosting with a knife or offset spatula, or use a large open star decorating tip to pipe the frosting. Cream Cheese Frosting:  In the bowl of your electric mixer, or with a hand mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth.  Add the vanilla and confectioners sugar and beat until smooth.  Using the whisk attachment, gradually add the heavy cream and whip until the frosting is thick enough to pipe. Add more sugar or cream as needed to get the right consistency.

What's Bakin'?

Hi there!!! 


Haven't been baking in a long time due to school, having to complete my assignments on time and also to do my revision. I'm really unhappy about it, therefore, I've set my mind to start baking again tomorrow! And it shall be Red Velvet cupcakes! I will try to snap as many pictures as I can try to multitask and definitely will put up pictures and the recipe in my upcoming posts! Ciao!




Xoxo,
Alexis ♥

A Lost Hello

Hi there everyone!

I really want to take this opportunity to apologize for my extensive absence! Apparently, I thought that I could maybe switch blog domains, but I came to realize that blogger is still the most user-friendly blog domain after-all. Oh well... So now that I'm back, I do hope that I would be able to blog consistently, please forgive meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

Just a little update from where I left off. Slightly more than a year have past, so many things has happened. I've gained some and I've lost some, in many aspects of my life. I've lost a few friends whom just further showed their true colors by deciding to left the friendship. But I would still look at it as I've gained more than I lost. Which is definitely something to feel positive about. Currently, I'm in my second year in ECU, and same as before, I pray for self-discipline, wisdom, positivity and determination, etc. The road ahead will surely be tough to move forward to but if I could stay focus and put in more effort, I'm pretty sure it will turn out just fine! Another thing is that my sister and I started an online business selling handmade chocolates. I do have faith that it will also be great.

Alright so that's all for now, I will try to update a Halloween post soon!! Till then.

-xoxo