Easy Peasy Cup Cakes

These delicious and eye pleasing cupcakes are easy and quick to make. Try them today.

Ingredients:
1. 85ml butter, softened
2. 75g caster sugar
3. 1 egg
4. 1 tablespoon (15ml) cocoa powder, sifted
5. 115g self raising flour, sifted
6. 85ml milk
7. 1/2 teaspoon (2.5ml) vanilla extract

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 160 C. Line/Grease a cupcake pan. In a medium size bowl, use an electric mixer on high speed to cream the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and mix well.
2. Add the cocoa powder, flour, milk and vanilla and beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until well combined.
3. Divide the mixture evenly between the cupcake moulds. Bake for 10 - 15 minutes until well risen and firm to the touch. Allow to cool for a few minutes before transfering to a wire rack.

Tomato & Herbs Focaccia

Ingredients:

a. 300g high protein flour or bread flour

b. 3g instant dry yeast

c. 5g salt

d. 1/2 tbsp oregano

e. 10g brown sugar

f. 100g cherry tomatoes

g. 120ml water

h. 30g olive oil

(Optional) - some cherry tomatoes, cut into half & some sea salt

Method:

1. Line a baking tray with baking paper.

2. In a mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine ingredients from a. to h. and mix into a smooth and elastic dough

3. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and leave to proof for 1 hour

4. Divide the dough into 4 parts, round up and rest for 15 minutes.

5. Flatten the dough into rounds and place onto baking tray and use a fork to prick holes. Cover with plastic wrap and leave to proof for 1 hour.

6. Brush the surface with a little olive oil.

Optional: You can use your fingers to poke some holes and fill the holes with the cut tomatoes.

7. Sprinkle sea salt (if using) and bake in a preheated oven at 200 C for 15 to 18 minutes. Remove and leave to cool before serving.

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Steamed Chocolate Cupcake

Steamed ones actually taste much nicer than Oven Baked ones. You can whip this up in a jiffy. My family loved it and this will surely motivate me to try out more variety of Steamed Cakes.

Ingredients:

A

- 3 eggs

- 150g sugar (i used only 120g)

- 1/4 tsp of salt (about a pinch)

- 100g corn oil

B

100g orange juice

C

180g plain flour (sifted0

20g cocoa powder

1 tsp sodium bicarbonate

2 1/2 tsps double action baking powder

METHOD

1. Whip A until sugar dissolves and thickens. Add in B, mix until well blended.

2. Fold in sieved C, mixed until well-blended. (Remember to fold manually and not blend or whip) 

3. Pour in onto greased cupcake moulds. I used the corn oil to grease it.

4. Steam of 25 - 30 minutes per batch.

Makes about 12.

Black Sesame & Soya Milk Cake

Light and fluffy coz its made from egg whites (no egg yolk) and black sesame is good for health too.

Ingredients

A

- 50 g black sesame (toasted and blended)

- 100 g soyabean milk (best if sugar free)

- 60 g corn oil

B

- 150 g cake flour

- 60 g egg white (about 2 1/2 Large Eggs)

C

- 300 g egg white (about 6 - 7 Large Eggs)

- 120 g caster sugar

Method

1. Warm soyabean milk and corn oil in a pot. Remove from heat and add in blended black sesame. Mix well.

2. Add in Ingredients B gradually and alternately. Mix till well blended.

3. Beat Ingredients C over high speed until it is firm and white. Pour half of the Ingredients C into mixture of A and B. Mix well and also add in remaining Ingredients C.

4. Pour the batter into a lined and greased baking pan / mould and spread evenly. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 C for about 45 minutes or till it is cooked.