Full Moon Packages

Sorry that I've disappeared for a while. Not that nothing is happening in my kitchen but perhaps there's just too many things happening and I just can't sit down to blog about it.

Just to update some mini projects that I did for Baby's Full Moon Package.

Here's for a baby boy:

All blue and boyish!

Two Chocolate Dipped Brownies, two Red Eggs and two Cupcakes inside each box.

Here's for a baby girl:

Sweet and pink!

4 cute cupcakes inside each box.

So you can tell that there were a lot of baking going during that period. :)

For more update (a prompt one) on my baking journal, do go to my Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/cikumuffin

Oh.. and LIKE it, so you'll get the update on your timeline! ;)

Fancy something flourless?

I had some cream cheese (ok, not some, 500grams of it!) that were about to expire. So I had to quickly search for a recipe to make something out of it before it expires. Luckily it only expires after my mum's birthday.

As usual, I searched online and found something new and different (at least for me). Found a nice recipe by Erica Lea.

Here's how my Flourless Chocolate & Cream Cheese Marble Cake turned out:

I made two! 

One with Rum and one with Espresso.

Because I had 500grams of cream cheese and one recipe only calls for about 250grams of it.

Always try to avoid throwing ingredients away.

It was very well received! 

I made one for my mum's birthday and the other to be given to my guinea pigs.

I loved it and I wouldn't mind buying more cream cheese to make it again. 

(Not only when my cream cheese expires again.)

If you'd like to try this recipe, click here!

Enjoy! :D

Cikumuffin has been making desserts ("tong sui" and soya milk) with her new found machine! Shall show you my new love in my next post! ;D

Confetti Cupcakes

My brother-in-law's wedding was held last week and I had the privilege to bake some cupcakes for guests who arrive at my in-law's house in the morning.

Weddings are always cheerful, joyful and colourful (?).

I found these confetti sugar decoration in the baking store. 

 Aren't they just colourful, cheerful and happy?

When you place them in a batter...

The colour contrast is just.. so fun! 

(Reminds me of the cartoon Up!)

Mix them up...

and you'll still see them swimming in your batter.. all cheery and happy!

You bake them and you find them in your cupcake..

 and eat them with a big smile on your face...

Like this boy!

You may find the recipe for this fun and cheerful cupcake by Sweetapolita  here.

or just add half cup of these sugar decorations into your favourite Vanilla/Butter cupcake recipe! 

Enjoy! :D

Peanut Butter Pound Cake with Peanut Butter Glaze

I have a jar of peanut butter at home. Hardly touch it. I don't know why. So I figured that I should make use of it before it expires.

Also because I bump into this recipe by Recipe Girl.

 I just love baking with chocolate chips. See how lovely they are swimming in the batter.

My Peanut Butter Pound Cake!

Look at the drizzle... make you drool.

It's a dense cake. 

Not many people like dense cake but I did enjoy a slice of it.

Many commented that it's very sweet. So you may want to try having it without the glaze.

If you are BIG FAN of peanut butter, try this recipe!

Enjoy!

Mad about BUTTER!

My hubby don't fancy cakes. I believe I mentioned it before. He will still eat them but he won't help himself to another slice or unless reminded or served.

I asked him, if someone asked and you must give an answer, what's his favourite cake? He said Butter Cake without any frosting.

So I decided to make  butter cake.

A simple and nice butter cake.

Delicious when it's served warm. :D

Don't have much time but want to bake? Try this Butter Cake recipe:

Ingredients:

225g caster sugar

5 eggs (medium sized)

300g butter

250g all purpose flour

13g milk powder

1tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1tsp vanilla extract

Steps:

1) Preheat oven at 175 degree Celsius. Prepare a round baking tin (I used 8"), greased (I usually grease it with vegetable shortening) and lined with baking paper.

2) Beat butter & sugar until light and fluffy.

3) Sift flour, milk powder, baking powder and salt together into a separate mixing bowl.

4) Pour in flour mixture into butter mixture and mix.

5) Add in eggs one at a time.

6) Add vanilla extract.

7) Pour into prepared tin.

8) Bake for 50-60minutes or until cake tester inserted into center comes out clean.

9) Remove cake from oven and cool for 5-10minutes before removing it.

You may choose to frost it with vanilla frosting or eat it plain or have it with a scoop of ice cream! YUMMM!

Enjoy!:D

Ginger Chiffon with Key Lime Curd and Lime Chantilly Cream

When I was in my confinement (after my miscarriage), my mum used ginger in a lot of dishes. I would say almost every dish.

My sis will have to eat the same food as me. She loves GINGER! She told me that she wants a ginger cake once I'm well enough to head back to the kitchen.

Of course, time flew and I got back to the kitchen but I somehow didn't bake her a ginger cake. After giving too many excuses to not make it, I finally stumbled upon a recipe that was really interesting.

I tried the recipe by Jo of Sugar & Everything Nice.

 All 3 layers of my Ginger Chiffon Cake ready to be stacked and frosted.

A layer of Key Lim Curd on top of each cake.

Frost it with the Lime Chantilly Cream.

There you go! A nice slice of Ginger Chiffon with Key Lime Curd and Lime Chantilly Cream

Hubby said it taste nicer after leaving it in the fridge. He's not a big fan of cakes but he helped himself to a 2nd slice and loved it! :D

Want to try it out? Click here.

Enjoy! :D

Cikumuffin personally thinks that this is a funky combo. She made it for her one and only sister. She's happy to know that her sis enjoyed every single bite of it! :D