A relaxing Saturday
Saturday, July 28, 2012 @ 12:05 AM
| 0 notesEven though I still have not visited nor started on my geography report and I am pretty much screwed for the physics test, no harm doing stuff that I liked. Baking today was totally a last minute decision this morning, because usually I would have like planned one week ahead of time. Settled on vanilla cupcakes because since I didn't crave for chocolate (surprisingly).
Recipe from: http://www.laurainthekitchen.com/all/episode.php?episodenumber=61
You'll need:
- 1 cup of granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup of unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 milk
- 1 1/3 cups of all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
/a>salt
1. Preheat oven to 175 degree celcius.
2. Cream butter and sugar together! Since I did this by hand it was rather difficult, just make sure butter is softened to room temperature to make your life easier.
3. Add the eggs and vanilla and continue mixing.
4. Sift in flour, salt and baking powder. Usually I don't bother sifting but last time I baked a choclate cake there were lumps of flour so I learnt my lesson.
5. Gradually pour in the milk. Stop mixing once you don't see any traces of flour. Might want to switch from a whisk to a spatula to avoid over mixing.
6. Pour the batter into muffin tin with paper lining. Fill to about 3/4 full.
Don't worry if it looks weird here haha, it will level in the oven. And I know I used a weird bowl here but oh well.
7. Into the oven for 18-20 minutes.
Mine baked for 18 minutes. Check with a toothpick inserted in the centre of the cupcake at the 17th mark. If it comes out clean, it is done. You don't want to eat chao da ones so check.
Fresh from the oven!
8. Cool cupcakes for about 20 minutes.
This whole process requires lots of waiting so I play diamond dash and played with photobooth for a bit while waiting LOL.
If I had a symmetrical face.
Trying to look scary but my nostrils looks disturbing.
Alienfied.
Creepy smiling alien.
This looks horrible.
I bet if people see these photos and don't know me they're going to be scared LOL.
Ok back to the cupcakes. You can make your own frosting like chocolate or cream cheese or vanilla or almond or coconut or peanut butter or mint or raspberry or blueberry or whatsoever.
I chose to put peanut butter, take note, NOT peanut butter frosting because I was lazy haha. But the consistency was super sticky so it was hard to frost. Only put a very thin layer or the flavour will overpower the vanilla.
Frosted cupcakes! If you noticed 1 is missing because I ate it.
Goes well with milo whee.
Now I have to think about what to do with my homework LOL. Toodles.
A relaxing Saturday
Saturday, July 28, 2012 @ 12:05 AM
| 0 notesEven though I still have not visited nor started on my geography report and I am pretty much screwed for the physics test, no harm doing stuff that I liked. Baking today was totally a last minute decision this morning, because usually I would have like planned one week ahead of time. Settled on vanilla cupcakes because since I didn't crave for chocolate (surprisingly).
Recipe from: http://www.laurainthekitchen.com/all/episode.php?episodenumber=61
You'll need:
- 1 cup of granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup of unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 milk
- 1 1/3 cups of all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
/a>salt
1. Preheat oven to 175 degree celcius.
2. Cream butter and sugar together! Since I did this by hand it was rather difficult, just make sure butter is softened to room temperature to make your life easier.
3. Add the eggs and vanilla and continue mixing.
4. Sift in flour, salt and baking powder. Usually I don't bother sifting but last time I baked a choclate cake there were lumps of flour so I learnt my lesson.
5. Gradually pour in the milk. Stop mixing once you don't see any traces of flour. Might want to switch from a whisk to a spatula to avoid over mixing.
6. Pour the batter into muffin tin with paper lining. Fill to about 3/4 full.
Don't worry if it looks weird here haha, it will level in the oven. And I know I used a weird bowl here but oh well.
7. Into the oven for 18-20 minutes.
Mine baked for 18 minutes. Check with a toothpick inserted in the centre of the cupcake at the 17th mark. If it comes out clean, it is done. You don't want to eat chao da ones so check.
Fresh from the oven!
8. Cool cupcakes for about 20 minutes.
This whole process requires lots of waiting so I play diamond dash and played with photobooth for a bit while waiting LOL.
If I had a symmetrical face.
Trying to look scary but my nostrils looks disturbing.
Alienfied.
Creepy smiling alien.
This looks horrible.
I bet if people see these photos and don't know me they're going to be scared LOL.
Ok back to the cupcakes. You can make your own frosting like chocolate or cream cheese or vanilla or almond or coconut or peanut butter or mint or raspberry or blueberry or whatsoever.
I chose to put peanut butter, take note, NOT peanut butter frosting because I was lazy haha. But the consistency was super sticky so it was hard to frost. Only put a very thin layer or the flavour will overpower the vanilla.
Frosted cupcakes! If you noticed 1 is missing because I ate it.
Goes well with milo whee.
Now I have to think about what to do with my homework LOL. Toodles.
