christmas tree cake

christmas tree cake
Originally uploaded by her bake

made from red velvet cupcake with creamy vanilla frosting
http://herbake.blogspot.com/2008/12/christmas-three-cake.html

christmas tree cupcake

christmas tree cake
Originally uploaded by her bake

made from red velvet cupcake with creamy vanilla frosting
http://herbake.blogspot.com/2008/12/christmas-three-cake.html

Cheddar Cheese and Canadian Bacon Muffin for tomorrow brunch!

I don't think I can say no to cheese and bacon... so when I first saw this "cheddar cheese and bacon muffin receipe from my Pillsbury Cookbook..I said to myself I gotto do it..

So I began to read thru the receipe and found out that this is absolutely easy to do and requires short time to make. Plus all u need is one bowl and a big spoon to mix them. Definitely it's perfect for quick breakfast or brunch to serve you and your family .. sounds good enough?

Cheddar and Canadian Bacon Muffin

Adapted from Best Muffins & Quick Breads, Pillsburry

(6 regular muffin cups)

1 cup all-purpose flour

3 tsp fresh chopped spring onion

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp garlic powder

1/3 cup milk

1/4 cup sour cream

2 tbsp oil

1 large egg

1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1/4 cup finely chopped Canadian bacon or lean bacon or ham

Heat oven to 180c. Grease 6 muffin cups.

Combine all ingredient except spring onion, cheese and bacon. Mix them well. Fold in spring onion, bacon and cheese. Divide batter into muffin cups.

Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from pan and serve warm.

Have a good baking day.

Cheers!

Creamy Vanilla Milk Frosting

This frosting receipe is perfect for red velvet cake. It is smooth and milky, which is different from other buttercream I used to taste. Hope you like it. สูตร Frosting สูตรนี้ เหมาะ จะทานกับ red velvet cake คะ รสชาติจะ นุ่มๆ นมๆ ไม่เหมือน butter cream ทั่วไป คิดว่าหลายคนคงชอบคะ ทานกับเค้กที่เป็นเค้กช๊อคโกแลต ก็น่าจะเข้ากันนะคะ ถ้าแต่งบนเค้กแล้ว นำเข้าตู้เย็น ก่อนทาน เอาออกมาตั้งไว้ให้ครีมคลายความเย็นสักนิด แล้วค่อยทานนะคะ ครีมจะนุ่มดีคะ

Creamy Vanilla Milk Frosting Adapted from Allysa Torey, Magnolia

(For 12 cupcakes, 12 เค้กถ้วย)

3 tbsp all-purpose flour

1 cup milk

1 cup unsalted butter (softened)

1 cup sugar

2 tsp vanilla extract

3 ชต แป้งเอนกประสงค์

1 ถ้วย นมสดชนิดจืด ไม่พร่องมันเนย

1 ถ้วย เนยจืด (ทิ้งไว้ให้นิ่มนิดหน่อย แต่ไม่เหลวนะคะ แค่นิ้วจิ้มที่เนยแล้วเละแค่นิดเดียว)

1 ถ้วย น้ำตาล

2 ชช วนิลา

Whisk milk and flour until flour is dissolved in the saucepan. Place over medium heat and stirring constantly until mixture is thick and bubble. (10-15 minutes) Put wax papaer cover the surface and cool to room temperatures, about 30 minutes.

ใส่นมและแป้งลงในหม้อใบเล็ก แล้วใช้ตะกร้อตีมือผสมจนแป้งละลายเข้ากับนม ไม่เห็นเม็ดแป้ง ถ้ามีเม็ดแป้ง ก็ใช้มือบี้จนหมดคะ เมื่อผสมดีแล้วก็ตั้งไฟปานกลาง กวนตลอดเวลา จนเริ่มเดือดและส่วนผสมข้น ยกลงจากเตา เอาพลาสติกคลุมให้ติดที่หน้าส่วนผสม ตั้งทิ้งให้เย็นที่อุณหภูมิห้อง ต้องให้เย็นนะคะ ทดสอบเอานิ้วจิ้มดูก็ได้ เพราะถ้ายังร้อน ตอนใส่เนยเนยจะละลาย ไม่เป็นครีม นะคะ

Beat butter untill smooth and creamy for 3 minutes. Add sugar and beating for 3 minutes until fluffy. Add vanilla and mix well.

ตีเนยจนเป็นครีมประมาณ 3 นาที เนยต้องไม่เหลวเกินไป จับที่ก้นอ่างยังรู้สึกเย็นอยู่ เติมน้ำตาล แล้วตีอีก 3 นาที จนฟู เติมวนิลาผสมให้เข้ากัน

Add milk mixture and continue to beat on medium speed for 5 minutes, until very smooth and whiter in colour. Cover and refrigerate for "EXACT" 15 minutes. Use immediately.

เติมส่วนผสมนมที่เย็นแล้ว ตีต่อ ความเร็วกลางอีก 5 นาที จนเนียน และ ขาว คลุมด้วยพลาสติก เข้าตู้เย็น 15 นาที เป๊ะๆ ห้ามขาด ห้ามเกิน และก็ใช้ทันที คะ (ดูโหดมะ แต่ ในหนังสือเค้าว่ามาแบบนี้อ่ะ)

Have a good baking day.
Cheers!

Red Velvet Cupcake with Milk Vanilla Frosting

ถ้าอยากอ่านหน้านี้เป็นภาษาไทย คลิ๊ก ที่นี่ คะ

I love every thing about Christmas..I think so that many of you are like me..especially Christmas tree and those ornaments..Yesterday I went shopping and I can't help myself but to buy many cute white Christmas ornaments back home... What can I do, they are too cute..and I can't resist but to take them home.. Christmas colour that I love best is white..white of snow, snowflake, and almost every white things on Christmas (especially those white that blink!)..Not to mention white beard on Santa ..he he..

Speaking of which we are now on Christmas month, last post I did an individual Christmas tree for everyone..and I mentioned that I used red velvet cupcake on that..so this post why not reveal how I did a red velvet cupcake..

Red Velvet Cupcake Adapted from Allysa Torey, Magnolia
(12 cups regular cupcakes)

167 g cake flour
86 g unsalted butter
225 g sugar
2 medium size eggs
3 tbsp red food-colouring
1 1/2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
3/4 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup fresh milk
1 tbsp fresh lime juice
3/4 tsp apple cider vinegar
3/4 tsp baking soda

Preheat oven to 180C. Prepare 12 cupcake pans.

Pour lime juice into milk and rest it for 10 minutes.

Sift cake flour into a bowl, set aside. Cream butter and sugar on medium speed till fluffy and light in colour for about 5 minutes. Add egg one at a time, beating well after each addition.

In a small bowl, whisk together the red food colouring with cocoa and vanilla then add to batter and beat well.

Stir salt into the milk. Then add into batter. Mix well then add flour in batter. Combine all well. Do not over beat.

In another small bowl, stir together the apple cidar vinegar and baking soda. Add into batter and mix well. Using a spatula, scrap down the batter in the bowl, making sure all are well combined and smooth. Divide batter into cupcake pans. Bake for 30 minutes or untill a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan for sometimes then convert out on a rack. Let cupcakes completely cool before decorating.

In picture I decorated by put two cupcakes together and spread frosting on the cupcake on the top. I use creamy vanilla milk frosting.

Have a good baking day.

Cheers!

Christmas Tree Cake

อยากอ่านหน้านี้เป็นภาษาไทย คลิก ที่นี่ ได้เลยคะ

Christmas is coming...

Eventhough my family doesn't celebrate Christmas as we are Chinese Thai family. Only celebration that we held is Chinese New Year..but I do want to have my own celebration on this coming Christmas...

When I think of Christmas, one thing always in my mind besides Santa is a beautiful christmas tree.

So I come up with a Christmas tree cake idea... small individual christmas tree cakes for everyone..sound great, isn't it?

Colours that I think about Christmas are green, red, white, gold, and silver.. so I use red velvet cake with creamy vanilla milk frosting..By putting red and green into frosting..I now can decorate my Christmas trees.

Have a good baking day. Merry Christmas to all of you. Wish you have Health, Hope, and Happiness.

Cheers!

Raspberry-Lime Muffins with Streusel Topping

อยากอ่านหน้านี้เป็นภาษาไทย คลิก ที่นี่ คะ

A low-fat Muffin sounds good to you?

If yes, I suggest you to try on this raspberry-lime muffin.

There is no butter or eggyolk in this receipe. Moreover, low-fat yogurt is added into this muffin.

If you are on serious plan of reducing weight, you can omit streusel topping or reduce amount of sugar which add into the receipe.

My source of this receipe is from Pillsburry's best muffins & quick breads book. I got this book a long ago and I found that its receipes are quite interesting. The author did a very good job by adding a healthy hint into this book which I found very helpful on my dieting plan. As well it has nutrition information on every receipes in this book. So you know how much calories you are consuming per serve. Isn't it good?

Orange/ Lemon juice and peel may be used in place of lime. (Actually original receipe asks for lemon, since I can't find one here, so there I go with lime) If you don't like raspberry, you can add any berries of your choice.

Muffins:
(12 muffins)

1/2 cup low fat yogurt

1 teaspoon vanilla

3 table spoons oil

1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

2 egg whites

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon grated lime peel

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup frozen whole raspberries

Streusel Topping

1/4 cup sugar

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon margarine or butter

Heat oven 180c. Prepare 12 muffin cups.

Make streusel topping by combine all topping ingredients together with fork until crumbly.

In a small bowl, combine yogurt, oil, lime juice and eggwhites; blend well. Set aside.

In medium bowl, whisk 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, salt and lime peel.

Add yogurt mixture into flour mixture; stir until combined and moistened. Stir in frozen raspberries and fold batter again.

Spoon batter evenly into muffin cups.

Sprinkle topping over batter in cups.

Bake for 16 to 20 minutes or until muffins are golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pan. Serve warm.

Have a good baking day.
Cheers!