Mad about MUFFINS (:

yesterday is my bro's company family outing to Universal Studio Singapore. his colleague asked if i could bake some stuffs for them. so, i baked APPLE MUFFIN, COCONUT CUPCAKE, DURIAN MUFFIN and CREAM CHEESE BUN (post it the next time) for him to bring it (:

i baked the durian muffin for many many times and is really good (: for the apple muffin, is on my MUST BAKE LIST coz that day, i get to taste it fresh from the oven when i pass durian to jess (: is really SUPER yummy!! i DOUBLE the recipe to yield more muffins. needless to say, the coconut cupcake is fragrant and tasty too :D so, let's let the photos do the talking :D

unmould the durian muffin

the muffin is SUPER soft, fluffy, moist and YUMMY with durian fragrance (:

big container of coconut cupcake for my bro to bring it

coconut cupcakes

i work part time during the weekend and when im back, WOW! soooo many post and bakes on everyone's blog! what happen to the durian cheesecake? they finish everything before i get a chance to take any photo of it!! im sure i'll bake it again. till then okay.

i baked muffin. you know what muffin i baked?

GUESS?

is COCONUT CUPCAKES! this recipe is from jess of bakericious. this is a SUPERB recipe and a KEEPER! i seldom follow recipe to the T like not reducing butter and sugar. for this, i didnt modify it coz i think is just nice (: when i was mixing, i can smell the aroma of coconut. when baking, you can smell the fragrance of coconut! it just makes you HUNGRY!! 

it can be remove from the casing nicely (:

look at the SOFT and FLUFFY texture!

then i baked BANANA OREO MUFFINS! there's a HUGE bunch of banana at home and everyone kept asking me to bake it again. i've encore it many many times but they still love it (:

guess how many cups i baked?

banana day (:

last friday (if i didnt remember wrongly), jess asked me to go over to "help" her to bake cake. i think is more like help her to mess up and finish the food :D
i baked kek lapis! non cny season i baked kek lapis. WHY? coz i want egg whites for macarons! hahah. this is my third time baking it. I double the recipe and use an 8 inch ROUND tin instead coz jess's square tin is GIGANTIC. taste nice but look wise . . . hahah. then we baked banana cake and vegan choc cake. left her house at 1:30am! is so fun! (:

TODAY is a BANANA DAY! baked banana cake. the cake is amazingly soft, moist, fragrance and YUMMY! thank you wen for sharing this wonderful recipe (:  i baked it with using two 8 inch tin. the cake is quite tall (: and i sprinkle it with some chopped almond. those photos are not very well taken. hop over to wen's blog and see hers (:

BANANA CAKE

Ingredients:5 Eggs (large size, 65-70g w/shell)

250 180g Sugar
350-400 500g Banana (Ripe & cut into small pcs)
300g Cake flour
1 tsp Baking powder
1/2 tsp Baking soda
200 180g Sunflower oil (or any vegetable oil except olive oil)

Method:Preheat oven at 160 degree C.
Grease & line a 2 x 8" round tin (or 1 x 10" square tin) base with baking paper.
1. Sieve flour, baking powder & soda together. Sieve twice & set aside.
2. Whisk eggs, sugar & sliced banana at max. speed till stiff/ribbon stage. (For Kenwood Chef - approx 10-13mins)
3. Fold in sifted flour & mix well. (Can use spatular or hand to mix)
4. Add in oil & mix well till batter is shiny & flowing.
5. Pour into baking tin & bake for 40 - 45mins.

then i baked MORE banana stuffs. my bro request banana oreo muffin for breakfast tmr and to bring to work for his colleagues. since i've got A LOT of banana at home, double the recipe and yield 17 cups (:



 

NOW, there's so many containers that's full filled, lying on the table. feels like there's a party going on! :D

BANANA OREO MUFFINS

end up, i didnt really take a break. baking is too addictive and using the comp to check out everyone's lovely bakes! baked mango mousse cake for my dad's birthday which is tmr. im left with the topping which i'll do it tmr. so, i'll post about it tmr (: then i saw leftover bananas! fight between cake, muffins and ice cream. freezer is quite packed and i want something "bite size". so, muffins is my choice! banana muffins? choc with banana? then flip through this file of mine for quick and easy muffins. decided on this as there's oreo at home. as i was preparing, my nephew was "stealing" the oreos!

i modified the recipe. since im no butter lover, the first thing is to reduce butter! reduce sugar as banana is really sweet. then i change condensed milk to fresh milk since i dont want it to be too sweet plus, i reduce the amount of butter, i think fresh milk can make up to maintain the soft and moist texture of the muffins (: and, increase the banana a little.

is so soft and springy when i took it out from the cup. the cup is rather clean too (:

closer look at the soft and fluffy muffins

you've got to believe me that this is definitely a keeper! kids love it and i love it too! the fragrance of banana and oreo even after is cooled! PLUS, is really soft and moist. yummy! (:

im submitting this to Aspiring Bakers #5 : Fruity March hosted by Jess

passion fruit muffins (:

i LOVE supermarket shopping! i saw passionfruit and i immediately grab it!! i've tried this recipe for many times and it always yield refreshing taste and moist texture that i like (: is suppose to be a passion fruit chiffon cake but i baked it in muffin cup and result wise is nice (: it yield about 18 muffins. if you're making it as chiffon cake, the size of pan is 20/21cm.

 

PASSION FRUIT MUFFIN

 

Egg white mixture

180g egg whites

90  80g sugar

10g corn flour

 

Egg yolk mixture

70g egg yolks

60g 3 tbsp vegetable oil

80 100g passion fruit

90g plain flour

 

Method:

1. Scoop out 100g of passion fruits and set aside.
2.  Mix all the egg yolks mixture except flour. When everything well combined then add in sifted flour. Mix everything well combine and no lumps left. The mixture would be quite thick and smooth.
3. Beat the egg whites in a clean large bowl until soft peak. Gradually add in sugar. Then finally add in corn flour. Make sure the corn flour mix well in the egg mixture. The egg whites mixture should be stiff peak, smooth and shiny.
4. Gently fold in 1/3 of the egg whites mixture into the egg yolks mixture. When everything well combine then gently fold in the 1/2 of the remaining egg whites mixture. Lastly, fold in the remaining egg whites mixture. Make sure all the egg whites mixture well combine with the egg yolks mixture.
5. Pour the well mix mixture into a 21cm chiffon cake tin OR muffin cups and bake at a 160'C preheated oven for 40 minutes. After baked, let the baked cake turn upside down for cooling before unmold it. .
6. You may keep it in the fridge. Best serve in 3 days.

next, i bought a box of mangoes. yes, weighing at 10kg!! im waiting for it to ripe. is really nice and good quality. this are thailand honey mangoes. they dont have those annoying "thread" i called it. i dont like mango with those "thread". cant wait to bake mango cheesecake again!! this box can allow me to bake 5 mango cheesecake and also make mango pomelo dessert since there's lots of pomelo at home! (: (:

look out for mango cheesecake that i'll be baking soon. i'll faithfully type the recipe out. is really worth trying! (: