Funfetti cupcakes for 2 anyone?

Ever since Thursday if I'm not mistaken, it has been raining all day. Well, not ALL day. But whatever it is, I am loving the cool, gloomy weather. It's just nice to sit by the window, drink a cup of ginger tea, raed a book and cuddle with my cat, Miko.

Miko is my cat but I introduces him as my Puma to all of my friends. I have always wanted to take care of a Puma or a Lion. They're so fluffy..!! :D

Back to the main reason for this post, it's Sunday, I am bored, sleepy and has been eating non-stop. I swear, unemployment can really make you a lazy broke a** dog. I found a recipe online that bakes only 2 cupcakes. You know when you're craving for cupcakes but you're just darn too lazy to bake a whole dozens of them. Solution? A recipe for 2 that is.

The thought of nibbling down  funfetti cupcakes on a Sunday was amazing. So I whip out this that only took me 45 minutes to bake and wash all of the dished. But photographing this baby took me almost an hour or more. (OK, it was more than an hour.)

Aaaa this recipe.. I tweak it a lil bit and despite my preparation, I still made a mistake. I accidentally put twice the amount of baking powder in it. In the end, the cupcake rise and form a mountain which, on my defense, isn't that bad. The taste was ok but slightly dry. This was due to the temperature of my oven and I left it in the oven too long. Siighh.... Was not my day today. But oh well, we make mistakes and the most important thing is to try adn try again :D

I think from the picture above, you guys can agree I need to decrease the sprinkles. Yikess..

So disappointed in myself today. Recipe didn't quite work out, my photography skills is really going down the drain heading to god knows where and I am still hungry. Until next time....

Love, Big N.

Nutella~~ I love you~~

I am still here despite the long hiatus. First, my computer broke. Second, I can't get Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop to be install in my computer. ohh the tragedy..  I think it has been about a month since I posted anything.. ohh bad Aimi...

The sad thing is, I actually made something for this blog. But I didn't and couldn't post it. I was in a rush, I didnt save some of it to take pictures. But I am glad it was delicious. Ohh 'it' refers to the Nutella Doughnuts I made. Instead of pictures, I will share a recipe for you guys. :D 

A sign of redemption for my failure to update everything.

Read the recipes carefully. I mean, really, CAREFULLY. I didn't read the last part which caused me extra work and my time was really wasted. If you wish to pipe in the nutella inside the dough, AFTER YOU COOK IT,  you MUST and REMEMBER to knead the dough into a circle, place them on a metal plate or anything you have in your kitchen, and then cover them. This way there will be enough space for the nutella to stay inside.

My way was I just let the dough rise for an hour and a half, then roll in to form a ball then fry it. When it was time to pipe the nutella inside, everything went from so right to so wrong. The nutella didn't have enough space inside I assume.  But the taste was wonderful. It has that ethnic and old-school (can I describe it as old school??) taste and smell each time I took a bite. ahh.. I miss you so much nutella doughnuts..

and here is the recipe. I got it from http://sipsandspoonfuls.com which is an amazing blog filled with you know... FOOD of course!  Happy trying it guys! I know I did! :)

Nutella Doughnuts

Ingredients;

3- 3 1/4 cups all purpose flour

2 1/4 tsp instant yeast

6 tbs sugar

1/2 tsp salt

2/3 cup milk, room temperature

2 eggs, lightly beaten

6 tbs butter, room temperature

oil for deep frying

Nutella

1 1/2 tsp cinammon

1/2 cup sugar

Directions:

Add all the dry ingredients together in a bowl (start with 3 cups of flour). Add the butter and mix with your fingers until it resembles bread crumbs. Make a well in the centre and add the milk and eggs. Start kneading the dough and of you feel it is sticky or wet, then add a little bit more flour. Knead for 10 minutes or so. Then cover the bowl and place in a warm area to rise for an hour to an hour and a half or until double in size.

Lightly flour a surface and roll the dough to a thickness of a 1/2 inch. Cut the dough into 3 inch rounds. Reroll and repeat until all the dough scraps have been used.

To add the Nutella, you can do it in two ways. The first way is to put half a teaspoon into each 3 inch circle and then carefully close to form a ball. Pinch the ends before smoothing the surface as you don't want the ball to open up whilst frying. Otherwise, you can add the nutella after deep frying using a piping tip. I found it easier to add it before frying. However, the texture of the nutella wasn't as shiny. If you are not adding the nutella before frying, make a ball out of each 3 inch circle. Place balls on a lightly floured tray and cover loosely with cling film. Let the balls rise for 30-45 minutes.

Heat oil on medium heat. Place the balls into the oil 4-5 at a time. Fry until golden brown on medium heat. When done, remove from the oil and transfer to a paper towel. If you haven't added the nutella, do so now using a piping bag and tip. Coat in sugar and cinnamon mix whilst still warm.

Ombre is the word today~~

This is my first post, so please don't get mad at me if the picture isn't as nice as it should. :(
It was a dreadful week, I swear. Things just keep on going wrong. This is not the first ombre cake I made. The first was red in colour which I baked for my good friend, Benjamin. Sadly, I didn't have the chance to have a one on one photography session with it.

I choose green today. Personally, I am not a fan of the colour green. Maybe it's the green shoes, green blanket, green sweater, green water bottle, green phone covers that I recently bought made my subconscious mind decide to use the colour green. GREEN. .__.

Back to the cake....

I used a white cake recipe for every layer. I played around with different amounts of food colouring until I'm satisfied with the shade of green. The cake is so fluffy and moist, according to my aunt's and uncle. hihihi. :D I'm glad they enjoyed it.

I am quite disappointed with how the pictures turned out. :( stupid camera... why you gotta broke when I need you the most this week. T.T

But, no worries.!!! I'll fix it...SOON... I hope so...

Until next time guys. I'll keep on posting things that I've baked and rant from top to bottom if I can.

Sincerely, Big N.