Friday, October 26, 2007

Back For Baking ...

Hello everyone !

as promised , i'm back with baking again ..

as plan initially , i wanted to surprise someone with my home bake birthday cake , unfortunately didn't manage to ( dun ask me why -_- ) but i know that's not a valid reason stopping me to bake still =p
hence in today's entry after sorting out some thoughts ... i decided to work on cupcakes instead of a cake .. what's the difference ? check it out below .. hopefully it look as astonish as what you see ... as usual , less words more action! let's see what's needed for the recipe ....


INGREDIENTS


150g (5oz) all purpose flour Flour
110g (4oz) Butter
110g (4oz) Caster Sugar
2 Eggs
300ml Milk
vanilla powder
few drops of vanilla essence
1 tsp of baking powder
vanilla frosting
strawberry jam
fresh strawberries
chocolate strawberry flakes
waffle sticks


to kick off ..

sift all purpose flour , baking powder , vanilla essence , eggs , caster sugar , butter , vanilla powder and milk into a bowl

Add strawberry jam into the batter and mix thoroughly ..


carefully spoon the batter mixture into the paper cases to within two- third of the top


preheat the oven to 350 degree and bake for about 25 mins till well risen and firm to touch


Leave it to cool on the tray for about 10 mins


For frosting .. i choose this vanilla frosting from betty crockers , swear by me ... it's really tasty !

NEXT ...

put the vanilla cream in a piping bag with a round nozzle and pipe onto the cakes in your desire direction ...

To dramatize the presentation a little ... i topped my cupcakes with fresh strawberries , waffle sticks and chocolate strawberry flakes ,


ok .. guys .. i'm done !

Featuring here today ...

savory bites .... from duncan again .. ^^


STRAWBERRY CUPCAKE WITH VANILLA FROSTING



another of my very own creation
so how do i score today ?
hopefully im improving =)





hmmm.. baking therapy ? heard of that ? someone suggested that to me lol
something new to me and you ? ..
but it really work! lol .... i seriously still enjoy baking alot =)
hope my lovely splendid creations brighten your day again ! =D


cheerios ...
enjoy your weekend everyone . ^^

32 comments:

Anonymous said...

wow! its nice..
duncan bluff me
no delivery for me at all
crybaby getting depressed

Anonymous said...

SHIT! i thought i'm the first to comment AGGGRRR! anyway duncan you are just so talented ... crazy over u already lol

Popthemusicdrug said...

i misss ur baking ! i miss felix so much!

this is for sherlyn i think sher will like this.(:

see u tmr :P

Kick!

Anonymous said...

cute


chef



back



in


action !

Yappy said...

I thought i smell the strawberry.

Q: Will the vanilla frosting get harden or will it start to melt after some period(in room temperature)?

-tiankong

Anonymous said...

finally the long waited baking by chef duncan is back...as usual u always score well & no exception this time...=D

Anonymous said...

hey hi duncan, my virgin post in your blog. It is an amazingly cool blog. I can learn alot of stuff from your blog. I learn how to bake, cook, photo shooting, photo editing, creativity etc. It is amazing! :-) keep it up. I will visit your blog often, kinda addicted. :p Well... well... well... your cup cakes look delicious. I just wonder how it is taste after a bite. Yummy! :-)

caulvinj

Anonymous said...

the long awaited entry is finally here with a big loud bang!

sweeeet!the strawberries look big and fresh,pretty on e yummy cupcakes.i want a big bite!*slurpp*

Rex said...

argh... saw this when i am hungry...
i want bite my screen already~!?
haha

the strawberry look really attractive...

yummy~ 105%

Anonymous said...

u never fail to impress .......


can i have a bite ?
i mean u ? =p

Anonymous said...

好想食好想食好想食。

Hahaa! =] may i try it?

Air said...

wooohooo!!
i can smeelll the nice cupcakes from here!!
and hey! since when i tell u white lies?
they're not white lies k....
u noe it..hah..!
mean it through n through..

u really make the baking look so easy and yet so yummy...argh...damn...
but i'll never get to taste them! =(
and yar...stop thinking im saying good things for the sake of doing so k...they mean it..seriously..
ur good..!and yes..trust me on that =) glad to be a lil help when u are down...though not beside u..but somehow..comforting u.. =)

Swimming Rules - Benneth said...

yummy!!!

Anonymous said...

i am speechless ..

Anonymous said...

don b sad , u r such a talented guy , it's her lost . i am sure u are a good boyfriend ;)

Kyong said...

mr pastry chef.. do you cook?

it'll be great to have this blog as my survival recipe.. hah

duncan said...

crybaby - hug hug , dun b depress k

hunk20 - hmmm . thks for ur comment .

mooks - =)


gyno - hope u like what i did =)


yappy - hmmm the vanilla wont melt but if possible i guess it will stay longer if its from the fridge .


huiying - thnks .. for liking it .. =) appreciate ..



caulvinj - hi .. nice of u to leave a comment here .. anyway this blog reflects me alot .. and jus here to share some of the ideas with people who read up my blog , really appreciate and hope to c more of u here =)


russ- thanks dx miu .. hope u can try this soon =P


rex - thanks ! i love strawberries too =) hope u like it =)



anon - bite me ?

duncan said...

tomo - zai zai .. hou sek hou sek , hou tat yee .. =p



air - thats really really sweet of u .. thanks for motivating ... i jus need time .. i will get over .. thanks .. really appreciate so much =)


Swimming Rules - Benneth - hey thanks =)



qc - hmmm thanks anyway .. =)



anon - thanks for comforting =)


Kyong - yup i love to cook too .. sometimes i will share cooking recipes as well =)

Anonymous said...

It looks gorgeous.=)lol.miss your baking.haha.deliver me one plz.

Anonymous said...

sobs
duncan sad sad
so crybaby87 forgive duncan
for not delivering food to me
duncan cheer ups

Anonymous said...

itss always nice popping by to ur blog for ur baking...if only i can order for my day...anyway ur blog nv fails to cheer me up...=D

bao ying said...

Hi duncan

yes.. u finally back with ur creation. OMG.. I have to say it look so tastie.. I wanna TASTE. yum yum. I wan ur skill too. Can I have it.. ?? heex

Anonymous said...

hello dere... =D

shld i say dat u n ur frends haf e chemistry..? hehe...btw ur cupcakes look yummilicious...jus lyk u... =P it's great 2 c ur new bakes again..realli rare 2 get a talented n cute chef here as wat dey say...jia you okie.. ^-^

Rex said...

never try before sia... sad~
anyway.. happy always. =)

Anonymous said...

hey! how much vanilla powder did u add in? tks :)

Anonymous said...

the cupcakes look as cute as you lol

Anonymous said...

MORE PHOTOS OF U !


MORE BAKING !


MORE ! MORE ! MORE ! im crazy over u ;p

ckm said...

Hi bro,

Truly wish can share some life experience wit u ya.
Thus jus asking for drink.
Nothing is lasting forever.
Cheers.

km

duncan said...

Philix - ohrx .. i hope can make for everyone one day =)


crybaby - sorry sorry ... =) yup i will be happy k =) thks ..


huiying - thanks .. im raelly very happy that my blog can cheer u up .. its not easy i mean .. for someone like me .. i neeed ppl to cheer me up too =/


baoying - nice seeing u here again ... im glad that u like it .. im not skillful as what u think .. im still learning .. long way to go ...


mochalatte - thanks and im really flattered by what u said but im not cute + chef .. im jus someone simple with passion for baking thats all .. anyway .. hope to c u more here .... =)


Rex - thanks rex .. i will be happy =)



nessa - i put about two scoops of it ...


anon - thks ...


hunk 20 - oh oh .. i will .. =) thks ..



ckm - hmm ok .. i will bear that in mind .. thanks =)

Anonymous said...

the cupcakes really look so sweet and nice ! good job duncan !

Anonymous said...

scoops meaning teaspoons? how many cupcakes does ur recipe serve too? sorry for the bout of qns, im going to try it out hence the qns :)

duncan said...

oh yup scoops means teaspoon .. oh my recipe serve about 6 cupcakes .. oh no worries .. welcome questions ... hope u give it a shot too =)