Award Thrill and Healthy Banana Cupcake

I must apologise to Eelin and Chris for the late, late response in accepting the awards!
Thank you very much my friends. I'm indeed honoured!
This is indeed double joy which I ought to share with others.

I would like to pass this award to:

Baking Library
Blessed Homemaker
Keep Learning Keep Smiling
No Frills Recipes
Table for 2 or more
Wen's Delight
Honey Bee Sweets
Baking on Cloud 9


From Eelin


From Chris





HEALTHY BANANA CUPCAKE

Something happened while I was out yesterday. My whole comb of "ang bak chio" dropped from the hook which I use to hang the comb of bananas. How it happened, I had no idea. Anyway, whenever a banana or any fruit that has been knocked or bruised, it turns brown or black.
Sob! Out of ten bananas, I could salvage about seven of them. They weren't that pretty to eat and so they ended up in the oven and emerged in cupcakes!


Ingredients: ( adapted from Anncoo's )

50g Cake flour
75g Plain flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp bicarbonate soda

1 1/2 medium- sized eggs
60g caster sugar
100ml oil
30ml milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

5 medium-sized bananas, coarsely mashed


Method:

1. Preheat oven at 175 deg C.

2. Sift dry ingredients together.

3. Whisk egg and sugar till thick and creamy.

4. Add in milk, oil and vanilla and mix well.

5. Mix in mashed bananas and finally fold in the sifted flour.

6. Fill up cup 2/3 full and bake for 20 to 25 minutes depending on the size of cups.

These are moist and soft!

Cream Cheese Brownie

One more posting before 2011 ends.
I am counting the hours and looking forward to a new year.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012!
May the new year bring fresh hopes, new ideas and good health to all my fellow bloggers, friends and visitors!



On a whim, I felt like baking something chocolatey and hence I picked this one.


Ingredients:

A
150g plain flour
40g cocoa powder
180g butter (sorry folks, I forgot this!)
200g caster sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon nescafe mix with a little hot water
180g semi-sweet chocolate chips


B
1 packet cream cheese
4 tablespoons caster sugar
2 eggs


Method:

1. Sift flour and cocoa powder.

2. Melt butter and let it cool before adding eggs, nescafe and sugar. Mix well.

3. Mix in flour and cocoa well before adding in chocolate chips.

4. Pour into a lined and lightly greased tin.

5. Prepare cheese mixture by creaming cheese and sugar till well-combined.

6. Add in eggs and cream until smooth.

7. Place blotches of cheese mixture on top of the brownie mixture and make swirls with a a palette knife.

8. Bake in preheated oven 150 deg C for 40 to 50 minutes or when some crumbs sticks to the skewer. Do not overbake or it will be dry.

Didn't quite get the swirls I wanted!

Can't wait to take a bite!

Moist, melty chocolate chips!

It's chocolatey enough and not too sweet! And now to make that cup of coffee to go with it!

Early Christmas Celebrations

We had an early Christmas gathering on one Saturday because my younger daughter had to leave for Korea on the 15th for a long holiday and also I will be away for awhile and hence will not be able to have any 'makan' at home on Christmas Day.
It was simple fare - kueh pie tie, curry chicken, pasta and fried chicken. I totally forgot to capture the food on print. Anyway it wasn't much to show!

So to all my fellow bloggers, friends and visitors,

MAY YOU HAVE A BLESSED & MERRY CHRISTMAS!