25/11/2012

for the sweet and the sour




 LEMON, KIWI & MERINGUE CUPCAKES
INGREDIENTS:
  • 1.5 cup flour
  • 4 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 cup natural yoghurt
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tablespoons lemon zest
  • 2 kiwis
  • 2 egg whites
  • 0.5 cup caster sugar

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. In one bowl combine the flour, brown sugar and baking powder. 
Whisk together the yoghurt, juice, oil and eggs in another separate bowl.
2. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ones and stir until roughly combined. Fold in the lemon zest.
3. Fill paper liners with the batter and put diced kiwi on top.
4. Beat the egg whites, adding the caster sugar in the end.
Top the cupcakes with the meringue.

BAKE:   27 min.   140° C

for those who miss summer



 PEACH & CREAM CHEESE CUPCAKES
INGREDIENTS:

  • 1.5 cup flour
  • 0.5 cup rolled oats
  • 2 tablespoons bran
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • 5 tablespoons oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons fresh ginger (grated)


  • 3 peaches
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon


  • 2 cups cream cheese
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons caster sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla flavour

    INSTRUCTIONS:
    1. In one bowl, combine the flour, oats, bran, brown sugar, baking powder, vanilla sugar, ginger and salt. 
    Whisk together the milk, oil, eggs and fresh ginger in another separate bowl.
    2. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ones and stir until roughly combined.
    3. Dice two of the peaches. Fry them on a pan with the honey, lemon juice and cinnamon.
    4. Fill paper liners with one tablespoon of batter, add a teaspoon of cooled peaches and cover it 
    with another tablespoon of batter.

    BAKE:   22 min.   170° C

    5. Combine the cream cheese, butter, caster sugar and vanilla flavour.
    6. Put another teaspoon of peaches onto the cooled cupcakes. Decorate them with the cream and peach slices.


    21/11/2012

    for nutella lovers


     BANANA & NUTELLA MUFFINS

    INGREDIENTS:
    • 1 cup wholemeal flour
    • 0.5 cup regular flour
    • 0.5 cup rolled oats
    • 0.5 cup sugar
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon soda
    • 1 pinch salt
    • 1 egg
    • 1 cup buttermilk
    • 4 tablespoons oil
    • 3 bananas
    • 12 teaspoons nutella
    • rolled oats for garnish



    INSTRUCTIONS:
    1. In one bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Whisk together the liquid ingredients 
    in another separate bowl.
    2. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ones and stir until roughly combined.
    3. Fold in the diced bananas.
    4. Fill paper liners. Stir a teaspoon of nutella into each of them.
    Garnish with oats.
    BAKE:     20 min.     170° C


    Note: Instead of buttermilk, you can use milk or natural yoghurt.
    Wholemeal flour can be replaced by regular flour. To achieve a similar effect, you can add 2 tablespoons of bran.