Roopa My goal is to create a cupcake that has a very distinct chai flavour, but also a hint of chocolate. I suppose I should really call them chai chocolate cupcakes, since I want the chai to be the dominant flavour. My first attempt at this was not at all what I wanted; the cardamom … More Chocolate Chai Cupcakes : V2
Roopa These puff pastry cinnamon rolls were a multi-day venture. I made the puff pastry on the first day, and did the rolling out and baking on the second day. It worked out pretty well since you need to thoroughly chill puff pastry dough anyways. I used rough puff pastry, but traditional puff pastry is … More Puff Pastry Cinnamon Rolls
Roopa I tried experimenting with some different flavour combinations today. I made cinnamon chocolate cupcakes with a flour based icing. The cupcakes themselves were more brownie-like than cake-like, so it’s really about personal preference. Some people LOVED them, but others prefer a crumblier cake. The frosting – found in this book – is much less … More Cinnamon Chocolate Cupcakes with Cinnamon Frosting
Roopa I got to try out my new book already! It’s my friend’s birthday on Saturday, and he requested some form of marble cake. Handily enough, I found a marble cake recipe in ‘Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World.’ The cake began with making the chocolate and vanilla batters, and mixing them together. I don’t … More Marble Cake
Alana + Roopa After recently becoming addicted to ‘The Great British Bake Off,’ we felt a need to diversify from cupcakes. Today’s experiment was a Tarte Tatin, adapted from one of the recipes used on the show. We used apples instead of bananas…mostly because there were apples at my house. The recipe used can be … More Apple Tarte Tatin
Roopa The goal of the day was to create some sort of inceptcupake. It sort of worked. Regardless, they were delicious. I mostly used this recipe:http://www.sprinklebakes.com/2010/05/triple-salted-caramel-cupcakes.html Instead of the brown sugar cupcake, I used this chocolate cupcake recipe. I then piped a little icing on a caramel cup and put it on top!
Roopa I think brown sugar cupcakes are my new favourite type of cupcake, since they’re so buttery and caramelly. I’ve always really liked them, but couldn’t find a single eggless version. It took me about 4 attempts, but I finally managed to create one that I like! The first attempts tasted good, but were a little … More Eggless Brown Sugar Cupcakes
Roopa These needed to be diabetic-friendly, so I went with a whole wheat carrot muffin recipe with a really thin layer of cream cheese icing; I made it a little runnier than usual, so it filled the top of the muffin nicely with a single piping layer. Apparently they were excellent, and didn’t taste healthy … More Healthy(ish) Carrot Cupcakes
Roopa After a few attempts, I perfected an eggless buttermilk cake. I usually like to add blueberries as well. The icing was a pretty basic buttercream, but a white chocolate buttercream goes quite well. INGREDIENTS 82g softened butter 100g sugar 2 tbsp. applesauce 1 tbsp. milk 1 tsp. apple cider vinegar 1 tsp. vanilla extract … More Eggless Buttermilk Cupcakes
Roopa These cupcakes are the direct result of needing to use up random ingredients in my house. They are very sweet (depending on the banana), but pretty excellent. They are a brown sugar cupcake base with almond flavoured whipped cream, bananas, and caramel on top. The brown sugar cupcake has a caramelly taste, so it … More Caramel Banana Cupcakes
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