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Peanut Butter Muffin Pies

March 9, 2012 Baking: Muffins, Recipes

I am a huge peanut butter fan. And I mean HUGE… The sort of fan who eats peanut butter out of the jar with a spoon (and does the same with Nutella too) Yes my mother has become increasingly alarmed by the bad eating habits I have picked up staying overseas (and no, finishing 437ml of Chunky Monkey at one sitting is not considered a bad eating habit..it’s normal!)

But seriously, nothing makes your day better than a dollop (or two, or three or four or maybe half the jar) of Peanut Butter or Nutella. You know that creaminess and sweetness that lingers in your mouth when you put the spoon into your mouth…simply bliss!

But yes I do acknowledge that spreads are actually meant to be spread on something and not simply eaten plain. And of course they gave amazing flavour to frosting and buttercream as well! Which brings me to my bake of the week- Peanut Butter Muffin Pies!

To set the record straight, I dont think that muffin pies actually do exist and I have to confess… these were actually supposed to be whoopie pies >< Big boo boo there but that’s because I mistakenly assumed that my muffin pan was actually shallow enough to pass off as a whoopie pie pan! How naive. I know. So I changed their names from Whoopie Pies to Muffin Pies (get it?)

I chose creamy peanut butter instead for this filling because frosting is meant to be smooth though I love chunky peanut butter a whole lot more. And I actually bought 25% reduced fat Skippy’s Creamy Peanut Butter because I would be adding 1/2 more cup of butter + 3/4 cups of icing sugar to the peanut butter already so I figured that would already overcompensate the missing 25%… Sigh the lengths I would go to to convince myself that I am trying my hardest to be healthy. Hur Hur.

Mini Red Velvets with Cream Cheese Frosting

February 20, 2012 Baking: Cupcakes, Recipes

Nothing spells Valentine’ Day better than Red Velvet cupcakes- red and sweet with frosting topped with a heart shaped sprinkle. Yes, Red Velvet and Valentine’s Day should be synonymous. Why? Because looking at these seductive red sexy things certainly puts one in the mood for lurveeeee doesnt it?

Almost everyone Ive known has baked a Red Velvet cake/cupcake/cake pop before so I knew I had to jump onto the bandwagon as well to see what the craze was all about. And what better occasion to bake these lovely luscious looking cupcakes than Valentine’s Day in conjunction with February Sweet Adventures Blog Hop- Love at First Bite!

Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

December 19, 2011 Baking: Cupcakes, Recipes

The whole family has always been a fan of ginger- gingerbread man, ginger cookies, ginger tea! So gingerbread cupcakes was indeed a great twist to the family favourite especially with the tinge of spices such as cinnamon and cloves, it’s a ginger treat jam packed into a cupcake! For a darker shade of brown for the cupcakes so that they contrast with the colour of the frosting, use molasses or maple syrup to replace the sugar.

English Breakfast Tea Cupcakes with Cinnamon Buttercream

December 4, 2011 Baking: Cupcakes, Recipes

I had initially wanted to make Earl Grey cupcakes but I couldnt find Earl Grey tea leaves in the kitchen so I decided to experiment and made English Breakfast Tea cupcakes instead! This is the recipe I came up with after many modifications :)

And I found a useful tip on the internet for replacing butter with oil: For the amount of butter required in the recipe, replace it with 25% less the amount of oil!