Irish Coffee Cupcakes

Are you a coffee-holic? yes? well look no further!! You've stumbled upon the right place :)

A few days ago i was tempted to try out Martha Stewart's recipe for her decadent Irish Coffee Cupcakes recipe and i was "WOW-ed" for the amazing taste the cupcakes offer. Originally, the recipe has been used for years for the celebration of St. Patrick's Day, but every day is a cupcake day, so why not aite? :D

Martha has done a phenomenal job in reinventing the traditional drink as a cupcakes for grown-ups. The moist, delicate cupcakes are flavoured with espresso (i've used coffee granules as a substitute) and brown sugar, topped with billowy whipped cream frosting spiked with whiskey (i've ditch that out of course). A dusting of coffee powder/espresso/mocha powder makes a festive finish.

Head on here for the recipe :-)

http://www.marthastewart.com/314060/irish-coffee-cupcakes

So, here's the pic of my coffee cupcakes :D

Told ya it looks tempting!!

SERIOUSLY GUYS, GIVE IT A TRY. If you're a coffee lover, i swear, this air-whipped, lavish&decadent cupcakes swirled with the whipped-cream and the espresso dusting, will leave your taste bud drenched, and crave for more.

Apple Pie 

I've been dying to try out Stephanie Jaworski's recipe for apple pie. Her recipe really works divine and scrumptious! I've tried it out today and i swear it was PURE PURRRRFECTION. Those mouth-watering brownish luscious succulent delightfully lip smacking tender flaky texture, just made me, crave for more! I'm so sorry if you're on diet or something, this might've failed your intention. *evil laugh. Okay i've been exaggerating quite much. Lol

You can get the recipe here along with the video demonstration. ;)

http://www.joyofbaking.com/ApplePie.html

So, here's the pics and step-by-step photo (by my own. hiks)

To make the pie crust and apple fillings

1) Mix those listed ingredients in a food processor. Or if you don't have one, just put everything in a large bowl and just use your hand for that! it works the same anyway. Get ya hands working ya lazy bump :D (i've used Anchor unsalted butter. it works fine :)

2) When everything is mixed well and incorporated, cover with a plastic wrap and set it aside. Chill the dough for aprx, 1 hour in the fridge.The dough needs their rest too, ya know

3) Time to get those apples all ready and set up :D wishy washy bath time for those apples.

*i've used 3 kinds of apples for this! :) The Granny Smith, Red Delicious  and  Gala  apples*

4) Peel the skin of the apples and core them up.

5) Cut those apples into smaller pieces :). Mix those other ingredients to get the fillings ready.

Macam rojak buah. Hiks

6) Set them aside for roughly 1-3 hours, and when they're done, strain those apples to get their juices.
    (I've waited for around 2.5 hours in total. srsly the painful wait. ouch)

7) It's time to get those tart shell ready :D

Bought the tart shell at Aneka Bakery for RM 10.60. The size is 10"

8) Take out those chilled dough from your fridge and shape it into the tart shell.

9) So, it's time for the fillings! caramelize those strained juices in a saucepan under medium heat. Add    cornstarches to the drained apples and finally, pour those caramelized apple syrup back into the drained apples. (reunion time for the apples!! hiks)

10) Fill the tart shell with the fillings :)

11) Roll out the dough into thin layer and lay it over the apple pie. (bed time story for those apples. hehe good night little apples). Make slits& tidy up the edges using a fork. Seems edgy.

12) Baking time (another 45-55 minutes of agonizing wait)

13) Done :D (those golden-brownish texture. i just can't *-*)

14) So, you're done with that. Time to add up some calories :)
      (don't forget to chill it in a fridge overnight before cutting. I'll post the pic of the sliced pie tomorrow
       hehe. Garnish with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream)


Thank You, Stephanie Jaworski.
Regards,

satisfied subscriber.

Pineapple Jam Tart (Resepi Tart Nenas Paling Sedap Dalam Dunia)

So, i was bored today and i decided to bake something :D my baking skills is reallyyyyy getting rusty nowadays hahahaha.

I feel like sharing the recipe. trust me in this, this recipe works fabssss!! few years ago, a very close friend of mine gave me this pineapple jam tart recipe. She told me that this recipe is currently being used by her aunt, who owns a bakery. yep, so, i gave it a try and yes it works dabomb! and yea the ingredients are also somewhat cheap and affordable :) haha this tart really reminds me of Eid-Ul-Fitr.

so, without further ado.... *drumrolls*

Ingredients for The Tart (1 serving apprx. 40 pieces):

                  Jam Tart

• 250 g buttercup (strictly use buttercup ONLY)
• 50 g fine granulated sugar OR icing sugar
• 380 g wheat flour+1 teaspoon of custard powder
• An average-sized egg 

*for the jam, it is not necessarily to be pineapple, it is totally up to you. I've just bought it from a bakery shop nearby :)
  since my fav is pineapple tart, so i've decided to make pineapple fillings for the tart.

*before baking, brush some eggyolk onto the tart to make it shine and glossy

Methods of preparation:

1) Mix everything in a stand mixer/hand mixer, step by step. (buttercup,sugar,flour and egg)
    Beat for approximately 5 minutes 'til all the ingredients are incorporated/mixed well. so, when you're
    done with that, set the mixture aside. Let it rest for aprx. 10 minutes.

2) Shape the jam into balls (they will make work easier) like this.

3) Roll out the mixture and shape it into tarts.

**i've used this to make the rolls :) you can easily buy this from any convenience store/bakery shop

4) brush the nicely-shaped tarts with egg yolk

5) Preheat oven to 180 degree celcius, and bake the tarts for 20 minutes ± (plus minus)

6) The outcomes *ta-daaaa!*

looks yummy rite? haha you're done! enjoy your tarts :)