[Spice]

Originally Posted by Aida

International shipping is expensive . You can have this instead, it's umm edible.
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Alright, I see how it is

[blergh]

Originally Posted by Aida

International shipping is expensive . You can have this instead, it's umm edible.



That would depend on what the problem is. Is it the frosting or how the cupcakes come out out of the oven? I made my own frosting and made sure the consistency wasn't too thick, rather a little runny. That way you can spread it on easily and the end result is smoother than with heavy store bought frosting.

Oh. You see, I always thought thick frosting would be best. :^)

[muslimahpower]

Originally Posted by blergh

OK, I would like to know how you guys put the frosting on without those peaks and mountains. I want it smooth. I can't ever seem to accomplish that.

i refrigerate whatever im gonna frost. frosting hot things is hard to do i use the store bought frosting and it works fine for me.

[Ameerah]

Instead of studying, I went through about 5 of my fave cookbooks cover to cover and tagged all the pages that had recipes I wanted to try out [which is most of them].

I should take a pic of them, they look really pretty.

Originally Posted by Asvi

omg..did you make them??? they look delicious!!!
btw..nice photography..good job ameerah's bro.

i know how to take a pic like that, hubby thought moi.

Yeah, I made them a while ago. They never come out that pretty anymore. Smarties have gone all 'natural' ingredients, so the colours aren't so pretty anymore.

I wish I could take decent pics. Masha Allah at you and your hubby, that's so adorable.

Originally Posted by Aida

Okay, mine didn't come out as pretty as yours , but everyone liked them and they were a hit. Alhamdulilah. Picture provided below.

I think they're pretty and yummy looking! I bet you didn't save me any.

[Aida]

I baked a black bottom cake. It came out okay, but there are some changes that I'd make in the future. Picture attached.

[sumiyia]

ooo that looks good!

i made oreo pie:

[the_only_one]

yesterday, i made blueberry and choclate chip pancakes. blueberry pancake turned out yummier. al hamdoulilah.


today: i gave peanut butter cookies i shot, it sucked. so i challenged myself to make a mango lime pound cake. it was finger lickin' good as everyone testified. al ham.


note to myself: pancake batter shud be less thicker than usual cake's
keeping cookies in the oven for 10 minutes provides you a black crust. must be aware.

[HijabiPrincezz]

i made chocolate chip cookies from scratch today!

[Asvi]

Originally Posted by the_only_one

mango lime pound cake. it was finger lickin' good as everyone testified. al ham.


note to myself: pancake batter shud be less thicker than usual cake's
keeping cookies in the oven for 10 minutes provides you a black crust. must be aware.

i want the recipe to mango lime pound cake pleaseeee

[Asvi]

Originally Posted by HijabiPrincezz

i made chocolate chip cookies from scratch today!

hmmm..they look yummy..

[Ameerah]

Originally Posted by Ameerah

I can't wait until I'm all done with this semester. I'm going to bake everything I can insha Allah.

I shall bake something new everyday.

So I didn't feel like baking until recently. And maybe baking everyday is a little too much.

But I made Blueberry Muffins on Wednesday and Strawberries 'n' Cream muffins yesterday.

[I got a new muffin/cupcake book so I'm trying out the tasty looking ones.]

I love my mum's China.

[Timbit]

Wow, there's some talent up in here.
You all should come to my house.

[bluey]

Omg OREO PIE!

Sumiyia how?! I want recipe

:drooling over this thread:

[Asvi]

Originally Posted by Ameerah

So I didn't feel like baking until recently. And maybe baking everyday is a little too much.

But I made Blueberry Muffins on Wednesday and Strawberries 'n' Cream muffins yesterday.

this looks so delicious, my mouth is drooling. this is the strawberries 'n' Cream muffin?? recipe please

[Ameerah]

Originally Posted by Asvi

this looks so delicious, my mouth is drooling. this is the strawberries 'n' Cream muffin?? recipe please

Haha aww, they were yummy. And really simple to make actually. They're not actually 'muffins' at all since it's the basic sponge recipe I use for all plain cakes.

Ingredients:

The Cake
225g [8 oz] Self-raising flour
225g [8 oz] Caster sugar
225g [8 oz] Unsalted butter, softened
4 medium eggs
1tsp vanilla essence

The Topping
350ml [12 fl oz] Whipping cream
4tbsp Icing sugar, sieved
350g small strawberries
1tsp Vanilla essence
4tbsp strawberry jelly
1tsp water

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 175C [350F/Gas mark 4]
2. Line muffin tin with 18 paper cases. [ The recipe claims it serves 18 but when I made them, there were 14 in total.]
3. Put all the cake ingredients into a bowl and beat for 2-3 mins with an electric whisk. [You can use a food processor here too, works just as well.]
4. Divide the mixture equally in the paper cases and bake for 20mins/until golden brown and cooked from the inside. [use a skewer/knife to check]
5. Once baked, allow the cakes to cool down completely.
6. Slice the strawberries
7. In a bowl, beat the icing sugar, cream and vanilla essence until the cream forms soft peaks. Spoon this onto the muffins and arrange strawberries on top.
8. Heat the jelly and water in a small pan until the jelly is melted and brush over the top of the strawberries. And voila!

Keep them chilled until you need them and they'll keep for about 2 days in an airtight container.

I found they were a little hard after they were in the fridge for about 2/3hours. So it's best to eat them straight away. Alternatively, you can take them out of the fridge and let them sit for a bit before you eat them.