In fact I had a hard time calling these rainbow muffins. Besides the colors, it is nothing like a rainbow, but a splash of colors. But who cares! They were tasty, and they brought a great deal of fun time for me and my son. Ingredients (12 regular sized muffins): 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour [...]
Category Archives: Bread/Muffin/Cupcake
14-May-12
Vanilla Rainbow Muffin
11-Apr-12
Doughnut Muffin
Simplicity is what these muffin are about. So simple that for those who don’t want nuts, fruits, or anything in their muffin, I’m sure you will love these. Ingredients (12 muffins): Muffin 1 stick unsalted butter, softened 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup brown sugar 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 2/3 cup [...]
06-Apr-12
Rice Krispie Treat Cupcake
Happy Easter! I’ve started to realize Easter is so much fun when you have kids. Before I just spent the holiday sleeping in, then regretted how I wasted the holiday sleeping in. Now, I will explore to make something together in the kitchen with my 3-year-old son, because Easter simply gives you tons of fun [...]
27-Mar-12
Bird’s Nest Cupcake
Mothers, THIS is a must do-together with your kids. Fun, easy, no mess, and most importantly, it tames the beast inside them. I had rarely seen my son start doing things not yelling in the first five minutes. ALL FOCUSED. You may have to double up the amount of mini eggs if your kids, just [...]
12-Mar-12
Hi-Hat Cupcake
Happy Monday! And if it’s too hard for you to be happy on Monday, look at these, and imagine you are taking a huge bite into one of them. I seriously hope it works for you. Ingredients (12 regular sized cupcakes): Vanilla Cupcake 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking [...]
27-Feb-12
Lemon Muffin
Meyer lemon. The most beautiful lemon on earth. That vigorous yellow color and addicting fragrance simply make you happy. Look at it or smell it, DELIGHT! Ingredients (12 regular-sized muffins): 2 cups flour 1 cup and 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 regular or meyer lemons 2 eggs 1 cup milk [...]
23-Feb-12
Quick Chocolate Cupcake with Nutella
Quick, as in you don’t need to bring your ingredients to room temperature. No standing mixer, no hand mixer. If you have a sudden crave over some chocolate treat, get up, whip this up, after 20 minutes, you have these delicious babies. I’m glad that I found this recipe. Such an easy yet versatile and [...]
10-Feb-12
Valentine’s Day Toast
“What cake are you going to make for Valentine’s Day?” I was asked this question yesterday because, normally and logically, as an active cake baker, I should come up with a pink or red cake with roses on top for Valentine’s Day. In fact, I AM NOT GOING TO MAKE ANY CAKES. Not anything at [...]
31-Jan-12
Blueberry and Cranberry Crumb Muffin
Baking with kids is messy. I am not going to hide this fact. But it is also immensely fun. Last time I made these cupcakes with my 3-year-old boy, we both enjoyed it a lot. The more I cook with kids, the more fun facts I find. Not only can it encourage them to eat, but [...]
My 3-year-old son helped me decorate these cupcakes – basically scattered the sprinkles on top of the cupcakes, the kitchen counter, the floor, and lots in his mouth. A MESS! But I did enjoy it. He did too. And he asked to eat them all the time. Considered he’s never been interested into eating, this was very encouraging. And [...]
