Month: October 2018

Gluten free rich chocolate cake

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This cake has became my go-to chocolate cake. As much as I love my KitchenAid, sometimes I find it too heavy to use and troublesome to clean. I love recipes that make use of the mixing method and this rich chocolate cake recipe is one of them! It’s really simple to make and takes less than 10 minutes to get the cake batter ready to go. This cake requires 400g of chocolate – yes, it is very rich. The best part is that the ganache is as thick as the cake portion. So if you are a chocolate lover, you are in for a treat! Since Halloween is around the corner, I’ve decided to add some cobweb decoration on top of the cake, just for fun. Ingredients for the cake  100g unsalted butter 40g caster sugar 40g brown sugar 150g dark chocolate chopped (I used 70% dark Lindt chocolate) 2 eggs 150g almond meal 1/2 tsp salt (optional) Ingredients for the chocolate ganache 200ml thicken cream 10g unsalted butter 250g dark chocolate chopped(I used 70% …

Halloween black bean pumpkin cupcakes

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Back onto the black bean band wagon and this time with a little halloween twist. I loved these cupcakes so much that I wanted to make it for my family when I went back to Singapore. Strange enough, I could not find canned black beans in Singapore and my mom said that she has never seen canned black beans before too. Guess it’s not an asian thing to consume black beans. As halloween is just around the corner, I’ve decided to include pumpkin into the recipe and make little “spooky” frostings. These cupcakes are gluten free and it’s really dense and moist. You can add in chocolate chips if you like. I had a lot of fun making the halloween frosting. I’ve tried drawing a skull using melted chocolate but my skills were terrible so I stuck with cobwebs and the spooky ghost frosting – idiot proof! Ingredients for the cupcakes 2 cans of 420g black beans (no added salt), drained 200g raw pumpkin 3 eggs 60g cocoa powder 120ml maple syrup (1/2 cup) 60ml …

Black bean brownies

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I just finished my five weeks placement with Grains & Legumes Nutrition Council. Have to admit, I was hit by the legumes bandwagon. Now I am going through a phase of experimenting with black beans and chick peas in baked goods. There are many advantages of consuming legumes. They are low in fat and also an excellent source of protein, fibre and B-vitamins. The first time I made these black bean brownies, I felt that the recipe required some tweaking. This is my second attempt at it and I absolutely loved it! I’ve decided to keep the recipe vegan and used So free Organic Milk Alternative Chocolate Spread but you can use Nutella or chocolate chips if you prefer. I used no salt added canned black beans and rinsed it before processing it. Not only is this recipe vegan-friendly, it is also gluten-free. Hope that you’ll enjoy it as much as I did! Ingredients 2 cans of 420g black beans (no salt added) 200g pitted dates 60g cocoa powder 120ml maple syrup (1/2 cup) 120ml vegetable oil …

Coconut cupcakes with strawberry cream cheese frosting

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Made these cupcakes for my friend’s baby shower. She is expecting a girl so I wanted to make her something pink, hence the strawberry cream cheese frosting. The best part about using strawberries is that you don’t have to add pink dye to make the cream cheese frosting pink. The colour comes naturally from the strawberries. Ingredients for the cupcakes 150g unsalted butter 100g caster sugar 150ml coconut milk 2 eggs 220g self raising flour 1 tsp vanilla essence 20g desiccated coconut Ingredients for the frosting 250g cream cheese (room temperature) 30g unsalted butter (room temperature) 40g icing sugar 1 tsp vanilla essence 4 whole strawberries Directions  Preparation time: 10-15min Baking time: 15-20min or when the skewer comes out clean  Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Prepare a 12 case muffin tin Using a whisk, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy Then add in the eggs one at the time and continue to cream. Add in vanilla essence Add in the flour and coconut milk, alternating between the two until a smooth …