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Nutella swirl brownies

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Brownies are one of the easiest cakes to bake. My first attempt at baking was actually a brownie and it turned out delicious that my friends loved it and kept asking me to bake for them. Because it is almost impossible to go wrong with brownies, it was such a confidence booster that I thought – hey, I’m really talented at baking for an amateur. That was five years ago and since then, I’ve been the crazy girl baking away whenever she feels like it. Today, I’ll be sharing with you this Nutella swirl brownie recipe. This was my second attempt at the recipe because the first attempt was not fudgy enough and needed more Nutella. Also due to the cold, my Nutella hardened up making it difficult to swirl into the brownie. So the second time round, I microwaved it which made things a lot easier. One good thing about this recipe is that it does not require the mixer, which means less washing up! Hurray! Also, it is so easy to make that you …

Maple sticky buns

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Bread making is now my latest fascination. I had a bread maker back in Singapore and it was handy. All you need to do is to throw all the ingredients in, set the timer and leave it to bake. But it does take away the fun of making a bread. I’ve made bread a couple of times, mainly hot cross buns over easter and it’s really not that hard. It does take a bit of patience waiting for the first rise and then knocking it down and wait for the second rise. But if you have the time, why not? So today, I’ll be sharing one of the recipes that I found on Donna Hay again. It is a burnt butter and salted maple sticky bun recipe. I made it on the first attempt and it was a huge success. I loved it so much that I ate two rolls when it straight out from the oven. When I left it for my housemate, it was all gone in an afternoon. These buns reminded me …

Mini maple syrup bundt cakes

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I bought this William Sonoma mini bundt cake tin last year and to be honest, I struggle with it. The cakes do turn out pretty but it is so difficult to clean. I literally use a tooth brush and spend 15 minutes trying to get rid of all the scraps. An absolute nightmare. Besides the washing up, I had lost count of the number of times when my cake got destroyed by getting stuck to the pan. Hence, I rarely use this cake pan. The ingredient of the week is maple syrup. Today, I’ve decided to take the chance to use this difficult cake pan and this time I made sure that I greased the pan properly with oil and flour. Despite my efforts, there were bits and pieces of the cake that got stuck again. Although it does not look perfect, it tasted perfect! Ingredients 100g almond meal 100g self raising flour 50g caster sugar 60ml maple syrup 2 eggs lightly beaten 100g melted butter (unsalted) 1/2 tsp vanilla essence 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder …

Nutella swirl scone roll

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Another Donna Hay recipe – I am obviously obsessed about it. I’ve been picking out recipes to try every week. The original recipe for this was a chocolate swirl scone roll. Instead of using chocolate chips, I’ve decided to use Nutella instead because who doesn’t love Nutella? I actually tried this recipe twice. The first time I really struggled with the texture of the dough – it was extremely sticky and I couldn’t roll it properly without adding more flour. Also, I was very greedy with the chocolate and it ended up more like a Nutella stuffed scone than a Nutella swirl scone. My second attempt with the scone roll was a success. I added more flour to the dough and placed the dough on the floured surface and using a rolling pin (remember to lightly flour the pin), I rolled it out once – making sure that it’s almost like a rectangular shape about 1cm in height. I then used a butter knife and evenly spread the Nutella across it. I was less greedy …